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This course looks at Hong Kong’s colonial past and walks through a rather autonomous governance under “one country, two systems” to the present (almost) puppet government under China. It delves into the changing history, society, culture, economy, and politics of Hong Kong, taking a critical approach to understanding Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong is still a global city and a small region that is never independent of any country, inevitably, the course situates it in relation to the UK, China, the US, or other countries. At the same time, the course assesses the relevance of Hong Kong to the world and dares to envision its future.  

There is no prerequisite for this course; it is designed for students from all backgrounds. The course is heavily lecture-based but will have discussions and occasional film appreciation sessions. Furthermore, guest speakers from Hong Kong will be invited to speak about different subjects, including the media, religion, civil society, public administration, housing, and the diaspora of Hong Kong.  

This course offers a study of corruption and accountability. It examines the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as types of corruption: judicial, political, private sector, and organized crime. This course explores means to regulate corruption including through international regulation, good government, transparency, and democracy.

In a globalized world, fostering cultural competency is essential for success in any profession and trade that values the diversity of people and their cultures. This course draws on evidence-informed techniques to develop students' cultural competency, focusing on their knowledge and understanding, their awareness and sensitivity, your skills and interaction, and your leadership and management capability. Students are introduced to a range of disciplinary methods that are ideally placed to help them develop specific domains of cultural competency. The teaching is delivered by a wide range of methodological experts from across the College. Learning is dynamic and interactive, and focused on how to make positive changes at the interpersonal, team, institutional/structural and systemic levels. 

This course provides an overview of the field of marine drug discovery and development and is designed to meet the needs of oceanographers, biologists and chemists interested in this topic. This course focuses on the entire process of drug discovery and development which necessitates the expertise of many disciplines such as marine natural product chemistry, biology, organic and medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and basic and clinical medicine. In addition, basic skills in the discovery of marine drug hits will be practiced in the lab.  

This is a course on the contemporary domestic politics of China. Students focus on how the Chinese political institutions operate today by addressing a variety of issues and aspects: the evolution of the party-state from 1949 to the present; the political economy of the Reform era; the development and role of the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese political system. Taking an intersectional approach, students also assess other contemporary issues faced by China, including migration, social movements, and media censorship. The course concludes with an examination of China's foreign relations and its future, such as the debate over China's role in the global economy and international security.

The course explores the musical heritage of the African-Americans including Blues, Spirituals, Gospel, Ragtime, and Jazz, as well as early and contemporary African-American composers and performers. Caribbean and Latin American Music, popular (calypso, skar, reggae, soca), religious (cult), and other music genres are also explored.

This course teaches entrepreneurship both from the theoretical and practical perspectives. Alongside learning about and discussing an academic approach to entrepreneurship, students also go through experiential learning by working on an entrepreneurial project by working in small teams in search of a repeatable and scalable business model on which they report both orally and in written form. The course introduces business model generation tools such as the lean business model canvas, design thinking, and customer validation methods. The results of these methods culminate in a start-up pitch-deck, a Demo Day pitch event, and a concise report.

Game theory is the study of strategic interactions among rational agents. Game theory provides techniques for analyzing situations in which two or more individuals make decisions that will influence one another’s welfare. It has applications in many fields of social science, used extensively in economics, business, political science, and international relations.  

This course introduces Game Theory, with a strong emphasis on applications in economics and business. The objective of the course is to give students an understanding of the core concepts of Game Theory and how to use them to understand economic, social, and political phenomena.