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Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jonathan Hays
Description: This module develops professional and computational skills that are fundamental to the discipline, enable student engagement with employers, and expand student networks. Students develop introductory computational skills including using and writing computer programs to model physical systems, analyse quantitative data, and solve problems. These computational skills are applicable to any role that requires quantitative analysis and evidence-based decision making. Students will become proficient in preparing professional quality documents including scientific project reports, presentations and job application materials.
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Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elham RezasoltaniPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4122
Description: In this module some advanced mathematical techniques are developed in the context of solving real physical problems. Computer algebra (MAPLE) is used in the practical classes to enable you to learn a professional physicists approach to real problem-solving.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Craig AgnorPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4121 and take SPA4122 and take SPA4401 and take SPA4402 and take SPA4210
Description: This module provides a general introduction to numerical problem solving with the programming language Python. Scientific computing provides an inherently interdisciplinary approach to problem solving; one that combines aspects of applied mathematics, computer science, and software engineering with concepts and models from the physical sciences.In this module basic aspects of scientific computation, including computer number representations, machine precision, discretisation of equations, error and uncertainty, will be discussed. The mathematical underpinnings of numerical methods of problem solving will be developed, including numerical integration and differentiation, searching, data fitting, interpolation, matrix computing, and solving differential equations.These theoretical topics will be put into practice during weekly computational laboratory exercises where computer programs will be written that utilise a variety of numerical techniques to solve problems. Authentic examples from the physical sciences and industry and will be explored.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alan DrewPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4103
Description: This course aims to illustrate some important aspects of physics through experimental measurements. The course will be marked by continuous assessment of student laboratory notebooks, which will not be allowed to be removed from the laboratory. Students will perform a number of experiments over the term and will then have to write a scientific paper on one of the experiments that they have performed. The experiments are: Alpha particle spectroscopy; Thermal equation of state and critical point of ethane, Hall effect measurement of germanium; Building a Helium Neon Laser; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Building a Michelson Interferometer and measuring the magnetostriction of metals and the refractive index of air; X-ray diffraction spectroscopy; The Zeeman effect.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Filip Saranovic
Description: Dissertation - independent research. An advanced, in depth examination of a particular area of law: the chosen topic should relate to a relevant issue within the academic field
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ulla Blumenschein
Description: Following an introductory rehearsal of special relativity, particle scatterings and decays, the module focuses on theoretical foundations and experimental aspects of modern elementary particle and nuclear physics. It covers modern particle accelerators and radiation detectors, conservation laws, the three fundamental forces and their unification, modern neutrino physics, various nuclear models and their implications, radioactive decays, fission and fusion. Higher-level theoretical concepts are introduced from first principles where needed. The course also includes discussions of contemporary discoveries and advances in the field.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Andreas Brandhuber
Description: This module is both an introduction and revision, followed by an extended exposition of the basic principles and applications of quantum mechanics. Topics include: Operators and the general structure of quantum mechanics, observables, orthonormality of eigenstates, expansion theorem, commuting operators, theory of measurement; The harmonic oscillator; Angular momentum theory, the rigid rotator and applications to rotation-vibration spectra of diatomic molecules; Spin in quantum mechanics illustrated with spin1/2: matrix representations, Stern-Gerlach experiments and measurement theory exemplified; Indistinguishable particles in quantum mechanics: Bosons and Fermions; Spherically symmetric potentials and the Hydrogen atom.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Francesco VolponiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA7010P
Description: "Galaxies are the building blocks of the universe and deserve the extensive study they now enjoy. This course applies basic physical ideas to astronomical observations, exploring the properties of galaxies themselves and the evolution of structure in the universe."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Andreas BrandhuberPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA5218 and take SPA5319
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jan MolPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4121
Description: Thermal and Kinetic Physics is a course designed as an introduction to the notion of energy and its transformations. The thermodynamic methodology that is constructed, largely through the paradigm of the ideal gas, is widely applicable throughout the realm of physics. We begin by developing a language capable of dealing with the thermodynamic method and this requires that concepts of equilibrium and temperature are disentangled before work and heat are described in detail en route to the First Law of Thermodynamics. With the First Law many things become readily accessible to an analytic approach previously unavailable including; engines, refrigerators and heat pumps. Entropy will then make a natural appearance as a macroscopic thermodynamic variable in the build up to the Second Law of Thermodynamics with a brief look at its microscopic origins. New thermodynamic potentials including the Gibbs potential and the Helmholtz free energy, and their applications, are discussed in order to generalise further the thermodynamic method. Phase changes for simple systems are briefly covered and the Third law of Thermodynamics described. Finally an introduction to the kinetic description of gases in equilibrium and of phenomena such as diffusion and heat conduction will complete the module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Eram Rizvi
Description: Practical work in the laboratory serves to illustrate basic concepts in physics, and the processes of carrying out experiments and interpreting their results. You will be taught techniques of measurement and the use of instruments and computers. There are some lectures on statistics and data analysis, which are applied to the laboratory measurements. There is no final examination. All assessment is by coursework and laboratory reports.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Francesco VolponiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA7010U
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Marcella BonaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4122Corequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA5666
Description: In this module, you will develop a broad range of skills in the practical analysis of real-world data. This will cover all of the major steps of data analysis, including the cleaning and pre-processing of datasets, initial analysis and visualisation techniques, the selection of appropriate methods to perform in-depth analyses and make statistical inferences from them, the fitting of meaningful physical models in the presence of imperfections and noise in the data, and the estimation of uncertainties and how they affect the conclusions that can be drawn. This module has an emphasis on the hands-on application of data analysis techniques using the Python and R programming languages, and is taught partly through lectures and partly through computer-based lab projects.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Christopher Clarkson
Description: This module develops the mathematical techniques that will be used and built upon throughout the rest of Physics and Astronomy. Topics include vectors and their operations (addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, dot / cross products); functions of a single variable; single variable calculus (including integration and differentiation); functions of many variables and partial differentiation; Taylor series (including the binomial expansion, and for functions of two variables); Fourier series; proof by induction; properties of complex numbers; hyperbolic functions; integration techniques (e.g. substitution, by parts, partial fractions); applications of integration (e.g. averages of functions, volumes of revolution); multiple integration with applications; Fourier transforms.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Scott MelvillePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA5219
Description: Starting from the atomic and quantum descriptions of matter the module uses statistical principles to explain the behaviour of material in bulk. It thus relates microscopic to macroscopic quantities and provides a microscopic explanation of thermodynamics. It provides the bridge between microscopic quantum physics and the behaviour of matter as we know it daily.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Prakash Shah
Description: This module provides coverage of a number of domains within the sphere of minority and group rights at international law and in comparative laws. It includes theories of minority rights, the development of minority protection, self-determination, legal pluralism, regulation of racism and racial discrimination, cultural rights, religious freedom, regulation of Islamophobia, regulation of caste, and linguistic rights.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr David MulrynePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4601
Description: Career Plans and Gathering Evidence for CV; CV and Cover Letter writing; Developing and Recognising Graduate Attributes; Scientific literacy and plagiarism.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Karen Watton
Description: A course will be taught by leading practitioners in legal engineering and design, combining both academic and hands-on practical experience using some of the latest legal tech. This module will examine the theory and application of technology to legal practice and procedures It will consider how machine learning and AI has been, and could be, deployed within the legal sector to provide substantive legal advice, procedural risk analysis, the provision of legal services and contract and practice management. The interaction of technology and legal design will be examined, as well as the practical, legal and ethical issues that legal tech raise.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Peter Alldridge
Description: Introductory, History of Financial Crime, Corporate Liability and procedural and evidential issues in financial crme, Criminal vs Regulatory Justice, AML/CTF - the International Framework, UK regulatory framework, The substantive UK criminal offences , Art Crime, Kleptocracy, Confiscation (UK), Civil actions, Non Conviction based Seizure
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Dimitri Van Den Meerssche
Description: "This module introduces the main philosophical and ethical debates concerning border control, citizenship, migration and refugee/asylum-seeker status. It sets out the arguments for and against ¿open borders¿, the political theory of citizenship and the nation state, and the relationships between citizens¿ rights and universal human rights. As well as matters of general philosophical principle, we will look at the ethics of border control practices, from identity cards and entry controls to surveillance and access to public services, detention and repatriation. We will also consider the cultural dimensions of migration control, in particular the relationship between discourses of security, citizenship, and race/ethnicity/cultural difference."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Whyte
Description: The module will provide a set of skills that will enable participants, through a series of taught activities, to enhance research that focusses upon powerful institutions, namely governmental organisations and profitmaking corporations. It will introduce students to a range of innovative methodological techniques capable of generating novel data. The module will instruct students to uncover hidden aspects of the ways that powerful organisations `talk¿ and `act¿ in order to produce original case study materials.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Joan Serna
Description: This course covers different topics of economic analysis of regulation and compliance. The first part of the course focuses on the economic theory of regulations. The second part of the course investigates different regulated industries: environment, energy, telecom, and financial sector. Finally, the course discusses the economics of compliance and what happens when industries are deregulated.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Antigoni-Aikaterini Lykotrafiti
Description: Who is liable if a flight is cancelled? Are air passengers compensated if their flight is delayed? Do air passengers need to take special insurance against loss or damage to their baggage? Can pilots deviate from the instructions given by air traffic controllers? How do airlines pay for their glamorous, but also costly aircraft? Is it legal to fly a drone? This module will set out to explore the regime of domestic and international liability in aviation, namely the liability of air carriers towards passengers and shippers (Warsaw and Montreal Conventions), as well as for surface damage (Rome Convention), the liability of air traffic controllers, airports, aircraft manufacturers and government bodies; the regime governing aircraft financing and aircraft nationality (Geneva and Cape Town Conventions); EU consumer protection law (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 on compensation for denied boarding, cancellation and delay of flights and relevant jurisprudence), and last, the nascent law on unmanned aircraft systems (drones).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Norah Gallagher
Description: This module will cover all of the legal and policy issues relating to nuclear power generation. It is one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the energy industry. The course will consider the policy aims of Governments in building nuclear power plants to comply with their obligations to transition to clean energy. Nuclear power provides a stable, secure and efficient clean base load of power. The course will also review of all of the international treaties and standards applicable to the nuclear industry from safety and liability to transportation of highly active waste material. Nuclear power is not without its challenges including time and expense of contruction, security concerns post Fukishima, wast management and decommissioning.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kamala Dawar
Description: The Regulation and Compliance Clinic is the opportunity for students to apply the skills and knowledge they acquire about regulation and compliance to a real life setting. In this this module, students will work with partners to (1) develop and hone their oral presentation skills; (2) develop and hone their written professional skills; and (3) understand and replicate how entities deal with regulatory issue. The Clinic blends problem based approach with hands-on experience.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tibisay Morgandi
Description: The International Energy Law and Ethics module is concerned with legal and ethical issues arising in the energy sector. It aims to provide both a theoretical and practical approach to the analysis of these issues.
Description: The module will cover all areas of the so-called 'wet' shipping law; i.e., all legal issues that might arise while a vessel and its cargo are at sea arising from various unfortunate incidents. The module will cover in detail collisions at sea, the law of salvage, the problematic area of wreck removal, the complex area of marine pollution, incidents of piracy at sea including the modern employment of armed guards; and the importance and computation of general average adjustments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Daniele D'Alvia
Description: This module introduces complex concepts in finance at a level that is appropriate for law students to master them . The first part of the course introduces the student to basic understanding of financial models and concepts as it relates to valuation in a legal context. This knowledge forms the basis of analysis for the more complex and broader concept of derivatives. The focus eventually turns to the analysis of ¿derivative¿ instruments, their application in different economic situations, and the benefits/consequences of helping clients set up contracts employing them when investing or conducting business, both locally and globally. Derivative instruments will be analyzed from two separate points of view: speculative and hedging. Tools and basic models that help in understanding the appropriate usage of different derivatives in different situations will also be introduced and examined. Through the course analysis, students will develop a thorough understanding of the models that influence and eventually determine the relationships among different derivative instruments. Legal cases are used to analyze actual situations and explore different possible solutions using financial models and derivatives, facilitating an acceptable legal determination as to the best selection for every particular exposure. The course will be taught on the assumption that the students have no prior knowledge of these financial instruments.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Kamala Dawar
Description: The module examines the fundamental principles of the law of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Topics covered include sources of WTO law, the relationship between WTO law and international and domestic law, the WTO dispute settlement system, and substantive rules on market access (tariffs and non-tariff barriers), non-discrimination (national treatment and most-favoured nation treatment) and rules aimed at balancing free trade and non-trade concerns. The module provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the regulatory framework underpinning the multilateral trading system. On completion of the module, students should be able to advice public authorities, private companies or civil society organisations on the consistency of market access restrictions and discriminatory measures affecting international trade with WTO Law and on the remedies available for breaches of WTO Law.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Norah Gallagher
Description: This module looks at the international legal regimes relating to climate change and consider how this will directly impact the energy sector. There is a fundamental shift in the energy industry away from fossil fuels (non renewable sources) to clean energy (renewable sources). This transition and how it will take place over the coming years will be discussed. This module will also consider emissions trading (ETS) and its effectiveness, the NDC (nationally determined contributions) of states to achieve climate change goals. In addition, it will consider the polluter pays principle as well as the growing number of climate change disputes and assess how these might impact future energy regulation, at an international and national level. The focus is climate change exclusively from the perspective of the energy sector. This module will consider new technologies (such as CCUS and hydrogen), renewable projects and emissions trading and its effectiveness.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Craig Agnor
Description: Students will use their skills and knowledge to carry out an independent research project in the area of physics or astronomy. This involves planning, executing and reporting the results of an experiment or investigation. Each project is open-ended and performed in collaboration with a specialist supervisor.Regular supervisor meetings are supplemented with tutorials that develop key skills such as understanding research problems; effective reading and note taking; how to search existing literature; conceptualising research; and effective showcasing of project and student skills.The tutorials will also equip students with core employability advice and skills to prepare them for taking confident next steps into industry/academia after the end of their studies.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Andrew Pitt
Description: "This module looks at the relationship of terrorism, human rights and migration. Among the key questions will be the relationship of foreigners to threat, the treatment of suspected terrorists through immigration laws, the entitlement of foreigners to protection against return to persecution and torture (as refugees) and the transformation of the technologies around movement of people across international borders which are driven by terrorism related concerns. The module is designed to provide students with an overview of the law around terrorism and how it intersects with migration and border crossing issues. The module will include: an introduction to the course from citizens to foreigners including Human Rights, Political Violence, Terrorism and Extradition. We will examine the issues around refugees, political violence/terrorism and the principle of non-refoulement and how they interact with the prohibition on torture in the context of terrorism allegations. The question of the political issue of diplomatic assurances and legal obligations of protection will be examined as well as the convergence of terrorism, criminal law and refugee protection. The use of digital means by state authorities to counter terrorism and the use of the personal data of foreigners will also be part of the reflections of this course. Students will have an opportunity to present in class their research."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof James Dallas
Description: This module will cover all of the legal and policy issues relating to renewable power generation. There are a range of renewable energy sources available from solar to wind, biomass to geothermal. Students will learn how the energy transition will impact the renewable sector as the world moves towards low-carbon energy. This module will consider this move towards reducing Green House Gas emissions and the growing international, regional and national laws that require States to encourage green investment. China, Denmark, Germany and the Middle East will be used as case studies.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Maria Fanou
Description: This is an introductory module on the law and practice of international commercial arbitration. This one-semester module is aimed at students who do not specialise in dispute resolution and therefore does not require prior knowledge of the subject. However, the module may still be suitable for those not specialising in dispute resolution, but have some knowledge of the topic and would like to explore it in some further detail. This module will consider most of the key themes covered in the specialist arbitration modules but in less detail.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Norah GallagherOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM309
Description: This module provides students with an overview of the energy sector. It identifies the sources of energy law from international treaties to soft law guidelines for example the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Energy is the largest sector globally and is one of the most heavily regulated. Students will learn about the evolution of the energy sector and the difficulties for the future as the sector adapts to the energy transition. There are many interested parties in the energy sector from hosts states, international oil companies, national oil companies, NGOs, IGOs as well as service providers. The different interests of the main actors can be addressed in contracts, national laws or international obligations for example the Nationally Determine Contributions of each State under the Paris Agreement 2015.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Gavin Sutter
Description: Media Law: Reputation Management covers the key areas of law used by those who seek to build and protect a media 'brand' for commercial gain. The module will open with a detailed consideration of libel law and how that protects the public image of an individual (or, indeed, an entity with legal personhood). Whereas perhaps three decades ago the law in this area seemed well settled, the challenges of the internet combined with much of the Defamation Act 2013 remaining to be refined through interpretation by the courts makes this an important and ongoing focus for study by the commercial media lawyer. The second aspect of law which the module will look at is the developing area of privacy. While traditionally English law has not offered direct protection for privacy, a wide range of las have been used in effect to prevent or at least compensate individuals aggrieved by private elements of their lives being published to the masses. Sometimes this has simply been about the privacy of an individual, while in other circumstances it has been about the protection of a direct commercial relationship (such as that between the Douglases and OK Magazine in Douglas v Hello). The development of the tort of Misuse of Private Information, a result of the application of the Human Rights Act 1998, has arguably created a de facto common law privacy protection which continues to explore new nuances at the discretion of the courts. The continued existence of the tabloid press, the fallout from the phone-hacking scandal, and the apparently unending appetite on the part of the general public for 'celebrity' gossip indicates that this is an area of law which will continue to see development for some time to come. The final area of law to be covered in this module focuses on intellectual property in a media context, in particular the use of IP in personality rights and, more broadly, as a means of controlling an individual's brand. As of yet, English law does not recognise personality rights, instead protecting only those who choose to actively merchandise themselves via a form of passing off ('false endorsement'). The course will open up the debate on this issue and consider the potential for this to be expanded, as well as other ways in which IP may be used to protect personal reputation (or not - see, for instance, application of HUbbard v Vosper in this regard). Although English law will be the primary context in which this module will be taught, it is intended that this will provide more a 'case study' context in which the issues raised will be debated rather than a course solely about English law per se. Laws in other jurisdictions (such as, for example, the ongoing debate on defamation reform in Scotland and Northern Ireland) will be raised and discussed where appropriate.
Description: Air transport is one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy. For passengers and goods to be transported safely, regularly, economically and efficiently, a dense web of rules is governing aspects such as the use of airspace, safety, security, air navigation, airports and the environment. This module examines the international, supranational and national rules that make aviation pride itself on being the safest and most innovative mode of transport, as well as the industry that has globalised the world, contributing to peace and economic growth. It also examines critically the lack of uniformity in the international regulatory framework and its implications for the industry and the economy at large.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Karen WattonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM308 or take SOLM307
Description: Entrepreneurship Law Clinic is a unique opportunity to learn and reflect on the legal issues that face entrepreneurs. In this module you will have the opportunity to (i) develop a number of professional skills and your professional identity; (ii) understand the practical legal issues that are faced by entrepreneurs and how to respond to those issues; (iii) interview and draft advice for a client; (iv) develop and practice public speaking and presentation skills; (v) work within a team and network closely with legal experts and entrepreneurship specialists in London's Tech City. Students must adhere to the Legal Advice Centre's practices and procedures including the signing of a confidentiality agreement and student contract.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Miriam Goldby
Description: Specialist dispute resolution mechanisms catering to specific industry needs are popular in international commerce, and arbitration has emerged as the dominant industry choice for resolving shipping disputes, in particular charterparty disputes. Indeed important maritime arbitration centres have long been established in London and New York, and more recently others have started to emerge in countries such as Russia, China and Singapore. London remains a leader in this field with a large number of disputes being decided each year through arbitration in accordance with the terms of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association. The module will tackle questions such as: What is special about maritime arbitration and what distinguishes it from general commercial arbitration? What are the features of maritime arbitration that make it particularly popular? Is arbitration by its nature more suited to the resolution of disputes arising in connection with certain types of shipping contracts (e.g. charterparties) rather than others (e.g. contracts of carriage contained in bills of lading)? Why? What are the implications of widespread use of arbitration for the continued development of shipping law?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sean Mcconville
Description: The study of punishment in the period 1750 -1950 provides a number of fruitful encounters with political and social theory, evolving legal doctrine and concurrent economic and social developments. It requires and imparts versatility and flexibility in the identification of core issues. Handling this and related material can supplement and enrich broader legal studies. Full of human interest and controversy, it is challenging, engrossing and illuminating. Debates range from theories such as moral agency and culpability, to varieties of determinism to consideration of the powers, prerogatives and duties of the state.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Laura EdgarOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM284
Description: The evolving area of AI and Robotics gives rise to many ethical and legal questions over the status of robots, the rights and responsibilities arising from their use and liability for any harm caused. The module will explore the issues of legal personhood, the protection of robots through IP, the responsibilities arising from data use and the various approaches to allocating responsibility and liability. The module covers both embodied artificial intelligent systems (robots) and non-embodied ones (intelligent agents). Distinction is also made between the behaviour of robots as tools of human interaction, and robots as independent agents in the legal arena and its legal ramifications.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angelos Dimopoulos
Description: This course focuses on the relations of the EU with other countries, focusing on particular on international economic relations. It discusses a vital component of the European edifice, that is the international economic agreements the EU concluded in the framework of EU external relations law. The EU is an active player globally and participates in manifold international agreements. Trade and Investment policy has always been one of the most important areas where the EU has been active in relations with third countries. After the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU has acquired the much-needed and long-awaited institutional and substantive instruments to implement a comprehensive, consistent and effective external action in this field . The module provides a thorough analysis of the relevant legal framework and offers a critical review of its efficacy. It deals with the basic constitutional foundations of EU External Relations law and engages in a detailed analysis of the EU¿s substantive policy on international economic matters.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr David Pope
Description: This module offers the opportunity to learn about advocacy from an experienced English commercial barrister. The module begins by examining the role and nature of advocacy in commercial disputes. It then considers the theory of persuasion, a subject that is - surprisingly - rarely taught to law students. The rest of the module investigates the key skills of professional advocates, including oral and written submissions, and cross-examination. The module draws on a range of materials, from the rhetoric handbooks of classical antiquity to videos of recent hearings in the UK Supreme Court.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas Macmanus
Description: This module is about crime committed by governments and it explores the definition and nature of state crime in criminological and political discourse. The module aims to develop a critical understanding of the nature of the state and the scale and type of crimes committed by governments and their agents. The definitional processes involved in labeling states acts as criminal are explored, as are the forces which explain why and how states enter into deviant or criminal practices. Consisting of lectures, seminars and film, the following list is indicative of the subjects that will be covered: Torture, State-corporate crime, counter-terrorism and human rights, Natural Disasters, Asylum Policy as state crime, War Crimes, Genocide, Resisting State Crime: the power of civil society, corruption, state crime denial, comparative genocides, and forced evictions. The course will also feature visiting leading scholars, and representatives from key NGOs.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Ellen Allde
Description: This module examines the international law dimensions of protecting refugees and other categories of forced migrants. It provides a comprehensive overview of the concepts and workings of international law, in general, and international refugee and human rights law, in particular, as they relate to the phenomenon of forced displacement. While international refugee law forms the backbone of the course, the module will also cover aspects of international criminal law, international humanitarian law, and the law of the sea as these apply to refugees and other forced migrants. The module will start by studying the historical origins and development of refugee law up to its codification in the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol. The institutions tasked with overseeing the implementation of these instruments will also be examined, with particular focus on UNHCR and its evolving role through time. The study of substantive law, including State practice and case law of national and international courts and Treaty bodies, will follow thereafter, following ten thematic blocs: 1) the refugee definition (inclusion, exclusion, and cessation of refugee status); 2) the status of Palestinian refugees; 3) non-refoulement and complementary forms of protection; 4) status determination procedures; 5) the content of international protection and other 'durable solutions'; 6) access to asylum; 7) war and displacement; 8) 'climate refugees'; 9) poverty, destitution and 'survival migration'; 10) and the ethical roots of refugeehood, to be taught in 3-hour blocs from Week 2 to 11.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gaetano Dimita
Description: Esports law focuses on the legal, contractual, commercial and regulatory issues that affect competitive video gaming. The module recognises the magnitude of the phenomenon and delineates the legal and commercial parameters under which esports industries operates.
Description: The module examines the law that governs international economic relations between states and between states and non-state actors. It provides an overview of international agreements and organizations concerned with state conduct affecting trade, foreign investment, finance and monetary stability. It also considers less formal means of international economic governance such as standards, principles and guidelines. The study of the relevant law is informed by pressing development, environmental and financial stability concerns arising from the globalisation of the world economy and shifts in global economic power. The module aims to provide the foundation and context for further exploration of specific areas of international economic law covered by other modules offered by this programme. The knowledge and skills gained on this course are suitable for careers in government, international organizations, law firms and NGOs concerned with international trade, investment, finance and development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Bernard Schneider
Description: The module is designed to enable students to understand a range of legal issues that arise in connection with the organisation and operation of tax administrations and the design and implementation of tax procedures. In particular, it will consider organisational models for and core functions of tax administrations, legal design of tax procedures, tax procedure and taxpayer rights, and tax dispute resolution and prevention mechanisms. It will also examine case studies of tax administration and tax procedure reform.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal
Description: This module will examine the function of art and other cultural objects as financial assets. This involves seeing historic and artistic chattels from the point of view of wealth management (via investment, capital appreciation and leasing potential) and as collateral for transactions that are otherwise unrelated (art pledges, mortgages and charges). Since the investment in and taking of security over such assets necessarily involves questions of title, title warranties and title retention terms will also be examined. The module will also consider the treatment of art and cultural property in times of financial turmoil and insolvency. The main question here will be whether such cultural objects can be protected during corporate restructuring or insolvency, or indeed governmental/state financial difficulties. The module will end by considering the new area of art financing and alternative funding models for the acquisition of art.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Gavin Sutter
Description: This digital revolution has had an enormous impact on fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and privacy (and personality rights more widely), and on concepts such as identity, autonomy and agency online. The Module will analyse (1) how the law protects these rights and balances them with the rights of others; (2) whether new fundamental rights should be recognized online and (3) how the law balances potential harms online with these rights. The Module will examine the relationship between law, technology and behaviour. It has a practical dimension by looking at liability relating to online communication and the management of that risk and by examining how these existing and emerging rights can be enforced (including for example the disclosure of a pseudonymous identity). It has a theoretical, law & policy dimension by examining concepts such as identity, privacy and autonomy and how these concepts relate to the law. It will compare traditional approaches to (offline) media regulation and how they relate to new phenomena on social media. The Module therefore examines traditional approaches to content regulation on 'old' media and how these censorship regime(s) is challenged by new media, reflecting on how the law needs to adapt to 'cope' with new (and ever evolving) technologies and business practices. As in traditional media regulation, this encapsulates administrative, civil and criminal law approaches to content regulation and censorship.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Eric Heinze
Description: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 tells us that `the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world¿. But on what grounds? What counts as `dignity¿ and what makes it `inherent¿ to human beings? What counts as equality and what makes human rights the `foundation¿ of freedom, justice and peace? Many governments throughout history have promised various goods, but do human goods mean the same thing as human rights? If not, then what turns goods into rights? Given the historically recent concept of human rights must we conclude that societies lacking the concept necessarily lack freedom, justice and peace?
Description: "The treatment of tax evasion in the UK, including the alternatives to prosecution and the developing regime for dealing with evasion. It will then turn to the national and international law of corruption, dealing with misconduct in public office. The treatment of bribery will include its history and theory, the developing international régime and the trend towards greater negotiation with persons suspected1 of bribery and placing greater duties in respect of enforcement and reporting on the private sector. There will be detailed case studies of corruption in sports and of the Trump Presidency. "
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Clemence TanziPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take SOLM209 or take SOLM222
Description: This module offers a practical legal learning experience in data protection law compliance. It will be based on various compliance scenarios and activities that a data protection officer or in-house privacy counsel would likely face in assisting the processor or controller for whom they work to meet the requirements of the relevant legal framework in their ongoing personal data processing activities of the data . Although this module will primarily focus on the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation, the skills and knowledge acquired from the course materials and learning exercises will be relevant to most data protection legal frameworks and data protection compliance practice.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ian Walden
Description: This module will examine the theory and practice of public affairs advocacy. Public affairs advocacy concerns how organizations try to influence the development of public policy and its resultant implementation through laws, regulations and related measures. Such advocacy may occur at a national, regional or international level, and is an increasingly important area of practice for lawyers. With technological disintermediation culling many functions of traditional legal services, a premium is placed on the very human skills of political advocacy - the ability of legal counsel to help their clients and organizations navigate the external world to influence and effect positive changes.
Description: The module covers WTO rules and principles on domestic regulations (technical standards, rules on services, intellectual property protection) and on trade remedies to protect domestic industries against both fair and unfair trade (safeguards, anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties). It examines how WTO rules, as interpreted by adjudicators, seek to balance the tensions between free trade obligations and the right to regulate in pursuance of national policy objectives and free trade and unfair trade. On completion of the module, students should be able to advice public authorities, private companies or civil society organisations on the consistency of trade defence measures and domestic regulations affecting international trade with WTO Law and on the remedies available for breaches of WTO Law. Students which are not familiar with WTO law are strongly advised to take SOLM192 WTO Law: Fundamental Principles.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eleni Kaprou
Description: The digital environment is developing rapidly bringing forward new opportunities for business and challenges for regulators. This is an exciting time for consumer law with many changes underway as the regulation of the digital environment has become a priority. This module examines the latest developments in the UK and in other jurisdictions, such as the EU. From dark patterns to regulation of very large online platforms to online contracts, this module aims to get students to critically engage with the latest digital business practices and the regulatory responses.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lilian Moncrieff
Description: This module is about crime committed by corporates and it explores the definition and nature of corporate crime in criminological, legal and political discourse. The module aims to develop a critical understanding of the nature of the corporation and the scale and type of crimes committed by companies and their agents. The definitional processes involved in labeling corporates acts as criminal are explored, as are the forces which explain why and how corporates enter into deviant or criminal practices. Consisting of lectures, seminars and film, the following list is indicative of the subjects that will be covered: corporate manslaughter, State-corporate crime, business and human rights, the power of civil society, corruption, corporate crime denial, and land grabbing. The course will also feature visiting leading scholars, and representatives from key NGOs.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rebecca Bates
Description: The international legal regime relating to natural resources is complex and multi-dimensional. It is found in many places, based on doctrines of public international law, regional and local laws as well specific treaty obligations. It is also a dynamic area of international law as changes in technology and environmental awareness of the impact of such developments have led to further changes in legal regime. Concepts in Natural Resources Law: Climate, Energy and Water intersects and supports the study of other disciplines including international environmental law, energy law, as well as international investment law and international economic law. Concepts in Natural Resources Law: Climate, Energy and Water examines the area of International Natural Resources Law from a multi-dimensional perspective with a particular emphasis on climate, energy and water resources. The impact of globalisation and international legal rules on activities in the natural resources sector will be explored throughout the unit.
Description: This module introduces complex concepts in finance at a level that is appropriate for law students to master them . The focus of this course is on the analysis of valuation models, their application in different economic situations, and the benefits/consequences when investing or conducting business, both locally and globally. Tools and basic models that help in understanding the appropriate usage of different valuation models as used in different situations will be introduced and examined in order to assess risk and be able to manage it appropriately. Through the course analysis, students will develop a thorough understanding of the models that influence and eventually determine the relationships between risk and return when evaluating assets. Legal cases are used to analyze actual situations and explore different possible solutions when dealing with risk and other financial concepts, facilitating an acceptable legal determination as to the best selection for various risk exposure. The module will be taught on the assumption that the students have no prior knowledge of finance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: To Be Confirmed
Description: This module provides a highlevel overview of the regulations and legislation pertaining to the electricity sector. It will provide an overview of the electricity value chain, including transmission, distribution, generation, supply as well as wholesale trading and discuss models of electricity market design and regulations, with emphasis on electricity pool models and bilateral trading arrangements in both pre-liberalised and liberalised energy economies. The module will analyse the impact of new technology such as battery storage (BESS) on both electricity market organisation and regulation and consider the role and impact of renewable energy (including support regimes for the same) in electricity markets and wider society. Regulatory concequences of the changes in the energy mix due to the increase of renewable forms of electricity generation, such as capacity markets and the current market reforms considered in GB and the EU will also be analysed. The model will also give students the opportunity to engage with different forms of power purchase agreements and their regulatory context (eg, REMIT and MiFID II).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Mulryne
Description: This course provides an introduction to the basic laws of electromagnetism and electrostatic phenomena: electric force and field; electric potential and energy; capacitance; electromotive force; magnetic force and field; the Lorentz force; electromagnetic induction; mutual and self inductance; magnetic energy; RC circuits; Maxwell's equations; introduction to electromagnetic waves; applications in science and engineering.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Andrea Palinski
Description: This module will provide a critical understanding of the intersection between culture and mental health within a global context. Students will be introduced to social science theories from disaplines such as anthropology and sociology which have been used to inform psychological and psychiatric understandings of mental illness and its treatment. Topics discussed will include the links between culture and mental processes, variations in the manifestation and interpretation of mental illness across cultures, challenges of assessment and treatment of mental illness within multicultural contexts and the impact of intersecting inequalities on the mental health of minority populations . Students will be encouraged to reflect on the impact of culture on both mental disorder and mental healthcare treatment at both local and global levels.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Richard Nelson
Description: The module is a broad survey of Astronomy aiming to acquaint you with evolution of the universe and its constituents. A particular theme is the role played by the known laws of physics in understanding astronomical observation. You will: (i) gain a familiarity with the constituents of the observed universe; (ii) appreciate, and be able to explain, the important part played by the laws of physics in designing observations, and in interpreting and understanding them; (iii) be able to explain the different types of information obtainable from observations across the entire electromagnetic spectrum from gamma rays to radio waves.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Daniele D'Alvia
Description: The chosen topics should relate to a relevant specialisation within the academic fields of Regulations and Compliance.The particular subject area is the student's own choice, guided and agreed by their supervisor. It is expected that students will undertake primary research and/or secondary research based in the sources where the data has not been already subjected to a relevant analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Linda CremonesiPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA5666 and take SPA5131
Description: In this module, you will learn about cutting-edge developments in the fields of machine learning and artificial intelligence, and how they are being used to solve difficult or previously intractable problems. The aim is to give you an appreciation and background knowledge of what machine learning techniques are capable of, what the most powerful current techniques are, how they work, how they can go wrong, and how you can implement them to solve problems yourself. This module is taught through a combination of lectures on the theory and operation of modern machine learning and AI techniques, and computer lab projects where you will implement such methods as random forests, support vector machines, convolutional neural networks, and generative adversarial networks to solve problems in physics and related fields that would be difficult to address using more traditional analysis techniques.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ricardo Monteiro
Description: "This course presents the essential concepts of both special and general relativity. The emphasis is on the physical understanding of the theory and the mathematical development is kept simple, although more detailed treatments are included for those who wish to follow them; space-time diagrams being are used extensively. The course includes discussion of the big bang and black holes."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew Buican
Description: "This course aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics from the beginning. By studying applications of the principles of quantum mechanics to simple systems the course will provide a foundation for understanding concepts such as energy quantisation, the uncertainty principle and quantum tunnelling, illustrating these with experimental demonstrations and other phenomena found in nature. These concepts are introduced and applied to systems of increasing (mathematical) complexity: (i)Infinite 1-D quantum wells. (ii)Finite 1-D quantum wells (introducing graphical solutions of transcendental equations). (iii)LCAO methods for modelling ions. (iv)Simple Harmonic oscillators (introducing Hermite polynomials and applying energy solutions to molecular vibrational spectra). (v)Beams of free particles, probability flux and reflection/transmission in stepwise varying potentials. (vi)Finite potential barriers and tunnelling, Tunnelling through arbitrary potential barriers (the Gamow factor), field emission and Alpha decay and tunnelling. The Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM). (vii)The solution to the Hydrogen atom, including separation of variables, spherical harmonics, the radial equation and electronic energy levels and the quantum numbers n, l, ml and ms and resulting degeneracy. (viii)The treatment of angular momentum in quantum mechanics, its magnitude and projection along an axis. (ix)Introduction to first order, time independent, perturbation theory."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edward MacaulayPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4210
Description: The course covers electromagnetic wave theory, and its relationship with classical and quantum optics. Topics include Maxwell's equations and its wave solutions (including the concepts of Poynting vector and intensity); discussion of group and phase velocities for wavepackets; reflection and transmission at interfaces (including the Fresnel equations); waveguides and their modes; polarisation and birefringence; interference and diffraction; lenses and optical devices (e.g. telescopes and microscopes); simple two-level quantum systems and lasers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ava Kanyeredzi
Description: This module provides students with practical application of Applied Research Methods. The general aim is to equip students with transferable skills that can be either used towards completing an empirical project or conducting a systematic review. There is no taught component in this module, except for 4 hours of tutorial sessions delivered on alternate weeks. These 4 sessions will be complementary to 5 tutorial sessions delivered in Semester 2 for Psychological Therapies:Paradigms and Systems and Psychological Therapies: applications and Effectiveness. The aim of these 4 tutorial sessions is to provide academic support for their completion of their Pilot study.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Filip Saranovic
Description: Dissertation ¿ independent research. An advanced, in depth examination of a particular area of law: the chosen topic should relate to a relevant issue within the academic field
Description: Statistical Data Analysis teaches the fundamentals of probability and statistics, data analysis, and machine learning, as applied to discovering, classifying, and measuring new phenomena. It draws on examples from a wide range of applications, within physics and far beyond. Students will learn to perform statistical calculations, to understand statistical usage in scientific research papers, and to apply practical programming techniques for more advanced analyses.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Karim MalikOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA7005P
Description: "This module covers the essential concepts of modern cosmology, and in particular introduces the student to what has become known as the ""cosmological standard model"". It discusses the structure and properties of the universe as we observe it today, its evolution and the the underlying physical concepts, and the observations that formed our understanding of the universe."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elham Rezasoltani
Description: By the end of this course, a student would be expected to be able to: understand and use basic complex analysis into solving complex equations; have a familiarity with double and triple integrals, polar and spherical coordinates, line and surface integrals and coordinate transformations; use and understand the meaning of scalar and vector quantities, vector differential operators, div, grad and curl and properties; comprehend matrices, their order and type, operations, inverse and transpose, symmetry, orthogonality, Hermiticity and unitarity, determinants, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, use in solving linear systems of equations; be able to solve simple, linear first and second order differential equations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Craig AgnorPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4121 and take SPA4122 and take SPA4401 and take SPA4402
Description: "Ever since the dawn of civilisation human beings have charted the paths of the planets across the night sky and speculated about their nature. Indeed the word planet has its origin in the ancient Greek term `planete' meaning wanderer. Used in its modern scientific context the word planet refers to an object which orbits about a star, but which itself is not a star. Planets have a special philosophical significance since they are the bodies on which life itself is expected to come into existence. This course provides an in depth description of our current knowledge and understanding of the planets in our Solar System, and of the planetary systems now known to orbit around stars other than the Sun and the extrasolar planets. The properties of individual planets and their satellites will be described and contrasted, and basic physical principles will be used to explain their orbits and physical features. Our understanding of how planetary systems form will be explored, and current scientific ideas about the origin of life will be discussed."
Description: Astrophysics has been revolutionized by the advent of large accessible data sets and public domain software for accessing that data and also for modelling astrophysical systems. This module will introduce a range of data analysis and modelling methods used in astrophysics, such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo fitting and N-body simulation. Students will develop practical skills with hands-on experience of modern software packages and data from observatories and space missions such as the James Webb Space Telescope, Kepler and the Parker Solar Probe. Minimal programming background is assumed, but students should be familiar with using computers and mathematics at a level commensurate with BSc in Physics (or equivalent).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edward Gillen
Description: "Ever since the dawn of civilization human beings have speculated about the existence of planets outside of the Solar System orbiting other stars. The first bona fide extrasolar planet orbiting an ordinary main sequence star was discovered in 1995, and subsequent planet searches have uncovered the existence of more than one hundred planetary systems in the Solar neighbourhood of our galaxy. These discoveries have reignited speculation and scientific study concerning the possibility of life existing outside of the Solar System. This module provides an in depth description of our current knowledge and understanding of these extrasolar planets. Their statistical and physical properties are described and contrasted with the planets in our Solar System. Our understanding of how planetary systems form in the discs of gas and dust observed to exist around young stars will be explored, and current scientific ideas about the origin of life will be discussed. Rotationally supported discs of gas (and dust) are not only important for explaining the formation of planetary systems, but also play an important role in a large number of astrophysical phenomena such as Cataclysmic Variables, X-ray binary systems, and active galactic nuclei. These so-called accretion discs provide the engine for some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe. The second half of this module will describe the observational evidence for accretion discs and current theories for accretion disc evolution."
Description: This module provides students with essential knowledge and skills about Applied Research Methods. The general aim is to equip students with transferable skills that can be either used towards completing an empirical project or conducting a systematic review.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Anthony Phillips
Description: This module reviews the classical understanding of space, time and motion. We will study kinematics and dynamics; rotational motion (including the gyroscope); gravity and planetary orbits. In the second part of the module, we focus on oscillatory phenomena and wave motion. Topics will include the 1D wave equation; free, damped, forced and coupled oscillations; resonance and driven simple harmonic motion; interference, beats and standing waves; simple diffraction phenomena; and the Doppler effect in sound and light.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Abigail WaldronOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECS708U or take MTH786U
Description: Machine learning influences modern life through many different avenues and is silently revolutionising the way we live and work. We can see the influence of machine learning algorithms in social media, web search engines, mobile device spell checkers and self-driving cars. This module provides an introduction to machine learning using the Python programming language and the TensorFlow (TM) programming toolkit from Google (TM). Minimal programming background is assumed, however students wishing to take this module should be familiar with using computers, and mathematics at a level commensurate with a BSc in Physics or equivalent degree (calculus and linear algebra).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Abigail WaldronOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECS708P or take MTH786P
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Francesco Volponi
Description: "Stars are important constituents of the universe. This module starts from well known physical phenomena such as gravity, mass conservation, pressure balance, radiative transfer of energy and energy generation from the conversion of hydrogen to helium. From these, it deduces stellar properties that can be observed (that is, luminosity and effective temperature or their equivalents such as magnitude and colour) and compares the theoretical with the actual. In general good agreement is obtained but with a few discrepancies so that for a few classes of stars, other physical effects such as convection, gravitational energy generation and degeneracy pressure have to be included. This allows an understanding of pre-main sequence and dwarf stages of evolution of stars, as well as the helium flash and supernova stages."
Description: This module equips students with knowledge of core skills employed by Mental Health professionals in their workplace. The module maps out both classic and contemporary work in mental health settings and relates theory and research to practice, particularly in psychotherapy. Theory and research are drawn from a number of distinct areas, such as clinical and counselling psychology with a review of core mental health skills, such as assessment, diagnosis and formulation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Congkao WenCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA7018P
Description: The module will cover the basics of string theory, and provide an introduction to the perturbative formulation of string theories. The topics that we will cover include the classical physics of strings, and the quantisation of bosonic and superstrings, perturbative aspects of D-branes, duality symmetries, and two-dimensional conformal field theory and its application to string theory. A brief discussion on some advanced topics in string theory will be given towards the end of the module.
Description: Dissertation ¿ independent research. An advanced, in depth examination of a particular area of law: the chosen topic should relate to a relevant issue within the academic field.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David MulryneOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA6305P
Description: "The module considers in detail the basic physical processes that operate in galaxies, using our own Galaxy as a detailed example. This includes the dynamics and interactions of stars, and how their motions can be described mathematically. The interstellar medium is described and models are used to represent how the abundances of chemical elements have changed during the lifetime of the Galaxy. Dark matter can be studied using rotation curves of galaxies, and through the way that gravitational lensing by dark matter affects light. The various topics are then put together to provide an understanding of how the galaxies formed."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Constantinos PapageorgakisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take INK7002UPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA5218Corequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA6413
Description: The module will give you a grounding in the more formal and axiomatic approach to quantum mechanics and introduce you to the application of these tools in the quantum mechanical description of symmetries in particle physics. Topics include: Dirac notation; Hilbert space; linear operators; formal axioms of quantum mechanics; Schoedinger and Heisenberg pictures; harmonic oscillator; raising and lowering operators; time independent perturbation theory; transformation operators; translations and rotations of coordinates; conservation laws and good quantum numbers; rotation operators; angular momentum operators.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Karim MalikOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA7005U
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Heli Johanna Hietala
Description: "Stars are a vital building block in the Universe: forming out of interstellar gas and dust, and themselves being a major component of galaxies. They are also vital for providing the nuclear reactions that create the elements from which planets and even ourselves are formed. This course describes how the fundamental properties of stars are related to observations. Temperatures and densities in the centre of stars reach values that are unattainable in the laboratory. Yet the application of basic physical principles can help us determine much about the internal structure and evolution of stars, from their formation to their ultimate end states in such exotic and spectacular objects as white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas James HaworthOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA7006U
Description: Radiative transfer describes the emission and propagation of light. In this course students will learn how we use radiative transfer to infer the properties and evolution of distant objects from light alone. They will also learn how light influences the temperature and motion of matter. Light also affects the composition of astrophysical systems which naturally links the course to an introduction to astrochemistry. This module provides a key toolkit for most observational and theoretical astrophyiscs.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Ava Kanyeredzi
Description: This module provides students with knowledge about how mental health can be viewed in different contexts. From causal and protective factors to prevention, stigmatization, rehabilitation and social integration. It is also aimed at addressing contemporary issues, such as the impact of digital technology on mental health and the extent to which world crises can affect the onset and prognosis of mental illness. This module aims at enhancing critical thinking skills by giving the opportunity to reflect on the reciprocal relationship between the context and the individual. Issues or health inequalities, continuity of care and accessibility to mental health care are also addressed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nicola Mcconkey
Description: This module covers the dramatic developments in physics that occurred in the early twentieth century, introducing special and general relativity and quantum theory. In relativistic mechanics we will study special relativity; the Lorentz transformation; length contraction and time dilation; the clock paradox; relativistic kinematics and dynamics; general relativity and its tests and consequences; and black holes and galactic lenses. In quantum theory, we will study descriptions of the evidence for particle-like properties of waves, and wave-like properties of particles, followed by their consequences and their formal expression in physical law: topics include Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Schrodinger's equation and elementary quantum mechanics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christopher White
Description: This module provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts in modern condensed matter physics. Topics include bulk properties of matter (e.g. elastic moduli and thermal expansion coefficients); crystal structures and interatomic potentials; diffraction of waves through crystals and determination of crystal structures; dynamics of crystal lattice vibrations (including phonons and the heat capacity); dynamics of electrons in solids; the origin of conductors, insulators and semiconductors; quasiparticles and holes; properties of magnetic materials.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas James HaworthOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA7006P
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Ava Kanyeredzi
Description: This module is designed for students undertaking a research project in their chosen area of mental health. Although this module is predominately independent study, students are expected to complete a set of formative assessments and have regular contact with their supervisor in order to monitor progress.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew BuicanPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA6413Corequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA7018U
Description: This course introduces core concepts in supersymmetry that can be applied to quantitatively understand a broad variety of physical systems and is a complement to the AQFT and FMQFT modules. Starting with supersymmetric quantum mechanics as a toy model, the course covers the supersymmetry algebra, its representations, the Witten Index, and the resulting constraints on quantum dynamics. We then move on to introduce supersymmetric field theories in three space-time dimensions consisting of scalars and fermions while giving a basic introduction to symmetry currents, the classical and quantum Wilsonian renormalization group flow, moduli spaces, spurions, and non-renormalization arguments. The course culminates in a study of simple dualities in three-dimensional supersymmetric abelian gauge theories. We conclude with a discussion of supersymmetry in four space-time dimensions and, time permitting, the embedding of our constructions in string theory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Burgess
Description: "Research in astrophysics builds on a vast body of literature and archived data. This module is an introduction to research methods which exploit existing information sources in astrophysics. The module serves as preparation for the research project which forms a major part of the MSc programme. In this module students will learn how to review and evaluate with critical insight, the current state of research of a chosen area in astrophysics. They will receive training in writing academic reports in an appropriate style, and will learn how to convey research material in a presentation. Additional topics will be included so that students are prepared for project work at an advanced level. These can include specific exercises in using astronomical data archives, scientific word processing, mathematical skills, using mathematical and data analysis packages, project planning, etc."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Guido Westkamp
Description: Independent research. An advanced, in depth examination of a particular area of law: the chosen topic should relate to a relevant issue within the academic field.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Andrea Palinski
Description: The module links theory to practice, providing an overview of culturally competent approaches to the assessment, treatment and prevention of mental illness in local and global contexts. Students are introduced to research evaluating cultural competency at different levels of service delivery including culturally adapted psychological therapies, culturally appropriate assessment tools, clinical and organizational strategies to improve accessibility of mental health services, cultural competency training frameworks as well as strategic approaches to equitable global mental health care. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the importance and effectiveness of these different approaches and how they are used to enhance and improve available psychological interventions and systems of service delivery to treat a range of mental illnesses across diverse populations. Students will be also submitting a reflective piece based on their work/clinical placement.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sanjaye RamgoolamPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA5218. Before taking this module you are advised to take SPA5304
Description: "The module will cover advanced techniques in mathematical physics and will consist of three parts. The first part will cover topics in the general area of analysis such as Fourier Transforms, differential equations, special functions, asymptotic series, complex analysis. The second will cover groups, algebra and representations. The third will cover elements of gepmetry, differential forms, homology, topological invariants."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David VeghPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA4401Corequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA5218
Description: Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of Newtonian mechanics. Origin of Conservation Laws and their relation to symmetry properties. Rotational motion of rigid bodies, Euler's equations, principal axes and stability of rotation, precession. Small vibration approximation, normal modes
Description: This course presents the essential concepts of both special and general relativity. The emphasis is on the physical understanding of the theory and the mathematical development is kept simple, although more detailed treatments are included for those who wish to follow them; space-time diagrams being are used extensively. The course includes discussion of the big bang and black holes.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Kathryn Leader
Description: This module examines civil and common law jurisdictions in the area of criminal justice in different cultural contexts (i.e. Europe, Asia, Australasia, North America) and addresses possible conflicts of interests when having to work together internationally and trans-nationally. It traces the evolution of civil and common law criminal justice systems, assesses similarities of legal doctrines, theories and application of punishment, prison systems and legal aid provision. The first half of the module will provide an overview of different types of criminal justice systems around the globe, including the assessment of similarities and differences in substantive criminal law. The second half of the module will consider criminal procedure, the trial process, legal aid, penalties, prison systems and rehabilitation programs in different cultural contexts and how judicial cooperation between the systems can by hampered by differences in criminal procedure requirements.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Karim Malik
Description: The MSc project involves a critical review of a chosen topic in modern astrophysics, and may include some original research. Students write a dissertation summarising current research in that chosen field and the extent of their own investigations.
Description: Internet technologies have enabled new ways of committing crimes and have moved "old"" crimes such as fraud online- this has created interesting challenges to the investigation, prosecution and enforcement of the criminal law. Internet technologies are borderless and have enabled an increase in transnational crime. This Module will examine the legal procedural issues arising from transborder online crime: international co-operation, mutual assistance, extradition; the role played by private actors/industry in the enforcement of cybercrime (payment intermediaries; hosting providers (eg cloud computing); internet access providers; domain name registries and registrars etc); the relationship between public and private enforcement; the national and international powers of collecting intelligence & evidence (including surveillance); the law of evidence and admissibility; computer, device and network forensics."
Description: This module provides students with major theories of different schools of thought and paradigms within psychology, such as the Psychoanalytic Paradigm, the Sociocultural Paradigm, the Trait Paradigm, the Learning Paradigm, the Evolutionary Paradigm and the Existential-Humanistic Paradigm. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the history of psychology and the nature of psychopathology. This module also touches upon branches of philosophy such as epistemology, rationalism and empiricism and explores how contemporary philosophers, such as Kuhn's and Popper's view of science.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Devis Di Tommaso
Description: The ML in Materials Discovery module is designed to help you understand how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be applied to the domain of materials science for materials discovery and help you attain a deeper understanding of ML methods applied to real scientific datasets to refine your practical skills. In this module you will learn the basics of modern chemical informatics, and how AI and ML methods can be exploited to study material properties. Then you will apply these computational methods to design new materials, and to model and predict their properties. You will have the opportunity to apply these techniques to specific cutting-edge examples.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Natalie Shoham
Description: This module will introduce students to the aetiology, diagnosis and management of conditions typically seen in secondary mental healthcare. We will cover the full lifespan, beginning with a general overview of key issues, controversies and uncertainties. Sessions will include: mental illness in pregnancy and the postpartum period, mental illness in childhood / adolescence, psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, personality disorders, eating disorders, and mental illnesses presenting in older people, including the impacts of delirium and dementia. Teachers will be clinicians and researchers with experience of working with people with serious mental illnesses.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew BuicanOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take INK7090PCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA7018P
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Enrico Camporeale
Description: The AI in Astrophysics and Space Science module is designed to help you understand how artificial intelligence and machine learning can be applied to the astrophysics and space-science domains and help you attain a deeper understanding of ML methods applied to real scientific datasets to refine your practical skills and to help prepare for your independent study research project irrespective of the specific problem domain of that. In this module you will learn about data preparation and pathologies related to the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, you will apply the methods you have studied in your other AI and ML and your Deep Learning modules, and you will explore knowledge-guided machine learning.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Abigail Waldron
Description: The research methods module is designed to help you attain the relevant skills to assess, understand, and visualise data and to undertake your research project. This includes essential skills such as communication and organising information from the literature, through to being able to extract information on data science methods from a multidisciplinary environment and report writing. A strong emphasis will be placed on enabling you to engage with complex information from seminars and to discuss that information to explore how it relates to material studied on your programme. Discussion sessions will be a key part in helping you develop as a data scientist and enhance transferable skills that will benefit you in the rest of your degree and future employment.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Theodora Dallas
Description: The module maps out both classic and contemporary work in mental health and relates theory to practice, particularly in psychotherapy. Research is drawn from a number of different therapeutic treatments, such as psychoanalysis, CBT, group and family therapy and 3rd wave therapies. Students will have the opportunity to learn about the effectiveness of each method and how these are used to treat a range of mental illnesses such as Psychosis, Depression and Personality Disorders. Students will be also submitting a reflective piece based on their clinical placement.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tarek AnousPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA6308Corequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA7018U
Description: The aim of this course is to complement the core Relativistic Waves and Quantum Fields (RWQF) module by providing the student with some advanced tools essential for research in modern Theoretical Physics. Using the same starting point as RWQF, Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism, we will focus on the Lagrangian formulation of the two most prominent theories of our time: Yang-Mills (gauge) theory and gravity. The alternative notation of differential forms will be explored and the geometric aspects of gauge theory emphasised. Building on this, and introducing elements from group theory and fibre bundles we will introduce classical solitons as localised, finite energy solutions to the classical field equations in various dimensions (kinks in 2d, vortices in 3d, monopoles in 4d, instantons in Euclidean 4d) and discuss their properties, including the existence of zero-modes, associated collective coordinates and moduli spaces.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Gabriele Travaglini
Description: Relativistic wave equations for particles of various spins will be derived and studied, and the physical interpretations of their solutions will be analysed. After an introduction to classical field theory, and the role of symmetries in field theory (including the beautiful Noether's theorem) students will learn the fundamental concepts of quantum field theory, including the quantisation of the free Klein-Gordon and Dirac fields and the derivation of the Feynman propagator. Interactions are introduced and a systematic procedure to calculate scattering amplitudes using Feynman diagrams is derived. We will also compute some explicit tree-level scattering amplitudes in a number of simple examples.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David MulryneOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA6305
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Christopher Reed
Description: "This module examines the theoretical basis of the legal and regulatory framework within which online commercial transactions have to be undertaken (bearing in mind that there is much commercial activity which is, ostensibly, 'free' ¿ Facebook and Google are prime examples). It does this through the lens of legitimate authority, asking the fundamental question: 'Why should an e-commerce business accept this particular law and comply with it?' This question arises because of the regulatory and legal difficulties involved in e-commerce as a cross-border activity. The proposition that an e-commerce business must obey all the laws of the world is, simply, both unrealistic in practice and unsustainable in theory. The first part of the module examines jurisprudential theory in some depth, and the second part applies this theory to particular areas of e-commerce activity to explain how law and regulation there works (or, often, doesn¿t work). Because e-commerce is a global activity it doesn't examine the law of one country alone, but focuses on the underlying principles for regulation, how they differ between jurisdictions, the justifications for and limits on national lawmaking, and how e-commerce businesses respond to regulation. This module uses elements of lawmaking and regulatory theory to illuminate how e-commerce regulation operates in practice."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David VeghPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA7018U
Description: "This module gives a broad exposition of the modern frame work for the unification of special relativity and quantum theory -- relativistic quantum field theory (QFT). Lagrangian formulation and canonical quantisation of free fields with spin = 0, 1/2, 1 are revised. The construction of interacting quantum field theories is devoloped with special focus on phi^4-theory and quantum electrodynamics (QED). Perturbation theory in terms of Feynman diagrams is developed systematically, and important concepts such as regularisation and renormalisation are introduced. These tools are applied to the calculation of simple tree-level and one-loop S-matrix elements and cross-sections in phi^4 theory and QED, corrections to the electron magnetic moment and the running coupling. The course will also touch on more advanced topics such as anomalies, non-Abelian gauge theories, and modern methods for the calculation of S-matrix elements. "
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Craig Agnor
Description: You will examine a specialised area of physics by directed reading and independent study. You will learn to use scientific research literature databases. You will develop the skill of writing a scientific review summarising current knowledge in a field of physics. You may enrol for this project only with the permission of the Module Organiser for MSci projects. Open only to 3rd year MSci students.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Dr Aisah Aubdool
Description: An experimental investigation involving laboratory work, resulting in a piece of original research in the area of pharmacology and therapeutics. The work also involves critical evaluation of previously published results. A dissertation is prepared describing the research work undertaken, and placing it in the context of other research in the field.
Credits: 60.0Contact: To Be Confirmed
Description: The students work on research topics in one of the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Science set by their project supervisors. Computational work is the principal component of the projects. The work also involves critical evaluation of previously published results. A dissertation is prepared.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Timothy Clifton
Description: This module starts with mathematics and principles required to formulate general relativity, before moving on to consider how the theory describes empty space, black holes, and the generation of gravitational waves. The motion of particles and the propagation and observation of rays of light is discussed. The module covers both strong gravitational fields (as found near black holes), and weak gravitational fields (as found in the solar system). The module ends with a discussion of the detection of gravitational waves by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Andrew Danos
Description: The module covers fundamental concepts of machine learning with emphasis on the development of practical skills required for the selection and application of machine learning methods to defined problems. Topics include data representation and preparation, unsupervised learning methods, regression and classification methods, artificial neural networks and performance evaluation. Face-to-face teaching will be combined with extensive hands-on sessions in the computational lab.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Ian Walden
Description: Internet technologies have enabled new ways of committing crimes and have moved 'old' crimes such as fraud online - this has created interesting challenges to substantive criminal law. These challenges concern both the interpretation of traditional criminal law (common law and statute based) and potential new crimes where there is a need to develop the law to close legal gaps. This Module examines substantive criminal law(s) of different jurisdictions (using the UK and the US as the main comparators) from a comparative and international perspective. It also looks at international harmonization efforts such as the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and the EU framework for the harmonization of the law in the fields of cybercrime. The Module looks at definitions and categorisation of cybercrime; the relationships between cyberterrorims, cyberwarfare and cybercrime; content related cybercrime (such as child sex abuse images; pornography; IP infringement; terrorism propaganda (glorification and encouragement); hate speech); communication offences and harassment; online fraud and forgery; computer misuse (hacking; malicious code; interception) and illegal devices and malicious marketplaces. It will also examine the jurisdictional aspects of such criminality.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Carlos Bellorin Nunez
Description: Petroleum laws and contracts are the ultimate manifestation of policy and are the result of lengthy negotiation processes and have an unusual dynamic. According to the World Bank, between 1999 and 2010 more than 30 countries revised their petroleum contracts and made major amendments or completely changed their petroleum legal and fiscal framework. Several more countries have done the same since the 2014 oil price downturn in order to adapt themselves to the changes in the industry. This module will examine the main type of contracts used in the upstream petroleum industry (Production Sharing Agreements, Concessions and Service Agreements) and their most important legal and fiscal mechanisms and the reasons why these are so frequently changed. This course will also focus on the study of these contracts dynamics within the so-called energy transition, risk mitigation strategies in order to avoid the most common forms of legal and political risks: expropriations and contract renegotiation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christopher Chen
Description: "A plasma is an ionized gas where the magnetic and electric field play a key role in binding the material together. Plasmas are present in almost every astrophysical environment, from the surface of pulsars to the Earth's ionosphere. This module explores the unique properties of plasmas, such as particle gyration and magnetic reconnection. The emphasis is on the plasmas found in the Solar System, from the solar corona and solar wind to the outer reaches of the heliosphere and the interstellar medium. Fundamental astrophysical processes are explored, such as the formation of supersonic winds, magnetic energy release, shock waves and particle acceleration. The module highlights the links between the plasmas we can observe with spacecraft and the plasmas in more distant and extreme astrophysical objects."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Anne Flanagan
Description: The security of important data, including personal, is of considerable concern to governments around the world as is the safety of critical infrastructure assets, systems, and networks (both public and private) that are considered so vital that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety. Concerns about former have led to growing legal obligations to ensure the security of information and the systems that transmit and store it. Whether as part of personal data protection regimes, sector-specific regulations (e.g., healthcare, banking and finance) private law or company law obligations, these present a growing source of potential corporate liability. Concerns about the latter have produced frameworks to enable oversight and cooperation needed to manage and mitigate risks to critical infrastructure. This course examines various EU and US legal frameworks
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Description: This module offers students an introduction to key contemporary social/poltical issues through weekly lectures and seminars, supplemented by external site visits. All teaching is in English. Assessments will be set and marked in English but students have the possibility to write in French.
Description: This module examines the different public policy interests that guide regulation of international investments. It explores theories on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), how the law deals with FDI and in particular what is the role and objectives of international investment law. Moreover, this module examines how different legal instruments balance investment promotion and protection objectives with other regulatory interests, such as human rights and environmental protection. The aim is to enable students to critically reflect on the objectives of investment regulation and whether existing rules offer an appropriate balance of (conflicting) public policy interests.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Theodora Dallas
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tarek AnousCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SPA7018P
Description: This module introduces students to a broad range of theoretical critiques of conventional (doctrinal) legal scholarship. The course begins with liberal political theory (Aristotle, Locke and Hobbes). It then considers more specific liberal critiques of law (Economic analysis, Rule of Law critique, and Mill¿s harm principle). The last section of the course looks at Foucault, Feminist legal theory, and Critical Legal Theory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Christopher ClarksonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA6311 and take SPA6308. Before or while taking this module you are advised to take SPA7019U
Description: This module covers advanced concepts of modern cosmology, and in particular will introduce the student to cosmological perturbation theory. It discusses the observed structure of the universe, how these structures formed, and how they can be used to test our theories and models of the universe. The module will also discuss recent and upcoming experiments and large scale structure surveys and their relevance for cosmology.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Anne Flanagan
Description: This module examines EU data protection laws and examples of the regulatory frameworks established in the Member States. It explores the key debates surrounding and commercial and other implications under the new regime of the General Data Protection Regulation, the Policing and Criminal Justice Data and the E Privacy framework, including the challenges of particular developments, such as telecommunications, cloud computing and the Internet of Things.
