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The course is to introduce students to project management – as a concept, a practice, a skill and a key management resource in achieving organizational strategy and implementing change in organizations. This course focuses on planning and implementing projects that impact organizations, their strategic goals and their operations through business technologies. It also equips students with core knowledge about business technologies, which feature in a majority of graduate roles, along with confidence and skills to learn about these when students encounter them.

In this course, students learn to understand the basic background behind soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering and their importance and relevance in civil engineering; the importance of basic geology in civil engineering and learn about the three rock groups and origin of soils; classification of different type of soils; the principle of soil compaction and representing soil as a three-phase system; and the mechanics behind the flow of water through soils and to understand the concept of permeability of soils.

This course examines the core hydrological and climatic processes that cause change within the environment, particularly the role of water. It covers why climate varies spatially, and why vegetation has such an important influence on the availability and timing of moisture and stream flow. It will also examine how hydrological and climatic systems respond to human interaction and environmental change. The emphasis will be on providing the skills necessary to interpret the processes controlling the spatial and temporal variability in climate and water availability.

This course provides the foundations to econometrics and the use of software tools to perform econometrics data analysis. The course covers an introduction to causal inference and associated analysis models with a primary emphasis on linear regression. Examples are drawn from various industry domains and applications. The course requires students to have completed prerequisites.

This course examines a number of critical issues in the contemporary Pacific through a detailed consideration of the work, ideas, and writings of Pacific writers, artists, film makers, activists and scholars. It also encourages critiques of established historical and narrative accounts.

This course offers a practical introduction to critical skills for managers including critical thinking, negotiation, flexibility, people management, and more. It explores why these management capabilities are important to success in managerial roles. This course also delves into sustainable business management including global sustainable models, trade, industry, consumption, trends, strategies, key sectors, policy, and more.

This course examines the impact of religion, culture, and identity on global politics. International Relations (IR) conventionally refers to relations between sovereign states in an anarchic world. The sovereign state is assumed to be the natural political community of humankind and to command the allegiance of those subject to its rule. The culture, identity and religion of states are not conventionally considered relevant to how states interact with other states.  

However, since the events of September 11, 2001 (9/11), there has been renewed interest in culture, religion, and identity in global politics. The resultant US-led ‘War on Terror’ have reinforced the importance of religion to collective identities and rekindled the specter of a ‘clash of civilizations’ (Huntington 1996) pitting a Judeo-Christian West against a resurgent Islamic civilization. Echoes of the clash of civilizations but can be found in the policies of the Israeli state under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu towards Gaza after the attacks of October 7, 2023, by Hamas and in the policies towards migrants from Muslim majority states in the US under (ex) President Donald Trump and in many European Union (EU) states. In India, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Prime Minister Narendra Modi views Islam as a threat to India's national identity based on "Hindutva" (Hindu values). Religion has moved from the margins of global politics to its center-stage.  

But did it really go away? The modern international order instituted in Westphalia in 1648 was itself an attempt to contain religious and cultural conflict in Europe. How will the increasing resurgence of the non-western world and China and India in particular transform global politics? Will the eclipse of the West lead to a 'post-western' (Shani 2008) or 'global' (Acharya 2014, Acharya and Buzan 2020) IR? And will it be 'post-secular'? (Habermas 2008, Mavelli and Petito 2012, Shani 2014)? 

The course discusses these questions with reference to a series of historical and contemporary case studies in global politics. These will include Human Rights in the EU, the global "War on Terror," and Religious Nationalism in South Asia. 

This course explores the factors that have triggered the evolution of environmental law and governance beyond state (since the development of the UN Sustainable Development Goals), and how the theoretical approaches of environmental studies developed in that context. Additionally, it reflects on how and to what extent environmental law and governance can be resilient and adaptive in facing global challenges.

The course covers the fundamental principles of medical imaging, including the basics of the 4 major medical imaging methods: Ultrasound, X-Ray CT, PET, and MRI. The focus is on MRI and how it is used to capture the anatomy and function of the human brain. The course also provides hands-on experience with acquiring brain images using a 3T MRI scanner. Students learn how to process and characterize MRI images from healthy volunteers. Functional MRI (fMRI) data is used to learn the basics of statistical analysis used in neuroscience research. Students have the opportunity to interact with the MRI team and also with clinicians and neuroscientists who use the MRI for research.

By focusing on the “economy and business” and “music and advertisement” of Post World War II United States, this course contextualizes the characters and strengths of American capitalist development. Two consecutive sessions on each of the two topics alternate throughout the semester. 
 

The section on “Economy and Business” will explore how the American economy expanded and its businesses succeeded in the post-WWII period despite facing serious setbacks and crises. The course discusses major political and social developments chronologically and the economic impact it had both on the domestic front and abroad. The goal is for the students to foster a long-term perspective on American economic development and how it has shaped and continue to affect current affairs. 

The aim of the "Music and Advertising" section is to understand how the advertising industry had utilized music to sell goods between 1950 and 1990. Music has always played an important role in advertising, which has been undoubtedly an essential element of capitalism. The class focuses on the question of how commercials have been fashioned not only to sell goods and services, but also to inculcate listeners and viewers into their roles as consumers.