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DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
UCEAP Transcript Title
DEM INSTITUTN DESGN
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course addresses three key issues in the design and functioning of political institutions: the structure of and relationship between the executive, the legislative, the judiciary, and public administration and how election systems impact these institutions; the relationship between these institutions and individual and collective actors such as MPs and political parties; and the impact of institutions and actors on policy outcomes. The course focuses empirically on three areas of the world: Western Europe, the United States, and Central and Eastern Europe. Although not required, it is recommended that students have completed an introductory course in comparative politics as a prerequisite.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
STV2360
Host Institution Course Title
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
Host Institution Campus
Social Sciences
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Political Science
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INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCH
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course is an introduction to developmental psychology focusing on conveying an understanding of key developmental phenomena and theories of typical development in children and adolescents. Through developmental models and developmental studies, the course discusses perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, emotional, personality, and social development. Students learn to describe and explain the main characteristics and variations in human development and the most important development mechanisms, as well as the most important conditions that influence development in different areas of childhood and adolescence.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSY1200
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Social Sciences
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Psychology
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX ANALYSIS
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mathematics
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX ANALYSIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO COMPLX ANALYS
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the theory of functions of a complex variable. Key topics in the subject are analytical and harmonic functions and their properties, potency and Laurent lines, isolated singular points, Cauchy's integral and residual drawing, the maximum principle, Schwarz lemma, and consistent images.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MAT2410
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO COMPLEX ANALYSIS
Host Institution Campus
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Mathematics
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ALTERNATIVE FILM
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Film & Media Studies
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ALTERNATIVE FILM
UCEAP Transcript Title
ALTERNATIVE FILM
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course addresses how the film medium can provide alternative historical, aesthetic, analytical, and theoretical expressions. The course focuses on various alternatives to the culturally and financially dominant model of Hollywood cinema, and to the characteristics of this model in terms of film style and narrative. The course invites analysis and theoretical discussions on larger aesthetic movements and trends, as well as focused studies on specific films and audiovisual images. The course illustrates the historical conditions that form the basis of various cinematic orientations, and explores how film has always in various ways tested the limits and characteristics of the medium. The course offers knowledge to students who want to work with film in academic and/or other professional contexts, such as in film production, cultural work, or in various journalistic contexts. Prior basic knowledge of film history, film/media theory, and academic writing is recommended.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MEVIT3528
Host Institution Course Title
ALTERNATIVE FILM
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Humanities
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Media and Communication
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LOGIC FOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Computer Science
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LOGIC FOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
LOGIC SYSTM ANALYS
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course shows how logical methods can be used to model and reason about data types and distributed systems and gives a high-level introduction to distributed systems. The course therefore briefly introduces different classes of distributed systems – including transport protocols, database protocols, classic distributed algorithms, and cryptographic protocols – as well as different forms of communication and some fault tolerance. Also covered are modeling and analysis of distributed systems and an introduction to different classes of requirements of distributed systems. Equational logic and rewriting logic and the analysis tool Maude are used to formalize and reason about the systems, in addition to reasoning about properties such as termination and invariance.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
INF3232
Host Institution Course Title
LOGIC FOR SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Host Institution Campus
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Informatics
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NORTH KOREA: IDEOLOGY, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Asian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
NORTH KOREA: IDEOLOGY, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
N KOREA:ID SOC&POL
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
North Korea is a society that challenges our conventional ideas about development and modernity. While still proclaiming itself a socialist country, it relies heavily upon essentially Confucian notions of loyalty and filial piety for legitimizing itself internally. This course gives a coherent outline of North Korea's development from its beginnings to the present day in economy, society, politics, and ideology. Students gain an understanding of North Korean culture through literature, visual arts, and cinema. Students acquire a structured and coherent understanding of the process of North Korea's historical development. They gain in-depth knowledge of the main features of North Korea's economy, society, and its political and ideological system. Furthermore, students develop skills in critical understanding of North Korea's cultural products.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
KOR2510
Host Institution Course Title
NORTH KOREA: IDEOLOGY, SOCIETY AND POLITICS
Host Institution Campus
Humanities
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Culture Studies and Oriental Languages
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A CRIMINOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
A CRIMINOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
CRIM OF GLOBALIZATN
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course develops an understanding of the central criminological perspectives on globalization and crime control. Particular attention is paid to the social forces and contexts in which global transformation influence and shape the nature of contemporary crime and punishment. The topics covered vary from year to year but likely include migration, human trafficking and smuggling, terrorism and the war on terror, global policing, and the war on drugs.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
KRIM2952
Host Institution Course Title
A CRIMINOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION
Host Institution Campus
Law
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Criminology and the Sociology of Law
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WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
History
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC
UCEAP Transcript Title
WITCHCRAFT & MAGIC
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course examines aspects of the cultural history of magic with a focus on the period of the witch-hunts in early modern Europe. The course explores how conceptions of magic, witchcraft, and trolldom changed over time; how they were put to use in philosophical reflections, demonological manuals, legislative texts, and oral traditions; and how these ideas became social realities. From the 1500s, combating witchcraft with legislation and judicial prosecution became an important concern for authorities all over Europe. Witchcraft trials consequently became a nexus between law, theology, and the culture of the common people. In this course, students address the cultural and social basis of this development, and review a selection of Norwegian witchcraft trials. The course also introduces later redefinitions of magic expressed in modern occultism and Neopaganism.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
KULH1003
Host Institution Course Title
WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC
Host Institution Campus
Humanities
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Culture, Religion, Asian Languages, Asian and African Studies
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NORMATIVE ETHICS AND METAETHICS
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
107
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
NORMATIVE ETHICS AND METAETHICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
NORMATIVE ETHICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
Moral philosophy, or ethics, can be divided from the more theoretical to the more practical, into metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. This course explores central themes in metaethics and normative ethics. Depending on the semester the course is offered, it will either have a special focus on metaethics or normative ethics. Metaethics describes morality from different philosophical perspectives, such as semantics, ontology, and epistemology. Topics in metaethics include: the meaning of moral terms such as right and wrong; moral sentences; whether moral sentences are true or false; if there are any moral properties or facts in the world that can make moral sentences true; what would these properties or facts be like; is it possible to know what objects have these properties; and how do individuals reach such knowledge. Normative ethics concerns what ultimately explains the moral status of actions. Topics in normative ethics include: are only consequences of actions relevant to determining their moral status; what other aspects are morally significant; what is it that makes a person's life good or bad; and what is it that makes a state of affair good or bad.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
FIL2310
Host Institution Course Title
NORMATIVE ETHICS AND METAETHICS
Host Institution Campus
Humanities
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Country
Norway
Host Institution
University of Oslo
Program(s)
University of Oslo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course is an intermediate to advanced level molecular biology course, which focuses on structure and maintenance of genomes, as well as gene expression. The course discusses topics including major methods used in molecular biology; principles of genome organization and dynamics; how genetic information is stored and expressed; and the main mechanisms of gene regulation. The course requires students to have met specific prerequisites in order to enroll in the course.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BIOS2910
Host Institution Course Title
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Biosciences