Description: Students will use their skills and knowledge acquired at both BSc and Masters level to carry out an advanced independent open- ended research project in the area of physics or astronomy. This involves planning, executing and reporting the results of an experiment, theory or modelling at a level substantially exceeding the BSc course and involving a considerable degree of originality and independence. Each project is open-ended and performed in collaboration with a specialist supervisor.Regular supervisor meetings are supplemented with tutorials that develop key skills such as understanding advanced research problems; effective reading and note taking; how to search existing specialist literature using Web of Science and other resources; conceptualising research; and effective showcasing of project and student skills.The tutorials will also equip students with core employability advice and skills to prepare them for taking confident next steps into industry/academia after the end of their studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Laura Edgar
Description: This module examines the law relating to online commercial transactions (bearing in mind that there is much commercial activity which is, ostensibly, 'free' - Facebook and Google are prime examples). It focuses on the law which governs a range of online transactions, including contracting, signatures and online marketplaces. Because e-commerce is a global activity we don¿t examine the law of one country alone (though we will inevitably look at more UK and EU law than that of anywhere else). Our focus is on the underlying principles which are common to all jurisdictions, and the differences in some areas - the theory is that if you understand these, you will be able to analyse any particular national law and apply it to the particular e-commerce activity in question.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David VeghPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA7018P
Description: This module gives a broad exposition of the modern framework for the unification of special relativity and quantum theory - relativistic quantum field theory (QFT). Lagrangian formulation and canonical quantisation of free fields with spin = 0, 1/2, 1 are revised. The construction of interacting quantum field theories is devoloped with special focus on phi^4-theory and quantum electrodynamics (QED). Perturbation theory in terms of Feynman diagrams is developed systematically, and important concepts such as regularisation and renormalisation are introduced. These tools are applied to the calculation of simple tree-level and one-loop S-matrix elements and cross-sections in phi^4 theory and QED, corrections to the electron magnetic moment and the running coupling. The course will also touch on more advanced topics such as anomalies, non-Abelian gauge theories, and modern methods for the calculation of S-matrix elements.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ashley Roughton
Description: The module covers information technology transactions, contracts and licences in a variety of areas, such as: system procurement contracts, commercial software licensing, outsourcing, cloud computing and free and open source software.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Dimitrios Kalogiros
Description: This module provides a wide range of introductory object-oriented programming, data analysis and data visualisation skills. The main focus is the powerful programming languages of Python, R, Matlab and visualisation tools of Tableau, Google Charts, Microsoft Power BI and JupyterR. The weekly interactive learning sessions will be supplemented by weekly computer laboratory/coding drop-in sessions allowing students to acquire the hands-on and on-screen experience they need in exploring the landscape of data science. Students will work collaboratively to draw conclusions and extract useful information from available datasets. They will gain the invaluable skills on how to interpret and report their analysis and results in ways that are informative and appropriate to varied audiences including internal and external stakeholders for informed decision making purposes.
Description: The Cloud computing in AI module is designed to familiarise yourself with the latest Cloud computing and decentralised applications technologies in the context of data management and AI and ML applications. This module will allow you to build working knowledge of the fundamentals of data management and data processing and then to explore network concepts, types of devices and data center functions. You will learn about services provided on the top 'Big Clouds' and practice on how to combine these services to support AI analyses and modelling. You will acquire confidence in applying all the tools learned in your master programme to the widest range of computing and business environments.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Angelos DimopoulosOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM048
Description: This module offers a comprehensive treatment of international law governing foreign investments. It identifies and analyses the sources of international investment law, such as Bilateral Investment Treaties and their content, examining the international law rules that determine investor-State relationships, and discussing their application in practice. It looks into the standards of investors¿ treatment and protection, such as Fair and Equitable Treatment, and assesses their application in arbitral practice. The aim is to familiarise students with the complexities of international investment law, enabling them to give advice about the application of investment law in specific cases.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Maksymillan Del Mar
Description: This course is an advanced introduction to common law reasoning. We will examine key issues and debates over the character of common law reasoning, including: is the common law a system of rules? What is the binding content of precedent? What is the place of policies in common law reasoning? What is analogy and how important is it to common law reasoning? And, how is common law reasoning affected by transnational and global forms of legal reasoning?
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr David Vegh
Description: Students will develop design, experimental, computational or analytical skills through the independent study of a problem in physics. They will learn to write a scientific report summarising results of an independent investigation, placing them in a physics context, and detailing the methods used and the results obtained. The project will run through both semesters and will involve a report and an oral presentation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Maxi Charlotte SchererPrerequisite: This module is only suitable for students with prior experience in international arbitration (i.E. For those who are studying those topics during their llm at qmul or those who have studied or worked in the field in the past).
Description: International arbitration proceedings in the energy sector have seen an important increase in recent years, both in terms of their numbers and their economic and political importance. This module provides students with the basis for understanding the particular issues of disputes in the energy sector, both in international investment and commercial arbitration. It gives students aiming to work in the arbitration area an important qualification in a very competitive market.
Description: This course covers US energy regulation and policy including the impact of pending climate change legislation and proposed Environmental Protection Agency climate change rules and regulations. The US has been a market leader in energy regulation and privatization since World War II. This module looks at how this was achieved in the electricity markets, oil a& gas including unconventional resources and more recently the renewables market. The work of the FERC (Federal Energy Regulaiton Commission) and the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) are also considered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Gabriele TravagliniPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA5304 and take SPA6325 and take SPA5218. Before taking this module you are advised to take SPA7027U
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr David Vegh
Description: The MSc Research Project is at the heart of the MSc programme. It is an independent project undertaken by the student within a working research group in the School. The project runs over three semesters in order to allow for the student to both design their project (using available literature etc.), be trained in the relevant techniques and carry out a reasonably substantial piece of research based on an actual (real) research problem.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Giulia Carabelli
Description: The module introduces students to more than human politics at an advanced UG level. We look at different scales of politics from the personal to the global/planetary to explore human and nonhuman entanglements. Specifically, we discuss the roles of nonhuman actors in scholarly and activist debates about advanced capitalism, histories of colonialisms, gender and racialised hierarchies to reflect on the possibility of growing liveable worlds.As part of this module, students grow plants on campus with the aim to reflect on their personal experience of human/ nonhuman entanglements and to appreciate the links between everyday practice and theory. Together we interrogate the roles of nonhuman agents in world-making and the future.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Richard Saull
Description: Far right forms of politics have emerged as a significant political current in recent years - be it the dominance of Viktor Orban's Fidesz party in Hungary to the election successes of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in India. Much of the popular commentary on these developments has tended to ignore the longer-term presence and historical significance of this form of politics or reduce any historical reference to inter-war fascism. However, the far right has a longer historical pedigree - beyond that of (European) historical fascism - and can be seen to reflect a significant subaltern, if reactionary, ideo-political current in popular, mass and democratic forms of politics across a range of different if connected geopolitical locales from the late nineteenth century onwards. This module examines how and why a distinct far right and 'anti-Conservative' form of politics emerged and, in particular, how and why the changing character of international relations - as revealed in the structures of geopolitics and capitalist world economy - have shaped the evolving ideo-political character of the far right. The module will do this through an examination of several historical and contemporary case studies encompassing different expressions of the far right north/south and east/west.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jeremy Hicks
Description: This module invites students to analyse and compare recent documentary films from countries who were part of the Soviet Union until 1991. Topics include memory and reflection on the Soviet legacy and enduring Russian influence, migration and exile, revolution and conflict. Students will place the films in the context of the possibilities of the documentary form and the historical, social and political issues the films address, drawing on theoretical perspectives from memory studies, postcolonial theory and gender.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria ChekhonadskihOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM6069
Description: This module engages with a canon of Russian novel and minor literature of the 19th century within the broader theoretical perspectives and questions of postcolonialism. Offering comparative case studies of literary and theoretical texts, it traces continuities and discontinuities between the imperialist politics of Russia and the literary themes of centre and periphery, people and power, geography and land, Westernisation and progress, Enlightenment and counter-Enlightenment, tradition and nationalism.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5202
Description: This is the second-year Russian language module for associate students who started their degree in Russian 'ab initio'. It offers further intensive instruction in the Russian language. This module completes the presentation of basic Russian grammar. Apart from grammar, oral practise of the spoken language, aural comprehension and translation from and into Russian are also addressed.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Christopher Phillips
Description: This module gives students the opportunity to study the international relations of the Middle East through the lens of contemporary conflict. The Middle East is often characterized as the most conflict-ridden region of the world. This module seeks to explore firstly if that is an accurate assessment and secondly why so many conflicts have occurred in this region. Focusing on the contemporary Middle East, while also discussing recent history, `conflict¿ is broadly defined to mean not just wars, but also contested politics. Exploration of these conflicts will be framed by international relations theory and the theories of civil conflicts. The module will first consider the key state (and non-state) actors involved in many of these conflicts, whether regional (Turkey, Iran, Saudi, Israel, UAE/Qatar) or international (US, Russia, China). Thereafter, we will explore different conflict case studies each week in which these rivalries have play out and interacted with domestic politics: Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Kurdistan, Palestine and Libya.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria Chekhonadskih
Description: This module navigates across European art movements, highlighting an intensive exchange and collaboration between German and Russian artistic and intellectual circles involved in the radical avant-garde practices after the First World War and the October Revolution (1917-1930). Covering debates on the artistic strategies of intervention in society, politics, everyday life, mass media and urban planning, each session focuses on a theoretical response to a specific problem and a case study of artistic practices across various media and forms, including fine art, architecture, cinema, literature and theatre.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Adrian Armstrong
Description: From boy bands to Valentines, our ways of expressing sexual love were first formulated in the Middle Ages. This module traces the early history of the language of love, through poetry and songs composed between the 12th and 15th centuries. With the help of English translations, you will explore different types of poetry in various languages: Spanish, French, Catalan, Galician-Portuguese, and the Occitan language of southern France. You will develop your ability to analyse complex poems, and to understand and respect cultural differences, through a range of activities including creative rewriting of translations.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Angus NichollsPrerequisite: Students are not allowed to take more than one research project module and before taking this module you must have a 60 average mark from years 1 & 2
Description: Entry to this module will not be automatic. All students wishing to take this module must meet the entry requirements, present an approved topic and have an agreed supervisor. It is designed to enable suitably qualified final-year students to pursue a sustained piece of individual or group research on an agreed topic which may not necessarily be covered in the taught modules. Introductory group sessions on research methods will be followed by individual supervision. You should note that failure to provide evidence of satisfactory progress will lead to de-registration.
Description: The module begins with basic physical concepts, such as Units, Physical Quantities, and Vectors;Kinematics in one, two and three dimensions; Momentum, work, energy and Newton¿s laws, with extension to rotational motion. Equilibrium and elasticity are defined and basic concepts of matter and phases.The concept of fields in physics is introduced and its relationship to forces and potentials on examples of gravity and electrostatics. Wave motion is then defined and corresponding maths and examples in sound and light. Circuit theory and solutions, are introduced, including meters (examples include comparing hydraulics, battery-resistor networks, people flow through stations, etc.). Finally, Basic Quantum Mechanics is introduced using the Feynman approach as well as Relativity from Einstein's train to black holes and basic Cosmology.
Description: Introduction to atomic structure: electrons, protons and neutrons, mass and atomic numbers, isotopes The electronic structure of atoms: Bohr's model of the atom, quantum numbers and introduction to the concept of orbitals and orbital shape, electron configurations, Aufbau principle, Hund's rule and the Pauli exclusion principle, valence and core electrons.Stoichiometry and concentrations: empirical and molecular formulae, balancing chemical equations, the concept of moles and molarity.Chemical bonding: ionic, metallic and covalent bonding, polarisation of bonds, bond strengths and lengths.Properties of gases, liquids and solids: Interatomic and intermolecular forces and the ideal gas law.Introduction to organic chemistry: identification of functional groups and classes of organic compounds, organic nomenclature, the hybridisation approach to rationalising bonding and isomerism.Acids and bases: Brønsted¿Lowry theory of acids and bases, strong and weak acids, acid-base pairs, pH and pKa, buffers solutions, Lewis acids and basesRevision of some basic topics: units, significant figures; moles, molarities and dilutions.Chemical equilibria: equilibria as a dynamic phenomenon, definition of Kc and Kp, calculation of equilibrium concentrations, Le Chatelier's principle, relation between free energy changes and the equilibrium constant.Organic chemistry: specific examples of the structure and reactivity of selected organic compounds
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Karl Pike
Description: This course aims to provide a critical overview of the theory and practice of two of the crucial 'end' stages of the policy process: delivery and evaluation. The module will examine how governments and public agencies around the world have sought to upgrade their delivery and evaluation capacity in recent decades. Lectures will be given by staff and leading practitioners who have front-line experience and knowledge. The course will explore the development of theoretical and empirical academic literature and provide opportunities for students to apply this material to selected case studies relevant to the group. Practitioners will be encouraged to reflect on their practices and experiences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ksenia Northmore-Ball
Description: With the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russia has defied expectations of international allies and adversaries. This module focuses on understanding how Russia¿s contemporary competitive authoritarian regime works. We examine the regime¿s evolution since the Soviet collapse and its continued resilience considering the role of leaders, parties, regionalism, protest movements, popular support and national identity. This module enables students to analyse and assess the political challenges Russia faces today and how domestic politics inform Russia¿s role in current geopolitics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Sharon TurnerPrerequisite: There may be additional rules for this module depending on your programme of study. Please consult your School.Corequisite: There may be additional rules for this module depending on your programme of study. Please consult your School.
Description: This module addresses communication skills for scientists and engineers, and also seeks to reinforce other generic skills of a more technical nature. Topics covered include study skills, academic writing, data presentation and analysis, information retrieval, and oral communication skills. SEFP students who are non-native English speakers and who do not have at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent must register for SEF009 in Semester 1, and then take this module in Semester 2.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr James Vigus
Description: This core module is specifically for students undertaking the four year English programmes with a year abroad. These students are the only students eligible for this module. Students must pass the ssessments set by the partner institution in accordance with the requirements noted on the programme specification in order to progress to year 4 of the programme. If a student fails the module they will be transferred to the equivalent three year programme. This module will be zero-weighted. Students will study the majority of modules in their core subject, developing their skills while witnessing how the discipline istaught in another context. They can take modules outside their subject-area, expanding their horizons and providing for future development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS6200Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take RUS5200 or take RUS5202
Description: Tuition in spoken Russian aimed at enhancing communication abilities in the language. Translation from English into Russian and from Russian into English, complemented as appropriate by free composition, comprehension, précis, and exercises. Achievement of a high level of competence in the language. Compulsory for students specialising in Russian. Native speakers of Russian should register for RUS084N.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Diego De Merich
Description: The Masters' Dissertation is an independent programme of study of an approved topic within the field of Politics. It is designed to enable students to undertake independent research and, through this, allow them to develop a specialised knowledge in an area of the Politics discipline which is of particular interest to them. Thus, it may draw upon, and develop an existing topic or issue associated with a module that they have studied in the earlier part of their programme, or emerge out of a student's specific research interest in an area not covered by other course modules. Although the dissertation is meant to be an exercise in independent research and writing, each student will be offered guidance and support through the assigning of a supervisor within the School who will oversee the progress of the dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sylvia BroughtonPrerequisite: Requires knowledge of a language offered in the module
Description: This module introduces you to language teaching at school. It includes French, German, Spanish, and Russian. The module can count for a degree in those languages. It also includes English but for exchange students only.It is the first of two 15 credit modules, and it focuses on the theoretical aspects of language teaching - whereas the other one (SML6212 which runs during the second semester) focuses on practical matters. Through the completion of this module, you will gain an understanding of key aspects of Applied Linguistics and Psycholinguistics. You will focus on theoretical aspects of second/ foreign language acquisition and their implications for teaching approaches and the design of teaching materials. This will involve planning, producing and delivering teaching materials. This module will also enable you to develop a range of transferable and professional skills such as organisational skills, communication skills, team-work, time management and problem-solving skills.Important: If you are planning to attend the module SML6212 (Languages in the Classroom 2: Teaching and Reflective Practice) in semester 2, you will be required to complete a placement in a local school and will therefore require clearance from the UK's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). towards the end of the first semester. Please contact the module organiser for further information.
Description: Study techniques and theories (including DDS), Presentation of STEM subjects. Analysis of job market, CV building and Skills reflection.Understanding uses and implications of AI in Higher Education.Careers in STEM (showcase of endless possibilities).Computer science bases and common software used in STEM with practice.Health and Safety in the Laboratory.Chemistry lab techniques and apparatuses.Biology lab techniques.Excel data analysis (students on Math A) or symbolic integration computer lab (students on Math B).Physics lab techniques.Engineering lab techniques.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Sharon Turner
Description: Reading and study skills, lecture comprehension and seminar skills, and an introduction to academic writing in English. This module is intended for students, primarily from overseas, whose first language is not English and who do not already have IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sophie Harman
Description: Why do people die of preventable diseases? Are global health threats the biggest security concern of contemporary world politics? It is politics rather than science and medicine that limits disease eradication? Is Bill Gates more powerful than the US President? This module engages with these questions as it explores the key components of the global politics of health and disease: health security, global health governance, inequality and political economy of health. Over 11 weeks students will be encouraged to develop their own interests in global health in collaboration with the module leader. The lectures will focus on the broad themes of global health politics e.g. actors in global health, right to health, equality; and the seminars will provide a space for lively discussion around contemporary global health issues such as Ebola, Zika, and HIV/AIDS. Class learning will be supplemented by independent learning by students and voluntary attendance at a range of global health events in London (e.g. film screenings, talks, careers events). The module is for any student with a keen interest in this specialised area of International Relations and wants to develop their knowledge and learning in a new field of study. While there are no module pre-requisites, students are encouraged to be familiar with the main theories of International Relations and Global Governance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Karl Pike
Description: The aim of this module is to examine the theory and practice of policy-making in modern liberal democratic political systems. The module explores the way in which public issues and problems are triggered, defined and constructed, how policy agendas are set, how decision making takes place, and how policies are implemented. The module is comparative in scope and focuses primarily on case studies from the UK and USA.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS6200A or take RUS6200BPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take RUS5200 or take RUS5202
Description: "Through the analysis of films produced since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union and creation of Russia, this course aims to equip students to be able to comment on contemporary Russian films as they are released. Teaching and assessment focuses on identifying key industrial, thematic and genre trends and issues in contemporary Russian cinema, with a focus on the intersection of the national and transnational. Those without Russian will be able to participate fully in this course by taking the FLM version, although a reading knowledge can be useful for working on less well-known films. The secondary reading is in English, and all key films are subtitled."
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Alasdair King
Description: Dissertation
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Filip Saranovic
Description: The module will examine all aspects of charterparties, being contracts of vessel hire between the relevant parties. More specifically, the module will cover the stage of negotiating a charterparty, the basic principles underlying all such contracts, different types of charterparties (including voyage, time, hybrid and demise charters), various charterparty forms and their practical application, the effect of charterers' orders on the operation of charterparties, and the charters' discharge (including issues of breach, frustration and damages).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jean-Francois Drolet
Description: "This module will introduce students to some of the most important intellectual debates concerning political violence and late modernity as a principle of socio-historical formation. More specifically, the course will draw on literature from various fields such as political theory, philosophy, sociology and international relations to consider the relationship between political violence and the changing nature and consequences of structural phenomena associated with the process of 'liberal modernisation' since the end of the nineteenth century (e.g. secularisation, societal rationalisation, technology, the transnationalisation of production and exchange, decolonisation, the constitutionalisation of the global order, the criminalisation of war etc.). The themes covered include state violence, civil war, revolution, imperialism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, humanitarian warfare and terrorism/counter-terrorism. "
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof David Williams
Description: The module is designed to give students a good command and understanding of key concepts and theoretical traditions in International Relations and their relevance for understanding contemporary themes in world politics.The module seeks to provide students with a more nuanced understanding of the various social forces and processes shaping world politics including the co-constitutive relationship between the theory and practice of international relations. The module also aims at developing the students' capacity to reflect critically about the main claims, strengths and weaknesses of theories in international relations.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Maria ChekhonadskihOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM4006
Description: This course will introduce students to a wide range of texts (literary and visual), concepts, ideas, theories and practices, both historical and contemporary, and the skills they need to analyse them. It will be divided into four 5-week blocks, devoted to topics such as, for example, Reading Literary Texts, Visual Cultures, Culture and Society, Linguistics. Each block will be taught by a combination of lectures laying the ground work and seminars devoted to specific examples.
Description: This module introduces students to arithmetic beyond the integers and rational numbers: modulo arithmetic, and the arithmetic of polynomials, and matrices. Applications of these concepts in probabilty, logic and relational algebra will also be covered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Georg Loefflmann
Description: The United States plays a powerful role in contemporary international relations. Therefore understanding its place in the international system and how its foreign policy is made are of crucial importance for every student of international relations. The module broadly focuses on the theme of American power in the world, through three areas: the historical development of US foreign policy, the institutional background, and current expressions of American power. Knowledge of these areas will give a solid overview and understanding of US foreign policy in the contemporary world.
Description: The module provides students with a detailed examination - and critique - of theories of globalisation and assessment of contemporary globalising processes, and how these particularly influence the developing world. It examines these influences through detailed analysis of contemporary manifestations of globalisation, including neo-liberalism, US hegemony and contemporary imperialism, capital flows, global commodity chains, state-market relations, patterns of global inequality, international institutions, and questions of cultural homogenisation/imperialism. The module also examines the ways in which globalisation is resisted, focusing on the rise of transnational social movements and NGOs, and the politics of anti-globalisation, and how this relates to an ostensibly post-development era. In addressing these issues, the module concludes by asking the most important question: how do we think of development in an era of globalisation, US hegemony, neo-liberalism and imperialism?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Xumeng Xie
Description: This module provides an overview of academic debates centred around evolving gender and sexual politics in contemporary China, which manifests as a unique area for studying the expansion of neoliberal economy, digital technologies as well as its socialist legacies. Bringing together significant theoretical insights and empirical research, teaching of this module will be facilitated through case studies of emerging forms of cultural representation, production, consumption and resistance. Topics will be covered include fandom and the popularity of online literature, influencers and gender performativity, feminist and LGBTQ+ activism and the creation of queer media, in the light of the Chinese context of censorship and governance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Falco PfalzgrafPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SML6211. In taking this module you must have dbs clearance
Description: This module introduces students to language teaching at school. It includes French, German, Spanish, and Russian. The module can count for a degree in those languages. It is the second of two 15 credit modules, and it focuses on the practical aspects of language teaching - whereas the other one (SML6211 which runs during the first semester) focuses on theoretical issues.Through the completion of this module, and building up on the theoretical knowledge which you have acquired in SML6211, you develop practical knowledge of how to design and deliver materials for the purpose of teaching foreign languages. You focus on practical aspects of second/ foreign language acquisition and their implications for teaching approaches and design of teaching materials. You complete a teaching placement in a local primary or secondary school, where you have an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge gained in SML6211 in the actual teaching and learning context. This involves planning, producing and delivering teaching materials. The module also enables you to develop a range of transferable and professional skills such as organisational skills, communication skills, team-work, time management and problem-solving skills.Important: As you are required to complete a placement in a local school, you will have to provide clearance from the UK's Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) towards the end of semester 1 BEFORE this module in semester 2. Please contact the module organiser for further information.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rachel Randall
Description: Labour in Latin American Culture enables students to explore representations of different forms of paid work in the region throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The module addresses cultural texts including visual artworks, films and literary testimonies (testimonios) from a range of countries. The course opens by examining portrayals of industrial work and later focuses on representations of reproductive labour, such as domestic work. It enables students to examine the links between these depictions and different labour movements.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Parvati Nair
Description: The module introduces students to the study of photography, questions of environmental degradation, photography as activist practice and questions of environmental justice. By way of the work of several leading environmental photographers, students will gain a good understanding of how visual culture lends itself to the building of environmental awareness and to the struggle for environmental justice.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Emilie Oleron EvansPrerequisite: Students are not allowed to take more than one research project module
Description: In the Research Project in Translation, final-year students will acquire the background knowledge and skills to produce the translation of a previously untranslated text from one of the languages studied within their degree into English, and a commentary addressing their overall approach and strategy for rendering into appropriate English a source emanating from a different culture. A series of workshops will provide training in the relevant methodologies and theories, to enable students to implement meaningful translation choices. Students must approach a supervisor and agree on the text to be translated prior to enrolling in the module.
Description: The module provides an introduction to engineering through the application of scientific principles to solve practical engineering problems. It includes discussions on applications in the engineering field and the standardisation of units through key engineering principles, engineering calculations, mechanical applications, material behaviour and stress analysis. Key engineering topics will be covered, such as, forces and static systems; equilibrant forces and maintaining equilibrium; stress-strain behaviour of materials; structures under load and structural design; tensile, compressive and shear forces; bending stresses in beams; power transmission systems; internal combustion engines (I.C.)
Description: This module will introduce you to the basic principles of the biological sciences. Through this module you will explore key themes that underpin many aspects of biology such as genetics, disease, cells, and whole organism biology. This will be done through interactive hands on learning as well as practical classes. This module is suitable for those going on to study; Biology, Zoology, Medical Genetics or Biomedical Sciences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Raymond Kiely
Description: The module provides students with a detailed examination - and critique - of theories of globalisation and assessment of contemporary globalising processes. It examines these influences through detailed analysis of contemporary manifestations of globalisation, including the study of global production and commodity chains, state-market relations, the nature and direction of capital flows, patterns of global inequality, international institutions and global governance, questions of cultural homogenisation/imperialism, the US state and globalisation and East Asia and globalisation, and anti-globalisation. The module aims to provide students with a well-rounded understanding of the globalisation debate, and how this relates to contemporary international and global political issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lasse Thomassen
Description: What does it mean to be radical today? Where do we find examples of radical politics in the contemporary world? This module combines two things: we study important contemporary radical thinkers such as Michael Hardt & Antonio Negri, Slavoj Zizek, Ernesto Laclau & Chantal Mouffe; and we study concrete examples of radical politics such as the Occupy protests, the Alter-Globalisation Movement and the Zapatistas. Doing so, we examine the dilemmas faced by students and practitioners of radical politics and the theoretical and political issues that divide them.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ian Morris
Description: Complex systems can be defined as systems involving many coupled units whose collective behaviour is more than the sum of the behaviour of each unit. Examples of such systems include coupled dynamical systems, fluids, transport or biological networks, interacting particle systems, etc. The aim of this module is to introduce students with a number of mathematical tools and models used to study complex systems and to explain the mathematical meaning of key concepts of complexity science, such as self-similarity, emergence, and self-organisation. The exact topics covered will depend on the module organiser's expertise with a view to cover practical applications using analytical and numerical tools drawn from other applied modules.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Navid Nabijou
Description: This is a course in modern abstract algebra, with a focus on Galois theory. This is a beautiful subject which uses group theory to study the symmetries and solutions of polynomial equations. We begin by building up some necessary tools from the theory of rings and fields, and go on to develop the notions of field extension and Galois group. Towards the end of the module we will be able to prove several remarkable results such as the impossibility of certain ruler-and-compass constructions, and the impossibility of creating a general formula for the solution of quintic polynomials. The latter of these was famously proved by the French revolutionary Évariste Galois shortly before his death in a duel at the age of 20.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Oscar Bandtlow
Description: Each Actuarial Science and Data Analytics MSc student is required to complete a 60 credit project dissertation. Students may find a potential supervisor and fill out an Approval Form by the end of Semester B. The module organiser will support this process and ensure that all students are allocated supervisor and project.The supervisor and project must be approved by the Actuarial Science and Data Analytics MSc Programme Director, and the process for this, which may involve an interview with the student, takes place as approval forms are submitted. A typical MSc project dissertation consists of about 30 word-processed pages, covering a specific research-level, industry applied topic in Actuarial Science and Data Analytics. The dissertation will follow the CP2 and CP3 (Core Practices) syllabuses of IFoA examinations. The project will consist of two parts: modelling and communication. The modelling part ensures that the student is able to critically analyse and model commonly used data in actuarial work, maintaining an audit trail, using analytical and statistical methods (performing computation, simulations, or analysis) and generate innovative outputs . The communication part ensures that the student is able to communicate effectively in writing to both actuarial and non-actuarial audiences. An oral presentation of results may be required. The student usually will work on case studies in order to understand and explain actuarial questions. Results from one or more journal articles need to be applied. An MSc project may also involve collaboration with a collaborator based in industry. An MSc project should help prepare students for working as qualified actuaries and even following PhD research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Pedro Vergel Eleuterio
Description: This module introduces key concepts in financial economics and risk management. We will learn economic theories used by investors to determine their optimal portfolio of investment: utility theory, stochastic dominance, mean-variance portfolio theory, CAPM, factor models and arbitrage pricing theory. We consider next efficient market theory. We learn various tests for testing efficient market theory. We also introduce stochastic models for asset prices. Finally we study topics related to ruin/risk theory and look at how insurance companies estimate their liabilities using run-off triangles.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Adrian BaulePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take MTH4101 or take MTH4201 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400 ) and ( take MTH4107 or take MTH4207 or take MTH4500 or take MTH4600 )
Description: Mathematics is used extensively to value annuities and assurances. We study compound interest, rates of discount, and interest compounded continuously. We will understand the idea of present value and how present value allows us to appraise investment projects. We cover annuities-certain. We consider life tables and use them to find the expected present value of life annuities and life assurances, premiums if life assurances are paid for by life annuities, and surrender value of life assurances.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Oliver JenkinsonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take MTH4101 or take MTH4201 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400 ) and ( take MTH4115 or take MTH4215 )
Description: The main aims are twofold: to illustrate (rigorously) how simple deterministic dynamical systems are capable of extremely complicated or chaotic behaviour; to make contact with real systems by considering a number of physically motivated examples and defining some of the tools employed to study chaotic systems in practice. Discrete and continuous dynamical systems, repellers and attractors, Cantor sets, symbolic dynamics, topological conjugacy for maps, definition of chaos. Fractals, iterated function systems, Julia sets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Robert JohnsonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5129
Description: This is an advanced module in probability, introducing various probability models used in physical and life sciences and economics. It serves as an introduction to stochastic modelling and stochastic processes. It covers discrete time processes including Markov chains and random walks, and continuous time processes such as Poisson processes, birth-death processes and queuing systems. It builds on previous probability modules but needs no background in statistics; some experience of linear algebra is also desirable.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Michael Phillips
Description: This module gives students a basis in probability theory needed for modelling asset price dynamics. You will start with a brief review of basic probability theory and then you will be introduced to stochastic processes that underlie many models in finance, such as random walks, Brownian motion, geometric Brownian motion, and Poisson process. You will also get an overview of Ito stochastic calculus and its applications to finance. By the end of this introductory course, you will have achieved a sufficient level of competence in mathematical methods to facilitate further studies in Mathematical Finance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Felix FischerPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4113 or take MTH4213
Description: The module will give an introduction to graph theory from an algorithmic perspective. It will develop the theory behind some of the most commonly used network algorithms from operational research, describe these algorithms and derive upper bounds on their running time.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rodolfo RussoPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5123
Description: This module is an introduction to Einstein's theories of special and general relativity. The first part of the module deals with special relativity, and is mainly about the strange dynamics that happen at speeds comparable to the speed of light. The second part develops the mathematical machinery needed to study the curvature of space-time and the subtle effects of gravity; this is the general theory of relativity. The third part deals with various consequences of the theory, and will touch upon topics like black holes and the big bang.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Felipe Rincon PabonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH5112Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4115 or take MTH4215
Description: This module covers concepts in linear algebra and its applications. The ideas for two- and three-dimensional space covered by the appropriate first year module will be developed and extended in a more general setting with a view to applications in subsequent pure and applied mathematics, probability and statistics modules. There will be a strong geometric emphasis in the presentation of the material and the key concepts will be illustrated by examples from various branches of science and engineering.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ilya Goldsheid
Description: Topics will be chosen from the following list: (i) Borel-Cantelli lemma, Kolmogorov's inequalities, strong law of large numbers; (ii) Weak convergence of distributions. The Central Limit Theorem; (iii) Recurrent events and renewal theory; (iv) Further topics in random walks; (v) General theory of Markov chains. Classification of states and ergodic properties; (vi) Continuous time Markov Processes. Please see the module organiser before registering.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Abhishek SahaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4104
Description: The modern axiomatic approach to mathematics is demonstrated in the study of algebraic structures. This module will focus on ring theory, which includes integral domains, ideals, homomorphisms and isomorphism theorems, polynomial rings, the Euclidean algorithm, and fields of fractions. It will be illustrated by some familiar examples, such as the rings of integers and polynomials in one variable.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hugo Maruri-AguilarPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5120
Description: The module will develop the general theory of linear models, building on theory taught in Statistical Modelling I. This module will introduce generalised linear models, which can be used for modelling data such as binary data and count data, where a normal distribution would not be appropriate. These developments dramatically extend the range of problems that can be studied. The methods will be implemented using R.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Behrang NoohiPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4104 and ( take MTH5112 or take MTH5212 )
Description: Cryptography is fundamental to commercial life; in particular, the principles of public-key cryptography were a major intellectual achievement of the last century. The module will give you a detailed understanding of the subject.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Arrowsmith
Description: A dynamical system is any system which evolves over time according to some pre-determined rule. The goal of dynamical systems theory is to understand this evolution. For example: fix your favourite function f from the unit interval to itself (for example cos(x)); now choose some point x(0) in the interval, and define x(1)=f(x), x(2)=f(f(x)), etc (i.e. x(n) is the result of applying the function f to the point x(0) n times). How does the sequence of points x(n) behave as n tends to infinity? How does this behaviour change if we choose a different initial point x(0)? What if we investigate a system which evolves continuously over time? Dynamical systems theory seeks to answer such questions. The more interesting systems are the 'chaotic' ones, where varying the initial point x(0) leads to very different behaviour of the sequence x(n).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lei FangPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5129
Description: This module begins with a study of loss distributions, with and without reinsurance. We then study compound distributions and their applications in risk modelling. The module then introduces the concepts of copulas and extreme value theory. Finally, we study topics related to ruin theory and look at how insurance companies estimate their liabilities using run-off triangles.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Konstantinos PapafitsorosPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5120
Description: Machine Learning is a rapidly growing field, at the boundary between Statistics and Computer Science. This course gives an understanding of the theoretical basis for machine learning and a set of concrete algorithms including decision tree learning and classification methods. Moreover, this course will introduce some classical statistical methods for high-dimensional data. The course also includes programming and use of algorithms on concrete data set.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alexander GnedinPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4101 or take MTH4201 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400Corequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH5112 or take MTH5212
Description: Differential equations frequently arise in application of mathematics to science, engineering , social science and economics. This module provides an introduction to the methods of analysis and solution of simple classes of ordinary differential equations. The topics covered will include first- and second-order differential equations, autonomous systems of differential equations and analysis of stability of their solutions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Masanori HanadaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH786P
Description: This module introduces you to several state-of-the-art methodologies for machine learning with neural networks (NNs). After discussing the basic theory of constructing and calibrating NNs, we consider various types of NN suitable for different purposes, such as recurrent NNs, autoencoders and transformers. This module includes a wide range of practical applications; you will implement each type of network using Python (and PyTorch) for your weekly coursework assignments, and will calibrate these networks to real datasets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Michael FarberPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5104
Description: The study of metric spaces provides a link between geometry, which is fairly concrete, and topology, which is more abstract. It generalises to multidimensional spaces the concepts of continuity and other ideas studied in real analysis and explores the foundations of continuous mathematics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Behrang Noohi
Description: The module aims to support students on their education and career journey by highlighting the various opportunities available, including internships, job hunting strategies, extra-curricular activities. All students will meet with their Academic Advisors and the Careers Team to discuss career plans, gathering evidence for a CV, cover letter writing, Developing and Recognising Graduate Attributes; Mathematical literacy and plagiarism.The overall theme of this module is discovery and getting prepared for their next steps as Finalists. Students are required to engage with a wide-ranging set of compulsory and optional activities designed to actively engage students in the development of desirable transferable skills.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Viresh PatelPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH5112 or take MTH5212
Description: This module introduces students to the practical modelling of real-world operational problems, together with the mathematical theory behind the most widespread tools for solving these problems. Students will learn how to model common operational problems as linear programs, will study the basic, underlying theory of linear programming, and gain some familiarity with how widely used software tools for solving such problems work. Building on these concepts, students will also learn basic game theory, including how to model and solve optimisation problems that involve future uncertainty or a competing adversary.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ivan TomasicPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5112 or take MTH5212
Description: The theory of error-correcting codes uses concepts from algebra, number theory and probability to ensure accurate transmission of information through noisy communication links. Basic concepts of coding theory. Decoding and encoding. Finite fields and linear codes. Hamming codes. Parity checks. Preliminary algebra on vector spaces and finite fields will be included in the module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lubna ShaheenPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4104 and take at least 1 and no more than 99 modules from level 5 matching mth
Description: This is a second module in algebraic structures, covering more advanced aspects of group theory and ring theory as well as introducing the theory of modules. There is a strong emphasis on abstract thinking and proof. The group theory portion includes the basics of group actions, finite p-groups, Sylow theorems and applications, and the Jordan-Holder theorem. In ring theory, matrix rings and Noetherian rings are studied. After studying the basic theory of modules, the structure of finitely generated modules over Euclidean domains is determined.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Navid NabijouPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take MTH5101 or take MTH5100 ) and ( take MTH5212 or take MTH5112 )
Description: This module provides exposure to advanced techniques in algebra at an MSc or MSci level. Algebra encompasses familiar objects such as integers, fields, polynomial rings and matrices and has applications throughout mathematics including to geometry, number theory and topology. The module will complement the algebra module offered in Semester A and will cover topics either in commutative or noncommutative algebra. Included will be basic definitions and theorems in either case, normally with rings or fields as a starting point.
Description: A dynamical system is any system which evolves over time according to some deterministic rule: all future states are determined by the present state in conjunction with the rule which determines the system's evolution. In discrete time, a dynamical system might evolve by the repeated application of a map; in continuous time, it might evolve according to a flow or a differential equation. Dynamical systems are therefore a fundamental tool in modelling real-world phenomena in the sciences. In this module we investigate the qualitative behaviours of dynamical systems in continuous time, considering questions such as: what features does the future evolution from a given point have? How does this future trajectory of the system depend on the initial state? If the dynamical system's underlying rule is itself changed, how do the qualitative features of its trajectories change?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Abhishek SahaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4104 and ( take MTH5112 or take MTH5212 )
Description: This module is a mixture of abstract theory, with rigorous proofs, and concrete calculations with matrices. The abstract component builds on the theory of vector spaces and linear maps to construct the theory of bilinear forms (linear functions of two variables), dual spaces (which map the original space to the underlying field) and determinants. The concrete applications involve ways to reduce a matrix of some specific type (such as symmetric or skew-symmetric) to as near diagonal form as possible.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lubna Shaheen
Description: This is a module in algebraic structures, covering more advanced aspects of group theory as well as introducing the theory of modules. There is a strong emphasis on abstract thinking and proof. The group theory portion includes the basics of group actions, finite p-groups, Sylow theorems and applications, and the Jordan-Holder theorem. Ring theory is also explored via matrix rings and Noetherian rings. After studying the basic theory of modules, the structure of finitely generated modules over Euclidean domains is determined.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Felix Fischer
Description: This module provides an introduction to the theory of graphs from an algorithmic perspective. A graph models a set of objects and a pairwise relation among them, such as locations on a map and roads between these locations. An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem, such as that of finding a shortest path between two locations. Students will learn to model real-world problems using graphs, and to solve them both by hand and with the help of software tools. Mathematical properties of graphs will be used in developing new algorithms and showing that these algorithms work correctly and efficiently.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alexander ShestopaloffOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH6102Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH6134
Description: The module aims to introduce you to the Bayesian paradigm. The module will show some of the problems with frequentist statistical methods and demonstrate that the Bayesian paradigm provides a unified approach to problems of statistical inference and prediction. In the Module you will learn to make Bayesian inferences in a variety of problems, and apply Bayesian methods in real-life examples.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Melania NicaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5124
Description: This module extends the methods used in Actuarial Mathematics I. We study concepts involved with gross premium reserves, including death strain, mortality profit and Thiele's equation. We show how to calculate life table functions, annuities and assurances involving two lives, assuming independence. We describe and use methods of valuing expected cashflows that are contingent upon multiple decrement events. We investigate projected cashflow techniques for pricing unit-linked contracts. We describe the principal forms of heterogeneity within a population.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Felix Fischer
Description: You will write a report that must present the study of some mathematical topic at fourth-year undergraduate level and must be your own work in the sense that it gives an original account of the material, but it need not contain new mathematical results. The list of potential projects and supervisors is available on the School of Mathematical Sciences website. You will be accepted for a specific project only after agreement between the module organiser and the project supervisor.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arthur GuillauminPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5120
Description: This module introduces modern methods of statistical inference for small samples, which use computational methods of analysis, rather than asymptotic theory. The techniques covered in the module include non-parametric tests, bootstrap, and cross-validation. Most of these methods are now used regularly in modern business, finance, and science. Finally, the module includes the implementation of all the proposed methods with the statistics software R.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Christopher Sutton
Description: The lengths of peoples lives is of crucial importance in the Insurance and Pensions industry so models for survival must be studied by trainee Actuaries. This module considers a number of approaches to modelling data for survival and mortality. These include parametric and non-parametric statistical approaches and methods developed by actuaries using age-specific death rates. Tests of the consistency of crude estimates with a standard table using a number of non-parametric methods is also studied.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Christopher SuttonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4115 or take MTH4215Corequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take MTH5129
Description: This is a first module on linear models and it concentrates on modelling the relationship between a continuous response variable and one or more continuous explanatory variables. Linear models are very widely used in almost every field of business, economics, science and industry where quantitative data are collected. They are also the basis for several more advanced statistical techniques covered in Level 6 modules. This module is concerned with both the theory and applications of linear models and covers problems of estimation, inference and interpretation. Graphical methods for model checking will be discussed and various model selection techniques introduced. Computer practical sessions, in which the Minitab statistical package is used to perform the necessary computations and on which the continuous assessment is based, form an integral part of the module.
Description: This module will provide you with an introduction to important concepts from probability theory and stochastic processes that are useful in modelling asset price dynamics. The introduction of more advanced tools will be preceded by a brief review of basic probability theory. Important stochastic processes that underlie many models in finance, such as random walks, Brownian motion, geometric Brownian motion, and the Poisson process, are discussed. An informal overview on Ito stochastic calculus and its application in finance will be given. By the end of this introductory course you will have achieved a sufficient level of competence of selected mathematical methods to facilitate further studies in Mathematical Finance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lennart Dabelow
Description: This module introduces you to the Python programming language. After learning about data types, variables and expressions, you will explore the most important features of the core language including conditional branching, loops, functions, classes and objects. We will also look at several of the key packages (libraries) that are widely used for numerical programming and data analysis.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Angela Sherwood
Description: This module explores how law interprets and processes conflicts over environmental and climate justice. It draws upon literature spanning law, green criminology, and social control to explore the differentiated forms of law and criminalisation that apply to environmental defenders and powerful organisations. The main aim of this module will be to provide students with an understanding of how power shapes legal outcomes in environmental conflicts.The first half of the module will look at issues of criminalisation in the context of climate justice, covering the following topics:-The social and legal construction of environmental crimes (examining debates over what can be understood as a crime and who can be held responsible for environmental harms)-Proposals for establishing a new international crime of 'ecocide' (examining the legal history of the concept of 'ecocide' and the role of social movements in shifting political and legal landscapes toward the criminalisation of environmentally destructive behaviours)-Green criminology theories and approaches for understanding environmental crimes (examining how such approaches tend to go beyond law in analysing the generation and control of environmental crimes) -Criminalisation of environmental defenders (examining the state's use of criminal law and other techniques to stigmatise, control, and criminalise socio-environmental struggles)-The relationship between social mobilisation and criminalisation (examining how these processes relate and shape each other)The second half of the module will dig deeper into specific issues of law that relate to struggles for climate justice. In this part of the module, each seminar will examine a specific legal case, which will be used to draw out one or more of the key theoretical issues raised by the case. The following are some examples of case studies to be discussed:- the Colombian Constitutional Court's ruling about the Atrato river basin (examining issues of legal personhood, colonialism, and legal recognition)- a Peruvian farmer's lawsuit against the German energy giant RWE (examining questions about the concept of territoriality and global states (in the plural)- other cases that shed light on how law frames what can count as a struggle for climate justice
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Rupert Seal
Description: This module will cover:Fundamental concepts; Contracts relating to land; Adverse Possession; Leases/Licences; Mortgages; Co-ownership and the family home; Freehold covenants; Easements; Protection of interests in land: registered land and unregistered land.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas Stephen
Description: This module trains students in the craft of doing formal semantics. It introduces Frege's hypothesis that functional application is the mechanism by which the meaning of a complex phrase is composed from the meanings of its constituent parts. It applies this method to the analysis of a variety of core semantic phenomena, including argument structure, adjectival modification, definite descriptions, relative clauses, binding and quantification. These phenomena are all extensional, meaning that insightful analyses of them can be developed without recourse to theories of possible worlds, situations, or temporal intervals. Emphasis throughout is on training students to be able to produce explicit detailed analyses of novel data.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6020 or take LAN6025 or take LAN6121 or take LAN6021 or take LAN6026
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in Spanish. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2+ level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Spanish (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Chantal Gratton
Description: This module will provide a introduction to phonetics, one of the core sub-fields of Linguistics. This is the study of how speech sounds are produced and perceived, as well as what the acoustic properties of these sounds are. This module will focus on the main processes of phonetic articulation, practice with transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet as well as on the acoustic analysis of speech. The module is suitable for MA students without substantial prior background in Linguistics, or for those who want to branch out into a new sub-field.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof John MoriartyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4600Prerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Description: This is a first course in probability and statistics.The first half broadly introduces the basic notions of probability theory, covering events and random variables, and develops them to the stage where one can begin to use probabilistic ideas in statistical inference and modelling, and the study of stochastic processes. This half also deals with events, the axioms of probability, conditional probability and independence, as well as introducing discrete random variables including distributions, expectation and variance. Joint distributions are also covered.The second half of the module introduces the fundamental ideas of classical statistics. It covers descriptive statistics, the estimation of population moments using data and the basic ideas of statistical inference, hypothesis testing and interval estimation. These methods will be applied to data from a range of applications, including business, economics, science and medicine. A simple statistics package will be used to perform the calculations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arick ShaoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4213Prerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Description: The modules cover the fundamental building blocks of mathematics (sets, sequences, functions, relations and numbers). It introduces the main number systems (natural numbers, integers, rational, real and complex numbers), outlining their construction and main properties. They also introduce the concepts of definition, theorem, proof and counterexample.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shu SasakiPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH4113 or take MTH4213
Description: This module is an introduction to the basic notions of algebra, such as sets, numbers, matrices, polynomials and permutations. It not only introduces the topics, but shows how they form examples of abstract mathematical structures such as groups, rings and fields, and how algebra can be developed on an axiomatic foundation. Thus, the notions of definition, theorem and proof, example and counterexample are described. The module is an introduction to later modules in algebra.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew Gardner
Description: This module provide an introduction to sociolinguistics - a major sub-field of Linguistics that examines language in its social context. The module introduces students to how the patterns of everyday language use around us, ones that we usually take for granted, tell us a lot about social structure, interpersonal dynamics, identity and social meaning. The aim is to demonstrate how language-in-use can be studied systematically, and to show how the use of English and other languages in particular speech situations, activities, and public discourse, enrich our understanding both of human language and human social behaviour.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Adam Chong
Description: This module provides an introduction to one of the core sub-fields of linguistics. A central part of speakers' knowledge about the language that they speak is that words are not always pronounced in the same way. The variation that we observe is systematic. Phonology is concerned with describing the system that underlies our knowledge of the sound patterns, i.e. the ways in which words are pronounced differently across contexts. You will be introduced step-by-step to the tools of phonological analysis, and will learn to apply that knowledge through problem solving exercises. The module is suitable for MA students without substantial prior background in Linguistics, or for those who want to branch out into a new sub-field.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Rachael Mulheron
Description: The module delves into medical negligence by examining the principal difficulties associated with the common law cause of action, from the initial conundrums associated with proving a duty of care, and onwards through breach, causation, remoteness of damage, and finally to the defences available to a culpable healthcare professional.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew LewisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4215Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must ( take MTH4100 or take MTH4200 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400 ) and ( take MTH4107 or take MTH4207 or take MTH4500 or take MTH4600 )
Description: Properties of two- and three-dimensional space turn up almost everywhere in mathematics. For example, vectors represent points in space, equations describe shapes in space and transformations move shapes around in spaces; a fruitful idea is to classify transformations by the points and shapes that they leave fixed. Most mathematicians like to be able to 'see' in special terms why something is true, rather than simply relying on formulas. This model ties together the most useful notions from geometry - which give the meaning of the formulas - with the algebra that gives the methods of calculation. It is an introductory module assuming nothing beyond the common core of A-level Mathematics or equivalent.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Oliver JenkinsonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4115Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must ( take MTH4100 or take MTH4200 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400 ) and ( take MTH4107 or take MTH4207 or take MTH4500 or take MTH4600 )
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Coppe Van Urk
Description: This module provides an opportunity for students to undertake a course of independent study in a sub-field of Linguistics, tailored to their own interests and needs. You will work closely with a member of staff to design a programme of inquiry into an area of interest, enabling you to delve deeper into your chosen topic. The module is intended to serve as a springboard into higher-level research, by providing specialist training in your chosen area, with close supervision from a member of staff with substantial relevant expertise.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6080 or take LAN6085 or take LAN6087
Description: The module is suitable for students with a low intermediate level (CEFR level B1) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency in speaking, accuracy in written expression, and mastery of Chinese characters. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal relatively comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level (CEFR B2) with the language required to cope with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus which reflects the attainment criteria Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6020 or take LAN6025 or take LAN6126 or take LAN6021 or take LAN6026
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Adger
Description: Empirical results in a broad range of languages have now made the understanding of the basic building blocks of syntactic theory fundamental to any advanced work in linguistics, not only in syntax and semantics, but within any area of linguistics. This module will familiarize students with the basic elements of syntactic construction, serving at the same time as an introduction for students with less background, and as a critical overview, for those more advanced. Emphasis will be put on the development of argumentation skills and the ability to undertake independent analysis of linguistic data, as well as on the development of critical thinking in evaluating competing approaches to the same paradigms.
Description: This module will cover:Some introductory concepts in torts; Introducing negligence (eg, where negligence causes death, the types of damages, statute of limitations); Duty of care: elements; scope; statutory exceptions; immunities; acts versus omissions; Setting the standard of care; Determining breach; Proving causation - classical test, exceptions thereto; Duty of care and breach; Remoteness of damage; Defences to negligence; Negligently-inflicted pure economic; Liability of public authorities; Occupiers liability; Negligently-inflicted pure psychiatric injury; Employers liability; Vicarious liability; Breach of statutory duty; Misfeasance in public office; Product liability statutory regime; Private and public nuisance; The action in Rylands v Fletcher; Defamation; Intentional interference with economic relations and other economic torts; Reflections on the role of Torts in modern society.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Sebastian Del Bano RollinOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4500Prerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Description: This module will delve into the process of language acquisition. The module will look at different models and theories that have arisen from the different schools of thought. It explores the different processes of first language acquisition and stages of development (phonological, lexical, syntactical), before moving onto the cognitive framework of language processing (parsing). The next area of focus will be bilingualism and second language acquisition. Students will be introduced to different forms of bilingualism and the issues raised in second language acquisition. They will also be introduced to language in the brain, speech pathologies and other communication systems.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rodolfo RussoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4300Prerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Description: This is a first course in differential and integral calculus whose aim is to provide the basic techniques and background from calculus for the pure and applied mathematics modules that follow.The first half of the module develops the concepts and techniques of differentiating and integrating, with supporting work on algebra, coordinate transformations and curve sketching. The second half introduces infinite series including power series and develops techniques of differential and integral calculus in the multivariate setting. Applications from a variety of settings including physical sciences, business and finance are also explored.
Description: Media law is the study of the regulation of the media, whether in traditional print form, the broadcast media, or in the online arena. Increasingly, media regulations must be, and are being, adapted to take account of new technological developments as the dividing line between online media and traditional forms becomes less pronounced. Primarily we will be using English law as our starting point with cross jurisdictional comparisons being discussed as and where appropriate. In general however the module is thematic in nature and English law should be considered as a case study exploring how certain themes may arise and be dealt with in practice, as opposed to the be all and end all of the module coverage. The broad themes which we will explore in the course include regulation of the distribution of material by the media - for instance, the regimes in place under the Data Protection Act 1998, or the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and how and in what circumstances those may restrict the information which the media is permitted to distribute. Information privacy and the media's right to withhold the identity of sources will be considered. Laws regulating media output on the basis of the actual content distributed will also be analysed, including defamation issues faced by the media, blasphemy, hate speech and obscenity. In addition to considering how the general law applies to the media, we will also consider sector-specific regulation (televisual broadcasting, advertising), as well as extra-legal measures such as the voluntary codes of conduct for print content administered by the Press Complaints Commission and the Advertising Standards Authority.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr Nigel Spencer
Description: Students will be selected for a work placement with Reed Smith LLP. The programme will begin with Reed Smith LLP but it is anticipated that it will expand to other employers. It is envisaged that the work placement will normally be a year in length but not less than 6 months. Successful applicants will each be allocated a tutor, who will visit the student at the placement twice in the year. The employer will also provide a mentor in the workplace at each employer to track performance. It is anticipated that during the work placement the students will undertake a wide range of activities to gain an awareness of professional practice. Students completing the module will be expected to return to college twice in the year: once to review the programme and on the second occasion to provide support to the students who are planning to undertake the year in practice in the following years. Students will also complete a reflective portfolio during the placement and they must present this portfolio at the end of the placement.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Lloyd RichardsPrerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Description: This is a compulsory module that is designed to help you identify and develop the professional and business skills and knowledge that are expected of an actuary. The module will help you prepare for working in finance and for sitting the CT9 (Business Awareness) and CA3 (Communication) exams of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. The module will also help you prepare for and apply for jobs in the financial services sector. The module is expected to include a number of guest lectures from actuaries and other professionals working in financial services.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Linnaea Stockall
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Adam ChongPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN5202
Description: The module is designed to enable final year students to pursue a sustained piece of individual research on an agreed topic which may not necessarily be covered in the taught modules. Workshops are designed to support different components of conducting an individual research project. This module is compulsory for single-honours English Language and Linguistics students, and joint honours English Literature and Linguistics students who are not taking the research project module in the English Department. All joint-honours students (incl. English Lit and Linguistics) wishing to take this module must ordinarily have completed the prerequisite module Research Methods in Linguistics. Those who have not taken this module must meet the module organiser before registration to discuss their registration. Registration for these students is subject to approval of the convenor.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6080 or take LAN6085 or take LAN6086 or take LAN6181 or take LAN6186
Description: The module is suitable for students with a low intermediate level (CEFR level B1) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency in speaking, accuracy in written expression, and growing mastery of Chinese characters. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal relatively comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level (CEFR B1/B2) with the language required to cope with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus which reflects the attainment criteria Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Description: This module provides an introduction to one of the core sub-fields of linguistics. How is it that the grammar of any given language can produce an infinite array of sentences? Syntax is concerned with describing the system that underlies our knowledge of grammatical structure. You will be introduced step-by-step to the tools of syntactic analysis, and will learn to apply that knowledge through problem solving exercises, working with data from a variety of well-known and unfamiliar languages The module is suitable for MA students without substantial prior background in Linguistics, or for those who want to branch out into a new sub-field.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rainer KlagesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4400Prerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hugo Maruri-Aguilar
Description: - The module will commence with an overview of the basic principles of sampling, types of surveys, their applications, and the importance of representative samples and sources of bias in surveys.- The following lessons will cover Simple Random sampling, Stratified sampling, Cluster Sampling, and Systematic Sampling- The rest of the module will focus on diagnostics for the efficacy of the techniques above, particularly covering Sampling Bias, Sampling Error, Estimation, Weighting, and Adjustment.The delivery will be centered around realistic cases and the use of R (potentially presenting Python syntax as a complement).
Description: Each Risk Analytics MSc student is required to complete a 60 credit project dissertation. It not only trains students' ability to apply the risk analytical tools to solve real-world problems, but also provides a chance to practice collaboration and communication skills and data visualisation skills. A student must find a potential supervisor and fill out a Risk Analytics MSc Project Approval Form by the end of Semester B. The supervisor and project must be approved by the Risk Analytics MSc Programme Director, and the process for this, which may involve an interview with the student, takes place as approval forms are submitted. A typical MSc project dissertation consists of about 30 pages, covering a specific research-level topic in Risk Analytics, usually requiring the student to apply risk management tools to measure, predict, or manage certain types of risks. An MSc project may also involve collaboration with a collaborator based in industry. An MSc project should help prepare a good student for PhD research and even allow an excellent student the possibility of doing some research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angelos DimopoulosOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAW5105
Description: This module introduces students to some fundamental characteristics of the law of the European Union.It is divided into three parts, concerned respectively with how EU law is made, how it is applied and enforced and finally what it is used for. We will consider the historical development of the European Union, its institutional structure and its legal instruments, the interaction between Union and national law and the role of national courts in enforcing Union Law, the rules relating to free movement in the internal market and the legal principles underlying the relationships between the EU and its neighbours.
Description: This module provides students with introductory training in theoretical and practical elements of experimental linguistics. The module will include hands-on training in statistics and hypothesis testing, experimental design, data collection (including training in ethical human subjects research protocols), and data analysis. The module will also engage students in considering strengths and limitations of various kinds of linguistics data, and how multiple sources of data and methods of data collection can be combined to enhance understanding. Students will develop their critical reading skills and gain practice in presenting primary source literature to their peers. The module is suitable for MA students without substantial prior background in Linguistics, or for those who want to branch out into a new sub-field.
Description: This module will introduce students to the elementary mathematics and analytics of investment for digital and real assets. This module will develop, from a practical approach, an understanding of the analytics of several asset classes that are currently included in investment portfolios, such as commodities, real estate, art and cryptoassets, and how these assets' statistical properties fit in the context of the portfolio. The module focuses on the concepts and characteristics of digital and real assets. It will introduce students to the mathematics of the Theory of Storage for commodities, the mathematics of indexes and uses in the real estate and art markets, trading algorithms, and cryptocurrency investment strategies such as staking, De-Fi, and non-fungible tokens. This module is particularly useful for students considering a career in financial mathematics, finance, investment management, investment banking, consultancy or asset management.
Description: This module introduces you to a range of skills and knowledge which are required for research in the mathematical sciences but which are not always encountered in undergraduate study. We will consider: what mathematical research is, and how it is published and disseminated; strategies for searching the research literature; strategies for reading research papers efficiently and effectively; effective written and spoken mathematical communication; and the use of LaTeX to create mathematical documents and presentation slides. This module is assessed by a single piece of coursework (which covers the literature search, reading and writing aspects of the module) together with an oral presentation and supporting slides.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Peter Mcginty
Description: This module provides students with an introduction to computer programming and computational modelling for applied linguistics. Students will learn how to write code in a widely used programming language (Python), and gain experience in using tools that are suited to solving a range of computational problems in linguistics using machine learning approaches. There will be a focus on developing practical skills. The module is suitable for final year BA students and MA students without any prior experience in computer programming or machine learning.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arthur GuillauminPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH7015P
Description: In this module, we discuss contemporary climate risks and sustainability issues, and measure them using various risk analytical models. We first introduce basic analytical tools for climate risk management. Then you are guided to develop appropriate strategies to manage the climate risks and evaluate responses. The module also helps you critically understand the legislation across the world relating to climate risk management and the implications for business. We use real-world data to perform climate risk analytics under different climate scenarios, which predict different climate futures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Oscar BandtlowPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5129
Description: This module introduces you to some of the most important financial instruments, including bonds, shares and derivatives (such as forward contracts and options). By using the assumption that arbitrage opportunities do not exist in the market, we show how it is possible to derive formulas for the fair prices of many types of derivative. Some results can actually be derived in a model-independent way, although more generally we will work within the framework of a discrete-time trading model.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Vito Latora
Description: Networks characterise the underlying structure of a large variety of complex systems, from the internet to social netwroks and the brain. This module is desgined to teach students the mathematical language needed to describe complex networks, characterise their basic properties and construct mathematical models of complex networks.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hazel Pearson
Description: Research at postgraduate level places special demands on the developing researcher, for which appropriate training is needed. The two primary goals of this module are to prepare students for the practical challenges of postgraduate research (including the development of a research question/agenda, advanced library research, ethics and practical dimensions of research collection, outlining and writing a dissertation, abstract-writing, oral presentation, and other related skills) and to initiate students into specialised research in their chosen dissertation area. The first part of the module (before reading week) will cover core, generic postgraduate training for all students on the MA, taught through group sessions. The second part of the module (after reading week) will require students to apply this knowledge (as well as knowledge from core modules in Semester 1) to their chosen area of research by pursuing independent reading and research towards their potential dissertation topics (to be completed during the summer term), taught through individual meetings with supervisors.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ingrid Membrillo Solis
Description: The ability to store, manipulate and display data in appropriate ways is of great importance to data scientists. This module will introduce you to many of the most widely-used techniques in the field. The emphasis of this module is primarily on the interactive use of various IT tools, rather than on programming as such, although in a number of cases you will learn how to develop short programs (scripts) to automate various tasks.
Description: This module first introduces you to various types of financial instruments, such as bonds and equities, and the markets in which they are traded. We then explain in detail what financial derivatives are, and how they can be used for hedging and speculation. We also look at how investors can construct optimal portfolios of assets by balancing risk and return in an appropriate way. This module will give you the practical knowledge that is essential for a career in investment banking or financial markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Pedro Vergel EleuterioPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH7015P
Description: This module gives you the practical knowledge that is essential for a career not only in risk management functions, but also in regulatory institutes, e.g., central banks. It is based on Foundations of Mathematics and Statistics and goes deeper, from the lens of regulators specifically. We discuss different types of systemic risks and corresponding strategies to manage them. Then we study models on systemic risk and financial crises, e.g., extreme value theory, network analysis, and learn their recent development and application. Real data on past crises are analysed using the models. To equip you as a future regulator, we introduce the most frontier risk regulation and risk culture across different countries and areas as well. You will take the initiative to propose appropriate risk regulation in the context of risk cultures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arthur Guillaumin
Description: This module introduces students to analytical tools used in risk management. After an introduction of basic probability theory and statistics used in physical and life sciences and economics, you will get an overview of statistical models used in risk modelling. You will learn applications of stochastic processes to finance and loss distribution models to liability valuation. This module includes real-world data applications using R.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ivan Tomasic
Description: This module provides a thorough introduction to the theory of error-correcting codes. The module begins with the essential definitions of alphabets, codes and error-correction, leading to the formulation of the main problem of coding theory. A variety of examples of codes are constructed, including parity-check codes. Several theorems giving bounds for the main coding theory problem are proved (the Plotkin bound, the Hamming bound and the Singleton bound). The module then looks at linear codes, beginning with a brief review of basic linear algebra before moving on to constructions of linear codes (such as the Hamming and Reed-Muller codes).The module also explores communication via a noisy channel, exploring the notions of capacity and word error probability.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Deborah Darling
Description: Health communication is becoming increasingly important in a world faced with new health challenges from obesity to Ebola, anxiety to diabetes. This module considers the role of language in our experience of and beliefs about health and illness. Students will learn how health communication differs among various communities, both monolingual and multilingual, from the grassroots level, such as in families, to broader groups, for example, between health professionals and patients. It also considers the effects of social diversity, such as the age, gender and ethnicity of patients and healthcare professionals. Students will become proficient in analysing a range of relevant uses of language, including narratives about health and illness, the representation of health and illness in the media, computer-mediated communication about illness, and public health information, persuasion and campaigns.
