Japan

This course explores an appreciation of the unique aesthetics of fiction and non-fiction film from a holistic perspective.  The course looks at works from author-directors; documentaries, and anthropological films (also known as visual ethnography), which are categorized into different themes; the course them aims to see different expressions of the same theme in different films with a comparative discussion of films from other cultures.

The selected films are all Chinese language films, which means the class will enter the context of Chinese culture through the film text. It is not only the lines told in Chinese and the scenes taken on the ground in China, but the “the Chinese emotional presentation” and "the Chinese way of viewing.” 

The course also discusses a range of possibilities arising from the collision of film as an art form with the Chinese context.

This course provides basic set operations in set theory and examines how to prove propositions, with a focus of setting operations and links to the proofs. Students study systematic operations in set theory and apply such operations to extended mathematical proofs. 

This course builds upon the concepts studied in INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS A and introduces business strategies. The course covers cost calculations, market structures, firms' decision making, supply chains and such other topics. 

The regular version of this course is worth 3.0 UC quarter units. The Q version of this course is worth 4 or 4.5 UC quarter units. Students must submit a special study project form which outlines the requirements for the additional units. This is typically an additional paper graded by the instructor of the course.

This course introduces the basic concepts of Cybersecurity. It explores the challenges that the interconnectedness of cyberspace poses to computer networks; the concept of risk; typical patterns of vulnerabilities, as well as attacks and mitigation strategies.  

The course introduces, in a non-technical fashion, the basic concepts of cryptography, and the typical cryptographic building blocks: encryption, digital signatures, authentication codes, public key and secret key infrastructures. The course discusses how these building blocks are used to construct secure networks and the legal frameworks handling cyber-attacks. Finally, the course analyzes cybersecurity in the context of Japan and East Asia. 

This course is intended for those who are learning Russian for the first time. Starting with alphabet and pronunciation, the course discusses what kind of country Russia is and what kind of language Russian is, as well as Russian culture.  

This course presents the history and the main characteristics of the Japanese legal system. The first part of the course presents the historical background of the Japanese legal system, focusing on the reception of Western law in the Meiji period, and on the consolidation of the legal system in the 20th century. The second part of the course presents several key aspects of current Japanese constitutional law, private law, criminal law and procedure. 

This course discusses game theory for economic analysis at the undergraduate level. For undergraduate students, the course, Intro to Game Theory, is a prerequisite. Students are also expected to have a basic knowledge of mathematics such as basic differentiation and basic probability theory.

The course aims to teach formal concepts in game theory and provide hands on experience in solving games with different solution concepts.

This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the entire integrated marketing communication process, covering a variety of elements in integrated marketing communication and other marketing components.  The course instructs on how advertising relates to marketing and the specifics of research, setting objectives, strategy, positioning, creative, media, promotions, public relations, and campaigns.  Upon completion of the course, one will have a better general understanding of the development of the advertising industry; how it works today, and debate about its roles in society.

This course aims to improve badminton knowledge and skills to the next level. In addition to gaining basic physical strength, the course also focuses on enhancing basic badminton strokes and acquiring offensive and defensive techniques by doing technical practice and game practice in parallel.

This course introduces students to the leading theories and frameworks in comparative politics, with a broad focus on political systems, institutions, and behaviors across different countries and regions. The course addresses critical questions, including why some countries are democracies while others are dictatorships; which factors contribute to the rise of populism, and how institutions shape political outcomes.