Course Catalogue

What makes life worth living? Which people are the happiest? Can money buy happiness and wellbeing? How can we maximize our wellbeing? This innovative course is designed to answer these questions and more by examining the fundamentals of happiness and wellbeing. You will also have an opportunity to develop a range of evidence-based practical skills […]

This course cross-lists with Vietnam Studies. It will allow students to replace Vietnam in the context of Southeast Asia, explore its relationship with its neighbors and new perspectives of its modern historical development. It will help Vietnam Studies students understand regional differences in culture, cultural values, social attitudes, and approaches to history and politics.This course […]

The title of the course suggests two important themes that will orient our discussions and readings: First, how does literature reflect and represent the super/natural world? Second, how do those representations differ across cultures and geographies? What does that tell us about human relationships to the world around us, as well as how heterogenous those […]

This course will brief the key processes of hydrology and meteorology, two intertwined Earth-science disciplines that focus on the terrestrial water cycle. The students will first be introduced to the fundamental sciences governing the climate and hydrological systems, represented by a wide range of variables such as precipitation, wind, air pressure, evaporation, (sub)surface water, and […]

With its expanding economy and ever-deeper international integration China is playing an increasingly significant role in the world affairs. Under such circumstances it is nearly impossible to foresee further international developments without understanding how China approaches the world and what shapes its behavior. How can we make sense of how China makes its foreign policy […]

This video and film production course will introduce students to the basic elements of recording and combining image and sound using various kinds of digital equipment. We will also explore important technical and theoretical concepts associated with the moving image, such as editing, dialectic, representation, and protest. We will cover basic narrative structure and script […]

Educational policy is increasingly based on ideas, theories, and empirical research from economics. Accountability, school choice, charter schools, vouchers, privatization, merit pay for teachers, and school funding are just a few noteworthy examples. This course will explore how economists think about education in general as well as these specific policies and the underlying economic theories. […]

Because cells are the fundamental units of life, the study of Cell Biology will help students to achieve a coherent understanding of all the forms of life, from the molecular level through whole cells to tissues and organs. This course focuses on cell structure and its functions and will cover topics such as membrane structure […]

Have you ever wondered how a human-being develops and changes overtime since birth? If so, welcome to Dev. Psy! Developmental psychology or Lifespan Development is the study of humans development process and different factors that may have an influence on ones development. Students will gain perspectives on how brain and physical, cognitive and linguistic, emotional, […]

Currently, creative writing is widely applied in many fields. Additionally, creative writing is also an essential subject for those who want to become professional writers. This course accumulates many skills, including reading and analyzing literary works, observations, research, along with in-depth interviews. The core of the course is to help students develop their creative writing […]

Large scale systems, including web-based applications, are fundamentally different and more complex than short programs. Software engineering is the study of how to develop large-scale software systems. In this course, students will learn about and practice a variety of interrelated activities and processes, including requirements analysis, system design, documentation, implementation, and testing. Students will also […]

This course introduces students to the major theories of economic growth and development and their applications in the context of globalization. Students will learn the models that economists use to study economic growth, trade, migration, and cross-border investment and whether their predictions manifest themselves in practice. Students will develop both abstract theorizing and data analysis […]