Description: This module covers advanced techniques in financial engineering, which are essential if you want to pursue jobs in financial institutions. We first study the discrete-time binomial model for asset pricing, introducing some more formal concepts such as conditional expectations. Then we look at continuous time models, and use the tools of stochastic calculus to derive the Black-Scholes equation. We solve explicitly for the prices of European call and put options. We also consider some more advanced applications, such as models for stock prices involving jumps and stochastic volatility, as well as interest rate models.
Description: This module introduces necessary analytical tools for risk management. After an introduction on basic statistics and probability used in physical and life sciences and economics, we give an overview of various loss distribution models, which are applied to liability valuations. We then discuss compound distributions and their applications in risk modelling. To manage dependent and extreme risks, we discuss copulas and extreme value theory. We also discuss stochastic modelling and stochastic processes. It covers discrete time processes including Markov chains and random walks, and continuous time processes such as Poisson processes. This module includes real-world data application using R. This module lays the mathematical foundation for risk management, and prepares you to be professional risk managers and actuaries in global business environments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shengwen WangPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5123
Description: Partial differential equations (PDEs) play a key role in many areas of the physical sciences, including physics, chemistry, engineering and finance. They can be used to describe many phenomena, such as wave motion, diffusion of gases, electromagnetism, and the evolution of the prices of financial assets, to name just a few. In this module, we will investigate the most important classes of PDE, and look at the various techniques (both analytical and numerical) that can be used to solve them. Whilst we consider some of the underlying theory, the main emphasis of this module will be on applying this theory to realistic, applied problems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Agnieszka Lyons
Description: Comic books, computer games, playground interactions, and emoji-filled instant messages all highlight the fact that communication involves much more than language. Gestures, positioning in space, and forms of embodied communication carry meaning-making potential alongside spoken and written language. This module explores the interplay of language with other semiotic modes and contexts that play a role in meaning-making. Students analyse print media materials, electronic communication, and video-recorded interactions applying social semiotic, discourse analytic and multimodal interaction analytic perspectives. They also use the acquired knowledge creatively to construct effective multimodal material.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ilya GoldsheidOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH6112Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH6141 and take MTH6154
Description: This module covers advanced ideas in financial mathematics, building on the foundational material in FM1. We revisit the discrete-time binomial model, introducing some more formal concepts such as conditional expectations that allow us to express our earlier results in a more elegant form. Then we look at continuoustime models, and use the tools of stochastic calculus to derive the Black-Scholes equation which we then solve explicitly for the prices of European call and put options. We also consider some more advanced applications, such as models for stock prices involving jumps and stochastic volatility, as well as interest rate models and credit risk models.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Katherine CloughPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take at least 1 and no more than 99 modules from level 6 matching mth
Description: This module focuses on the use of computers for solving applied mathematical problems. Its aim is to provide students with proper computational tools to solve problems they are likely to encounter while doing their MSc or MSci, and to provide them with a sound understanding of a programming language used in applied sciences. The topics covered will depend on the module organiser's expertise, with a view to emphasize applications rather than theory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Abhishek Saha
Description: The modern axiomatic approach to mathematics is demonstrated in the study of algebraic structures. This module will focus on Ring Theory, which includes integral domains, ideals, homomorphisms and isomorphism theorems, polynomial rings, the Euclidean algorithm, and fields of fractions. It will be illustrated by some familiar examples, such as the rings of integers and polynomials in one variable.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Michael Farber
Description: We have learnt how to measure distance on the real line (using the absolute value) and between two points on the plane (applying the Pythagorean Theorem). But can we measure distance between two vectors in a multidimensional Euclidean space, or between two square matrices, or perhaps two functions? The answer is, yes, we can. In this module we study metric spaces which are sets of mathematical objects, such as numbers, vectors, matrices, and functions, equipped with the geometric concept of distance (metric). Inside the universe of a Metric Space, we shall generalize the concepts of convergence and continuity, ideas studied in real analysis and explore the foundations of continuous mathematics. We shall discuss Fixed Point Theorems which play an important role for proving the existence of solutions of differential equations and equilibrium points in economic markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Agnieszka LyonsPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: This module introduces students to the many uses of Linguistics in real-world situations and professions. Although Linguistics is a small and specialised field, it is a crucial element in very diverse professions. The module will integrate talks given by representatives from a range of professions, with readings and assessments about how to apply linguistics in those professions. Examples of professional uses of Linguistics include: speech and language therapy for children and adults with communication disorders, forensic linguistics in criminal investigations and courtrooms, dialect coaching for film and theatre, uses of syntax, semantics, and computational linguistics in IT and search engines such as Google, pronunciation in the media, communication in medicine, policing, and other institutional contexts, and language awareness in school teaching, journalism, and public services. The module offers students a unique opportunity to gain direct exposure to professionals from a range of careers, and to learn how to apply their technical knowledge to real-world problems.
Description: Survival models are of crucial importance in the Insurance and Pensions industry. This module covers part of the core principles syllabus of the IFoA's Subject Actuarial Statistics (CS2). The material covered includes the mathematics of survival models, estimation of lifetime distributions, Binomial and Poisson mortality models, graduation of crude rates, goodness-of-fit of derived models, and methods of projecting mortality rates. This module provides deep knowledge of a number of parametric and non-parametric statistical approaches and methods developed by actuaries using age-specific death rates for survival and mortality. Tests of the consistency of crude estimates with a standard table using a number of non-parametric methods is also studied.
Description: This module will start by introducing students to contract design of financial products. We will consider the process of gathering and using appropriate data for recommending actuarial solutions. We will then move to modelling -we will learn how to analyse mortality and morbidity data, including factors that contribute to the variation in mortality and morbidity by region and in different social and economic environment. We will also study the cost and the pricing of providing benefits on contingent events. We will finally consider investment management (valuation of individual investments and valuation of portfolios of investments). The module also will provide understanding of the process of implementing and monitoring of actuarial solutions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Melania Nica
Description: This module will start by providing an understanding of actuarial advice and how it can be used to meet the needs of stakeholders in both public and private institutions. The module will provide a deep understanding of the actuarial control cycles with their applications. We will also study risk governance, risk identification and classification, risk measurement and responses to risk. We consider scenario analysis, stress-testing and stochastic modeling in the evaluation of risk. The module will focus on capital management and monitoring and it will end with an overview of the general business environment.
Description: Each Applied Statistics and Data Science MSc student is required to complete a 60 credit project dissertation. A list of supervisors and projects will be provided in Semester B from which students can choose. Students will be offered the opportunity to discuss the project with potential supervisors in order to ensure an optimal match. They will then complete the Applied Statistics and Data Science MSc Project Approval Form by the end of Semester B. The module organiser will support this process and ensure that all students find a project and supervisor in Semester B. A typical MSc project dissertation consists of about 30 word-processed pages, covering a specific research-level topic in Applied Statistics and Data Science, usually requiring the student to understand, explain and elaborate on results from one or more journal articles and/or performing computation, simulations, or analysis. An MSc project may also involve collaboration with a collaborator based in industry. An MSc project should help prepare a good student for PhD research and even allow an excellent student the possibility of doing some research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ian MorrisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take at least 1 and no more than 99 modules from level 6 matching mth
Description: Current generative theory has developed a model of the interaction between structure, morphological form, and meaning which takes the syntax to provide the central system with which morphophonology and semantics interface. This idea has been mainly developed in primary technical literature by Chomsky, Marantz, Borer, Kayne, Cinque, Ramchand, Adger and others. The module systematically develops an understanding of what this architecture for language implies for analyses of crucial phenomena: clause and nominal structure, predication, syntactic dependencies, language variation, through a critical exploration of the relevant literature. It also develops students' skills of syntactic argumentation, and the presentation of these arguments to professional audiences.
Description: The field of sociolinguistics has seen the parallel development of a number of theories of how language relates to, and is embedded in, society. Some of these developments have been mutually reinforcing or complementary, while others have raised questions and debates over the nature of social variation in language. This course reviews the major 'lineages' of thinking in sociolinguistics, covering theories that have formed the foundation of both quantitative and qualitative approaches sociolinguistics. With a focus on the former, the course will require students to read classic texts from early sociolinguistic theory (developed in William Labov's early work and parallel strands of thought from the same period) and then trace the development of distinct 'waves' of thinking and analysis in subsequent decades. On the qualitative side, the course will cover selected classic works from social theory, and literary and cultural theory that have been influential in sociolinguists' thinking about social structure and variation (e.g. Bourdieu, Bakhtin). Overall, the course will provide students with an advanced foundational knowledge of major developments in sociolinguistic thought over the past half century.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alexander GnedinPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH771U
Description: This module explains how we can price financial derivatives in a consistent manner, in the realistic case where the price of the underlying asset changes continuously in time. To do this, we first introduce the key ideas of stochastic calculus in a mathematically rigorous, but still accessible, way. Then, using the Black-Scholes model, we show how we can price a wide range of derivatives, using both the PDE approach and the alternative martingale approach. Finally we look at several more recent models that attempt to rectify some of the known deficiencies of the Black-Scholes model.
Description: This module provides students with a wide-ranging knowledge of financial instruments and markets. It focuses on issues related to the role of a financial system, the functions of different types of financial institutions, and the understanding of financial products commonly traded in each financial market (including the equity market, money market, bond market and derivatives markets with applications using Excel/VBA). Additionally, you will gain an understanding of modern portfolio construction and management. This module will give you the practical knowledge that is essential for a career in investment banking or financial markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Felix FischerOverlap: Student and SMS staff to contact lecturer. Must not take other projects.
Description: This module allows third-year undergraduates with suitable background to take a project on a topic relevant to Actuarial Science. A list of potential projects and supervisors is available on the School of Mathematical Sciences website. You will be accepted onto this module only after agreement between your adviser, the module organiser and the project supervisor. You will normally be expected to have a second year average of at least 60% to be accepted.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Katherine Clough
Description: This module introduces a selection of numerical methods for solving applied mathematical problems. One of the most fascinating aspects of physical theories is the fact that highly complex behaviour can arise from the repeated application of simple rules - consider for example the motion of bodies under gravity, which combine to give us the rich structure of our Universe. Such systems are the focus of much current research, and whilst they are too complex for an analytic approach, their numerical solution is (at least in principle) straightforward. The aim of the course is to introduce students to a selection of computational algorithms that are used to solve problems in applied mathematics, and to provide them with practical skills in software development that will be useful in many fields both within and outside of academic work. The module uses python as the main coding language. Some experience with python or similar coding languages will be an advantage but will not be assumed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew GardnerPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4211
Description: This module provides an in-depth investigation of linguistic variation as a social phenomenon. Building on the knowledge acquired in LIN404 Introduction to Sociolinguistic Variation, we identify the major theoretical principles that govern language variation and change, and develop a variety of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies for their investigation. In addition to being exposed to classic pieces of research in the field, students also gain first-hand experience in conducting original sociolinguistic research projects of their own.As a module it will be available to students registered on degree programmes involving English Language or Linguistics only.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew GardnerPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: This course will provide an introduction to the field of bilingualism and multilingualism from a linguistic, psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspective. Topics to be covered include the definition of bilingualism and multilingualism and types of language contact, code-switching, bilingual and multilingual education and policy, as well as language development in individuals who are proficient in more than one language, and the cognitive effects of speaking more than one language.
Description: Language is central to spoken and written interaction. In this module, students will learn about the major theoretical frameworks that have been developed to analyze how spoken interaction is structured, how different kinds of texts communicate social and pragmatic meaning, and the ways in which larger social and cultural structures are reflected in patterns of language use. The module will introduce students to such frameworks as Politeness and Interpersonal Pragmatics, Conversation Analysis, Narrative Analysis, and (Critical) Discourse Analysis. Students will have the opportunity to conduct qualitative analyses on a variety of different spoken and written texts, and will develop the basic skills necessary for future research in qualitative sociolinguistics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Adrian Baule
Description: The module aims to provide students with a solid understanding of the theory and applications of the General Linear Models as used in modern Statistical Applications. This framework of models consists of a generalisation of linear regression that includes more general response variables such as binary, multinomial, ordinal, Poisson random variables amongst others where the underlying parameters or a function of them depend in linear fashion of the input variables.The module will provide an introduction to the basic techniques in these advanced topics. Including a review of linear and logistic regression and will progress onto how this model can be extended to more general random variables.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Victoria NobleCorequisite: While taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: The module will prepare students for university-level academic work during their degree, including standard practices in research and different genres of writing typical for the fields of Linguistics and English Language studies. The module will cover basic study skills at the university (finding your way around the campus, the role of the advisor and others, using the library effectively), basic research skills (writing essays and reports, how to choose what to read, using an index, internet use, plagiarism, referencing), and research skills specific to Linguistics (e.g. how to write an essay, an analytic problem set, a report on qualitative data, and a report on quantitative data). The module will help students recognise the inter-disciplinary nature of the field, and will provide hands-on experience with writing, editing, and critical thinking to prepare them for a range of types of assessment and genres of writing.s a module it will be available to students registered on degree programmes involving English Language or Linguistics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Luisa Marti MartinezOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN6049P
Description: This is a problem-based module that will enable you to get hands-on experience on working through data sets from English and from other languages, and to learn how to link up your data analyses to semantic theories.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nicolas Hernandez
Description: This module will start by providing an overview of the field and its contemporaneous challenges with particular emphasis on ethical considerations and data confidentiality related to biomedical research.Students will also be provided with a review of the basic probabilistic and statistical techniques such as the basic probability distributions and hypothesis testing.The rest of the module will combine coverage of the following:1. Statistical notions Including analysis of categorical data (chi-square, logistic regression) and continuous data (t-test, ANOVA)2. ApplicationsData visualization, clinical trials, experimental design, survival analysis, meta-analysis and systematic reviews.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ilya GoldsheidCorequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH6141
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Luisa Marti MartinezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN5217
Description: This is a problem-based module that will enable you to get hands-on experience on working through data sets from English and from other languages, and to learn how to link up your analyses to theories on the topic. This module will also enable you to further develop your critical thinking and problem-solving skills more generally.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alexander GnedinPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH771P
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Linnaea Stockall
Description: During this module, students (in coordination with a supervisor) will select a topic for advanced study; collect and analyze data to adequately address the chosen topic; and write a 15,000 word dissertation. Through the dissertation, students will synthesize various aspects of the knowledge they will have obtained through the degree and demonstrate their ability to conduct and present high quality original research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Colleen Cotter
Description: This module provides an overview of ethnography of communication, a theoretical and methodological approach to analyzing and understanding a wide range of communicative patterns and language uses as they occur within social and cultural contexts. Students will also apply ethnographic insights and methodologies to fieldwork activities and projects in the local community, investigating the range of practices that constitute ethnographic research, aiming for an integrative and holistic understanding through discussion of class members' fieldwork activities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Subhajit JanaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5104
Description: This module provides a rigorous basis for differential and integral calculus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Coppe Van UrkOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN7016
Description: Students will work in elicitation sessions with a native speaker of an unfamiliar language, i.e., one not commonly studied in linguistic theory. The language is decided on a year-by-year basis and can come from any part of the world. Previous years have studied Biak, Georgian and Hawaiian. The purpose of the module is to apply knowledge of the parameters of linguistic variation acquired in previous linguistics modules to form and test hypotheses about the grammatical structure of an unknown language. Assessment will emphasize the method of discovery (including elicitation, data organization, and hypothesis formation and testing) as well as the discoveries themselves.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Adam ChongPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4210
Description: This module will build on the skills of phonological analysis, focusing on the learning of constraint-based models of phonology (i.e. Optimality Theory). Students will continue to "learn-by-doing", working on extracting patterns from linguistic data. This will be a further study in phonological theory and analysis, introducing students to autosegmental theory, syllable structure, metrical theory, the interface of phonology and other components of the grammar, as well as experimental approaches to theoretical phonology. A focus of this module will be on theory comparison, comparing rule-based vs. constraint approaches.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arick ShaoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH4113Prerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Chantal GrattonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: This module focuses on how to conduct original empirical research in Linguistics. Students will get hands-on experience in conducting original research, including designing a project, collecting different types of linguistic data, doing qualitative and quantitative analysis, and presenting research findings. Since the best way to learn research methods is to practice them, students will do regular practical field assignments. They will also learn about the theoretical underpinnings of various research methods. The module will help prepare students for conducting independent research, but will also provide general transferrable skills such as how best to collect data to answer a specific question, how to understand and conduct statistical and other analysis, and how to interpret data patterns. The module is conducted as a seminar: active participation is expected and encouraged.As a module it will be available to students registered on a single or joint honours programme involving English Language or Linguistics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Daniel Harbour
Description: This module is an introduction to the great diversity in language structure and use around the world. Using indigenous languages from diverse regions, such as Africa, Australia, Asia and North America, we will explore the question of whether universal constraints limit the range of what is possible in human language, and if so, why such universals might exist. We will consider diversity in how social and pragmatic functions are signalled by language use in different speech communities around the world, and the problems associated with language endangerment and death. We will also examine how different language families differ from one another in sounds, word formation, sentence formation, and usage.As a module it will be available to students registered on a degree programme involving English Language or Linguistics only.
Description: This is a compulsory module for English Language and Linguistics students which provides students with (i) a knowledge of basic descriptive grammatical terms and how they are used in the study of English; (ii) a knowledge of the core grammatical constructions of English; (iii) a set of tools to use in tackling the structure of English sentences; (iv) an understanding of and ability to use basic descriptive tools such as tree structures and transformations in analysing the grammar of English. This module is a pre-requisite for LIN037 Explaining Grammatical Structure.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sophie Holmes-ElliottOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN6019P
Description: In this module, we explore the development of feminist and queer theoretic conceptualizations of identity and how these conceptualizations relate to language. Drawing on foundational texts in philosophy, literary theory, sociology and cultural studies in addition to linguistics, we interrogate the position of women and men in society through the prism of linguistic practice, and work to develop a holistic account of the ways in which individual speakers negotiate social and ideological pressures in their construction and presentations of gendered and sexual selves. Students will gain hands-on experience in conducting original research on a sex- and/or gender-related topic, and special emphasis will be placed on linking academic research in this area to finding solutions for the real-world problems that women and men may face.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Thomas PrellbergOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH5001Prerequisite: Must have passed a-level maths or equivalent
Description: This is a first module in computer programming in a widely used programming language, an essential professional skill for Mathematicians and Statisticians. Students will learn to understand the basic logic of computer programming, read and implement basic code and write programs to solve problems coming from real world situations using theoretical results from their mathematics and statistics modules. These computational skills are applicable to any role that requires quantitative analysis and evidence-based decision making.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sophie Holmes-Elliott
Description: In this module students will discover phonetic methodology which can be used to investigate sociolinguistic variation and change. Through training in the phonetic and phonemic transcription of various languages and their varieties, as well as in the acoustic analysis of speech phenomena, students will learn to objectively measure and quantify phonetic variation and change. Both segmental and prosodic analyses of speech will be examined. For example, students will conduct acoustic analyses into the acquisition of phonetic norms in a second language and how these impact a person's native language pronunciation. We will also reflect on socially significant pronunciation norms, as shared by groups of speakers, and discuss how and why such norms affect our understanding of what it means to speak "correctly" in English and other languages. The ultimate goal of this module is to equip students with an integrated understanding and set of methodological tools for phonetic studies into sociolinguistic variation and change.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Navid NabijouPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take MTH4101 or take MTH4201 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400 ) and ( take MTH4113 or take MTH4213 )
Description: This module introduces some of the mathematical theory behind Calculus. It answers questions such as: What properties of the real numbers do we rely on in Calculus? What does it mean to say that a series converges to a limit? Are there kinds of function that are guaranteed to have a maximum value? The module is a first introduction, with many examples, to the beautiful and important branch of pure mathematics known as Analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sophie Holmes-ElliottOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN7019
Description: This module will be an option for students on the single-honours English Language and Linguistics degree (QQH1) and for students doing joint-honours degrees that include Linguistics. In this module, students will engage in a comprehensive investigation of language as it relates to gender and sexuality. Making use of recent theoretical innovations in the field of gender and sexuality studies, the module will provide students with exposure to the descriptive claims that have been made in the literature regarding the linguistic practices of women and men, as well as the various theoretical frameworks that have been proposed to account for those claims. Students will also be encouraged to link these descriptive facts with more recent analytical accounts of gendered and sexual power relations in society. Building upon the theoretical and methodological foundation students acquire in their first two years of study, this module adds a practical/critical dimension to the study of sociolinguistics, and demonstrates to students the potential political importance of linguistics research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Coppe Van UrkPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4210 or take LIN5213
Description: This module aims to give students knowledge of the main processes of phonetic articulation (mode, manner and place of articulation, airstream mechanisms, voicing, secondary articulations [velarization, palatalization, lip-rounding etc], vowel articulation including backness, height and roundness, plus a basic understanding of tone and pitch). It also aims to provide students with an understanding of how those processes are used in producing speech sounds, and with an ability to represent different sounds using an international standard (the IPA). In addition students will also be able to discriminate sounds aurally, and produce them from IPA script. The module will first focus on the sounds of English before examining sounds that are used in the world's languages. This module is a pre-requisite for the Introduction to Phonology module.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Coppe Van Urk
Description: This module introduces students to the core concepts, terminology, and technical apparatus of the structural parts of linguistics (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics), as well as the conceptual underpinnings of the discipline. You will learn about fundamental concepts such as: contrast and distribution; structure; rules and representations; the cognitive basis of language and how that is distinct from its social basis; language universals and variation. You will also learn how to solve problems of linguistic analysis using these concepts and the terminology and techniques of the discipline as well as how to use hypothesis testing to devise solutions to these problems. These are all fundamental pieces of knowledge and skills that will provide the foundation for any further study in linguistics.
Description: Each week, students in this module will read one paper by a member of staff (along with, optionally, a related text in that subfield) and prepare questions about the research described in those papers. The member of staff will attend that week's class meeting, and engage in discussion of their research goals, results and methods with students. Students will be expected to participate in developing further research questions and novel methodological solutions pertinent to the sub-discipline being focused on in a given week. Students will gain an appreciation for the full range of research topics and methods that staff are expert in, and have a unique opportunity to engage in high level, in-depth discussions of world renowned, cutting edge research with the researchers who have done this research. Students will write several short 500 word response papers and will develop one of these into a longer piece of work.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kathleen Mccarthy
Description: This module will explore current theoretical approaches and research in the area of developmental disorders of language and cognition. The following topics will be included: Theoretical and methodological issues in the study of developmental disorders; Specific Language Impairment; Dyslexia; Reading Comprehension Impairment; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Hearing Impairment; Assessment and Intervention for Developmental Disorders.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Victoria NoblePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: When you say a sentence, that sentence evokes a new thought in the mind of the person you are talking to. This is because words of human languages have meanings, and the ways that those words combine also has an effect on meaning. This module looks at the different aspects of meaning that contribute to the process of understanding sentences that underlies all communication.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mira ShamisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4101 or take MTH4201 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400
Description: The integral and differential properties of functions of a complex variable. Complex differentiation, Cauchy-Riemann equations, harmonic functions. Sequences and series, Taylor and Laurent series, singularities and residues. Complex integration, Cauchy's theorem and consequences, Cauchy's integral formula and related theorems. The residue theorem and applications to evaluation of integrals and summation of series. Conformal transformations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sophie Holmes-ElliottPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: This module provides students with introductory training in theoretical and practical elements of experimental linguistics. The module will include hands-on training in statistics and hypothesis testing, experimental design, data collection (including training in ethical human subjects research protocols), and data analysis. The module will also engage students in considering strengths and limitations of various kinds of linguistics data, and how multiple sources of data and methods of data collection can be combined to enhance understanding. Students will develop their critical reading skills and gain practice in presenting primary source literature to their peers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Chantal GrattonPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: This module concerns the contexts in which English is used, and the fact that the patterns and variations in language used in the everyday are worthy of analysis. The aim is to demonstrate how language-in-use can be studied systematically, and to show how English is used in particular situations and in the module of activities, speech situations, public discourse, and interpersonal interactions that we might otherwise take for granted.
Description: This module provides students with an advanced overview of both qualitative and quantitative research methods in sociolinguistics. Covering all aspects of data collection and analysis, students will learn how to devise appropriate research hypotheses; collect data for subsequent quantitative and qualitative scrutiny; and perform a variety of analytical techniques most commonly used in the humanities and social sciences (including narrative analysis, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, analyses of variance, multiple regression and various non-parametric tests). Methods covered include observation, interview, surveys, questionnaires and corpus-based techniques. Students will also learn how to effectively summarize and present findings to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Coppe Van UrkOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN6016P
Description: The diversity of the world's languages is of crucial importance to linguistic theory. Linguistic theory developed primarily with reference to data from major world languages (English, Japanese, French, etc.) nonetheless frequently yields rapid and deep insight into understudied languages from diverse families. In this course, we will work with a speaker of such a language, eliciting data, forming generalisations, and testing and explaining these in light of current linguistic theory. The course is, therefore, a practicum-style approach to formal linguistics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kathleen MccarthyPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kathleen MccarthyPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208 and take LIN4212
Description: In this module, students will be introduced to some of the key acoustic techniques used to examine segmental elements of speech. As such, this module focuses on the smallest physical properties of speech which ultimately give rise to meaning. Much of the module will involve lab work and students will be given the opportunity to work both with guidance and independently on assignments. For example, students will undertake a durational analysis of voice onset time in the waveform and a frequency analysis of formants in the spectrogram. Such analyses will build on knowledge of the Source-Filter Theory and on articulatory correlates of the acoustic signal. Students will become confident in identifying how biological, linguistic, social, and psychological factors underlie variation in the acoustic signal. By the end of the module students will be equipped to perform independent acoustic analyses into segmental elements of speech. This module is a prerequisite for Describing and Measuring Prosody.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Justin WardPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4000
Description: This module is the second module covering computer programming in Python (a widely used programming language), an essential professional skill for Mathematicians and Statisticians. Students will learn to understand the logic of more advanced computer programming, read and implement code for mathematical algorithms, write programs to solve problems coming from real world situations using theoretical results from their mathematics and statistics modules, and to analyse the computational complexity of these programs. These skills are applicable to any role that requires quantitative analysis and evidence-based decision making.
Description: This module will explore the history, form and function of writing systems from around the world: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese pictograms, Ancient Greek and modern Japanese syllabaries, the vowelless alphabets of Hebrew/Arabic, the 'fusional' alphabets of Sanskrit/Hindi, the 'separational' alphabets of Modern Europe. We will also look at various attempts to create 'perfect' writing systems, such as that of Korea and the IPA and its rivals. Through the module, you will gain an understanding of the phonological/morphological demands that languages place on their writing systems and how this leads to innovation and development. We will also examine sociological aspects of different systems (particularly in relation to the spread of systems and the role of writing in language preservation/endangerment) and what writing reveals about the organisation of the mind/brain.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ivan TomasicOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH5212Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4115 or take MTH4215
Description: This is a rigorous first module in linear algebra. The ideas introduced in Geometry I for two- and three-dimensional space will be developed and extended in a more general setting with a view to applications in subsequent pure and applied mathematics, probability and statistics modules. There will be a strong geometric emphasis in the presentation of the material and the key concepts will be illustrated by examples from various branches of mathematics. The module contains a fair number of proofs.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Adam ChongPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take LIN4208
Description: The module is an introduction to the theoretical study of sound systems in the world's languages. We focus on the analysis of phonological data within a linguistically principled framework, and much of our learning will be by 'doing' - thus a large portion of the classroom time and assignments will be spent on data analysis from a wide variety of languages. We will work on extracting patterns from linguistic data, characterizing these patterns and representing them formally. Basic concepts to be covered include phonemes and allophones, distinctive features, natural classes, rule formalism, rule ordering and the difference/relation between underlying (abstract) and surface forms. Other concepts include syllable structure; stress; prosodic structure; and optimality theory. This module is a pre-requisite for LIN312 Unfamiliar Languages.
Description: This module provides an overview of Ethnography of Communication, a theoretical and methodological approach to analyzing and understanding communicative patterns and language use in social and cultural contexts. The focus on primary literature includes the seminal figures who established the approach (e.g., Hymes, Gumperz), developed the framework (Baumann, Briggs, Ervin-Tripp, Philipps), and who continue to advance it today (Duranti, Goodwin, Hill, Rampton). Applying ethnographic insights and methodologies to fieldwork activities and projects in the local community will instill understanding of the broad range of practices that constitute doing ethnography as well as illustrate the points raised in the literature.
Description: Students taking this module will work closely with a member of staff on a research project that is connected to the staff member's own research objectives and is related to the intended specialization of the student. Students will receive individualized training in the skills necessary to engage in this research, and regular supervision as they complete their project. Possible research projects include organizing and analyzing an existing data set with a view to publication of the results, designing materials for a future experiment, conducting critical literature reviews preparatory to the launch of a new line of research, collecting data from research participants, formulating new research protocols and research methods, synthesizing existing research results for presentation to non-academic audiences, etc. The skills and experience gained through this practicum will substantially enhance the preparedness of the student to pursue their own research goals.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Dimitri Van Den Meerssche
Description: This is an introductory module in Public International Law. The broad aim is to introduce students who have not studied international law before to its core principles, including methodology, sources and techniques of legal reasoning. Topics covered include: The nature and purpose of international law; subjects of international law; state jurisdiction and immunity, including diplomatic immunity and jurisdiction in criminal matters; the law of treaties; the law of the sea; implementation and enforcement; international law and the individual; state responsibility; state succession, the law of international organizations including United Nations Law; the settlement of disputes; international law and national legal systems especially the municipal law of the United Kingdom.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6080 or take LAN6085 or take LAN6082
Description: The module is suitable for students with a low intermediate level (CEFR level B1) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency in speaking, accuracy in written expression, and mastery of Chinese characters. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal relatively comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level (CEFR B2) with the language required to cope with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus which reflects the attainment criteria Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Description: The content of the dissertation is determined by the student, with limited guidance by a supervisor.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rebecca Bates
Description: The module focuses on origins, development, main principles of international environmental law. It addresses the historical origins of IEL (the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment; the Rio Conference on Environment and Development; the Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development. It also deals with sources of IEL and underlying main principles such as the environmental impact assessment; the precautionary principle; intergenerational equity; human rights and environmental protection' human rights and environment. Further, it deals with sectoral particular subjects of IEL, such as climate change; biodiversity; protection of marine environment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Sanmeet Dua
Description: This module will explore the principal causes of action which comprise the subject of Torts, with a particular focus on tort law as it applies in the business context. A significant part of the module is devoted to the most-commonly pleaded cause of action in the common law world, the tort of negligence. The module will examine the general principles of negligence, negligent misstatement and the negligent provision of services (including financial services). Principles governing vicarious liability will also be covered, given their importance in business contexts. Finally, the module will examine some further areas of Tort Law which are particularly relevant in the business world, including consumer protection (via negligence and the Consumer Protection Act 1987), economic torts (e.g. conspiracy, deceit, interference with contractual relations) , defamation and privacy. Throughout the module, students will be challenged to think about how Tort Law applies in the business world, and the significance of Tort Law in modern commerce.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Jeevan HariharanPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take LAW5001
Description: From apps activating the microphone on your smartphone, to the increasing use of digital monitoring in our homes and workplaces, new technologies have seen our privacy challenged in ways never seen before. In this module, we will undertake a detailed examination of the legal protection of personal privacy. We will explore the theoretical foundations of the concept of privacy and consider the key ways our privacy is legally protected (particularly through tort law and data protection legislation). We will also analyse ways in which privacy law can develop, considering topical issues such as image-based sexual abuse, the use of social media, and employee monitoring.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Wayne Morrison
Description: This module aims to help students put their studies and the law into context. The module is aimed at supporting students to feel comfortable studying law, knowledgeable about the global context of current legal education along with 'laws' history of hierarchies, colonialism, and ecological violence. The module aims to inculcate greater confidence in their personal capital and help develop professional skills that they need to be successful after university. Students will learn about study skills such as research and drafting; values such as professional legal ethics and reflective practice; and aspects of the profession such as the use of tech in law, and the complexity of seeking access to justice.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6080 or take LAN6085 or take LAN6081 or take LAN6181 or take LAN6186
Description: The module is suitable for students with a low intermediate level (CEFR level B1) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency in speaking, accuracy in written expression, and growing mastery of Chinese characters. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal relatively comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level (CEFR B1/B2) with the language required to cope with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus which reflects the attainment criteria Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Mohsin Alam BhatOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAW6134
Description: The demand for international human rights law is growing and demands far exceeds supply. This Interantiona Human Rights law module aims to provide students with a unique and thorough practical and theoretical understanding of the subject. The module will also examine the effectiveness of the united Nations system of human rights protection as well as the European, Africa and Inter-American systems. International human rights law is challenging and will provide students with practical knowledge of how to use international human rights law and plead human rights cases. The module will also contribute to the development of a comparative and cross-cultural perspective on the basic rights and freedoms. The module will focus on civil and political rights and on economic, social and cultural rights. The protection will be analysed from the perspective of industrialised and developing states.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Christina PerryPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take LAW4104
Description: This module continues the study of the principles of contract at common law and in equity and how these are applied to agreements. Students will study contractual terms, express and implied, and the general regulation of terms, including exclusion clauses; the discharge of contracts, including breach and frustration; and remedies for breaches of contract.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6010 or take LAN6015 or take LAN6111 or take LAN6011 or take LAN6016
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in French. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2+ level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in French (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6090 or take LAN6095 or take LAN6091 or take LAN6096 or take LAN6196
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2/C1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Victoria NoblePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LIN4208 or take LIN101
Description: The module will provide an introduction to contemporary research on psycholinguistics. It will focus on language processing and language acquisition. Areas studied will include: language comprehension; language production; typical and atypical language acquisition; language in the brain; language and thought.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nikola Georgiou
Description: This module will cover:Introduction: the scope and character of the criminal law and its objectives; Deconstructing a typical crime - Criminal Damage;The General Principles of Criminal Responsibility: Criminal conduct - the actus reus; principles of causation; crimes of omission; Criminal fault - the mens rea; General defences; capacity and incapacity; insanity and diminished responsibility, intoxication, duress, necessity, self defence.Particular Crimes: Offences against the person: homicide; wounding and assaults, including assaults aggravated by hatred, sexual offences; Offences against property: theft and fraud.Preliminary or inchoate offences: Conspiracy; Attempt.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Stephen AllenOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAW6056
Description: This module will cover:Express trusts: The three certainties in the creation of trusts; The beneficiary principle and unincorporated associations; Formalities in the creation of trusts; Dispositions of equitable interests; The duties of trustees; Breach of trust.Resulting trusts: Trusts of homes, including proprietary estoppel.Constructive trusts: Proprietary constructive trusts; Personal liability to account for dishonest assistance and knowing receipt Tracing and equitable proprietary claims: Theoretical aspects of equity, property law and restitution
Description: The digital world is playing an ever-more important role in our lives and creating novel challenges for law, markets and society. In order to conceptually capture these phenomena traditional legal techniques, need to be applied in innovative ways and often new legal mechanisms that better fit a new economic reality have to be developed. This module focuses on the regulation of online transactions between users and traders, whether it is for money or in exchange for personal data, and how businesses should comply to it.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Davor Jancic
Description: This module introduces students to the principles of contract at common law and in equity and how these are applied to agreements. Students will study formative elements, including offer and acceptance, consideration, promissory estoppel, intention to create legal relations, certainty of terms and vagueness; vitiating elements, including mistake, misrepresentation and duress; and the enforcement of contractual rights.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shalini Perera
Description: This course is an introduction to the disciplines of law and business studies and aims to develop a critical understanding of both the legal framework of business activity and the economic and global commercial context in which law operates.We will draw upon law and legal thought to reflect critically on contemporary business issues. The module will commence with an introduction to the English Legal system followed by an examination of contract law, company law and employment law (among others) which are the legal jurisdictions easily relatable to business. Thereafter, the module will aim to develop an appreciation of current global economic and business issues and the challenges they pose for law and law makers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Eleanor Godwin
Description: This course situates the study of criminology in a global and inter-disciplinary context to destabilize state- and Euro-centric conceptions of crime, punishment and justice. It starts by proposing different beginnings for criminology that reveal that in some sense the discipline has always been global. We begin with anthropological studies of so-called 'primitive' societies. How are social transgressions conceptualized and dealt with in stateless settings? Is there a concept of 'crime' to begin with? What work does the concept of crime do in organizing society? Who is being protected and who is being disciplined? We then explore two formative contexts for criminal justice: slavery and colonialism. What is the relationship between modern police forces and slave patrols? How has the `colonial encounter¿ shaped penal and policing regimes in postcolonial and metropolitan states?After examining these `different beginnings¿, students will explore what it means to globalize crime and justice. What are we to make of 'international crimes' such as war crimes, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and genocide? Does it make sense to punish individuals for collective violence such as genocide in the same way as for murder? Should we reconcile, restore or transform rather than punish after mass violence?The final part of the course looks at the global production of new forms, discourses and constituencies of criminalization and how they exclude and include people from society. Criminal justice technologies and discourses, for example, are increasingly applied to exclude refugees and migrants while some LGBTQ+ subjects are provisionally accepted into the category of 'good citizens'. How can we make sense of these new forms of criminalization and the offenders and victims they produce? How do criminal states, multinational corporations, people smugglers, child soldiers, foreign fighters, female terrorists and victims of trafficking confound our categories of victim/perpetrator in a highly racialized and gendered context of global inequality?
Credits: 0.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6080 or take LAN6085 or take LAN6081 or take LAN6086 or take LAN6181
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B1/B2) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1/B2+ level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Frances Ridout
Description: This module is a unique opportunity to develop your knowledge of substantive law and legal procedure while working with live clients and practicing lawyers from some of London's most reputable law firms and chambers. It is both academic and practical, requiring a great deal of commitment and flexibility. In return, this module provides each student with six live clients where they are the advising student lawyer with responsibility for the case (under supervision), as well as small seminar groups and active engagement with the Clinical Team.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angelos DimopoulosOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAW4009
Description: This module introduces students to some fundamental characteristics of the law of the European Union. It is divided into three parts, concerned respectively with how EU law is made, how it is applied and enforced and finally what it is used for. We will consider the historical development of the European Union, its institutional structure and its legal instruments, the interaction between Union and national law and the role of national courts in enforcing Union Law, the rules relating to free movement in the internal market and the legal principles underlying the relationships between the EU and its neighbours.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6080 or take LAN6085 or take LAN6081 or take LAN6086 or take LAN6186
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B1/B2) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2+ level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kathryn Richardson
Credits: 0.0Contact: Prof Kathryn Richardson
Description: The non-credit bearing module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2/C1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6080 or take LAN6081 or take LAN6086 or take LAN6082 or take LAN6087 or take LAN6181 or take LAN6186
Description: The module is suitable for students with a low intermediate level (CEFR level B1) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency in speaking, accuracy in written expression, and mastery of Chinese characters. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal relatively comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level (CEFR B2) with the language required to cope with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus which reflects the attainment criteria Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1/B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6090 or take LAN6095 or take LAN6091 or take LAN6096 or take LAN6191
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Shubha Banerjee
Description: Students will learn about UK law on protecting working people with individual and human rights. The focus will be on understanding how individual rights, like that to the national minimum wage, and human rights protections, like the Right to Freedom of Association in the ECHR 1950, work in practice to address contemporary workplace issues and conflicts. The module will be assessed by an unseen exam.
Description: This is an introductory module in Public International Law. The broad aim is to introduce students who have not studied international law before to its core principles, including methodology, sources and techniques of legal reasoning.
Assessment:Level: 6
Description: This module will introduce students to diverse language situations in the UK, including English dialects, Celtic and French varieties, and immigrant languages. The emphasis will be on careful description of structural and social aspects of language variation in the UK. Students will be encouraged to explore language use in their own environment. The importance of basic concepts in linguistic description will be emphasised, as well as issues concerning language ideologies, the media, and education.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Merris Amos
Description: This module concerns the interpretation and application of the Human Rights Act 1998 and other important issues concerning the legal protection of human rights in the United Kingdom. There will be a significant focus upon procedural issues including victims, respondents and remedies. Two substantive Convention rights will also be considered in detail - the right to life and freedom of expression.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Prakash Shah
Description: This module explores the relationship of law and religion and how law deals with religion. While using material from British legal systems it also includes theoretical material from non-legal writing and, as relevant, comparative material. The course explores what religion is and how it is theorised. It covers historical material drawing links between the dominant legal culture and religion . It explores how secularisation has been variedly theorised. It includes discussion of legal responses to religious claims and how different religions are positioned or treated by the dominant legal order and public sphere.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Andromachi Georgosouli
Description: This module will cover:General characteristics of the UK constitution; Institutions of the European Union and Council of Europe; Rule of law; Parliamentary sovereignty; European Union law and the challenge to parliamentary sovereignty; Separation of powers; Accountability; Sources of power: primary and secondary legislation, prerogative powers; Constitutional conventions; European Union law-making process; Constitutional functions of judges; United Kingdom Supreme Court; Appointing, scrutinising and dismissing judges; International courts and tribunals; European Convention on Human Rights; Human Rights Act 1998 and proposals for a British Bill of Rights; Reform of the European Union; Treaty ratification; Proposals for constitutional reform.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Isobel Roele
Description: Law Stories examines the attraction and construction of narratives about the law in popular fiction and non-fiction across a variety of media including film, TV, novels, short stories, memoirs, true crime writing, and journalism. The analysis of these cultural products informs a closer attention to the way legal institutions and processes use story-telling and produce narratives in the form of case reports, reform proposals, and public inquiries. For example, the law reform story of the decriminalisation of homosexuality after the Wolfenden Report of 1954), or the revelation of institutional racism in the police force in the MacPherson Report of 1999. The module will be taught across 10 seminars. Students will be able to choose at least two of the works we study each year. The total number of works covered will vary from year to year depending on the kind of work studied (e.g. a season of The Wire (HBO: David Simon, 2002-2008) will take longer to study than Orson Welles' film adaptation of The Trial (1962); by the same token, Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) will take more time to read than Lord Denning's judgment in Miller v Jackson [1977] QB 966, or a chapter in Rosemary Hunter's Feminist Judgments (Hart, 2010)The module is assessed by one 5000-word essay worth 100% of the grade. In order to prepare students for this assessed work, they will have the opportunity to submit and obtain feedback on a formative exercised.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Richard Walters
Description: The objective of this module is to introduce you to the fundamental principles of taxation law in the United Kingdom. The policies underlying fiscal legislation, the budgetary process, and the place of tax within English legal structure all are considered. A background in mathematics is not a prerequisite for this module, as the module focuses on legal principles, policies and regulation. Included amongst the topics addressed are the taxation of trades and earnings, capital gains tax, corporation and inheritance tax, and the jurisprudence of tax avoidance. Tax law is taught in context. The module fosters the skill of handling complex legal material, and teaches you to write clearly and persuasively. More specifically, the abilities to read and interpret statutory material, to understand and interpret the structure of language, and to perceive varieties of meaning and nuance all are taught. These are vital skills for any lawyer - regardless of intended area of practice. You should develop an ability to apply the law as derived from the cases, statutes and other sources to a set of given facts which are similar but not identical to those encountered in the cases. The module should also improve your ability to read and distinguish between cases. The module is taught within the wider taxation programme at Queen Mary, and strong links exist between Revenue Law and postgraduate modules and teachers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6010 or take LAN6015 or take LAN6116 or take LAN6011 or take LAN6016
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in French.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2+ level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in French (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Description: This module examines the socio-historical events that determined the shape and uses of the English language over time. Applying concepts from sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and general linguistic analysis, we will explore how English has changed over 1500 years, and how similar processes continue to operate on the language today. Lectures will focus on social and historical events, while seminars will involve close analysis of the structure of Old, Middle, Early Modern and Present-Day English.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shalini PereraCorequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take LAW6036
Description: The global financial crisis heightened interest in and increased calls for efficiency with respect to insolvency procedures, the insolvency aspects of the taking of security, rescue mechanisms, the accountability of decision makers in the context of insolvency, and the structuring of transactions involving credit and security. The aim of this course is to analyse from a UK perspective the different aspects of the insolvency and/or debt restructuring of corporations. To achieve this aim, the module covers the various procedures available in cases of insolvency and restructuring, the relationship between the general law of property and obligations and insolvency, the law of credit and security issues in the context of distress scenarios, and corporate rescue mechanisms. The course would enable students to identify common aspects in the dynamics, techniques and mechanisms to deal with distress scenarios and discover innovative trends in a continuously developing area.
Description: Democratic government is commonly assumed to be essential to a just legal system. But is that assumption always correct? Do our traditions of active and vigorous legislation, zealous litigation, and professional lawyering guarantee justice? Are there ways in which they wholly undermine justice? What about public discourse, arts or the media? Do they always promote the kind of open, free society in which law and justice thrive? These questions receive sharp scrutiny in the writings of Plato. In this module, we examine how some classic ideas about justice and democracy, have shaped law and society for centuries.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Gaetano Dimita
Description: This module will examine the interplay between art and intellectual property, in particular copyright, including digital issues. The module will involve a comparative approach, looking in depth at the protection of intangible rights in the UK, before comparing this with the regimes of other countries (namely France and the United States). the module will focus on the related intellectual property rights that impact the art trade: moral rights and the artists' resale right. The module will then look specifically at museum and gallery practice to see the effect of the 2014 UK copyright changes. This will cover the two 'orphan works' schemes, extended collective licensing and the new copyright exceptions, many of which are aimed specifically at the museum and heritage sector
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Emily Gould
Description: The module will enable students to learn about state regulation of art, art transactions and transfers of art. In particular, it will examine four areas of state regulation of art: criminal law provisions related to art, import and export controls on art, the impact of competition law on art acquisitions and transactions and the taxation of art. Coverage of criminal law issues will include the handling of stolen art, art fraud and forgery, the treatment of obscene artworks, trade in artefacts from war zones and treasure offences. The module will also cover how states control the cross-border movement of cultural treasures, competition law as it relates to agreements prevalent in the art industry and the direct and indirect tax regimes governing art and dispositions of art.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Sucheen Patel
Description: The module will have four general sessions in which all the students will study together advanced cases in Compliance. The course covers advanced topics in compliance. Then the students will be split into specialist groups as specified above for another four sessions. For the final sessions the students will get together for a conclusion of the module.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Claudia Lemus
Description: The Directorate General for Competition of the European Commission states that a cartel is a group of similar, independent companies which join together to fix prices, to limit production or to share markets or customers between them. Instead of competing with each other, cartel members rely on each others' agreed course of action, which reduces their incentives to provide new or better products and services at competitive prices. As a consequence, their clients (consumers or other businesses) end up paying more for less quality. This is why cartels are illegal under the competition legislations of a vast number of jurisdictions and why competition authorities impose heavy fines on companies involved in a cartel. Since cartels are illegal, they are generally highly secretive and evidence of their existence is not easy to find. The 'leniency policy' encourages companies to hand over inside evidence of cartels to competition authorities. This results in the cartel being destabilised. In recent years, most cartels have been detected by competition authorities around the world after one cartel member confessed and asked for leniency, though the authorities also successfully continue to carry out its own investigations to detect cartels.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Rosa LastraOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM155
Description: The module on 'Select Public International Law Issues in Energy' examines the application of public international law to inter-state energy activities.States have long taken responsibility for satisfying domestic demand for energy. Traditionally, this could largely be done at the local or, at times, regional level. Over the last fifty years, however, increasing demand for energy and, in part as a result, the progressive exhaustion of traditional energy sources has led to a more extensive interdependence between mineral resource-rich and mineral resource-scarce countries and cooperation in the energy sector. This, in turn, has led to state regulation of these activities and the emergence of a complex web of inter-state norms and practices. These norms have also evolved significantly as a result of the climate emergency and Russia's invasion of Ukraine which has led to a recent energy crisis. Part I of the module provides the foundations of public international law concepts and principles applicable to energy activities, as well as covering the actors engaged in these activities, with a strong focus on states as the primary actors initiating and endorsing energy activities. Part II covers plurilateral and bilateral treaties governing energy activities, including treaties on the joint exploitation of common offshore oil and gas deposits, treaties on the joint exploitation of international watercourses, treaties on cross-border transportation of hydrocarbons, and energy cooperation treaties. This Part also cover the interplay between these treaties and custom. Part III examines how public international law deals with the decommissioning of energy installations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Karen WattonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM213 or take SOLM307
Description: In this practical module, students will work in teams to solve a problem for a real client using a Legal Design approach. Legal Design is a creative problem-solving framework used by lawyers and legal innovators to help them adapt for the future of legal practice. Students will learn the theory and practice of Legal Design and apply their legal knowledge to develop and deliver a prototype solution to the client. Students will engage with the client and external lawyers in addition to the teaching team.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Eliza Tamsin Platts-MillsOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM213 or take SOLM308
Description: The Public Legal Education for Start-Ups module gives students hands on experience preparing commercially aware, engaging and accessible legal education videos and other resources for UK start-ups and entrepreneurs. Module students will be trained and supervised in the preparation and delivery of legal education resources covering UK commercial, corporate, intellectual property, data privacy and employment law. Students learn through inter-active class discussions and exercises during the classes and are supervised in their legal education work by qLegal staff and UK practicing solicitors.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Berna Akcali Gur
Description: The objective of the course will be to examine the sources and fundamental principles of Space Law and the role of international law and multilateral organizations in space governance. The topics covered will include the exploitation and sustainability of space resources ¿ emphasis on commercialization of space activities, space debris mitigation and space traffic management, communication satellites and space, the convergence of cybersecurity and space security, environment and space, and the liability regime for damage caused by space activities. References will be made to relevant regulations of space-faring nations to establish the relationship between international and national law in this area of law.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Noam Gur
Description: Common law adjudication often appears like a patchwork of decisions with limited overall coherence. Are there any fundamental theoretical principles that can help us gain a deeper understanding of the common law and its workings, both as legal scholars and as practitioners? The central aim of this module is to identify such principles, use them to critically evaluate the common law, and examine how they operate in court cases. The module consists of three parts, as follows. The first part looks at the common law from the perspective of political and legal theory concepts such as the rule of law, democracy, separation of powers, and social utility and change. It discusses questions such as: Do common law judges make policy? Is the common law undemocratic? Is the common law able to provide the certainty required for modern commercial life? The learning will include, inter alia, a case study, whereby students will have the opportunity to apply the above themes to a court case of their choice.The second part looks at the common law¿s operation in a colonial context. Here the common law will be discussed, e.g., as an arena of struggle for emancipation from colonial power, and special attention will be given to the delicate interface between the common law and local norms (such as customary and religious laws) in colonies or former colonies. The third part turns the spotlight onto private law as a central area of common law adjudication. It explores questions such as: Is there a unifying theory that can hold together different areas of private law, such as tort, contract, and property law, and, if so, what is that theory? Should common law judges use private law as an instrument for advancing of policy goals, such as social utility or more equitable distribution of wealth, or should they focus solely on correcting wrongs? Graduates of this module will gain a theoretically-informed insight into the common law, which would benefit their work as practitioners and scholars alike.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Hedi ViterboOverlap: Students who studied their llb at qmul and took the undergraduate module LAW6468 (children and the law) cannot take SOLM270 or SOLM271 without prior approval from the module convenor.
Description: This module engages with legal and moral debates relating to children, at both the international and national levels. It examines a wide range of child-focused issues, such as those concerning colonialism, racialisation, sexuality, state regulation of the family, and children¿s voices. Students are introduced to relevant theories and studies, among which are theories of children's rights, postcolonial and anti-racist scholarship, queer theory, criticisms of child development theories, and writing about risk and 'moral panic'.
Description: This module is about crime committed by corporates and states and it explores the definition and nature of crime that causes harm to the environment in criminological, legal and political discourse. The module aims to develop a critical understanding of the nature and the scale and type of crimes committed by companies, states and their agents that damage the environment and ecosystems. There will also be an exploration of resistance tactics, from law-fare to civil society censure of environmental harm. Consisting of lectures, seminars and film, the following list is indicative (but not exhaustive) of the subjects that will be covered: corporate environmental crime, food insecurity, state and state-corporate environmental crime, CSR and 'green' business practice, the economy of environmental protection, the power of civil society to resist planet degradation, the genocide-ecocide nexus, corruption, agribusiness, toxic waste dumping and land grabbing. The course will also feature visiting leading scholars, and representatives from key NGOs.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Eyad Dabbah
Description: The Module EU Competition Law (along with the co-requisite Module EU Competition Law and Practice) aims at a comprehensive study of the basic provisions of European Union (EU) competition law. The Module will provide participants with a flavour of the economic and market context in which EU competition law, especially Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) is applied. The Module will aim to consider an important business phenomenon in the market namely anti-competitive agreements. It is hoped that by the end of the Module participants will gain a solid understanding of the relevant competition rules of the EU whilst developing a good business and market perspective and practical approach in order to help them identify situations in which such phenomenon may arise and how should this phenomenon be addressed.EU competition law is based on the rules contained in Articles 101-109 of the Treaty on The Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and upon subsequent secondary legislation. The focus of the Module will be however on Articles 101 TFEU; as well as a number of block exemption Regulations, notably those dealing with: Vertical Restraints; Technology Transfer; and Horizontal Research and Development and Specialisation Agreements. The Module will however consider where relevant and appropriate other provisions of EU competition law, especially Article 102 TFEU.EU competition rules are applied by the Directorate General (DG COMPETITION (COMP)) of the European Commission, the Directorate in charge of competition matters; there is also shared competence with designated national competition authorities (NCAs) in relation to the application of Articles 101 (and 102) TFEU. Decisions of the Commission are the principal means of enforcement in competition cases. The Commission¿s decisions are subject to review by the General Court of the EU (GCEU) (formerly the Court of First Instance (CFI)) and the Court of Justice of the EU/European Court of Justice (CJEU/ECJ). This has created an extensive case-law in competition law matters and reference will be made to this case law. In addition to considering substantive issues, the Module will also deal with relevant procedural mechanisms, such as cartel leniency and settlement mechanism.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Alan Dignam
Description: The module will inform and educate students as to the issues affecting both the business community and the wider societal effects of the debate on corporate governance. As such the module will focus on the systems by which companies are or should be directed and controlled, particular emphasis will be given to the legal and extra-legal rules/systems governing internal corporate accountability and the legal and extra-legal rules/systems governing the corporations accountability to the external world. As such students will gain an enhanced knowledge of the issues surrounding various corporate governance theories that seek to explain the position of, and relationship between, the company as a metaphysical entity and its members, managers and other interested constituencies (i.e.`stakeholders¿) and the different theoretical and industry perspectives on corporate governance. The concept of shareholder primacy will be critically examined and contrasted with alternative approaches. The module also aims to highlight future directions and trends in corporate governance.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Debbie De Girolamo
Description: This module will explore the many ways in which art disputes can be resolved including litigation and alternative processes to litigation. It will examine specifically the public processes of litigation in national courts, administrative tribunals and international tribunals, and also private processes such as arbitration, mediation and other alternative processes. In so doing, it will consider the nature of the art dispute, the appropriate methods to resolve the disputes, and the remedies and solutions available. This will be led in seminar style, with lecture and interactive participation from students through exercises and dialogue.
Description: This module will examine the various rules of domestic and international private law that can impact the art trade, from the sale and purchase of artworks by private individuals, to acquisitions by other private law means, such as gift and exchange, and loans and other bailments involving museums, galleries and other cultural institutions. Beyond this, the module will also consider the impact of statute: one notable example being the statutory immunity of certain loaned cultural objects from seizure. Owing to the high value and irreplaceable nature of the art being traded, the issue of insurance is an important one. This section will consider both private cover and public insurance. Finally, the module will look at the law of auctions. Auctions are of course a favoured forum to buy and sell art, and the law that applies to the auction is different from the law of the open market.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Rosa Lastra
Description: This module will analyze the law of international financial institutions, in particular the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and regional development banks such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. It will also consider the law and institutions of the Economic and Monetary Union and examine the law of the European Central Bank and the law of the euro, as well as the pillars of the Banking Union: the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM); the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) and the proposed European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mairi Mitsi
Description: Sport is now big business which means there is more at stake when sporting disputes arise between athletes and sports organisations. In 2021, over 900 cases where filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which conducted over 250 hearings that year.This course examines: the organisation and politics of international sport; how sports regulations are made; the legal and binding nature of sports regulations on all participants; the various forms of sports regulation (ie. 'doping', 'integrity', 'eligibility', 'selection', 'conduct' (on and off field), 'game-rule', 'sports governance' and more recently, 'gender-sex issues in sport'); how sporting disputes are determined in an international arbitral framework; the role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (and other sports tribunals) in the determination of sporting disputes; and the means of challenging sports arbitration awards.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Apostolos Chronopoulos
Description: This module deals with advanced topics in trade mark law, theory and practice, including current developments in European jurisprudence and policy. The module will also provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the laws and procedures governing the acquisition, maintenance and enforcement of European Union Trade Marks (EUTMs), as well as substantive trade mark law and practice, policy and theory.This module will be taught intensively over a period of 1 week in semester 3. Sem 3 is the final teaching semester taught early June to early July.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Loukas Mistelis
Description: "The aim of this course is to establish students' knowledge and critical understanding as well as provide an insight into the practice of international investment arbitration at the juncture of dispute resolution and public international law and policy. The course is divided into three main topics: (1) International Investment Disputes Out-of-Court: Principles and Historical Evolution; (2) ICSID - Jurisdiction and Procedure; and (3) Bilateral Investment Treaties - Jurisdiction and Procedure. The classes will explore, first by way of integration, international trade and investment disputes out of court and the evolutionary process of their institutionalisation. Then, we discuss the related regulatory and institutional framework, and the basic principles of dispute settlement with reference to investment with focus on sovereign immunity, arbitrability and applicable laws (domestic and international). The following lectures will address ICSID Jurisdiction (ratione materiae, ratione personae, temporal) and consent to jurisdiction. These classes will be followed by classes on ICSID Procedure, including annulment of awards and enforcement of awards. The next set of classes will explore jurisdiction based on Bilateral Investment Treaties (with focus on umbrella clauses, parallel proceedings and MFN clauses)."
Description: This module examines the law and regulation of the telecommunications sector in the European Union and at an international level. In particular, the course will concentrate on the licensing and authorisation of the provision of equipment, networks and services; the various obligations imposed upon all operators and those with market dominance, such as universal service; the building of international networks and the regimes established under the International Telecommunications Union and the agreements under the World Trade Organization; as well as regulatory issues in developing countries.
Description: This module provides students with the opportunity to study the relevant laws pertaining to the theatre industry and aspects of the performing arts. The module covers key aspects of productions, including development and rights acquisition and management, co-productions, financial and licensing considerations, censorship, exploitation and streaming. Various creative contributions will also be examined, including set and prop design, makeup and costume design, music and musicians, choreography, and performance. Some aspects of performance art will also be considered.
Description: This module examines the broad and ever-expanding field of international child law. It looks at how international child law relates to various contexts, such as armed conflict, migration, criminal justice, education, and labour. Discussions in the module draw on a rich array of theoretical sources, including historical and anthropological studies of childhood, critical scholarship on international law and human rights, and criticisms of international children¿s rights law in particular.
Description: The content of the proposed module will cover the content of both current modules SOLM217 and SOLM218. This includes: - Ownership & Control of the Media - Press Regulation - EU Broadcasting Law & the shift to regulation of online, streaming content - UK Broadcasting Law & the shift to regulation of online, streaming content - Advertising Regulation - Article 10, Freedom of Speech and the reasonable limits thereon with a view to protecting the Article 6 right to a fair trial, in the context of media reporting the courts - Contempt of Court and the media - filming and livestreaming the courts, contempt by publication - Reporting restrictions and the media - including identification of victims of serious crimes, statutory restrictions on reporting proceedings involving children and vulnerable adults, discretionary judicial orders, the media's right to representation and to appeal orders. - Protection of journalists sources & materials, including digital resources and communications, from undue state / police interference.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Claudia Lemus
Description: Within the field of competition law, merger control has attracted special attention. The reason for this attention can be found in the special nature of mergers as a business phenomenon, especially when compared with other business phenomena, such as abuse of dominance by firms or cartel activities. The process of relentless globalisation which has been developing since the 1990s has meant that merger operations can produce an effect on the conditions of competition in more than one jurisdiction. This means that, quite inevitably, regulatory approval in more than one jurisdiction may need to be sought. Such a consequence ¿ as is widely accepted ¿ can give rise to uncertainty for the firms concerned and cause huge expense and significant delay. Those who are involved in advising business firms in a merger situation are also not immune from the uncertainty when merger operations have to be notified to more than one competition authority. Often legal advisors have to answer extremely difficult questions in merger cases, such as whether notification of the merger to the competition authorities in one or more jurisdictions is necessary or mandatory or even desirable; which authorities need to be notified; what is required for this purpose and how to go about notifying the authorities concerned; and how will the authorities assess the merger, including any relevant time framework within which they will operate and ultimately reach a decision in a given case. The Module will aim at a thorough examination of the highly important phenomena of international mergers and their regulation worldwide. Different merger control regimes worldwide and their operation will be an important part of the focus in the Module. The Module will be taught in a very practical manner, to reflect the very nature of the topic. A highly interesting range of case studies and the knowledge and expertise of practitioners in the field will be a key aspect of the course. The Module should prove to be attractive for students attending other competition law courses and those with an `international¿ dimension in other areas of commercial orientation on the LLM.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal
Description: Primarily the course aims to contribute to a critical understanding of the subject matter through the combined study of theories of regulation in general and the corporate dynamics in particular, with a special focus on the different stakeholders involved in international corporate finance. The module will focus on providing an introduction to the different corporate financing options, methods and techniques, with special emphasis on the use of debt and equity. The course is strongly committed to presenting a global and comparative perspective highlighting the contemporary principles and international trends of corporate finance rather than the pointillist and ephemeral details of national rule books.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Shalini Perera
Description: The module aims to inform and educate students as to the field of law that governs UK corporations. The course is a UK focused Company law course covering: Minority protection. Capital, The duties of directors and of the controlling majority and the enforcement of these duties. Shareholder Remedies and Liquidation of companies. The module also aims to highlight future directions and trends in the regulation of companies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Debbie De Girolamo
Description: This module will examine the cultural values and ethical considerations that guide both the public and private treatment and management of art and cultural property. This extends down from the values accepted in widely followed internationals conventions like the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, into national law, and finally into the ethical guidelines and codes of museums and other cultural institutions. The approach will also be sensitive to non-Western approaches to 'cultural property' and will consider the alternative conceptions of cultural dominion, guardianship and responsibility. Finally, the module will address the issues stemming from requests and claims for restitution and repatriation of cultural objects.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Mairi MitsiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM189
Description: "The aim of this course is to establish students' knowledge and critical understanding as well as provide an insight into the practice of international investment arbitration at the juncture of dispute resolution and public international law and policy. The focus will be on BITs, FTAs and other International Investment Agreements, Investor Protection and State Defences. There are a number of reasons why a course on substantive protection of investors through investment arbitration is important at this time. Indeed, recent and rapid changes in investment arbitration prompted by globalisation and widespread foreign investment. There are also debates about legitimacy crisis and further debates about the negotiation and drafting of new generation treaties - so-called mega-regionals. The course is divided into three main topics: (1) Major Treaty Systems - Fragmentation and new Regionalisation, (2) Case Law of and case studies relating to Substantive Protection, (3) Specific Policy issues and State Perspectives to Investment Arbitration and ISDS. The classes will address the content and negotiations of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and Multilateral Treaties (Energy Charter Treaty, NAFTA, CAFTA, ASEAN, CETA, TPP (CPTPP) and TTIP). The discussions will focus on substantive protection and the evolution of such protection as well as policy considerations associated with BITs and MITs. The second section of the class will focus on substantive protection as developed through jurisprudence of international tribunals. The classes will cover (1) expropriation, (2), fair and equitable treatment, (3) umbrella clauses and fork-in-the-road, (4) full protection and security and (5) MFN clauses. The third section of the course will discuss balancing interests - public interest, public policy and regulatory chill and typical state defences raised in investment disputes (including corruption and admissibility defences). Specific attention will also be paid to treaty Shopping, Transparency and Third-Party-Funding and assessment of damages by investment tribunals."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take SOLM075
Description: The module introduces students to fundamental problems and concepts pertaining to intellectual property rights, with an emphasis on copyright law, in digital environments. The module focuses on the divergent interests of various stakeholders, such as authors, exploiters, consumers and creators that challenge law making today, and addresses topics ranging from the protection of software and databases, exclsuive rights and limitations, technological protection measures, the relationship between IP and fundamental rights, and online enforcement amongst others. A further emphasis will be placed on the role of the European Court of Justice and the interface between international norms and market integration.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Noam Shemtov
Description: This module seeks to take a holistic approach and treat software based products and services as a distinct subject matter and consider its protectability throughout its various life-cycle phases, from inception, through development, to launch and commercialization, the relevance and application of distinct IP rights (including trade secrets) in each of these phases, highlighting key protectability milestones and the unique considerations that they may entail. The module will examine the relevant issues primarily from a European and US perspective.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Tibisay MorgandiPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take SOLM192 or take SOLM189. Prerequisite applies: students must take one of two modules SOLM189 and SOLM192 in semester 1 - academics will advise students which module applies to them during selection process
Description: This module offers the unique opportunity to work on a real legal project on international economic law of practical importance to a beneficiary. The module is conducted as a legal clinic running over semesters 2 and 3. Students will be grouped in project teams each consisting of a maximum of four students and assigned a project to work on specific questions posed by real beneficiaries who are seeking legal advice on specific problems in international economic law. Under the supervision of an academic supervisor and with the support of professional mentors, each team will prepare written legal memoranda on the assigned problem and present it to the beneficiaries at the end of semester 3. The bulk of the module consists on students' independent work on the project along with meetings with academic supervisors, mentors and beneficiaries as well as workshops on professional skills.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Lilian Moncrieff
Description: The module aims to inform and educate students as to the issues affecting both the business community and the wider societal effects of the debate on corporate governance. As such the module will focus on the systems by which companies are or should be directed and controlled, particular emphasis will be given to: self regulatory systems and their provenance, the UK Corporate Governance and associated Codes, Hostile Takeovers, and Case studies of extreme Corporate Governance failure eg. Enron and The financial crisis 2008 onwards. As such, students will have an enhanced knowledge of the issues surrounding various corporate governance industry and state regulatory perspectives on corporate governance. The module also aims to highlight future directions and trends in corporate governance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Noam ShemtovOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CCLF002
Description: This module seeks to introduce an economic approach to understanding intellectual property. It will present the main branches of intellectual property as economic categories and will explain their economic characteristics, functions, impacts and conditions for efficiency. Each type of IP will be analysed as an income generating asset. The module will review the complex value chain, the opportunities that the exploitation of the asset generates and the specifics of its management. The module will examine the relevant issues from a global perspective providing perspectives from developed and developing economies.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Duncan Matthews
Description: Patents are exclusive rights granted for the protection of an invention that offers a new and inventive technical solution or way of doing something. This module compares the process of obtaining and enforcing a patent under the provisions of the European Patent Convention (EPC) with special reference to the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
Description: Patents provide, for a limited time, the right to exclude others from acts of making, using, selling, keeping or importing products containing the patented invention. Under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (the TRIPS Agreement) WTO Members, in particular developing countries, face challenges in meeting their obligations to provide patent protection and related rights. The module will assess the extent to which these obligations derived from international law impact on access to healthcare treatments, traditional knowledge, biological diversity, farmers' rights, food security and human rights.
