University College London

The course provides an introduction to statistical and computational methods of analyzing and interpreting genetics/genomics data. Emphasis is placed on statistical model application and interpretation. Students learn how to implement various statistical methods, analyze and visualize genetic data through programming in R and command line tools. The emphasis is on students doing analyses in class, and on the interpretation of the results. Programming forms a major part of this course. Students learn how to write their own scripts to perform advanced statistical analyses of genetic data. This is an advanced, fast-paced course with extensive programming assignments. We strongly advise students with no previous programming experience to undertake the R crash course. A short introduction to R at the start of the module will be given. If enrolling on the module with no previous programming knowledge, please be aware that programming skills can only be obtained through many hours of practice. Good performance in the course is dependent upon additional private study to further develop programming skills.

This course enables students to critically assess aspects of strategic project management. Organizations have to choose where they focus their resources and what they hope to achieve. Strategic project management introduces the key principles of project, program, and portfolio (P3) management, focusing on how projects are selected, sustained and completed. Students have the opportunity to understand how P3 management relates to operational management. Essential management skills such as leadership, team building, and conflict management are explored in the context of strategic management of projects, programs, and portfolios. Through a blended learning approach, students are encouraged to evaluate organizational strategies through case studies both in lectures and coursework. Through strategic business relationships, case studies are both current and relevant. The focus is on providing students with insights based on current practice, significant industry experience, and professional standards.

The course provides an introduction to eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell biology, cell signaling, and virology. Topics include membrane structure and function, cellular organelles, cytoskeleton, cell signaling, cell division, cell physiology, bacterial cell biology, and basic principles of virology.

This course introduces students to the legal regulation of commercial relationships having strong connections with more than one legal system. Although the focus is on litigation before English courts, an international perspective is adopted. The implications of Brexit in jurisdictional and recognition rules are to be considered. The traditional English principles and rules concerning international commercial litigation form the basis of the law in many, primarily common law, jurisdictions and regained relevance in the light of Brexit. Emphasis is also be placed on the relevant principles and rules of European Union law applicable before the courts across Europe.

This course provides an introduction to the study of International Political Economy (IPE). IPE is a field of research that combines the study of politics and economics, exploring both domestic and international factors that impact preferences, behaviours, and policies relating to economic globalisation. The course will cover major topics of inquiry within IPE such as the politics and policies relating to international trade, international investment, and international finance. Students will be introduced to theoretical and empirical research analysing each topic covered. By the end of the term, you should have a firm understanding of IPE as a discipline, including ways in which the field’s insights can inform policy-making.

This course starts with an overview of mainstream and critical international relations theory which is then applied to real-world events. Students first think about how war and peace, order and disorder, prosperity and poverty are conceptualized in international relations. Using approaches from realism to post-colonial theory, the course discusses the role of the state in the formation of global politics in order to understand how globalization has in turn affected the role of states in global politics, particularly against the backdrop of populist nationalism and ever-growing global challenges.