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Hong Kong
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HK
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16
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Asia & Oceania
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EVOLUTIONARY DIVERSITY
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
19
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
EVOLUTIONARY DIVERSITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
EVOLUTION DIVERSITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the diversity of plant and animal life. Recent research has resulted in fundamental changes in our understanding of the evolutionary history (phylogeny) of organisms. Current evolutionary trees are used as the basis for a survey of different plant and animal groups in phylogenetic sequence, and for understanding how structures and processes have changed through time.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BIOL1309
Host Institution Course Title
EVOLUTIONARY DIVERSITY
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Biological Sciences

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STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Physics
UCEAP Course Number
150
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
STATISTIC MECHANICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course discusses statistical mechanics and thermodynamics in the advanced undergraduate level with vigorous mathematical treatment. It serves as a core course for physics major students as well as an elective core for those who are interested to gain a deep understanding of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics and to apply related techniques in their own majors. This is also an essential course for those who plan to pursue postgraduate studies in physics or related disciplines. Both conceptual ideas and mathematical treatment are emphasized. Topics include: Elements of Ensemble Theory, Boltzmann, Fermi and Bose-Einstein statistics. Partition function and the laws of Thermodynamics. Disorder and entropy; concept of temperature; the free energy. Density of states. Classical gas, electrons in metals, and black body radiation. Heat capacities. Thermal properties of magnetic systems. Assessment: assignments, final exam, test, lab reports.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHYS3550
Host Institution Course Title
STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICS
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Host Institution Department
Physics

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FUNCTIONAL FOODS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Health Sciences Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FUNCTIONAL FOODS
UCEAP Transcript Title
FUNCTIONAL FOODS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines the rapidly emerging functional food/nutraceutical industry with an emphasis on the history, regulation, chemical basis and quality control of  healthy ingredients/products and their effects on human health. It covers concepts, history and global regulations of functional foods and nutraceuticals; classification of functional foods and nutraceuticals based on their chemical structures; unsaturated fatty acids, proteins, food pigments and dietary fibers as healthy food ingredients; health benefits of dietary phenolics, terpenes, phytosterols and sulphur-containing compounds; probiotics and prebiotics; small berries, spices, teas and herbs for health; and quality control and assurance of functional foods and nutraceuticals.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BIOL4209
Host Institution Course Title
FUNCTIONAL FOODS
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Biological Sciences

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FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN STUDIES I: THE ORIGINS OF THE NATION
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
American Studies
UCEAP Course Number
10
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN STUDIES I: THE ORIGINS OF THE NATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ORIGINS OF AMERICA
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course in American studies focuses on the historical beginning with Columbus's voyage and concluding with the Civil War. In this course, students develop an understanding of American culture by reading, viewing, and discussing documents and images that are central to the theory and reality of the United States as a nation. Texts include political and legal documents, novels, poems, an autobiography, a slave narrative, speeches, visual art, and contemporary films. The course considers the ways in which the story of the United States has changed over time and looks for consistent ideas in what it means to be American. Students identify the authors' various claims of American distinctiveness and evaluate these claims in relation to the legacies of slavery and Manifest Destiny in an international context. The course also introduces theories of nationalism and print culture.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
AMER1050
Host Institution Course Title
FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN STUDIES I: THE ORIGINS OF THE NATION
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American Studies

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LIVING WITH STEM CELLS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
9
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LIVING WITH STEM CELLS
UCEAP Transcript Title
LIVING W STEM CELLS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course defines the basic characteristics of different types of stem cells and discusses their applications in medicine. Topics include the implications of stem cell technologies on individuals, families, societies, and humankind; principles of biomedical ethics and the application of ethical and moral understanding to evaluate the benefit and dilemma of stem cell technologies brought to the society; how to analyze and evaluate case scenarios for informed decision making and recommending strategies for stem cell research policy making; how to recognize the positions taken by different individuals, organizations and cultures with respect to stem cell technologies; and how to represent viewpoints other than their own.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CCST9009
Host Institution Course Title
LIVING WITH STEM CELLS
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Common Core: Scientific and Technological Literacy

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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
UCEAP Transcript Title
QUALITATIVE METHODS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the purpose and techniques of qualitative research methods. The main topics cover the major steps of a complete research process, from formulating a research question, conceptualizing a problem, to writing a research report. The course covers the foundations of qualitative research, the relationship between theory and evidence, how to design research, and how to collect and analyze qualitative data. In discussing various kinds of qualitative research methods, the ethical implications of social research are also considered. Classical and contemporary studies in sociology are used as examples to illustrate the issues involved in social research.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SOCI3042
Host Institution Course Title
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
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Sociology

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MARKETING RESEARCH
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MARKETING RESEARCH
UCEAP Transcript Title
MARKETING RESEARCH
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course provides the key concepts, processes and methods of marketing research, and how to apply those tools to solve real-life business problems. The course covers the technical aspects of marketing research (both qualitative and quantitative research methods) through lectures and discusses real life applications using various articles and cases. An important element of this course is a marketing research project where students identify and solve a real business problem using marketing research methods.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MKTG3010
Host Institution Course Title
MARKETING RESEARCH
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Marketing

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THE LOVE WE GIVE AND THE LIES WE TELL: THE ETHICS OF RELATIONSHIPS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
29
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE LOVE WE GIVE AND THE LIES WE TELL: THE ETHICS OF RELATIONSHIPS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ETHICS: RELATNSHIPS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines everyday ethical questions through the lens of different scales of human relationships. It will examine five key relationships through cross-cultural perspectives: (1) with oneself—including self-care, self-forgiveness, and conscience; (2) with friendship and dating; (3) with one’s immediate community—including family and professional life; (4) the larger society in which one lives—including social media and the politics of respect; and (5) with the transcendence of mystery, the divine, and the sacred—including urban space and the ecological other with which we participate.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CCHU9090
Host Institution Course Title
THE LOVE WE GIVE AND THE LIES WE TELL: THE ETHICS OF RELATIONSHIPS
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Arts and Humanities
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INTRODUCTION TO FLUID DYNAMICS
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Program(s)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mechanical Engineering
UCEAP Course Number
126
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO FLUID DYNAMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
FLUID DYNAMICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This is a course examining topics in fluid dynamics. Course topics include: Lagrangian and Eulerian methods for the flow description; derivation of the Euler and Navier-Stokes equations; sound wave and Mach number; 2D irrotational flow; elements of aerofoil theory; water wave dispersion relation; shallow water waves; ship wave pattern; dynamics of real fluid, stokes flow and boundary layer theory.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MATH4326
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO FLUID DYNAMICS
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Host Institution Department
Mathematics

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GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Communication
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
GLOBAL COMM
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course introduces key concepts, issues, challenges and trends essential to understand the process of integrating the global network. More specifically, this course offers an overview of the changing paradigm of global communication by studying the interrelation between cultural, economic, political, social, and technical dimensions of media and communication in the contemporary world, as well as examining the changing nature of power and the process of power diffusion in an information age. In doing so, this course examines the evolution of transnational communication, the phenomenon of electronic colonialism, and the debate of New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO). This is an interdisciplinary course, which covers the essential theories and concepts ranging from political science, international relations, media studies and communication. The first session of this course introduces the new trend of globalization, in particular, the emergence of broadcasting news agency and social media. The second part of this course critically assesses the impact of the new way of world communication on international affairs and domestic events.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GLSD2102
Host Institution Course Title
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION
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Host Institution Department
Global Studies
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