Description: The course will explore negotiation through various theoretical approaches including strategic bargaining, cognitive theories, processual analysis, for example. The focus will be on the lawyer as negotiator and the intent is to blend theoretical analysis with practical application. Lectures will be delivered in combination with role-play simulations and exercises. Students will be expected to participate in exercises and simulated roleplays each class. This module is very well suited to a three hour weekly lecture due to the experiential nature of its delivery.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prosir Bernard Rix
Description: In an era of globalisation English contract law governs many international transactions between commercial parties and is essential to energy, shipping, commodities and the construction industry. This course will introduce students to the making, breaking, interpreting and disputing of contracts. It covers a range of subjects including contract interpretation, frustration, breach, termination, misrepresentation and fraud, and some of the special problems of insurance, shipping, and sale of goods law. It will also provide them with insights into the procedural aspects of commercial law; and into the different ways in which good faith may be approached in the common and civil law. In doing so, we consider typical problems concerning contract law, private and public international law, and procedure, which are encountered by commercial lawyers in negotiation, litigation, arbitration and mediation. Do you interpret contracts as a literalist goat or as a purposive sheep? When does a breach of contract destroy a contract? What are the modes and dangers of terminating a significant contract? What is the role of an ¿international commercial court¿? What is the role of private and public international law in commercial law? How does ¿good faith¿ differ in the common and civil law? Would you advise a client to arbitrate or litigate or mediate? It will give students and practitioners the ability to answer these questions and apply contract law to complex commercial disputes. It will teach them to be lawyers in business and pragmatists in law.
Description: The purpose of this module is to examine the regulation of non-bank financial institutions and markets, in particular securities firms, insurance companies, fund managers, financial derivatives, financial infrastructures, clearing and settlement. The module also considers the sources and evolution of international financial regulation and the competing demands between prudential regulation and financial services liberalisation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Hannah Polakowski
Description: Climate Change Law and Policy Application focuses on specific aspects of international, regional and national law in relation to climate change: Human Rights, international and national litigation, state responsibility, non-state actors and participation, capacity building and trade and climate change. There is also an overview of the core principles of the UNFCCC regime , including the Paris agreement and principles of international environmental law applicable to climate change, both of which are examined in depth in Climate Change Law.
Description: This module seeks to give students a thorough grounding in the essentials of regulatory and compliance environment. To prepare students for issues likely to arise in the application of regulatory framework in various economic and business environments . No previous knowledge of the subject is required. In addition, the module does not require prior knowledge of regulatory framework . The module takes a very practical approach with a number of case studies and always with an eye to the real world implications. Guest lecturers will provide their practical experience and the challenges they face.
Description: The module aims to inform and educate students as to the field of law that governs UK corporations. The course is a UK focused Company law course covering: Meaning of Corporate Personality and distinction between incorporated and unincorporated associations. The nature, types and functions of companies. Historical development of the modern business company. The consequences of incorporation and its practical advantages and disadvantages. The corporate entity principle and exceptions to it. The ultra vires doctrine and the Articles of Association. The company's organs and agents and the liability of the company for their acts. Formation and flotation of companies. The module also aims to highlight future directions and trends in the regulation of companies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria Ioannidou
Description: Competition law has witnessed an impressive increase in significance and geographical scope during the last two decades or so. From the situation which existed in the 1980s - when there were only a few systems of competition law in the world ¿ we have moved to a new one where currently there are about 120 jurisdictions in which some form of competition law has been introduced and 30 others seeking to develop the process. It is anticipated that this remarkable geographical expansion of the law will increase in the future. With this unprecedented increase in significance and remarkable geographical expansion of the law (as well as other significant developments such as the process of globalisation), it has become important to examine the role and place of competition law and policy in a globalised economy. The course will aim at such an examination. The course is designed to include 'international' elements (comparative elements will then be addressed in the Comparative Competition Law course in semester 2), looking at, among other things, issues such as, the process of internationalisation of competition law and policy; the role of international organisations and multinational enterprises (MNEs) in this process; the extraterritorial reach of the competition rules of the EU, the USA and those of other jurisdictions; and the relationship between competition and trade policy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Maxi Charlotte Scherer
Description: International Arbitration is a specialized area of law requiring certain skill sets. In this module, students will learn the practical skills needed to become a successful arbitration lawyer. Oral and written advocacy is central to the arbitral process. Students need to know about the main issues dealt with by a Tribunal starting with Procedural Order 1. This module will explain how to make persuasive submissions - both written and oral - to an international Tribunal. It is also important to understand different cultural legal backgrounds as the international arbitral community is diverse. Students will take part in practical exercises, stepping in to the shoes of arbitrator, counsel or clients. Applying the theoretical concepts of international arbitration in practice, students will learn the fundamental skills that will given them an important qualification in a competitive legal market.
Description: We live in a world of unprecedented technological change. The way we live our lives today, with the most essential services being only a click away, has radically transformed our existence as consumers. On the face of it, markets are performing well, as the prices for services have radically decreased - or are even provided for 'free', that is, without monetary payment ¿ through the use of online platforms. We can shop for less money, compare products in real time, search virtually any question, hail a cab on our mobile phone, order any kind of food in an instant ¿ the list is seemingly endless. As such, these technological advancements have transformed consumers¿ choice, yet they have simultaneously created new causes of concern about competition in the marketplace and the role of consumers within it. This course will critically examine how big data, algorithms and AI are transforming market dynamics, challenging the foundations of competition law enforcement and raising new challenges for competition authorities, regulators, businesses and consumers.
Description: Competition law has witnessed an impressive increase in significance and geographical scope during the last two decades or so. From the situation which existed in the 1980s ¿ when there were only a few systems of competition law in the world ¿ we have moved to a new one where currently there are about 145 jurisdictions in which some form of competition law has been introduced with many others seeking to develop the process. It is anticipated that this remarkable geographical expansion of the law will increase in the future.With this unprecedented increase in significance and remarkable geographical expansion of the law (as well as other significant developments such as the process of globalisation), it has become important to examine the role and place of competition law and policy in a globalised economy. The course will aim at such an examination. The course is designed to include 'comparative' elements, covering, among other things, developed competition law systems (EU competition law, US antitrust law, German competition law and the Japanese competition law system), and the newer competition systems such as those of BRICS nations. The origins, structure, major provisions and the enforcement mechanisms of these systems will be discussed. In the light of the globalisation of markets, this module will focus on the different elements of various competition law systems. Starting with an introduction to competition law and economics, we will then proceed with discussing different regimes in a comparative perspective.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Uma Suthersanen
Description: The tragedy of the commons doctrine argues that humans are locked into a system whereby our pursuit of self-interest erodes the commons. But according to a different view, human society is fully capable of managing the commons in ways that protect the commons and benefits us all. Continuous trade and economic growth may eventually lead to an exhaustion of environmental resources. But this is not inevitable and trade relations can be managed in sustainable and mutually beneficial ways. One means to combat this is to accept that institutional intervention and technical progress should be focused so that resources are continuously directed towards environmental improvement. Moreover, the regulation of the environment (as in food, traditional genetic resources, green technologies) affects the trading patterns of both large and small producer countries. This module explores these concerns by studying the interrelation between : (i) the environment (as in food, agriculture, climate, bio-prospecting, and other ancillary rights such as human rights, Nagoya Protocols on climate and biodiversity rules, access and benefit sharing); (ii) trade (as in regulations within the EU, US and WTO, and other UN organisations), and (iii) IPRs (as in patents, plant variety rights, utility models, trade marks, geographical indications and technology transfer).Our environment is of fundamental importance. Activities that derive from our environment (including agriculture, fishing, consuming natural resources) matters more than almost any other productive human activity. Our environment supplies our most basic human needs, and it employs vast numbers of people. Human activities have a transformative effect on the biosphere. Indeed, it has arguably done more than any other activity to give rise to a new era in the Earth¿s history: the Anthropocene. One example is the commercial agricultural sector where farmers are supplied with inputs such as seeds and agrochemicals and advanced new technologies produced by high-tech corporations like Monsanto and Syngenta. The processing of food and other products that are grown or reared by farmers and pastoralists is carried out by transnational corporations. These products are delivered to customers by retailers that may be small and local or are massive operations. The vital role of small-scale farmers especially in the developing countries needs to be acknowledged but all too rarely is. Along all parts of the value chain there is much pressure to innovate and intellectual property rights are an essential feature of the way businesses and markets operate, how investment choices are made and where innovative activities do (and do not) take place. Thus, this module will analyse the legal regulation of such resources from national and international levels, with reference to technology, intellectual property, agricultural and climate policies, and human rights vis-a-vis the global industries. The module is intended to complement substantive modules on the protection of intellectual property. Therefore, students are assumed to have a basic understanding of intellectual property rights.
Description: The module provides students with a broad understanding of the importance of conducting business activities (both financial and non-financial) with fairness and integrity and how this is reflected in EU and UK law and supervisory powers. By making reference to real case studies, the module investigates the legal framework pertaining to bribes, market manipulation, and other malpractices and critically analyses its effectiveness taking also into account the deterrence effect, or lack thereof, of the sanctioning and prosecution regime. It then covers corporate social responsibility and sustainable/responsible investment to analyse if and how this can nudge change. The module will also touch upon the efficacy of the organizational requirements companies are obliged to have in place to prevent unethical conduct from happening and/or spreading.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Bernard Schneider
Description: The module is designed to cover the structure, principles, rules and application of the US international tax system. In particular, it will cover the US tax principles and rules that apply to US and foreign entities and individuals engaged in cross-border operations and transactions. Coverage will include jurisdictional principles, the inbound and outbound regimes, income tax treaties and the treatment of corporations and shareholders. The module will also cover the taxation of trusts, estates and gifts, reporting requirements and tax administration and procedure, all with a focus on the cross-border context. The module will examine how the system operates in practice and also consider US tax policy in these areas.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mrs Joy Svasti-Salee
Description: The module will provide students with knowledge of transfer pricing and the various principles and standards developed to deal with it. There will be a historical overview of the issues followed by an analysis of the evolution of principles leading to the BEPS Action Plan and the updated 2017 Transfer Pricing Guidelines. The module will consider major current transfer pricing issues around intangibles, business restructuring, the digital economy, services and financing. It also examines issues such as transfer pricing documentation and dispute resolution (both arbitration and litigation). The intersection of transfer pricing with EU law will also be considered and the case law on state aid and APAs will be reviewed in detail. The course is not jurisdiction specific; rather it offers a holistic approach to the topic with cameos of the different approaches of countries to it.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Christiana Hjipanayi
Description: This module provides students with an understanding of EU tax law, with an emphasis on EU corporate tax law. Sources of EU corporate tax law (legislative instruments, soft law and case law) are examined. A number of corporate topics are covered, including parent-subsidiary relationships, permanent establishments, passive income, reorganisations, anti-abuse provisions, proposed directives (CCCTB, FTT) etc. The module also examines recent developments and high-profile debates in the intersection of international tax law and European tax law. Topics such as international tax avoidance, corporate social responsibility, good tax governance, harmful tax competition, state aid and tax treaty abuse are considered from the angle of EU tax law and international tax law. The interaction of the OECD/G20's BEPS project with the European Commission's measures to fight tax fraud and tax evasion is also considered.
Description: The aim of this course is to introduce students to the legal framework regulating the use of force in international affairs. It examines in detail the content of the prohibition on use force in a historical context , as well as the self-defence and collective security exceptions that were explicitly provided for. The course will also examine in detail the effect of threats from terrorists and rogue states on the development of the law. Particular attention will be paid to the impact of human rights norms on the law on use of force and whether international law recognises a distinct right of humanitarian intervention. It is will also consider arguments advanced in support of a general responsibility on States to intervene militarily in support of those facing mass atrocity.
Credits: 30.0Contact: To Be Confirmed
Description: International construction contracts have by their nature special features, which affect the methods of resolving disputes arising from them. The module, conducted through series of seminars, examines in detail the nature of international construction contracts, the typical clauses included in the standard form of FIDIC conditions, the parties to construction contract (and in particular the role of the Engineer and the Contractor), their structure, and the types of disputes that arise under them.
Description: The module covers the various procedures available in cases of reorganization and insolvency of corporations; the relationship between the general law of property, obligations and insolvency; and, the law of credit and security issues in the context of distress scenarios. The module will have a transactional focus with actual case studies and will also analyse general principles of international financing techniques.
Description: The module examines matters relevant to the resolution of all commercial transactions before national courts. It looks into general principles of International Commercial Litigation and Private International Law, and focuses in particular on issues related to Jurisdiction of National Courts, Conflicts between Jurisdiction of National Courts and International Tribunals and Recognition and Enforcement of National Judgments. The approach taken is international and comparative, although particular emphasis is given on the European regime and legal framework. Thus, sources relevant to the course include the EC 44/2001 Regulation on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments.
Description: Parties, attorneys, and arbitrators come to international arbitral proceedings different jurisdictions and with often distinctive legal cultures and ethical assumptions. As a result, many ambiguities exist about what rules apply to their professional conduct and often parties and counsel from different jurisdictions effectively play by different ethical rules. This module, which is to be offered as an option at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, will address these issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Constantina Lazaridou
Description: "This module is concerned with the legal framework for cross-border trade in the European Union. The module provides an in-depth study of the economic and commercial aspects of the 'four freedoms' (free movement of goods, services, establishment and capital) in the EU single market and discusses the various approaches to regulating the single market adopted by EU institutions. Indicative list of topics that might be covered would include: the concept of the Single Market - market integration in the EU vs other forms of international trade liberalisation; non-tariff barriers: non-discrimination and market access; locating and relocating in another EU Member State - freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for companies ¿ regulatory competition; tariff and fiscal barriers to free movement - free movement of capital; regulating the Single Market: harmonisation policy - governance of the Single Market"
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Theodora ChristouModule Convenor: Dr Mirko Palestrino
Description: The central question which this module will address is how Transnational law impacts on the future of law-making, supervision and enforcement of rules in a globalised world of transnational business and markets. Globalisation and polycentrality are phenomena that influence every aspect of the world society and challenge the efficiency and validity centralized law-making by the states. In a globalised world where business is mostly done at transnational level coupled with the pace that both economic and technology change, traditional national law-making is proving ineffective and as a result we have witnessed alternatives appearing, including from regional and international organisations but also from private transnational market actors too. The law has emerged from its national setting and presents itself as transnational which has important ramifications for policy making. A weekly topical issue related to Transnational Law will be discussed in depth. The discussions are based on readings and will follow a presentation of the readings. Potential issues which could be covered include: Is Transnational Law, Law?; The World Justice Forum Index; the Cape Town Convention; Climate Change as a Transnational Legal Order; private law-making in the diamond trade and financial markets; and Transnational lawyering.
Description: The module will seek to provide an understanding of the various dispute resolution processes available to parties in dispute, and to understand the necessity of considering the process which best suits the dispute. The module will cover such topics as the nature of conflict, the emergence of disputes, the history of the ADR movement with its attendant debate between informalism and formalism, the adjudication process, the nature of negotiation and their strategies, the mediation process and approaches, the continuum of dispute resolution processes, the relationship between ADR and institutes such as courts, the English Courts and within the EU. ADR is a vibrant area of scholarship; it is impossible to give 'yes' or 'no' answers to most of the issues arising in scholarship. Therefore the module will employ a critical thinking and open discussion approach. It is expected that students will be willing to share the results of their analysis, research and supported opinions,and be involved in active discussion of all issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Johanna Gibson
Description: This module brings together an interdisciplinary perspective on behaviour science, welfare, economics, and law in order to introduce students to a range of legal and welfare issues arising through the use of animals in media, culture and entertainment. The module will deal with both domesticated and wild animals, considering animals in film and television, advertising, fashion, zoos and conservation, circuses, and sport. Students will also explore a range of critical questions and specific episodes on animals and creativity, including the animal as performer and the animal as author, analysing the significance for sentience and welfare, and gaining important insight into creativity and intentionality in other areas of the law (including intellectual property).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Etta Ojong-Okongor
Description: The module covers the fundamental characteristics of international contracts for the sale of goods and to a lesser extent, the key ancillary contracts for the financing of trading activities, transportation of goods to their place of destination and insurance of the cargo. When traders sell or buy goods or commodities on the international markets, that transaction is composed of several contracts: the goods are sold under a contract of sale, transported under a contract of carriage, insured under a contract of insurance and frequently have payment assured through a letter of credit. The purpose of this module is to examine primarily the regulation of the sale contract under CISG, English Sales law and other international law instruments and standards. The regulation of peripheral contracts to the contract of sale will be examined too but in less detail as this is now considered in depth by more focused specific modules (e.g., on the shipping of goods, marine insurance etc). The module will also place emphasis on the practical problems, which arise in the international commercial arena and consider ways in which these may be addressed in the future.
Description: Within the field of competition law, merger control has attracted special attention. The reason for this attention can be found in the special nature of mergers as a business phenomenon, especially when compared with other business phenomena, such as abuse of dominance by firms or cartel activities. The process of relentless globalisation which has been developing since the 1990s has meant that merger operations can produce an effect on the conditions of competition in more than one jurisdiction. This means that, quite inevitably, regulatory approval in more than one jurisdiction may need to be sought. Such a consequence - as is widely accepted ¿ can give rise to uncertainty for the firms concerned and cause huge expense and significant delay. Those who are involved in advising business firms in a merger situation are also not immune from the uncertainty when merger operations have to be notified to more than one competition authority. Often legal advisors have to answer extremely difficult questions in merger cases, such as whether notification of the merger to the competition authorities in one or more jurisdictions is necessary or mandatory or even desirable; which authorities need to be notified; what is required for this purpose and how to go about notifying the authorities concerned; and how will the authorities assess the merger, including any relevant time framework within which they will operate and ultimately reach a decision in a given case. The Module will aim at a thorough examination of the highly important phenomena of international mergers and their regulation worldwide. The focus of the Module will be on special topics including: government intervention and national champions; the treatment of conglomerate effects from practical perspective, merger remedies among others. The Module will be taught in a very practical manner, to reflect the very nature of the topic. A highly interesting range of case studies and the knowledge and expertise of practitioners in the field will be a key aspect of the course. The Module should prove to be attractive for students attending other competition law courses and those with an `international¿ dimension in other areas of commercial orientation on the LLM.
Description: This module (along with the prerequisite module 'EU Competition Law') aims at a comprehensive study of the basic provisions of European Union (EU) competition law. The Module will provide participants with a flavour of the economic and market context in which EU competition law, especially Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and EU Merger Regulation 139/2004 are applied. The Module will aim to consider an important business phenomena in the market namely abusive dominance and mergers. It is hoped that by the end of the Module participants will gain a solid understanding of the relevant competition rules of the EU whilst developing a good business and market perspective and practical approach in order to help them identify situations in which such phenomena may arise and how should these phenomena be addressed.EU competition law is based on the rules contained in Articles 101-109 of the Treaty on The Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and upon subsequent secondary legislation. The focus of the Module will be however on Article 102 TFEU and Regulation 139/2004. The Module will however consider where relevant and appropriate other provisions of EU competition law, especially Article 101 TFEU. EU competition law is based on the rules contained in Articles 101-109 of the Treaty on The Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and upon subsequent secondary legislation. The focus of the Module will be however on Article 102 TFEU and Regulation 139/2004. The Module will however consider where relevant and appropriate other provisions of EU competition law, especially Article 101 TFEU. EU competition rules are applied by the Directorate General (DG COMPETITION (COMP)) of the European Commission, the Directorate in charge of competition matters; there is also shared competence with designated national competition authorities (NCAs) in relation to the application of Articles 102 (and 101) TFEU. Decisions of the Commission are the principal means of enforcement in competition cases. The Commission¿s decisions are subject to review by the General Court of the EU (GCEU) (formerly the Court of First Instance (CFI)) and the Court of Justice of the EU/European Court of Justice (CJEU/ECJ). This has created an extensive case-law in competition law matters and reference will be made to this case law. In addition to considering substantive issues, the Module will also deal with relevant procedural mechanisms, sanctions etc. Particular attention will be given to questions of practice under Regulation 1/2003.
Description: This module is a corporate law and financial regulation module analyzing transactions using sophisticated methodologies. The module will focus on issues such as: due diligence, purchase sale agreements and contractual governance; the role of the board of directors in an acquisition/financing transaction; the permissibility and regulation of takeover defenses in the UK, the US and the EU; the protection of minority shareholders in common law and civil law jurisdictions; the protection of other constituencies such as employees affected by control transactions; and financial assistance regulation in the UK, US and the EU. The course is strongly committed to presenting a global and comparative perspective highlighting the contemporary principles and trends of corporate finance rather than the pointillist and ephemeral details of national rule books.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Florian Koempel
Description: "Copyright, the legal foundation of the creative industries, is by its modern nature international and comparative This module will offer students a solid basis for understanding the essential elements of copyright law ,its philosophical and legal basis, the international Copyright Treaties, and the different approaches adopted in major civil and common law countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States. We further focus on the growth of EU copyright law with its distinctive flavour, which incorporates civil law doctrines in a pragmatically common law precedent-based approach. Where relevant, reference is also made to well-known decisions on certain topics in Australia, Canada and India. This interactive course will explore copyright principles by considering and discussing crucial topics, namely, the types of protected works, copyright ownership, beneficiaries, term, nature of rights, exceptions and limitations, collective management, enforcement and user rights - from national and international perspectives. The course also looks at current international copyright policy discussions such as new Treaties and Trade Agreements. The module will enable students to embark on more specialised and in-depth courses. "
Description: The growth of international commercial transactions, including infrastructure and investment projects, financial and IP transactions, has been accompanied over the last four decades by the increasing use of arbitration to settle disputes. Arbitration is now established as the preferred method of international dispute resolution as it provides for the neutrality and flexibility commercial parties seek. In the last ten years more than 5,000 arbitration cases have been recorded annually in London alone. This module examines the fundamental theoretical concepts and legal framework for international commercial arbitration. The teaching approach taken for this module is international and comparative, drawing on the laws of all major legal systems (including England, France, Switzerland, the USA, Model Law Countries, Singapore, China and Hong Kong) as well as the most important institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules (including the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the UNCITRAL Rules, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre). Particular focus is also given to the 1958 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention) which has a central importance in international commercial arbitration.
Description: The module will provide an introduction to the UK system of taxation, both personal and business. It will also allow students to gain an understanding of the key concepts of tax law from a UK perspective. It will cover the basic principles of the taxation of individuals in the UK on their earnings, gains and wealth. The rationale for various types of taxes will be explored, in particular the UK inheritance and capital gains taxes. Much discussed issues such as tax avoidance, sin taxes and zero hour employment contracts will also be considered. The international perspective will be included and comparisons will be made with taxes in other jurisdictions.
Description: This module explores the evolution of International Criminal Law in a historical perspective. It examines the sources of international criminal law in both treaty and custom, as well as the main principles of interpretation. It seeks to provide students with an understanding of the concept of international crime, and the distinction maintained in international law between regimes of individual and state responsibility. It is especially concerned with the substantive crimes within the jurisdiction of international tribunals such as genocide, war crimes, aggression, torture, and crimes against humanity.
Description: This module addresses the major creative industries, the way they operate and their impact on the national global economy, with a particular focus on the interplay between intellectual property protection and the industries' business environment. This module will analyze various contentious issues in the law surrounding the creative industries with a focus on intellectual property. A number of specific creative industries will be examined as well as famous' persons rights over their name and image and the commercialization of such rights. The module is international in scope, looking at a variety of jurisdictions according to significance and relevance to particular industries.
Description: "The aim of this course is to establish students' knowledge and critical understanding as well as provide an insight into the practice of international commercial arbitration as an independent comparative law subject. The subject is first examined generically, without any reference to any national laws, arbitration rules or international instruments; and then various national and institutional approaches are presented. The focus is on selected issues of applicable law(s) and procedures. In particular, in the first section the classes will explore the role of arbitral institutions as regulators of arbitration and classes will also discuss issues of legitimacy and how concerns users may have can be best addressed. In the second section of the course the focus will shift to applicable law issues. In particular, classes will discuss how applicable laws are being determined (and by whom) before looking at specific applicable substantive laws and rules as well as the role of lex mercatoria and transnational commercial rules. There will also be specific discussion of the impact of mandatory rules or law as an issue of methodology and practice. In the third section of the courses the classes will discuss they key (f)actor of arbitration: the arbitration tribunal. In particular, classes will cover the selections, status, rights and duties of arbitrators, how arbitrators are being appointed and the main duties of independence and impartiality. In this context the classes will also address liability and/or immunity of arbitrators. In the penultimate and longer section the classes will explore issues of procedure and evidence in international arbitration, ranging from the law governing the procedure (`lex arbitri¿), the classification of procedural issues, the organisation and management of procedure. Then the classes will look at provisional and interim measure as well as emergency arbitration and will also cover multi-party, multi-contract and multi-action arbitration. Issues of evidence, such as evidentiary means (witnesses, documents and document production, experts) and regulation of evidence will also receive specific attention. Finally, we will discuss efficiency as a driver of arbitration micro-regulation. Depending on the class size we may also endeavour a simulation of an arbitration process."
Description: This module deals with intellectual property and the international film industries, including the transformative environment of digital technology and user-generated content, through a consideration of protection and commercialisation in key jurisdictions and markets. Topics include the development of a film prospectus, ancillary rights, financing and alternative funding (including crowdfunding models and fan-based theories), development and production, distribution, merchandising and co-branding, film franchises and adaptations, censorship, titles and credits, cast and performers.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Malgosia Fitzmaurice
Description: This course focuses on international legal and institutional arrangements concerning the management of the environment. It examines both theoretical and practical dimensions of these arrangements. This course explores some of the most salient aspects of the expanding area of international environmental law. It examines, in particular, global environmental issues that have risen to the top of the international law and policy agenda in the wake of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio Conference) and the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development and 2015 UN Goals . It deals with the fundamental questions of IEL : the precautionary principles ; polluter pays principle, environmental impact assessment. The notion of sustainable development occupies an important place in this course. It provides an acknowledgment that environmental law needs to be considered at the same time as social and economic dimensions of development The module is linked with human rights law and economic law (WTO).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Gail EvansOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM092
Description: The module begins with an explanation of the principles of intellectual property, contract and competition law as they relate to licensing contracts. The body of the module will be concerned with the character, structure and drafting of licensing agreements for the major forms of intellectual property to include patent, trade mark and copyright licensing. The module will examine in light of statute and case law, the key terms common to such licensing agreements including: ownership; grant of intellectual property; territorial exclusivity; invention improvement; sublicensing; royalties; warranties; indemnities and dispute resolution. The module will discuss current issues in the field of licensing including trade marks and selective distribution agreements; standard essential patents and FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) licensing; as well as copyright licensing, news aggregation; and technological self-help measures including blockchain technologies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Vasiliki Koukoulioti
Description: The module will focus on tax and technology. It will provide an introduction to domestic and international tax provisions that are important to owners of intellectual property, with a particular focus on domestic incentives to encourage investment and to attract foreign direct investment, as well as the international perspectives around harmful tax competition by countries. The module will also consider the current debates regarding a digital services tax.This module will be taught intensively over a period of 1 week in semester 3. Sem 3 is the final teaching semester taught early June to early July.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Neve Gordon
Description: This module is concerned with the rules of international law that govern the conduct of military operations in situations of armed conflict. Since these rules are largely intended for the protection of the civilian population, they apply irrespective of the legality or illegality of war. In the literature, the issues studied in this module are variously referred to as humanitarian law, jus in bello, or the law of war. The module will examine the core principles of humanitarian law , in particular, the centrality of the principle of distinction between civilians and combatants; rules for assessing the proportionality of military operations and their impact on targeting decisions; means and methods of warfare including the prohibition of weapons of mass destruction. The module will also consider the law applicable to situations of military occupation in light of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Guan Hong Tang
Description: The module will introduce the structure of the Chinese legal system, its cultural and political background and historical development. With these in mind, it will then cover major business and commercial law areas, including company, contract and trade law; taxation; financial regulation; and dispute resolution and litigation, with a particular focus on their application to foreign businesses, investors and individuals. The module will provide students with an understanding of the principles and rules of the Chinese business and commercial law regimes. It will also provide them with the knowledge and skills to study the Chinese business and commercial legal system in greater depth. No knowledge of Chinese is required to take the module, but students will be expected to become familiar with the relevant Chinese business and legal terms.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Jeremmy Okonjo
Description: Regulation covers virtually all significant aspects of modern life. It is here to stay but it remains as controversial as ever. This is an advanced foundational course on regulation. The module examines problems that are common to the regulation of a wide range of industries and fields and considers how these problems are (or fail to be) treated. In particular, the module considers the nature of regulation and its relationship with law, economics and politics, the regulation of risk, standard setting, compliance and enforcement strategies, the issues of accountability and legitimacy and the rise of multi-level governance and transnational regulation. Being `problem-solving sensitive¿ but 'industry neutral', this module is an ideal complement to more narrowly-focused modules irrespective of choice of LLM Specialism.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Theodora Christou
Description: The central question this module discusses is the application and implication of Transnational law, its formation, supervision, and enforcement process in the context of the transnational business community and globalised markets. This module will take a series of case studies from different areas of law to provide examples of how governance can be conducted in a globalised world. The focus will be on the role and functioning of transnational law in a globalised world. Guest lecturers will be invited to talk about the impact of globalisation on their specialism and a Transnational Law solution.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Florian Koempel
Description: The Music industry contracts module analyses the contracts between the various parts of the music industry. On the creative side it looks at the contracts between composers and music publishers; performers/ producers and record companies as well as other players such as music managers. A key aspect of the creative side of the music value chain concerns the activities of Collective Management Organisations and the module analyses the membership agreements of PRS for Music, MCPS and PPL respectively.The module we also look at the relation of music industry players with users such as broadcasting organisations and online platforms. The course will show how copyright is applied in practice on the example of the music industry. The music industry has been at the cutting edge of legal and commercial developments dealing with new business models throughout the years. The course will look at the main markets for music such as US and UK. Experiences in the field of music are transferable to all creative sectors such as audio visual and book publishing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4203Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take RUS4203A
Description: The module is aimed at associate students who have completed the equivalent of one semester of Russian language at their home university. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential Russian grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the Russian language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based grammar tutorials, mixed-skills revision and oral and reading classes.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Ruth Fletcher
Description: This module will analyse the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), the legislation that provides the framework in England and Wales for assessing capacity and making decisions on behalf of those who lack capacity to decide, and its application in the context of medical and social care. This module is recommended for those interested in issues of consent in health and social care. The question that will guide this module is whether the law in England and Wales strikes a good balance between respecting the autonomy of individuals and protecting their welfare. It will also discuss the compatibility between the MCA and human rights law (in particular, the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities). Therefore, even though this course will focus on England and Wales, students interested in comparative and human rights approaches to mental health and the law are strongly encouraged to apply. The cases that students will discuss in this module include, for instance, the force-feeding of anorexia patients, the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from people in a minimally conscious state, deprivation of liberty in hospitals and care homes, and the reproductive choices of people with learning disabilities.
Description: This module introduces students to skills in reading film and intellectual property critically and analytically. Students will undertake interdisciplinary evaluation of film protection and commercialisation using film theory, fan and cultural studies, and intellectual property. Studying key jurisdictions and markets, topics include history of film and its protection, film theory and intellectual property, film theory and creative practice, authorship and film practice, audience and reception, sound and intellectual property, adaptation and genre.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5200
Description: Tuition in spoken Russian aimed at enhancing communication abilities in the language. Translation from English into Russian and from Russian into English, complemented as appropriate by free composition, comprehension, précis, and exercises. Native speakers of Russian should register for RUS5201A.
Description: The module is designed for students who wish to gain an understanding of the key concepts of international tax law and of how multinational enterprises are taxed on their profits. It is also designed to equip students to participate in International Tax Law in Practice, for which it is a prerequisite. The module covers the basic principles of jurisdiction to tax, the factors used by countries in imposing taxes and the issues governing major types of income. It looks at how conflicts lead to international double taxation, the problems this creates for international trade and solutions provided for in double taxation treaties. The taxation of multinational enterprises has become a political issue, with the G20 and the OECD undertaking substantial work to address Base Erosion and Profit Shifting. This work has progressed rapidly and features prominently in the module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr John Hull
Description: Every intellectual property right starts life as a trade secret. Trade secrets and related intellectual assets are viewed as critical to the success of many businesses. But they are also uniquely fragile rights and so their protection under different legal systems requires close assessment. This module complements other IP modules by providing an opportunity to study the economic and legal foundations of these important rights.This module will be taught intensively over a period of 1 week in semester 3. Sem 3 is the final teaching semester taught early June to early July.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr John HullOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM078
Description: Getting intellectual property rights is relatively easy. It's what you do with them that's difficult. And since 80% or more of a business's value is made up of IP (sometimes called "Intellectual Assets"), understanding how a business, a research charity or a university puts its IP to profitable use is fundamental to understanding how modern commercial life works.This module, which is one of few such modules in UK universities, is focused on how IP is created, owned and commercialised (or "monetised"). It is taught by a practising lawyer with extensive experience in all aspects of IP. Guest speakers with front-line experience of IP commercialisation are a key part of this module, allowing students to understand how commercial transactions take place in real life.
Description: Interactive Entertainment Law analyses some of the legal, commercial, contractual and regulatory issues that the Games and Interactive Entertainment industry faces in. It delineates and analyses the legal parameters within which developers and publishers operate and in which players create and consume content, providing students with an in-depth analysis of the industry from the development to the commercialisation of interactive entertainment products.
Description: "The module aims at providing the students with a thorough account of the main legal theories of unfair competition in various jurisdictions with a particular focus on US, EU, UK, French and German law in light of the binding European and international legal frameworks. Legal problems are approached from a comparative perspective. At the same time, emphasis is placed on the practical problems that arise in the context of disputes that involve claims of unfair competition."
Description: This interdisciplinary module brings a range of perspectives to the analysis of intellectual property law in the fashion and design industries, including business sociology and knowledge management, art history and fashion theory, fan theory and fashion tribes, and economic and cultural aspects. Students will understand and analyse fundamental interactions between protection frameworks, the creative process, and the fashion customer, analysing critically the social, political and legal aspects of the industry and its interaction with other cultural forms. The course equips students with the skills to identify and manage intellectual property in fashion practice and to analyse critically policy aspects of the fashion industries and the interaction with the law.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Cristina Cioffi
Description: In this module, students will conduct an in-depth research project focusing on an aspect of psychiatric disorders or psychological wellbeing from a social, cognitive, behavioural, neuroscientific, or genetic perspective. Students will be assigned to a supervisor and start developing a project proposal as part of Semester A module `Academic Skills in Mental Health Sciences I¿ and under the guidance of their supervisor. Students will complete their ethics application, begin designing their experiment and collecting data in semester B. In semester C they are expected to focus solely on the analysis, interpretation, and write-up of the dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5201
Description: This module is for native speakers of Russian only. Tuition is aimed at improving students' ability to communicate in Russian, and to translate from Russian into English, and particularly from English into Russian.
Description: The module will consider the tax policy, system design and technical issues involved in the taxation of individuals. It will look at a range of issues in the design of an individual income tax system, including the construction of the tax base, tax rates and deductions and incentives. It will also look at options for the taxation of savings and wealth. The increasingly important area of cross-border taxation of both income and wealth will also be examined.
Description: This module explores the national and international institutions that are available for the enforcement of international criminal law. Beginning with the international criminal tribunal at Nuremberg, it traces the evolution of international criminal tribunals in a historical perspective. It considers in detail the Chapter VII powers of the Security Council and their use in the setting up of ad hoc tribunals. The jurisdiction, competence and contribution of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia and the International Criminal tribunal for Rwanda are considered in detail. The continuing relevance of ad hoc mechanisms of accountability is considered in light of the jurisprudence of the Special Tribunals in Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Cambodia. A large part of the course will be devoted to the Permanent International Criminal Court. The final part of the module explores whether accountability through criminal processes is mandatory or permissive, and the extent to which accountability can be achieved in non-judicial forums such as Truth and Amnesty Commissions.
Description: Reflecting the growing importance of Chinese developments in IP, and its vital role in the current and future global market economy, this module is designed to provide an insightful study of Chinese IP law and its relevance to the international community. The seminar based module looks into China's current copyright, trademark and patent, the law, policy and enforcement in the context of trade, and identifies the diverse approaches to effective management for IP in China.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Uma Suthersanen
Description: What is intellectual property? Who benefits from these laws? What types of subject matter are protected in the global perspective under patent, copyright, trade mark, etc. laws? What are the main I.P. treaties and conventions? What is the connection between trade (WTO-TRIPS) and intellectual property law? What are the main justifications and criticisms in relation to IP law? By looking at national and global IP laws, the course gives a fundamental grounding in patents, copyright, trade marks, as well as international hybrid rights such as geographical indications, plant and seed protection, utility model, design, and unfair competition protection. The module also examines the global nature of intellectual property law and policy as it is affected arising from emerging technologies, and the consequential impact on the rights and obligations of peoples and corporations. Concentrating on the jurisprudence of major countries, including the EU and US, the course also examines the conflicting positions adopted as to the propertisation of (i) drugs, biological organisms and gene technologies; and (ii) traditional knowledge and cultural heritage. The module further examines the controversial clashes which have emerged between IPRs and international norms in various fora including competition law, human rights, development and environmental agendas.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Maria Tzanakopoulou
Description: "This course explores the institutional and legal foundations of the post-WW2 framework for international human rights law protection, as well as a number of key rights and topics in contemporary international human rights law and practice. The first part examines the core institutions and legal regimes that together constitute the core of international human rights law. The second part of the course 'samples' a number of substantive rights, such as the right to life, the prohibition on torture and inhuman and degrading treatment, and the right to housing. It also explores the international human rights regimes from the perspective of different subjects or groups, such as women and labour, paying particular regard to the possibilities and limitations of human rights as a truly universal and emancipatory project. "
Description: The importance of design within competitive economies has been underestimated academically. Designs increase the visual, ergonomic, aesthetic and branding appeal of a product, and has the potential to increase the impact and competitiveness of the product within different market sectors. This option will teach students the key ways to protect the investment in graphic, environmental and product designs, with an emphasis on design patents, trade mark/trade dress and copyright laws. While the focus of the course will be on EU and US laws, the course will also cover the international design registration system, as well as specific design-related issues in major industries such as competition and consumable markets (coffee pods, spare parts, cartridges), 3D printing, and counterfeiting within furniture & fashion lifestyle industries.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stephanie Echols
Description: The extended essay is intended to give you an opportunity to study in-depth a topic of particular interest to you within the subject of Psychology. The essay will not entail you conducting empirical research.You can choose to do the Extended Essay rather than PSY600 Psychology Research Project but will need to take another 15-credit module in your final year. The Extended Essay module is intended to provide an opportunity for you to write substantively, critically and independently about a selected and approved area of Psychology than is possible in a tutorial essay. The work also involves significant evaluation of theoretical issues relevant to the topic under investigation and you are expected to use original research articles. The assessment comprises a substantive written dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Richard Walters
Description: The module is designed for students who wish to gain an understanding of tax avoidance from a UK perspective. The module approaches tax avoidance firstly from a historical viewpoint and distinguishes it from both evasion and mitigation. The responses of both courts and the UK Parliament to the perceived problem are examined from the viewpoint of both individuals and businesses. Apart from judicial approaches, the General Anti-Abuse Rule will be examined as will other anti-avoidance measures, including the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes rules. The international perspective will be explored, including the use of transfer pricing, controlled foreign companies and tax havens. The penalties that tax authorities wish to impose will also be discussed.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4204A or take RUS4204BPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must have gcse or equivalent knowledge of russian
Description: The module is aimed at students who hold GCSE or equivalent in Russian language. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential Russian grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the Russian language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based grammar tutorials, mixed-skills revision and oral and reading classes. The module is intended primarily for Russian language specialists and for other students following programmes within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5201A or take RUS5201B
Description: This module is for native speakers of Russian only. Tuition is aimed at improving students' ability to communicate in Russian, and to translate from Russian into English, and particularly from English into Russian. Compulsory for second year students of Russian who are native speakers.
Description: The module considers tax system design and tax policy issues relevant to emerging and developing economies. It examines tax policy and design issues regarding the choice of taxes, expanding the tax base, expanding the tax net, encouraging taxpayer compliance and strengthening administrative capacity. In this context it considers the political economy of direct and indirect taxes, the incidence of taxation, fiscal federalism and the impact of tax treaties. It will also look at options for reform of existing systems and for improving tax administration and collection in emerging and developing economies.
Description: The module covers the structure, principles, rules and application of a selection of taxes from a multi-jurisdictional and comparative perspective. In particular, the module looks at the taxation of individual income and wealth, the taxation of corporations and indirect taxation, as well as taxation at the sub-national level and tax administration. This is crucial not only for an understanding of specific domestic tax systems and the options available in designing domestic tax systems, but also to an understanding of the international tax system, which is determined by the interaction of national tax systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4203
Description: The module is aimed at associate students with either no or very little previous knowledge of the Russian language. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential Russian grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the Russian language, including the alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based grammar tutorials, mixed-skills revision and oral and reading classes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Duncan MatthewsCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take SOLM292
Description: The establishment of a Unified Patent Court is the most significant change to patent law and practice in Europe since the early 1970s. The module will provide advanced knowledge of EU Regulation 1257/2012 on the creation of unitary patent protection, detailed knowledge of the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court, and advanced knowledge of procedures, litigation and practice before the Unified Patent Court.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ashley Roughton
Description: Innovation, recognized as critical to growth of national economies, is often cited as a primary justification for the grant of intellectual property rights and the varying periods within which these `monopolies¿ can be exercised. It is sometimes claimed, therefore, that there is a tension between competition law that might be viewed as `antimonopoly¿ and intellectual property law that grants exclusive rights that might be viewed as monopolistic. This, however, is not the case. Although competition law has, in some cases, restricted intellectual property rights, e.g., those that are exercised beyond their lawful scope, competition law and intellectual property law often have similar objectives, including to further consumer interest through a competitive market place offering innovative products and services. However, in some competition cases against companies engaged in innovation such as Microsoft, Google, Intel, Apple, etc., that are rooted in intellectual property principles, the balance between applying competition principles and IP principles is not always clear or uncontroversial. While the European courts have sought to draw a distinction between the existence of IP rights and their exercise within the specific subject matter of the right that, in principle should not be affected by competition law, the distinction does not provide a safe harbour for IP rights. This is because the ECJ has also considered abusive practices that fall within the scope of the ¿specific subject matter¿ of the IP right in certain 'exceptional circumstances'. The Court also gives a broad definition to the term ¿exercise¿, thus keeping an important discretion as to the scope of the application of competition law. The course aims at exploring in detail the relationship between competition law and intellectual property law.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jessica Blais
Description: This module investigates the role of social and environmental factors on psychopathology and psychological wellbeing across the life span. Prenatal influences, the immediate social context (i.e., parenting, family structure), the socio-economic context, the wider social context (i.e., neighbourhood quality, green spaces), adverse life events such as exposure to war and displacement, as well as cultural factors, will be covered. This module will also have an applied perspective: reviewing social and environmental interventions that have been developed to address adverse mental health outcomes and promote positive development.
Description: In this module, students will engage directly with industry and commercial fashion practice through workshops and enterprise development, gaining specific insight into design practice, fashion media, merchandising, branding, and retail curation. Seminars will cover a range of topics in commercial fashion enterprise and will consider in detail practical examples in management and innovation, allowing students to gain a comprehensive insight into building a fashion brand identity and an understanding of commercial and artistic practice in fashion and design.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paraskevi Argyriou
Description: The workplace is a dynamic place, constantly changing, evolving and adapting in the face of global changes in new technologies, new ways of working and changing social, economical and political norms. In order to keep a workplace running like a fine tuned machine, it often takes the efforts of many individuals. In many ways, this is where organizational psychology comes in place, which is the branch of psychology studying the workplace environment in all its liveness by promoting effective practices to maximize the benefits for both the organizations and their employees. In this module, you will be introduced in key issues in organizational psychology and how they apply in the workplace. Topics will include employee selection and training, team-work, leadership, fairness and well-being in the workplace, and organizational change and development.
Description: Tuition in spoken Russian aimed at enhancing communication abilities in the language. Translation from English into Russian and from Russian into English, complemented as appropriate by free composition, comprehension, précis, and exercises. Native speakers of Russian should register for RUS212.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mrs Joy Svasti-SaleePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SOLM119
Description: The module focus is on how multinational enterprises are structured and operate. In particular, the module will cover how groups finance their business, structure their operations and own and protect their intellectual property. There will also be some consideration of the impact of mergers, acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations. The module will also look at the challenges created by new forms of technology and new ways of doing business. The module will discuss these issues from the viewpoint of the enterprise and of the relevant revenue authorities.
Description: This module focuses on the most fundamental elements of the law of treaties. It is based on the analysis of the text of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the law of Treaties. It relies on the case law of international courts and tribunals and the theory of international law. Anyone who wants to study or practice international law should take this module, as giving an invariable analysis of the law of treaties, which is the pillar of international law. This module deals with such important issues as the definition of the treaty in international law; consent to be bound; interpretation of treaties; reservation s to treaties.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Apostolos Chronopoulos
Description: The module covers all legal issues that might arise from the very moment someone decides to apply to register a sign as a trade mark. Covered topics include: what may constitute subject matter eligible for trade mark protection?; absolute grounds for refusal and invalidity; relative grounds for refusal and invalidity; distinctiveness acquired through use; trade mark infringement; invalidity; revocation; defenses; parallel imports; the concept of the trade mark functions; economic justifications for trade mark protection; trade mark protection against dilution; the free-riding theory of trade mark protection.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Stephanie Echols
Description: This module allows you to conceive, design and carry out a substantive, original empirical study in an area of psychology independently. You will work on approved research topics set by project supervisors. Experimental or theoretical work is the principal component of the project. The work also involves critical evaluation of data previously published in the literature. A consideration of ethical issues is also required. A dissertation is prepared. This module will teach you to work on original scientific research topics and consolidate quantitative research skills, communication and critical evaluation. It will enhance your understanding of psychology in a broader context and will provide students with experience of working in a research environment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gwen Brekelmans
Description: This 15-credit module provides students with advanced-level training in research techniques appropriate for postgraduate research projects. It includes lectures on key research principles and research methodology, as well as practical workshops focused on developing skills in data analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gary BrittonPrerequisite: It is recommended that students taking this module have previously studied introductory-level psychology and research methods in psychology
Description: This module provides an in-depth analysis of a central area of psychology known variously as 'individual differences' or 'differential psychology'. We will build on several key areas of psychology that show substantial individual differences including personality, psychopathology, intelligence and cognition. We will then explore the proposed causes and effects of these individual differences drawing from research using approaches from psycho-dynamics to behavioral genetics. Finally, we will explore the evidence behind several key controversies in individual differences including the continuum between personality and mental health, the nature vs nurture debate, race differences in intelligence and genetic determinism.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eva Nanopoulos
Description: "This module explores the history, theory and politics of international human rights. It will explore both traditional and revisionist accounts of the philosophical and historical foundations of international human rights. It introduces the students to the main critiques of rights, from the early critiques of natural rights, including the Marxist critiques of rights, to feminist and post-colonial critiques, exploring the different strands within each of these schools of thought, all of which have generated considerable debates. Through these different lenses, it aims to engage the students with the ambivalence of international human rights, both as a concept, and as a contemporary praxis and ideology. The course closes by putting these theoretical insights and foundations into practice by looking at two contemporary phenomena that illustrate the ambivalence of the human rights project, namely the war on terror and the advent of neoliberalism. "
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Neve Gordon
Description: The course will follow on from the material covered in Human Rights of Women - Feminist Legal Theory by covering the general international human rights legal framework before moving on to the gender specific international human rights framework. This will include assessing provisions such as CEDAW and the ECHR. The course will then move on to examine and assess international law and policy on a number of substantive areas such as violence against women, prostitution, trafficking, the veiling of women etc. In any given year the precise subjects to be studied will vary according to the provenance of the members of the class and other factors.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nathan Emery
Description: This module will present contemporary research on play in animals, children and adults, focusing on psychological theories, especially during development. The module will also utilise an applied approach to studying how different psychological mechanisms may underlie playing different games, such as board, role-playing and video games, achieved by playing and discussing games in class. You will debate societal issues related to games, such as the role of video games in violence or game addiction, but also the positive effects of games.
Description: In this module, we will address the concept of vulnerability within three contexts: (1) Humanitarian, focusing on war affected children/youth groups and forcibly displaced families, (2) Educational, focusing on students with mental health risks and their families, (3) Workplace, focusing on minority employees. We will discuss theoretical perspectives around vulnerability, case studies outlining the factors shaping vulnerability and the needs of vulnerable groups, and the current trends in psychological practice and policies to support those groups.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Anum Khalid
Description: In Semester 1 the module reviews mathematical notation, basic principles of arithmetic and algebra including ideas of accuracy and precision, coordinate geometry and trigonometry; and demonstrates how these principles may be applied to solve problems in science and mathematics. In semester 2, the knowledge on topics such as algebra and geometry and further complemented by knowledge on functions and vectors as well as seeing an introduction to the two key areas, calculus and statistics.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof George Walker
Description: The purpose of the course is to examine the principal markets and main professional documentation used in more specialist international finance and capital markets. International finance markets are key drivers in national and international economies and the new global economy. The City of London remains one of the key financial centres in the world for all of these markets and activities. The course examines the nature, function, structure, operation and importance of all of the key financial markets involved. This is essentially a private law, contract or transactional and documentation course which provides professional preparation in designing, structuring and executing all of the principal separate financial contracts involved. The course can be taken with International Finance Law or as a free standing module.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4203A or take RUS4203B
Description: This module is aimed at students with either no or very little previous knowledge of the Russian language. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential Russian grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the Russian language, including the alphabet, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based grammar tutorials, mixed-skills revision and oral and reading classes. The module is intended primarily for Russian language specialists and for other students following programmes within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4201Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must have a-level or knowledge of russian equivalent to cefrl level b1
Description: Translation from and into Russian. Comprehension of, and conversation in, spoken Russian. Compulsory for students specialising in Russian. Native speakers of Russian should register for RUS060N.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4201A or take RUS4201BPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must have a-level or knowledge of russian equivalent to cefrl level b1
Description: Translation from and into Russian. Comprehension of, and conversation in, spoken Russian. Compulsory for students specialising in Russian.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Falco PfalzgrafOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN4208
Description: Students considering a Foreign Language Assistantship, or any other English language teaching activity such as private English lessons or tuition, during their Year Abroad or after graduation, are recommended to choose this module. We would advise you to do this level 5 module in your second year, just before your year abroad. The module is especially recommended if you have little or no knowledge of English Linguistics. The module covers all main areas of English Linguistics which are relevant for the teaching of English: English phonetics; word classes and phrases (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, particles); the role of English in the world; development of English; English usage / prescription and description. Please note that this module is not available for students with prior knowledge of English Linguistics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gwijde MaeghermanPrerequisite: It is recommended that students taking this module have previously studied introductory-level psychology and research methods in psychology
Description: This module introduces and critically discusses an area of special interest to applied psychologists, namely, psychology as applied to health behaviour. The course covers the central models and evidence bases concerning the relationship between psychological processes and health and illness. Topics covered by this module will include health promotion and public health; health behaviour models; illness maintenance and treatment adherence; chronic illness; and health through the lifespan.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gary Britton
Description: This module will focus on developing the key skills required to conduct interdisciplinary research in the mental health sciences. You will learn about the different genetic, social, cognitive, behavioural and neuroscientific approaches to mental health research, how to read and critically evaluate the literature and how to translate clinical findings to basic science questions. A key outcome of this module is to learn how to review the literature and identify a research question focusing on an aspect of psychiatric disorders or psychological wellbeing that can be investigated from a social, cognitive, behavioural, neuroscientific, or genetic perspective.
Description: This module introduces theory and research in cognitive psychology, the study of the human mind and mental processes. Key theories and research in cognitive psychology will be discussed, including visual and multi-modal perception, attention, memory, language, reasoning, and decision-making. Experiments and studies from classical and modern cognitive psychology will be provided and discussed critically throughout to illustrate these concepts. This module will demonstrate the essential role of that cognitive psychology plays in everyday life.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sophie Pettit
Description: This module introduces students to the professional field of Sport and Exercise Psychology. It will address the psychological techniques used for improving athletic performance, team cohesion, athlete wellbeing, etc., and the psychological benefits and risks associated with exercise.The content builds on your previous knowledge about cognitive, clinical and health psychology, and applies this knowledge to real-life problems in the form of case studies.You will build a portfolio of case studies, covering various types of problems and intervention techniques.You will learn how theoretical concepts of cognition, emotion, motivation, attachment and psychological interventions can be applied to real-life problems relating to individual and team sports.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Katarzyna Kostyrka-Allchorne
Description: This module provides an in-depth analysis of a central area of psychology known variously as 'individual differences' or 'differential psychology'. We will build on several key areas of psychology that show substantial individual differences including personality, psychopathology, intelligence, and cognition. We will then explore the proposed causes and effects of these individual differences drawing from research using approaches from psycho-dynamics to behavioral genetics. Finally, we will explore the evidence behind several key controversies in individual differences including the continuumbetween personality and mental heath, the nature vs nurture debate, race differences in intelligence and genetic determinism.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Bosiljka Milosavljevic
Description: This module surveys developmental psychology, covering human development across the whole life span but with a more detailed focus on development in the early years (infancy/childhood). The aim of the module is to introduce the key questions, theories, concepts, methodology, studies and research findings within developmental psychology, regarding different domains of psychological functioning including social, emotional, cognitive, cultural and behavioural development. The module will also cover the prenatal period, physical, motor, and sensory development, learning theory, moral development, and development of the self (identity). Where appropriate we will focus on the roles of culture and/or geography in development as well as considering novel stressors that can affect associated processes (e.g., war, displacement).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Giorgia Michelini
Description: This module will focus on the genetic underpinnings of mental health and illness. Students will learn about the variety of genetic approaches that have been developed to understand the genetic risk for psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, autism and ADHD. Drawing on the wealth of research studies in this field, we will explore novel clinical applications that integrate genetic information, discuss the way genetic predispositions interface with the environment and are manifested in cognitive and brain phenotypes, and highlight key strengths and limitations and future directions for genetic studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Cristina Cioffi
Description: This module introduces cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT) and their use across healthcare settings. CBT is the mostresearched form of psychotherapy, and the recommended psychological intervention for most mental health symptoms.Students will learn how CBT is applied in understanding psychological problems, by examining the evidence-based cognitive behavioural models for different mental health conditions, such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive and trauma disorders. You will be introduced to the theory and the practice of 'doing CBT', critically examining a broad range of therapeutic skills and treatment protocols for addressing specific disorders. Case studies will be used throughout to promote thetranslation of theoretical knowledge into practical applications and vice versa, and to achieve in-depth understanding.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr Christopher Bray
Description: This module involves an extended placement in a professional workplace and is a core module on the 'Year in Industry/Research' programmes in the field of Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Psychology offered by SBCS.Students are helped to secure a work placement through a range of employability-initiatives that are already in place at the SBCS. The placement will normally be a 10-12 months in duration (and must not be less than 6 months in length). This is accommodated within a BSc programme extended to four years duration.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5200A or take RUS5200B
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4204Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must have gcse or equivalent knowledge of russian
Description: The module is aimed at associate students who hold the equivalent of GCSE in Russian language. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential Russian grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the Russian language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based grammar tutorials, mixed-skills revision and oral and reading classes.
Description: The purpose of the module is to examine the principal markets and main professional documentation used in the international finance and capital markets. International finance markets are key drivers in national and international economies and the new global economy. The City of London remains one of the key financial centres in the world for all of these markets and activities. This course examines the nature, function, structure, operation and importance of all of the key financial markets involved. This is essentially a private law, contract or transactional and documentation course which provides professional preparation in designing, structuring and executing all of the principal separate financial contracts involved.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4202Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must have native or near-native proficiency in russian
Description: The module will allow students to learn about the different conceptualisations of emotion both in terms of historical developments as well as contemporary theoretical models of emotions. The module will also consider the biological basis of emotions in the brain and the body, how emotions are expressed and perceived in faces, bodies, voice and music. The relationship between emotions and cognitions will be considered, including emotion regulation and individual differences in emotions. Finally, cultural differences and disorders of emotion will be discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lucie Charles
Description: This module considers the cognitive functions and properties of the human mind. The material covered include the history of cognitive psychology, visual and multimodal perception, attentional processes, memory mechanisms, language and knowledge representation, problem-solving and expertise, and decision making and reasoning. The relationships and links between processes will be covered, as well as the implications of cognitive psychology research in the real life and other scientific fields (e.g., the dialogue between all cognitive sciences including linguistics and computer science will be embedded across the module; critical discussions about the impact of research in memory on eyewitness testimony will be prompted). Theoretical approaches, experimental paradigms and empirical studies in cognitive psychology will be discussed throughout.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gwijde Maegherman
Description: This module will focus on developing the skills required to conduct cognitive and neuroscientific studies of mental illness. A variety of different methods will be covered in-depth, including EEG, fMRI, and psychophysiology. The lectures will cover the theoretical basis of each method and its application to mental health research, and accompanying workshops will teach students how to analyse and interpret neuroimaging data.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Martin Barge
Description: This module is designed as an introduction to the application of technology, specifically web technology, in language education. Providing a balance of theory and practice, it equips students with the knowledge and skills to make enhanced use of computers in their studies and research activities. The module covers key concepts in the use of digital technologies for language learning, as well as providing practical experience in the creation of web-based materials using a variety of computer applications, including elementary coding in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Margherita MalanchiniPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take PSY117 and take PSY121 and take PSY233 and take PSY253
Description: This module provides an in-depth analysis of a new, rapidly evolving, and often controversial area, of psychology and psychiatry. We will build on several key areas of psychology introduced in previous modules including social, biological and abnormal psychology to explore how genetic and environmental factors come together to cause mental illnesses such as major depression, schizophrenia and autism. Drawing on the most recent research from quantitative and molecular genetics we will explore the evidence behind several key controversies in the field including the continuum between traits and disorders, the nature vs nurture debate, genetic determinism and the ethical implications of genetic research of mental illness.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Laura CrucianelliPrerequisite: There may be additional rules for this module depending on your programme of study. Please consult your School.Corequisite: There may be additional rules for this module depending on your programme of study. Please consult your School.
