Each year, various courses at UIC held by professors from different backgrounds inspire students who want to learn more about the fields they are interested in, from culture and humanity to science and technology.
Learn Philosophy in historical stories
Associate Professor of SGE, Dr Dong Tiezhu, is known for his humorous teaching style, attracting students to join his philosophy courses to learn the thoughts at all times and all over the world critically.
Wang Zhuofan, from the 2020 cohort Media and Communication Studies programme (MCOM), enjoys Dr Dong's "The Art of Communication in Chinese Culture" course the most, learning the concept of "lies" from a brand-new aspect.
Dr Dong prepares for his teaching
Interactive art design with coding
In the "Interactive Art and Design" course, students can learn advanced coding technology and cultivate a logical artistic mind.
Sample tutorial work
A teacher answers questions in class
Visual design with practical tasks
Guessing the owner of the students' self-designed avatar, making Bauhaus animations, and plenty of other practical tasks light up students' curiosity in exploring.
Cartoon avatar created by the Public Relations and Advertising programme (PRA) students
Xiong Manling, Chang Jiayuan, Li Tong, Hao Yaxin, Xue Yuhua
Bauhaus GIF created by PRA students
From Xiong Manling, Chang Jiayuan, Hao Yaxin, Xue Yuhua
Accounting course with legal knowledge
Besides data processing skills, accounting courses at UIC also teach law-related knowledge to develop students' critical thinking ability and practical skills in an actual workplace.
Dr Tai Sik-kwan taught students to use legal knowledge to protect their legitimate rights and interests in daily life.
Economic course with trendy events as an example
Dr Shi Hao loves to use current events (like Pepsi and Coca-Cola marketing campaigns and prices) to explain economic principles.
The economics teacher answers student's question
Psychology course with actual experiments
In his class, Dr Chen Rongrong explained people's psychological state at different ages, preparing students for future growth.
The psychological experiment of Yu Chengcheng's study group from the Applied Psychology programme of 2021 found unexpected experimental results.
Statistics course with coding
Associate Professor of FST Dr Deng Yuhui taught students to use Python to visualize statistical results.
Dr Deng Yuhui shows the interactive visual interface created by the graduate students
Scriptwriting with exchanging
Students can actively communicate their ideas in class rather than listening to teachers passively. Brainstorming has inspired many good spots.
Script writing class
Media and communication course with vivid content
The Entertainment Journalism course of MCOM includes conducting interviews, writing profiles, creating videos and producing websites, and broadening students' horizons with plenty of practical tasks.
MCOM students shooting newsreels
These classes are one of UICers' favourite classes. They help students gain new skills while also allowing them to broaden their horizons and explore their potential.
From MPRO
Reporter: Liang Qianning
Photos provided by the interviewees
Editors: Covee Wang, Deen He
