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ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
134
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANML STRUC & FUNCT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the principles of animal structure and function. Comparative aspects will be emphasized in how animals adapt to their environment. Topics covered include homeostasis, the function of major organ systems, ecophysiology, musculoskeletal design and
locomotion. An introduction to the physiological basis of animal behavior will include chemical ecology, orientation and senses, biological rhythms and the genetics of behavior.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BIOEB203
Host Institution Course Title
ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Host Institution Campus
Hamilton
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DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING AND TEACHING
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Education
UCEAP Course Number
10
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING AND TEACHING
UCEAP Transcript Title
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course develops the capacity to reflect on diverse understandings of learning and teaching via engagement with the academic literature as well as critical consideration of personal experiences. The course examines a range of influential learning theories and critically consider the relationship between theory and practice in learning and teaching across contexts.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
EDUCA110
Host Institution Course Title
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON LEARNING AND TEACHING
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Host Institution Department
Education
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PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Statistics
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PROB & MATH STATS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This paper introduces probability theory and the mathematical theory of statistics. It covers mathematical concepts and theory that underpin the statistical distributions, inference and important results in statistics. This course is almost entirely mathematical in nature. The first half starts with a rigorous introduction to probability theory. Topics include the axioms of probability, conditional probability and independence, random variables, discrete distributions, continuous distributions, expectations and variances, and special distributions. In the second half, building upon the tools and background in the first half, more advanced topics are studied, such as convergence of random variables, moment generating functions, characteristic functions, and their applications to the foundational results in mathematical statistics; namely the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem. If time permits additional topics such as maximum likelihood theory may be covered.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
STATS322
Host Institution Course Title
PROBABILITY AND MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
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Computation and Mathematical Sciences
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TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the study of how organisms on land interact with each other and the environment. It covers a number of major concepts in terrestrial ecology, from how communities are locally structured to global patterns in species diversity. It also covers how ecological theory informs the conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems using both international and New Zealand examples.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BIOEB303
Host Institution Course Title
TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Hamilton
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GLOBAL FICTIONS
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
123
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GLOBAL FICTIONS
UCEAP Transcript Title
GLOBAL FICTIONS
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course examines fiction written in all corners of the globe within the last ten years. It explores how literature has responded to a world where countries, peoples, and cultures are increasingly interconnected through travel, immigration, the Internet, and major issues - from terrorism to climate change to international politics - that affect us and force us to act on a global level. It examines questions of race, nation, globalization, gender, transnationalism, and "world Englishes."
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ENGLI200
Host Institution Course Title
GLOBAL FICTIONS
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Host Institution Department
English
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FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
155
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD
UCEAP Transcript Title
FUND STRUC OF WORLD
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines a range of metaphysical questions that relate to our everyday lives. These include questions like: what is a border; what is a person; what are race and gender; do fictional characters like Sherlock Holmes exist; does it even make sense to ask which things (really) exist and what do we mean when we ask this sort of question; how is metaphysics related to cognitive science; how should you respond when members of another culture have different metaphysical beliefs than you do; are the concepts that we use to ask metaphysical questions the concepts that we should be using; and should we try to construct new concepts, and if so, how should we do that?
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHILO355
Host Institution Course Title
FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE OF THE WORLD
Host Institution Campus
Hamilton
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UNDERSTANDING VISUAL CULTURE
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
78
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
UNDERSTANDING VISUAL CULTURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
VISUAL CULTURE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Our lives are dominated by images and by visual technologies that allow local and global communication of information and ideas. In an increasingly visual world, how do we best decipher and understand the many ways that our everyday lives are organized around looking practices? In what ways are we affected by the many images that we encounter? How do we impression manage our identity with images? Images are used to represent our worlds real, imagined, or possible. They can be trivial, profound, persuasive, confronting or disturbing. Some images possess a universal appeal while some are censored for their (perceived) harm. This course seeks to cover visual texts in the broadest sense, ranging from drawings, paintings, photographs, moko, film and television, to new media forms. It constitutes a key first step in learning to utilize the image by beginning to understand how they work and their impact and influence on us. It also draws on a broad range of theories that deepen understanding of images and guide image creation and manipulation.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MEDIA100
Host Institution Course Title
UNDERSTANDING VISUAL CULTURE
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Host Institution Department
Media
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GENRE STUDIES: TROPES AND TECHNIQUES
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GENRE STUDIES: TROPES AND TECHNIQUES
UCEAP Transcript Title
TROPES & TECHNIQUES
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This paper is an introductory study of specific literary forms. The focus varies from year to year. In 2020 the paper provides an understanding of the genres of utopian and dystopian literature.The texts studied include both written and visual texts and students are asked to consider a range of social issues and theories relating to utopian and dystopian thought including: politics, ethnicity, the environment, theology, ethics, technology, gender relations, class dynamics.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ENGLI201
Host Institution Course Title
GENRE STUDIES: TROPES AND TECHNIQUES
Host Institution Campus
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Host Institution Department
English
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CREATIVE WRITING: CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CREATIVE WRITING: CREATIVE NON-FICTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
CREATIVE NON-FICTN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course explores concepts, techniques, and structures central to dynamic creative non-fiction, examining these elements in action through close analysis of selected texts. Intensive workshop exercises then stimulate the student to apply these discoveries to their own writing, challenging them to experiment with aspects of creative non-fiction through direct engagement with the page. Work-in-progress generated by these exercises is regularly presented for constructive critique within class, producing a portfolio for final assessment.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
WRITE300
Host Institution Course Title
CREATIVE WRITING: CREATIVE NON-FICTION
Host Institution Campus
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Host Institution Department
Writing
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INTRODUCTION TO MAORI, PACIFIC AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Waikato
Program(s)
University of Waikato
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Ethnic Studies
UCEAP Course Number
15
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO MAORI, PACIFIC AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO MAORI PACIFIC
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines Māori, Pacific and Indigenous peoples’ philosophies and relationships with land, language, culture, resources, development and political frameworks within settler-colonial states and Pacific nations and others.
Language(s) of Instruction
Maori
Host Institution Course Number
MAORI103
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO MAORI, PACIFIC AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES
Host Institution Campus
Hamilton
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Maori and Indigenous Studies