Description: The aim of this module is to give students a thorough understanding of the theoretical approaches in cognitive and affective neuroscience, where we will evaluate evidence from both behavioural and neuropsychological studies. We will explore how normal cognitive functioning takes place and how this can be elucidated by looking at brain damaged patients and neuroimaging studies. The lecture series will include an introductory lecture on the overall aims and objectives of cognitive neuroscience followed by a series of lectures looking at attention, perception, memory and movement. Subsequent lectures will focus on affective neuroscience, looking at neuroscience of empathy; neural basis of emotional reactivity, including attentional processes, biases and emotion regulation; and neuroscience of different emotions such as fear, anger, or disgust.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaCorequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take RUS4203
Description: Reading Contemporary Russia consists of reading comprehension and content analysis of simple texts on contemporary Russia. The main focus of the class is to introduce students to current cultural, social, and political issues, using books, newspaper articles,journals, TV and radio broadcasts, and web sources from Russia. Selected readings and films will familiarize students with culture and features of everyday life.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Valdas Noreika
Description: Consciousness is one of the greatest remaining mysteries in all of biology: the ability to experience the world is one of the key considerations of what makes us human. This module will delve into the psychology and neuroscience of consciousness, reflecting the most recent progress in the field. It will explore ethical considerations in the study of consciousness, and consider the implications of diminished consciousness in psychiatric and neurological conditions, such as depression and dementia.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stephanie EcholsPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take PSY211 and take PSY215 and take PSY223
Description: This is an advanced, interactive seminar on social development from infancy to early adulthood. We will explore this topic from an interdisciplinary perspective, and discuss empirical research and theoretical perspectives on social development from neuroscience and developmental, cognitive, social, and evolutionary psychology. We will explore topics such as the emergence of personality and the self-concept, the development of empathy and moral reasoning, the importance of parental, peer, and group influences, and atypical social development.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5202A or take RUS5202B
Description: This is the second-year core language module for students who started their degree in Russian 'ab initio'. It offers further intensive instruction in the Russian language, and by the end of the module you should be at a level comparable to those who have taken Russian II. This module completes the presentation of basic Russian grammar. Apart from grammar, oral practise of the spoken language, aural comprehension and translation from and into Russian are also addressed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS6201Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take RUS5201
Description: Tuition in spoken Russian aimed at enhancing communication abilities in the language. Translation from English into Russian and from Russian into English, complemented as appropriate by free composition, comprehension, précis, and exercises. Achievement of a high level of competence in the language.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4202A or take RUS4202BPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must have native or near-native proficiency in russian
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5046Prerequisite: In taking this module you must have basic knowledge of russian
Description: In the second semester of each academic year the Russian department prepares a play for performance in Russian. This is a unique opportunity for shared close analysis, examination, and realisation of a Russian text. The actors and directors are selected from among the students. Numbers will be limited by the size of the cast, but there is no obligation whatsoever for everyone participating to register for the module In addition to participating in the performance, students registering for the module write a supervised essay-project on a theme associated with the play performed and supported by three formal supervisions. The language of the presentation and essay is English.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rebekah VinceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM6052
Description: 'Afropean' is a term coined by Belgian music artist Zap Mama to encompass being both African and European, not as a contradiction but as an expression of plurality and site for creativity. Beyond identity politics, though acutely aware of racism as manifested across European contexts, Afropean writers acknowledge the dark histories of slavery and colonialism while uniting around cultural memories and contemporary activist movements. Students will analyse literary texts including essays, poems, novels, and short stories. They will engage with race critical theory and Afropea as a utopian concept, as well as positioning themselves in relation to local Afropean history and culture.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Isabelle Mareschal
Description: This module explores key topics in mental health, from both historical and contemporary contexts, including in-depth analyses of current issues in the field. Key themes may include the role of mental health services, the importance of evidence-based practice and evidence-based psychological treatments. This module encourages you to view and reflect on mental health through different lenses and to consider the point the view of practitioners, scientists, and clients. It aims to advance critical reasoning skills through the analysis of empirical research, debates in the literature, and the discussion of the broader contexts of the mental health sciences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Rachael Bedford
Description: This module takes a developmental science approach to understanding mental health conditions. It will introduce common mental health conditions which typically emerge during childhood and adolescence and discuss the underlying developmental pathways and precursors. It will consider, compare, and contrast psychological, social, and (neuro)biological perspectives on child and adolescent mental health. This module will also have an applied perspective, discussing clinical interventions and evaluating their empirical basis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrea Benucci
Description: To provide psychology MSc conversion students with a scientific overview of the brain and its function emphasizing concepts relevant to behaviour and its study.This compulsory module supports psychology as a natural and experimental science and introduces you to the notion of psychology as a branch of the biological sciences (e.g., that behaviour is the end product of whole organism biology), a core aspect of accredited undergraduate degrees.It will also introduce you to principles of neuroscience and the integrative scientific thinking skills required to study subsequent psychological topics.You will be introduced to empirical findings and will critically evaluate the range of methods in the field.The topics covered include basic cell biology, principles of communication, regulation of gene expression, protein synthesis, andhuman neuroanatomy. The involvement of these and other cell biological processes in the control of behaviour will be illustrated.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Gwen Brekelmans
Description: This module allows you to conceive, design and carry out a substantive, original empirical study in an area of psychology independently. You work on approved research topics set by project supervisors. Experimental or theoretical work is the principal component of the project. The work also involves critical evaluation of data previously published in the literature. A consideration of ethical issues is also required. A dissertation is prepared. This module will teach you to work on original scientific research topics and consolidate quantitative research skills, communication and critical evaluation. It will enhance yourunderstanding of psychology in a broader context and will provide you with experience of working in a research environment. Research project topics are varied to reflect the breadth of psychological and biologically motivated psychological research in the Department, ranging from how parental attachment styles affect students learning to how mice learn to navigate new environments.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Lubna Shaheen
Description: This module covers mathematical topics such as algebra, functions, geometry and trigonometry, and aims to provide students with a more extensive knowledge of calculus (especially in techniques of integration) and an introduction to complex numbers, numerical methods, differential equations, vector analysis and power series. It is appropriate for those students progressing onto degree programmes in mathematical sciences, and those degree programmes in physical science and engineering which require a more thorough and comprehensive grounding in mathematics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Luisa Marti Martinez
Description: Are some languages harder to learn than others? Are double negatives illogical? Do children lack grammar? Do dialects lack grammar? Did your parents teach you your mother tongue? In this module we explore commonly held views on human language from a contemporary, comparative perspective. The module is of interest to anyone studying for a language degree.
Description: This module will provide you with a broad overview of the major childhood and adolescent neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions, including epidemiology and development, risk and protective factors and interventions. You will learn about the current research in childhood and adolescent psychopathology and how to critically appraise the evidence base for interventions. The module will also explore the role of societal changes (e.g., digitalisation, family structure), and broader context (e.g., loneliness, bullying, academic pressure) on adolescent psychological wellbeing and mental health. Finally, you will explore the role of broader psychosocial factors and culture in our understanding of childhood and adolescent psychopathology.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sevasti FokaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take PSY253 and take PSY211 and ( take PSY209 or take PSY109 )
Description: This module builds on themes developed in level 4 and 5 psychology modules. It will consider areas of psychology which are the subject of active research in the SBCS Department of Psychology.
Credits: 120.0Contact: To Be Confirmed
Description: This core module is specifically for students undertaking the four year Drama programmes with a year abroad. These students are the only students eligible for this module. Students must pass the ssessments set by the partner institution in accordance with the requirements noted on the programme specification in order to progress to year 4 of the programme. If a student fails the module they will be transferred to the equivalent three year programme. This module will be zero-weighted. Students will study the majority of modules in their core subject, developing their skills while witnessing how the discipline istaught in another context. They can take modules outside their subject-area, expanding their horizons and providing for future development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4046Prerequisite: In taking this module you must have basic knowledge of russian
Description: In the second semester of each academic year the Russian department prepares a play for performance in Russian. This is a unique opportunity for shared close analysis, examination, and realisation of a Russian text. The actors and directors are selected from among the students. Numbers will be limited by the size of the cast, but there is no obligation whatsoever for everyone participating to register for the module. In addition to participating in the performance, students registering for the module write a supervised essay-project on a theme associated with the play performed and supported by three formal supervisions. The language of the presentation and essay is English.
Description: The purpose of the course is to examine the nature and content of banking law and regulation at the international, European and UK levels with reference to US law as well. Banking markets are key drivers in any national, regional or global economy with banks carrying out a number of essential services without which no economy could operate. Banking markets are nevertheless unstable and prone to significant crisis and collapse which was confirmed by the severity and damaging impact of the recent financial crises in global, European and national financial markets. Many difficult problems still arise with regard to the causes of the crises and most appropriate responses going forward. All of the relevant issues that arise in this exciting area are examined in this course.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadezda BraginaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS6201A or take RUS6201BPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take RUS5201
Description: Tuition in spoken Russian aimed at enhancing communication abilities in the language. Translation from English into Russian and from Russian into English, complemented as appropriate by free composition, comprehension, précis, and exercises. Achievement of a high level of competence in the language. Compulsory for students specialising in Russian.
Description: The module is aimed at associate students who have completed at least one semester of Russian language at home university. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential Russian grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the Russian language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based grammar tutorials, mixed-skills revision and oral and reading classes.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Rosa Lastra
Description: The module provides an overview of monetary and financial regulation drawing on a comparative study of the law in relevant financial centres in the US, UK, EU and Japan as well as on the increasing corpus of international financial `soft law¿ (such as the Basel capital rules) and considers the dynamics of financial regulation in emerging economies. The module goes beyond the description of the black letter law and explains the underlying economic and political forces which bring that law into being, analysing the interaction between law and finance. Focus is on regulatory issues, and not on contractual or transactional aspects.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Emma Stewart
Description: This module builds on Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Part I in Semester A and introduces advanced statistics necessary for independently conducting psychological research at the level for the research project. It also introduces additional methods psychologists use in research. The course will combine lectures and practical sessions covering computerised statistical analyses using a relevant statistical software package.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alena Galilee
Description: This module introduces fundamental skills in experimental design, statistical analysis and other methodologies necessary for conducting research in psychology. You will learn understand and critically appraise the different research methods commonly using in psychology research, with a particular focus on qualitative methods, and understand issues critical to experimental design such as sampling, validity, and reliability. The course will combine lectures and practical sessions covering computerised statistical analysis using a relevant statistical software package.
Description: This module introduces you to experimental design in Psychology. You will understand and critically appraise the different research methods commonly using in psychology research and understand issues critical to experimental design such as sampling, validity, and reliability. Through interactive lectures and practical small-group sessions, you will learn how to select the best experimental design from a range of methods to answer a research question.
Description: This module is intended for students studying BSc Psychology. This module introduces students to data analysis and statistics in Psychology. Students will learn basic principles of numeracy, data management, probability theory, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using real-world examples of psychology research. The course will combine lectures and practical sessions including computerised statistical analysis using SPSS.
Description: Have you ever wondered what influences our perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and behaviours? This module in Social Psychology will allow you to engage with the classic and contemporary scientific theories and methods used to address how other people and different contexts can shape these processes. Topics covered will include the self, social cognition, attitudes and attitude change, social influence, group processes, and stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination.
Description: This module will focus on further developing the key skills required to conduct interdisciplinary research in the mental health sciences. It will provide further support for students during the data collection phase of their projects and semester B modules. It will also provide support in career development to boost students¿ employability on graduation. We will invite speakers from industry, academia and/or the public sector to give careers talks and provide workshops on career planning and job applications, including how to develop a funding application for PhD positions.
Description: This module offers an introduction to the ways in which migration and diaspora shape cultures across a range of transnational and country contexts. Through reference to multiple 'texts,' such as selected literature, blogs, film, and photography, the module will familiarize students with key issues relating to migration and diaspora, offering both a comparative view across cultural specificities and an understanding of transnational cultural dynamics. Topics covered include migration, places and times; (im)mobilities, borders and policies; religion, rituals and diasporic communities; home and homeland; food, family and memory; digital technologies and transnational connections; inventing memory and identities across generations. A range of 'texts,' including fiction, documentary film, photography, blogs and music will be analysed to explore these topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper
Description: The module explores the nature of civil society and the political role of civil society actors - at local, national, and global levels. Civil society's traditional role as a third-sector between the state and the market will be critically examined by considering both theories of civil society and empirical case studies of democratic activism and social change. The module will cover the contested meaning of `civil society¿, attending to its historical and cultural variation. Empirical case studies will consider a variety of social movements and, where possible, include meetings with activists and other practitioners. The module will enable students to critically evaluate the changing role of contemporary civil society and develop a practical understanding of how civil society actors pursue social change, along with why they fail and why the succeed. This module is a prerequisite for POL301 Civil Society Internship.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Layli Uddin
Description: South Asia is home to almost one in every four people alive today. It is the world's fastest-growing region and boasts the world's largest democracy. Yet it also contains one-third of the world¿s poor, and societies divided by religion, caste, class, language, gender, and region. This course will provide an in-depth survey of the politics, political economy, and international relations of the major South Asian countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. By the end of the course, students will be able to contribute to key debates on democratization, economic development, identity politics, and nuclear-armed conflict in the region.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mrs Frances GoodinghamPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must have a-level or equivalent knowledge of portuguese
Description: This module is offered only to students who have A-Level or equivalent in Portuguese or who are heritage speakers of Portuguese. Basic grammatical structures are revised and reinforced. Practice in comprehension and composition is given using a wide variety of source material in contemporary Brazilian and European Portuguese, designed to develop appropriateness and accuracy in the spoken and written language. The language of instruction is predominantly Portuguese. Successful students will reach Level B1(+) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Diego De Merich
Description: This course will consider the principal forms in which US foreign policy has been practised and interpreted since the foundation of the Republic. Amongst these are American Exceptionalism and Anti-Americanism, 'spheres of influence', liberal interventionism and protectionist isolationism, Cold War containment, the `War on Terror' following 9/11, and the strains on unipolarity in the early 21st century. Amongst the case studies linked to these themes, we shall consider the role of Native Americans and immigration, the war of 1898, gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean, the ideas of Woodrow Wilson, the Vietnam War, the consequences of the 9/11 attacks, and the challenges posed by China.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Georg Loefflmann
Description: This module will consider the principal forms in which US foreign policy has been practised and interpreted since the foundation of the Republic. Amongst these are American Exceptionalism and Anti-Americanism, spheres of influence, liberal interventionism and protectionist isolationism, Cold War containment, the War on Terror following 9/11, and the strains on unipolarity in the early 21st century. Amongst the case studies linked to these themes, we shall consider the role of Native Americans and immigration, the war of 1898, gunboat diplomacy in the Caribbean, the ideas of Woodrow Wilson, the Vietnam War, the consequences of the 9/11 attacks, and the challenges posed by China.
Description: Violent conflict and the use of force remain salient issues in contemporary international relations. While some have theorised that the advent of globalisation and spread of liberal democracy would make the use of force and violent conflict less relevant to the world, war and conflict have remained an integral part of the international system, as well as forming an obstacle to providing stability and security for many states. This module will engage with these issues.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Christopher Phillips
Description: The Masters' Dissertation is an independent programme of study of an approved topic within the field of Politics completed over the summer months (May-August) of your degree programme. It is a compulsory element of your degree amounting to sixty credits (providing one-third of the credits for your degree). It is designed to enable students to undertake independent research and, through this, allow them to develop a specialised knowledge in an area of the Politics discipline which is of particular interest to them. Thus, it may draw upon, and develop an existing topic or issue associated with a module that they have studied in the earlier part of their programme, or emerge out of a student's specific research interest in an area not covered by other module modules. Although the dissertation is meant to be an exercise in independent research and writing, each student will be offered guidance and support through the assigning of a supervisor within the department who will oversee the progress of the dissertation.
Description: This module introduces you to the fundamental concepts in the psychological study of crime. The areasintroduced include: the forensic psychologist, the study of crime, psychological explanations of crime, psychological explanations of the criminal mind, psychological explanations of specific crime types (for example, crimes of a sexual nature), the role of criminal and forensic psychologists in detection and investigation, and psychology in prison.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Daniel Gover
Description: Every democracy has a legislature which performs a number of key functions, most obviously representation, scrutiny, and of course law-making. This module focuses on how ¿ and how effectively ¿ the UK parliament performs these functions. With input from parliamentary staff, it is designed to combine rigorous academic analysis of parliament with a solid practical understanding of how the legislature works. It will look, among other things, at how laws are made, executive-legislative relations, executive scrutiny, representation and composition, constituency representation, select committees, and the House of Lords. It is intended to be a highly practical, hands-on module that may serve as a springboard for those considering a professional career in or around politics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Emilia Simison
Description: Students will survey the major theoretical approaches to understanding Latin American politics and political economy. The course will be designed to provide an introduction to the region from the end of the Second World War until the present day. The course aims to put the politics of Latin America in the broader perspective of comparative politics, international relations, and international political economy. It will help students to develop a broad understanding of how contemporary Latin America has evolved since 1945 and to identify and examine the key issues dominating politics in the region and its relationship to international politics and the global political economy. It will deal with major contemporary themes such as neoliberalism and 'post-neoliberalism', social movements, gender and ethnicity, the rise of the new Latin American Left, regional integration, and the relationship between Latin America and the US, as well as other emerging world powers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Yunyun Zhou
Description: This module looks at the theory and practice of politics from a gendered perspective. It considers feminist debates concerning women¿s and men¿s role in the public and private spheres and notes the repercussions of gender imbalances in politics. It then looks at gender differences in involvement in politics and considers a range of explanations as to why women are under-represented, and possible solutions. It considers diversity and difference amongst and between women and men. The course offers new perspectives on the political process, both formal and informal, and sheds light on the way that power is unevenly distributed within society.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Lars Chittka
Description: This module is intended for students studying BSc Psychology (C800). This module builds on the theme of psychology as a biological science in parallel with the 'Exploring Psychology' module by specifying the proximate biological mechanisms involved in psychological phenomena. The module will focus on basic principles of biological psychology predominantly, and then introduce psychological processes to illustrate these.
Description: How has race become a method for categorising and ordering humanity? How has the politics of anti-racism sought to dismantle both racial orders and the categories they rely on?In this course, we will grapple with these questions by exploring the diverse intellectual voices have sought to understand and theorise racism and anti-racism. These thinkers will include those who were engaged in struggles against imperialism and colonialism, in addition to contemporary forms of racial domination.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Joseph Hoover
Description: This module examines critical traditions in American political thought , with specific authors and themes varying from year to year. Central themes will include the promise and betrayal of freedom from the founding of the nation to the present day, the tension between radical individualism and contested notions of community, and the constant struggle to maintain faith in the possibilities of democratic government and culture. The module will focus on close reading of primary texts, while also incorporating reflections on American literature, music, and film.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Christopher Phillips
Description: This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to study the Middle East from within the discipline of International Relations (IR). As such, students will take the analytical tools of IR and apply them to the region. In so doing, students will be asked to familiarise themselves with these tools but also to question their applicability beyond the global North. This understanding will be based on seeing the states of the region as vulnerable to external intervention, to sub-state movements of ethnicity and sect as well as supra-state identities. Students will then be asked to examine relations between the region itself and the wider international system, looking at how the Middle East itself was a product of the `late colonialism¿ of the inter-war period. Students will then study the causes and effects of the quasi- or neo-imperial interventions of the Cold War and post-Cold War era.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Dr Rowan Lubbock
Description: The final-year Dissertation module allows students to study in depth and at length a topic of their own choosing, under the personal supervisor of an academic. Students begin to formulate their research focus before the end of their second year, and undertake formative preparatory work during the summer vacation. In-year assessment involves a Research Proposal, Presentation, and 10,000-word dissertation. Support is provided through personal supervisions and training workshops, but the emphasis is predominantly upon students' individual research.
Description: The course provides students with a detailed examination - and critique - of theories of globalisation and assessment of contemporary globalising processes, and how these particularly influence the developing world.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Tamara Popic
Description: Welfare states are about life, death and money. They aim to cover for risks occurring during individuals' life course, such as unemployment or sickness, and by doing so they consume considerable portion of public budget of the contemporary states. The module will be based on research-led teaching and will provide students with systematic understanding of the policy and politics of welfare from a global comparative perspective. The module will also offer sustained engagements with debates surrounding the politics of welfare across five major welfare sectors - education, healthcare, unemployment, family and pension policy.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rachel Humphris
Description: Students will get a comprehensive understanding of how migration policy works at European and International levels and of the cutting-edge debates surrounding the so-called 'migration crisis'. Students will explore and critically analyse the causes and consequences of the migration crises from a public policy perspective. The module is divided in four parts. First, migration as a phenomenon of globalisation is introduced as well as the way states and the supranational level (EU and UN) have developed policies to `manage' and `control¿ migration. Second, the module offer a theoretical and empirical explanation of security and border policies and practices developed to control migration as well as of policies of integration. Third, the course spends some time discuss the so-called 2015 migration and refugee `crisis¿, the policies adopted by the EU, the divergent policies adopted by European member states and the role of European cities and regions. Fourth, the course studies the migration policies that are in place in North Africa, with a specific focus on the Moroccan immigration reform, and in West Africa, with a focus on ECOWAS.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Prof Kimberly Hutchings
Description: This module enables students to place their research on an aspect of human mobility within a broader political, legal, geographical, and historical context and prepare them for ontological, epistemological, and methodological challenges of doing original research on human mobility. The module is convened by School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) but is taught as an interdisciplinary module with contributions from Politics, International Relations (IR), Psychology, Law, Geography, Linguistics, History, Economics, Finance and Business Studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kimberly Hutchings
Description: This module examines debates across the field of Global Ethics. It introduces students to frameworks for thinking about global moral questions concerning for example: the global distribution of wealth, the appropriate meaning of human rights in a multi-cultural world, environmental sustainability, migration, development aid, conflict-resolution and transitional justice. Students will be expected to evaluate different approaches to ethical judgment and to apply them to real world dilemmas.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Daniel GoverPrerequisite: Before taking this module you are advised to take POL373
Description: This module is designed to give those who take it a view of British parliamentary politics from the inside out. Students will spend two days per week between January and April working for a parliamentarian - in either the Westminster or constituency office, or both - or in a similar parliamentary setting. They will be assessed through written work directly related to the placement, including a reflective journal of their day-to-day experiences. A parliamentary placement is an intensive and demanding exercise, but should provide a formative experience and useful skills for those interested a career in politics or politics-related fields.Contingency plans are in place should placements fall through due to factors beyond our control, such as the wider political environment. In such cases, the module will be assessed through alternative arrangements.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rani Moran
Description: This module aims to provide you as psychology students with a scientific overview of biology, emphasizing concepts relevant to behaviour and its study. This supports the distinctiveness of QMUL psychology as a natural and experimental science and introduces students to the growing notion of psychology as a branch of the biological sciences (e.g., that ¿behaviour¿ is the end product of whole organism biology).It will also introduce you to the integrative scientific thinking skills required to study subsequent psychological topics. You will be introduced to empirical findings and will critically evaluate the range of methods in the field.Topics covered include basic cell biology, genetics, cell signaling, development, and principles of evolution as related to behaviour.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mrs Frances Goodingham
Description: This module is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of the Portuguese language. Successful students will complete Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFRL). The module provides basic competence in all four main language skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing). Teaching materials are selected with a view to providing a panoramic view of the history and culture of the Portuguese-speaking countries in four continents. Students are expected to actively participate in and contribute to the learning process in the classroom. They must attend five hours of teaching per week and expect to spend a further five hours per week on private study.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rowan Lubbock
Description: This module will examine the historical and contemporary place of Latin America in the world system through issues of political economy, cultural identity and international relations. The module will explore dependency, modernization and marxist theories, the legacy of European empires, and the independence movements of the 19th century. It will then consider the more contemporary phenomena of a contested Pan-Americanism, exceptionalist theses for Cuba and Brazil, the evolving role of indigenous American societies and that of Latinos in the USA. The module will conclude with appraisal of the regional experience of neo-liberalism and the reactions to it on continental and international planes.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr James Eastwood
Description: Violent conflict and the use of force remain salient issues in contemporary international relations. While some have theorised that the advent of globalisation and spread of liberal democracy would make the use of force and violent conflict less relevant to the world, war and conflict have remained an integral part of the international system, as well as forming an obstacle to providing stability and security for many states. The module offers an examination of the ways in which violent conflict and the use of force impact on international relations, how force is used by states and other actors, and how force is managed in world politics. The module surveys a variety of perspectives on the causes of war and peace in order to better examine the roots of violent conflicts and security problems in the present day. A major theme is looking at war in a global context, not only in terms of integrating contemporary concerns with globalisation, but also by looking at interconnections between north and south, and war and society. Additionally, the responses of the international community to violent conflict will also be explored, looking broadly at the contested notion of the "Just War", international law, and the role of the United Nations. Overall, the module gives a broad perspective on the place of armed force in contemporary international relations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sophie PettitPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take PSY124
Description: This module builds upon PSY124 Exploring Psychology I by extending the introduction of basic concepts, theories, methods and research findings in psychology. The areas introduced include the core and interdisciplinary fields in psychology. Lectures for exploring psychology II will include an introductory lecture followed by lectures on specific topics in psychology.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Georgina HosangPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take PSY124 and take PSY125 ) or take BMD161
Description: This module is designed to give you a scientific overview of psychopathology based on related theoretical frameworks and empirical findings, and to critically evaluate the range of approaches in this field. In this course, you will focus on the history of the classification and diagnosis of common mental health disorders, and on key common mental disorders including mood disorders (depression & bipolar disorder), anxiety disorders and schizophrenia. Psychological therapies will also be discussed. You will develop an understanding of the symptoms and diagnoses across the mental disorders as well as the risk factors and treatments used for common mental disorders.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Peter Brett
Description: Africa has consistently been ignored by many of the major social science disciplines. Many of the major theoretical traditions treat Africa as either irrelevant to great power politics, or as simply an effect of great power or class domination. This module aims to introduce students to Africa's international relations, African-centric perspectives which challenge traditional academic approaches and seeks to locate Africa's fate not merely in processes of imperial domination but also in African social and class configurations themselves. This is a distinct approach which centres the teaching of Africa on the continent itself, rather than exclusively on what external actors are doing to it. This is not to dismiss the influence of external actors and processes, but to reveal the many cases of where this distinction between the external and internal in Africa has limited utility in explaining events and processes on the continent.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Madeleine Davis
Description: Socialism, described by Albert Einstein as humanity's attempt 'to overcome and advance beyond the predatory phase of human development', has historically provided the most important ideological and political alternative to capitalism and liberalism. This module examines some core ideas in the history of socialist thought through a close reading of selected primary texts. Themes to be addressed (which may vary from year to year) include: utopia; community; class, ownership and control; equality; democracy. The second part of the course examines the post-war reformulation of socialist thought in response to perceived challenges around class, culture and identity, and asks: is socialism still relevant to contemporary problems?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Frances GoodinghamOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FLM5034
Description: Why would a Brazilian director depict not the guerrilla Che Guevara but the young doctor developing his social awareness? Walter Salles's Motorcycle Diaries will set the tone for the discussion of Brazil's emphasis on the social agenda as its major contribution to world cinema. This course will approach the evolution of this genre, beginning with Cinema Novo, the shift towards the commercial film (Pixote, Central Station), the development of a new aesthetics (City of God) and of recent radical experimentations such as prisoners and favela (shantytown) inhabitants making their own film. Discussions will include the tensions between aesthetics and ethics, the achievement of the commercial film and of the documentary as social action, and film as a tool for the empowerment of the marginalized.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rachel Humphris
Description: Contemporary life is hardly imaginable without mobility - of capital, things, ideas, and images and people. At the same time, some forms of mobility such as international migration, are often thought to undermine modern political forms, such as the nation-state, as well as threaten the polities associated with them. This module will investigate the relationship between mobility, modern political forms and different conceptions of belonging and membership. It will pay attention to some of the crucial tensions of the current historical moment - for example, the tension between the principle of freedom of movement and nation-state sovereignty. It will also ask whether and how practices of mobility open possibilities for imagining organization of collective life beyond the currently predominant political forms.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Layli UddinPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take POL319
Description: This module gives you the chance to take a deep dive into the politics or international relations of a particular South Asian country or province. With academic guidance, you will choose a research question of significance for understanding South Asia today. Over the semester you will carry out your own self-directed but supervised study of the topic. We will hone your analysis through seminar discussions, presentations, and written assignments with detailed feedback. By the end of the module you will have developed your own substantive interpretation of a key contemporary South Asian issue and built up practical research skills.
Description: This module provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations of the contemporary analyses of advanced capitalism. How have thinkers within politics and economics theorised and analysed the relationship between the two disciplines? Is it even possible to analytically distinguish between the two? The aim of this module is to answer these two questions by reference to the major theories within the field of political economy. The module analyses both classical and contemporary theories of political economy, and explores their continued relevance to understanding the development of advanced capitalism. Towards the end of the module we will consider some heterodox approaches brought to the fore by the onset of the ongoing financial and economic crisis and consider their relevance.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Corina Lacatus
Description: This module will examine the key concepts, debates, actors and processes within international public policy in the contemporary period. Concepts explored include cooperation, international law, globalisation and governance, and regionalism. The module will explore the role of various agents, including states, international organisations, regiobal organisations, private authorities and NGOs in the processes of international public policy-making. The course also examines these issues through a series of case studies, including climate change negotiations, the global financial crisis, human rights regimes, European policy-making and the International Criminal Court.
Description: This module will provide a structured introduction to key issues and concepts in policy analysis. The module will give students a solid grounding in theories of the policy-making process while enabling students to apply those insights to practical case-studies of policy formulation and implementation in the real world. The module will also provide students with background on the key traditions and approaches to public administration and policy-making in countries around the world, both developing and developed countries. Issues to be covered on the module will include the nature of public policies; the policy context: institutions and actors; theoretical approaches to the policy process; policy problems and agenda-setting; decision-making; implementation/new public management; evaluation; governance; public policy beyond the nation-state; policy change and policy convergence; future challenges for policy-makers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Richard Johnson
Description: This module studies the politics of the United States through the lens of its racial divisions. The module will help students understand why race, particularly the black-white divide, has been and continues to be central to American political life and development. In the module, students will gain a deep theoretical and historical understanding of racial formation in the United States before moving on to apply these insights to current debates about the role of race in American democracy and public policy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sevasti Foka
Description: This module introduces and develops basic concepts in the philosophy of science and its relevance to psychology as a discipline. A biological framework for psychological science is also provided. It then introduces basic cognitive science/psychology, social psychology, differential psychology and an introduction to brain and behaviour relationships.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elisabetta VersacePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take PSY117 and take PSY121 and ( take PSY124 or take PSY125 )
Description: As for other species, many abilities and behaviours that we take for granted - from perception to learning, communication, handedness and sexual preferences - are the result of our evolutionary history. Our history has shaped our psychology and influences our daily behaviour. Are we the only species that is deceived by visual illusions? Who is the most intelligent species? Are we the only ones that exhibit handedness? Which are the mechanisms of learning? To understand what makes as human, we have to look at ourselves from a broader perspective. In this module we will explore differences and similarities between humans beings and other species. We will learn how to access and compare the mind and behaviour of individuals that do not possess language such as human neonates, newly-hatched chicks and other models currently used in understanding of healthy and pathological behaviour.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jozef Huysmans
Description: This module examines contemporary security practice through the methods they use. It introduces students to (a) the security life of methods -- how methods shape contemporary security situations -- and (b) the political controversies about their use -- the political life of methods. The module will cover a range of controversial methods, for example: the deployment of anthropological knowledge and methods in counter-insurgency, the role of algorithms in surveillance, the rise of big data in security governance, the use of visual methods in security practice and their political contestation, the rise of forensic methods in criminal investigations of war, and scenario planning and foresight in anticipating catastrophes. Students will be expected to gain an understanding of security methods and their limits, and evaluate their political and social effects.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sebastian Del Bano Rollin
Description: This module will provide students with a general understanding of current applications of Data Analytics to the Finance and in particular to derivatives and investment banking.It will revolve around problems that will be explained as part of the module delivery such as volatility surface management, yield curve evolution and FX volatility/correlation management.It will provide students with a overview of some standard tools in the field such as Python, R, Excel/VBA and the Power BI Excel functionality.Students are not expected to have any familiarity with coding or any of the topics above as the module will develop these from scratch.It will provide students with the understanding of a field necessary to boost their careers in finance in roles such as trading, structuring, management, risk management and quantitative positions in investment banks and hedge funds.
Description: This course aims to provide a critical overview of the theory and practice of two of the crucial 'end' stages of the policy process: delivery and evaluation. The module will examine how governments and public agencies around the world have sought to upgrade their delivery and evaluation capacity in recent decades. The course will explore the development of theoretical and empirical academic literature and provide opportunities for students to apply this material to selected case studies relevant to the group. Practitioners will be encouraged to reflect on their practices and experiences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Frances GoodinghamOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM5036
Description: In this module you will study a range of texts problematising sexual, religious and racial domination within the context of the Portuguese Empire, starting with the epic The Lusiads (Camões, 1570). Desire in the epic will find a vocal expression in the report to the King of Portugal by the scribe of the first Portuguese expedition to Brazil (1500). Brazil¿s natives¿ oral narratives cast into film will later be seen to confront rape and religious imposition whilst the African slaves¿ agency against racial domination will surface in their testimonials embedded in biographies. A critique of the land concentration model, prominent in Raised from the Ground, a novel by the Portuguese Nobel Prize José Saramago, in turn, will find a vivid visual deployment in Brazilian Sebastião Salgado's photography. The agency of both slaves and the dispossessed will be seen to play out in the narratives of two major social movements in Brazil today: the quilombola¿s and the landless rural workers¿. All texts are available in English and Portuguese.
Description: This module is intended for students studying BSc Psychology (C800) and its variants. This module introduces you to qualitative research methods in Psychology. You will understand and critically appraise the different qualitative research methods commonly used in psychology research and understand issues critical to research design and analysis such as data collection protocols, sampling, and researcher positionality. Through interactive lectures and practical sessions, you will learn how to select the best data collection protocol from a range of methods to answer a research question.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nicola Perra
Description: This module will introduce you to some of the most widely-used techniques in machine learning (ML). After reviewing the necessary background mathematics, we will investigate various ML methods, such as linear regression, polynomial regression, neural networks, classification with logistic regression, support vector machines and decision trees. The module covers a very wide range of practical applications, with an emphasis on hands-on numerical work using Python. At the end of the module, you will be able to formalise a ML task, choose the appropriate method to process it numerically, implement the ML algorithm in Python, and assess the method's performance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Dudley Stark
Description: This module covers a number of advanced topics in the pricing and risk-management of various types of derivative securities that are of key importance in today's financial markets. In particular, the module covers models for interest rate derivatives (short-rate and forward-curve models), and looks at the multi-curve framework. It then considers credit risk management and credit derivatives (both vanilla and exotic). Finally, it also discusses credit valuation adjustment (CVA) and related concepts.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Paul Copeland
Description: The European Union has developed from a narrow organisation that sought the peaceful cooperation of certain industries into a supranational political system with executive, legislative and judicial institutions. Over the last three decades the process of European integration has made rapid progress withe the deepening of the Single Market, the creation of a currency union, successive rounds of enlargement . On the other hand, recent setbacks and crises (such as Covid-19, the War in Ukraine, the Eurozone crisis, the 'migratory crisis', Brexit and the grow euroscepticism) have rekindled debates concerning the legitimacy, speed and direction of the European project. The module explores the governance of policy areas in the EU to understand the current challenges within the EU project and the drivers of these crises.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Jozef Huysmans
Description: This module equips students with the necessary analytical tools to navigate a complex world that is constantly challenging borders and boundaries. It highlights the interconnectivity between local and global processes, as well as the intricate relationship between human societies, technology and nature. Through this module, students will develop a critical understanding of the value and limitations of International Political Sociology as a transdisciplinary field. They will gain fresh perspectives on current international, global, and planetary conditions, which will enable them to engage with pressing world political issues in creative and meaningful ways.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Richard Johnson
Description: US politics attracts high levels of attention around elections, but far less notice afterwards. In order to understand the politics of the United States, we must study not only who holds power but also how power is exercised. Public policy is the marshalling of public resources and legal power to shape individual and collective outcomes. This module explores the US policy-making process before examining a wide range of domestic and foreign policy competences, such as education, housing, trade, and immigration.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr James Eastwood
Description: This module provides students with an introduction to the historical background against which contemporary international political developments unfold. It examines how connections have been forged between different societies, economies, cultures, and political practices over time and how this has made it possible to think of our history as global. A particular emphasis is placed on the importance of colonialism for understanding patterns of globalisation. The module is organised around a series of key tipping or turning points in global history.
Description: The Masters Dissertation: Project in International Public Policy is an independent programme of study of an approved topic within the field of International Public Policy. It is designed to enable students to undertake independent research and, through this, allow them to develop a specialised knowledge in an area of International Public Policy which is of particular interest to them. The topic will draw upon, and develop an existing topic or issue in international public policy associated with one of the modules that they have studied in the earlier part of their programme. The format of the project can differ according to the topic, ranging from traditional research dissertation to an applied public policy implementation or evaluation report. Although the dissertation is meant to be an exercise in independent research and writing, each student will be offered guidance and support through the assigning of a supervisor within the School who will oversee the progress of the dissertation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Ksenia Northmore-Ball
Description: This module teaches you to use advanced quantitative skills appropriate for postgraduate research. Further, you will be able to analyse, interpret, critique and replicate published research using quantitative research methods and will acquire sufficient technical competence using SPSS to perform a range of quantitative techniques in your own research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Janelle JonesPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take PSY107 and take PSY121
Description: Have you ever wondered what influences our perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and behaviours? This module in Social Psychology will provide an overview of the classic and contemporary scientific theories and methods used to address how other people and different contexts can shape these processes. Topics covered will include the self, social cognition, attitudes and attitude change, social influence, group processes, and stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Daniel Bor
Description: This module builds introduces an area of special interest to applied psychologists, and one where the College has research strengths; health psychology or psychology as applied to health and medicine. The module covers the central models and evidence base concerning the relationship of psychological processes to health maintenance, treatment adherence, professional-patient interactions, stress and immune system function. Topics covered by this module include models and theories of health behaviour and their explanatory power; psychology & health promotion; adherence to treatment, health professional and patient interactions; research methods in health psychology; psychological issues in clinical trial design; personality, health and lifestyle; psychoneuroimmunology; cardiovascular disease; sexual health behaviours; and coping with chronic & terminal conditions.
Description: This module establishes the probability and statistics background required for students applying techniques or doing other advanced statistics Modules. The Module begins by covering the essential theoretical notions of probability and the distributions of random variables which underpin statistical methods. It then describes different types of statistical tests of hypotheses and addresses the questions of how to use them and when to use them. This material is essential for applications of statistics in psychology, life or physical sciences, business or economics.
Description: The purpose of the course is to examine the nature and content of private banking law at the UK, European and international levels. Banking Law is concerned with the private law aspects of banks and banking including both Commercial Banking and Investment Banking. Banks are among the most important financial institutions within any economy, nationally and internationally, and the City of London is one of the foremost financial centres of the world. This module examines all aspects of the law governing the structure, operation and function of banks and banking markets from a UK as well as European and international perspective. The course is essentially private law based although it also examines recent areas of significant law reform especially following the recent financial crises in banking markets.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Joanne Yao
Description: This module will provide an advanced examination of International Organisations (IOs) as a transnational political workspace for both cooperation and contestation between global actors. The module will be grounded in a historical and critical examination of the development of IOs in the 19th century as a tool to manage European international order, and it will emphasize the ways in which IOs developed in conjunction with the modern state. Building upon this critical grounding, the module will examine today's IOs, with a particular focus on the UN system, and their effectiveness in confronting global challenges in the 21st century. The module will conclude with a capstone day-long Model UN simulation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Annemieke Apergis-SchoutePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take PSY100 and take PSY124 and take PSY125
Description: This module provides an in-depth analysis of a central area of psychology known variously as "individual differences" or "differential psychology". We will build on several key areas of psychology introduced in previous modules that show substantial individual differences including personality, psychopathology, intelligence and cognition. We will then explore the proposed causes and effects of these individual differences drawing from research using approaches from psycho-dynamics to behavioral genetics. Finally, we will explore the evidence behind several key controversies in individual differences including the continuum between personality and mental heath, the nature vs nurture debate, race differences in intelligence and genetic determinism.
Description: This module is only available to students who enter under the C1C8 programme. This module builds upon themes developed in level 4 psychology modules and considers specific cognitive functions and properties of the human mind. The material covered will include traditional cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology (the understanding of normal cognitive processes through unique case studies of human brain damage). Cognitive functions examined will include visual, object and spatial perception, psychophysics, memory processes, complex reasoning, language, face processing and the relationship between emotion and these processes. Experiments and studies from classical and modern cognitive psychology will be provided throughout.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Maria Cristina Juverdeanu
Description: The module provides you with advanced research skills, including the ability to select and use relevant resources effectively and to devise research questions appropriate for postgraduate research. You will develop the capacity to undertake independent guided research at postgraduate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr John Apergis-Schoute
Description: The module will allow you to learn about the different conceptualisations of emotion both in terms of historical developments as well as contemporary theoretical models of emotions. The module will also consider the biological basis of emotions in the brain and the body, how emotions are expressed and perceived in faces, bodies, voice and music. The relationship between emotions and cognitions will be considered, including emotion regulation and individual differences in emotions. Finally, cultural differences and disorders of emotion will be discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hong QiPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH786P
Description: This module builds on the earlier module 'Machine Learning with Python', covering a number of advanced techniques in machine learning, such as different methods for clustering, dimensionality reduction, matrix completion, and autoencoders. Although the underlying theoretical ideas are clearly explained, this module is very hands-on, and you will implement various applications using Python in the weekly coursework assignments.
Description: This module is intended for students studying BSc Psychology. This module is structured around three main key areas:(1) Acquiring Essential Skills for Academic Psychology. Through means of lectures and regular tutorials, the module will support you in acquiring a variety of key skills such as experimental report and essay writing, data and information handling, oral and written communication skills and appropriate use of referencing and citations in psychology. You will also be introduced to the critical evaluation skills that will be necessary for your success during further study.(2) Considering the role of Psychology in the 'real world'. Through class activities and a series of talks from professional Psychologists, you will be encouraged to consider the role of psychology in an applied context and gain a more global perspective of your discipline.(3) Exploring Career Pathways. You will be given an opportunity to explore various career choices, to reflect on your own career aspirations and to meet with professional Psychologists.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mrs Frances GoodinghamPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take POR5200 or take POR5201
Description: This module is for students who have completed Portuguese II Intensive. The focus will be on fluency, expansion of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, advanced oral and reading comprehension, and development of writing skills.
Description: This course aims at providing students with Machine Learning skills based on the Python programming language as it is currently used in industry. Some of the presented methods are regression and classification techniques (linear and logistic regression, least-square); clustering; dimensionality reduction techniques such as PCA, SVD and matrix factorization. More advanced methods such as generalized linear models, neural networks and Bayesian inference using graphical models are also introduced. The course is self-contained in terms of the necessary mathematical tools (mostly probability) and coding techniques. At the end of the course, students will be able to formalize a ML task, choose the appropriate method in order to tackle it while being able to assess its performance, and to implement these algorithms in Python.
Description: This is a follow-up course of 'Computational Methods in Finance'. Your knowledge of C++ will be further enhanced and further topics of interest in mathematical finance will be numerically investigated. An important topic for this module is the use of Monte Carlo simulations for pricing various types of options. The Black-Scholes theory and its connection with PDEs will be revisited in a numerical context. Moreover, at the end of this course you will also investigate models beyond the Black-Scholes theory, based on stochastic volatility, which touches current research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alena GalileePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take PSY107 and take PSY121 and take PSY124 and take PSY125
Description: This module surveys developmental psychology, covering human development across the whole life span but with a more detailed focus on development in the early years (infancy/childhood). The aim of the module is to introduce the key questions, theories, concepts, methodology, studies and research findings within developmental psychology, regarding different domains of psychological functioning including social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioural development. The module will also cover the prenatal period, physical, motor, and sensory development, learning theory, moral development, and development of the self (identity).
Description: Each MSci Financial Mathematics student is required to complete a 30 credit project dissertation. Projects and supervisors will be allocated by the Programme Director at the start of the academic year, taking into account each student's particular interests, as far as is possible. A typical MSci project dissertation consists of 20 to 30 word-processed pages, securely bound, covering a specific research-level topic in financial mathematics, usually requiring the student to understand, explain and elaborate on results from one or more journal articles. Students will also be expected to give a short presentation of their work to other students on the programme.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Jaakko Heiskanen
Description: The demise of the nation-state and the disappearance of nationalism have been predicted on many occasions, yet they stubbornly stick around. This module explores the past, present, and possible futures of nationalism through an interdisciplinary approach that brings together insights from sociology, history, political theory, and international relations. During the module, students will acquire an advanced understanding of the sources of nationalism, the role of nationalism in the making of the international order, and the multifaceted ways that nationalism continues to shape society and politics today.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Michael PhillipsPrerequisite: Before taking this module, you must take MTH790P if you do not already have previous experience of c++ up to the level taught in that module. Furthermore, a knowledge of financial mathematics up to the level taught in MTH771P is required.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Colm Murphy
Description: British Politics isn't just about institutions like cabinet, parliament, parties and pressure groups that you may already have studied and/or go on to study. Nor is it simply about voting and elections. It is also an ongoing attempt by more or less self-interested actors to cope with the issues, conflicts, opportunities and threats thrown up by time and chance, as well as by underlying economic and social developments. Employing a thematic rather than a chronological approach, this module delves back decades and brings things bang-up-to-date in order to provide you with an improved understanding of why, politically, we are as we are today.
Description: This module builds on the analysis of concepts and ideologies begun in POL110. It enables students to follow through key ideas and debates about equality, power, revolution, democracy, identity and politics in modern political thought. It covers a range of thinkers from exemplars of Liberalism and Marxism to their anarchist, feminist, postcolonial and postmodern critics. The module focuses on thinkers from the mid- to late-C20th, such as Fanon, Gandhi, Beauvoir, Habermas, Rawls, Foucault (the thinkers may change from year to year).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lei Fang
Description: Data Analytics refers to the use of statistics and machine learning in inferring information from data sets, with the ultimate goal of gaining insight and aiding decision-making. This module introduces statistical modelling, regression analysis, and machine learning, and the use of the R software environment in analyzing data.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stijn Van Kessel
Description: Brexit, Trump, Bolsonaro, Le Pen...due to the recent prominence of supposed populist parties, politicians and events, populism has become a much-debated theme. Populism is also a problematic concept, as its use is often pejorative and imprecise. This module focuses on the concept of populism and instances of populism in the real world across time and space. What does populism mean? Is it always associated with xenophobic politics? How can support for populism be explained? What are its implications? And is populism a threat to democracy?
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Shreyaa Bhatt
Description: This module serves as an introduction to a politics degree and the ideas, skills, methods and knowledge required to succeed in your studies of politics. You will be trained in a range of study and research skills, from enhancing your ability to write analytically to learning how to interpret a wide variety of political texts. You will also have the opportunity to interact with your personal tutor and conduct a small, independent research project. The module is taught through lectures and seminars, as well as through direct contact with your personal advisor.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Fatima Batool
Description: This module will provide you with the necessary numerical skills and tools to investigate a variety of problems in mathematical finance. It is based on C++, the programming language of choice for many practitioners in the finance industry. You will learn about basic concepts of the C part of C++ such as loops, arrays, functions, and branching statements, and then be introduced to the object-orientated programming part of C++. As an application you will deal with binomial trees in C++ and the pricing of various types of options in this context.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paul Copeland
Description: Traditional modules analysing the UK's relationship with the EU begin with two or three sessions devoted to its historical development. Students often find this uninspiring, even though it is essential to understand the evolution of the EU. Academically, such an approach can be misleading, as it is descriptive and not particularly analytical. In response, the first half of the module is designed differently to the more conventional approaches. We begin by studying the most contemporary issue of European Integration: Brexit. Within the module we analyse why the UK joined when it did, the role it has played in the development of the EU, the position it has taken on key Treaty reforms, and why, in the summer of 2016, it took the decision to leave. This approach provides an insight into a very topical EU issue, while enabling students to learn about the history of the EU in a stimulating and engaging approach.
Description: This module will provide an introduction to programming in a commercial environment including:- Advanced use of Microsoft Excel for data analysis- Usage of Macros to automate common tasks- Introduction of Visual Basic for applications programming language (VBA)- Writing custom Excel functions and subroutines using VBA- Design of databases in Microsoft Access- Querying data with Microsoft Access- Externally loading data to Microsoft Access- Using ActiveX Data objects - The SQL query language
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Weini HuangOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH6139P
Description: This module will present methods for time series analysis.These will allow the student to understand better how to use and extract information from historical business data series. In particular, the student will learn how to extract the pivotal concepts of time series data, including the trend and cyclic components of a data series, calculate the autocorrelation, learn about autoregressive and moving average models, and cointegration.The module will develop the notions around realistic business examples and an implementation of the methods will be provided using the statistic software R..
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alexander Shestopaloff
Description: The United States remains an important actor in the world and understanding its politics is vital both in comparison to other political systems and in terms of how its own political outcomes emerge. The module provides a comprehensive overview of US politics, starting from its foundations in the Constitution, through the core institutions of US government, and the political process itself. The module covers rival perspectives on understanding US politics and government, as well as core thematic areas such as political culture, informal actors in the political system, the influence of ideas, foreign policy, and an understanding of race, class and gender in US politics and society.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria Cristina Juverdeanu
Description: This module provides an introduction to the study of international relations. Specifically, we focus on four main themes that will allow you to grasp the complexities of the contemporary global order: capitalism, (post)colonialism, security, and development. You will also become acquainted with the analytical tools that are needed to think critically about international relations through these themes: a historical sensibility (i.e. how situations have elements of both continuity and change), an understanding of political-economy (i.e. why the economy is political), an understanding of the security-development nexus (i.e. how the quest for security - freedom from fear -and development - freedom from want -are contentiously linked), and the importance of resistance and "situated knowledges" (i.e. your understanding of international relations might be different depending on where and how you are situated in the world). Empirically, we will explore the Cold War and the post-Cold War global orders - their similarities and differences.
Description: This module offers an intermediate-level grounding in contemporary British politics and government. Students will learn about the UK's political constitution, sovereign parliament, electoral politics, public debate, cabinet government, civil service and devolved and local administrations. They will develop a breadth and depth of knowledge, and a range of capabilities, that will prepare them to pursue careers in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elke Schwarz
Description: Technology is ubiquitous. And as such it takes on an ever-more significant role as a form of power in socio-political contexts. This module examines the relationship between politics, technology and war in politics and international relations. It explores the impact of new technologies in the 21st century on world politics with a specific focus on technology¿s impact on politics, society and war on a theoretical and practical level. The module aims to provide students with an introduction to the key contemporary technologies that will shape our political and military landscape in the years to come and the challenges technologies pose for society, politics and warfare in the 21st century and beyond. It will begin with an overview of the role of technological developments in politics and society and will discuss key technological innovations - digital networks, social media, robotics, Artificial Intelligence, automated and autonomous weapons systems, etc. - before engaging with the political and ethical challenges these fast-paced technological developments pose for domestic and international political governance. In this, the module introduces students to the complexity behind new technological systems, the role of political agency in shaping technology and the role of technology in shaping politics, society and warfare.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hong Qi
Description: Quantitative Business Intelligence refers to the general application of quantitative techniques to business insight generation or the business decision process. This module builds on the Data Analytics module by increasing the level of sophistication of the techniques employed.Students will use SAS to solve business problems related to hypothesis testing, correlation and linear regression. The module will also present techniques related to cleaning of noisy data, detection of outliers, filling in blanks which are key to any industry implementation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr James Strong
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Javier Sajuria
Description: This module is designed to enhance undergraduate students' understanding and use of empirical methods, mostly quantitative, in the social sciences. Through the focus on substantive and relevant topics, the module will enable students to become more sophisticated users of quantitative readings in political studies. It will also enable them to undertake quantitative analysis in their own research, including their final-year research projects. The skills acquired in this course will enhance students' employability.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Alexander Stoffel
Description: This module covers a wide range of qualitative methods designed for critical social science research. It breaks down diverse methodological approaches and turns them into a set of concrete guidelines and tools that you can apply in your own research. Whether you are interested in studying how specific texts or images reproduce wider political ideologies, immersing yourself in the complex mechanisms of a particular case study, explaining how public discourses emerge, spread, and dissolve over time, or tracing transformations in the global economic system, this module provides you with the skills and tools you need to put those research goals into practice.
Description: This module introduces modern methods of statistical inference for small samples, which use computational methods of analysis, rather than asymptotic theory. Some of these methods such as permutation tests and bootstrapping, are now used regularly in modern business, finance and science. The techniques covered in the module are implemented with the statistics package R.
Description: Is it often said that democracy requires governments and representatives that are responsive to citizen's needs, and that are accountable for their actions. However, citizens are also often depicted as apathetic, uninformed, and easily influenced by demagogues and misinformation. This module will allow students find out if these theories are relevant to understand democracy, and how are people's political views formed and modified. From there, the module will equip them with a critical understanding of what can be done to improve democratic representation. We will study how people think about political issues, how do they form those opinions, and how political decisions (such as voting) are made.We will also discuss some specific questions, such as: what drives ideological positions? Do people hold stable political opinions over their lives? How is gender related to political preferences? Can media change people's minds? Can elites? Is social class relevant to understand political behaviour? Do people really hold politicians to account during elections? What are our preferences in terms of political representation?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tom Wraight
Description: According to Karl Marx, capital comes into the world'`dripping from head to toe, from every pore, with blood and dirt.'Whether you agree with Marx's ideas or not, it is impossible to understand the genesis and the development of modern capitalist societies ¿ both in the Global North and the Global South ¿ without looking at the ugly face of colonialism.This module will unpack Marx¿s and other theoretical understandings of capitalism, colonialism, and development. We will critically engage with the work of seminal authors such as Max Weber, Leon Trotsky, Karl Polanyi, Edward Said, Franz Fanon, and Silvia Federici. We will systematically inquire about the origins of capitalism and the relationship between capitalism and colonialism. We will explore alternative theoretical understandings of capitalism, colonialism and development, and the centrality of religion, culture, class struggle, race, gender, and international relations in shaping our contemporary world.Reading the original work of canonical sociological, economic, and political writers can be quite a challenge. The lectures will unpack their most important arguments, explore their implications, and help you develop your academic reading skills. In the seminars, you will have the chance to discuss contemporary issues in light of the authors we will study, question established theories, and develop your own perspective on capitalism, colonialism, and development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mark Walters
Description: This module will present the basics of optimisation techniques employed in business. It will be based around exercises and realistic business case studies. The topics to be covered are multiple variables, optimisation with constraints, linear programming, convex optimisation and the review of one variable case.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Raymond Kiely
Description: The module explores the work of key thinkers who focus on the politics of modernity, with a three part division based on society, the state and the economy. It will look at writers such as Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Spencer, Keynes, Polanyi and Hayek, and how these writers have influenced different perspectives on issues that continue to dominate political debate in the current era, including class, the state, social and political movements, and national identity.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jaakko Heiskanen
Description: This is the core second-year module for International Relations students. Through deep, careful and critical engagement with primary texts, it introduces students to key thinkers in and the main currents of International Relations theory: liberalism; realism; the English School; constructivism; Marxism; post-structuralism; post-colonialism; and feminism. The module covers the most fundamental questions in international politics: why do war and suffering persist? Can we hope for a better future? If so, how can we get there? If not, what should we do instead?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jamie Matthews
Description: Today humanity faces a multidimensional environmental crisis, as we breach safe 'planetary boundaries' for climate change, chemical pollution, freshwater use, biodiversity loss, and more. Yet too often effective and sustained policy solutions have failed to materialize. This module will analyse how ideas, interest groups, and institutions shape environmental politics around the world, from the global to the local level. Together we will develop theoretically informed understandings of the crucial drivers of and obstacles to environmental action.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr James Strong
Description: Each MSc student is required to complete a 60 credit project dissertation. Project selection takes place in Semester B with work on the project starting thereafter and continuing through the summer. An MSc project should help prepare students for independent practical work and PhD research. A typical MSc project dissertation consists of about 30¿50 word-processed pages covering a specific research-level topic in pure or applied mathematics. The work usually requires the student to understand, explain and elaborate on results from research articles or analyse a dataset and may also involve programming and computation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Timothy EdkinsPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take POL332
Description: This module is designed to give those who take it a view of civil society and political activism from the inside out. Students will spend two days per week between January and April working for a civil society organisation in London. The module will be assessed by students completing a short coursework and reflective journal of their day-to-day experiences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rowan Lubbock
Description: The 'developing world' is a slippery concept. In this module, we will analyse it from an international political perspective. This means that we will uncover the international power relations that constitute the `developing world¿ as such.We will start questioning the very concept of development and what it entails. In the first few weeks, we will read influential writers in international development, such as W.W. Rostow, Gunder Frank, Amartya Sen, and Arturo Escobar. Then we will look in closer detail at key topics in international development, such as gender, race, neoliberalism, and the return of developmental states, using the work of critical contemporary scholars and activists such as Kalpana Wilson, Naila Kabeer and Veronica Gago. Finally, we will discuss strategies of resisting imperial domination disguised under the name of 'development' and think of alternative ways to represent the global periphery.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sebastian Del Bano RollinPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5120
Description: A time series is a collection of observations made sequentially, usually in time. This kind of data arises in a large number of disciplines ranging from economics and business to astrophysics and biology. This module introduces the theory, methods and applications of analysing time series data.
Description: Why some countries are democracies and others are dictatorships? Why are ethnic groups politicized in some countries but not in others? Why some countries have many political parties and others just a few? How governments form and what determines the type of government that take office? How can we explain patterns of representation? This module analyses some of the most relevant contemporary questions by looking at political structures, individuals and collective actors and processes through the lens of Comparative Politics. In this module we are set not just to find out about other countries, but to broaden and deepen our understanding of important and general political processes within these countries. The course first analyses the main concepts, theoretical and methodological approaches in comparative political science then applies their insights to the analysis of institutions, economic development, regime stability and change, social movements, representation, national identify, religion, ideology and more.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr Melania Nica
Description: The Work Experience (or Professional Placement) year consists of one year spent working with an employer in a mathematical, actuarial or related role. The year is undertaken between the second and fourth years of your degree programme. The module is assessed, and will contribute towards your final degree title. Assessment will be through a combination of a learning journal, a learning objectives task with employer input and feedback, a report and a short presentation.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Christopher Sutton
Description: This is a compulsory module, counting towards your final degree classification, that is designed to help you build your professional and business skills and knowledge, and prepare for employment in the financial services industry. The module is a continuation of the skills development included in Actuarial Professional Development 1. The focus in this module is applying actuarial skills to business situations, developing a working knowledge of the Actuaries Code and related professional standards, and developing an awareness of key business issues that are relevant to the work of an actuary.
Description: States spend a great deal of time and effort justifying their actions with law. Yet international relations scholars have often doubted international law's ability to shape state behaviour. This course examines this by paradox by introducing students to the major debates about the politics of international law. These perspectives will be applied to the history of international organisations and (legal) order since 1919, including the development of collective security and humanitarianism at the League of Nations and United Nations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Karl PikePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take POL350
Description: The aim of the module is to give students the opportunity to engage more systematically and rigorously in major debates about the public policy process by undertaking their own independent study. The course will require students to prepare draft policy advice for a major policy-making institution, NGO or civil society organisation. This structured exercise will require students to consider not only the content of advice but how to articulate policy advice clearly and concisely to an audience that may have limited technical knowledge of a particular policy problem or issue.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Timothy Edkins
Description: This module embeds students in the School of Politics and International Relations¿ learning community by teaching them to: consider how research interests, questions and projects are formulated and pursued in the disciplines of Politics and International Relations, and the real-world impact that this research has; research political issues that are effecting East London communities and shaped by politics and international relations; construct cumulative evidence-based arguments orally and in writing; explore, and take the first steps towards, graduate work career paths.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Jamie Matthews
Description: This module is arranged by 'key thinkers' in social theory ¿ those who wrote books or developed concepts that captured and pushed forward the debates of their time. Yet, social theory is a form of collective labour that develops and takes new forms thanks to wider conversations (often across academic disciplines). As such, in our study of key thinkers, we highlight the intersecting legacies and shared threads among and between these intellectual pathways. While lectures provide context and definitions to familiarise with main debates in social theory, seminars present empirical case studies to understand how a specific theoretical framework might help us to unpack contemporary social dynamics.
Description: What do the most personal aspects of our lives - gender, sexuality, sex, intimacy, families, relationships - have to do with capitalism? How are our gender and sexual identities shaped by global hierarchies of work, race, citizenship, property, and status? Can capitalism exist without gender and sexual oppression?In this module, we will grapple with these questions through feminist, queer, and trans thought and practice. These engagements will take us across a diverse range of topics and sites: housework and domestic services, care and emotional labor, beauty and cosmetics, the global tourist industry, sex work, and anti-capitalist struggles for gender and sexual freedom.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Innocent Ncube
Description: China is now arguably the most influential actor in the Global South. The methods that China has used in establishing itself as a global actor and the accompanying controversies surrounding its growing stature are critical learning points for every student of contemporary international relations. The module focuses on what China is doing in the Global South, how it is perceived and what this means. These themes will be analysed through an exciting survey of China's engagement in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the South Pacific.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eftychia SoleaCorequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH5120 and take MTH5129
Description: This module builds on the statistical theory of the Level 5 modules Probability and Statistics II and Statistical Modelling I. It begins with estimation of population parameters and a study of exploratory data analysis, in particular measures of correlation. It then introduces concepts from Bayesian Statistics and uses them to calculate Bayesian estimators. Finally, we study topics on generalised linear models (GLMs), including that of fitting a GLM to a dataset and interpreting its output.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Subhajit JanaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH4104
Description: This module considers fundamental problems in number theory, related to the distribution of prime numbers and integer solutions to Diophantine equations. Students will learn the core concepts in number theory such as the existence of primitive roots modulo a prime, quadratic reciprocity and solving Pell's equation. Additionally, students will learn how to develop and implement algorithms to efficiently solve computational questions which arise in number theory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shreyaa Bhatt
Description: This module builds on the analysis of concepts and ideologies begun in POL110. It enables students to follow through key ideas and debates about equality, power, revolution, democracy, identity and politics in modern political thought. It covers a range of thinkers from exemplars of Liberalism and Marxism to their anarchist, feminist, and anti-racist critics. The module focuses on thinkers from the latter part of the C19th to the early C20th, such as Marx, Dewey, Du Bois, Goldmann, Luxemburg and Sorel (the thinkers covered may change from year to year).
