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ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
140
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECOL & CONSERVATION
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the ecological principles driving the major ecosystems of the world and ecological processes behind the world's major conservation issues. Students gain an understanding of ecology and its application in conservation and the ecology of the major terrestrial and marine biomes of the world. The course integrates the application of ecological theory and methods to practical conservation problems. Students get hands-on experience in ecological sampling and data handling to understand the ecology of marine and terrestrial environments, as well as ecological simulations to understand processes.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BIOL2024
Host Institution Course Title
ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Host Institution Campus
sydney
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Biological Sciences
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ANTHANTHROPOLOGY AND THE GLOBAL
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
53
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANTHANTHROPOLOGY AND THE GLOBAL
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANTH & THE GLOBAL
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Anthropology's long-term ethnographic method, within a specific cultural setting, allows for a particularly intimate understanding of people's experiences of the social worlds they inhabit. This course shows the importance of this experiential intimacy for understanding some of the key issues associated with globalisation: the culturally diverse forms of global capitalism, the transnational communities emanating from global population movements, the transformations of colonial and post-colonial cultures, and the rise of global movements and the corresponding transformation of Western nationalism.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ANTH1002
Host Institution Course Title
ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE GLOBAL
Host Institution Campus
sydney
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology
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SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOC OF CHILD&YOUTH
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course explores the main sociological approaches to childhood and youth in modern industrial societies, as well as the ways in which particular perspectives on childhood are central to all social theory. Students examine the debates surrounding the historical development of childhood and the various approaches to the impact of state intervention and social policies, from both the experiences of childhood and youth and the transition to adulthood. Further topics of study include the social construction of child abuse; youth homelessness and youth criminality as social problems; the stolen generations; children and the law; the fertility decline; and the differentiation of childhood experience along lines of class, gender, race, and ethnicity.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SCLG2613
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH
Host Institution Campus
sydney
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Sociology and Social Policy
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SURVEY OF FILM MUSIC
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Music
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
114
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SURVEY OF FILM MUSIC
UCEAP Transcript Title
SURVEY: FILM MUSIC
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course is a survey of the history and aesthetics of film music from the late 1890s to the present day. It covers the dramatic function of music as an element of cinematic narrative, the codification of musical iconography in cinematic genres, the symbolic use of pre-existing music, and the evolving musical styles of film composers.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MUSC2663
Host Institution Course Title
SURVEY OF FILM MUSIC
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Arts Music
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GAMES AND PLAY
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
140
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GAMES AND PLAY
UCEAP Transcript Title
GAMES & PLAY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Computer games have emerged as distinctive cultural forms, with their own aesthetics, design cultures, user communities and academic study. This course uses historical and critical theories on games and play to explore how computer games work and to examine their complex interrelationships with culture. Drawing on readings from games studies, new media and design, a range of different games and use hands-on exercises are analyzed to develop game design concepts.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARIN3640
Host Institution Course Title
GAMES AND PLAY
Host Institution Campus
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Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Media and Communications
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TIME AND PLACE
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TIME AND PLACE
UCEAP Transcript Title
TIME & SPACE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Are time and space substances, or is there nothing more to them than the relations between objects or events? How is time different from space? Does time have a direction? If it does, what gives it its direction? If it doesn't, why does it seem to us that it does? Does space have a direction? This course investigates the nature of time and space and objects (including persons) within space and time.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL2672
Host Institution Course Title
TIME AND SPACE
Host Institution Campus
sydney
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy
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PERCEPTION, COGNITION, AND INTELLIGENCE
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
128
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PERCEPTION, COGNITION, AND INTELLIGENCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PERCEPT/COG&INTELL
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course studies three of the core topics of psychology: perception, cognition, and intelligence. The perception component covers how our sensory systems influence our ability to act in the world and the conditions and consequences of perceptual errors. The cognition component focuses on the theoretical and methodological issues that arise in how we attend to, remember, think, problem solve, and make decisions, and considers the consequences of how biases and heuristics influence our choices. The intelligence component explores the historical evolution of the concept of intelligence, issues in its measurement, the relationship to concepts of creativity, emotional intelligence, and the influence of the environment. The course includes inquiry-led tutorials that reinforce and expand on concepts, and develop broad thinking skills to relate evidence to rational arguments and choices that can be applied to any problem solving domain.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSYC2016
Host Institution Course Title
PERCEPTION, COGNITION, AND INTELLIGENCE
Host Institution Campus
sydney
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Psychology
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INDIGENOUS LAND AND CULTURE
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Ethnic Studies
Australian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
101
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INDIGENOUS LAND AND CULTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
INDIG LAND&CULTURE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the connection between land and culture to the continuity and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Students learn about Country and Indigenous relationships with, responsibilities to and care of place, and the maintenance of land, language and culture. A rights based perspective is used to explore Indigenous political history and activism in maintaining and protecting Country and culture.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
INDG2001
Host Institution Course Title
INDIGENOUS LAND AND CULTURE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Indigenous Studies
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PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
128
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHIL: HUMAN RIGHTS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course addresses central themes from the history and philosophy of human rights. Topics include justifications for human rights, dangers and threats to human rights, the meaning and role of dignity, tensions between human rights and state sovereignty, as well as wider themes in political thought such as equality, liberty, and power. Thinkers may include Burke, Wollstonecraft, Paine, Marx, Arendt, Levi, Rawls, and Nussbaum.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL3613
Host Institution Course Title
PHILOSOPHY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Host Institution Campus
sydney
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy
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BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of Sydney
Program(s)
University of Sydney
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
132
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
BRAIN & BEHAVIOR
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
The emphasis is on behavior, emotions, and motivational processes. The course presents how to analyze the environmental cause of behaviors, and how to use reinforcements, punishments and incentives to modify and motivate behavior. Clinical psychology focuses on emotional and motivational disorders, such as anxiety and depression, addiction, sexual disorders, and eating disorders. The way in which these processes arise and are shaped in people are presented in the section on developmental psychology. Neuroscience focuses on the evolutionary, genetic, neurobiological, and pharmacological mechanisms underlying the phenomena taught in the other sections.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSYC2015
Host Institution Course Title
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOURAL PSYCHOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Psychology