Hip-hop is one of the most ubiquitous, lucrative and popular musics in the world. Although it emerged in the South Bronx (New York City) in the 1970s, the history of hip-hop goes far beyond the USA and includes myriad transnational exchanges. Hip-hop has always been global, and its production and consumption during the last four decades has been closely linked to recent stages of globalisation, to emergent technologies, and to powerful multinational corporations. Hip-hop thus provides a fascinating case study for considering shifting global flows, and intersections between the global and the local. The module aims to develop your critical awareness of hip-hop as a social phenomenon and the ways that scholars have approached hip hop. The main focus of this course will be rap music, and we will also touch on other elements of hip-hop including DJing (turntablism), breakdancing (b-boys, b-girls), graffiti and knowledge. Various case studies from around the globe will be presented over the course of the semester from contexts with may include the African subcontinent, Cuba, Japan, the UK and the USA. The types of issues that may be explored include: transnational flows, black power movements, language, sampling, authenticities, racialization processes, gender, class, social critique, and consumerism. The module will be based on the study of books and articles, and close listening and viewing of audio-visual materials.
The module aims to develop your critical awareness of hip-hop as a social phenomenon and the ways that scholars have approached hip hop. The main focus of this course will be rap music, and we will also touch on other elements of hip-hop including DJing (turntablism), breakdancing (b-boys, b-girls), graffiti and knowledge. Various case studies from around the world will be presented over the course of the semester from contexts with may include the African subcontinent, Cuba, Japan, the UK and the USA. The types of issues that may be explored include: transnational flows, black power movements, language, sampling, authenticities, racialization processes, gender, class, social critique, and consumerism. The module will be based on the study of books and articles, and close listening and viewing of audio-visual materials.
This module is designed to equip you with the knowledge and understanding of global contemporary and emerging developments in sustainable, ethical and innovative materials, techniques, processes and practices for the luxury textile sector. This module will provide you with the opportunities, inspirations and influences for your final major project concept proposal. It will give you the opportunity to reflect on the global issues in the textile sector and experiment with the current and emerging solutions and alternatives, using these trends and innovations to concept your final project collection of sustainable, luxury artisanal textiles. You will delve into the market intelligence, subject specific literature and academic research to discover the contemporary and emerging trends, innovations and advanced technologies impacting the global textile industry, products and practice. You will have the opportunity to investigate these materials, technologies, techniques and processes through field trips, specialist guest lectures and trend forecasting workshops to gain knowledge and experience to generate original conceptual creative idea’s to inform your practical design and development work. This module will encourage advanced research, experimentation, and critical thinking to help you to develop the aim, objectives and rationale behind your final collection. You will be able to decide your final project concept theme, and design the storytelling, materials, colour and structures in preparation of your final collection of textiles next semester.
This module has been created to represent the modules taken by MSc Global Marine Resources Management students at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology during Part I, Semester 2. It is anticipated this will comprise the following compulsory HKUST coded modules: ENVS 5116 Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment (12 credits) ENVS 5118 Conservation and Sustainable Development (12 credits) OCES 5401 Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (12 credits) OCES 5402 Marine Resources Management (12 credits) OCES 6111 Research Project in Global Marine Resources Management I (12 credits) and a choice of one of the following HKUST coded modules: ENVR 5290 Climate Change: Science, Policy and Management (12 credits) ENVS 5119 Pollution Monitoring and Control (12 credits) EVSM 5240 GIS for Environmental Professionals (12 credits) OCES 5403 Deep Sea Resources (12 credits; this module cannot be chosen if SOES6008, Deep Sea Ecology, is taken at Southampton)
The module seeks to advance your knowledge on key issues of globalization and changes to marketing approaches that have taken place due to internationalisation.. The module situates the concepts and terminology of global marketing in a range of different contexts. i.e., advertising, communication, cyber marketing, public relations and product/services design. Course participants will have the opportunity to engage in theoretical debates on the global marketing environment and application of a global marketing strategy. Course participants will research the global macro and micro environment and engage with issues pertaining to the needs and importance of localisation and adaptation of design, brand and product/services portfolio.
The business of music is evolving at an accelerating pace. Technological change is driving disruption to models of production, distribution and consumption – and globalising the music industries in ways never seen before. Global music industries, worth billions, are a unique field for exploring issues of innovation, translation between fields, new modes of collaboration, and the interface between the arts and technology. This module introduces you to global music industries. It takes a practical approach and will introduce you to industry issues such as budgets (income streams and production costs), markets (models and patterns of distribution and consumption), legal aspects (including copyright), sustainability challenges (including environmental issues) and marketing and communications (including social media strategies and data-driven approaches). Our teaching staff and industry guest speakers are all practitioners in the international music industries and will prepare you to enter this dynamic field.
This module introduces you to the study of Gerontology as a global and an interdisciplinary subject. You will be familiarised with the main theoretical perspectives and approaches to the study of ageing and the life course. You will examine the causes and consequences of ageing at the level of individuals and populations in different country contexts. This involves investigating the social, physical and mental changes humans undergo as they age, as well as the impact of growing proportions of older people on social institutions, labour markets, welfare systems and families. The module combines insights from Social Policy, Demography, Sociology, Biology, Psychology and Economics.
