Denmark

This course covers multiple linear regression and least squares methods; generalized linear models; survival regression models; nonlinear effects and basis expansions; parametric, semiparametric, and nonparametric likelihood methods; and aspects of practical regression analysis in R.

This is an individual study project. Students must have a well thought-through idea of the theme of the study. A faculty teacher is appointed as supervisor, and an agreement is signed between the student and the teacher describing the title, contents, and ECTS credits of the study. A supervisor normally meets with the student between two and four times to discuss the progress of the individual study, or any problems encountered. Most supervisors also choose to read and comment on parts of the study. Students applying to do an individual study must submit a detailed project description with their application. Exams for Individual Study Projects may be oral, written or a combination of the two. This version of the course is worth 12 quarter units and corresponds to a workload of 412 hours. 

This course takes a comprehensive look at the challenges and dynamics of "Arctic" issues and relations. The course is structured in four thematic parts: what’s going on and the Arctic now and then; ways of analyzing what’s going on in the Arctic; what the Arctic is a region of; and global issues/arctic particulars. While the first part establishes the basics in terms of geography, states, institutions, and current political developments in an empirical way, the remaining three parts use theoretical approaches from international relations and neighboring disciplines to look at these political dynamics. The second part applies concepts and approaches from core international relations theories such as security dilemma, deterrence, interdependence, norms and rules, and securitization, while the third part deconstructs the idea of the Arctic as a region and understands how it is instrumentalized for a number of purposes, drawing on constructivism, post-structuralist, and critical geopolitics. The last part takes a cross-cutting look at three globally relevant and salient issues – post-colonialism and decolonization, feminism and gender, and climate change and the Anthropocene – to understand their relevance and particularity in the Arctic in a way that seeks to go beyond the state-focused approaches. As such, this course critically applies previous international relations theories and knowledge, but the final part also steps outside these theoretical approaches, and through the empirics of the course, ventures into texts and approaches from neighboring disciplines to gain other perspectives on the top of the world. The course necessitates curiosity about issues and concepts spanning military and strategic studies to post-colonialism and the notion than non-humans can also be analytically central.         

This course deals with dating, mating, and close (intimate) relationships. Although other relationships such as family and friendship are addressed, the main focus is on adult romantic relationships. It discusses core concepts and frameworks of close relationships (attachment, interdependence, love); cycles of close relationships from stages of initial attraction (and underlying mechanisms) to relationship formation, maintenance, repair, and in some cases dissolution; important aspects of close relationships such as trust, commitment, satisfaction, and sacrifice; communication and interaction patterns, conflict, and the relationship’s social context; and dishonesty in romantic relationships and ongoing research. Throughout the course and more in-depth towards the end, it also addresses crucial contemporary matters such as cross-cultural differences and multi-ethnic couples; the LGBTQIA+ community; technology and online dating; and casual, short-term, and non-monogamous relationships. 

The course introduces basic theory and algorithms of machine learning. Topics include: supervised learning setting; unsupervised learning setting; concentration of measure inequalities; analysis of generalization in classification; algorithms; assumptions behind the algorithms taught in the course, their implications, and common pitfalls; and correlation versus causality. The course assumes solid math and programming skills, including knowledge of linear algebra, calculus, probability theory, discrete mathematics, and programming. 

This course focuses on twenty-first century U.S. fiction. It includes reading works from five to six authors for each section of the course. One half of the course focuses on twenty-first century transnational American fiction: texts that situate the United States at global scales (hemispheric, transatlantic, and transpacific), often with an emphasis on migration. The other half of the course focuses on twenty-first century U.S. fiction that raises and explores questions of selfhood, identity, and gender. Both parts of the course examine how the themes and forms of twenty-first century U.S. fiction relate to the changing identity of the nation, the state, and the self in today’s globalized world. 

This course introduces sociological perspectives on food and eating in everyday life, as well as key sociological concepts and theories with relevance for food and eating. It deals with topics such as the social significance of meals within the family and in institutional settings, identity and the meaning of food and meals, and food poverty. It also examines developments in meal patterns and how societal challenges such as climate change, risks, and health (including body weight management) are dealt with in ordinary food practices. Parallel to the focus on social aspects of food and eating, the course introduces theories of social practices and human action and key sociological concepts such as inequality, stigma, social class, gender, age, and social inclusions and exclusions.

This course focuses on the ability of green infrastructures to contribute to resource management, climate adaptation, and social-cultural performance of urbanized areas. The main focus of the course is on the freshwater cycle in urban settings and there is a special focus on adaptation to more extreme weather conditions, especially stormwater management and flood control. The interdisciplinary course, relevant for urban designers and planners as well as for agronomists, geographers, and biologists, encourages a transfer of scientific knowledge into new urban designs at multiple scales to increase sustainability and climate resilience. The course contains a number of lectures in which relevant knowledge from environmental chemistry, agronomy, climatology, and biology is presented. The lectures are supported by several exercises and study tours for a better understanding. By means of innovative learning methods, the theory is transferred to design criteria and specific design proposals.

Ecotoxicology addresses how chemicals released into the environment impact the biota. This course thus covers all aspects from release of chemical through transport and transformation outside the biota to uptake and effects within the biota. The main body of the course is concerned with distribution and effects within the organism from molecular interactions, impact on organ systems and how these effects at the individual organismal level can translate into highter level biologica, effects in populations, and communities. The course introduces important toxicoloical tools, illustrated in theory and practice and outlines the fundamental elements in chemical risk analysis.

This course discusses the challenges of an increasing demand for meat, milk, and eggs produced in a manner that is environmentally sound and socioeconomically acceptable. It focusses on the production cycles of pig, cattle, and poultry production under Danish conditions. The course investigates the effects of management, housing, breeding, nutrition, productivity, health, animal ethics and welfare, resource consumption, and environmental impact of livestock production. It explores a range of different livestock production systems and works with the opportunities and challenges of implementing sustainable practices within them.