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This course introduces the scientific study of language, its structure, functions, and its connections to human psychology and biology. It explores the fundamental components of language and examines how linguistic data can be analyzed and interpreted through a scientific lens. It draws on a range of real-world materials, popular culture, digital communication, and more, to debunk common myths and deepen the understanding of how language works.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. By the end of this course students are able to: master all the necessary tools and knowledge to interpret modern phenomena relative to international economics evolution; understand the role of optimal currency areas and the most important theories on exchange-rate determination.

This course provides all necessary tools and knowledge to interpret modern phenomena relative to international economics evolution. The focus of the course is on monetary aspects of international economics. In particular, we study the role of optimal currency areas and the most important theories on exchange-rate determination. Moreover, attention is devoted to the analysis of balance of payment crisis as a mechanism derived from the internal economic policy contradiction of a given country. Therefore, what is going to be the optimal exchange-rate regime? How an inadequate choice about exchange-rate regime will translate into a Balance of Payment Crisis?

This course examines the key concepts and current debates in criminology. It covers basic issues such as the definition, measurement and explanations of crime, societal reactions to crime, criminological theories, the role of research and the influence of criminology on public policy.

This course develops an appreciation of both theoretical and practical conceptions of public relations. Although examples are drawn primarily from Swedish, UK, and US experience, students are invited to consider public relations in a broader transnational and global context. Emphasis is placed on understanding the changing nature of the discipline, including those driven by the increasing importance of digital platforms and channels. The course develops the student’s ability to consider public relations as a strategic activity and builds familiarity with the public relations toolkit. The range of tactical devices employed for delivering organizational messages and engaging with a range of stakeholder groups. This includes developing techniques for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of such activity. As well as critically examining the reality of what is sometimes described as the “professional project” students are encouraged to consider ethical issues surrounding public relations activity, including power imbalances and tensions around truth, persuasion, authenticity, transparency and legitimacy.

This course provides an overview of the accounting techniques used by managers in the areas of planning, directing, controlling, and decision-making. Students learn cost concepts, product costing systems, budgeting, and performance evaluation tools such as the balanced scorecard. The course emphasizes developing analytical skills to interpret and apply cost accounting information for effective management decisions.

The course familiarizes students with epidemiological methods to develop and test hypotheses pertaining to physical activity and health and disease outcomes at the population level. It also develops skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions for improving physical activity at the population level, and provides an opportunity for in-depth analysis, critical thinking, and discussion on how epidemiological methods are used in studying physical activity behavior.

This course makes connections between national and international policies and discourses on migration, asylum, race and ethnicity, and the experiences of the people whose lives are affected by them. The main context is Ireland, but it also includes perspectives and experiences from Europe and beyond, connecting Ireland to a broader world.

The primary objective of this course is to build the foundation of cost and managerial accounting, which provides information that is essential for management’s strategic planning and decisions. Unlike financial accounting, which is intended for external parties, cost and managerial accounting is primarily designed for internal management and staff. Therefore, this course is designed to help you (1) develop the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare reports essential for management decisions and (2) understand the usefulness and limitations of cost and managerial accounting information.

One of the big challenges in psychology is to understand how elements of the nervous system, such as neurons, can cooperate to produce high-level operations like perceiving, thinking, acting and consciousness. This course introduces students to biological psychology by way of studying the link between the brain and behavior. Students gain an understanding of how the brain is involved in everything we do; whether it be recognizing faces, getting a good night's sleep or remembering where you left the car keys. The course consists of: Historical Perspectives and The Big Questions; Measuring Brain and Behavior; The Developing Brain; Movement & Action; Sensation and Perception; Executive Functions; Sleep & Dreaming.

In contemporary cinema and media studies, few concepts are invoked as often the ‘the digital’. Despite our familiarity with the term, the issues associated with it are complex and part of a much longer relationship between media, technology, and production practices. To address these issues from a theoretical and practical perspective, this course explores a range of topics related to digital aesthetics, data, bodies and performers. Across the course, students engage in related practical tasks that provide an experiential form of understanding and encourage embodied reflection on the topics under focus. The tasks offer students increased awareness of the range of easily accessed digital tools, and instill increased confidence when it comes to incorporating such tools into practice-based work.