Description: This module introduces students to the study of how states make foreign policy decisions. It considers the social, material, institutional and political contexts for decision-making, and how individual leaders' cognitive and psychological traits influence the choices they make. It thus forms a bridge between the study of leadership, domestic politics, and international relations.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nicholas Hostettler
Description: This module combines an introduction to modern and contemporary ideologies with the analysis of key political concepts. It begins by examining conceptions of politics and the political, with particular attention to what it might mean to approach politics normatively/critically and through a range of theoretical perspectives. Next the module introduces modern political ideologies (including liberalism, socialism, conservatism, anarchism), paying attention both to their historical development and contemporary manifestations. The focus then shifts to an analysis of key political concepts (including human nature, liberty, democracy, justice, equality, rights), examining the ways in which these concepts are deployed within and by the different ideological traditions studied earlier. The emphasis throughout is upon relating the theoretical material to contemporary political movements and questions, and the module closes by addressing a series of contemporary issues (these will vary from year to year but may include identity, multiculturalism, property, the environment) that demonstrate the uses of political theory today.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Felix FischerOverlap: Before your choice of MTH6138 can be approved you need to send confirmation that you have supervision agreement from a supervisor along with your project title to maths@qmul.Ac.Uk.Prerequisite: At the start of the academic year you will need to go to the qmplus module page and choose a topic and supervisor
Description: This module allows third-year undergraduates with suitable background to take one of the 30-credit MSci projects in a simplified form as a 15-credit project, although some MSci projects may not be available as third-year projects. The list of available MSci projects and supervisors is available on the School of Mathematical Sciences website. You will be accepted onto this module only after agreement between your adviser, the MSci project coordinator and the project supervisor.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ilya GoldsheidOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take MTH6155Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take MTH6141 and take MTH6154
Description: This module covers advanced techniques in financial mathematics for actuaries, building on the foundational material in Financial Mathematics 1.We revisit the discrete-time binomial model, introducing some more formal concepts such as conditionalexpectations that allow us to express our earlier results in a more elegant form. Then we look at continuous time models, and use the tools of stochastic calculus to derive the Black-Scholes equation which we thensolve explicitly for the prices of European call and put options. We also consider some more advancedapplications, such as models for stock prices involving jumps and stochastic volatility, as well as interestrate models and credit risk models.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Niharika Pandit
Description: This module provides students with an introduction to central themes and concepts in Sociology, and applies them to particular cases. You will gain an understanding of what is distinctive about a sociological imagination of contemporary and historical concerns. The module helps you to see how our individual lives are connected to global developments such as climate change, migration, and the advancement of digital technology. You will also be introduced to how class, gender, race, identity, and religion organise relations in an era of globalisation. The overall aim is to introduce you to particular concepts that help you to understand how social relations are formed and change and to enhance your understanding of social change and continuity through a focus on particular issues, themes and cases.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Aurora Ganz
Description: This module takes five key thinkers whose work emerges from experiences/histories of colonialism and racism to ask how international order(ing) has been understood by those standing outside of or in conversation with the Western canon, thinking globally. Thinking globally means thinking seemingly disparate socio-political phenomena and forces together and in connection (I.e., capitalism, racism, patriarchy, colonialism, etc.). This is a defining feature of the intellectuals and thinkers that will be explored on the module, who include Edward Said, Houria Boutjelda, Suzanne Cesaire and Cedric Robinson.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Kimberly Hutchings
Description: This module introduces students to debates surrounding gender and feminisms in the twenty-first century. It covers meanings of gender and feminism, exploring arguments from liberal, radical, socialist, black and global south feminisms, as well as masculinity, queer and trans studies. It examines gendered dimensions of conflict, peace, governance, inequality, labour, care, nationalism, health, sexual violence and political mobilisation in national, transnational and global contexts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sharri Plonski
Description: This module is designed with two core goals in mind: On one hand, to introduce students to qualitative methods in the design and production of research in politics and international relations. On the other, to develop a critical toolbox for engaging and challenging methods as a form of colonial epistemological practice, bound up with historical and contemporary modes of domination and erasure. Through a range of relevant topics, students will reflect on dominant knowledge systems and structures, practice 'doing' qualitative research, and develop the skills to design their own research projects.
Description: This module introduces students to different ways of understanding 'the economy': how it does and does not work for people. Through learning theories and concepts in political economy, students will broaden their understanding of economic inequality, what makes 'the economy', how politicians perceive `economic constraints¿, and different visions of a 'good' society. Students will study postwar Britain, from an expanded welfare state to `neoliberalism¿ and privatisation; from so-called 'postwar consensus' policies to the global financial crisis and austerity; and from the fallout of Brexit to the legacy of fossil fuel dependence. This module will be of particular interest to students who studied British Politics, Modernity or Comparative Politics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mirko Palestrino
Description: This module provides students with an introduction to social sciences methodologies. The lead questions are: How do we know and research the social and political world? What is the relation between knowledge and power? How do different research questions and methods make different aspects of social and political life legible? By taking a familiar site (e.g. a street, one¿s home, Queen Mary University), event (e.g. an election, a festival), or artefact (e.g. a pamphlet, a statue, a picture), the module explores different ways of developing sociological and political knowledge and the role of methods in doing so.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Aurora Ganz
Description: This module takes ten key thinkers whose work emerges from experiences/histories of colonialism and racism to ask how international order(ing) has been understood by those standing outside of or in conversation with the Western canon, thinking globally. Thinking globally means thinking seemingly disparate socio-political phenomena and forces together and in connection (I.e., capitalism, racism, patriarchy, colonialism, etc.). This is a defining feature of the intellectuals and thinkers that will be explored on the module, who include Edward Said, Houria Boutjelda, Suzanne Cesaire and Cedric Robinson.
Description: This module examines the study of war in world politics, investigating the practices of war in the modern international system and the key concerns surrounding them today. The module surveys three interrelated issues: the connections between war, violence and politics; war and socio-political change; and war as normative problem.
Description: This module examines the study of security in world politics, investigating the development of the study of the international politics of security and the key concerns surrounding security today. The module broadly surveys different kinds of security practice and their contemporary significance. It also introduces political questions and contestations that both shape and are resulting from developments in security practice. Overall, the module gives a wide-ranging perspective on the politics of security in contemporary international politics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shengwen WangOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SPA4122Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take MTH4101 or take MTH4201 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400 ) and ( take MTH4115 or take MTH4215 )
Description: This module provides an introduction to the differential of curves and surfaces. The core of the module deals with developing the language and tools for studying, describing and quantifying the geometry of curved objects. Particular emphasis is placed on connecting geometric questions with ideas from Calculus and Linear Algebra, as well as on extending Calculus to curved settings. The module concludes by studying some landmark results in vector Calculus e.g. Lagrange multipliers, Green's theorem and Stokes' theorem.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nicholas Hostettler
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eftychia SoleaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5120
Description: This module aims to introduce you to the Bayesian paradigm. You will be shown some of the drawbacks with classical statistical methods and that the Bayesian paradigm provides a unified approach to problems of statistical inference and prediction. At the end you will be able to make Bayesian inferences in a variety of situations and know how to use suitable software. Bayesian methods are being increasingly used across many applications and it is important that you know about them.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ginestra Bianconi
Description: This module provides an introduction to the basic concepts and results of complex network theory. It covers methods for analyzing the structure of a network, and for modeling it. It also discusses applications to real systems, such as the Internet, social networks and the nervous system of the C. elegans.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sebastian Koehler
Description: This module provides a critical overview of social theory from the late 19th/ early 20th century to contemporary developments. SEM B starts with the Frankfurt School to explore contemporary debates in Black Feminisms, Decolonial Theory and Practice, Queer Theory, Affect Theory, New Materialism and Crip Theory.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Melania Nica
Description: This module is designed to prepare students to identify and apply for placement as part of their third year of study. It will also support them in being equipped to get maximum benefit from their time out on placement and how to complete the various assessments and reports required.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Christian BeckPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take MTH4101 or take MTH4201 or take MTH4300 or take MTH4400 or take ECN115 ) and ( take MTH4116 or take MTH4216 or take MTH4500 or take MTH4600 )
Description: This module further develops the ideas introduced in the first year probability and statistics modules. It begins by covering some of the essential theoretical notions required, such as covariance, correlation and independence of random variables. It then describes different types of statistical tests and addresses the questions of how to use them and when to use them. This material is essential for applications of statistics in psychology, the life or physical sciences, business or economics.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Jean-Francois Drolet
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Linus WunderlichPrerequisite: In taking this module you must take MTH6154
Description: This module introduces the key ideas in financial economics and risk management. We begin by looking at various models of the long-term behaviour of security prices. Then we consider different measures of risk that are used by market practitioners. We next look at mean-variance portfolio theory, which is one important way of determining the risk and return of a portfolio, given the risk and return of the individual constituents. We now turn to various economics models that actually attempt to explain the returns of the various assets that trade in the market. Finally, you will learn how the theoretical notion of a utility function can be used to explain individual investors' decisions when allocating their wealth between different investment opportunities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew LewisPrerequisite: There is an application and interview process for this module. The module organiser will contact you about this at the start of semester 1
Description: This module allows undergraduates to gain valuable transferable skills whilst exploring the teaching profession first hand by working with a teacher in a local school. The key skills gained include communication and presentation of mathematics, team-working, active listening, time management and prioritisation. The module will be supported by regular classes and assessed by a combination of written reports and an oral presentation. Registration for this module requires validation; places will be limited and interviews to assess suitability will be held during Semester A.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Niharika Pandit
Description: This module provides students with an advanced introduction to central theories and and concepts in Sociology, from nineteenth and early twentieth century theorists through to the present day. This will include consideration of the work of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Du Bois, among others.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Michail AgathosPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take MTH5001 and take MTH5123
Description: This module provides an introduction to programming using C and C++, with examples designed to show how computers can be used to solve practical problems in a wide range of different fields. In particular, we cover the procedural features of these languages, such as variables, arrays, loops, branching statements and functions, before moving on to consider object-oriented programming techniques (classes, objects, encapsulation and inheritance). Examples come from mathematics, the physical sciences, finance, and other fields.Only available to students in the School of Mathematical Sciences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Nadine BuchmannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5105 or take LAN5002 or take LAN5005
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in German.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in German (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nikola Georgiou
Description: 'From crime scene to court' is an undergraduate elective module that deals with the subject matter of forensic science evidence, through an exploration of the crime reconstruction process. The module gives undergraduate law students an opportunity to familiarise themselves with crime scene investigation strategies, as well as gain insights into the analysis and interpretation of traces found at the crime scene, and the eventual reporting and presentation of evidence in court. Students will be encouraged to adopt a critical interdisciplinary lens towards the crime reconstruction process and forensic science evidence, by examining the various associated sources of uncertainties and limitations, as well as their impact on criminal trials and the criminal justice system as a whole. Students will also gain through a series of workshops practical skills relating to crime scene investigation and cross-examination of expert witnesses.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5027 or take LAN5122 or take LAN5127
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for students with an intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Paloma LunaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5025 or take LAN5021 or take LAN5026 or take LAN5022 or take LAN5027 or take LAN5121 or take LAN5126 or take LAN5122 or take LAN5127
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in Spanish.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Spanish (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mrs Shaomian DengOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5085 or take LAN5081 or take LAN5086 or take LAN5082 or take LAN5087 or take LAN5181 or take LAN5186 or take LAN5182 or take LAN5187
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture.The module emphasises the global importance of Mandarin Chinese language and culture and is intended for low intermediate learners. It develops students' ability to operate practically and effectively in the target language .The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a growing foundation in Mandarin Chinese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Cristofol Tripiana TraverOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CAT5200 or take LAN5096 or take LAN5097Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CAT4200 or take LAN4095
Description: The module is suitable for learners with a lower intermediate level in Catalan. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1/B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Catalan (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5001 or take LAN5007 or take LAN5107
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in German.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in German (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Viviane BlanchardOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6015 or take LAN6011 or take LAN6016 or take LAN6012 or take LAN6017 or take LAN6111 or take LAN6116
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in French. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at C1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in French (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5050 or take LAN5055 or take LAN5052
Description: The module is suitable for students with a CEFR level B1 in Modern Arabic.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Modern Arabic (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mrs Shaomian DengOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5080 or take LAN5085 or take LAN5082 or take LAN5182 or take LAN5187
Description: The module is suitable for students with a CEFR level B1in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Chinese Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5050 or take LAN5055 or take LAN5056
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Arabic speaking cultures and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it's highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates should 'be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Hiroko Mori
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with an intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it's highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates should 'be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5041 or take LAN5046 or take LAN5042 or take LAN5047 or take LAN5141 or take LAN5146 or take LAN5142 or take LAN5147
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2/ B1) in Japanese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Japanese (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5050 or take LAN5051 or take LAN5056 or take LAN5052 or take LAN5057
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in Modern Arabic.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Modern Arabic (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5045 or take LAN5046 or take LAN5141 or take LAN5146
Description: IDesigned for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Yang LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6085 or take LAN6081 or take LAN6086 or take LAN6082 or take LAN6087 or take LAN6181 or take LAN6186
Description: The module is suitable for students with a low intermediate level (CEFR level B1) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency in speaking, accuracy in written expression, and mastery of Chinese characters. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal relatively comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level (CEFR B2) with the language required to cope with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus which reflects the attainment criteria Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1/B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hedi Viterbo
Description: A third of humanit--those under the age of 1--are generally defined under the law as children. The world's most widely ratified treaty is the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Other, wide-ranging legal instruments also focus on children, at the international level (such as the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, and the Child Marriage Convention), the regional level (such as the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, and the European Convention on the Exercise of Children¿s Rights), and the national level (such as the UK's various Children and Young Persons acts, as well as its various Children Acts). All of these are connected to broader legal instruments as well (such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilians in War). Moreover, the law regarding children also affects all adults in one way or another. For these and other reasons, this area of law is of enormous legal and social importance. This module explores issues and instruments concerning children across a variety of legal areas, ranging from constitutional, criminal, medical, and labour law to education, family, human rights, and international humanitarian law, among others. Our discussions draw not only on legal sources but also on sociological, anthropological, historical, and philosophical studies of childhood, as well as postcolonial, feminist, queer, and other critical schools of thought.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Martyn EllisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5022 or take LAN5122 or take LAN5127
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5011 or take LAN5111 or take LAN5116
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in French.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in French (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5045 or take LAN5146 or take LAN5041 or take LAN5046
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5055 or take LAN5051 or take LAN5056 or take LAN5052 or take LAN5057
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Arabic speaking culture and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6050 or take LAN6052 or take LAN6055
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in Modern Arabic. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at C1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Modern Arabic (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Paloma LunaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5026 or take LAN5121 or take LAN5126
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Cristofol Tripiana TraverOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CAT5200 or take LAN5095Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take LAN5096
Description: The module is suitable for learners with an intermediate level in Catalan. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1/B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Catalan (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6025 or take LAN6021 or take LAN6026 or take LAN6022 or take LAN6027 or take LAN6121 or take LAN6126
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in Spanish. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at C1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Spanish (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Nadine BuchmannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5102 or take LAN5002 or take LAN5005
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in German.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in German (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5012 or take LAN5112 or take LAN5117
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in French.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in French (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Cristofol Tripiana TraverOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CAT5200 or take LAN5095Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CAT4200 or take LAN4095
Description: The module is suitable for learners with a lower intermediate level in Catalan. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Catalan (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5050 or take LAN5055 or take LAN5051
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in Modern Arabic.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Modern Arabic (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Rosa MartinOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5050 or take LAN5055 or take LAN5057
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Arabic speaking cultures and is intended for students with an intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5045 or take LAN5041 or take LAN5046 or take LAN5042 or take LAN5047 or take LAN5141 or take LAN5146 or take LAN5142 or take LAN5147
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6020 or take LAN6025 or take LAN6026 or take LAN6121 or take LAN6126
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Doreen Montag
Description: This module will introduce the student to historically grown concepts of ecological global health. It gives an overview of scientific background on planetary boundaries in relation to health and sustainable development, allowing people to comprehend and apply the analysis to case studies. The module will begin with a human rights approach to health and environmental justice as a tool for critical analysis of the complex interrelationship of historically grown political, economic, cultural and social factors that have impacted the planetary system, putting health of people at risk. It will engage with public policy, international relations, health centred global environmental governance and medical anthropological approaches to health and environment to provide students with the necessary tools to engage in current local, national, regional and global affairs.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Rosa MartinOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6050 or take LAN6051 or take LAN6055
Description: The module is suitable for students with an Intermediate level (CEFR level B2) in Modern Arabic. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a higher intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a wide range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2+ level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read complex and challenging texts in Modern Arabic (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at a higher intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6050 or take LAN6051 or take LAN6056 or take LAN6052 or take LAN6057
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5045 or take LAN5047 or take LAN5142 or take LAN5147
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with an intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Jonathan Filippon
Description: In this module we examine trends towards the reform of health systems in the context of globalisation. Particular attention is given to the impact of neoliberal policy and commercialisation; the move towards universal health coverage; policy on integration; and decentralisation. The role of actors in shaping policy will also be covered, as well as the impact of trade and investment related agreements on health systems. The impact of other aspects of globalisation on health systems - such as migration - will also be covered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Heather Mcmullen
Description: Recent media coverage and debate over female genital mutilation, trafficking, circumcision, gender reassignment, trans issues, and LGBTQI healthcare provision, have moved gender and sexuality to be central issues in health and human rights. Often in public health and medicine, through the adopting of a biomedical model, 'gender' is coupled with 'woman' and heterosexuality assumed. Public and academic debate, though, regularly unpacks, even attacks, these assumptions. This module responds to such shifts and debates, encouraging students to explore contemporary issues around gender, sexuality and health in society through seminars and self-directed research. Students will be able to critique recent developments and theories, synthesizing different approaches to articulate the broad array of potential developments around gender and sexuality in public and global health policy and practice.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew Harmer
Description: The module will cover the emergence of systems of global governance, particularly as they relate to global, international and national health challenges. It will describe the way in which global and international health policy is constructed, covering the content, process and actors (e.g. the WHO, the Gates Foundation, bilateral aid agencies and the corporate sector). It will examine the challenges and tensions inherent in the development of global policies that are relevant to national and local contingencies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Amos Miran Epstein
Description: The module will take the student on a journey through seven major areas of contemporary medical ethics: (i)consent and consensus, (ii) medical confidentiality, (iii) the discourse on distributive justice, (iv) human and animal research ethics, (v) end-of-life ethics, (vi)transplant ethics, (vii)reproductive ethics. The introductory presentation of each of these topics will be followed by a critical discussion on their possible history and on the theoretical and practical implications of the competing conclusions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Laura Burke
Description: This module will introduce students to the broad topic of global health. It will provide students with an understanding of the current pattern of health status across the world, and how human health indicators have evolved over time. In doing so, students will learn about the major causes of mortality and morbidity, and learn about different frameworks for classifying the different determinants of health and how they relate to each other. Students will critically examine how biological, social, economic and environmental determinants influence health and health inequalities, both between and within countries. It goes on to examine how patterns in the distribution of health, as well as their determinants, are shaped by social, economic and other public policies, which in turn are shaped by a distribution of power and economic resources globally and nationally. The module will introduce students to an examination of global health using the multiple lenses of different discourses and disciplines including: epidemiology; politics; human rights; philosophy; economics; and sociology.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr Matthieu Burnay
Description: This module is specifically for students undertaking the four year Double Degree in English and French Law with Paris 1. These students are the only students eligible for this module. Students must pass the assessments set by the collaborative institution in order to be granted a LLB Degree in English and French Law.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4116 or take LAN4011 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4013 or take LAN4018
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in French Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jonathan Kennedy
Description: The protection of public health at the national and subnational level often depends significantly on various decisions made at the international or global level by regimes, including those related to trade, finance, law, diplomacy and inter-governmental relations. Such regimes can have a profound impact on the determinants of health as experienced within countries, at the national and local levels, and have become increasingly important as a result of ever-deepening forms of `globalisation¿ and the threat of global hazards to health such as large-scale global environmental change. This module provides an introduction to the disciplines of international relations, international politics, international jurisprudence, globalization and global governance as they relate to global health. It will examine the content and operation of various supra-national policy instruments, structures, institutions and processes, and place these within the context of the right to health and contemporary controversies and topical issues being confronted by the global health community.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4117 or take LAN4012 or take LAN4017
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in French Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elena Greco
Description: Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) is the core science of human life and is critical to the healthy and sustainable development of human society.SRH is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease of the reproductive process. SRH, therefore, implies that people have the ability to reproduce, to control their fertility without health hazards and to safely practice and enjoy sexual relationships. It further implies that reproduction is carried out uneventfully to a successful outcome through infant and child survival, growth and healthy development. This module will provide students with a broad knowledge of key topics in SRH through a life-course approach. It will explore SRH throughout an individual¿s lifespan, from childhood, through adolescence, pregnancy and childbirth until menopause and beyond. SRH issues such as teenage pregnancy, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, maternal and fetal health, psychosocial aspects of menstrual and menopausal wellbeing will be analysed. The interplay between social protective and risk factors (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity, wealth, education, behavioural norms) in determining SRH outcomes and inequalities will be outlined and opportunities for interventions to improve those outcomes and address inequalities for individuals/groups at each stage of life will be highlighted. Through a combination of seminars, workshops, self- and peer-directed learning, patient-led sessions and field trips, the student will develop an understanding of key priorities in SRH through a life-course framework and consider scientific, policy and educational interventions through which SRH can be safeguarded and promoted.This module is ideal for students intercalating in Public and Global health, and for anyone who is passionate about this topic.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4006 or take LAN4101 or take LAN4106
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in German. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in German, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Prof Phillip Johnson
Description: The module will begin with an introduction to the basic principles of patent law. The body of the module will be concerned with the character, structure and drafting of patents, primarily within the UK but with a reference to other jurisdictions. The module will examine in light of statute and case law, the key terms common to such licensing agreements; ownership; grant of intellectual property; territorial exclusivity; invention improvement; sublicensing; royalties; warranties; indemnities and dispute resolution.
Description: The module will introduce core theories and concepts of health economics including: concepts of evidence, scarcity, demand, and need. Using case studies, it will describe the theories of the market, and discuss these in relation to specific characteristics of health and health care. It will also introduce the basic concepts and methods of economic evaluation that inform decisions about alternative resource allocations and priority setting at various levels in a health care system.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4126
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it is highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates should 'be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jennifer Randall
Description: This module will introduce the students to the ways in which anthropological theory and methods have been used in global health contexts. It will involve the students in the anthropological analyses of health, illness experience and health care. It will demonstrate the ways in which anthropology can contribute to an understanding of global health issues and inform global health programmes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Dominik Zenner
Description: The module will include case studies to explore contemporary policy debates and the influence of quantitative research studies on public health and primary care policy and government intervention programmes. The advantages and disadvantages of different study designs and their application to different research questions will be covered. Students will gain skills in summarising quantitative data, including routine morbidity and mortality measures and interpreting the results of commonly used statistical techniques.
Description: Recent media coverage and debate over female genital mutilation, trafficking, circumcision, gender reassignment, trans issues, and LGBTQI healthcare provision, have moved gender and sexuality to be central issues in health and human rights. Often in public health and medicine, through the adopting of a biomedical model, 'gender' is coupled with `woman¿ and heterosexuality assumed. Public and academic debate, though, regularly unpacks, even attacks, these assumptions. This module responds to such shifts and debates, encouraging students to explore contemporary issues around gender, sexuality and health in society through seminars and self-directed research. Students will be able to critique recent developments and theories, synthesizing different approaches to articulate the broad array of potential developments around gender and sexuality in public and global health policy and practice. This module aims to develop and deepen the students' knowledge and skills regarding gender and sexuality around global health policy and practice. It aims to develop an understanding of the diversity of conceptions and debates inside and around global health in responding to challenges to traditional and biomedical understandings of sex, gender, and sexuality, and to allow students to re-evaluate their own approaches and assumptions using appropriate theories and experiences. It aims to develop in students an understanding of the current debates, encouraging them to reflect on challenges and corresponding political and social movements. Students will be able to critique recent developments and theories, synthesizing different approaches to articulate novel developments, interventions and policies. The module aims also to allow students to conduct a piece of research on a topic of their own interest or from a list of suggestions, developing both their research practice and allowing engagement with contemporary or critical issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4018 or take LAN4011 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4116
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in French Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it is highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates 'should be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Giuliano Russo
Description: The module considers drug discovery and the forms and stages of clinical trials. Examples will be given of the influence of networks of public-private partnership on drug approvals. A further focus will be on the regulation of medicines and how patterns of national and regional pharmaceutical production and supply are affected by international regulation such as TRIPS, TTIP and international institutions such as the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The module will also give a comparative overview of national regulatory standards for the production, quality control, distribution, prescribing of medicines, and systems of pharmacovigilance. It will also cover issues related to access to medicine and identify areas in which the market has failed to meet global health needs. For example no new drugs have been developed since the 1950s for `neglected diseases¿ such as chagas in Latin America and leishmaniasis in Africa, and current drugs for these diseases are prohibitively expensive; at the same time infectious disease in poorer societies remains untreated, and the global market for anti-depressants has grown.The module will be assessed by an essay that will be linked to a 15 minute formative presentation that will take place during the seminar time.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andreas Papamichail
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Maria Berta Ecija Salgado
Description: This module will examine the theories and evidence underpinning social inequalities in health (defined as the unfair and avoidable differences in health status). It will consider structural/material and psychosocial theories, and hypotheses about social drift, self-selection, and genetics. Attention is given to the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Sources of data and measurement of scale of inequalities between and within groups are addressed. The module will consider the distribution of wealth, income , resources, and power at global, national, and local levels. Redistributive mechanisms work through either government or market control, and the economic implications for inequalities will be compared and analysed. Policy interventions and their different approaches will be explored including universal and targeted or selective approaches to reducing inequalities by reducing the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Jasem Tarawneh
Description: The module will help the student acquire a solid basis of the law of trade marks, primarily within the UK but with reference to other jurisdictions. The focus will be on the national registration systems based on the European Trade Mark Directive, the Community Trade Mark system, and with reference to other International registration systems and filing strategies will be considered as well. The core underlying purpose of the module is the fundamental teaching of basic trade marks to the trainee IP attorney.
Description: The module will develop skills in critical appraisal, interpreting the results of commonly-used statistical techniques and routine morbidity and mortality measures. Students will be taught to critically interpret data, results and statistical analysis presented in research papers, and obtain the building blocks on which to build evidence-based practice. The course takes a non-mathematical approach to study design and statistical analysis starting with clinical examples and explaining how statistics can help answer real life questions. The module will not teach statistical methods in detail, but students will be expected to calculate percentages and other simple summary measures.
Description: The module will introduce key theoretical themes and concepts in anthropology which relate to global health issues. A range of topics will be presented which demonstrate how anthropologists have understood global health issues as biological, cultural and social in nature. The content will include theoretical perspectives in medical anthropology, illness narratives, biopolitics, pharmaceutical governance, health citizenship, structural violence and social suffering, medical technologies, global mental health, the anthropology of communicable and non-communicable disease, medical pluralism, and the anthropology of bioethics.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Megan Clinch
Description: The module will consist of a self-directed research project, with some group and one-to-one support provided by online tutors. In general, the research project will not involve any primary data collection - but will rely on desk-based data collection and analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4027 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4127
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Description: In this module we address the fundamental public health question of how best to finance and organise health systems in order to achieve universal health coverage and the effective delivery of comprehensive PHC. We will be particularly concerned with the ways in which health care systems differ from the perspective of access to services among different social groups within the population, and also with the distributive effects of different organising principles such as market and public control. The relationship between health systems and the Primary Health Care Approach will be covered, as well as key debates around the interface between aid, global health governance and national health systems. This module will also cover the essential economic theories used to inform health systems policy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4013 or take LAN4018 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4116
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Kawther Hashem
Description: This module will introduce students to the key issues around public health and nutrition research and policy. The module will cover the following topics. 1. An introduction to Key Issues in Public health Nutrition including describing the importance of diet in maintaining health in all ages, life stages, sex, and ethnic groups2. Determinants of health, including the biological determinants, commercial and social determinants of health. 3. Micronutrients and their importance to public health.4. Macronutrients and their importance to public health.5. Food systems - including production, availability, access, and planetary and human health6. Health Improvement. What are the main approaches to improving public health nutrition. 7. Health economics in PHN - including price, affordability and choice, promotions, and food insecurity8. Translating research into policy. Improved analysis, debate, reading and writing. Fiscal levers eg Taxation (SDIL). Reformulation (sugar and salt reduction). Labelling. Marketing, advertisement and packaging restrictions9. Stakeholders relevant to public health. Local, national and international actors. The role of third sector, industry, and public. 10. Evidence of progress in policy. Examples of process, implementation, success & failures, evaluation & analytical framework.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4005 or take LAN4001 or take LAN4006 or take LAN4002 or take LAN4007 or take LAN4101 or take LAN4106 or take LAN4102 or take LAN4107
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in German. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in German (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Megan Clinch
Description: This core module on the BSc Global Public Health and Primary Care offers students the opportunity to pursue a topic of interest in depth and produce a critical and scholarly review of the literature. Students will select a project from a range on offer, mostly from supervisors in the Centre for Public Health and Primary Care, though some from other Institutes with QMUL may be available. Students may be allowed to devise their own project, and/or include analysis of raw data, through discussion with a supervisor. Projects will be supported by a series of seminars covering critical evaluation, literature searching, presentation and writing skills. Students will acquire skills in developing, planning, organising and focusing a project as they work on a one to one basis with their supervisor. They will also acquire skills in searching, critically appraising, summarising and synthesising the literature.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ashley Roughton
Description: The module will help the student acquire a more advanced knowledge of trade marks, primarily within the UK but with reference to other jurisdictions. This module aims to cover the more specific areas of trade mark law with reference to those intending to specialise in trade marks specifically.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sinead Jones-Hughes
Description: This module will introduce students to various conceptual frameworks and theoretical understandings of health systems; and locate them within a social, economic, historical and global context. Students will learn about the functional components of a health system, including the mechanisms generating health systems resources, financing healthcare delivery, and designing the management-administrative systems of a health system. The module will cover the health systems challenges of low, middle and high income country settings and will look at the application of social and economic theories to health systems policy. It will describe and discuss the distinction between public and private financing, as well as the role of markets and hierarchies, and of private and public providers within health systems. Students will learn about the health system of one country that will be assigned to them at the beginning of term, and compare it to their home country as the basis for developing an in-depth knowledge and understanding of two health systems.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Elaine Cole
Description: This module will allow students to undertake a dissertation project on a topic within the science and practice of trauma care. Each student will be able to chose a pertinent topic within the individuals' specialism and career aspirations. Students will be supervised and will receive guidance by their academic tutor (supervisor). Students will have to write a 10,000-20,000 words dissertation. The work shall discuss the most relevant aspects of the chosen topic and demonstrate the student's ability to select the most appropriate research methodology to conduct the chosen research. During this module, students (in coordination with a supervisor) will select a topic for advanced study; collect and analyze data to adequately address the chosen topic; and write a 10,000-20,000 word dissertation. Through the dissertation, students will synthesize various aspects of the knowledge they will have obtained through the degree and demonstrate their ability to conduct and present high quality original research.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Eranjan Padumadasa
Description: The Introduction to Reflective Practice module is designed to equip digital apprentices with the skills and mindset necessary to engage in reflective thinking and continuous improvement throughout their apprenticeship journey. By integrating the core behaviors expected of digital apprentices, this module aims to foster self-awareness, critical thinking, and professional development.KSBs covered by the modules depend on how the learners engage with the KSBs at the workplace, however the module will engage with all the behaviours B1 - B7Topics to be covered include;-Understanding Reflective Practice-Reflective Tools and Techniques-Reflective Portfolio Development and Learning Logs-Applying Reflective Practice in wok in digital world-Ethical Reflection and Decision Making-Collaborative Reflection and Knowledge Sharing-Reflective Leadership and Diversity-Reflective Practice and Lifelong Learning
Description: This module will be compulsory on the BSc Digital and Technology Solutions Programme addressing some of the core KSBs; C1,C5, C8 and specialist skills such as DA1 in data analyst pathway. The aim of the module is to provide a tailored opportunity for degree apprentices to investigate and analyse the relationships between their study and work contexts through the study of the business organisation where they can then understand and diagnose the environment in which their company operates under. In order to fulfill this, basic concepts of business and management, internal, external and competitive organisational concepts and environmental scanning tools with be taught. The module will also introduce the concept of strategy and how business strategy align with IS/IT strategy. The module will also explore how business organisations make decisions particularly in making IS/IT investments in deciding on what information systems are required. The module will introduce learners to the principles to organisation theory, appraising the environment in which the enterprise operates, consider its leadership, Evaluate the role of ethics in business decision making, Identify and critique the factors influencing an organisation's strategy development, Global context of Business, The Political and the Economic Environment, The Demographic, Social and Cultural context of Business, The Legal Environment and the Ethical and Ecological Environment and Various tools/techniques of Strategic Management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mod Reg Dept Contacts - Dept Of Computer Science
Description: This is an introductory module in computer programming using Java. You will learn the basic concepts of programming and learn to write and reason about simple programs. The main topics covered are: storing and manipulating data, control structures, methods and recursion, and algorithms for searching and sorting data. Classes include weekly lectures and lab sessions. You will be assessed by coursework throughout the term and by an end-of-term exam. Both will require you to demonstrate that you can write programs and understand theory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paul Dixon
Description: This module introduces students to the study of international politics. The main objective of this course is to offer a comprehensive and critical overview of politics on a global scale. Having taken International Politics 1: ideas and concepts, students will build upon and apply their knowledge to case studies. The course will survey a range of topics including war, conflict, peace and intervention; the global economy; security studies and the environment. This module will also pay close attention to understanding how historical legacies continue to shape current global issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Simon Pate
Description: The module builds on IFP6003 / IFJ6003 Film Studies: an Introduction to Hollywood Cinema by examining a number of movements and styles from British, European and Asian cinema, as well as New Hollywood Cinema. Students will analyse and comment on film in both written work and seminar discussions to the level that will lead to potential success on an MA in Film Studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Miyo Katagi
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Japanese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Japanese, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics. They will learn the Hiragana and Katakana scripts and around 30 kanji (Chinese characters).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Zeenat Soodebar
Description: This module will equip students with the standard methods and analytical tools of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, with emphasis on the relationship between the decisions of individual agents, the operation of markets and the general state of the economy. The microeconomics component will analyse the nature of competition a firm faces, the type of industry in which it operates, the prices of its inputs, while the macroeconomics one will focus on growth, inflation, unemployment, fluctuations and crises.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Natalya ChernyshovaCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take HST6700
Description: This module approaches European and Cold War history from below. What did it mean to live in divided Europe? Despite many differences, post-war socialist and capitalist societies shared surprising commonalities. Students are invited to take a fresh and intimate look at Europe in the second half of the twentieth century. With the help of a broad range of primary sources, from memoirs and oral history to advertisements and cinema, we will explore consumerism and the home, fashions and leisure, family and relationships, gender and sex, popular culture and generational conflicts on both sides of the Iron Curtain. We will pay attention to the margins of communist and capitalist societies, from ethnic minorities and refugees to youth subcultures. The stories of daily life will lead us to ask bigger questions about Cold War politics and ideology, the meaning of race, class and modernity, and economic and social change in post-war Europe. Knowledge of another European language is not required. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Michele Branscombe
Description: This module extends the knowledge acquired in the other modules of this degree to create an in depth knowledge of infectious disease. Students also are equipped with knowledge essential to the efficient management of a diagnostic laboratory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef Mueller
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in German.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy. The overall desired outcome is for learners to acquire a basic level of the language to cope effectively with a range of commonly occurring circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is built around written and audio texts and tasks, designed to develop and enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in German and they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 40.0Contact: Dr Joanna Cohen
Description: In this module, you will master your chosen field of historical study. You will choose to specialise in one of several streams, each taught by experts who will guide you through the important concepts, debates, and problems that engage historians working in that field today. You¿ll be encouraged to reflect critically on key texts in the field, as you develop the historiographical awareness that will prepare you for your dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Qianqian Chai
Description: The module provides students with the opportunity to understand and apply key marketing theory and concepts to a variety of products, services, brands and organisations. It provides an introduction to some of the key topics and areas of marketing including: the marketing process, company and marketing strategy, the market place and consumers, information, buyer behaviour, the marketing mix, branding, product life-cycle, creating value, supply chain, retailing and wholesaling, advertising, PR and Sales, direct marketing, E-Business, ethics and CSR. Each week there will be a lecture and a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work, discussion, presentation and completion of case studies. Before each session, students will be asked to read through an article, news item or academic critique on the relevant topic to prepare for the lecture and seminar.
Description: This module integrates the principles and techniques of stakeholder management within the context of digital projects, addressing the needs of both IT consultants and business analysts. Learners will develop a comprehensive understanding of stakeholder engagement strategies, ethical considerations, and change management principles, while also honing their communication, negotiation, and analytical skills. The module emphasizes practical application through case studies, role-plays, and reflective exercises, enabling learners to effectively navigate stakeholder relationships and contribute to the success of digital projects.KSB's specific to the requirements of IT consultant pathway - S28,S25,S26,S30,S29,K31 K29KSB's specific to the requirements of Business Analyst pathway - S32, S33, S34, B3,B5, S38, K38Topics covered-Principles of Stakeholder Management-Stakeholder Needs Analysis-Stakeholder Communication Strategies-Ethical and Regulatory Considerations-Negotiation and Influencing Skills-Change Management Principles-Impact Assessment-Integration with Consulting Methodologies and Business Analysis Techniques
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elmina Homapour
Description: Pure mathematics for economics provides students with a comprehensive preparation in basic pure mathematics skills needed for an undergraduate degree in Economics or related field. The mathematics course focuses on the development of pure mathematics skills required for success on any economics degree. These include: algebra, simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, differential calculus, integration and partial derivatives.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Thomas AsbridgeCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take HST6700
Description: The Black Death was an unparalleled catastrophe ¿ a plague pandemic that caused untold human suffering between 1347 and 1353, killing 50% of the population in the many regions it affected, with most communities abruptly devastated in the space of just six to nine months. What happens to societies when they suffer such unimaginable trauma? Do they shatter, abandoning the established norms of law, custom and religious devotion, or do they cling ever tighter to convention, hoping thereby to endure the raging tempest? With these questions in mind, this module assesses the Black Death¿s immediate effects across a diverse range of settings and cultures, gauging the extent of societal resilience by interrogating an array of written source material ¿ including personal letters and intimate chronicles, wills, judicial accounts and governmental records ¿ as well as material culture and archaeological remains, all while seeking to understand how and why the medieval world survived this epochal cataclysm. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eranjan Padumadasa
Description: This module introduces students, who may not have English as their first language, to modern political ideas and to international relations. It examines general issues such as: What is politics about? Why and how do we study Politics? What kinds of ideas and institutions is politics concerned with? It examines key concepts which inform political debate and the historical development of such key concepts. Political ideas and concepts to be studied include the state, the nation, race, ideologies, citizenship and democracy. Students will also examine key political ideologies in detail. Ideologies to be studied will include Marxism, feminism, liberalism, conservatism and socialism.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Eyal Poleg
Description: Did the introduction of beer usher-in the modern era? What does Charlemagne's moustache tell us about royal power? And what can X-raying a book tell us about Henry VIII's court? Objects are becoming common in historical analysis. This module will explore the material culture of the Middle Ages and early modernity to shed new light on life, belief and power. Introducing students to material culture and its historical analysis, students will handle medieval shoes and arrowheads, consult medieval manuscripts and some of the world's rarest books, to question the cult of power in the Middle Ages, transformations of technology and society, and the transition between the Middle Ages and modernity. The module would be taught in collaboration with leading museums and laboratories, where you will learn about the work of curators, heritage science and public engagement. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Description: In this module, we explore the methods that historians employ, different approaches to studying history, and the challenges we must overcome. This module will support you in the transition to postgraduate study, as you acquire the skills and training required for the other modules on the MA programme, including the dissertation. You will be encouraged to explore the perspectives and practices that you find most engaging, whether cultural, social, political, intellectual, or some other form of historical inquiry. At the same time, we will reflect on the diversity of historical experience and interpretation, and the values that shape your own research and writing. The module will also include site visits to London archives and museums.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Joyce Chui
Description: The module builds on IFP/IFJ6009 Introduction to Business and Management by developing students' analytical and problem solving skills, through the examination of challenging contemporary issues within Business. Students will analyse and comment on Business issues in essays, reports and presentations to the level that will lead to potential success on a range of masters degree programmes in the School of Business and Management. Students will also be taken on external visits to encourage the application of theoretical knowledge in real life situations.
Description: The module examines several theoretical aspects of studying film that students will encounter in a core module of an MA Film Studies, including such concepts as how to 'read' a film, cinematic codes, narrative and genre analysis, and various theoretical approaches (narrative, genre, etc). The module will also explore the history of Hollywood cinema from the 1930s to the present day. Students will analyse and comment on film in both written work and seminar discussions to the level that will lead to potential success on an MA in Film Studies.
Description: This module will provide the trainee with detailed knowledge and understanding of the structure, function, mode of action and resistance mechanisms of antimicrobial agents. They will gain knowledge and experience of the use and monitoring of antimicrobial therapy and the impact on patient management in a variety of clinical settings.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jurgen Groet
Description: This is a taught module delivered through lectures. It will cover laboratory techniques designed to diagnose and model neuropathological diseases covering techniqiues such as PCR, imaging and animal models. The biology of neural cells will be covered such as demyelination, axonal transport and stem cell replacement. Clinical aspects cover trauma, Alzheimers Disease, Parkinson's Disease, motor neuron disease, Pick's disease and tautopathies.
Description: Pure mathematics for economics provides students with a comprehensive preparation in basic pure mathematics skills needed for an undergraduate degree in Accounting, Business and Management or related field. The mathematics course focuses on the development of pure mathematics skills required for success on any Business degree. These include: algebra, simultaneous equations, quadratic equations, differential calculus, integration and partial derivatives. Each week, there will be a lecture and a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work. Before each session, students will be asked to read from pre-specified chapters of the essential reading textbook.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Philippa Kennedy
Description: This module gives students a broad introduction to some of the main issues and concepts in Art Cinema (European, New Hollywood and contemporary Hollywood cinema). It provides students with opportunities to develop textual analysis skills in relation to written texts as well as to films.The module introduces a range of art cinema styles and movements, including Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, British and New Hollywood and contemporary Hollywood cinema, as well as to key concepts such as auteurism. It will help students to build on and continue to develop skills learned in IFP/IFJ 3009 in analysing films, in academic reading and writing as well as in oral presentation and seminar skills and will assist them in the successful completion of the assessments for the module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Syed Aftab
Description: This is a compulsory module that will focus on the patho-physiology of trauma to the head, spinal column, spinal cord and the central and peripheral nervous system.This module will provide students with the knowledge to critically evaluate head and neurological injuries. Non-operative and operative treatment will be discussed in order for students to fully understand the options available and help to refine decision making skills in order to instigate the most appropriate treatment. Ethical issues surrounding traumatic head and spinal cord injuries will also be critically discussed.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mrs Rachel Appleton
Description: A Business Analyst (BA) is the interpreter between the technology development in the organisation and the business needs. A BA will play a crucial part in the identification of organisational requirements and solutions, driven by analysis. This identification and analysis is enabled by a knowledge of quality development theory, frameworks, tools, strategies and experience in their application. This module will provide an in depth overview of the role of a BA to ensure quality is achieved in all aspects of a product or project. It will provide the apprentice with access to topics and industry based application, that will support their roles in the workplace. An IT Consultant (ITC) is the intermediary between technology, development teams and the customer or client. An ITC will play a lead role in the identification of problem causes and their solutions and will provide advice to customers and clients as to the best quality solution for their individual organisational requirements. This identification is driven by a knowledge of quality development theory, frameworks, tools, strategies and experience in their application. This module will provide an in depth overview of the role of an ITC to ensure quality is achieved in all aspects of a product and project. It will provide the apprentice with access to topics and industry focused application, that will support their roles in the workplace. Data analysts (DA) are highly skilled professionals who collect, organise and study data. Day to day, they are typically involved with managing, cleansing, abstracting and aggregating data across the network infrastructure. They report their findings and make recommendations that are key to improving business performance.Software engineers (SE) design, build and test high-quality software solutions, whilst always ensuring security is robust. They typically work as part of a collaborative team.The module will cover key quality aspects throughout the project development life cycle from design through to deployment and maintenance, with an emphasis on quality, industry standards, and professional issues. Core skills based coverage addressing S3, S6, S7, S8, S13, S14, S50, S51.This module is compulsory on the DTS DA BA pathway and addresses specialist knowledge for this pathway, including a tailored curriculum to address K38, K40, K41, K42, S32, S35, S36.This module is compulsory on the DTS ITC pathway and addresses specialist knowledge for this pathway, including a tailored curriculum to address K30, K31, K32, K33, K44, S24, S26, S28, S31.This module is compulsory on the DTS DA SE pathway and addresses specialist knowledge for this pathway, including a tailored curriculum to address K21, K25, K28, S17, S22, S23.This module is compulsory on the DTS DA DA pathway and addresses specialist knowledge for this pathway, including a tailored curriculum to address K53, K59, S49. Topics covered include:Introduction to Quality AssuranceIntroduction to Leadership in Quality DevelopmentIntroduction to Project ManagementQuality focused Requirements and Data CaptureQuality in DevelopmentQuality Management SystemsQuality Focused TestingChange Management and SuccessQuality Metrics and MeasurementIndustry Standards, regulations and compliance
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Adam Eppendahl
Description: This module provides you with a basic understanding of how a computer works and how programs are executed by the CPU at the machine level. As an introduction to computer architecture and systems software, this module presents the concepts needed to understand typical computers at the level of their ';machine-code'; instruction set. It covers Boolean algebra rules and terminology as well as logic gates. The module also examines the use of bits, bytes and data formats to represent integers, text and programs as well as looking at the conventional von Neumann computer architecture (CPU, registers, memory). Assembly language programming and system software are introduced.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Aisha Abou El-Maaty
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. It covers the following topics: discipline topic tasters; finding, retrieving and evaluating information; ethics, science & technology; scientific and technical writing; skills for workplace context.
Description: Topics to Econometrics will extend the student's knowledge of regression analysis to topics in time series, panel data analysis and instrumental variables. The methods taught in this module are employed in the economics, finance and many social science disciplines. The level of mathematical treatment is equivalent to that covered on an undergraduate advanced applied econometrics course. As an applied course we will not dwell upon derivations but focus on using regression analysis. The module will provide a solid base in applied econometrics, enabling the student to become a competent user of time series regression analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ping Yip
Description: Basic and advanced anatomy of peripheral nerve and spinal cord; acute and chronic pain, visceral pain, pain models, management of pain , trophic factors, peripheral nerve injury, neuronal and glial responses to injury, regeneration and repair of nerve injuries, basic and clinical sciences of spinal cord injury.
Description: The module provides students an appreciation of the operations of organisations and functions of management. It introduces students to principles and models of and developments in management. The module explores the behaviour of organisations and their interactions with the industry, national and global environments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Philip France
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in French .Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in French, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Mark Heffernan
Description: This module is a broad survey of the history of the UK from the Suez Crisis to the 'Brexit' referendum. It examines key political, economic, and diplomatic events and developments during the period. It also addresses cultural and social changes during the second half of the twentieth century and considers their impact upon the contemporary United Kingdom.In addition, and continuing the process begun in Semester A, the module will help students develop further their skills in interpreting and assessing evidence and presenting their informed conclusions orally and in writing.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Andrew Fitzmaurice
Description: This course provides an essential grounding in modern intellectual history and political thought. It introduces students to the most important kinds of methodology practised in the field of intellectual history since the nineteenth century, and some of the most influential thinkers and themes in the history of political thought since antiquity. It is divided into two parts, corresponding to semesters one and two respectively. The first part covers a variety of key philosophical, historical, political and sociological theorists whose work has inspired a range of approaches in the history of ideas in Anglo-American and European scholarship. The second part involves in-depth exploration of the thought of a selection of major authors and thematic concerns in the history of European political thought, considering them in the light of the different methodologies surveyed in the first part.
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to understand and apply key management theory and practice to a range of contemporary organizations. It provides an introduction to some of the key topics and areas of management including models of management, the environment and cultures of management, managing internationally, corporate responsibility, planning and decision making, strategy, managing structure and people, creativity and innovation, motivation, communication, teams, managing quality and performance, budgetary control.Each week there will be a lecture and a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work, discussion, presentation and completion of case studies. Before each session, students will be asked to read an article, news item or academic critique on the relevant topic to prepare for the lecture and seminar.
Description: This module gives students a broad introduction to some of the main issues and concepts in film studies, and to the history of Classical Hollywood Cinema as well as to some of its major genres. It provides students with opportunities to develop textual analysis skills in relation to written texts as well as to films.The module introduces a range of topics, including cinematic codes; mise-en scene; genre; stars; classical Hollywood narrative. It will help students to develop skills in analysing ('reading') films, in academic reading and writing as well as in oral presentation and seminar skills. This developmental approach will assist students in the successful completion of the assessments for the module, while also preparing them for the assessment demands of module IFP/IFJ3010 Film Studies: Art Cinema.
Description: The Software Engineering Tools, Techniques and Practices module is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the tools, methodologies, and best practices employed in modern software engineering. Building upon foundational concepts in development, this module explores topics in software engineering and development focusing on industry-standard tools and techniques used in professional software engineering environments. Students will gain practical experience through hands-on exercises, collaborative projects, and case studies, preparing them to tackle complex software engineering challenges in real-world settings..KSB's specific to the requirements of Software Engineering pathway - K21,K22,K24,K26,S17,S19,S20,S21,S22Topics covered-Introduction to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)-Development Techniques and Methods-Software Development Methods and Approaches-Design and Implementation-Software Engineering Tools-Effective Teamwork and Collaboration-Creating Development Environments-Reflection and Critical Appraisal
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Claria Guo
Description: The course locates the design methods and the development of computer systems in the wider context of the use of information technology and its impact upon organisations. The topics covered are:What are Information Systems and requirements. Why is analysis needed. Systems theory and types of information systems; their relationship with organisational processes and structures. Stakeholders.Requirements analysis and project failures Elicitation of Requirements. Techniques for eliciting requirements; user participation. Impact on project success. Object-Oriented Analysis Techniques. UML notation, including use cases and class diagrams. Overview of the software development processes. Soft Systems Methodology. Introduction to SSM and the limitation of conventional systems analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew Huntbach
Description: Major topics include the concepts of class, object, method, subclass, inheritance and their use in programming. The relevance of the object oriented style with respect to concrete software problems will be stressed both in lectures and labs. There will be two hours of lectures per week, and each student will have a weekly timetabled lab session. In addition, you will be expected to spend further time outside scheduled lab periods in the lab (or at home machines if they are available), and to read textbooks and review notes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Pete Bates
Description: This is a compulsory module that will focus on the mechanism and patho-physiology of trauma of the pelvis and torso. Students will evaluate the common injury patterns within the chest, abdomen and pelvis, both penetrating and blunt. They will critically appraise treatment algorithms and resuscitation strategies for these life-threatening injuries and develop a clear comprehension of how to recognise the clinical priorities within individual cases and instigate appropriate courses of action.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Dylan Williams
Description: This module will provide students with the background knowledge and skills needed for the successful completion of a piece of empirical research in the field of Finance & Economics. Students will build upon skills and knowledge learnt in IFP/IFJ6013 by choosing their conceptual framework, building and testing their model and their writing up their findings in a 5,000 word report. The module is a collaborative module and students will be taught by members of staff from SLLF and from SEF . Students will be assessed by coursework only, consisting of a 5,000 word written report and a 10 minute individual presentation. Marks will be allocated by tutors in both schools, although more of the assessment weighting will be awarded by SLLF, the host school. Students will be provided with regular formative feedback in the form of tutorials.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mrs Michele Branscombe
Description: This module aims to support the full time student to enable them to participate fully during the in class discussions with the part time students who can reflect on their work place experiences. Whilst not being a work-placement the full time students are supported in developing an understanding of principles and practices of microbiology and infection control within the NHS, UK and the global perspective by the use of tutorials, practical classes and additional assignments. All full time students must attend the teaching on this module. The majority of the module teaching is provided during semester 1 (October-December). The usual pattern of study for this module is 2 x 90 minute practical tutorials and 1 x 90 minute theory tutorial per week.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Seth Zenz
Description: This module will provide introductions to key areas of the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that are common to all specialisms in the Digital and Technology Solutions Professional programme. The first part of the module introduces structured object oriented programming at a practical level, using the python language, which will underpin many further studies in each specialism. The second part of the module includes brief assignments on data analysis, legal and ethical concerns, and presentations to stakeholders.
Description: This module will introduce students to the basic principles of finance and investment. Finance is essentially about pricing, but the essentials of corporate and international finance will also be covered. There will be an introduction to the theory of financial markets and their regulation, and a brief look at the concept of market efficiency. However, most of the focus will be concentrated on the relationship between risk and return, the principles behind portfolio evaluation, the behaviour of asset prices and the role of institutions and trading systems in modern financial markets.
Description: Introduction to Econometrics will introduce the student to regression analysis used in studies that test hypotheses and empirically fit models in economics. The methods taught in this module are employed in the economics, finance and many social science disciplines. The level of mathematical treatment is equivalent to that covered on an undergraduate applied econometrics course. As an applied course we will not dwell upon derivations but focus on using regression analysis. The module will provide a solid base in applied econometrics, enabling the student to become a competent user of regression analysis.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Michele King
Description: This module encourages student engagement through a blended learning approach, permitting students to demonstrate their independent study skills increasingly to an exit level. The module provides students with a critical understanding of UK academic culture, and motivates them to develop the linguistic, analytical and argumentative skills necessary to succeed on a postgraduate degree programme in both written and spoken work. The module introduces how to incorporate evidence successfully into academic text, and raises awareness regarding issues of plagiarism. Students are exposed to different styles of academic texts within the disciplines of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Finance and Economics, focusing on the development and evaluation of critical argument as well as on linguistic features, such as syntactic and grammatical patterns. The module assessment is both formative and summative and is flexible enough to allow students to develop ideas around their subject specific areas. The portfolio incorporates an extended essay which also externalises the writing process effectively. Students write a series of text responses and demonstrate reading and writing skills to an exit level in two comprehension assessments. In addition, students are assessed in their ability to lead and engage in academic presentations and discussions, using (where appropriate) an online platform.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-Velasco
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Spanish.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Spanish, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr David GeiringerCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take HST6700
Description: Sex, selfhood and reproduction are intensely intimate and deeply personal; they have also been profoundly transformed during the long twentieth century. Fierce debates over birth control, LBGTQI rights, abortion, adoption, religious morality, racialised eugenic policies, reproductive technologies, and Queer identities have reconfigured the relationship between sexuality and selfhood. This module explores the history of these politically, emotionally and medically charged contests. How have attitudes, beliefs and desires changed? What power relations have underpinned experiences and understanding of family, procreation, intimacy, and the body? How have we got to where we are today, and how can historical analysis intervene in these highly charged issues? Together, we will draw on public history skills and techniques to offer a vital historical perspective on contemporary controversies surrounding sex, reproduction and identity. This module must be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Maurizio Isabella
Description: The module explores attitudes to empire and imperial expansion between the 18th and the 19th century. It will cover debates on empire in Europe and will focus first on Enlightenment attitudes (from Diderot, Herder, Raynal to Adam Smith and Edmund Burke), and then on nineteenth century writers, from Benjamin Constant, to Sismondi, Cattaneo, Mill and Tocqueville. By so doing, the module will discuss at the relationship between ideas of freedom civilisation, culture, international trade and Empire, and will provide an analysis of the meanings of concepts of Empire.
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to understand and apply key management accounting theory and concepts to decision making for a variety of contemporary organizations. It provides an introduction to some of the key topics and areas ofCosting, Budgeting, Absorption costing, Marginal costing, Cost-Volume-Profit analysis (Break Even analysis). All with the aim of enhancing student understanding and appreciation in business decision making. Each week, there will be a lecture and a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work, discussion, presentation and completion of interactive activities. Before each session, students will be asked to read from pre-specified chapters of the essential reading textbook. The students will be encouraged to discuss and analyse tasks in lectures and seminars.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Martina DenyPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take GER5202 or take GER5203
Description: This module is required for all final-year students. Successful students will reach Level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). Various exercises to promote the accurate use of contemporary idiomatic German. Enhancement of translation skills.
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to understand and apply key business theory and concepts to a variety of contemporary organizations. It provides an introduction to some of the key topics and areas of business including Leadership and Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, I.T., the Internal and External Business Environment, Strategy, Operations Management and Project Management. Each week, there will be a lecture and a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work, discussion, presentation and completion of case studies. Before each session, students will be asked to read an article, news item or academic critique on the relevant topic to prepare for the lecture and the seminar.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hannah Williams
Description: What power does art have? How can it be used to control, manipulate, entice, and inspire? This module offers students the chance to explore the power of art in one of the most dynamic periods of European history and artistic production - from the royal and papal courts of the seventeenth century, through the Counter-Reformation and the Enlightenment, to the French Revolution at the end of the eighteenth century. In this module, students will encounter iconic sites (Versailles, the Vatican) and artists (Caravaggio, Bernini, Gentileschi, Rubens, Velazquez, Boucher, David, Vigée-Lebrun). Students will also learn to analyse different kinds of objects and spaces (sculpture, paintings, palaces, churches), go on museum and site visits, and think about power in a range of discourses (politics, religion, sex, science, gender, and money). From the churches of baroque Rome to the toppling statues of Paris in the Revolution, what can art tell us about the histories of power in Europe?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Yossef Rapoport
Description: The history of Palestine in the medieval and early modern eras has been hijacked by modern agendas. Zionist historians often attempted to erase or marginalise much of the Islamic past, as if Jewish settlers were coming to an empty land. The Palestinian counter-narrative tended to harness the study of history to its anti-colonial struggle. This module seeks to examine the history of Palestine and the people who lived in it, from the spread of Christianity, through the Islamic period, and until the beginning of Western domination in the nineteenth century. We will seek to tell the story of the land from the bottom up, focusing on peasants and the urban non-elites, and to encompass the diversity of the ethnic and religious groups who made Palestine their home.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jacob Smith
Description: British History is undergoing constant reappraisals and reinterpretations. This module interrogates how connections to the wider world and empire shaped important trends in the nation¿s history. Beginning with the American Revolution and the debates it provoked over Britain¿s constitution, this module explores important themes such as the growth of the popular press in reporting imperial crises, protest cultures from international dissidents to anti-Apartheid movements, and the movement of peoples from Windrush to Ugandan Asian Refugees. Making use of a variety of primary sources, from seditious pamphlets to oral interview archives, this this module allows students to recover minority and marginalised voices while reappraising Britain¿s national story through the lens of political, cultural and social histories.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lin Wang
Description: The module introduces core statistical concepts for practical data analysis. It will provide students with the skills to model data sources, analyze their statistical properties, visualize them in different ways and fit the samples to a known probabilistic model.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Sean Irving
Description: Almost a quarter of a century since her resignation, Margaret Thatcher remains one of the most controversial figures in modern British history. This module challenges the myths of both Right and Left, setting the Thatcher governments in their social, political and cultural context. Drawing on newly released archives from both Britain and America, and on an array of literary, cultural and televisual sources, it assesses Thatcher not just as a politician but as a figure in popular culture. Students will explore the multiple 'crises' of the era - from the `Winter of Discontent' and the miners¿ strike to the Cold War, the Apartheid struggle and the AIDs pandemic. They will assess the relationship between Thatcher and Reagan, the rise of `Euroscepticism¿ and the struggle with the IRA in Northern Ireland, alongside great campaigning movements such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, 'Red Wedge' and `Live Aid¿. Students will consider Margaret Thatcher's political and cultural reputation from British and international perspectives, and reflect on the global impact of Thatcherism, from the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland to German reunification, and from the referendum on British membership of the European Community in 1975 to the 'special relationship' with America. The module analyses the contested meanings of `Thatcherism¿ and its influence on New Labour. It concludes by assessing whether there was a `Thatcher revolution¿ at all, and why the period remains so central to contemporary political debate. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.This module is open to students on all single and joint honours history degrees with theexception of V130 Medieval History.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Catherine Nash
Description: The dissertation should include: a) a set of research aims clearly relating the dissertation and its aims to the relevant field of enquiry, b) a review and synthesis of previous studies and of the relevant theoretical, epistemological and methodological literature relating to the dissertation's field of enquiry and an examination of the place of such studies within the field of human geography; c) an examination of the study's research question(s) by means of analysis of new empirical material and/or original analysis of existing non-academic sources; and d) a full and critical discussion of methodology, research design and implementation.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Prof Catherine Nash
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kim Wagner
Description: History Masterclass takes you behind the scenes to look at how the past is narrated in fact, film and fiction. You will be introduced to some of the key tools of the historian¿s craft, enabling you to engage critically with the processes of research and writing of history at an advanced level. The module makes use of concrete case-studies to look at a range of topics including microhistory, empire, race, violence and gender. Among the works we will be reading are key texts by the likes of Carlo Ginzburg and Subaltern Studies scholars, but also non-academic works such as Joseph Conrad 'Heart of Darkness' and Frantz Fanon 'The Wretched of the Earth', and we will furthermore engage with films, including 'The Battle of Algiers' and 'Apocalypse Now'. This module will complement your independent research in your Special Subject, and develop the critical reflection required for further study at MA level or a range of careers beyond graduation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Mark White
Description: This module will examine the major developments in United States history from the end of the Second World War to Watergate. The issues to be covered include the onset of the Cold War, McCarthyism, civil rights, the Cuban missile crisis, Vietnam, 1960s culture, Watergate, and the institution of the presidency. The roles played by key individuals, such as John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, and Richard Nixon, will be explored. Declassified documents will be used in analyzing some of these topics. The module aims to develop students' basic knowledge of this era in American history, to hone their analytical skills, to develop their ability to examine documentation, and to heighten their ability to respond to historiographical debates. Students will develop an understanding of the global impact of American politics, from the Vietnam War to the Civil Rights Movement, and will compare international perspectives.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr William Monteith
Description: The module explores the economic-development geographies of people's everyday struggles to make a living in the contemporary global economy. Drawing on research within and across the Global North and Global South, this module engages with an exciting 'labour geographies' research agenda, concerned with how workers are capable of fashioning the geography of capitalism to suit their own needs and self-production; and to identify geographical possibilities and labour market strategies through which 'workers may challenge, outmaneuver and perhaps even beat capital' in different locations. The module seeks to expose the spatial limits of mainstream 'universal' theories in geography which presume that 'the economy' and 'labour' can be theorised solely from the perspective of the formal spaces of advanced capitalist economies in the global North.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Andrew Fitzmaurice
Description: We often think of the state as the crucible of modern political thought. Many of the ideas that are fundamental to the way in which we live today were, however, developed in the process of forging the vast European empires that spanned the globe from the sixteenth century to the twentieth. These include our understandings of human rights, property, the international laws that govern the global system, and even the concept of the state itself. This module will also examine the various ways in which non-European peoples reacted to and engaged with such ideas. The aim of this module will be to show that modern political thought did not develop in exclusively European contexts but, rather, through a centuries-old engagement between European and non-European societies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr John Mendelsohn
Description: We live in an era of angry voters, weeping celebrities, and governments intent on measuring happiness. In this new age of feeling, historians have started to take a serious interest in the passions and emotions of the past, alongside more familiar approaches to events and ideas. This module introduces the methods and results of the history of emotions as a new approach to history. Students will learn about the history and meaning of rage and terror, tears and smiles, love and desire, from the medieval period to the present.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rhodri Hayward
Description: This module provides a broad introduction to the changing ideas of the self and supernatural nineteenth-century Britain. Using a mixture of primary and secondary sources, it will look at how supernatural events - from ghostly encounters through to astral projection were experienced and understood across the course of the nineteenth century. It will pose questions about the moral and political impact of these experiences and the different models of selfhood that were deployed in making sense of them, paying particular attention to the interaction between social, medical and religious history. Students model a holistic approach to the study of the supernatural, drawing on religious, mind sciences, and historical perspectives. They analyse and interrogate claims made in mesmeric, hypnotic and psychical research, and critically evaluate different understandings of the supernatural, the imagination, and the nature of selfhood.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew Jacobsen
Description: With a career spanning over 40 years, Stephen King is one of the world's most popular and influential writers, his stories and iconic characters forming an integral part of the American cultural landscape. Film adaptations of his work continue to receive critical acclaim and extraordinary box office success. The analysis of Horror film and fiction can reveal cultural anxieties at significant socio-historic moments. In this module, we will explore the ways in which Stephen King's shorter novels, novellas and film adaptations of his work interrogate the American psyche, capturing its fears and apprehensions at defining points in modern history. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this module will use King's work as a lens through which to examine developments in American horror cinema and fiction, investigating the articulation of cultural anxieties from the New England Puritan imagination in the influential works of Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft to the disillusioned aftermath of the Vietnam War in 'Carrie' and contemporary contexts of gender, empowerment and sexuality in 'Gerald's Game'. While the module will focus on the Horror texts for which King is renowned, we will look at his contribution to other genres, from the depiction of boyhood in 'Stand by Me' to the prison melodrama of the world's favourite movie, 'The Shawshank Redemption'. We will read and reflect on what we can learn about our own writing from King's memoir and reflection on the writing process, 'On Writing'.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas Asbridge
Description: In the course of the Middle Ages, Islam and the West came into closer contact through the agencies of frontier societies, trade and cultural interchange, and crusade and holy war. This advanced module explores the forms, representations and outcomes of these interactions in Iberia, southern Italy and the Levantine Crusader States, encouraging students to consider issues of commonality and difference across space and time.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Reuben Loffman
Description: This module challenges conceptions of Central Africa as the Heart of Darkness, a place disconnected from civilization and unintelligible to all save for the hardened anthropologist. It starts during the intensification of European encounters in the region from late nineteenth-century and ends by covering the most deadly conflicts since the Second World War. It engages with broad historical questions relating to ethnic formation, violence, international development, and the mission encounter. To reveal the complexities involved in power relations in the Congo, this module will make use of a vast array of different kinds of sources from a range of cultural perspectives, such as literary accounts, photographs, and film, and will investigate Central African history in a global context. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kavita Datta
Description: This module explores theoretical, empirical and policy dimensions of patterns and processes of migration and mobilities in a global context and consciously across the global North/global South 'divide' from a scalar, relational and networked perspective. Although the focus will be on the nature and dynamics of contemporary movement of people, the module will also incorporate an analysis of the movement of information, goods and capital as framed within the 'new mobilities paradigm'. Theoretically, the module analyses the key framings of contemporary migration in relation to transnationalism, diaspora and post-national citizenship. In turn, it will interrogate the nature and links between transnationalism, multiculturalism and/or integration; the migration-development nexus; the politics of irregularity and 'illegality'; the relationships between the emergence of global cities and a migrant division of labour; the nature of global gendered mobilities and power and mobility as well as the interrelations between conflict, violence and mobility.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Jacob Smith
Description: The History Research Dissertation provides an opportunity for you to complete an in-depth research project within an area of historical enquiry that is linked to your level 6 special subject. You will be encouraged to pursue your own intellectual interests in relation to your special subject, and supported by your special subject convener who will supervise your dissertation research. In Semester A, you will attend a series of dissertation workshops that are designed to give you an understanding and awareness, at an advanced level, of the conceptual and methodological challenges of conducting an extended research project. You will then engage in self-led research directed towards the completion of an assessed 10,000 word dissertation.
