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A general form of the Navier-Stokes equation is derived with a focus on the physical interpretation of the mathematical model. This equation is used to derive simplified models for bi-dimensional incompressible flows, including potential flow and boundary layer flow. The fundamentals of turbulent flow, including basic turbulent statistics, are presented.

This course provides students with an opportunity to become a sophisticated, critical, and creative user of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).  

Through this course students gain a practical mastery of current AI tools, but are also challenged and prepared to move beyond basic AI use to develop skills in prompt engineering, tool comparison, and critical output evaluation and to design and implement effective AI-powered workflows to solve complex academic and professional tasks related to research, writing, data analysis, and communication. 

Students also critically analyze the ethical responsibilities of AI use (bias, privacy, integrity) and articulate the broader philosophical implications for your work, your mind, and your identity.  

Topics include Introduction to the course's Syllabus and lab-based philosophy; What is Generative AI?; Understanding our own "mental models" of AI; The principles of effective prompt engineering; The landscape of major LLMs (open vs. closed source); Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) as a tool against hallucination; Overview of specialized AI tools for academic reading and writing; AI capabilities beyond text: Vision, Voice, and Code; Integrating multiple AI tools into a single workflow; Understanding AI "agents," APIs, and the role of local LLMs; The FOCUS Method for AI-assisted research; Finding and organizing information effectively; AI as a writing partner and coding assistant; Ethical considerations in AI-assisted writing; Designing AI-powered workflows for personal productivity, email management, and lifelong learning; Key limitations of AI (bias, privacy, hallucinations); Principles of ethical AI use; University policies on academic integrity; The broader societal impact of AI on science, equity, and the future of work; and The nature of intelligence, creativity, and consciousness in the age of AI. 

This course focuses on investigating the types of societies that occupied Europe in the Bronze Age and the role they played in shaping an emergent European civilization. A range of themes are addressed including patterns of production, exchange, and interaction, the role of warfare, and the exceptional social and economic developments evident in central Europe, the Aegean, and Iberia. Following these thematic treatments, students investigate more critically the nature of Bronze Age societies in Europe by focusing on how the concept of "chiefdoms" has been developed and used by anthropologists and archaeologists. This involves a close look at some Polynesian chiefdoms that have been used as interpretive models to help understand Bronze Age European societies and then specific European case studies focused on Denmark, Wessex in England, and the Munster region in Ireland.

The course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Environmental Humanities, providing insight into this dynamic and emerging area and demonstrating how to integrate humanities subjects and perspectives into other domains of research and policy. Through a series of case studies (e.g., what can be learned from literature, history, and philosophy about climate change, the human relationship with nature, and the role of emotions in sustainability debates), the course offers basic knowledge on how to broaden, understand, and critically examine environmental issues and sustainability efforts.

This course examines theories and concepts related to political development in Southeast Asia, focusing on the factors that explain variations in political, economic, and social progress across the region. Weekly themes highlight different countries, exploring influences such as colonialism, economic development, ethnic identity, religion, and culture. The course also addresses key questions, including why some nations democratize while others do not, the challenges of democratic consolidation, and the processes of autocratization in Southeast Asia.

This course develops foundational skills in statistical reasoning and data analysis, with an emphasis on parameter estimation and model interpretation. Throughout the semester, students will learn how to estimate and interpret key statistical parameters that describe both individual variables and relationships between variables. 

Multilingualism can be investigated from many perspectives such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics and so forth. This course examines multilingualism mainly from the perspective of applied linguistics, focusing on the distinction between societal multilingualism and individual multilingualism (sometimes described as plurilingualism). It looks at some important definitions and distinctions and the idea of language choice, both at the individual level and in society, and how those choices are shaped (e.g. through official policy and planning decisions). The course touches on topics such as code-switching, heritage languages and language attrition, as well as multilingual pedagogies and assessment. This course introduces students to issues and concepts in individual and societal multilingualism and to examine situations where several languages are present in an individual’s language repertoire or speech community. The course takes as its point of departure multilingual individuals and the process of becoming multilingual throughout life. It examines global, critical and interdisciplinary perspectives on the topic of multilingualism, addressing decolonization and multilingualism in the Global South amongst other topics.

This course introduces students to the core challenges and responses associated with climate change, with an emphasis on the interplay between science, policy, politics, and communication. It explores four main dimensions: the scientific and socio-political foundations of climate change; the environmental, social, and economic impacts it creates; strategies for mitigation and adaptation; and the political and institutional contexts in which these responses are developed and contested. Students examine climate governance at multiple levels, from international negotiations under the UNFCCC to national action plans and local government climate strategies, with attention to the political dynamics that shape ambition and implementation. The course also considers the role of communication in influencing public understanding, political debate, and policy effectiveness, including how climate issues are framed, contested, and mobilized across different actors and scales. By combining conceptual perspectives with applied case studies, students gain the knowledge and critical skills to evaluate climate policies, understand the political struggles underpinning them, and reflect on the role of communication in advancing effective and equitable climate action.

This course introduces philosophical ethics. It studies in depth three classic works that defined the discipline: John Stuart Mill‘s Utilitarianism, Aristotle‘s Nicomachean Ethics, and Kant‘s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. Students also read modern works that expand on, employ, or criticize these classics.

In this introductory blockchain course, students explore why and how conventional finance is challenged by leveraging the power of blockchain technology through decentralized finance (“DeFi”). DeFi and blockchain are approached not as buzzwords but as representing a monumental shift in the way we perceive, interact with, and utilize financial services.  

This course equips students to navigate the paradigm shift in the future of finance and instills practical skills to thrive in the "real-world" of the blockchain industry. The course's focus is learning through application; all students are expected to actively engage. Students learn through a mix of lectures, student-led presentations (in teams), guest speakers, and exercises while building their own team projects. Each student completes an individual capstone project by designing a decentralized finance (DeFi) product that addresses a real-world financial problem. The project includes a written proposal and a short presentation, demonstrating the student’s ability to apply course concepts in a practical, innovative, and user-focused way.