University of Queensland

This course examines key ideas behind algorithms from a statistical perspective, and provide an in-depth knowledge that will enable students to apply the methods with awareness of their strengths and limitations. The topics covered will include probabilistic and analytic foundations, multivariate statistical analysis and machine learning, with a particular focus on clustering, classification, model selection and high-dimensional statistical analysis. 

This course examines geographical information systems (GIS) using basic statistical methods and spatial analysis. It focus on various spatial analysis and modelling techniquesﾠand geo-visualization for applications relating to the natural and built environments and human activities.

This course examines the effectiveness of the law and justice system from a psychological perspective. By experiencing a fictional case first hand, students will learn about the psychology of law and some of the misconceptions commonly held about criminal justice. 

This course examines political dynamics of development and resistance. It covers contemporary struggles over development as well as some of the historical trajectories underpinning those. It introduces the ﾠpolitical dynamics of development and resistance at local, national, regional, and global levels, and the relevance of decolonial thought. It explores how different political development objectives inter-relate, and how they are institutionalized, experienced, and acted upon, not least through resistance struggles, contestations, and calls for reform or change. 

This course examines the manner in which modern Japanese literature reflects issues of concern in Japanese society, among them discrimination, family life, the ageing population, war, disaster, identity, gender, and sexuality. Students will read a range of translated Japanese literature including fiction, non-fiction, academic articles, and short-form literature (i.e. poetry, short stories) written from the early twentieth century to the early twenty-first century. Students will also engage with material written about Japan by non-Japanese writers (i.e. news articles, academic articles etc.).