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This course provides a sociological perspective on economic, social, and political processes, focusing especially on global social change and sustainable development. Students acquire the knowledge required to understand and critically examine the discussions pursued about the global social change that marks modernity, focusing especially on the post-war period. The course includes four modules, this is the third module: Global Sustainability and Environmental Sociology. The module focuses on sustainability and environmental sociology. Based on the classical and contemporary theories addressed in the first module, the third module provides a specialization in contemporary sociological perspectives on sustainability and environmental issues. Different aspects of sustainability and environmental challenges are reviewed based on different perspectives of the theory of science and the social sciences, aiming to provide a detailed understanding of how environmental problems can be framed and understood from different social and political perspectives. Furthermore, the module considers different types of political and social action to achieve change, such as different political solutions and changes in consumption, and everyday life/lifestyle.

This course introduces students to key thinkers and ideas in the history of western philosophy. Since ancient philosophy is so central to this history, the first half of the course is devoted to some of its most important achievements in the work of the pre-Socratics, Plato and Aristotle. Attention is then turned to aspects of medieval philosophy, and the great rationalist and empiricist traditions of modern philosophy. Lectures are also offered on Nietzsche, and the American Pragmatists. 

This course guides students through the principles, practice, and business strategies behind the world of graphic design agencies and their structures. Through practical projects and collaboration with peers in both junior and senior years, students form a personal vision for their place within the creative sector. Students learn to articulate their ideas and make clear intentions and persuasive arguments about their practice, context, and career path.

 

The course provides basic knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning for applications in medicine and health. The course covers the chain from medical databases via algorithms to regulations and requirements for diagnostic software.

The goal of this course is to acquaint students with the basic history, philosophy, methodologies, and practice of drama in the field of Education. Through the study of history, philosophy and practice of each practitioner, the course explores the potential of drama as a tool of diverse learning. Along with theoretical study, students will be exposed to hands-on exercises and techniques of “Educational Drama.” By the end of the course, a widened knowledge and perspective of the possibility of educational drama will be acquired.  

During the first four weeks, students will be exposed to many readings and a variety of drama techniques and methods to prepare for the design, implementation, and evaluation of drama activities. After this period, students will be divided into groups where they will be assigned a drama practitioner; create a lesson plan and conduct a drama. The whole class will reflect upon this activity at the end of the course.  

This course contains subject matter focusing on class, race, and gender inequalities in education, and offers an overview of education systems and educational policy. It offers a guide to some differing perspectives in the approach to studying education in its sociological, political, and policy context. 

What is “the contemporary”? How has contemporary literature since the turn of the twenty-first century engaged with some of the most pressing social, political, and cultural concerns of the current moment? This course takes the experience and representation of time as its central analytic for examining these questions. Through a range of novels written since the turn of the twenty-first century, the course introduces the emergent social, political, and cultural concerns currently occupying the contemporary imagination.

In this course students develop an understanding of film, television, and digital media history. They look at how and where digital media intersect and converge with these moving image forms, examining media from the late 19th century through to the present. Students consider how even "old" technologies were "new" at some point, and analyze the relationship between technological, social, and aesthetic developments in new media forms.

This course introduces the sociological study of tourism with a focus on Ghana. It examines the evolution and development of tourism as a global phenomenon, the motivations behind travel, characteristics and destinations of tourists, tourist attractions, types of tourism as well as the socioeconomic and sociocultural impact of tourism on the recipient country. The course also examines state institutions and private organizations in the tourism industry. The global dimension of tourism are examined within relevant sociological frameworks.