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This course on Japanese art focuses on historical contexts, discussing the ideas and feelings conveyed by the art, and probing the aesthetic and philosophical concepts behind the art.  Students learn about (1) ancient and medieval art and sculpture, (2) arts of the early modern period, and (3) modern artistic trends since the Meiji Restoration. 

FQD633 is the first module of the online course on Product and Process Design. This first module focuses on the principles of consumer-oriented food product design. Group work is an essential part of this module. Deadlines are in place to ensure appropriate progress of the (group) work. The online course on Product and Process Design focuses on design aspects of food products from an integrated product and process perspective and aims at strengthening so-called T-shaped skills, i.e., the ability to tackle in-depth disciplinary technological problems in combination with the aptitude to deal with broad multi-disciplinary challenges. The online course on Product and Process Design is divided into four modules: FQD63303, FQD63403, FQD63503, and FQD63603.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrollment is by permission of the instructor. This course studies the economics of competition and antitrust, with a special focus on financial and banking markets. The course covers how to define the relevant markets, how to measure the market power of agents, and the degree of market concentration. The course then introduces major antitrust violations and the typical measures taken to stop competition-harming behavior (from price fixing to abuse of dominance). The course considers antitrust implications of network interconnectedness in different segments of financial markets (included payment systems). The economic analysis of merger regulation is also examined. At the end of the course, the student knows how to apply the most important economic models to antitrust cases, and knows how to use rigorous models in the analysis of competition policy issues. Topics covered in this course include: Introduction to competition policy: definition, history, and the law; Market power and Welfare; Market definition and the assessment of market power; Art 101 TFEU : Collusion and Horizontal Agreements; Horizontal mergers; Vertical mergers; and Predation, monopolization, and other abusive practices.

This course offers a study of the theory of social movements including features of social movements and key components for the emergence and development of social movements. It examines the history of social movements in three periods: 19th and 20th centuries (up to the 1960s); 1960s-1980s; 1990 to present. Finally, this course discusses specific social movements such as labor, racial and cultural rights, nationalism, feminism, environmentalism, LGBT, etc. 

This course introduces students to the mutually influential art of the East and the West. The first half of the course focuses on "Shosoin Treasures and Buddhist Art of Todaiji Temple," with the objective of fostering an interest in the origins of traditional designs and symbols in Japanese art. The second half of the course covers different topics, one of which is the visualization of the "Arabian Nights" and consideration of Orientalism and Japonisme in art.  The course also considers manuscript illustrations from the Islamic world and Japanese picture scrolls, comparing media and painting materials with the actual objects, while reviewing the history of printing technology using plant-fiber paper. 

How has the media been incorporated into our experiences of place and culture? How do we understand our media consumption, and our dwelling and travelling experiences, and how would such an understanding help us make sense of the increasingly globalizing world in which we live?  

This course explores the role the media play in deterritorialized, global and multicultural contexts. It first introduces two key approaches to media globalization, cultural imperialism paradigm and cultural globalization thesis, and considers how the production, circulation and consumption of global entertainment media have shaped the ways we understand both domestic and foreign cultures. It then examines a range of contemporary cultural phenomena such as cultural migrants, diaspora, media representation of minority, etc. and considers how such phenomena are concerned with critical issues in relation to globalization, identity formation and the shaping of our sense of place. 
 
A range of media texts (e.g. movies, television programs) will serve as exemplars to be analyzed in the lecture and discussion, in order to help students grasp the key concepts of relevant theories. 

Topics are chosen according to specific interests, such as sociology of medicine, sex roles, symbolic interaction, or applied sociology. A recurring theme in attempts to understand the nature and emergence of the contemporary world is the relationship between capitalism and colonialism. Not only have the attempts to understand this relationship been important to academic discussions, the have also shaped the rhetoric and actions of policy makers, international institutions, and anti-colonial movements.

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.