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Diseases that integrate physiology, cellular biology, and molecular biology with pathophysiology and pharmacology are central to this course. The course provides a comprehensive perspective on organ system related diseases, their complications, and treatments at the molecular, cellular, and systemic level. The course starts with a focus on basic pathophysiology at the cellular and molecular levels and an introduction to pharmacology with a focus on pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and toxicology. The course covers various aspects such as pathophysiological mechanisms, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, the mechanisms of the impact of drugs at the molecular, cellular and organ level and ethical considerations related to the UN Global Goals from a broad perspective. During the course, different parts of the drug development process are introduced – from the early pre-clinical stages to clinical trials and approval. Pre-req includes BIMB40 Organ Systems and Homeostasis of the Human Body.
 

This covers how international disputes are settled (or not) under international law. The class focuses on international disputes and examines how international law is applied to legal issues of disputes. Students obtain a critical approach to international law in perspective of its role and limits. This course also examines other mechanisms of dispute settlement developed in specific areas of international law. There are no prerequisites, and no prior knowledge in international law will be assumed. This course is primarily for students who have not studied international law before. Students with different backgrounds in international law are also welcome in this course. 

The course explores the long-term socio-economic consequences of exposure to natural disasters, focusing on the level of the individual. It consists of two complementary classes that have to be taken together. The first part of the course provides students with a theoretical foundation for understanding how natural disasters can shape economic and social outcomes over time. It focuses on discussing channels and mechanisms through which the natural environment and disasters or upheaval, in particular, affect individuals. Topics covered include the impact of such disasters on health, education, household income, labor markets, and migration. Students familiarize themselves with underlying microeconomic models, discuss research methods like causal inference strategies, and analyze empirical findings from academic research. The second part of the course is designed to deepen students’ understanding of the concepts covered in class through active engagement with empirical studies. Students are required to present and critically discuss academic papers that investigate natural disaster effects using micro-level data. The seminar emphasizes methodological approaches, data sources, and empirical strategies, encouraging students to evaluate the presented research critically and develop their analytical skills.

This course introduces physical chemistry which is the basis for the analysis and design of chemical and bio-processes. Students learn the state and structure of pure matter, understand the state of mixed and complex matter, and grasp the mechanism by which matter changes. 

This course provides students with an opportunity to explore various actual cross-border M&A (merger and acquisition) transactions including outbound and in-bound investments and related contracts and processes from a practitioner’s perspective. 

Under the guidance of professors or lawyers at legal clinics or legal counseling centers on campus or at law offices off campus, students gain experience through participation in planning, due diligence, contract drafting and negotiation exercises. The course allows students to experience the practical aspects of working on cross-border M&A transactions and to equip them with the ability to spot potential issues and come up with solutions in the context of such transactions, thereby helping to prepare them for a future career as an international corporate practitioner. The course is conducted in English, with an emphasis on enhancing the students’ ability to communicate in English and handle English language documents, which are critically important skills for engaging in international transactional work. 

This course serves as a starting point to develop an engineer’s ability to select a material based on cost and performance, understand limitations and how properties change in service and the ability to critically assess new materials for a given application. Furthermore, this course provides an introduction to materials engineering and materials science. It also introduces the primary classes of materials, and to develop an understanding of types of interatomic, crystal, and molecular bonding in engineering materials and their influence on mechanical properties. Students develop an understanding of the modes of failure for different classes of materials. This course introduces brittle fracture, and to develop an understanding of the ways in which a flaw within a material can influence its response to loading.

This course discusses the different aspects of EU's foreign policy such as conflict transformation, financial aid packages and sanctions, geo-strategic investment, energy diplomacy and more, introducing students to the workings of EU's diplomatic bodies and their influence in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Trio. The course considers the candidate countries' regional dynamics and motivations behind their foreign policy alignment. It concludes with a simulation exercise focused on the EU's supranational institutions within a fictional negotiating scenario.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrolment is by permission of the instructor. 

At the end of the course, students will have acquired knowledge of the theoretical and critical reflections on the performing arts in Italy from the second half of the twentieth century to the first decade of the new millennium, with a particular focus on mise-en-scène and dance. Students will be capable of autonomously analyzing critical, theoretical, and poetic texts regarding the performing arts and will have acquired a series of tools for understanding pertinent iconographic and video documents.

What is performance? How is it related to its cultural and historical context? Which tools does its study provide to read the Italian contemporary culture? The course provides an answer to these questions in regard to the history of the Italian Performance Scene since the Sixties. After a methodological introduction on diverse concepts and theories of performance, the course focuses on the most relevant case studies of New Theatre with a focus on the most engaged forms of theatre, which allow for an introduction to the cultural, social, and political changes that shaped the Italian history in between the Sixties and Seventies. The course then focuses on relevant case studies in Applied and Social Theatre (theatre in prison, in health centers, and with vulnerable communities).

The course teaches quantitative techniques that guide evidence-based managerial decision-making. Students examine whether the predictions of managerial, social, or economic theory are supported by empirical evidence. Particular emphasis is on (a) the many ways in which evidence is abused in the academic or managerial debate, and (b) the causality in the relationship between variables. The approach is both formal, as the course makes extensive use of econometric theorems and techniques, and solidly grounded in intuition, as it provides numerous examples of tests of real-life relations. Many of these examples are illustrated using the STATA software package, and students learn the basics of data manipulation and regression techniques.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of key questions that drive current discussions about the links between the brain, cognitive processes, and language while also examining language as a tool for expressing social cognition. Students will explore various topics within Psycholinguistics, focusing on language comprehension and production, and will analyze how language assists in interpreting cultural phenomena.