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MANAGING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
MANAGING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
UCEAP Transcript Title
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
In this course, students explore challenges underpinning strategic alliances in general. Students critically engage with the issues relating to trust, control, and learning, and how they impact functioning of such arrangements. Alliances demand different leadership and management skills from those individuals who are closely involved in the formation and operationalization of strategic alliances. Understanding socio-cultural, structural, and institutional differences amongst the partners is central to engaging with the alliance phenomenon.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
MANAGING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
Host Institution Campus
University of Cambridge
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics, Business, Finance and Management
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POLITICAL RISK AND STRATEGIC OUTLOOK FOR GLOBAL BUSINESSES
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
POLITICAL RISK AND STRATEGIC OUTLOOK FOR GLOBAL BUSINESSES
UCEAP Transcript Title
POL RISK/GLOBAL BUS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The course provides a foundation to understanding and explaining political risk as a key ingredient for global businesses by considering theory, the role of history, politics and economics, as well as institutions, markets, and nation states. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in a long period of unipolarity and, with it, relative prosperity and stability in the developed world. Political risk was largely looked at by businesses in terms of identification and categorization of risks in emerging economies based on quantitative models that primarily relied on aggregate denominators. The course is taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, and classroom-based real-time simulation exercises. Teaching materials and course delivery is events-based and thereby designed to specifically meet the needs of specific global businesses that operate in a fast-changing and challenging political environment.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
POLITICAL RISK AND STRATEGIC OUTLOOK FOR GLOBAL BUSINESSES
Host Institution Campus
University of Cambridge
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics, Business, Finance and Management
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GENDER, NORMS AND SEXUALITY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
127
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
GENDER, NORMS AND SEXUALITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
GENDER & SEXUALITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course enables students from any subject major to explore gender and sexuality from a critical angle. By looking at the most popular debates from across the world, students examine how cultural makings of body, gender, femininity, masculinity, and sexuality have historically shaped and been shaped by wider social forces. The course visits foundational concepts and theories (feminist and queer theory) in gender studies which draw for example on philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and history. The lectures provide examples from across the globe, to enable students to question their very own norms, in the way people often fail to notice they exist. In seminars, students discuss their chosen examples from popular culture and facilitate discussion of current controversies around gender vis-à-vis the themes and theories covered in the lectures.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
GENDER, NORMS AND SEXUALITY
Host Institution Campus
University of Cambridge
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Social Sciences
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CONSERVATION: THE HUMAN, THE WILDLIFE AND WHY WE DO IT
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
CONSERVATION: THE HUMAN, THE WILDLIFE AND WHY WE DO IT
UCEAP Transcript Title
CONSERVATION
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course addresses the rationale behind conservation, and it evaluates our ideas about humans, animals, and the risks and decisions we make in conservation. The course begins by deconstructing views about conservation – from the stakeholders, the focus and the context to the systems involved. The course then focuses on one of the prevailing paradigms in conservation today – human-centered conservation, both by placing it in its historical context, and reflecting on what the “human” is in that context, and how that defines our perspective on conservation. Students then explore the other side of conservation that it creates – the non-human biotic components and the abiotic components of the habitats they inhabit, with particular focus on the non-human animals in systems. In the seminars, students discuss animals in conservation, with reference to literature on comparative ecology, life history, and cognition. Students use these theoretical concepts and evidence from empirical studies to return to some of the wicked problems in conservation, re-evaluate them, and reflect on how they can be integrated both into framing questions and rendering solutions.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
CONSERVATION: THE HUMAN, THE WILDLIFE AND WHY WE DO IT
Host Institution Campus
University of Cambridge
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Science and Mathematics
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SUPERVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
186
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
SUPERVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
SUPERVISION: PSY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
A research project that assigns students to expert professors in their proposed research topic. The course takes the students' research capabilities to a more professional level. This can be most closely compared to what is called a supervised research project in the USA.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
SUPERVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Cambridge
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Psychology
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FILM AND THEATER JOURNALISM
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
FILM AND THEATER JOURNALISM
UCEAP Transcript Title
FILM&THTR JOURNLSM
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a practical grounding in film and theater journalism, especially for students already majoring in film, theater, or journalism/communication or students considering journalism as a career and/or making a start in college journalism. The course also develops students' interviewing, research, writing and editing skills, and media literacy.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
FILM AND THEATER JOURNALISM
Host Institution Campus
University of Cambridge
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
English
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INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
129
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
INDUSTRL ORGANIZATN
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The course covers the following topics: how firms make decisions regarding pricing, product design, and advertising; how firms make decisions regarding entry, mergers and takeovers, innovation, and vertical relation; the welfare effects of firm decisions and market power; interactions between strategic firms and competition; abuse of dominance and other socially suboptimal behavior by firms and how to regulate it; and basic methods for using data to analyze firm behavior.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Economics, Business, Finance and Management
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECON/NAT RESOURCES
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course utilizes an inter-disciplinary approach by using different analytical lenses when examining the intersections between different fields. The course begins with examination of key theoretical and ideological underpinnings related to natural resource management, synthesizing different academic fields beyond just economics and politics. This foundation is utilized to examine some of the most pressing contemporary global issues, with country and regional specific examples including from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Economics, Business, Finance and Management
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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THE ECONOMICS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
THE ECONOMICS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECON:GROWTH&DEVLPMT
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines how economies can be supported to grow and develop. Growth and development are not synonymous. Economic growth aims to increase a country's national income. Development aims to generate positive qualitative changes. However, both indicators are continuous processes affecting a country's welfare and social progress. The course examines how a country can increase the size of its national income, and also how increased growth can impact on a society by improving the development indicators. The determinants of positive, zero, and negative growth are evaluated, as well as how growth and development are affected by changes in population numbers, resources, infrastructure, innovation, governmental intervention, institutions (political, legislative, and monetary), and stability (including the effects of negative shocks). During the course, students unravel the secret of the “economic miracle” of many Asian countries which have experienced high positive growth and development rates. How poor economies can evolve into relatively prosperous ones is of critical importance. In addition, given the current US and EU economic crises, the issues of economic growth and development are very topical and merit investigation. Comparisons between regions are offered and alternative policy implications are presented. Students examine longstanding statistics regarding both growth and development policies in the US, EU, China, India, Africa, and UAE through the focusing lens of economic theory.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
THE ECONOMICS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Economics, Business, Finance and Management
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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STEM CELLS AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: HOW DOES YOUR BRAIN GROW?
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College
Program(s)
Summer in Cambridge
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
STEM CELLS AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: HOW DOES YOUR BRAIN GROW?
UCEAP Transcript Title
STEM CELL&BRAIN DEV
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides insights into the fascinating world of stem cells and their applications in brain research and clinics. Students follow the life of a cell from embryogenesis to neurogenesis in the adult brain. Students learn directly from scientists how to apply advanced techniques to research, how to build disease models, and the ethical limitations concerning stem cell research. A broad part of the course is directed to debates about working with animal models and stem cells, applications of “mini-brains”, and the role of women in science.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
STEM CELLS AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT: HOW DOES YOUR BRAIN GROW?
Host Institution Campus
Pembroke College
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Biology