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This course examines how to apply deterministic differential and difference equation models to real world examples, and how to solve them using numerical methods. it also covers how to quantify system uncertainties with the help of statistical and probabilistic methods. Students will be taught a range of methods that are employed in industry, research, consultancies and government to model complex natural resource problems. In the process, students will learn how certain fundamental mathematical concepts such as critical points, orthogonality, eigenvalues and singularity recur in different mathematical frameworks with different but, invariably, vitally important physical interpretations.

This course explores the international relations of the East Asian countries of China, Japan, and Korea and provides students with critical perspectives on various issues related to international relations in East Asia. This course examines the question of how East Asian countries have coped with the West (Western values, power, economy, etc.,) since the European expansion in the nineteenth century that broke apart the China-centered East Asian world order. 

Topics include national security, foreign policy, regional and global governance, civilizational/modernity politics, and power transition.   

This course examines the principles and practices of sustainable urban development and the legacy of design at multiple spatial and temporal scales. This course will provide an understanding of the interacting physical processes between urbanization and the local environment as well as issues in global sustainability such as certification of materials and utility of urban land use types. 

This class is designed to equip students with the fundamental principles of statistics commonly used in communication research. This course is the first in a sequence of graduate methodology classes required of all students enrolled in the M.A. or Ph.D. program in Communication. Students acquire working familiarity with the basic principles and theory behind descriptive and inferential statistics. By the end of the semester students understand the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics, understand the logic of null hypothesis significance testing, and be able to conduct basic statistical analyses (including t-tests, a single-factor ANOVA, correlation, regression, and chi-square) using commonly used statistical software such as R. Students who complete this course are able to read and understand empirical research, analyze data from their research projects, and report results in accordance with the APA standards. Topics include Basic Concepts and Vocabulary, Introduction to R, Probability, Independence, and the Normal Distribution, Hypothesis Testing Concepts and Applications, Factorial ANOVA, Correlation & Chi-square, and Regression fundamentals.

This course explores the different ways in which Germany has confronted, and continues to address, the historical legacy of the twentieth century, with an emphasis on sites of remembrance in Berlin related to the National Socialist era and the Holocaust. Individual historical and commemorative sites will be considered within the broader context of German history after 1945—and how those sites provide valuable insights into the successes and controversial failures of coming to terms with a complex and burdensome past. From the general silence and continuities of the Adenauer years, as well as the first criminal trials of the 1960s, to the citizens' initiatives of the 1970s and the institutional memorials of the 1990s, students will familiarize themselves with different approaches to confronting the past (Vergangenheitsbewältigung) and the German culture of remembrance (Erinnerungskultur).

This course introduces molecular mechanisms of cellular functions and applications. It covers biological membranes, protein structures, DNA, RNA, basic molecular-cellular biology techniques, genes, and intra cellular communication. Students will gain a deep comprehension of the molecular mechanisms that underpin vital life processes, enabling them to pursue further education in fields such as genetics, biotechnology, or scientific research.

This course aims to develop students' English language skills at an advanced level via reading, performing, and writing about various types of drama. Students will read and perform selections ranging from comedy through tragedy to a contemporary play to examine the differences between the English language in drama and English language in other types of written text.

This course is a philosophical exploration of the foundations of logic via the analysis of various theories and perspectives based on the writings of notable thinkers in this field such as Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, Stecherbatsky, and others.  

The course considers two main topics: 1) The epistemology of logic deals with the nature of knowledge and how knowledge is acquired, exploring how truth is reached through logical reasoning. The class presents the fundamental structure of traditional logical reasoning and allows students to examine how knowledge can be expanded. 2) From an ontological perspective, the course explores how the concepts and propositions addressed by logic relate to the existence of the real world. 

This course allows students to deepen their philosophical thinking and develop clear and creative reasoning skills. Through diverse methodologies of philosophical analysis, students will focus on cultivating their original thinking when addressing fundamental questions in logic. 

This course examines the applications of ecological concepts for the conservation and management of natural and human-altered ecosystems. In particular, it identifies the implications of global and local changes for ecosystems, communities and individual species, especially within the Australian environment. It examines approaches to management and conservation of terrestrial resources and ecosystems, the control of pest species, and restoration of modified habitats.

The course deals with photographic and scanner remote sensing; basic principles of remote sensing; electromagnetic spectrum; the multiband concept of imagery interpretation; photographic remote sensing and its application in urban and rural land use studies. It also reviews the definition and types of remote sensing; a historical review of the development of environmental remote sensing, the physical basis of remote sensing (the electromagnetic spectrum), aerial photographs, characteristics, types, flying for cover and types, scale, overlaps, stereo-vision, relief displacement; photo evaluation (photo reading, analysis and interpretation); principles of object recognition: shape, size, texture; project procedure (including library search, reconnaissance survey, fieldwork, analysis and recording); application in urban and rural inventories; and principles of Geographic Information Systems.