Lund University

This course provides a thorough introduction to animal and human nervous systems, their important parts and their function and role in behavior, learning, and cognition. Topics include cell biology of neurons, coding in neurons by means of electrical potentials, synapse and neurotransmitter function; nervous systems and their properties; output systems and behavior which includes the control of motor systems, reflexes, neural pattern generators and the basis of behavior, learning, memory and cognition. Four practicals and one computer exercise deal with neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and behavior. In a journal club, each student presents a scientific paper for discussion.
 

Migration is and has been, a significant influence on European cultures and societies. This course acknowledges this from two main perspectives. On the one hand, how conditions of migration have been represented in film and television – in different national and historical contexts. On the other hand, how migration has affected film production itself, not least regarding how film workers have moved from one country to another, finding new arenas for exploring both their creativity and identity.

The course providers an introduction to classic differential geometry, important for further studies in the subject and in relevant areas of physics. The course treats the geometry of curves and surfaces, especially in three dimensions. In particular, the concepts of curvature and torsion are studied. The course covers: The geometry of curves in Euclidean space, their curvature and torsion and how these determine the curves. The geometry of surfaces in Euclidean space, their first and second fundamental forms, the Gauss map, principal curvatures, Gaussian curvature and mean curvature. Theorema Egregium and a deep analysis of geodesics and their behavior both locally and globally. Gauss-Bonnet's Theorem: two different local versions and the famous global version.

This course examines health, lifestyle, and medicine from cultural analytical and ethnographic perspectives.  The course covers current societal issues relating to illness, diagnosis and well-being in contemporary and historical societies. Students discuss these issues in relation to different cases such as the meeting between doctor and patient, living with chronic disease, controversial biotechnological diagnoses and treatments, and discourses on risk and responsibility. The course is based on current research in ethnology, medical anthropology, and cultural studies, including questions about the body, illness experiences, disability, ethics, and the new health economy. Lectures, seminars, and group exercises cover the theoretical understanding of how aspects of identity, class, gender, ethnicity, and age intervene in medical treatments and lifestyle patterns.

The course provides an introduction to e-health by introducing basic concepts and describe how added value can be created in health care processes by the use of e-health systems. The course also provides knowledge about process analysis and information security in health care as well as an overview of current e-health research.