University of Otago

This course examines the interplay of religion, law and politics in contemporary India, Sri Lanka, America, New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere. Themes include secularism, religious freedom, pluralism and others.

This course examines Indigenous Māori cultural framework as a lens to better understand contemporary organizational issues, such as bicultural governance, structure, ethical leadership and organizational behaviors.

This course examines schooling across cultural borders; theories of development; New Zealand’s trade/aid relations with less developed countries; postcolonial theory and Western and Indigenous knowledges; the politics of English language teaching in non-English speaking settings and global flows of students/teachers and educational ideas.

This course examines historical biogeography of plants; plant adaptations and vegetation dynamics; world biome types; plants and society; and human impacts on vegetation.

This course examines the core concepts of pharmacology and toxicology. Students will study the science behind the use of medicines, as well as cover topics on environmental and clinical toxicology.

This course examines connections between gender, bodies, sexualities and identities. It asks how gender affects our experiences and how sexuality can be understood as a social phenomenon, rather than merely an individual one. It looks at the past and present and speculates on the future. It also looks at a range of viewpoints and case studies, examining such issues as the representation and regulation of bodies; reproductive bodies; socially ambiguous bodies; old and new forms of sexual identity and practice; and the impact of technology.

This course examines the use of microbes to make medicines, the sterile manufacture of medicines and the pathogenesis of common conditions treated or managed with pharmacotherapy.

The course focuses on creativity in the context of marketing communication including mobile and multi-media contexts, and the design of creative marketing content. The course is project-driven for students interested in creative marketing strategies, and content production with a particular focus on filmmaking. It has a special focus on how to use creative marketing for good to foster sustainable development, environmental conservation and social change. 

This course is an introduction to medieval literature.