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This class surveys premodern Japanese art, looking at painting, sculpture, architecture, and material culture--particularly those related to Buddhism, kami worship, and Buddha-kami combinatory practices.

This course introduces the mathematical, statistical, and computational challenges in natural language processing. It covers the main applications of NLP techniques and a range of models in structured prediction and deep learning. Students gain a thorough introduction to cutting-edge machine learning and deep learning techniques for NLP. This course covers a broad range of topics including text classification, sentiment analysis, neural network, word embedding, sequence models, language models, machine translation, topic detection, and ChatGPT. The underlying techniques from probability, statistics, machine learning, transformer and deep learning are also introduced. Prerequisites: Pass in STAT2602 and COMP2119 or same level. Proficiency in Python.

This course provides you with an introduction to the philosophical issues in social research. Students look at ethics in social research and theory, quantitative versus qualitative methods, sampling, observation, interviewing, media analysis, and questionnaire design. Students are given the opportunity to work through the research process on a topic of independent study of your choosing.

The course introduces students to the foundations of finance and associated innovations since the global financial crisis. To do this, students demonstrate (1) the growth and development of new financial actors, and new financial products/assets (2) the impact of finance on organizations and organizational actors, and (3) the relationship finance has with social responsibility. The course gets students to discuss the implications of these innovations and to examine the degree of fit between theories of economic innovation and actual case studies of corporations in an international context.

This course is an introduction to political communication. After an overview of the history of media effects theories, the lecture addresses the major issues of political communication in contemporary politics. The lecture not only introduces students to U.S.-based political communication research, but also develops an academic perspective on real-life political communication by connecting it to current issues in East Asia. In addition, the class will practice using the theories and models introduced in the sessions to analyze political phenomena. 

This course introduces the essentials of Einstein’s general theory of relativity: its basics concepts, mathematical formulation and observational consequences. Students develop an understanding of the geometrical structure and physical implications of this theory. Topics include the geometrical framework of general relativity and analytical tools used across subjects in theoretical physics and some branches of mathematics. The course requires students to take prerequisites.

This course introduces the theoretical, experimental and production processes of stop motion animation. Students analyze a range of stop motion animations, explore and develop industry-level production methods, and employ these to create a stop motion movie in collaboration with fellow students. This practical approach provides a collection of knowledge and practices that can be applied to contemporary stop motion practice.

This course strengthens linguistic, cultural, and analytical skills through a focus on the economic and social realities of the United States and the United Kingdom. It develops the ability to understand, process, and critically interpret major economic concepts and historical contexts. The course emphasizes effective listening, note-taking, and building disciplinary vocabulary, and engages with essential notions in economics, social history, and contemporary societal issues.

Leadership in Action (LIA) helps students understand what it means to be a leader in the 21st century. The course explores complex current problems and ask: How does change happen? Who makes it happen? What does that tell us about leadership and how we do it? This course equips students with the tools to critically evaluate models and approaches to leadership and to apply these to a range of complex 21st century problems such as poverty, inequality, and climate change. The course also helps students to develop a toolkit of transferable skills that boosts their employability. Students hear from leaders who are influencing change in the world, including some of the university's leading academics and leaders from the public, private, and voluntary sectors.

This course explores the concept of physical activity and the importance of encouraging people to move more and sit less as part of health promotion efforts. Students examine measuring movement behaviors to equip students with the ability to judge data based on how it was obtained. Students identify and analyze various factors that impact how much or little people move. This includes looking into the psychology of physical activity, environmental assessments, and policy enquiries. Insights allow students to design an intervention that can improve movement behaviors. Students can gain tangible knowledge and skills for assessing, understanding, and changing movement behaviors across diverse populations.