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This course examines the principles of genetics from a classical and modern view. Topics include cutting-edge genetic engineering techniques, structure and function of genes/chromosomes, genetic mapping and screening, reverse and forward genetics, model organisms in genetics, biotechnology in genetics, and quantitative genetics.

This course examines reasons for, and design and implementation of, environmental monitoring in New Zealand. Skills in data collection, management, presentation, and interpretation are developed for a range of environments using both field data collection and published data-sets.

This course aims to give a broad outline of several Japanese musical genres, along with an understanding of the way in which the musical styles exist within Japanese culture. Emphasis will also be placed on the cultural and geographical position of Japan within the larger context of East Asia. The course takes a practical approach, with frequent demonstrations, providing an opportunity to try out several Japanese instruments. No musical or linguistic skills are needed to take the course.

Learning goals:  

1) To obtain an overview of musical traditions in Japan; 
2) To develop ways of describing these musical traditions and understanding them in their cultural context, and
3) To relate these traditions to Western European and other Asian musical traditions.

This course examines selected topics on Hong Kong History. 

This is a seminar course that analyzes research on topics in International Economics under the supervision of the lecturer.

This course examines how the concepts and techniques of chemical science can be used to gain an understanding of the synthesis, structure and reactivity of inorganic and organometallic molecules. It covers basic coordination chemistry emphasizing structure and bonding in coordination complexes, as well as an introduction to lanthanides and to symmetry in chemistry.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to video games’ technological and aesthetic forms of expression, and industrial and cultural contexts. It examines how games are similar to and different from other media, what the most important developments are in game history, and what their impact is on games, game development, and society. The course considers how games can be analyzed, interpreted, and understood; how games explore, reflect, and challenge culture through representations of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ethics, politics, and ideology; and what the central possibilities and challenges are for contemporary game industry and game culture. It discusses theories, terms, concepts, and models from game studies and game design literature. It analyzes and interprets structure, content, meaning, and interaction in different types of video games and discusses critically the game industry and game culture. The course provides an opportunity to practice the ability to convey academic and professional knowledge about video games in discussions, presentations, and in writing. The course is well suited for those who want in-depth academic and professional insights into video games as a phenomenon and field of research and wish to work with or research games further.