University of Sydney

This course examines how cells work at the molecular level, with an emphasis on human biochemistry and molecular biology. It focuses initially on how genetic information is regulated in eukaryotes, including replication, transcription and translation, and molecular aspects of the cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis. Then it explores cellular metabolism and how cells extract and store energy from fuels like fats and carbohydrates, how the use of fuels is modulated in response to exercise, starvation and disease, and how other key metabolites are processed.

Economics underlies all business decisions, from pricing, to product development, to negotiations, to understanding the general economic environment. This course provides an introduction to economic analysis with a particular focus on concepts and applications relevant to business. It addresses how individual consumers and firms make decisions and how they interact in markets. It also introduces a framework for understanding and analysing the broader economic and public policy environment in which a business competes. The course provides a rigorous platform for further study and a major in economics as well as providing valuable tools of analysis that complement a student's general business training, regardless of their area of specialisation.

This course examines the concept of the interaction between the host (or the animal), the agent of disease (genetics, physical, chemical and infectious agents) and environmental factors. It includes inflammation and repair; degeneration and necrosis; circulatory disturbances; tissue deposits and pigments; and disorders of growth.

This course introduces to government and politics of modern China. It examines traditional background and modern revolution from 19th century to 1949. It focuses on ideology, leadership, institutions, and political processes of the People's Republic. Students learn about politics of social groups, major issue areas, the Cultural Revolution, and the politics of reform.

The course provides an introduction to modern theories of the nature of mind, and some important contemporary issues in the philosophy of mind. Topics include the problem of mental representation (how can minds think about the world?), the relationship of minds to brains, and the problem of consciousness.