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The course introduces financial markets and financial institutions. The course instructs on the roles of regulation and deregulation in financial markets and the causes of financial crises. Then, the course discusses commercial banks and how financial institutions utilize financial instruments from financial markets to manage their risks. The course employs tools and concepts as well as classroom lectures and discussions, and "live case studies" to offer a hands-on learning experience.

The course is geared toward the applications of principles from finance and economics that explore the connection between financial markets, financial institutions, and the economy.

The purpose of this course is to guide students in mastering economic tools and critical thinking skills as applied to financial markets and institutions. After completion of the course, students will be familiar with and able to explain key elements of financial markets and how they function, including the role of information in financial markets, and the causes and consequences of financial crises.

This course explores the application of ethical theories to perennially contentious and troubling real-world questions that everyone faces. By introducing students to the theories and concepts of moral analysis, in an approachable way, they better understand the dilemmas that confront them. Students examine what Thomas Aquinas and David Hume wrote about life and death, framing our modern understanding of subjects such as just war and suicide, and how that influenced 20th century thinkers like Judith Jarvis Thomson on abortion and James Rachels on euthanasia. Many moral philosophers today consider population ethics to be the world’s most pressing set of problems, asking, what obligations do I have now towards future generations? Students explore how philosophers such as Derek Parfit and William MacAskill have some surprising answers, which may transform your thinking about issues such as environmental conservation, artificial intelligence, biosecurity, and existential risk.

The course provides an overview over the history of racism from antiquity to the postwar era. It addresses the relationship with different historical developments like colonialism, slavery, race science, eugenics, segregation and genocide. The course discusses the exemplary developments in different European and non-European societies. While the perspective of the victims of racist discrimination is addressed frequently, the course also focuses on the logic of such discrimination. For this, various related issues are raised, like anti-black racism, antisemitism, hatred against Sinti and Roma etc.

This course explores field methods in linguistics by working with speakers of less-studied languages. It introduces various methods of investigating linguistic questions using theoretical inquiries. Students are encouraged, but not required, to have completed at least one 200-level course.

The course instructs on how to collect data from speakers of other languages, using main linguistic concepts, including but not limited to phonetics, phonology, syntax and semantics. Students will then apply acquired skills to design field documentation sessions that can be used to test linguistic hypotheses. Furthermore, these skills will be used to investigate less-studied languages in an objective, scientific manner.

This course discusses the origins and structure of contemporary society based on the method of social history, comprehensively examining the dynamics of society, considering not only its economy, but also its politics, culture, and other various aspects. The course addresses education, media, cities, families, social movements, etc.

This course aims to trace certain aspects of postwar Japan, particularly the planning and reconstruction of cities damaged during the Second World War, taking comparisons with Great Britain into account.

This course provides an overview of the history and major issues in Korea-US relations. The first half of the course deals with the late nineteenth century up to the 1980`s. The second half discusses various contemporary issues related to the two countries, including security, trade, Korean nationalism, immigration, North Korea`s nuclear program, and territorial disputes, among many others. Topics include security, trade, Korean nationalism, immigration, North Korea`s nuclear program, and territorial disputes, among others.

The course provides a study of health science, beginning with the historical implication and philosophy, as well as a look at the major emerging health issues.
 

This course considers the ethical duties that come with citizenship and political participation. It encourages students to critically assess their own beliefs about the role of the state in their lives. During this process, students will be expected to practice constructively exchanging ideas with their peers while remaining tolerant of those with differing perspectives.

This course discusses causes and impacts of globalization on the interaction between the power of market and the states. The course explores how state institutions cope with the forces of globalization. It also investigates novel regulations and orders of the global governance.

This course highlights strategies for adapting to local culture and the specific challenges that emerge for international players in diverse environments. The course begins with a review of relevant institutional theories and how institutions influence organizational behavior, strategies, and markets. The course then explores a variety of institutional strategies—successful as well as unsuccessful—across a broad range of regions and countries. The course takes an institutions-based approach, which interprets multinational enterprises (MNE) strategy in the global arena as informed by the institutional environment and local culture of the home and host environment. The focus is on adjustment and implementation processes necessary to respond successfully to different host environments. The course consists of three modules: background and theoretical concepts; strategic adaptation, innovation and implementation; and managing external relations.