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This course teaches students how to evaluate the dynamic response requirements of a proposed machine design and to produce workable proposals for its safe and effective operation. It builds on the second year Mechatronics and Solid Mechanics courses, introducing a greater range of examples where the dynamic response of a machine must be controlled and making the link between vibration and fatigue failure. This involves some new subject matter in the vibration of continuous systems, rotor dynamics, signal processing and control analysis. A key aspect of the course is to demonstrate practical vibration measurements and to compare them to solutions of an idealized system in MATLAB. 

Through theoretical studies and practical exercises, the course conveys knowledge about the structure and function of the brain and key areas of modern cognitive neuroscience, such as attention, memory, language, and cognitive control, as well as emotions and social interaction. The understanding of normal function is the primary focus of the course, but clinical examples are also used as they provide substantial illustrations of normal functioning. Furthermore, the course provides knowledge about relevant research methods within the area, and major emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. This module includes a literature review but can also consist of a short empirical oriented project (within the field of Cognitive Neuroscience).

This courses explores the causes and consequences of corruption and the ways to combat it. Corruption is a complex problem, requiring an approach from several disciplines. This course relates corruption to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) while describing the anti-corruption mechanisms and participants in Mexico. 

This course provides a basic theoretical and empirical understanding the functioning of the global economy. More specifically, on the one hand, it seeks to give an overview of the main problems of the global economy. It places them in a historical perspective and highlights the role of institutions. On the other hand, it presents the fundamental concepts and reasonings of economic analysis and applies them to the mechanisms at work in the world economy. The lecture is based on four major issues: international trade flows, international capital flows, international money flows and international economics beyond money.

The course is developed to advance the knowledge of and ability to apply theories, policies, frameworks, and concepts related to promoting green transition and dealing with the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss through a deeper understanding of sustainability reporting regulations, transition finance and business transformation. The course promotes green transition by better integration of sustainability consideration into financial decision making through enhanced sustainability reporting regulations. The course is structured into modules integrating the following themes: the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. The objective, structure, and content of the EU Green Deal, transition finance, and the myriads of public policies and private initiatives related to green transition and business transformation; transition versus incremental change enabling and constraining factors for transition the role of industry, the financial system, and policy makers in promoting societal and business transition; the objective, structure, and content of upcoming and launched sustainability reporting regulations and auditing standards including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its European Sustainability. Reporting Standards (ESRS), the Omnibus proposal, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Green Claim Directive; and the tension between regulative compliance and business transformation. 

This course examines how Indigenous knowledge and ‘Western’ science work against, with or independent of each other and look at examples of how science contributes to Indigenous development. This international approach fosters cross-cultural communication skills, sharing of theory and practice, and comparative analysis of the situations of Indigenous peoples in global contexts.

Main topics include general features of environmental law in the UK; controlling space; controlling climate change; controlling enterprise; and the future of environmental law.

The advent of globalization and the Internet has ushered in numerous economic benefits. However, it has also interconnected global economies and supply chains, thereby increasing the vulnerability of companies to a wide range of rapid and often unpredictable events. These include changes in national policies, international political incidents, natural disasters, and local incidents, all of which necessitate swift and effective managerial responses, strategic risk management, and crisis communication skills. Crisis management equips leaders with the necessary skills to navigate these challenges. This includes: a) Pre-crisis skills for performing vulnerability assessments to identify potential risks and understanding the factors that make up these risks but also avoidance strategies, such policy and ESG adherence; b) Crisis response skills that encompass effective and decisive communication abilities, comprehension of risk reduction strategies, and the ability to engage all stakeholders ethically and effectively; c) Post-crisis skills that aid companies in not only recovering their reputation but also learning from the experience to develop lasting responses and adaptations that help prevent recurrence. This course places a strong emphasis on practical, real-life applications.

This course presents a sociological perspective on environmental knowledge, issues, campaigns, and risks. The course explores what “the environment” is, how environmental quality is measured and understood, and how we perceive of environmental risks and problems. Students examine a number of case studies and examples, including energy, food, climate change, and others. Key questions explored through the course include: how are issues framed; who is responsible for mitigating a risk, cleaning up after a disaster, or saving the planet; how is blame apportioned; what is the epistemological basis for knowledge claims about the environment; and how do we know what we know about environmental problems and risks?

This course is designed to introduce and discuss some of the key debates and on-going processes at the interface of politics, economy and security across the globe. In the light of international corruption and financial scandals, as well as the prevalence of terrorism, its financing, and the laundering of "dirty money" in relation to criminal networks, there is a specific focus on the making of global policies against economic, financial and white collar crimes, from tax evasion to proliferation financing of weapons of mass destruction.