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This course explores how our brain can affect our behavior. It introduces how classical and modern neuroscience research tools are used to investigate the workings of the brain. The course examines the ethical and social issues raised by recent developments in neuroscience research. In addition, this module is expected to enable students to develop critical skills in analyzing and writing about controversial issues concerning neuroscience and society.

Students are constantly challenged by ethical dilemmas: about the future use of technology and artificial intelligence; about the possibilities of genetic and biomedical engineering; about the culture and behavior of global financial institutions; about who decides who should pay for what; about the environment, about migration, about political leadership. Citizens of a democratic society need to make ethically informed decisions about these issues.  The EthicsLab is an innovative way to explore ethical issues, where students learn from professors in different subjects across the university, and engage with leading thinkers about how the major global challenges can be addressed.  Students debate the importance of values and their prioritization, ethical biases and blind-spots, intentions and consequences, and they do this in a lab-environment where everyone is involved in designing solutions for the ethical issues of the day. 

Students taking this course develop an understanding of core concepts in the disciplines of physiology, pharmacology, reproductive biology, neuroscience, infectious diseases, and medical biology as well as develop core competencies in scientific learning and disciplinary practice. The experimental basis of scientific knowledge ("How do we know what we know") is also discussed. Throughout the course, students acquire a fundamental factual basis for study of Biomedical Sciences disciplines, including core concepts and important scientific principles; competence in effective literature searching and written communication; and practical skills required for research in biomedical sciences, including data analysis and interpretation.

This survey course is an introduction to the history of Latin America in the 20th century. Students examine processes common to the region, the experiences of specific countries, and Latin America’s relations with the rest of the world. Beyond this, like Hobsbawm, the course considers how Latin America can help us think about the history of wider world.

This course introduces students to a range of problems, positions, and arguments in the philosophy of mind - the philosophical study of mental phenomena and their relation to the rest of reality. The first half of term focuses on the mind-body problem - in particular the Problem of Consciousness. The theme for the second half of term is Self and Other - Where am I? Where is my mind? Can I know the minds of others? 

This course covers a number of fundamental topics concerning groups of graph automorphisms, with an emphasis on group-theoretic notions and results. Topics include fundamentals of graph theory and of group theory; graph automorphisms, transitive graphs; group actions on graphs; Cayley graphs, Schreier graphs; fundamental group of a graph, coverings; free group: definition, elementary properties; subgroups of free groups; and Hanna Neumann conjecture.

This course offers an advanced study of tissue and organ regeneration. It examines tissue engineering and the biotechnological tools to generate each component.

This course offers an introduction to gender studies, extending to the study of feminist and queer theories, women's and LGBTQI+ movements, and masculinities. The course explores critical questions concerning gender in society while introducing key issues, questions, and debates in gender studies scholarship. It develops a gender prism to conduct gender analysis in a range of spheres, including political institutions, the labor market, healthcare systems, and media, cutting across various disciplines such as law, political science, sociology, and economics. Additionally, it provides the necessary critical tools to evaluate and participate in contemporary policy debates, such as same-sex marriage, surrogacy, and #metoo. The course provides a solid foundation in gender studies to be able to analyze gender dynamics in various contexts and engage thoughtfully in ongoing discussions about gender-related issues and contemporary debates.

This course provides the technical expertise on various thermal and power cycle technologies as well as the tools needed to assess and evaluate various optimized solutions. The course builds upon previous knowledge in thermodynamics theory and cycle analysis.