English

This course is a continuation of Vietnamese 2. Emphasis continues to be on proficiency in all four skills, within selected range of vocabulary and grammar. Students will master language relating to a wider range of daily life situations and will gain flexibility in their language use. Readings include short selections from media and literature sources such as short stories, poems, announcements, reports and other short, topic-specific pieces.

This course provides knowledge and tools to effectively communicate and overcome challenges in an increasingly multicultural environment. Topics include: verbal, para-verbal, and non-verbal communication; cultural identity, values, stereotypes, and self-awareness; intercultural sensitivity; intercultural communication in various professional fields including health and education. 

This course provides a basic introduction to international finance. Emphasis is on techniques of qualitative and quantitative financial decision-making related to international finance. Topics include Korean economy, exchange rate determination, forecasting, macroeconomic policy, and financial crises.

This class provides a comprehensive overview of artificial intelligence and explores successful cases of problem-solving in various domains, attempting to solve real problems. This course explores how AI works in general, looks at different AI algorithms/models, and allows for practice building AI Models.

This course provides an introduction to the literature of the English Renaissance, studied in a variety of historical contexts—poetic, intellectual, religious, and political. It offers a broad understanding of the most important literary trends in Renaissance England, analyzes the trends as connected with the ideas and socio-political development of the period, and develops critical reading and writing skills in English.

This course examines the economic forces involved in international commerce. It investigates the economic impact of international trade and trade policies, and explores various theoretical methods and practical issues related to external economic activities in the globalized world economy.

The course exposes students to the diversity of invertebrates and their functional biology. Topics are presented within an evolutionary framework to emphasize past and contemporary selective pressures driving diversification. Students are exposed to key topics in functional biology across the major invertebrate groups and include cellular to organism-level processes. The course begins with an introduction to the evolution of the invertebrates and the major phyla. This leads to an exploration of invertebrate functional biology, with an emphasis on key adaptations across the aquatic–terrestrial gradient. Lectures, practicals, and field trips expose students to contemporary philosophical, methodological, and conceptual approaches used in the field of invertebrate functional biology and diversity. Assessment: A 3-hour examination, with a subminimum of 40%, counts for 50% of the course mark. Coursework marks will be allocated as follows: practicals count 15%, the field camp report counts 15% and two class tests count 20%.

This course examines the institutions, practices and principles of representative democracy and justice, within a comparative context. It covers the Australian constitutional framework, the separation of powers and the judicial system, the "unwritten constitution" of governing conventions, and human rights. It also considers the role of political parties, the media, and questions of citizenship in regard to sex and gender, race, and class. These elements of Australian representative democracy, as well as the controversial issues that they cover, are compared to their counterparts in other countries. 

This course examines issues such as interstate conflicts, terrorism, environmental change, international crime. Topics will vary from year to year.