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Studium Generale 2020 Spring
VASSILEVA Maria Niko Associate Professor
Department: Institute of Liberal Arts & Sciences
| Class Time: | 2020 Spring Friday |
| Recommended for: | All Nagoya University Students, faculty members and staff |
Course Overview
Course Overview
Studium Generale is a series of introductory level lectures in English by Nagoya University faculty members and external speakers. Topics cover any research field, arts, and business. The main purpose of Studium Generale is to expose students to topics (both academic and non-academic) that are outside of their major of study in an accessible way, as well as to offer practice in listening to lectures in English.
| Date | Topic | Lecturer | Video | Handout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24 | From university to Antarctica, a story about glaciers and life choices | Alexia Fabiani | ||
| May 1 | Plants and insects help us understand human infertility | Mariana Costa | handout (PDF, 5487KB) | |
| May 8 | Geographical information around us | Koichiro Nagamine | ||
| May 15 | Migration and Development: People on the Move | Francis Peddie | handout (PDF, 519KB) | |
| May 22 | Science communication and public relations | Azusa Minamizaki | handout (PDF, 6361KB) | |
| June 5 | Happiness in philosophy, ethics and religion | Jakub Rajcani |  | handout (PDF, 421KB) |
| June 19 | See elegance in a worm brain | Kentaro Noma |  | handout (PDF, 3383KB) |
| June 26 | Law and Literature: the Japanese legal system as seen through literary sources | Giorgio Fabio Colombo | handout (PDF, 777KB) | |
| July 3 | What's Going on in Elementary School English Classes? | Toru Tatsumi | handout (PDF, 7492KB) | |
| July 10 | Corporate Law and Economic Inequality: A Beginner's Guide | Sean McGinty |  | handout (PDF, 350KB) |
| July 31 | Global Warming: Beyond the Hockey Stick Controversy | Gabor Samjeské | handout (PDF, 2063KB) |
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Syllabus
Syllabus
| Date | Topic | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|
| 4/10 | No class | |
| 4/17 | No class | |
| 4/24 | From university to Antarctica, a story about glaciers and life choices | Alexia fabiani (School of Science) |
| 5/1 | Plants and insects help us understand human infertility | Mariana Costa (School of Science) |
| 5/8 | Geographical information around us | Koichiro Nagamine (Graduate School of Informatics) |
| 5/15 | Migration and Development: People on the Move | Francis Peddie (GSID) |
| 5/22 | Science communication and public relations | Azusa Minamizaki (Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe) |
| 6/5 | Happiness in philosophy, ethics and religion | Jakub Rajcani (Nanzan University) |
| 6/19 | See elegance in a worm brain | Kentaro Noma (School of Science) |
| 6/26 | Law and Literature: the Japanese legal system as seen through literary sources | Giorgio Fabio Colombo (Graduate School of Law) |
| 7/3 | What's Going on in Elementary School English Classes? | Toru Tatsumi (Gifu University, Department of Education) |
| 7/10 | Corporate Law and Economic Inequality: A Beginner's Guide | Sean McGinty (Graduate School of Law) |
| 7/17 | The Ins and Outs of Multi-Country, Long-Distance, Self-Powered Travel | Richard Gregg (Gifu University) |
| 7/31 | Global Warming: Beyond the Hockey Stick Controversy | Gabor Samjeské (Graduate School of Science) |
| 8/7 | Wrap up session |
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Page last updated October 27, 2020
The class contents were most recently updated on the date indicated. Please be aware that there may be some changes between the most recent year and the current page.
