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This course introduces undergraduate students to a generalist view of the past terrain of life sciences. It covers a generalist view of the Greek origin of life sciences stretching all the way back to Aristotle and Galen. It also looks at a specialist analysis of biological problems involving physiology, cytology, microbiology, genetics, and molecular biology. 

This course examines the core principles of screenwriting, looking at how common literary concepts have been adapted for the purpose of telling stories on screen. It considers the ethical questions surrounding narrative ownership and who gets to tell what stories.

This course covers the basics of competition law and policy, which is essential for conducting business in Japan.

After the publication of the Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, American society came to be understood as a product of evolution. This class focuses on how Darwin's ideas advanced two different views of change that had a tremendous impact on American culture and cultural history. One view, a racial notion of change, presented larger entities, such as species or “human races,” as the driving forces behind societal development. In contrast, a different view located evolutionary change in the lives of individuals. These views had different implications: the racial view reified biological notions of races and emphasized a struggle for existence as a key dynamic of social life. The individual view, on the other hand, drew attention to the dynamics of the human psyche, the importance of (involuntary) memories and subjective perception of the world. In order to study these two dimensions of turn-of-the-century evolutionary thinking, students read texts by Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, William James and others.

This course explores biohacking and sports from a scientific perspective to improve cognitive performance, minimize the influence of myths and misinformation in health, as well as to provide efficient tools to optimize personal well-being. It offers an introduction to biohacking practices, sports training principles, and strategies applicable both personally and professionally in the health and sports field.

The course examines strategic management, digital transformation, disruptive innovation, and the impact of technology on competitive environments and business models. Topics include industry and value-chain analysis, Porter’s Five Forces, technological disruption, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, IoT, robotics, and data analytics, and the relationship between technology and business development. The course also explores digital business models, multi-sided platforms, network effects, KPIs and metrics, monetization strategies, and growth models.

This course examines how organizations use advertising to stay relevant and persuasive through paid media. It explores how to craft messages from a brand's attributes and unique elements, ensuring they offer clear benefits to the target audience. 

The course examines the economic integration and development of the European Union, focusing on the Eurozone, monetary and fiscal policy, economic growth, productivity, and economic crises. It also analyzes European welfare states and public policies addressing employment, pensions, education, health care, and demographic change.

This seminar is a close reading of Joseph Raz‘s book, The Morality of Freedom, which has been influential in ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of law, and the philosophy of practical reason. Topics include the following: authority, liberty, autonomy, well-being and value pluralism.

This course focuses on the development of a graduate level research proposal. It covers concrete issues of conducting research: identifying a topic; generating hypotheses or research questions; case selections; measurement issues; selecting appropriate research methods; combining quantitative and qualitative methods; carrying our literature review; applying APA editing style, and considering research ethics.