GED Course List
GDHC1233 History of the Middle East in the Twentieth Century
20 世纪中东史
This course gives a thematic overview of the major achievements and problems in the Middle East in the twentieth century, with emphasis on culture. It analyses the relationship between economic development, social ideas and cultural expressions. It introduces the main themes of political discourse, and discusses the tension between traditional religious views and rapid secularization. It explores Middle Eastern society through both major social movements and daily life, in rural and urban settings.
Check DetailsGDST1093 How to Build a Green City? Challenges and Solutions
如何建设绿色城市？—— 挑战与解决方案
Sustainable Development means "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." ["Our Common Future", 1987, the World Commission on Environment and Development] As admitted by the Chinese Government at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 11th National People’s Congress, China’s economic growth has come at too high an environmental cost. This course is designed to enable students to apprehend the intricate relationships between economic and financial growth, environmental and ecological problems, and social issues, and ultimately, their effects on human wellbeing. Upon finishing the course, students should be able to comprehend the importance of sustainable development and engage in innovative thinking on development projects in preparing them to face future environmental challenges.
Check DetailsGDHC1133 Indian Civilization and Society
印度的文明与社会
India, the inheritor of the Indus civilization is a dynamic sub-continent with diverse cultural, religious and ethnic background. This continent has a history of external occupation, cultural interaction and exchange over the millenniums by the Vedic Aryan, Greeks, Mongols, Persians, Arabs, Moguls and the Europeans. This course perceives India not as today’s territorial category governed by a particular geo-political reality but as a cultural entity extended all over South Asia and beyond. This course addresses the historical root of Indian civilization and social heritages including religion and politics; medicine and health; social and economic formation; ecology, food and dietetics; and issues from present-day India such as; gender, sex and social hierarchy; and economic globalisation.
Check DetailsGDBM1013 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation
企业与创新导论
The aims and objectives of this course are to train up students with the required multiple skills to solve complex problems in their work place or in making business decisions through understanding of essential entrepreneurial business principles, being aware of and responding to the challenges and rewards from starting new ventures, comprehending the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in society, and grasping how entrepreneurship and innovation are important in today’s world – a world in which unemployment is becoming an issue and the role of small and medium sized enterprises are driving economies. As this course introduces students to an array of principles and new perspectives that will encourage critical thinking to contest their pre-existing ideas and beliefs, students will gain multiple skills and understanding that will help them throughout their careers, either as an employee or as an entrepreneur.
Check DetailsGDST1053 Introduction to Mathematical Logic
数理逻辑介绍
The course is intended to be accessible to better meet the needs of today's undergraduate students from all kinds of disciplines. It is intended for students who has not studied logic previously, but who has some experience in mathematical reasoning. It includes mathematical proofs, and the way of how proofs can be justified. The course contains a systematic discussion of these results and investigations will be centred around first-order logic which shows that the consequence relation coincides with formal provability
Check DetailsGDST1043 Introductory Mathematical Models in Business
商业中的数学模型介绍
This is an introductory course for students interested in applications of mathematics in Business. Topics to be covered include basic calculus, linear algebra and differential equations. With these fundamental mathematics, students can then pursue applications of diverse mathematical perspectives from finance, management, economics and business.
Check DetailsGDFL1043 Japanese I
日语 I
This foundation course is designed for beginners who have never studied Japanese before. The Japanese phonetic system, writing system, basic greetings, sentence structures and practical vocabulary that are suitable for beginners will be introduced in this course. It also provides opportunities for students to understand Japanese culture, and to develop the ability to communicate in basic Japanese such as introducing oneself, daily expressions, telling the time and the date and talking about one’s daily life. Students’ active participation in classroom activities is expected.
Check DetailsGDFL1023 Korean I
韩语 I
This course is designed for the students who do not have any prior knowledge of Korean language. Students are supposed to develop basic skills of language learning. Students will learn Hangeul; Korean alphabet and basic sentence structures of Korean language. And students will learn practical vocabularies and grammars. Besides, students will learn the oral and written use of the language along with proper consideration of contexts and cultures.
Check DetailsGDHS1003 Language, Media and Culture
语言、媒体与文化
This course aims to: (1) explore the social and cultural aspects of language as it is used in the world today; (2) develop an understanding of the socio-cultural context within which media operate; and (3) foster critical perspectives on the role of language and media in society today.
Check DetailsGDHS1023 Language, Media and Technology in the 21st Century
二十一世纪的语言、媒体与科技
This course aims to: 1. introduce students to the concept of digital literacy; 2. raise students’ awareness of how various media shape our communication, social identities and social practices; 3. develop the critical skills to analyse the effects of media and technology on language, meaning; and communication; and 4. enhance students’ digital literacy skills through critically engaging with the interaction between language, media and technology.
Check DetailsGDHC1203 Life and the Soul: Existentialism and The Psychology of War in Twentieth-Century Europe
生命与灵魂：20 世纪欧洲存在主义和心理学的战争
In this course students will learn about key events, ideas, and historical figures that influenced European intellectual history in the 20th Century. Students will be introduced to some of the major figures in 20th Century Europe, and will explore fundamental ideas and psychology of events, that constitute contemporary European culture and civilisation.
Check DetailsGDST1103 Lifestyle and Health
生活方式与健康
How to improve health and longevity? The current challenges facing these issues are diverse and interrelated. This course aims to overview the major lifestyle and behavioural risks to which the public are exposed. A brief concept of health risks including improper diet, smoking, excessive alcohol use, sedentary lifestyle and food poisoning; the prevention of disease development as well as modification of behaviours on tackling these health issues will be discussed. As such, this course attempts to encourage students to consider how people can be motivated to choose a healthier lifestyle.
Check DetailsGDHC1273 Migration in World History
世界移民史
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the interactions and events of human histories with a focus on migration in global and contemporary perspectives. The course examines the process and significance of human movement across the globe throughout history, including the origins, impacts, adaptations, interconnections, and contestations associated with the rise of civilization, global economic, political, ideological, and cultural flows since the prehistoric period. The comparison and contrast of the rise of civilization in different regional and temporal contexts will also be covered in this course, seeing how the migration processes in the past affect how we perceive our identity, nation, and the universe in the present world.
Check DetailsGDHC1023 Modern Europe
现代欧洲
This course is designed as an introductory survey of modern European history. It aims at acquainting students with the main developments in the history of Europe from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. It offers a comprehensive and a close examination of these developments, through a rigorous scrutiny of their origins, character, and evolution. The course is, thus, an inquiry into the historical origins and evolution of contemporary Europe. As such, it addresses directly the fifth Programme Intended Learning Outcome of the General Education Programme at UIC: the pedagogical objective of developing in students the intellectual ability to “use historical and cultural perspectives to gain insight into contemporary issues.”
Check DetailsGDHC1033 Modern European Thought and Culture
现代欧洲思潮与文化
This course is designed as an introduction to the history of modern European ideas and culture. It aims at acquainting students with the central ideas and movements in European thought and culture from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present. It offers a comprehensive and a close examination of these ideas and intellectual and cultural movements, through a rigorous scrutiny of their origins, nature, and evolution. In a similar way to Modern Europe, this course seeks to achieve the pedagogical objective of cultivating in students the ability to “use historical and cultural perspectives to gain insight into contemporary issues.”
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