National University of Singapore

This course focuses on the real transactions across borders (i.e., those transactions that involve a physical movement of goods or a tangible commitment of economic resources), such as the pattern of trade, gains from trade, and trade volume.

This is an introductory course providing a study of theories, concepts and components of the urban built environment. Discussions cover the urbanization process, development of urban forms and structures, land policy and development constraints, national development and the land use planning process, the role of government in the planning process, the property development process, and the roles and functions of parties involved in real estate as well as urban development.

This course offers an overview of emerging social issues in contemporary China, focusing on changes after 1949 and how China’s transition from a command economy to a market economy has brought fundamental and rapid changes in its social structure and social relationships among members of different subgroups in society. Topics include sociological perspectives such as changes and new challenges in Chinese families, gender roles, demographic structure and distribution, social safety net, and environment. The course combines lectures, academic readings, films, sources from the mass media, and discussions.

This course enhances students’ communicative competence across five essential skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural communication. The course equips students with a deeper understanding of the Chinese language and culture. Topics include changing money at the bank, and commenting on one’s actions or behaviors. The course requires a prerequisite of Chinese 4.

This course helps students gain intermediate proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, and vocabulary, for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.