Description: With around 1.2 billion players worldwide, video games have become a vital aspect of global culture. Developing your ability to analyse and interpret audio-visual and digital sources, this module traces the video game's developmental history from its amusement arcade origins to today, situating games within a variety of critical and socio-cultural contexts. We will focus on narrative, exploring how games tell stories and how they immerse us in virtual worlds. There will be a particular emphasis on the history of gender representation. A historically male-dominated industry now working towards greater inclusivity, how have games represented women and addressed female players? Should we consider Tomb Raider's iconic Lara Croft as a Feminist symbol of empowerment and agency? Other key topics include the influence of Japan's history and culture on the game industry and the video game's relationship to cinema (especially Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Delfi Nieto-Isabel
Description: This module will introduce you to representations of medieval and early modern history on screen. We will study films, TV series, and computer games, created in Europe, the US, Asia, and Africa, and spanning a variety of genres. We will train you to analyse these materials as historical evidence, to answer questions such as: How are premodern societies and their values represented? What links are implied between the then and the now? What techniques enhance the engagement with the premodern past? The module offers an opportunity for global comparison of how societies today use the perceived `premodern¿ to discuss critical issues: identity, war, nation, gender, religion.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Demian BergerPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take GER5202 or take GER5203
Description: In diesem Kurs soll die Kultur der deutschsprachigen Schweiz unter die Lupe genommen werden. Behandelt soll werden die politische, geographische, geschichtliche und sprachliche Besonderheit der Eidgenossenschaft, und der Einfluss, den diese Faktoren auf die Kultur vom deutschsprachigen Teil des Landes ausgeübt haben. 'Kultur' wird dabei im breitesten Sinne aufgefasst. Wesentlich sind dabei das Selbstverständnis der Schweizer als Schweizer und die Beziehungen der deutschsprachigen Schweiz zum übrigen Europa, insbesondere zu Großbritannien. Unterrichtssprache des Kurses ist Deutsch.In this course we will take a close look at the culture of German-speaking Switzerland. The course will cover the political, geographical, historical and linguistic specificity of the Confederation and the influence this has had on the German-speaking part of it. In this context, therefore, 'culture' is to be understood in the broadest sense. The course will focus particularly on Swiss Germans' sense of themselves as Swiss Germans, and their relationship the rest of Europe, especially Great Britain. The course will be taught in German.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Geiringer
Description: The internship module gives students the exciting opportunity to complete an internship placement with one of our local partners in the museum, public history, archival, or education sectors. Working alongside practitioners in the field, students will be introduced to the skills employed by professional historians, such as curating exhibitions, creating digital resources, cataloguing archival materials, or participating in public outreach. The internship allows students to put into practice, in a professional environment, the skills and knowledge they have gained through their degree studies. Students are provided with support from the School of History throughout their placement. Scheduled seminars before the placement period introduce students to the roles and practices of professionals working in history-related fields and enable students to reflect on the wider impact of historical research. Students will complete 84 hours of placement across 6 weeks, which includes an expectation that 14 hours of placement will be completed during Reading Week.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Geraldene Wharton
Description: This module will connect students with the water sector practitioner/ stakeholder community and deepen understanding of science-based catchment management. The module will explore the ways in which advances in scientific understanding of catchment systems and developments in water policy have been translated into management, and the challenges associated with this. Students will engage with a diverse range of practitioners and stakeholder groups including government organisations, environmental consultancies, third sector/ charitable organisations and professional bodies to gain a broader perspective on catchment management and to develop a network of contacts. The module will also provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the knowledge and skills developed during the programme and how these can be communicated effectively to potential employers. The module is delivered through a combination of lectures and seminars led by Geography teaching staff, guest lectures and workshops by representatives from the water sector, field visits, student-led reading groups and attendance at external events.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take HSP4200
Description: This is the second-year core language module for students who started their degree in Spanish 'ab initio'. It offers further intensive instruction in the Spanish language, and by the end of the module you should be at a level comparable to those who have taken Spanish II. Use of the Spanish language; morphology and syntax; semantic discrimination; use and practise of the spoken language; aural comprehension; translation from and into Spanish.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Anna Chrysostomides
Description: This module offers an introduction to the history of medieval Islamic societies, from the rise of Islam up to 1500 AD. It will follow the major political events in the history of the Muslim community, and explore the development of key religious trends, cultural concepts and social institutions. The module will highlight the range of literary, artistic and scientific achievements of medieval Islamic civilizations. By using critical historical tools for examination of the Islamic past, it will seek to draw a multi-dimensional picture of complex and dynamic societies. Students will reflect on the religious, cultural, and social history of Islamic societies, and analyse traditional and modern narratives of Islamic history.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew Russell
Description: The policy and societal response to the climate emergency requires a re-imagining and redesign of our infrastructure and behaviours. This module examines: 1) how we got to this point, from the Industrial Revolution to contemporary climate negotiations; 2) what the future will look like under different climate change scenarios; and 3) how the transition to net zero and our adaptations to increased climate risks need to be implemented in the UK and globally to manage this crisis adequately and fairly.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Martina DenyPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take GER4204 or take GER4205
Description: Successful students will reach Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). Therefore, this module is not offered to native or near-native speakers of German. This module is designed to improve competence in written and spoken German, including preparation for Year Abroad placements. Students will attend classes in Guided Composition, Translation from English into German and an Oral/Aural class. Language of instruction: predominantly German.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Lisa Belyea
Description: To what extent can climate change be mitigated by improved stewardship of terrestrial, aquatic and urban ecosystems? In this module, we examine how conservation, restoration and improved management of ecosystems can increase carbon storage and/or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluate a range of 'natural climate solutions' (NCS) for their feasibility, cost-effectiveness, environmental co-benefits and climate mitigation potential. You will take an active approach to learning through participation in lectures and interactive workshops. You will have the opportunity to undertake a non-residential field trip or to explore a virtual field experience.This module addresses the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs): SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG13 Climate Action; SDG14 Life below Water; SDG15 Life on Land; SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stuart GrievePrerequisite: Before taking this module you are advised to take GEG5144 or take GEG5223
Description: The analysis of geospatial data is the cornerstone of much physical geography and environmental science research. Building upon the knowledge acquired in GEG5223 students will be taught through a range of lectures and computer based practicals. Material covered will highlight recent developments from across the discipline, demonstrating the use of cutting edge Geographical Information Systems to solve problems from a range of physical geography and environmental science sub-disciplines. Time will also be devoted to the effective visualisation of geospatial data and analysis outputs, equipping students with key skills required in the workplace or for further study .
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jeremy Schmidt
Description: The purpose of the module is to provide master's level research training in human geography and related social science disciplines. The module therefore covers core understandings of key concepts and approaches to human geography and social sciences research; subject specific research and transferable skills; and qualitative and quantitative, subject specific methodological and presentation techniques. This module will equip students with the skills necessary to independently design and implement an extended piece of primary dissertation research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Giuditta Trinci
Description: This module explores biogeochemical processes at the catchment level, with reference to the broader context of global climate and land use change. Major themes include interactions among the biogeochemical cycles; the linkages of biogeochemistry with sediment dynamics and hydrological processes; and climate change and land use effects on biogeochemical processes in floodplains, rivers and estuaries. The module introduces methods of field sample collection and laboratory analysis; and approaches to controlling pollutants, nutrient levels and greenhouse gas emissions in aquatic systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Geraldene Wharton
Description: This module aims to provide the key knowledge and understanding at an advanced level necessary to support the development of management strategies for rivers along the catchment to coast continuum. Based upon an understanding of the multi-dimensional connectivity of fluvial systems, the module focuses on themes such as sediment and vegetation dynamics, river and floodplain process-form relationships, environmental flows, ecohydraulics and particular issues relating to constrained urban environments. Based on a solid scientific underpinning, the module introduces the legislative context, methods of field survey and assessment, and integrated approaches to the sustainable management of river systems, their flood plains and estuaries.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Konstantinos Melachroinos
Description: This module investigates the various ways in which regional economies operate, the factors that affect their performance, the causes and consequences of regional disparities and the policies that can be devised in order to eliminate spatial inequality. British and European Union regions provide the geographical context for the examination of the above topics. Nonetheless, the concepts and methodologies of regional analysis presented in this module can be equally utilised elsewhere and case studies from around the world will also be discussed.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Martina DenyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take GER4202 or take GER4203
Description: This module is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of the German language. Successful students will complete Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). This module should be chosen by students who wish to take a full academic year of Introductory German. Students must attend all six hours of teaching per week. module books: Semester 1: Optimal A1 (Langenscheidt), Semester 2: Optimal A2 (Langenscheidt). Language of instruction: German and English.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kate SpencerPrerequisite: Before taking this module you are advised to take GEG5224
Description: The module introduces students to the sources, pathways and effects of a range of inorganic and organic pollutants in soils, sediments and aquatic environments. It will address current methods of pollution control, focusing on risk-based methods of pollution management and appropriate management strategies for different pollutant types. Developing a process-based understanding of contaminant cycles through the catchment-coast continuum, students will learn how to apply this to environmental management scenarios using case study material. The module includes a one-day site or field visit.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Charlotte ByrneOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM5011
Description: This module offers a general introduction to modern and contemporary Catalan culture from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. Topics covered include: nationalism; the politics of language; the avant--garde art of Salvador Dalí and Miró; literature; football. There is no language requirement for this module; therefore it is suitable for students with no knowledge of Catalan and Spanish.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Jeremy Schmidt
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Anna Bourne
Description: Volcanic eruptions can influence earth systems on a number of scales, from individual landforms to landscape development and global climatic change. Volcanic hazards can have global-scale social impacts and directly threaten the approximately 800 million people that live within 100 km of an active volcano. This module will provide students with knowledge about volcanic environments, the hazards they pose on many scales and potential benefits to societies.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Liesbeth Corens
Description: Understanding the early modern period (c.1500-1800) is crucial to understanding the formation of the modern world. In the course of three centuries, Protestant and Catholic Reformations reshaped the religious landscape in Europe, Asia and the Americas; new scientific theories led to the foundation of modern disciplines; rulers centralised their power through bureaucracy and warfare; overseas exploration forged global trade empires; and revolutions rocked the world order. This module examines changes and continuities in European cultural, social, religious, political and economic life. It accesses the histories of famous and ordinary people, and introduces students to the approaches and conceptual frameworks needed to understand early modern history.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Angus NichollsOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM5008
Description: This module focuses on three German-language thinkers of global influence: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud. Students will encounter some of the main ideas of each thinker, including the understanding of history as class struggle (Marx), the philosophy of language and the death of God (Nietzsche), and the idea of the unconscious (Freud). Further thinkers working in these traditions (for example: Rosa Luxemburg, Sarah Kofman, Herbert Marcuse, Melanie Klein, Erich Fromm) may also be considered. German studies students will study the German-language texts in the original language.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take HSP4202
Description: This course is offered to native speakers of Spanish. Tuition is aimed at developing appropriateness and accuracy in the spoken and written language through the analysis and composition of texts and oral presentation in a variety of registers. Students will be practicing translation and consecutive interpreting from English into Spanish with emphasis on areas that contribute to employability. Texts will be selected from journalism, business, literature, science, travel industries and other fields of interest. During the second semester, students will be working independently on a research project with scheduled follow-up sessions with the module convener.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Thomas Lawrence
Description: Students of Physical Geography and Environmental Science require a range of skills in data collection plus numerical, statistical and modelling skills to undertake higher-level analysis of environmental datasets. This module provides specific training and experience in approaches to the collection of field data and data from secondary sources as well as data analysis relevant to individual students or groups of students. This will include one-to-one or small group workshops on specific statistical methods, but the precise content of the teaching will be specific to the needs of the cohort in each year.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Gemma Harvey
Description: Students are encouraged to undertake their Individual Research Project in collaboration with a practitioner / user organisation The theme for the Individual Research Project is selected by the student in collaboration with the module organiser and in most cases with the practitioner organisation in order to ensure that the project and practitioner link matches the research interests and career aspirations of the student. Students not wishing to link with a practitioner organisation can opt to undertake a free-standing research project of their choice, subject to approval by the module organiser. In either case, the project is undertaken over a twelve week period, and each student is allocated an academic advisor from the MSc academic staff to ensure that they receive appropriate academic guidance during the research. The project report will be marked by two members of the MSc academic staff (usually including the student's advisor) and, where the project is in collaboration with a practitioner / user organisation, comments on the project by the link person in that practitioner / user organisation will also be taken into account.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Falco PfalzgrafPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SML4006
Description: This module covers different aspects of contemporary German Linguistics and will help prepare students for their year abroad. Areas to be covered will include: Where German comes from, how it has developed, and where it is currently spoken; how German is related to other languages; German pronunciation; Contemporary German dialects; German standard forms and non-standard variation in contemporary German; and contemporary sociolinguistic issues, such as register, language & sexism, linguistic purism / Denglisch, Jugendsprache, Gastarbeiterdeutsch.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ana Ilic
Description: The main focus of the class will be to introduce students to current cultural, social, and political issues, using books, newspaper articles, journals, TV and radio broadcasts, and web sources from Austria. Selected readings and films will familiarize students with major figures and features of everyday life. The course will also convey knowledge about historical events and developments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Astrid Kohler
Description: Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall, a rich literary and film scene has emerged that wrestled with Germany¿s past, with questions of remembering and forgetting, and the challenge of a multi-layered and hybrid German identity. As the German body politic has been reshaped, questions of otherness, exclusion and belonging, national identity and heritage have become more pressing topics in German society, and are often negotiated through immigrants. Taking this as a point of departure, the course investigates post-Unification literature and film by postmigrants in Germany. The module will focus particularly on literary and filmic devices and the modes of narrating otherness, refuge, travel, and border crossing. How are borders being marked, crossed and shifted? How is Europe being represented? Where does it end? How are Otherness and national 'purity' being performed? What marks religious belonging? Are there postmigration figures, such as the pensioner, the fanatic, the academic, the preacher? These are some of the many questions the course aims to tackle. This module will require some independent screening of films.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr James Esson
Description: This module will provide the theoretical framework underpinning all the modules for this programme. Teaching will be divided into 4 blocks each examining key substantive themes: (i) Hybrid worlds seminars will introduce students to key debates challenging the academic and disciplinary divides between economic and development geography. In particular these seminars will challenge the representation of the global South as a collection of people and places in need of development intervention and where geographic theory and knowledge travels to, and the economy as only operating in and through advanced economies. These seminars will encourage students to challenge these boundaries and recognise an increasingly interconnected global South and North. (ii) Gendered development futures seminars will focus on the gendered history of development highlighting the critical junctures at which the discipline has been engendered. It will introduce students to key gender and development theories and approaches and the changing nature and politics of gender scholarship. (iii) Citizenship, justice and democracy will focus on questions of contemporary citizenships and their position with regards to democracy and rights. Detailing feminist and postcolonial frameworks, it will highlight the uneven geographies and experiences of democracy, citizenship and rights. (iv) Transnational migration and mobilities will introduce students to contemporary theoretical approaches to migration and mobility focusing particularly on transnational theory. Unpacking the complex mobilities of people, commodities and money, these seminars will particularly focus on migrant remittances illustrating the increasingly contested nature of these flows in relation to the migration-development nexus and the 'financialisation of development'.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Martina DenyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take GER4201Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take GER4202
Description: This module is offered only to students who have successfully completed GER026/Introductory German Part 1 or have a knowledge of the language equivalent to CEFRL-Level A1. Those who wish to attend a full academic year of Introductory German should choose GER/100. Successful students will complete CEFRL-Level A2. Students must attend all six hours of teaching per week. Coursebook: Optimal A2 (Langenscheidt), Language of instruction: German and English.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alexander Henshaw
Description: The module is divided into two linked elements. The first explores the current status of flood risk and associated legislation in the UK and Europe. Flood generation mechanisms are examined and novel management options for reducing flood risk (including strategic rural land management and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems) are critically reviewed. Flood protection in London is explored through a field trip to the Thames Barrier and potential impacts of predicted changes in climate and socio-economic conditions on UK flood risk are reviewed. The second component of the module is focussed on flood risk modelling. A combination of lecture and practical sessions are used to introduce students to design discharge estimation methods, flood frequency analysis and 1D inundation modelling using industry standard software.
Description: This module offers the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge of an area of research through self-directed reading. In order to take this module, students must identify an area of interest that can be supervised by a member of the teaching team. The module is assessed by a 4000-5000 word paper that demonstrates advanced engagement with their chosen field of study. If supervision of the topic is agreed, students complete self-directed reading at an advanced level and discuss their readings and develop their paper at fortnightly supervision meetings. The structure of the report may vary according to the nature of the topic, and this is reflected in the word count range provided. Human Geography topics are expected to produce longer papers (up to 5000 words) while topics in Physical Geography and Environmental Science are likely to produce shorter papers (up to 4000 words) that may incorporate figures and data in certain circumstances.
Description: This module provides students with knowledge and skills related to flood risk management. It examines the current status of flood risk and associated legislation in the UK and Europe. Flood generation mechanisms are explained and novel management options for reducing flood risk are critically reviewed. Potential impacts of predicted changes in climate and socio-economic conditions on UK flood risk are also explored. Practical sessions are used to introduce students to design discharge estimation methods, flood frequency analysis and 1/2D inundation modelling using industry standard software.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Martina DenyPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take GER4201
Description: Successful students will reach Level B1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). Therefore, this module is offered to students who have successfully completed Introductory German during their first year of study or equivalent. The module consists of two hours All-Skills Seminar, two hours Grammar and Writing and one hour oral/aural class. Language of instruction: predominantly German.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Edmund Ramsden
Description: We live in a world profoundly shaped by science and technology. Yet few are equipped to analyse these aspects of the modern world, understand how they arose historically, and construct and assess arguments concerning the problems they raise. This module gives you the intellectual tools to do so ¿ to live in and contribute to such a world as a historian and citizen. Accessible to students with no scienc background, each topic begins from a familiar controversy, newsworthy problem, or `challenge¿ in today¿s world. Topics are drawn from controversy over the environment, animal rights, science and religion, race in science, modern sexuality, climate change, `sustainability¿, IQ testing, technological disaster, eugenics, automation and robotics (in the workplace, medicine, and war), human experimentation, clinical trials in Africa and Asia, scientific experts in democratic societies, population and famine, intellectual property and biopiracy, what counts as a disease. The module introduces students to history of science, technology and medicine (STM) and their reciprocal relations with society, politics, government, economy, culture.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stuart Grieve
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Raymond Ward
Description: The overall aim of this module is to introduce students to the impacts of global change on coastal environments and understand how coastal morphology responds to external forcing from sea level rise, wave and tidal energy and the impacts of erosion and flooding on coastal habitats and communities. The fieldtrip will be undertaken in a coastal environmental setting where students can engage in studying coastal processes and responses to global change factors.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Prof Mark Glancy
Description: Historical films are one of the principal means through which the public engages with history, yet they are also a continuous source of controversy. This module offers an introduction to the historical film genre by examining American, British, European and Japanese films made during the past 20 years. It considers the debates surrounding the representation of history on film, and the influence and impact that historical films have on the public imagination and understanding of history. Throughout, we will explore the aesthetic pleasures that historical films offer to audiences, as well as the wider public discussion and debate that historical films provoke among scholars, critics and journalists in print and online. Films studied may include 12 Years a Slave (2013), Dunkirk (2017), The Social Network (2010) and Suffragette (2015).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Martina DenyPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must have gcse or knowledge of german equivalent to cefrl level a2
Description: This module is offered only to students who have a knowledge of the language equivalent to CEFRL Level A2, such as GCSE German or comparable. Successful students will reach Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL). Students must attend all six hours of teaching per week. module books: Optimal B1 (Langenscheidt) and Optimal B1: Intensivtrainer (Langenscheidt). Language of instruction: Predominantly German.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Martina DenyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take GER4201
Description: This module is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of the German language. Successful students will reach Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages(CEFRL). This module should be chosen by students who cannot or do not wish to take a full academic year module of Introductory German (e.g. Erasmus or Associate students). Students must attend all six hours of teaching per week. module book: Optimal A1 (Langenscheidt). Language of instruction: German and English.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ana IlicPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must have a-level or knowledge of german equivalent to cefrl level b1
Description: The aim of this module is to prepare undergraduate students of German for working and living in German-speaking countries. The main focus of the class will be to introduce students to current cultural, social, and political issues, using books, newspaper articles, journals, TV and radio broadcasts, and web sources from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Selected readings and films will familiarize students with major figures and features of everyday life. The module will also convey knowledge about historical events and developments as well as an adequate and comprehensive picture of the German-speaking countries today.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Eyal Poleg
Description: Medieval institutions, ideas and practices still greatly influence the shape of modern Europe. Europe's languages, rituals, religious beliefs, political institutions, urban infrastructure and universities are deeply marked by their medieval origins. This module offers an introduction to Europe's medieval past in its full diversity and complexity. It will introduce men and women, laypeople and priests, warriors, traders and farmers, offering learners information and insights into the continent¿s formative past. Students will gain an insight into poorly-documented historical pasts, and will explore the techniques and approaches employed by medieval historians.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kate Spencer
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof John LondonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM6007
Description: Why should characters behave illogically on stage or not exist at all? How can image rival plot? And what is the point of shocking audiences? This module introduces some fundamental styles and plays from European avant-garde theatre and sets them within an artistic and socio-political context. Futurism, Dada, Expressionism and the Theatre of the Absurd are included. Special attention is paid to Spanish and Catalan drama. We will at all times try to see texts as excuses for performance and use other aspects of culture to understand the challenges of this new drama.
Description: Women's Filmmaking in Latin America enables students to explore a range of fiction and documentary films made by women directors in the region since 2000. It introduces students to the thematic concerns that unite these films and the cinematic techniques they deploy. The module encompasses films from countries including (but not limited to): Argentina, Brazil and Chile, and it enables students to develop an appreciation of the socio-political and historical events in which the films are rooted.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP4200A
Description: Use of spoken and written Spanish for those without previous knowledge of the language. Intended primarily for language specialists and for other students following programmes within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Prof Georgios Varouxakis
Description: This is a module in the history of ideas that introduces students to important shifts in the ways in which history, society and politics have been thought about from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. The module will cover key figures in the history of political thought and philosophy, including Niccolo Machiavelli, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx, Mohandas Gandhi and Hannah Arendt, and will address influential debates about such issues as the relationship between politics and morality, the justification for violence, the nature and causes of inequality, the rise of capitalism, imperialism and the rights of women. Attention throughout will be focused on a careful scrutiny of primary sources. By the end of the module, students will have deepened their understanding of some of the critical issues that have dominated modern history.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angela Dorado-OteroPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take HSP5201 or take HSP5202 or take HSP5207
Description: Through a selection of twenty-first century Spanish graphic novels, this module will introduce students to the boom in new, hybrid textual and visual narratives, operating within a wider cultural environment. Students will learn how medium-specific features can influence how these narratives unfold through fictional and graphic texts developed from non-fictional contexts to express in new ways current social, historical, and political concerns in Spain. Paying attention to literary and aesthetic responses in relation to historical memory, trauma, national identity, economic, and ecological issues affecting Spain, this module will enable students to think critically in light of relevant theories that have been developed based on the growing production of graphic novels in a global context. The module will be approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, relying on studies of memory, trauma, psychoanalysis, gender and sexuality, cultural studies, and political history focusing on contemporary Spain.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Simon Layton
Description: This module offers an introduction to encounters between civilizations, cultures and societies in world history, based on examples drawn from the medieval, early modern and modern periods. It seeks to develop understanding of patterns in world history and an introduction to approaches within the field of global history. It will introduce specific case-studies, from the Arab conquest of the Muslim Spain and Chinese exploration of the Indian Ocean, through colonial encounters in Africa, America and India, to the Balfour Declaration in 1917. Students discuss the meeting of civilizations, cultures, and societies in world history, covering examples from the medieval period up to the modern day. They develop a global perspective, form professional and informed attitudes, and consider the methodology of global history. Students complete a learning log, in which they discuss the process of absorbing new ideas, approaches, and perspectives, and articulate the ways in which the lectures, seminars, and readings have changed their view of world history.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take HSP5201 or take HSP5202 or take HSP5207
Description: Compulsory for final-year students of Hispanic Studies. Use of the Spanish language; morphology and syntax; semantic discrimination; translation from and into Spanish; use of the spoken language; aural comprehension; advanced practice in spoken Spanish.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP4201Prerequisite: Must have equivalent of a-level in spanish
Description: Use of Spanish language; reading comprehension and free composition; practice leading to examination in spoken Spanish
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Chris Sparks
Description: History in Practice (HiP) explores the history of the East End, the fascinating and ever-changing location of Queen Mary University of London. The module progresses chronologically, beginning with the medieval origins of the East End, through its waves of immigration, financial growth and political resistance, and ending with its representations in film. In this module, you will develop your analytical skills by examining written documents, objects, photographs and oral testimonies, and your practical skills in how to research essays and articulate ideas in presentations at university level. HiP is your introduction to studying history and the skills you need as a historian: you will reflect on what historians do, and how you can shape your own journey at QMUL.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE4200Prerequisite: Need a-level french or a knowledge of french equivalent to cefrl level b1
Description: Basic grammatical structures are revised and reinforced. Practice in comprehension and composition is given using a wide variety of source material in contemporary French, designed to develop appropriateness and accuracy in the spoken and written language.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angela Dorado-Otero
Description: This course offers an overview of Latin American cinema from the emergence of the continental `New Latin American Cinema¿ movement of the 1960s and 1970s, through the no less innovative and radical national initiatives of the 1980s and 1990s, to the transnational film production of today. These cinematographic developments will be examined in close connection both with the various national contexts from which they stem, and with the artistic and ideological debates in which the films intervene. Students will learn about the filmmaking of directors such as, for example, María Luisa Bemberg, Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino (Argentina); Jorge Sanjinés (Bolivia), Ciro Guerra, Víctor Gaviria (Colombia); Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (Cuba); Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro Iñárritu (Mexico); Francisco Lombardi (Peru). The selection of filmmakers and films will very from year to year.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Steven Eastwood
Description: Mainstream narrative cinema has always benefitted from the formal innovations taking place at the margins of film practice. The formal, aesthetic and technical experiments conducted by the avant-garde were soon appropriated by the commercial film industry. Risks taken in the documentary field have led to new attitudes towards truth and actuality. This module focuses on what forms film practice can take beyond fiction and storytelling. The module aims to broaden the students' skills-base by focusing on documentary filmmaking and artists' moving image, encouraging formal experimentation and an active critique of the ways in which mainstream cinema and conventional televisual formats construct meanings and representations. The module covers a range of practices, production procedures, technologies and techniques for concept development, and is structured to develop creative thinking, collaboration, crew dynamics and practical abilities. It is designed to ground the student in appropriate research and development methods along with practical and aesthetic skills to produce a short documentary or experimental film. Students choose from two short film project options: either a documentary portrait of a person, place or event, or a film that engages with process, concept and aesthetics, rather than with explicitly narrative content. In parallel, students produce an essay consisting of a close reading of a filmmaker or filmmakers working in a mode that relates to their short film production.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Daniel Peart
Description: This is a Programme Level Assessment essay for students on single honours History programmes. Programme Level Assessment means assessing some learning outcomes at programme level rather than separately through assessment on each module. In History we do this through a sequence of essays. Essays will be based on your teaching and learning in modules, and you will receive additional support outside modules (e.g. writing workshops). Deadlines will be spaced so that you can receive feedback on each essay before writing the next one.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Noam Maggor
Description: The period between the American Civil War and the Global Great Depression was an era of unprecedented global interconnectedness, not unlike our own. Telegraph wires, steamships, and railways crossed oceans and continental frontiers, fundamentally changing how human beings understood their relationship to each other and to their world. Students in this Special Subject will explore this period from a variety of perspectives, moving far afield - from London, Buenos Aires, and Bombay, to Chicago, Cairo, and Nanjing, from the prairies and mountains of North America to the Indian sub-continent, the Nile valley, and the hinterlands of Latin America. We will encounter a diverse cast of characters, including imperial officials, racialized labourers, department-store consumers, indigenous peoples, British financiers, industrial workers, indebted farmers, cosmopolitan intellectuals, and more. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP4201APrerequisite: Must have equivalent of a-level in spanish
Description: Use of Spanish language; reading comprehension and free composition; practice leading to examination in spoken Spanish.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE5202APrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FRE4200 or take FRE4202
Description: This module develops French grammar, comprehension, oral, aural and analytical skills, with an emphasis on the appropriate use of register in both spoken and written French and preparation for the Year Abroad.
Description: This module will offer an introduction to the history of women in medieval Islamic societies (600 - 1500 AD), through their experiences and representations in art and literature. We will aim at finding the boundaries that divided the worlds of women and men in the economic, legal and spiritual spheres. We will do so by looking at a variety of texts, including the Qur'an, Prophetic traditions, marriage contracts, travellers' accounts and the tales of the Arabian Nights. By comparing sources from diverse cultural perspectives, we will consider the development of a cultural, economic, legal, and spiritual female identity in the Middle Ages, and critically examine medieval and modern discourses on women and Islam.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take HSP4201
Description: Students who took HSP179 Introductory Spanish should take HSP671 Spanish II Intensive instead of this module. Use of the Spanish language; morphology and syntax; semantic discrimination; translation from and into Spanish; use of the spoken language; aural comprehension; practice in spoken Spanish.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE5202Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FRE4200 and take FRE4202
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Noam Maggor
Description: This module explores the turbulent development of the United States from its inception in 1776 with the Declaration of Independence through to its ascendance as an industrial and imperial world power in 1896. We will explore the history of this young nation from the writing of the Constitution, through contests over democracy, slavery and the Civil War, to an era of mass immigration and industrial capitalism. Throughout the module our studies will be guided by four themes which were central to the building of an American nation and which continue to divide opinion today: expansion, race, capitalism, and democracy. Students will gain an understanding of different approaches to studying American history and will demonstrate an ability to marshal historical knowledge to make a convincing case in favour of their own critical interpretation of the past.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE4200APrerequisite: Need a-level french or a knowledge of french equivalent to cefrl level b1
Credits: 10.0Contact: Prof Maurizio Isabella
Description: In the period covered by this module, Europe rose to global dominance and then entered a gradual process of relative decline, which is still underway. Any history of Europe in the period must also therefore take account of Europe's interactions ¿ military, economic and intellectual ¿ with the wider world. During the period of expansion, Europeans envisaged themselves as embodying a superior civilisation, which exemplified ideals of modernity and progress. But these ideals also had darker side which resulted in Europeans perpetrating acts of the most extraordinary violence, upon each other and on others. In the nineteenth century, nationalist ideas were associated with progress, emancipation and liberalism but in the twentieth century they became vectors of exclusion, authoritarianism and even genocide. If there has been no general war in Europe since 1945, as ideas of a united Europe have taken root, Cold War, local wars and inter-ethnic conflicts have mutated and endured. These are some of the themes and contradictions that this module will seek to explore. Students consider key trends and discontinuities in the international and global history of Europe since 1800. They discuss and evaluate the interpretations which have been put forward to explain this historical period, and construct their own interpretations which draw upon them.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Daniel Peart
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezPrerequisite: Native or near-native proficiency in spanish
Description: This module for students who are native or heritage speakers of Spanish offers an integration of Spanish language skills designed to introduce students to the learning methodology of the language in a university context. The module places particular emphasis on the development and application of the four skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing) in a variety of registers. It provides a strong emphasis on advanced grammar and translation (30% from Spanish into English and 70% English into Spanish). The module is also intended to help students become independent language learners, enabling participants to gain competence in some key skills that they will need for future employment (time management, critical thinking, and independent learning strategies). A good deal of the work on this module takes place outside the class. Students are expected to dedicate to Spanish language at least 10 hours of individual work a week, in addition to attendance at classes and preparation of assessed tasks. Tuition is aimed at developing appropriateness and accuracy in the spoken and written language through the analysis and composition of texts and oral presentation in a variety of registers. Successful students will reach Level B2 (+) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-MartinezOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP4200
Description: Use of spoken and written Spanish for those without previous knowledge of the language. Intended primarily for language specialists and for other students following programmes within the Faculty of Arts
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Jacob Smith
Description: Over the last two centuries, Britain has changed beyond recognition. From the industrial revolution to the sexual revolution, new forces have transformed the lives of ordinary men and women. The rise and fall of the British Empire, a series of global wars and migration to and from Britain challenged what it meant to be British, while political institutions became increasingly democratic. In the sciences, the theory of evolution, the invention of television and the coming of the atom bomb offered exciting and sometimes terrifying possibilities, with far-reaching effects on British society. New forms of leisure emerged, while attitudes towards homosexuality, race, religion and the rights of women have been redrawn. This module provides a rich introduction to modern British history, from 1801 to the present day. If you have not previously studied the period, it will give you the foundation for specialist modules in subsequent years. If you have some prior knowledge, it will challenge you with new interpretations from the cutting edge of historical research. The module introduces you to new critical approaches to the subject and draws extensively on primary sources such as film, pop music and visual imagery. It has a strong global dimension, showing how crises in India, Asia and Africa shaped the 'British World'. By the end of the module, you will have developed new skills in source analysis while challenging your preconceptions about modern Britain. Above all, we hope to enthuse you with the richness and diversity of British history, and the possibilities it offers for further study.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elena Carrera
Description: This module, taught through fortnightly workshops, will enable students to pursue extended research in an area of the Global Medical Humanities of their own choosing. The module fosters the development of independent research skills and clear, cogent written communication. With the support of an academic supervisor and regular supervision meetings, students will produce a 6000 word dissertation. There will also be the opportunity to develop oral communication and presentation skills as well as practice peer support activities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elena CarreraOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM6061 or take GMH6061
Description: This module offers students the opportunity to enjoy reading and discussing great short stories by Cervantes and other influential storytellers, like Alfonsi's one-page tales and Boccaccio's 'Griselda', in English translation. It seeks to promote an experiential understanding of the role of reading and the use of the imagination in emotion and mood regulation. It also encourages critical engagement in pre-modern and current debates on the therapeutic benefits of reading and listening to stories.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lucy Bolton
Description: This module explores the relationship between film and philosophy by examining how films raise philosophical questions. We will learn what philosophers have to say about cinema, and how filmmakers incorporate philosophical perspectives, but we will also explore how films can inform the ways we think about ourselves and understand the world around us. From how we experience cinema in our minds and bodies, to what scares us and how we assess right and wrong, this course will address the question of how films `do¿ philosophy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE6202Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FRE5202 or take FRE5206
Description: This module is compulsory for final-year students of French, and provides advanced training in comprehension, composition, textual analysis and two-way translation as well as developing a high level of competence in written and oral French. Students are trained in the management of formal discussion in French.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Kate FosterOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM5042
Description: This module examines how images form the foundation of our understanding of French culture, and of how France understands itself. Students will be introduced to the methodology of visual studies and will be applying it to images of historical and cultural relevance to the French-speaking world, ranging from Marianne as the personification of `national¿ values, through the representation of the colonies in advertising, to the tradition of satire embodied in the magazine 'Charlie Hebdo'. Through these visual analyses, students will consider concepts such as cliché, symbol, and allegory, and reflect on questions of nationhood and cultural identity.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE4202Prerequisite: Need gcse french or a knowledge of french equivalent to cefrl level a2
Description: The module is aimed at associate students who hold GCSE in French language (or equivalent). The module entry level is A2 (Common European Framework of Reference for languages) and its exit level is A2+/B1. The module has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential French grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the French language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based tutorials and mixed-skills classes.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FRE4204
Description: Entry level in French: A2, exit level: B2 (CEFRL). Module designed to provide students with a deeper and more specific knowledge of French grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation and to further develop the four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in seminars and by activity-based, mixed-skills classes which incorporate oral expression and comprehension as well as reading comprehension, written expression and translation. The module is intended primarily for students doing a BA in Modern Languages involving French (Single or Joint Honours degree).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Alasdair King
Description: The second part of the Film Studies course continues to delve into some of the most pressing and current questions of the discipline, while also being accessible to students who did not take the first part. It provides an in-depth foundation in the discipline and its nuances in thematic sections that span the theory and practice of film by examining and considering the many ways in which a century of cinema has shaped our experience of space, time, and reality.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Libby Saxton
Description: This module provides an introduction to the relationship between ethics and diverse forms of cinema, tracing the emergence of a relatively new but increasingly influential approach to the medium. How can the interactions between documentary filmmakers, their subjects and viewers be understood in ethical terms? What is specific about the way narrative cinema frames the moral dilemmas and decisions around which it so often revolves? To what extent does the filmic institution render viewers ethically complicit in scenarios of suffering and violence? What is distinctive about the contribution of cinema to debates in ethical philosophy? And how do given films relate to the poststructuralist ethical preoccupation with the possibility of unconditional openness towards the other? Students will address these and other questions through analysis of a wide-ranging corpus of films and critical, theoretical and philosophical texts produced in Europe, North America and beyond.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shital PravinchandraOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM6066
Description: This module discusses contemporary literature from around the globe that invites us to think critically about how human lives and relationships have been changed by medical and technological developments and the complex ethical questions that arise in their wake. While biomedical developments dazzle us with their achievements and possibilities, they also raise difficult questions about ethical decision-making and about where the limits of scientific and medical progress should lie. Our readings will explore the problem of unequally distributed access to medical treatment while remaining mindful of culturally situated and competing definitions of (medical) care.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FRE4200 or take FRE4202 or take FRE4204
Description: The module provides an introduction to translation into French. Through weekly translation exercises based both on sentences and on texts, students will learn to think systematically about language structure and language use in French (and English), and acquire a more in-depth understanding of register, style, idioms and cultural specificity, and the ways in which arguments are constructed. The module is not available to Erasmus students.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE6202A or take FRE6202BPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FRE5202 or take FRE5206
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alexandre Burin
Description: This module examines the cultural history of France through its museums, from the opening of the Musée central des arts in the Louvre Palace (1793), to the inauguration of the Louvre Abu Dhabi in 2017. It explores the idea of the museum as a space where symbolic value and cultural discourse are built. Students will be introduced to the concept of 'patrimoine' (heritage) through the study of a range of artworks and artifacts in (and outside of) major French collections.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mario Slugan
Description: This module starts off by investigating whether montage appears as a general artistic principle across the arts approximately at the same time or whether we can identify a single art medium as its birthplace. Drawing on pinnacles of modernist art including futurist and dada collages and photomontages, film city symphonies, and city novels the module will analyze stylistic, narratological, and perceptual aspects of montage in different media and their relations to broader cultural formations such as urban modernity and radical politics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Athena MandisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FLM403 or take FLM5206
Description: This is an optional module open to Film Studies students with an experience in practice (Production Skills and/or Directing Drama/Directing Fiction). It offers the opportunity to develop and build on knowledge of film making developed during the first two years of the degree, and the opportunity to make one short film in any style the student wishes to explore. The film is made by a group and not an individual. The module has a mixture of group meetings and whole class lectures and workshops.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rebekah VinceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE5041
Description: France¿s former colonies are sites of postcolonial memories, explored in works of fiction by French-speaking writers from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean. These writers often refuse the label of `Francophone¿ as a colonial hangover, both resisting and engaging with the concept of a `world literature in French¿, as they make the former colonial language their own. In this module, students will analyse novels, short stories, manifestos, and interviews by authors from across the postcolonial French-speaking world, situating them in relation to key debates and engaging with relevant theory.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE4202APrerequisite: Need gcse french or a knowledge of french equivalent to cefrl level a2
Description: The module is aimed at students who hold a GCSE (or the equivalent level) in French language. It is intended primarily for students studying French as part of their degree (whether single honours or joint honours) and for other Queen Mary students following programmes within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences who want to study French language. The module entry level is A2 (Common European Framework of Reference for languages) and its exit level is B1/B1+. The module has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential French grammar and vocabulary and to develop four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the French language, including pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in grammar classes and by activity-based tutorials and mixed-skills classes.French I Intensive will be offered as a level 4 core module to 1st year post-GCSE students (or students with the equivalent level in French as assessed by the French language coordinator) taking single or joint Honours programmes in French.
Description: Part 1 of the Film Studies course provides an in-depth foundation in the discipline and its nuances. It looks at and presents the most cutting edge and current research in the discipline in thematic sections that span the theory and practice of film by examining and considering the many ways in which a century of cinema has shaped our experience of space, time, and reality as well as perspectives on film's relationship with the world through fiction, ethics, and actuality.
Description: This module gives attention to the many forms and attitudes moving images have given to disability, from narrative cinema and documentary, to animation, artists¿ moving image, the medical film, and beyond. A series of lectures will consider contemporary and historical representations of physical disability, mental illness and neurodiversity, spanning the work of disabled filmmakers, activists, and collectives, scrutinising pervasive popular culture inaccuracies and stereotypical tropes, and debating what constitutes progressive descriptions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alison Blunt
Description: This module investigates geographies of home on scales ranging from the domestic to the global. Conceptually, the module considers the long-established 'suppression of home' (Reed, 1996), and its more recent revival in research across the humanities and social sciences. The module begins by tracing the celebration of home by humanistic geographers as a site of authentic meaning, value and experience, imbued with nostalgic memories and the love of a particular place. But humanistic geographers failed to analyse the home as a gendered space shaped by different and unequal relations of power and as a space that might be dangerous, violent and alienating rather than loving and secure. More complex and contested spaces of home have come to be studied by cultural geographers, often inspired by feminist and postcolonial theory. One central theme of this work has been an interest in the politics of home and identity, and the ways in which geographies of home are shaped not only by gender, but also by race, class, sexuality and age.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Yasmin FeddaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FLM403. May not normally take more than one research project module
Description: Working individually or in small collaborative groups (by arrangement), students will devise, develop, plan and complete a dissertation by film practice. Research activity will be conducted in close consultation with allocated supervisors and through a process of drafting & revision. The form of the film practice can be either: documentary, cinematic essay, expanded cinema, artists¿ moving image, fiction, experimental fiction, or a combination of these. Students are asked to locate their proposed film within an existing field of practice. How will the film respond to, criticize, challenge, or contribute to that field? Students are asked to consider all aspects of their filmmaking as driven by research aims, methods, processes, and, where applicable, questions. Filmmaking will follow specific research lines of activity.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Libby SaxtonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FLM5203
Description: Engaging with the so-called `ethical turn¿ of film studies in recent decades, this module explores the moral agency of cinema¿s protagonists, creators and viewers. One strand examines the ethical conundrums faced by documentary and essay filmmakers. A second strand traces the moral trajectories of fictional characters and reflects on the significance of films that avoid judging them. The third strand considers the commitment of film crews and casts, often expressed through physical stamina, to telling truthful stories, and a fourth discusses the ethical positioning of spectators.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitPrerequisite: Requires native competence in french language
Description: This module is intended for full-year Erasmus or Associate students from French-speaking countries. It offers advanced training in translation skills both from French into English (semester 1) and English into French (semester 2). A variety of challenging literary and journalistic texts will be used.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rebekah VinceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE4041
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Regan Koch
Description: A geographical perspective on culture emphasises the processes and politics that produce spaces, places and landscapes, and how these in turn shape different cultures. The module is interdisciplinary in scope and explores a range of cultural landscapes, grounded in walking-based explorations of East London. Key themes include: different ways of seeing the world; geographies of embodiment; and cultures of urban nature and consumption. The overarching aim is that students will be prompted to reconsider and extend their own perspectives on cultural matters as they develop knowledge, intellectual tools and practical skills for making sense of the world around them.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elsa PetitOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE4205 or take FRE4206
Description: This module is aimed at students with either no or very little previous knowledge of the French language. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of essential French grammar and vocabulary and to develop the four key language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. This module presents and covers all the basic elements of the French language, including its pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course is well balanced between the presentation of the main grammatical concepts by the tutor in seminars and by activity-based, mixed-skills classes which incorporate oral expression and comprehension as well as reading comprehension and written expression. Translation is also used from time to time as a way to practice grammar in context and to expand one's lexis. The module is intended primarily for students doing a BA in Modern Languages involving French (Single or Joint Honours degree).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Tim Brown
Description: Cities have long been discussed in terms of their potential to promote epidemic disease. Processes of rapid urbanisation, unplanned and poorly regulated urban growth, have compounded this epidemic potential, especially in areas lacking infrastructure and characterised by overcrowding, insanitary and unhygienic conditions. The urban health crisis that shaped life in the rapidly urbanising cities of the nineteenth century continues into the present day, although the effects of resulting epidemic disease are amplified as the world has become vastly more interconnected and populations significantly more mobile. This module explores these themes using a wide-range of case studies, and considers how disease shapes and is shaped by the lives of people living in the 'epidemic city'.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Athena Mandis
Description: Over the course of 12 weeks, this module requires students to form small production groups to develop and produce a festival-ready short film. Each week they are asked to create presentations that show a different stage in the production process. Taking them from development, through to the finished film. They learn the importance of research and process. The module is broken up between whole class lectures, student presentations and a series of small group meetings with the tutor to facilitate their journey.
Description: Documentary in its simplest of forms is a recording of an act. The film camera is first and foremost a recording instrument, whether it captures 'life caught unawares' or a fictional scenario. This module examines the history of 'non-fiction' filmmaking in the 20th and 21 st century through the understanding of documentary styles and genre. Political, social, ethical and historical issues will be addressed through the engagement of theory and practice.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Tim Brown
Description: This module builds on the research methods training you have received in the first and second years of your studies by providing you the opportunity to display your skills in tackling a specific research problem relevant to your degree programme. The dissertation must be your own work in all phases including design, data selection/generation, processing and analysis and data interpretation and project write-up. Although the dissertation must be your own independent and original piece of research, you will be supported throughout by a combination of lectures, group workshops and one-to-one supervisions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Leigh OakesPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SML4006 or take LIN4208
Description: This module focuses on questions of language and society in the French-speaking world, both from the macro and micro sociolinguistic perspectives. Topics include: the emergence of French as the national (standard) language of France; the expansion of French abroad and the notion of la Francophonie; so-called language policy and planning, including policies towards other (minority/regional) languages spoken in France; varieties of French spoken in regional areas and in other countries (e.g. Canada); French-based creoles (e.g. Mauritian Creole); and social and stylistic variation in French according to factors such as age, register and social class.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Lucy BoltonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FLM5203. May not normally take more than one research project module
Description: Students must consult with the module organiser before finalising registration for this double module. It is designed as an optional module for Final Year students of Film Studies joint and single Honours programme. The aim of the module is to offer students on the Film Studies programmes an introduction to independent study by pursuing a sustained piece of research on a subject agreed with the module organiser and an assigned supervisor. The module will provide training in the research skills and methodologies that this demands via group sessions and individual supervision.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Emilie Oleron Evans
Description: This module examines how photographic images and processes are used to understand and give accounts of the self. Focusing on experimental self-narratives and specific image types (e.g. self-portraits, family photography, art photography, phototexts), it considers the shifting meanings of photography as a tool of self-knowledge. It explores tensions between self-documentary and self-invention, and the ways in which these tensions are inflected as photographic technologies change. Students will be introduced to key theories and concepts for the analysis of photography in self-narrative. Examples are derived from France and beyond.Where feasible, advantage will be taken of relevant resources/events/exhibitions in London (notably the Photographer's Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elena Carrera
Description: This module will examine the impact of the Spanish Inquisition on people's lives during the early modern period, when Spain developed into the largest Empire of its time and experienced a dramatic political and economic decline. Focusing on inquisitorial records, the module will explore issues related to authority, belief, gender, and the construction of ethnic and religious identity. It will also look at the inquisitorial methods of trial, torture and punishment, and at ordinary people's attitudes towards truth, accusation and confession.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Konstantinos MelachroinosPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take GEG4011
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kathryn Yusoff
Description: Critical Environmental Studies addresses the interconnected geographies of injustice, inequality, gender, race and environment. The course will focus on the political ecologies of climate, urban environments, agriculture, extractive industries and more. Situated within the legacies of colonial capitalism, students will examine the impacts of climate change, extractivism, consumption and development at a global and community scale. Critical theories of nature and society will be used to analyse global environmental movements, environmental justice, activism, UN Sustainability Goals, and climate reparations in the context of social justice. The course will move from an analysis of particular sites of environmental injustice to movements against the impacts of the systemic exploitation of nature and society.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Tianqi Yu
Description: This module challenges some of the key tenets and ideas of documentary film (such as transparency, truth, reality, and representational practices) with a view to pushing the boundaries of the documentary form. We will explore different modes of documentary practice, including the performative documentary, artists' moving image documentary in the gallery, the animated documentary, archival and found footage film and the essay film. These non-traditional modalities of nonfiction are designed to enhance and reconfigure your own documentary practices, and enable you to test out new theoretical, aesthetic and rhetorical strategies in your production work. To make the most of the module, you are encouraged to read extensively around documentary film theory and practice, thinking through the myriad formal, political and ethical ways the moving image encounters and represents the lived world. To broaden your horizons, please make sure to keep abreast of the extra-curricular suggestions for recommended viewing, and make the most of the artistic, cinematic, and socially engaged events Queen Mary University and the many communities of London have to offer. Please check your email and social media daily for updates. Sessions will commonly be divided into two parts. In the first part, there will be a screening covering a particular mode of documentary film that challenges traditional approaches to documentary filmmaking, followed by a lecture and discussion of the film and the assigned reading material. The second part of the session will focus on the practical aspects of planning the production of your film - from concept to completion.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Eugene Doyen
Description: The module establishes knowledge and abilities in fiction film directing through practical workshop teaching. There are a range of topics covered, including, script preparation, casting, blocking, directing on set and working with actors.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Yasmin Fedda
Description: This module examines films that can be considered activist - a body of work that engages issues of social and political significance. These varied films are driven by the activism of their filmmakers, their protagonists and through the films' direct participation in activism. Using artistic, ideological, socio-cultural, historical, technological, and practical frameworks to examine activist filmmaking this course will explore how the cinema and activism interact. This is a theory/practice module and will include the production of a short film.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Daniel Mann
Description: Launching in semester two of your programme and running the course of the summer, the Final Project module guides you to deepen your research skills and realise an ambitious, high-production, festivals-ready documentary film drawing on the methods and modes given attention to over the duration of the MA. The documentary film production is supported by a research portfolio and an academic essay in giving detailed and theoretically informed context to the topic and the form of the film produced.
Description: This module examines the Japanese yakuza-eiga (gangster film) in terms of its narrative form and ideological functions, including socio-political commentary on Japanese society from the 1930s to the present day. We will look at the work of such filmmakers as Ozu, Kurosawa, Suzuki, Fukasaku, Kitano and Miike to explore a range of issues, including the post-war occupation and 'democratisation' of Japan, its rapid industrialisation and the 'economic miracle', the mass migration from rural to urban areas and its social consequences, and the disengagement of large sections of society from the political, bureaucratic and business elite which runs the country. Students will also discuss such concepts as 'giri' (duty), 'ninjo' (honour) and 'jingi' (code) as facets of both the yakuza and national myth, and explore the themes of loyalty, betrayal and sacrifice, and the clash of traditional values with modernity. Finally, the module will consider the relationship between the Japanese and Hollywood gangster traditions through an examination of hybrid films which comment on the clash of codes and cultures.Students will attend a weekly lecture and seminar; in addition there will be a scheduled screening of each week's main film.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Peter Howarth
Description: Ever since poetry has had to fight for a place in modern media ecology, poetry of all kinds has grown increasingly sensitised to the milieu in which it will be transmitted. Poets have experimented not only with new media - performance, music, film - but also with with novel ways to draw in all potential media for the poem into the poem itself: the paper, the sound, the co-presence of other poems, the audience's emotions, the cultural expectations for poetry, the historical timing, the economics of publishing, and more. This module will study a selection of the most important poetry volumes / albums / performances of the past 70 years, crossing boundaries between poetry, audio, theatre and music. Seminars will be dedicated to an immersive experience of poetry through reading, silence and audio, giving students time get to know one work inside out, and write about it in depth. There will also be at least one visit to a poetry performance / walk / site-specific installation, and an opportunity to review brand-new work, or respond creatively yourself.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof David Duff
Description: The 1790s was a turbulent decade in which literature, politics, and science interacted in unprecedented ways. Romantic innovations in poetry coincided with a cult of Gothic horror, remarkable discoveries in science, and an explosive pamphlet war unleashed by the French Revolution. This module explores the distinctive culture of the revolutionary decade, studying poems, novels, and plays by for example Samuel Coleridge, William Blake, Charlotte Smith, `Monk¿ Lewis and other writers alongside Jacobin and anti-Jacobin polemics, political cartoons, and experiments with `laughing gas¿ in the laboratories of the poet-chemist Humphry Davy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ashvin Devasundaram
Description: This module provides a diverse cinematic palette, focussing on films, filmmaking formulations and new aspects of non-Anglophone cinemas from regions outside Europe and America. Module sessions will cover multifaceted aspects of cinema creation, burgeoning film movements and industry dynamics whilst also studying established and emerging filmmakers. The broad geographic stretch will be combined with a specific focus on the current cinematic terrain of countries including Chile, Argentina, Senegal and South Africa. The module also investigates recent and ongoing transformations, such as the magnified visibility of female filmmakers from the Middle East and the rise of new Indian Indie cinema as a competitor to Bollywood.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mx Rivers Solomon
Description: This English with Creative Writing pathway module will build on your experience at Level 4 to further develop skills in understanding and writing prose fiction and nonfiction. You will study the forms and techniques of prose writing in relation to other artistic forms, and engage with a range of genres, media and cultural traditions, to inform your own creative and critical practice. You will produce new writing throughout the semester, and offer regular feedback on your peers¿ work-in-progress. The module combines topic-based seminar teaching in response to assigned reading, in-class writing exercises, structured writing workshops, and additional activities as appropriate.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Alfred Hiatt
Description: The works of Geoffrey Chaucer defined English literature for generations of authors to come. The range of his writing encompassed many possibilities. Described by one follower as 'all women's friend' (it wasn't meant as a compliment), Chaucer wrote poetry that raises complex, unresolved, questions about gender. A European author, deeply influenced by French, Italian, and classical literature, Chaucer framed his most famous work, The Canterbury Tales, as a Christian pilgrimage. Yet its stories include representation of Muslims and Jews, and are by turns comic, pious, and learned in tone. With dedicated sessions on how to understand and translate Chaucer's Middle English, this module uses The Canterbury Tales to introduce and explore Chaucer's multiple identities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Matt Rubery
Description: This module looks at various candidates for the `Great American Novel¿, a term for fictional narratives that seem to capture the essence of the United States. The module will examine the concept¿s origins following the American Civil War, evolution throughout the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries, and enduring appeal in the popular imagination. Selected fiction will be considered in relation to US national identity, the ideal of the American dream, notions of authorship, and anxieties toward social issues such as class, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Molly Macdonald
Description: This module will introduce students to psychoanalytic ideas and to psychoanalytically informed ways of reading and interpreting texts. Students should not worry if they have read no psychoanalysis before. We will spend the first part of the module on Freud before moving on to other psychoanalytic thinkers (e.g. CJ Jung, Donald Winnicott, Melanie Klein and Frantz Fanon) and engaging with concepts that are central to psychoanalysis. As we continue to build this foundational knowledge, we will put the psychoanalytic texts, and ideas we draw from them, into dialogue with readings of literary works.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Sam Mcbean
Description: This module engages witrh contemporary femninist thought, steering a course through the literary criticism, history and theory of feminism,. It examines the signifcant debates and key concept of feminist thought through a range of literary, political and philosophical texts and encourages students to develop their own critical understanding of gender and equality issues in the contemporary period. Students are invited to explore the impact of feminism approaches on literary criticism, to understand the critical feminist project in its own terms, and to examine feminism in relation in Marxism, psychoanalysis, sexuality, post-structuralism, neo-liberalism and international feminism.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Katie Fleming
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Catherine Maxwell
Description: "Gender and Imagination in Victorian Poetry' examines a variety of different approaches to the visual, aesthetics, gender and sexuality in Victorian poetry. It explores connections between these areas and their significance to ideas of the poet and poetry in the Victorian period. The module focuses on major male and female poets of the period - Tennyson, Browning, Barrett Browning, Swinburne, Christina Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Thomas Hardy - but it also examines poems by less well-known figures such as Augusta Webster, May Probyn and Amy Levy. Related prose writings by John Stuart Mill, Walter Pater, John Ruskin and the poets themselves are also included, and are provided in extract form in the modulepack. Subjects for exploration include Victorian poets' treatment of the epipsyche (the beloved as reflection of the self), the feminisation of the nineteenth-century male poet, ideas and images of the female artist, and the significance of the figure of the I fallen woman' .
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr James Vigus
Description: This module explores the position of the female author in the Romantic period. By the end of the eighteenth century, the increasing participation of women in the literary marketplace had brought both new opportunities and, for some, a heightened awareness of the constraints imposed by a male-dominated culture. Studying works by Jane Austen, Anna Barbauld, the gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe, Mary Wollstonecraft and others, this module will examine how women writers responded to these challenges and helped to shape the literary culture of Romanticism. The module will address key topics such as the rights of woman, education, the literary marketplace, the cultural construction of femininity, women and contemporary politics, and relationships between gender and genre. While concerned with the historical conditions that influenced Romantic women's writing, the module will also consider a variety of critical approaches, such as feminist, psychoanalytic and post-colonial perspectives.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Duff
Description: From Parzival to Skyfall, The Eve of St Agnes to The Waste Land, romance is a genre which embraces some of the greatest works of literature as well as being a vehicle for some of its most seductive fictions. With its tantalising mix of magic and realism, its love of binary oppositions and its rich intertextuality, romance has also been a focus for modern theories of genre, attracting the attention of structuralist and poststructuralist critics such as Vladimir Propp, Northrop Frye, Fredric Jameson and Patricia Parker. This module traces the evolution of romance from medieval to modern times, examining magical narratives in verse, prose, drama and film while using modern genre theory to help explain the persistence and transformation of the genre. Among the authors studied are Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Jane Austen, Keats, T.S. Eliot and David Lodge. The module concludes with the James Bond film franchise as a modern reincarnation of romance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Katherine Angel
Description: This module is an introduction to writing prose fiction. Through practice-based workshops and seminars, the module explores the methodologies of writing fiction from a writer's perspective, and focuses on form, structure and narrative technique. The module is delivered through weekly creative writing exercises and immersion in a process of peer critique, as well as the critical analysis of sample texts. This module cannot be selected by students enrolled on a BA "with Creative Writing" Programme.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Mark Currie
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Huw Marsh
Description: Has contemporary culture taken a funny turn? This module offers you the chance to find out. We will look at the recent proliferation of comic novels and short stories, as well as stand-up comedy, sitcoms and film, in order to ask questions such as: why is this funny? how is this funny? should we be laughing at this? and what does this type of comedy say about the contemporary moment? We will also study the theory and philosophy of comedy, using this to inform our understanding of what comedy and laughter do, culturally, psychologically, ethically and politically.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rachael Allen
Description: This core module introduces students to a range of literary forms, practices, and concerns that are central to the study of Creative Writing and to developing as a writer today. The module provides an opportunity to read, discuss, and engage with a cutting-edge reading list of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and performance by contemporary writers. It invites students to think about writing by way of theme and process across genres, from voice to style, from experiments with form to expressions of ideas. The module is organized into seminars, workshops, and bi-semester lecture-workshops.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Peggy Reynolds
Description: This module is designed to introduce you to a wide range of literature written for, by and about children from antiquity to the present day. It will focus on all kinds of narratives and forms including novels, poetry, non-fiction and images. Each book will be read alongside some critical text or alternative material to provide a theoretical approach to the reading and critical assessment of the works studied. The module will give you an overview of ideas about children and the development of the critical theory of the 'invention' of childhood. By dealing with discrete subjects (eg. ideas on education, ideas about origin and identity, children at work) writings will be studied by theme while distinctive historical and cultural assumptions in different periods will be taken into account. You will be asked to develop your own critical faculties and be given the tools to allow you to make critical judgements in comparing and contrasting the range of works under discussion.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Schalkwyk
Description: Power, Race, Sex, and Violence in Global Adaptations of Shakespeare How and why are Shakespeare's tragedies performed, filmed, read and taught from China to Chile, from Singapore to South Africa? What makes Shakespeare a "global" force? Shakespeare's plays display the vast panoply of human desires and emotions: from passionate love to bewildering fear, from unswerving loyalty to basest envy, from the noblest instances of self-sacrifice to the desire to inflict unspeakable pain. His depictions of these emotions are often shocking in their vividness, yet always recognizable as fundamental facets of human experience. This course focuses on four plays: Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Othello, and Titus Andronicus, asking two main questions about each. 1) What did these plays mean to audiences in Shakespeare's time? That is, what (and how) would these plays have communicated to spectators at the Rose or the Globe? Emphasis is on the text, historical context, and performance traditions. 2) What do these plays mean in our time? Here we examine modern performances, particularly cinematic adaptations, of each of these plays throughout the world--Mexican and Malaysian Othellos, an African King Lear, Romeo and Juliet in Southeast Asia, Titus in Ireland. Emphasis is on why our contemporary world remains fascinated by the nexus of power and desire staged by Shakespeare. Where possible, the course includes opportunities to learn from Shakespearean film directors and theatre practitioners.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr James Vigus
Description: Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the greatest English novelists and, since the First World War, has become a national icon. This module provides an opportunity for in-depth study of her six full-length novels. It explores the various ways in which she transformed the genre of the women's domestic novel into a vehicle for social analysis and commentary. Her novels are full of signs which conveyed to her contemporaries opinions about economics, class, religion, and politics. We shall decode those signs and explore their significance.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Suzanne Hobson
Description: Modernist literature has often been assumed to be thoroughly disenchanted in character. But as this overlooks the close relationship of magical, supernatural and spiritual discourses with scientific and rational enquiry in the first half of the twentieth century. This module explores writers who blur the boundaries between 'official' and 'heterodox' knowledges and disciplines and, in so doing, interrogate and contest liberal, technological, environmental, nationalist and colonialist narratives of progress. Ranging over diverse works and genres including ghost stories, modern-day fables and folk-tales, speculative fiction, experimental literature and autobiography, this module explores how and and why modern texts imagine the re-enchantment of the world.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Sam Halliday
Description: In American literature, 'nature' his long been celebrated as a locus of national identity and source of philosophical inspiration. But the very celebration of nature prompts tricky questions: what if nature is inhospitable to humans; what if humans are inhospitable to it; what if `nature¿ is not one thing but many? This module considers texts from the early 1800s to the twenty-first century; human-animal relations; gender, ethnicity and race; technology, climate change and ecological disaster. Literary text are read alongside concepts and methodologies drawn from ecocriticism.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Charlotta Salmi
Description: Over the last twenty years the graphic narrative has grown into a global form. From Japanese Manga to Iranian webcomix, graphic narratives are now as varied as prose and as widely produced. This module will investigate how writers and illustrators from regions such as the Middle East, North Africa, and South and East Asia are altering and adapting the medium to speak to new contexts, for alternative aesthetic and political purposes. Covering comics, cartoons, and graphic novels from around the globe it invites students to explore the different ways in which the graphic form is used to mediate global politics, articulate marginal subject positions and synthesize regional cultural histories.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Andrea Brady
Description: This module will explore a wide range of contemporary Anglophone poetry and poetics. Reading a collection each week by a contemporary poet working in the UK, Caribbean, US, or Canada, we will consider how poets reflect on the crises and challenges of their moment; how race, gender and class are thematised in poetry, and shape its reception; how poets work within the particularities of a genre, through generative constraints, or across the possibilities of a collection; and how these poets respond to historical traditions, as well as inventing new forms to carry us into the future.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Richard Coulton
Description: The English Research Dissertation provides an opportunity for you to complete an in-depth research project within any aspect of the discipline of English Studies as it is taught at Queen Mary. You will be encouraged to pursue your own intellectual interests and supported in designing a project proposal via weekly workshops at the start of your final year. You will then engage in self-led research directed towards the completion of an assessed 10,000 word dissertation. Each student will be supervised in this undertaking from the mid-point of Semester A onwards by an identified member of the academic staff.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Zara Dinnen
Description: This module focuses on attending to our present through reading, theory, art, and by paying attention to our own experiences of daily life. Work we will engage with might include anti-colonial, Marxist, feminist, and queer theory and practice, to give us vocabulary and intellectual scaffolding to develop our own ways of understanding the present moment. Alongside theory, the module will also focus on how literature and art give shape to contemporary feelings, politics, and experiences.
