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DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography Development Studies
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
DEVELOPMENT GEOG
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

The course reviews the nature and extent of development theory, practice, and policy over the past 70 years (mid-20th century onwards), with case studies largely focused on the Global South. The course provides a broad awareness and understanding of the key theories and policy debates which inform humanitarian development ideas and practices, as well as the empirical context of different regions of the world. 

 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GEOG0024
Host Institution Course Title
DEVELOPMENT GEOGRAPHY
Host Institution Campus
University College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geography

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URBAN DESIGN: THEORY TO PRACTICE
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
URBAN DESIGN: THEORY TO PRACTICE
UCEAP Transcript Title
URBAN DESIGN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course draws on the extensive theoretical underpinning of urban design as a means to explore approaches to appraise the character of the built environment, and, as a result, to forward practical proposals aimed at beneficially influencing the overall quality and liveability of urban space. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BPLN0078
Host Institution Course Title
URBAN DESIGN: THEORY TO PRACTICE
Host Institution Campus
University College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of Planning

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ISSUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics Development Studies
UCEAP Course Number
151
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ISSUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
ISSUES IN ECON DEV
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course studies the cycle of public policy in developing countries, paying attention to evaluation of public policies, taxation in developing countries.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECON0030
Host Institution Course Title
ISSUES IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Host Institution Campus
University College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics

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SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING IN PYTHON (LEVEL 2)
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
Summer at University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Computer Science
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING IN PYTHON (LEVEL 2)
UCEAP Transcript Title
SCI COMPUTNG/PYTHON
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

Python has rapidly become the standard in scientific computing. It is however much more than that, receiving much excitement about the application of Python to finance, medicine, mobile technology, online gaming, film industry. Its appeal continues to grow in both academia and industry. Much of the advances of medical technology has been due to Python. This is a an intensive Python programming course with numerous medical and health-based applications. Due to the transferability of these skills, students also study examples from investment banking and quantitative finance. The course assumes no prior knowledge of the Python programming language. However, an interest in biomedicine/health is essential.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ISSU0069
Host Institution Course Title
SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING IN PYTHON (LEVEL 2)
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Mathematics

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ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
152
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECON OF INFORMATION
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

One often encounters situations in which two agents are involved in a mutual agreement. Invariably, one economic agent has more information about a characteristic that is relevant to the agreement, than the other. In this course, students study how agents deal with this information asymmetry by designing incentives and embedding them in contracts. Students also study the effects of information asymmetry on the prevailing market equilibrium. Applications of the theory include insurance, labor economics, industrial economics, and environmental economics.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECON0029
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION
Host Institution Campus
University College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics

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ANTHROPOLOGY OF NATIONALISM, ETHNICITY, AND RACE
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
144
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF NATIONALISM, ETHNICITY, AND RACE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANTH OF NATIONALISM
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This advanced seminar course critically examines theories and practices of racism, racialization, ethnicity, and nationalism. The course evaluates both anthropological and wider social theoretical literatures to investigate their contributions and limitations to understanding these historically and conceptually interlinked problematics across different times and spaces. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ANTH0029
Host Institution Course Title
ANTHROPOLOGY OF NATIONALISM, ETHNICITY, AND RACE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology

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FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE IN POPULATION HEALTH
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Health Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
143
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE IN POPULATION HEALTH
UCEAP Transcript Title
POPULATION HEALTH
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course develops students' understanding of new and emerging issues in population health; it will prioritize the presentation of academic work in progress rather than established knowledge. Students are taught about emerging themes in population health as well as how knowledge develops and is disseminated within the academic community. Students develop a deeper understanding of contemporary population health research and to further develop your capacity to critically appraise key issues in population health. 

 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
IEHC0029
Host Institution Course Title
FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE IN POPULATION HEALTH
Host Institution Campus
University College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Epidemiology and Health Care

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CRITICAL AND POSTCOLONIAL APPROACHES TO WORLD POLITICS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
Summer at University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
53
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
CRITICAL AND POSTCOLONIAL APPROACHES TO WORLD POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
WORLD POLITICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

The course first offers students an introduction to the discipline of International Relations to understand some of the key questions that scholars and policy makers have focused on, and how the field has been transformed as the world has changed around them. It then studies a series of pressing contemporary issues, including war, security, development, human rights, and terrorism. These cases and questions are analyzed through different theories including realism, liberalism, constructivism, Marxism, and feminism.

 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ISSU0042
Host Institution Course Title
CRITICAL AND POSTCOLONIAL APPROACHES TO WORLD POLITICS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Political Science

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ASPECTS OF APPLIED MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
153
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ASPECTS OF APPLIED MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
APPL MEDICAL ANTHRO
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
How can what we know as anthropologists be applied to saving lives, alleviating suffering, and promoting vitality? This module surveys some answers to this question from the perspectives of medical anthropology and sister disciplines such as social medicine and global health. Students will read and interrogate classic and contemporary studies from the anthropology and medical literatures, and policy documents from the World Health Organisation and philanthropic foundations. Along the way, students will engage with key theoretical approaches including Critical Medical Anthropology, political ecology, and the social determinants of health. The goal of the class is to equip students to critically evaluate and apply anthropological ideas to current problems in medicine and global health.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ANTH0079
Host Institution Course Title
ASPECTS OF APPLIED MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
University College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology

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GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mathematics Earth & Space Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
128
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOPHYS FLUID DYN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course uses mathematics to discuss the global environment. Basic fluid dynamics and simple physics for the atmosphere and oceans are used to discuss some of the mechanisms involved in the dispersion of pollutants along coasts and the four-yearly (on average) El Nino oscillation in the equatorial Pacific, with its attendant Australia drought and blight of the Peruvian anchovy industry. Typical analysis involves the solution of linear partial differential equations for the velocity and density of the flows.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MATH0024
Host Institution Course Title
GEOPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Host Institution Campus
University College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Mathematics
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