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In this course, students examine various important positions on the nature of consciousness including physicalism, dualism, eliminativism, and idealism. Students review both sides of various philosophers’ opinions on whether consciousness can be explained solely in terms of brain activity and if consciousness can arise from the purely physical. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course provides an overview of the dynamics of the global financial and international monetary systems. It develops knowledge of the fundamental concepts needed to understand foreign direct investment, financial flows, international trade, and investment deals. As political risk and economic exposure to global events have become more immediate, special attention is given to the 2007-2012 world banking crisis, the role of central banks in the stabilization of national economies, national debts, and the specific economic challenges to which individual countries have been exposed in varying ways. Alternative views and policy measures to help struggling economies overcome the economic and financial crisis like contracting (or expanding) government spending are assessed and critically analyzed.

This course enables students to work strategically with internal communication in organizations. The purpose is threefold: to understand, explain, and critically reflect on key concepts, theories, and models relevant to the internal communication in organizations; use these to critically analyze, discuss, and assess examples of internal communication in organizations in different situations and under the influence of different contexts; and plan, prepare, and evaluate internal organizational communication material. The course covers key aspects of strategic internal communication in organizations and introduces key concepts, theories, and models within the field of internal communication, including knowledge of opinion formation as a phenomenon, organizational structures, the role and function of internal communication in an integrated strategic perspective, the interaction between communication and organization, and communication between management and employees. The course also deals with the planning and preparation of different types of strategic internal communication in relevant internal communication channels and media such as employee magazines, newsletters, intranet, and internal social media. The course is relevant for students who wish to work with internal communication in a strategic perspective, particularly focusing on managers and employees as active opinion makers of internal communication in relation to specific organizational situations and challenges.

This course introduces students to a wide range of texts (literary, visual, and academic), concepts, ideas, theories, and practices, both historical and contemporary, and the skills they need to analyze them. The course is divided into two 5-week blocks, devoted respectively to reading literary texts, visual cultures, cultural theory and politics, and linguistics. 

Tracing the history of beer from China in 7000 BCE, through to the impact of U.S. federal law and European Union regulations, this course explores the determinants and drivers of the economics of beer. This course includes an examination of the labor market and brewing, technology and innovation, national beer market trends, media and marketing of beer, new and emerging beer markets, cultural and political factors impacting the beer market, and the decline and rise of local, import, and craft beers.

What does the future world of work look like? This course critically evaluates contemporary trends in the changing world of work. The course focuses on these trends with a view to understanding their implications for work, employment, and society. Some issues explored in this course are automation and AI, emotional labor, flexible working, the platform economy, climate change, regulation and the role of the state, and globalization. 

This course examines the abiotic environment; plankton and productivity; cephalopods and fish; adaptations to life in the epipelagic; marine turtles, mammals and seabirds - diversity, distribution, adaptations for feeding and reproduction, key Caribbean species and conservation status; life in the deep sea; and tropical coastal communities.

This course examines the issues of industrialization, globalization and neoliberalism as well as a broad range of topics, including those related to labor, industrial organization, management, the theory of the firm, gender, and economic reforms in Japanese society. It introduces the complex development of Japanese capitalism from the early 19th century to the present and examines ongoing transformations within Japanese capitalism. It asks the questions: What are the characteristics of Japanese capitalism? In what ways do capitalist economies differ from one another in their social organization, institutional embeddedness, gendered relations, and modes of governance? What are the challenges of such differences for management and economic performance in a competitive global economy? How have Japanese corporations responded to the processes of globalization and neo-liberalization?

This course provides a holistic understanding of the global fashion market and effective strategies for success in this dynamic and innovative industry. With a focus on managing the Korean fashion industry, this course covers a range of topics that reflect the unique characteristics and trends of the Korean fashion markets. 

This course covers issues related to important concepts, practices, and leaders in the world of modern management. 

The world of management is fiercely competitive; managers and their employers must deliver results. In this course, essential performance dimensions: cost, quality, speed, innovation, service, and sustainability are emphasized. A key focus is on the modern management function, including issues of 1) delivering strategic value (for planning), 2) building a dynamic organization (for organizing), 3) mobilizing people (for leading), and 4) learning and changing (for controlling) in turbulent and competitive markets. 

The course considers the following primary questions: (1) what skills will help you to be an effective manager, and (2) how can you apply the material in this course to daily life?  

Ultimately, this course provides core foundational knowledge and principles integral to organizational management careers.