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This module introduces you to some of the main ideas, actors, events, and processes that shape and affect the international system and world affairs. It provides an overview of the major concepts and theories in studying international relations and global politics and is designed to address a variety of important themes in contemporary political debates concerning the governance of world affairs. These themes can include, for example, the risk of armed conflict, global health governance, cross-border migration, poverty and inequality, environmental degradation, non-state actors and social movements, and the global impact of emerging technologies.
Global Society is a content-based interdisciplinary module which introduces you to contemporary world issues. You will explore a wide range of concepts, trends and problems which impact upon global society today including, but not limited to, global economics, the role of international organisations, the effects of globalisation, international aid, health, education and human rights. You will be encouraged to consider your own country in relation to others and their chosen academic disciplines in the context of these themes. The module will encourage the students to think of yourself as a ‘global citizen’ who is preparing to study at an outward-looking university with an international focus.
The global nature of economic, social and cultural relationships and processes has been a major theme of sociological analysis over recent decades. Debates have centred on the content and extent of globalisation, its drivers and consequences for global inequalities. Some commentators emphasise homogenising dynamics, but the continuation of distinct national and local pathways is increasingly highlighted too. Simultaneous with these debates, post-colonial critiques of classical and contemporary social theory raise fundamental questions about its suitability for understanding these global complexities. Historically-informed scholarship has emphasised how global colonial relations, historical trade and indentured labour flows co-constituted European modernity through colonial power and extraction processes.
The aim of this module is to give you a practical grounding in the skills necessary to present a clear and concise business report.
This modules provides a global perspective on business expansion, focusing on the process of internationalization and the evolving characteristics of the global environment which affects it.
The global challenge that is 'sustainability' impacts every dimension of all of our lives. Regardless of your degree, the social, cultural, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability have important implications for your studies, your daily behaviours, and your future career. This module will challenge you to develop your own definition of sustainability while considering how it is actioned by the many different actors (from citizens to governments, NGOs and businesses) who play a part in taking decisions about sustainability at various scales at the local and global level. We will consider key areas of current and future global sustainability concerns, taking a multi-disciplinary holistic approach that crosses the traditional divides between academic disciplines. Much of the module will be framed around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. By the end of the module, you should be able to tackle the difficult question of how we can continue to develop and improve human wellbeing in a socially just way without overstepping the planet’s ecological boundaries. Undergraduates may forward-track or back-track as permitted by the University regulations. Any student who repeats the year externally will complete the Referral Assignment.
The module will introduce you to some of the central themes and concepts in the study of terrorism, extremism, and political violence – spanning history, geographies, and the ideological spectrum.
This module will build on your knowledge and understanding of sustainable and responsible textile practices. You will delve deeply into the skills, culture, ethical values and historical contexts of global artisanship, and further build your practice and skills through an external collaborative project to develop sustainable textile products. You will investigate and debate the global environmental, social, economic and business sustainability factors that influence the textile industries and the role of artisanal practices in ethical, sustainable and responsible textile product development. You will experiment with traditional crafts, materials, techniques and processes in order to build your global textile culture awareness. You will learn about the textile product development process for luxury textiles for fashion, interiors or lifestyle products. You will build on your professional, ethical and academic skills, standards and practices, preparing you for employment or further study if you wish to take a work placement or study abroad in the next year. By the end of this module, you will have gained the knowledge and skills to understand what it means to responsibly apply and value artisanship in the global textile industry.
This module will explore how humans have been impacting the planet over recent millennia, and how more recently the increased impacts are leading to tipping points in many global systems, from biogeophysical to social. As such the module will discuss a range of contexts and approaches, including palaeoscience, an understanding of what a tipping point is and how we can measure/define it. It will cover the raft of recent human impacts, how they are creating change in the natural, social and built world, and what potential solutions exist.
In recent decades globalisation has impacted national education policies in industrialised, emerging and developing economies. This module will look at the different ways in which some education systems in different regions have changed their policies and provision of education in line with ongoing and expected changes, and learn about the contributing actors and shaping factors. We will look at ways in which these changes have impacted upon the teaching and learning processes and possible outcomes
'Globalisation' encapsulates the developing inter-connectedness of markets and economic systems, driven by trade liberalisation. Yet, alongside this drive towards trade liberalisation, the international community has committed itself to a diverse range of objectives, including environmental and social, exemplified by the commitment to sustainable development. These objectives are established and pursued by different actors through separate (specialist) regimes. Thus while the World Trade Organisation regulates international trade at multilateral level, alongside this trade regime are numerous regional and multilateral commitments relating to, for example, environmental protection, climate change, to labour standards, to and human rights. This module, 'Globalisation and Law', is concerned with the challenges posed to democracy and accountability arising from the emergence of new and diverse forms of governance, undertaken by a diverse range of actors, responsible for a diverse range of (sometimes conflicting) interests. To explore, and give substance to these otherwise potentially abstract issues, the module is structured around a case study through which to expose the issues raised, and consider responses to the regulatory challenges posed, by globalisation.
