Australian National University

This course examines Roman history, literature, and culture. It explore Rome from multiple perspectives, from politicians and poets to pilgrims and pirates, paying attention to the voices of the enslaved, dispossessed, and exploited and acknowledging the rich cultural diversity of the territories ruled by Rome. It will not only study ancient texts and monuments but also literary and artistic interpretations of the Roman world.

This course examines theoretical concepts, methods and algorithms, as well as application and implementation issues.

This course examines communication in the business environment. There is a strong focus on the understanding the theory of communication in the business context and it's application to effective business writing at a high level, persuasive and appropriate verbal and non verbal communication, and interpersonal skills across teams and cultures.

This course examines classical electromagnetism. It covers electrostatic fields in free space and in dielectrics; magnetic fields due to steady and varying currents; electromagnetic induction; magnetic materials and Maxwell's equations. 

This course examines key concepts and debates in the discipline of anthropology, ranging from ritual, totems, kinship, and personhood to the nature/culture distinction and postcolonial critique. It takes a multi-modal approach, familiarizing students with some of the discipline's classic texts, films and sites of ethnographic engagement. We’ll seek to understand these foundational works within their historical contexts, as well as critically reappraising their position in 21st century anthropology. 

This course examines the psychological science and practice of well being. It will draw on psychological theory, research evidence, and practical techniques to help students understand the factors that create flourishing individuals, communities, and societies.

The course provides a group of undergraduate students across the university with the opportunity to work in a small cross-disciplinary team setting and solve a business problem presented by a live business client. The academic component of the course is comprised of a series of master classes delivered by academic experts and industry professionals. Under the supervision of the course convenor and the support of designated industry mentors, students will apply their theoretical knowledge in practice by working on innovative solutions that address the specified business issue from the live business client that is located in Australia or overseas. 

This course introduces students to the basic skills and techniques of planographic print processes (either screenprinting or lithography). 

This course examines contemporary Japanese politics. It looks closely at the relationship between institutions (electoral systems, regulatory frameworks, administrative systems) and political actors such as politicians, political parties, bureaucracies and bureaucrats, business and civic groups, and citizens. It introduces some of the most important debates and issues in Japanese politics such as the emergence and evolution of conservative rule, the role of industrial policy in economic development, the relationship between bureaucrats and politicians, the legal system and politics, security policy and foreign relations, civil society and civic engagement, and state-interest group dynamics. The course will also address critical issues in contemporary Japanese politics such as demographic change, energy policy, the environment, natural disaster, constitutional revision, territorial and historical disputes in East Asia, women’s participation, and initiatives for economic revitalization. 

This course will lead students through building corpora, annotation, text-mining, quantitative analysis and visualization techniques using text data from English, various languages of Asia, the Pacific and beyond. It will provide the theoretical foundation to understand how corpora can answer research questions, as well as guided practice with computational skills.