English

This course explores Thai literature since World War II, with an emphasis on close reading of selected texts in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts.

This course is only for students who have passed SD1 or already know some Dutch and had an intake with one of our staff members. Once you've completed this module you will be able to: inquire about travel and transport; talk about your house; conduct simple discussions in present and future tenses; and get around in shops, restaurants, and markets.

This course provides a study of the culture, tradition and history of the Korean modern era by analyzing musical narratives with selected music examples from various angles. It looks at music through historical, cultural and political lenses; the contemporary Korea era with music examples in Korean and English; and Korean modern musical culture with different genres of music.

This course examines the principles and current practices of management. The course focuses upon the interaction between individuals (managers) and the organization. The course explores what managers do through discussion of the four fundamental functions of managers, namely planning, organizing, leading and controlling. Topics include: evolution of management theories, environmental influences on management, organizational culture, strategic management, organizational design, change management, organizational control and human resources management. Text: Jones, G. R., and George, J. M., ESSENTIALS OF CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT. Assessment: exams, class participation, group paper, group presentation.

The course examines social problems and social policy challenges created by the existence and persistence of social inequality and associated factors such as social exclusion, inequity, vulnerability, marginalization and discrimination. To this effect, current policies and programmes to reduce social inequality in Botswana will be critically assessed to determine the extent to which they alleviate social problems that may arise due to inequality. Dimensions and causes of social inequality will be analyzed within several theoretical frameworks. The course adopts a historical and comparative perspective in examining the forms, manifestations, persistence and changeability of inequality structures as they are found within and between societies cross-culturally, however focus will on the issues relevant to most developing countries especially Botswana. Some of the specific topics covered include inequalities based on; class, status, power, race and ethnicity, gender, and age.

This course aims to cultivate students’ systematic and critical thinking about science, technology, innovation, and society, especially in light of the transition from traditional China to contemporary China. Differing from the usual courses focusing on this subject, this course will take a social and  critical approach, enabling students to understand and analyze the social, political, and cultural preconditions and impacts of scientific and technological development.

This course is an introduction to research study design and the analysis of structured data. It covers blocking, randomization, and replication in designed experiments, as well as clusters, stratification, and weighting in samples.

This course examines basic concepts and methods for estimating various quantities of interest in the analysis of survival data. A distinct feature of the type of data that is covered in this course is that the main response of interest, survival time, is subject to censoring, which leads to an incomplete observation. Topics include survival models, censoring and truncation, functions characterizing survival times, nonparametric estimation of survival function and other functions, comparison of survival functions for different groups, parametric and semiparametric regression models, mathematical and graphical methods for assessing goodness of fit, analysis of multivariate failure time data, competing risks analysis, cohort-sampling designs, and other advanced topics.  

This course examines the foundations of Earth Science. It covers understanding and mitigating climate change and natural hazards, including sea-level rise, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In addition, the course covers environmentally responsible management of natural resources such as groundwater and minerals. 

This studio course examines creative responses to design challenges through critical inquiry into contemporary issues relevant to textile design.