UC Masterclasses, 2021

This year John Hawkins, Brian Weir, Doug Jackman, Carli Kulmar and Bruce Arnold will deliver Masterclasses to prospective postgraduate students between Monday, 22 November and Wednesday, 1 December 2021. The masterclasses will be delivered online with the aim of encouraging prospective postgraduate students to consider studying a course with the Faculty.

Masterclass Topic & Description	Linked PG Course	Presenter
Cryptocurrencies Will so-called 'cryptocurrencies' like Bitcoin, Tether and Dogecoin be the future of international finance or are they just a speculative bubble? And what is happening with central bank digital currencies?	Master of International Business	John Hawkins
Climate change and sustainability – can effective responses to climate change actually benefit business, communities and the environment now and for future generations? With COP 26 in Glasgow drawing national attention, the issue of climate change has been brought into sharp focus. While governments appear to dither, peak industry and farming groups, many large businesses and an increasing proportion of the population now favour action. Our major trading partners and advanced nations around the world are moving forward, and increasingly criticising us for not joining them. At an enterprise and community level, what does this mean? Are there benefits and opportunities for jobs, prosperity and improved social outcomes from effective climate action?	Business and B.Bus	Brian Weir
Talent Management – A Strategic Imperative (change the lens to sharpen the focus). This session will relate to marketing the Bachelor of Business (HRM) and Master of HRM	Master of HRM and B.Bus (HRM)	Doug Jackman
Negotiation and Persuasion: Essential skills for every day and every relationship, not simply a tool for the workplace. Most people are excellent at utilising their 'people skills' in the workplace, but often forget to employ them in everyday life. We can all benefit from applying our strategic communication tools in non-business situations, particularly when it comes to family. True negotiation skills such as making sure the other party feels heard, understanding what motivates them, and convincingly persuading others to view situations through a different lens, can help us design solutions which benefit everyone involved.	Juris Doctor/Master of Laws	Carli Kulmar
Take the money and run: Art Crime, Law and ethics. Art (cultural property) is frozen money and hot property. This masterclass explores fraud, theft, money laundering, Holocaust repatriation and the ethics of disinfecting a toxic reputation through philanthropy. It highlights law as a matter of principle, practice and excitement.	Juris Doctor/Masters Law Degree	Bruce Arnold