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This course develops a broad analysis of the history of human rights and democracy in Brazil. It begins by discussing how the idea itself of human rights appeared in history worldwide to stablish a critical approach of the topic, considering the historical experiences of the country’s invasion, slavery, torture, and dictatorships of the past. The agenda of memory, truth, justice, and reparation in the reconstruction of democracy is foundational. The course considers how memory affects society, its culture, and the political system, and the frame of rights of the Constitution of 1988. The course treats crucial topics about human rights in the country, its limitations, and challenges.

This course introduces students to key concepts and research in the study of developmental psychology, with particular focus on cognitive development, social and emotional development, moral development, and gender development.

This course focuses on the role religion plays in the modern states of East Asia (China, South Korea, Japan). In this case, “modern” is defined as the era starting with the Opium Wars, or the beginning of Western Imperialism in the region. This period redefined the religious landscape, challenging the existing traditions and introducing new ones, thereby having important implications in the formation of modern East Asian states.  

The main focus of the course will be on developments after 1945. Although religion is often relegated to a footnote when discussing modern societies of East Asia, religious values, myths, and practices remain a key part of the identity formation process. Since identity for most people remains an implicit factor, such factors often only come to the fore in crisis or conflict situations, which force people to take a position in terms of their identity. Since it is not possible to give a comprehensive picture of the whole history of religion in Modern East Asia, the course will be driven by case studies that will help the students understand the larger flow of change. 

This educational psychology course covers how humans learn and remember information. Topics are approached from the perspectives of Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructivism. Using different learning theories, the course discusses the most effective ways to learn and the best ways to build educational material. How people process information is covered, along with how people develop over time, how they behave in different learning situations, and the differences between beginners to experts. The course has both historical and current perspectives.

Memory is a property of the living brain and operationally it is defined at the behavioral level. For the mechanistic analysis of memory it is important to distinguish between processes, such as memory consolidation and memory retrieval. In mammals, there are independent memory systems that involve distinct brain regions. Neuronal networks establish memories in the brain and distinct molecular and cellular processes within individual neurons are fundamental for memory. In this course, students study state-of-the-art knowledge of memory mechanisms at the molecular, cellular, network, anatomical and behavioral level. Students learn which experimental approaches are being applied to investigate these memory mechanism and they learn to critically reflect on these investigations. The course also covers how diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, affect memory mechanisms, and how memory abilities may be improved with pharmacological treatments.

This course explores the intersection of visual culture with modernity, empire, and revolution in the long 19th century, predominantly but not exclusively in Europe. Students pay close attention to the constructs of gender, class, race, and sexuality, particularly in relation to imperialism, colonialism, and rapid industrial, technological, and social change. Each week introduces key movements and themes, including Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Orientalism, Primitivism, and the emergence of the avant-gardes. Throughout, visual objects and material history are examined using analytic tools including feminist, post-colonial, and critical race theory.

Business administration studies economic problems within the firm and relates to problems in the fields of marketing and logistics, finance, accounting, information management, and organization and strategy. Business administration aims to provide an integrated view of all the various (sub) disciplines. This course introduces basic topics that are related to business administration. The course centers around a real-life management simulation: Market Place live.

This course is part of the Laurea Magistrale degree program and is intended for advanced level students. Enrolment is by permission of the instructor. This course introduces the main concepts of Python and its use in economic and econometric analyses. In particular, the course focuses on: 1) data types: definitions and use; 2) pandas; 3) basic programming structures (loops, if,...); 4) a primer on classes; and 5) applications to economics and econometrics.

This course deals with ethnic and cultural minority groups in contemporary Japan. Japan is often described as a homogeneous society; indeed, it has a very dominant ethnic and cultural mainstream. This course looks at how minority groups have positioned themselves vis-a-vis the mainstream in finding a place for themselves in Japanese society while exploring their many fascinating similarities and differences in experiences.  

This course provides fundamental physical concepts and basic mathematical tools necessary for undergraduate students of the Department of Nuclear Engineering to take core courses offered in this department successfully. The course covers the most essential parts of classical mechanics; electricity and magnetism; thermodynamics and statistical physics, and fluid mechanics. A background in college-level freshman physics and mathematics is required.