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The course explores the influential criminological theories of crime and criminality, it then proceeds to look at how responses to behavior defined as criminal have emerged and changed over time. The course explores the rationalities of punishment including deterrence, retribution, rehabilitation, and incapacitation, as well as the institutions and practices that have been developed to give these rationalities effect. This includes a focus on policing, prison, and wider sites of detention as well as probation and community sanctions. The course also explores the coverage of crime and justice in contemporary culture, and how this influences public perceptions. The course draws on contemporary criminological examples and historical case studies and explores these issues from both an international an Irish perspective.  

This course provide students with basic training on modern financial mathematics methods, which covers an overview of data analysis, principles of actuarial modelling and financial transactions, the understanding of real and nominal interest rates, the time value of money methods, bond pricing methods, assets replication methods, the equation of value methods, and project appraisals methods. This course focuses on applying the above methods to the mathematical modelling of financial markets.

This course traces the main developments in the history of psychology and conceptual issues introduced when one studies human behavior. Psychology's origins in philosophy and physiology are discussed and particular attention is paid to the emergence of the autonomous, experimentally-based discipline of psychology in the late 19th century and the rise of schools of psychology in the early 20th century.

This course familiarizes students with the various theoretical aspects, research issues and professional practices which define contemporary forensic psychology. It introduces students to three prominent and interrelated areas of psychology: forensic, abnormal, and clinical psychology.  The course provides students with a systematic framework through which selected major psychological disorders are examined in detail. Students explore contemporary clinical approaches to mental health problems with a particular emphasis on evidence based psychiatric and psychological treatments. At the end of the course, students present their key research findings which have practical relevance to prominent areas of professional forensic psychology, and distinguish between major psychological disorders using internationally recognized diagnostic systems. 

This course examines the economic, technological, historical and social aspects that have led to the development of distinctive styles of beer. Students will gain an understanding of what contributes to each style and how sensory assessment of beer is conducted. In addition students will learn about health impacts of alcohol and the responsible service of alcohol.

This course examines a range of contemporary environmental challenges in Australia and globally, with particular emphasis on climate change, energy transitions, and the role of resources. Through case studies, students will examine the history and emergence of these issues, the key actors involved, and the dynamics that shape their governance. Special attention will be given to the environmental and social impacts of the problems of resource extraction and climate change, as well as the strategies used to manage these two conjoined problems. The subject covers multiple dimensions (scientific, socio-cultural, economic, political) of environmental challenges and highlights the forms of knowledge and power that mediate human-environment relationships. Students will gain insights into the drivers of environmental conflicts and the mechanisms for their resolution, situating these discussions within broader questions of environmental governance, sustainability, and the global shift toward low-carbon energy systems.

This course examines design as strategy, demonstrating how contemporary design practices have evolved, responded to, and influenced change. By developing a design project that responds to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, students will learn how design thinking complements current practice and expands career prospects.

This course offers an introduction to Landscape Design for those who are not majoring in Landscape Architecture. Topics discussed in lectures and in a series of short design exercises explore the design process from inception to completion, including the use of soft and hard landscape materials. Students prepare landscape design proposals for a garden or a commercial property. 

This course examines a range of African American-authored texts, including films, from the 18th century to the present to consider the relationship of race and writing, and the ways African American cultural expression contributes to and interrogates American cultural history. Issues covered include enslavement and freedom, and segregation and Civil Rights.

This course focuses on the development of the Irish economy since independence, and how various external pressures and policy choices have shaped that development over time. It then shows how various policies, on both demand and supply sides, have been used, and which have not been used, to shape outcomes.