Description: This module is based around the rich visual resources of London. Through lectures and visits to monuments and national museums such as Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and the Tate Galleries, as well as to local collections such as the Whitechapel Gallery and contemporary art galleries in the East End, we will explore the histories of art from the medieval period to the present day by focusing on a selected group of objects, images or buildings. This will allow you to develop skills of visual analysis and provide an understanding of the historical context in which the object or building in question was originally made. At the same time we will examine issues of how these objects are presented today, considering the questions of museology, curatorial practice, and the contemporary art market. Topics covered may vary according to exhibitions and temporary displays that are open to the public during the Semester.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alasdair King
Description: his module will allow you to analyse the state of contemporary filmmaking in Germany, exploring film cultures in the GDR and FRG immediately prior to unification, as well as the issues surrounding the re-establishment of a single national cinema after the fall of the Wall. The module encourages you to study developments in recent German cinema in the context of the increasing globalisation of media industries and images. You will explore the dynamics of recent German filmmaking, including its relationship to Hollywood and other European cinemas, its approach to questions of transnationalism and transculturalism, particularly concerning the emergence of Turkish-German filmmaking, its approach to the representation of politics, history and the national past, of gender and sexuality, and also its use of genre and popular commercial film styles.
Description: We live in a digital age. As students of English we operate within digital environments. But as humanities scholars we can often be resistant -- for both good and bad reasons -- to the power of technology for enabling and transforming the study of literature. What possibilities does the massive digitization of the textual past offer to literary scholarship? To what extent can computers read and interpret this textual past? What can they tell us -- and what can we tell them?A range of critical, theoretical, and practical angles will be brought to bear upon this enquiry. Class reading and discussion will survey key works of scholarship in what has come to be known as the Digital Humanities, assessing tools, techniques, and methods including distant reading, machine learning, text encoding, and network analysis. We will ask how digital approaches might enrich, challenge, or revise core concepts of literary study like interpretation, history, genre, and style. As students on the module, you will also become acquainted with a wide range of available digital tools by using them as instruments of literary inquiry. There are no prerequisites for taking this module: all necessary technical training will be provided as part of the regular teaching. Weekly workshop sessions will offer opportunities for practical work, including the preparation of a collaborative online project directed towards the creation of an online scholarly edition of an important literary text. Assessment will reward your engagement with the in-class discussions and your willingness to experiment, as well as to read and think.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadia Atia
Description: This module will introduce students to Arabic literature in translation, as well as anglophone Middle Eastern writing from 2001 to the present day. In a reflection of the impact of this moment on the exposure of the West to Arab literatures, the module takes the 9/11 attacks as a turning point in the status and relationship of Euro-American audiences to Arab literatures.Through an examination of texts from around the region, this module will ask what Middle Eastern writing in English/ translation allow us to understand about the contemporary Middle East, and what the circulation of these texts obscures or masks.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Catherine Maxwell
Description: This module will introduce students to a wide range of different writings from the last two decades of the nineteenth century, including poetry, the short story, and the novel. In addition to making a general survey of the visual and literary imagination in the writing of the period, students will be encouraged to explore such things as representation of the body, gender and sexuality, the pagan or antique past, and themes such as beauty, obsession, the divided self, and degeneration.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nadia Valman
Description: "This module considers the mythology of the East End of London as articulated and interrogated by literary texts. It focuses on the period from the turn of the twentieth century to the present day and examines the East End as a continuing site of public fascination and creative production. By exploring a selected body of novels and other texts, considered with reference to different aspects of the mobile environment of the East End and contemporary debate, the module develops an understanding of how texts organise and articulate urban space and urban change. In particular, it explores the ways that fiction and prose writing have represented the East End as a site of immigration, cross-class encounter, crime, political activism and memory."
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Michael Craske
Description: Livelihoods in English provides students with opportunities to consider and make action plans for the transition from university to working life. In this module, you will research career and further study opportunities for graduates of English, and research beyond conventional paths to examine volunteering, freelance work, and the world of the startup and digital media. It will ask you to consider what opportunities there are for you and how you can create yourselves as new entrants into the world of work. There will be a range of activities including: visiting speakers, networking events, independent research, group workshop tasks and the development of an individual livelihood 'Flight Plan'. Livelihoods in English encourages you to draw upon the thinking you have done on your degree about the values, ideologies and practices of the cultural and media industries, and to use that thinking to make empowered choices about work and livelihood. The module will be taught via a series of weekly workshops in semester 1. Students will meet with their advisors in Semester 2 to discuss their Flight Plans.The module is assessed on a pass/fail basis, based on satisfactory attendance at meetings of the module, and completion of an individual livelihood Flight Plan.
Description: This English with Creative Writing core module will develop your knowledge and skills with regards to reading and writing poetry and performance. You will think about poetry and performance in relation to other mediums and genres - on and off the page, across genres and mediums, spanning cultural contexts - and experiment with a variety of practices and techniques. You will produce new writing each week ¿ in class and in your own time ¿ and share work-in-progress with your fellow students. The module combines topic-based seminar teaching with in-class writing exercises, workshops, and additional activities. Topics may include: spoken word and performance poetry, playwriting and live art, the politics of poetics, conceptual and hybrid forms, art and music writing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew Ingleby
Description: This module will address nineteenth-century inequality, a topic that has returned to the mainstream of British public discourse demonstrably in recent years through the comparative analysis of socio-economic stratification between now and then offered by thinkers such as Thomas Piketty. Students will learn to reflect upon the complex web of material and cultural practices that are implicated in the construction of class identity, exploring how work, leisure, housing, fashion, taste, accent etc all interrelate to signify relative positions within shifting and overlapping fields of power. Students will learn to recognise popular fiction from this period as one of the modes through which new forms of inequality became both naturalized and challenged; as an important means by which an evolving class consciousness was disseminated and modified. Key theories and historiographies of class will be explored in conjunction with sustained readings of nineteenth-century literature.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angela Dunstan
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Libby SaxtonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FLM5203A or take FLM5203BPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FLM4204
Description: This module will introduce you to a broad range of theoretical and critical approaches to cinema, and teach you how to apply these approaches to a variety of films. You will gain an understanding of classical film theory, including semiotics, auteur theory and psychoanalysis, as well as of contemporary developments such as audience studies, interest in issues of race and ethnicity, and in issues surrounding the advent of new cinematic technologies. You will also gain an appreciation of the historical and cultural contexts in which given theoretical approaches have emerged. These approaches will be illustrated with reference to a range of Hollywood and European films.
Description: Audiences could not get enough of the best-selling stories of bigamy, madness, and murder known as the sensation novel. This module will consider the Sensation Mania of the 1860s as a literary, historical, and psychological phenomenon reflecting many of the cultural anxieties of Victorian society. To this end, we will examine how a variety of sensation narratives participated in contemporary debates over sexuality and provided alternate ways of thinking about identity. Texts to be covered include the key novels to establish the genre of sensation fiction.
Description: "This module introduces students to developments in the literature of the late Victorian period with an eye to its possible influences on modernist writing. Students are encouraged to explore such issues as the construction of the self and personality, representation of the body, the role of the artist with reference to gender and sexuality, Decadence, and the 'New Woman', as well as making a more general survey of aesthetics, style, and the visual and literary imagination in the writings of the period. Students study a variety of different kinds of writing including poetry, drama, art and literary criticism, and the novel. Writers included are Swinburne, Pater, Wilde, and Hardy, and lesser known figures such as Vernon Lee and Charlotte Mew."
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rehana Ahmed
Description: This module examines a selection of works by black writers published in Britain from the eighteenth century to the present day, considered in the context of empire and its demise, the migration of people to Britain from the colonised and formerly colonised world, the racist nationalism of the decades following WWII, the more contemporary phenomena of asylum-seeking and terror, the Black Lives Matter movement and current discourses of race and immigration. The course conceives Black and Asian writing in shifting configurations, encompassing African, Caribbean, South Asian and first- and second-generation Black British and British Asian writers, which we historically and politically contextualise, and at times contest, as we go along. Drawing on contemporary cultural, postcolonial, feminist, and critical race theories, we will explore how writers as diverse as Olaudah Equiano, Sam Selvon, Jackie Kay, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Ravinder Randhawa, Andrea Levy, Sunjeev Sahota and Caleb Femi have responded creatively to a changing British society. We will consider in detail the stylistic and formal properties of a diverse range of texts written by Black and Asian writers in Britain, from realist novels to criticism to experimental poetry and film, and we will investigate the politics of publishing this writing in Britain, from the eighteenth century to the present. At the same time, we will pay particular attention to the ways in which questions of national and racial identity, cultural and religious difference, class and gender, historical narrative, language, form and genre, are addressed and contested. The course is broadly chronological, aiming to give students an understanding of the literature in its historical and cultural context, tracing shifts in the social and political, as well as literary, landscape of Britain.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ed Charlton
Description: This module introduces students to a range of writing and contemporary cultural production from late- and post-apartheid South Africa. South African writers and artists have produced some extraordinary writing and other cultural production - engaged, politically charged, experimental - over the past three decades. This has been in response first to oppressive conditions in the late-apartheid state, then to the excitement of the dawn of a New South Africa in 1994, to the trauma of the process of truth-telling and reconciliation that followed, and to the multiple difficulties faced by the developing state. Students will engage with this material's historical and political circumstances, and consider such issues as: the aesthetics of protest; narrative responsibility and the ethics of representing trauma; writing the post-apartheid city; gender and home in the new nation. Authors studied may include J.M. Coetzee, Antjie Krog, Zakes Mda, Njabulo Ndebele, Ivan Vladislavic and Zoë Wicomb.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5001 or take LAN5007 or take LAN5101
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level B1) in German.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in German (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Koray Guven
Description: The module focuses on the substantive law of copyright and related rights in the United Kingdom. It covers (i) the subsistence, ownership and term of copyright, (ii) exclusive economic rights and infringement (iv) exceptions and limitations to infringement and (v) moral rights. Particular attention will be paid to areas of current controversy in the law.
Description: This module explores the concept of 'climate justice' from a range of legal, social and political perspectives, tracing in detail how the concept has been underpinned by a wide range of traditions in human thinking. The module will introduce students to the growing significance of a concept of climate justice in contemporary political and policy debates, and show how our understanding of the concept varies widely across different historical and cultural contexts. Topics covered will include:Climate justice in policy and politics (exploring historical development and the uses of the concept in UN, NGO and national government contexts).Climate justice and racial justice (exploring the concept of climate justice in anti-colonial, post-colonial and anti-racist ideas).Climate justice and economic production (exploring the concept of climate justice in the critique of industrial capitalism and eco-socialism).Climate justice and social reproduction (exploring the concept of climate justice in feminist theory and in the critique of androcentric accounts of climate change).Climate justice and indigenous epistemologies (exploring the contemporary significance of pre-colonial and pre-industrial concepts of climate justice).
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5045 or take LAN5042 or take LAN5142 or take LAN5147
Description: The module is suitable for students with a CEFR level A2 / B1in Japanese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Japanese (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Elizabeth Barmes
Description: Students will learn about the law in the UK on equality and anti-discrimination. They will be introduced to the legal rules through case studies in particular topical areas such as the legal profession, the judiciary, the legislature, education and gender segregation in society. Through these case studies the operation of the law in practice will be scrutinised and evaluated. The module will be assessed through research proposals, presentations of their chosen topic and a research essay of 4,000 words.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Maria Ioannidou
Description: The purpose of this module is to teach you the basic provisions of both EC and UK competition law. The module will provide you with a flavour of the economic and market context in which EC and UK competition law is applied. The module will aim to consider important business phenomena in the market such as anticompetitive agreements, abuse of market dominance and mergers between firms. It is hoped that by the end of the module you will gain a good understanding of the competition rules of the EC and the UK in order to help you identify situations in which such phenomena may arise. The module is taught on the basis of on one-and-a-halfhour lecture each week and one-and-a-half-hour tutorials held biweekly. In addition, the module includes several case studies based on real cases. You will be asked to prepare the case studies beforehand and be ready to discuss them in the class. The case studies will give you a taste of what competition law in practice is really like. They will also provide an excellent guidance on how to approach competition law problems in the examination room and beyond.
Description: The principles of modern Company Law including the formation of companies, the corporate constitution, the protection of persons dealing with a company, corporate financing, management, the duties of directors, corporate governance, the protection of minority shareholders and insolvency.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Anjana BahlPrerequisite: Consult course convenor
Description: 1. The scope and function of family law in society2. Marriage/nullity/civil partnerships3. Divorce and divorce reform4. The parent and child relationship5. The Children Act 1989 and private disputes relating to children6. Family property rights7. Financial provision and property adjustment on divorce8. Domestic violence, abuse and molestation9. The Human Rights Act 1998
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Rosa MartinOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5117 or take LAN5012 or take LAN5017
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in French Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it's highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates should 'be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Description: Students will learn about the importance of public legal education in the context of access to justice, the rule of law and human rights. The module encourages students to question the value of laws if the communities they bind cannot actively engage in them. Street Law is essentially a teaching methodology which is interactive, participant-centered, and grounded in social justice. Recognised throughout the world, Street Law sees Law students facilitate interactive workshops with community groups like school students and prisoners to increase legal literacy and raise awareness of important social justice values. This module will train QMUL Law students in the theory and delivery of public legal education and Street Law, which will enable them to facilitate three public legal education and / Street Law projects to member of the community during the duration of the module. Additionally, students consider how legal design, professional legal ethics, and open access resources can all be used to support access to justice.This module is run by the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre. It will require students to be willing to undertake a criminal record check (DBS) and may count towards Qualifying Work Experience as part of the SQE (TBD).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Shaomian DengOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5080 or take LAN5085 or take LAN5087 or take LAN5182 or take LAN5187
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Mandarin Chinese language and culture and is intended for intermediate learners. It develops students' ability to operate practically and effectively in the target language . The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a growing foundation in Mandarin Chinese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Description: The Art of Law provides an introduction to a range of ways in which law and the visual arts come together now and in the past. The module will explore how law appears in artworks including painting, sculpture, photography, and film. It will also consider when, how and why works of art appear in state institutions like courthouses, Inns of Court, government buildings, and international organisations, and how state and international organisations make use of art work in their public outreach activities.Students will develop an understanding of basic art historical approaches and methods including psychoanalytic, feminist, Marxian, post- and anti-colonial, and queer, approaches. They will use these to navigate cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in the field of Law and the Arts. They will make their own art work, engage in class discussions, visit art galleries, watch films, and undertake an independent research project.For the creative project, students may choose between making a 5-minute film; an A2 poster; or 5-frame photo-essay.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mario MendezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take LAW4001
Description: This course will examine from a comparative perspective the legal structures and concepts typically found in constitutions, including constitution-amending & constitution-making; constitutional interpretation and judicial review; the distinction between legislative and executive authority; federalism and subsidiarity; rights controversies (e.g. free speech); the relationship between the domestic constitution and international law. Throughout our study of specific topics, it will consider questions such as: What separates "constitutional" law from other domestic law? What is the role, if any, of comparative constitutional law in domestic constitutional law adjudication? How does our study of comparative constitutional law adapt to a global society? A wide range of constitutional systems will be engaged with in relation to specific themes including: the UK; Australia; Canada; EU & ECHR; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; India; Japan; New Zealand; Poland; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; United States
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Stephen Allen
Description: This module will cover:Express trusts: The three certainties in the creation of trusts; The beneficiary principle and unincorporated associations; Formalities in the creation of trusts; Dispositions of equitable interests; The duties of trustees; Breach of trust; Resulting trusts; Trusts of homes, including proprietary estoppel; Constructive trusts: Proprietary constructive trusts; Personal liability to account for dishonest assistance and knowing receipt;Tracing and equitable proprietary claims; Restitution of unjust enrichment.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Anjana Bahl
Description: This module will cover:The scope and function of family law in society; Marriage/nullity/civil partnerships; Divorce and divorce reform; The parent and child relationship; The Children Act 1989 and private disputes relating to children; Family property rights; Financial provision and property adjustment on divorce; Domestic violence, abuse and molestation; The Human Rights Act 1998.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5116 or take LAN5011 or take LAN5016
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in French Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Shaomian DengOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5080 or take LAN5085 or take LAN5086 or take LAN5181 or take LAN5186
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Mandarin Chinese language and culture and is intended for low intermediate learners. It develops students' ability to operate practically and effectively in the target language . The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a growing foundation in Mandarin Chinese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Description: The module introduces the rules that govern the relationships between individuals, being physical persons or moral persons. It provides an introduction to the sources of French private law, the court system in France, and the basic principles, procedures, and values that govern contractual and non-contractual obligations. The module will be taught in French.
Description: Students will learn about the essential building blocks of UK labour law in the law of the contract of employment, the right not to be unfairly dismissed and the employment tribunal system. The evolution in recent decades of law, practice and ideology relevant to the regulation of working life will be studied, with particular emphasis on whether current approaches are working to deliver justice in working lives.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5045 or take LAN5041 or take LAN5141 or take LAN5146
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in Japanese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Japanese (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Description: This module will cover:Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice; Defining crime; Rhetoric and reality of crime; Policing and prosecution of crime; Punishment of crime.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Wayne Morrison
Description: Sociological and psychological approaches to the aetiology of criminal behaviour; questions of criminal justice policy-making. Topics include: the aims and values of the criminal justice system; the definition of crime both in a theoretical and a practical sense; studies of particular types of crime (eg 'white collar' crime and crimes of the powerful, juvenile crime); penal policy with regard to particular types of crime; crime and public opinion; crime and the mass media; police organisation; prisons and the penal crisis; the role of victims of crime. The module focuses on the contemporary British context but adopts historical and comparative perspectives where relevant.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5011 or take LAN5016 or take LAN5012 or take LAN5017 or take LAN5111 or take LAN5116 or take LAN5112 or take LAN5117
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5021 or take LAN5026 or take LAN5022 or take LAN5027 or take LAN5121 or take LAN5126 or take LAN5122 or take LAN5127
Description: The objectives of the module are twofold. First, to give students a good grounding in the main principles of a key components of commercial law¿namely, the law of sale; secondly, to introduce students to a topic of growing importance, namely, consumer law. The module aims to build on skills and knowledge which will already have been acquired during the study of other subjects, in particular, contract and property law.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mrs Shaomian Deng
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Chinese Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Description: The module introduces the students to the rules that govern the organisation, the functioning and the attributions of the French political and administrative entities, as well as the relationship between citizens and state institutions. Based primarily on an analysis of French constitutional law and administrative law, this module should provide the students with an in depth introduction to the institutions and sources of law that are at the heart of French public law. The module will be taught in French.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Amber Marks
Description: In the medico-legal field, medicines regulation has, until recently (E.Jackson, Law and the Regulation of Medicines (Hart, 2012)) received relatively little scholarly attention, and drug offences have been largely neglected in undergraduate courses on criminal law. These two areas of law (medicines regulation and recreational drug use ) are rarely considered together despite both being concerned with pharmacology and its impact on consumers, and despite raising similar ethical questions (autonomy, paternalism, the role of the state in public and private health) and facing similar threats from those seeking to maximise profit. The purpose of the module will be to identify and critically evaluate normative frameworks in this area, in search of theoretical coherence. The course will identify relevant legal and theoretical frameworks and regulatory agencies. The focus will be on UK law but will also include international treaties and European law. The module will combine domestic and comparative jurisprudence, and will also adopt a law-reform flavour given the evolving nature of science and law in this area . The module may particularly interest those students who are studying medical law, those propose to enter into a practising law career, a law, regulatory or policy-reform role, or who may enter into associated fields such as consumer lobbying and activism, or governmental legal offices.Questions to be considered will include: What are the normative implications of a shift in regulatory perspective in relation to recreational drugs from the criminal to the public health model? How tenable is the distinction drawn in law between medicinal drugs and recreational drugs? What are the regulatory implications of a product¿s classification as medicinal? What is the role and nature of the harm/benefit nexus in the design of regulatory measures?In the second semester students will explore several case-studies, including novel psychoactive substances, cannabis law reform and nicotine replacement therapy before proceeding to research and make oral presentations on their own chosen topics for the coursework element, for which they will receive supervision.
Description: This module teaches students how to research, work with and develop health law. Health law is concerned with the promotion of health and well-being through access to treatment and medicines, the governance of health as a public good, the regulation of relationships between patients and healthcare professionals, and the righting of wrongs that may occur in health systems. Health law presents an excellent opportunity for students to work across the sub-disciplines of crime, tort and public law, to draw on ethics, human rights and socio-legal perspectives in building legal arguments, and to assess the impact of professional standards, patients and carers' experiences, government policy and corporate provision on law in practic
Credits: 0.0Contact: Paloma LunaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5021 or take LAN5121 or take LAN5126
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in Spanish.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Spanish (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jonathan Griffiths
Description: The module focuses on the law of the United Kingdom (and the European Union) relating to those forms of intellectual property that are sometimes described as industrial property. It covers (i) patent law, (ii) the law of trade secrets, (iii) the law of registered trade marks and (iv) the tort of passing off. Particular attention will be paid to areas of current controversy in the law.
Description: 1. Market definition2. Article 81 EC3. Vertical restraints 4. Article 82 EC 5. Competition Act 1998 and Enterprise Act 20026. Market investigation references7. Cartels8. EC mergers 9. UK mergers10. Practice, enforcement and procedure11. Collective dominance
Description: This module will cover:Burden and standard of proof; Witnesses; Examination in chief; Cross-examination; Sexual history evidence; Illegality or unfairly obtained evidence; Identification evidence; Confessions; Privilege against self-incrimination and the right to silence; Public interest privilege (PII); Legal professional and legal advice privilege; Hearsay; Evidence of previous bad character and other misconduct; Expert and opinion evidence in criminal trials.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Eleni Kaprou
Description: This module will cover:Sale of goods: Nature of a sale of goods contract; Terms implied into the contract of sale by the Sale of Goods Act;Passing of property and risk in goods; Liability of a seller without the right to sell; Delivery obligations; Remedies of the buyer; Remedies of the seller.Consumer Credit: Classification of credit agreements under the Consumer Credit Act; Formalities for making regulated agreements; Liability of the creditor/credit broker /supplier to the debtor; Liability of the debtor to the creditor; Termination of regulated agreements; Judicial control of regulated agreements.Agency: Definition of agency; The agent's authority to bind his principal; The agent's rights and duties; Contractual relationships between the principal, agent, and third party; Termination of the agency.
Description: Main currents of modern Western legal thought: natural law theory (classical and modern forms); legal positivism (Austin, Bentham and the legal theory of sovereignty; Hart's concept of law; Kelsen's pure theory of law); classical social theory and law; aspects of legal realism an critical legal studies; Dworkin's interpretative theory and law as integrity; punishment; corrective justice, civil disobedience; rights; feminist legal theory; economic analysis of law; legal autopoiesis.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6020 or take LAN6021 or take LAN6026 or take LAN6022 or take LAN6027 or take LAN6121 or take LAN6126
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4050 or take LAN4055 or take LAN4056 or take LAN4151 or take LAN4156 or take LAN4053
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Modern Arabic.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Modern Arabic, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4050 or take LAN4055 or take LAN4056 or take LAN4151 or take LAN4156 or take LAN4053
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Viviane BlanchardOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6010 or take LAN6015 or take LAN6011 or take LAN6111 or take LAN6116
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ye HeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5080 or take LAN5085 or take LAN5182 or take LAN5082 or take LAN5087
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Shaomian DengOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5080 or take LAN5085 or take LAN5081 or take LAN5086 or take LAN5186
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A1/A2) in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2/B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in Chinese Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5112 or take LAN5012 or take LAN5017
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6055 or take LAN6050 or take LAN6057
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Martyn EllisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5127 or take LAN5023 or take LAN5027
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for students with an intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it's highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates should 'be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6020 or take LAN6025 or take LAN6021 or take LAN6121 or take LAN6126
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Hiroko MoriOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5045 or take LAN5142 or take LAN5042 or take LAN5047
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Martyn EllisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5122 or take LAN5022 or take LAN5027
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6010 or take LAN6015 or take LAN6017
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Miyo KatagiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4025 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4022 or take LAN4027 or take LAN4023 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4126 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4127
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Japanese. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Japanese (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mrs Shaomian DengOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5080 or take LAN5085 or take LAN5081 or take LAN5086 or take LAN5181
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Heiner SchenkeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4102 or take LAN4002 or take LAN4007
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Silvia Lodi
Credits: 0.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4081 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4083 or take LAN4088 or take LAN4082 or take LAN4087 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4186 or take LAN4182 or take LAN4187
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Chinese Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Rosa MartinOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6055 or take LAN6050 or take LAN6056
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6055 or take LAN6051 or take LAN6056 or take LAN6052 or take LAN6057
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6020 or take LAN6025 or take LAN6027
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6010 or take LAN6015 or take LAN6012
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5040 or take LAN5045 or take LAN5141 or take LAN5041 or take LAN5046
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5121 or take LAN5021 or take LAN5026
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5020 or take LAN5025 or take LAN5126 or take LAN5021 or take LAN5026
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5111 or take LAN5011 or take LAN5016
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ye HeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5080 or take LAN5085 or take LAN5082 or take LAN5087 or take LAN5187
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6010 or take LAN6011 or take LAN6016 or take LAN6012 or take LAN6017 or take LAN6111 or take LAN6116
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Noelia Diaz-VicedoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6020 or take LAN6025 or take LAN6022
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ye HeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4081 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4186 or take LAN4088
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Chinese Mandarin, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4055 or take LAN4051 or take LAN4056 or take LAN4052 or take LAN4057 or take LAN4151 or take LAN4156 or take LAN4152 or take LAN4157 or take LAN4053
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Modern Arabic. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Modern Arabic (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Viviane BlanchardOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN6010 or take LAN6015 or take LAN6016 or take LAN6111 or take LAN6116
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4046 or take LAN4141 or take LAN4146
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it's highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates should 'be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Silvia Lodi
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Arabic speaking cultures and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4025 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4022 or take LAN4027 or take LAN4023 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4126 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4127
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Spanish. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Spanish (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4081 or take LAN4083 or take LAN4088 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4186
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Heiner SchenkeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4101 or take LAN4001 or take LAN4006
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Miyo KatagiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4025 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4022 or take LAN4027 or take LAN4023 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4126 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4127
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain Almaleki
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Miyo KatagiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4046 or take LAN4141 or take LAN4146
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Cristofol Tripiana TraverOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4095 or take CAT4200
Description: The module is suitable for participants with an elementary level in Catalan. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an elementary level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Catalan (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4126
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Spanish. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Spanish, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edward Spencer
Description: This module introduces the uses of digital technologies within contemporary culture and society. It will explore, among others, the implications of digital cultures in reshaping identity, information, activism and governance. Students will learn about key influences of the digital on identity and culture and communication. They will study how digital technologies are being used to gain and distribute information and power. They will explore current critical and theoretical debates around digital culture and pressing contemporary ethical issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4083 or take LAN4088 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4186
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Mandarin Chinese language and culture and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language . The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Mandarin Chinese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4070 or take LAN4075 or take LAN4072 or take LAN4172 or take LAN4177
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Italian.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Italian (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Description: The module is suitable for false beginners in Modern Arabic. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Modern Arabic (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5017 or take LAN5112 or take LAN5117
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in French Language and Culture.The module emphasises the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for students with an intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4055 or take LAN4051 or take LAN4056 or take LAN4052 or take LAN4057 or take LAN4151 or take LAN4156 or take LAN4152 or take LAN4157 or take LAN4053
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Tim LindemannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5006 or take LAN5001 or take LAN5007 or take LAN5002 or take LAN5005 or take LAN5101 or take LAN5107 or take LAN5102 or take LAN5105
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4050 or take LAN4055 or take LAN4056 or take LAN4151 or take LAN4156 or take LAN4053
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Arabic speaking cultures and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Catalan. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Catalan (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4083 or take LAN4088 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4186
Description: The module is suitable for false beginners in Mandarin Chinese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Chinese Mandarin (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4137
Description: The module is suitable for learners with an elementary knowledge of the language who are already familiar with the alphabet and can read Bengali.The overall intended outcome is for learners to be able to engage with a range of everyday situations in the target language in areas of immediate relevance, such as family, studying, shopping, local geography, employment, and be familiar with aspects of Bengali culture.The module is based on a syllabus which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at level A2. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency for the language activities of reception, production, interaction and mediation.Teaching follows an eclectic approach centred on communicative and task-based language teaching. Students are exposed to listening and reading texts to develop their receptive skills. Tasks close to real-life situations will develop their interaction and production skills, at an elementary level. The aim of language learning is communicative ability in real life. A carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus ensures that learning activities develop accuracy as well as fluency. Teacher-centred instruction is balanced with collaborative interaction between learners in small groups. Learners are understood as plurilingual and pluricultural beings who are encouraged to use all their linguistic resources when necessary, and to see similarities as well as differences between languages and cultures. Linguistic mediation tasks will activate and develop learners¿ skills in the target language as well as their plurilingual and pluricultural competence.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4070 or take LAN4076 or take LAN4072 or take LAN4077 or take LAN4171 or take LAN4176 or take LAN4172 or take LAN4177
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Miyo KatagiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4046 or take LAN4141 or take LAN4146
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Japanese.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Japanese, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4050 or take LAN4055 or take LAN4056 or take LAN4151 or take LAN4156 or take LAN4053
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Arabic speaking cultures and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Heiner SchenkeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4107 or take LAN4002 or take LAN4007
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Mandarin Chinese language and culture and is intended for beginner learners. It develops students' ability to operate practically and effectively in the target language . The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Mandarin Chinese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4027 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4127
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Cristofol Tripiana TraverOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CAT4200 or take LAN4096 or take LAN4097
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Catalan. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Catalan (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4050 or take LAN4055 or take LAN4157 or take LAN4052 or take LAN4057
Description: This module is available under the 'QMUL Model'. It is designed for students who have an interest in Arabic Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Arabic language and Arabic speaking cultures and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language and it's highly suitable for students following the QMUL Model. The QMUL Model builds on the existing QMUL Graduate Attributes, which include an aspiration that QM graduates should 'be able to operate in more than one language' alongside the aspiration to optimize the employability of our graduates. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Arabic language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4070 or take LAN4075 or take LAN4077 or take LAN4172 or take LAN4177
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Italian. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Italian (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4136
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Bengali.The overall intended outcome is for learners to be able to engage with a range of everyday situations in the target language, involving familiar everyday expressions, talking about themselves, their family and immediate environment, and be familiar with aspects of Bengali culture.The module is based on a syllabus which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at level A1. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency for the language activities of reception, production, interaction and mediation.Teaching follows an eclectic approach centred on communicative and task-based language teaching. The first part of the module will focus heavily on the alphabet, to develop the ability to read Bengali. Students are exposed to listening and reading texts to develop their receptive skills. Tasks close to real-life situations will develop their interaction and production skills, at a basic level. The aim of language learning is communicative ability in real life. A carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus ensures that learning activities develop accuracy as well as fluency. Teacher-centred instruction is balanced with collaborative interaction between learners in small groups. Learners are understood as plurilingual and pluricultural beings who are encouraged to use all their linguistic resources when necessary, and to see similarities as well as differences between languages and cultures. Linguistic mediation tasks will activate and develop learners¿ skills in the target language as well as their plurilingual and pluricultural competence.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4043 or take LAN4041 or take LAN4141 or take LAN4146 or take LAN4046
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5010 or take LAN5015 or take LAN5016 or take LAN5111 or take LAN5116
Credits: 0.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4182 or take LAN4082 or take LAN4087
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Heiner SchenkeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4106 or take LAN4001 or take LAN4006
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ye HeOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4081 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4186 or take LAN4083
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Martyn EllisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4022 or take LAN4027
Credits: 30.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4085 or take LAN4081 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4083 or take LAN4088 or take LAN4082 or take LAN4087 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4186 or take LAN4182 or take LAN4187
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture.The module emphasises the global importance of Mandarin Chinese language and culture and is intended for beginner learners. It develops students' ability to operate practically and effectively in the target language .The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated 'global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Mandarin Chinese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4075 or take LAN4076 or take LAN4072 or take LAN4077 or take LAN4171 or take LAN4176 or take LAN4172 or take LAN4177
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Borislava Mihaylova
Description: The module will introduce learners to key microeconomic concepts and principles, their relevance to the health economy and the need for alternative approaches to priority setting and resource allocation. The module will then discuss key health economic analytical frameworks to inform resource allocation in health, exploring methods of economic evaluation, health policy evaluation, economic analysis of public health interventions, and analysis of inequalities in health and health care. Throughout the module, the focus will be on developing learners¿ ability to critically appraise, conceptualize, design, and carry out appropriate health economic analyses.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4112 or take LAN4012 or take LAN4017
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in French. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in French (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rohini Mathur
Description: This module will provide an introduction to epidemiology and statistics with a focus on quantitative analytic approaches. Develop the knowledge and understanding necessary to design, analyse and interpret epidemiological studies with an application to public health and clinical practice. Gain practical skills in using statistical software to clean data, perform statistical analyses and display data. Learn to interpret findings crucial for evidence-based healthcare research, critically evaluate research and contribute to advancements in public health. This module equips students with the expertise to tackle complex health challenges through advanced epidemiological approaches and statistical modelling.
Description: This module provide students with a knowledge of key topics in SRH through a life-course approach. It will explore SRH throughout an individual¿s lifespan, from childlhood, through adolescence, pregnancy and childbirth until menopause and beyond. The interplay between social protective and risk factors (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity) in determining SRH outcomes and inequalities will be outlined and opportunities for interventions to improve those outcomes and address inequalities for individuals/groups at each stage of life will be highlighted.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4081 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4181 or take LAN4083 or take LAN4088
Credits: 0.0Contact: Miss Silvia LodiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4070 or take LAN4075 or take LAN4171 or take LAN4076
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Italian.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Italian (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Description: This dissertation-based module requires students to design and conduct an independent research project within one of the disciplines of the constituent disciplines of Liberal Arts or an interdisciplinary topic. Supported by both research workshops and an academic supervisor, you will devise a research proposal, present on that topic, and then deploy suitable research methods and modes of analysis. You will present your findings in the form of an 8,000-word (or equivalent) research project.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew Smith
Description: This module offers an introduction to research methodologies from the constituent disciplines of the programme: literary studies, visual studies, critical thought, the social sciences. Students explore a methodology in their chosen areas through group work, exploring a topic from a given methodological perspective, and the group assessment focuses on how the students and the disciplines interact to produce collective interdisciplinary projects, so that students understand how learning in each of thedifferent areas can intersect and be applied.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ignacio De Castro Arribas
Description: Cloud Computing has transformed how services and applications are delivered. Thanks to the rise of virtualisation technology and new programming paradigms, applications can quickly be delivered to a growing audience, without the need to physically own and configure the infrastructure. The Cloud Computing module will cover the main characteristics of Cloud Computing, including the enabling technologies, main software and service paradigms underpinning it, as well as related aspects, namely security, privacy, ethical concerns
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Matthieu Burnay
Description: 1. Introduction to Jurisprudence, Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory2. Classical natural law3. Modern developments in natural law4. Early positivism: Bentham and Austin5. Modern positivism: HLA Hart and Analytical Jurisprudence; Kelsen's Pure Theory of Law6. Legal Realism7. Social theory I: Marx8. Social theory II: Durkheim9. Critical legal theory and the 'Jurisprudence of Difference'10. Dworkin11. Raz12. Postmodernism: Law without Foundations?13. Selected topics:a. Law and Moralityb. Civil Disobediencec. Punishmentd. Economic Analysis of Lawe. Femenist Legal Theoryf. Autonomy of Law
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Martyn EllisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4127 or take LAN4022 or take LAN4027
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Dr Matthieu Burnay
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4050 or take LAN4055 or take LAN4156 or take LAN4051 or take LAN4056 or take LAN4053
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Anthony Constantinou
Description: This module focuses on the range of approaches, methodologies, techniques and tools for data analysis, and the use of data analysis findings to inform decision-making in an industrial / business context. It is a work-based module only available to students on relevant degree apprenticeship programmes.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Miss Orlane BarlesOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5015 or take LAN5011 or take LAN5016 or take LAN5012 or take LAN5017 or take LAN5111 or take LAN5116 or take LAN5112 or take LAN5117
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in French Language and Culture. The module emphasises the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for students with a lower intermediate user level. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Nadine BuchmannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5001 or take LAN5007 or take LAN5002 or take LAN5005 or take LAN5101 or take LAN5107 or take LAN5102 or take LAN5105
Description: The module is suitable for students with a lower Intermediate level (CEFR level A2) in German.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at an intermediate level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at B1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read more complex and challenging texts in German(particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand longer and more challenging spoken texts and have a general discussion about a variety of topics at an intermediate level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Nadine BuchmannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5005 or take LAN5102 or take LAN5105
Description: The module will take the student on a journey through seven major areas of contemporary medical ethics: consent and consensus medical confidentiality, the discourse on distributive justice, human and animal research ethics, end-of-life ethics, transplant ethics, and reproductive ethics. The introductory presentation of each of these topics will be followed by a critical discussion on their possible history and on the theoretical and practical implications of the competing conclusions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4187 or take LAN4082 or take LAN4087
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Miyo KatagiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4142 or take LAN4042 or take LAN4047
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Miyo KatagiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4147 or take LAN4042 or take LAN4047
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Japanese Language and Culture.The module emphasises the global importance of Japanese language and Japanese speaking culture and is intended for students with a basic user knowledge of the language. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language.The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Japanese language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4132
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Wiam Abdulaziz Alashek
Description: The module is designed to build links between an appreciation of the clinical features of disease and their implications for the design of health programmes and plans. The module will build on the capstone module on the determinants of global health, and introduce students to different approaches and types of interventions aimed at preventing and controlling diseases. The module will cover epidemiology and the global burden of disease. Among the case studies that will be used to introduce students to public health policy and practice are: past and current efforts related to eradicate smallpox and polio; expanding access to treatment for HIV, TB and malaria; the control of communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics; unhealthy tobacco and alcohol consumption; mental illness; diabetes; and child obesity.
Description: The module considers drug discovery and the forms and stages of clinical trials. Examples will be given of the influence of networks of public-private partnership on drug approvals. A further focus will be on the regulation of medicines and how patterns of national and regional pharmaceutical production and supply are affected by international regulation such as TRIPS, TTIP and international institutions such as the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The module will also give a comparative overview of national regulatory standards for the production, quality control, distribution, prescribing of medicines, and systems of pharmacovigilance. It will also cover issues related to access to medicine and identify areas in which the market has failed to meet global health needs. For example no new drugs have been developed since the 1950s for `neglected diseases¿ such as chagas in Latin America and leishmaniasis in Africa, and current drugs for these diseases are prohibitively expensive; at the same time infectious disease in poorer societies remains untreated, and the global market for anti-depressants has grown.
Description: This module will examine the theories and evidence underpinning social inequalities in health (defined as the unfair and avoidable differences in health status). It will consider structural/material and psychosocial theories, and hypothesis about social drift, self-selection, and genetics. Attention is given to the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Sources of data and measurement of scale of inequalities between and within groups are addressed. The module will consider association with income and distribution of money, resources, and power at global, national, and local level. Policy interventions and their different approaches will be explored including universal and targeted or selective approaches to reducing inequalities by reducing the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4070 or take LAN4075 or take LAN4072 or take LAN4077 or take LAN4177
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr Andrew Smith
Description: This module sees students undertaking a 9-12 month work placement. It is anticipated that students will develop key employability skills on placement, enabling them to significantly advance their professional development. Students will be supported whilst on placement, and assessment is designed to enhance students¿ reflective and career planning capacities. There will also be the opportunity to make links between study disciplines and interdisciplinary practice in the working world.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Martyn EllisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4126 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4023
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures. The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen'. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Ali Abdul Hussain AlmalekiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4050 or take LAN4055 or take LAN4152 or take LAN4052 or take LAN4057
Description: The protection of public health at the national and subnational level often depends significantly on various decisions made at the international or global level by regimes, including those related to trade, finance, law, diplomacy and inter-governmental relations. Such regimes can have a profound impact on the determinants of health as experienced within countries, at the national and local levels, and have become increasingly important as a result of ever-deepening forms of 'globalisation' and the threat of global hazards to health such as large-scale global environmental change. This module provides an introduction to the disciplines of international relations, international politics, international jurisprudence, globalization and global governance as they relate to global health. It will examine the content and operation of various supra-national policy instruments, structures, institutions and processes, and place these within the context of the right to health and contemporary controversies and topical issues being confronted by the global health community.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4131
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Martyn EllisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4020 or take LAN4025 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4023
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4011 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4013 or take all modules from LAN4018
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in French. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in French, they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Tim LindemannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5001 or take LAN5101 or take LAN5107
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Nadine BuchmannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5002 or take LAN5102 or take LAN5105
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Tim LindemannOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN5000 or take LAN5006 or take LAN5007 or take LAN5101 or take LAN5107
Credits: 15.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4080 or take LAN4085 or take LAN4081 or take LAN4086 or take LAN4186 or take LAN4083 or take LAN4088
Description: This module provides an academic perspective on cultural concepts and main debates and theories across subjects of race, gender, diversity, migration, language. Students will learn about identity and migration together with the ways in which these have been used for political aims. It also includes an opportunity to discuss the implications of these concepts within students' own positionality particularly catering to changing socio-cultural contexts and the digital world. As well as effective communication and critical thinking, it will develop new skills within real-word settings including inclusion and communication with particular emphasis to the digital sphere.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4146 or take LAN4041 or take LAN4046
Description: The module gives a scientific overview of the causes of global warming, climate change and the concept of planetary boundaries. It will then use case studies to discuss the complex set of interactions between human activity, global health status and ecological degradation. It considers the concepts of environmental and inter-generational justice as tools for critically analysing the complex interrelationship between political, economic, ecological and social factors.
Description: Statistics for economics provides students with a comprehensive preparation in basic statistics skills needed for an undergraduate degree in Economics or related field. The statistics course focuses on the development of statistics skills required for success on any economics degree. These include: measures of the centre, spread, skewness and kurtosis of a distribution, probability and probability distributions (binomial, poisson and normal).
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Ayumi KumagaiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4040 or take LAN4045 or take LAN4141 or take LAN4041 or take LAN4046
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jasem Tarawneh
Description: This module offers an overview of the main copyright and design principles established under international, EU and UK law. The main focus is on UK copyright and design. Authorities from other jurisdictions will be used, where relevant, as a means of comparison to afford a cohesive basic knowledge of the subject area.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Joanne Haviland
Description: The module will introduce learners to principles of effective and efficient evaluation, exploring different uses of health data in evaluation, for example in recruitment, or to measure outcomes. It will cover research designs that use health data or can be conducted within health data, including cluster-randomised trials, stepped-wedge designs, trials-within-cohorts/registries, interrupted-time-series. The role of devices such as wearables or mobile phone apps in evaluation, cost-effective analyses, use of qualitative methods, and ethics of evaluation will also be covered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Debra Fonalleras-Marcos
Description: This module allows the students to gain knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of the gastrointestinal endoscopy and investigations. It is intended as an update for those with some experience in endoscopy and as an introduction for novices allowing them to accelerate further training after completing this module. Specific learning objectives of this module includes:To study the structure of an endoscope and how it works; Understanding the indications, contraindication and complications of the main diagnostic endoscopic techniques: gastroscopy, colonoscopy, enteroscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and capsule endoscopy; Recognition of normal and pathological endoscopy images; Knowledge of the processes consent, preparation and sedation of the patients; How to organise and run an endoscopy service; Basic knowledge of interpretation of a videocapsule endoscopy; Formulate their own options for investigating various GI symptoms/diseases; Describe the nuclear medicine techniques available for assessing diseases of the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary tract; Learn the advantages and disadvantages of the different techniques for assessing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4025 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4022 or take LAN4027 or take LAN4023 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4126 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4127
Description: Designed for students who have an interest in Spanish Language and Cultures.The module emphasises the global importance of Spanish language and Spanish speaking cultures and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated `global citizen¿. The overall aims for this Module are to help students to develop a sound foundation in Spanish language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic listening and reading material against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4013 or take LAN4011 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4116 or take LAN4016
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4002 or take LAN4102 or take LAN4107
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4001 or take LAN4006 or take LAN4002 or take LAN4007 or take LAN4101 or take LAN4106 or take LAN4102 or take LAN4107
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in German. Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy in both media. The overall desired outcome is for learners to deal comfortably, confidently and competently at a basic level with the language required to cope effectively with a range of circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A2 level. The syllabus is liberally supplemented with authentic and original recorded and textual material, designed to enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus. By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in German (particularly related to current affairs), they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Aisha Abou El-Maaty
Description: This module is only available to students enrolled on the MSc Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist degree apprenticeship.As defined in the approved Assessment Plan for the standard, a degree apprentice must pass this End Point Assessment in order to be eligible for the apprenticeship award. The End Point Assessment consists of 2 components: a project report and a Professional Discussion, both evaluated by an Independent Assessor.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gail Evans
Description: This module is designed to provide a thorough knowledge of the law governing (a) trade mark office proceedings (including, opposition and cancellation); and, (b) trade mark litigation in the UK. The module will examine substantive law as to claim construction; and, in the case of infringement, available defences and limitations to registered trade mark rights; both substantive and procedural aspects will be considered with respect to proceedings before the UKIPO and the EUIPO and; in the case of litigation, consideration of the law will include the remedies that might be sought, in particular preliminary injunctions.
Description: Choice of trade mark filing strategy has the potential to create an ever larger market by promoting consumer recognition and goodwill. Moreover, a trade mark is also capable of representing the firm¿s commitment to invest in socio-economic goals. This Module will therefore examine the law relating to the registration of trade marks as it is applied in the United Kingdom and the European Union, including the procedures relating to national, EU and international registration of marks. The Module will also consider various filing strategies that traders may adopt when seeking to obtain trade mark protection in markets abroad. In so far as filing strategy relates to commercialisation, the Module will also examine the relationship between the registration of trade marks and their licensing.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Phillip Johnson
Description: The module is an indispensable element of the program since it allows students to gain, in addition to the more abstract legal content taught, not only exposure to the demands of practice as a patent or trade mark attorney, or indeed other legal professions (including the ability to work in teams) but it is also a distinguishing element of our MSc programme which underpins the entire ethos and philosophy of a program that is based upon preparation for such careers. The module gives students a "real life" experience of the role a patent and/or trade mark attorney would experience in their every day role within the IP Field. Students will work in teams under the supervision of a mentor working in practice. Students draft a report on a (real life) companies' IP portfolio which is to be presented to a hypothetical buyer of that company. Students will collectively present their findings, by way of a short oral summary, to a panel following submission of the report.
Description: This module offers an overview of the main trade mark principles established under international, EU and UK law. The main focus is on UK trade marks. Authorities from other jurisdictions will be used, where relevant, as a means of comparison to afford a cohesive basic knowledge of the subject area.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stuart Rison
Description: The module provides an introduction to health data in practice with a focus on health care delivery challenges and patient and population health outcomes from an interdisciplinary perspective. It will provide students with a grounding in legal and ethical frameworks governing health data access and use, and the role of patient, health professional and public engagement for delivering the full potential of health data sciences for public benefit.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Prof Guido Westkamp
Description: The module will begin with an introduction to the basic principles of Competition law. The body of the module will be concerned with the character, structure and drafting of patents, primarily within the UK but with a reference to other jurisdictions. The module will examine in light of statute and case law, the key terms common to such licensing agreements; ownership; grant of intellectual property; territorial exclusivity; invention improvement; sublicensing; royalties; warranties; indemnities and dispute resolution.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4013 or take LAN4018 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4116
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr William Hutton
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Guido Westkamp
Description: The module covers the main elements of copyright and design law, including criteria for protection, subject matter, scope of rights, infringement, defences, moral rights and international and comparative perspectives.
Description: The course will introduce students to US IP law and will predominantly cover the protection of registered rights in the US such as patents and trade marks, but will also examine other important areas such as copyright law, design patents and publicity rights as well as aspects of IP licensing. The course will provide students with a basic understanding of the fundmantal structures and principles applying in US law. It will also enhance the general perception of IP rights from a comparative perspective, and emphasis is placed therefore on those rules and principles that deviate from the law in the UK and the European Union. Please note that there will not be weekly lectures but that the course will be running as an intensive course over a period of two weeks,
Description: This module aims to give students general knowledge of the English legal system in order to understand sources of law, the effects on intellectual property and the interaction between intellectual property and other areas of law. Students will obtain knowledge of the legal system and legal language and the ability to apply this understanding to various legal questions. Students receive a pre-teaching study pack one month prior to the start of the programme.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Benjamin Verboom
Description: This module provides students with a comprehensive introduction to health systems in different geographical contexts. Starting with an overview of the different components of health systems and service coverage, it considers how best to finance and organise health systems to achieve universal health, the effective delivery of comprehensive primary health care, and the different components and functions of health systems. The module covers critical contemporary health system issues in countries across the Global South and North. It introduces students to key concepts that help understand the health systems and their components, locating them within socioeconomic, political and historical contexts.
Description: This module introduces students to the social, economic and political determinants of health and health inequalities, both between and within countries. The module is interdisciplinary in its approach, relying on contributions from public health, anthropology, international relations, human rights, economics, and sociology. It provides students with the wide variety of tools required for a critical and applied understanding of global health issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Judith Offman
Description: The course will introduce epidemiological methods and the causes of cancer. Screening will be covered in terms of primary and secondary prevention of cancer. Existing, new, and potential screening programmes will be discussed in some detail. Students will learn about the main modifiable environmental causes of cancer and ways of reducing them. The course will cover preventive therapy of cancers and its potential role in reducing cancer incidence in the UK. We will also deal with the role of vaccination.
Description: The module provides an introduction to the philosophy of science and debates about the nature of data and evidence from a public policy and applied public health perspective. It will use case studies to demonstrate the limitations of evidence, and to debunk the common misconception that there is a universal hierarchy of evidence. Instead, it will describe how different methods and different types of evidence are required to answer different policy questions.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr David Rodriguez-VelascoOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4025 or take LAN4021 or take LAN4026 or take LAN4022 or take LAN4027 or take LAN4023 or take LAN4121 or take LAN4126 or take LAN4122 or take LAN4127
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4015 or take LAN4011 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4012 or take LAN4017 or take LAN4013 or take LAN4018 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4116 or take LAN4112 or take LAN4117
Description: This module will provide students with the background knowledge and skills needed for the successful completion of a piece of empirical research in the field of Finance & Economics. Students will learn about the requirements of research at masters level, from learning to read critically, to choosing and selecting literature from the field, to narrowing down a topic area and designing their methodology, to writing a research proposal. The module is a collaborative module and students will be taught by members of staff from SLLF and from SEF . Students will be assessed by coursework only, consisting of a research proposal, an annotated bibliography, a reflective task and one complete draft chapter. Marks will be allocated by tutors in both schools, although more of the assessment weighting will be awarded by SLLF, the host school. Students will be provided with regular formative feedback on their written work and also on their research design and general interaction with the research process.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4015 or take LAN4011 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4012 or take LAN4017 or take LAN4013 or take LAN4018 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4116 or take LAN4112 or take LAN4117
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Peter Latham
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to develop textual analysis skills within different literary forms and styles. It provides an introduction to some of the most important British writers, novels, short stories and poetry from mid nineteenth to mid twentieth century, including works by Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, T.S. Eliot, Ford Maddox Ford, Jean Rhys, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, L.P. Hartley and J.G. Ballard.Each week, there will be a lecture together with a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work and whole class discussion. Before each session, students will be asked to read a handout and an academic critique on the primary text(s) to prepare for the lecture and the seminar.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Phillip Johnson
Description: The module covers the procedural and practical aspects of patent law, including registration before the UK IPO and the EPO, opposition proceedings, and the main principles of patent protection and registration in other jurisdictions.Prosecution of patents and applications under the Patents Act 1977 and under the Patent Cooperation TreatyProsecution of patent applications at the European Patent OfficeThe anatomy of a patentRemedies and Expert Evidence (injunctions, damages, other remedies and expert evidence)US Patent Law (US substantive and procedural law in outline)Japanese Patent Law (procedure and law in outline) Supplementary Protection Certificates (patent term extension)Trade Secrets and Confidential Information German patent law (procedure and law in outline)
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4001 or take LAN4101 or take LAN4106
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Josef MuellerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4000 or take LAN4005 or take LAN4007 or take LAN4102 or take LAN4107
Description: This module is a broad survey of the history of the UK from the beginning of the twentieth century to 1955. It examines key political, economic, ideological, diplomatic and military events and developments during the period. In addition, the module will help students develop skills in interpreting and assessing evidence, and in effective writing and oral presentation. To this end, two weeks of the module address issues of research and methodology specific to the academic discipline of History. This developmental approach will assist students in the successful completion of the module assessments, while also preparing students for the assessment demands of module IFP/IFJ3024 The History of the UK since 1956.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Nick Croft
Description: This module provides a thorough training in research methods, including original research leading to submission of a dissertation and presentation of the data. These skills are generic for any type of research work, and include background research, planning methods, practical work to collect data, analysis and presentation of the data, and defending the research in a viva.
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to develop textual analysis skills within different literary forms and styles. It provides an introduction to:- The twentieth-century American short story, including stories by Sherwood Anderson, Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Dorothy Parker, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Richard Wright, Tennessee Williams, John Cheever, Richard Yates, Joyce Carol Oates, Grace Paley, Alice Walker, Raymond Carver, Jayne Anne Phillips, Ann Beattie, Don DeLillo, A.M. Homes, Lorrie Moore and Eric Puchner. - Early to late twentieth-century fiction including novels by F. Scott IF3009Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, Carson McCullers, J.D. Salinger,Saul Bellow, John Updike, Jay McInerney, Bret Easton Ellis, Anne Tyler and E. Annie Proulx.Each week, there will be a lecture together with a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work and whole class discussion. Before each session, students will be asked to read a handout and an academic critique on the primary text(s) to prepare for the lecture and the seminar.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Deborah Swinglehurst
Description: This module will introduce learners to the principles of interpretive research and to a broad range of qualitative research practice including: interviews; focus groups; ethnographic approaches; participatory research methods; qualitative synthesis; mixed- methods designs. The importance of integrating theory and ensuring ethical practice in the design, conduct and analysis of research will be emphasised throughout. The module will lead learners through the research cycle from formulation of research idea to ensuring research impact with a focus on learning-by-doing and improving reflective practice.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Philip FranceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4010 or take LAN4015 or take LAN4018 or take LAN4011 or take LAN4016 or take LAN4111 or take LAN4116
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tony Stockman
Description: This module will provide degree apprentices with the methodological skills to manage a big data project, both in terms of managing time/schedule and in terms of tools and technologies. It will encompass the whole data analysis pipeline, including obtaining and checking data, analysis, results evaluation, and feedback loop to evolve/improve the process. Degree apprentices will also gain practical experience in applying the taught methodology to data drawn from their own workplace context.
Description: The module covers fundamental substantive aspects of patent law in the UK and under the European Patent Convention, including conditions for protection and registration, infringement and defences. It will provide students with the foundations of UK patent law so as to equip them for the basics of patent practice in the UK. In addition, students will consider patent law and corporate strategy as well as practical and professional aspects, including drafting, claim interpretation, patent prosecution, ethics and corporate governance. Students will also gain a detailed and practical understanding of related areas of protection in the patent industries, including confidential information and trade secrets. The module also addresses aspects of specific sectors, including biotechnology, chemical industries and software industries. On successful completion of this module, you will be eligible to sit the CIPA/ITMA exemption papers towards your qualification as UK patent and trade mark attorneys. List of topics:Introduction to Patent Law (history and economics)Novelty and inventive step (EPO and UK)Exclusions to patentability (EPO and UK: medical methods, ordre public, morality, purpose-based protection, non-inventions)Internal requirements (EPO and UK: sufficiency, added matter, clarity, conciseness and support)Scope of protection and infringement (construction, infringing acts, exceptions and third party rights)Transactions in patents (nature of patent property, assignment, licensing and registration)Crown use, non-voluntary licensing, threats (Crown use, licences of right, compulsory licences, threats)Inventors and employees (entitlement, employee/employer disputes and compensation)
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Nida Aziz
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. It covers the following topics: engineering principles, management principles, theoretical foundations, tools and notation for development and testing of large-scale software systems; practical skills in using a range of relevant tools including a Java programming IDE, unit testing tool, configuration management tool, UML design tool, and project planning tool; exposure to industry-standard techniques and tools.
Description: This module will introduce students to UK academic culture, and help them acquire the linguistic and academic skills (both oral and written) that will provide a foundation for future success on an undergraduate degree programme. It will help them produce work of the requisite linguistic and academic standard for undergraduate study, focusing in particular on linguistic (syntactic and grammatical) patterns and use of synonymy in academic writing, and cohesion and coherence in essays, with assessment through both course work and exam. Students will write a timed exam essay of 500-600 words and a longer 1500 word Extended Essay as course work within a standard Humanities and Social Sciences framework. The module will include a Portfolio as course work which provides the opportunity for reflection and review/redrafting of writing . Regular formative feedback on writing produced on the module will be imperative in ensuring learning outcomes.
Description: This module equips learners with the skills required to be successful reflective practitioners in the field of technology. It aims to develop the capacity to reflect and learn from experience, build self-awareness, and take ownership for continuous professional development. The module is taught through a combination of lectures, workshops, and group discussions. Topics will be based on key themes taken from the DTSP Degree Apprenticeship Standard as well as from the real-world experiences brought to class by participants.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Usman Naeem
Description: Degree apprentices will have the opportunity to apply the methodologies, approaches and technologies that they have learned during their taught modules to a significant advanced project embedded in their workplace context. The project topic will be appropriate to the degree apprenticeship specialism.
Description: This module will provide students with the background knowledge and skills needed for the successful completion of a piece of empirical research in the field of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students will learn about the requirements of research at masters level, from learning to read critically, to choosing and selecting literature from the field, to narrowing down a topic area and designing their methodology, to writing a research proposal. Students will be assessed by coursework only, consisting of a research proposal, a draft chapter, an annotated bibliography and a reflective task. Students will be provided with regular formative feedback on their written work and also on their research design and general interaction with the research process.
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to develop textual analysis skills within different literary forms and styles. It provides an introduction to:- The twentieth-century American short story, including stories by Sherwood Anderson, Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Dorothy Parker, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Richard Wright, Tennessee Williams, John Cheever, Richard Yates, Joyce Carol Oates, Grace Paley, Alice Walker, Raymond Carver, Jayne Anne Phillips, Ann Beattie, Don DeLillo, A.M. Homes, Lorrie Moore and Eric Puchner. - Early to late twentieth-century fiction including novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, Carson McCullers, J.D. Salinger,Saul Bellow, John Updike, Jay McInerney, Bret Easton Ellis, Anne Tyler and E. Annie Proulx.Each week, there will be a lecture together with a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work and whole class discussion. Before each session, students will be asked to read a handout and an academic critique on the primary text(s) to prepare for the lecture and the seminar.
Description: This module will provide students with an understanding of UK academic culture, and help them develop the linguistic, analytic and argumentative skills, in both written and spoken work, necessary to succeed on an undergraduate degree programme. It will help them produce linguistically sophisticated work which demonstrates a clear line of argumentation. The students will produce a research-based Independent Study Project essay of 3000 words within a standard Humanities and Social Sciences framework. This will be a developmental project, with both formative and summative assessment through a portfolio (including research proposal, annotated bibliography, essay plan, and reflective writing), an oral presentation of the project, and a final draft of the essay. The students will be encouraged to employ strategies to reflect on their writing and its effectiveness. Regular formative feedback on writing produced on the module will be imperative in ensuring learning outcomes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Rachel Appleton
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. The module will cover the entire software development lifecycle from design through to deployment and maintenance, with an emphasis on quality, industry standards, and professional issues. Topics will include: software in business; software development processes and technologies; modelling, architecture and design; configuration, change, versioning and release management; implementation deployment and maintenance; legacy architectures, technologies and systems; software quality, standards and processes; project management, resourcing and control; project risk management; software documentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Bruno Ordozgoiti Rubio
Description: This module provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges of risk assessment, prediction and decision-making covering public health and medicine, the law, government strategy, transport safety and consumer protection. Students will learn how to see through much of the confusion spoken about risk in public discourse, and will be provided with methods and tools for improved risk assessment that can be directly applied for personal, group, and strategic decision-making. The module also directly addresses the limitations of big data and machine learning for solving decision and risk problems.
Description: The Business Technology Strategy module is focused on strategic management of research and development and how technology strategy drives the commercial strategy of innovative technology-based organisations. This module complements the technical areas of the degrees by focusing on the Computer and Data Science sectors. The increased exposure to and understanding of the benefits of strategic knowledge and thinking will give the graduates a better preparation for management roles within this sector.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Philipp Katsinas
Description: On the front cover of this module outline is a montage of photographs of Stratford in East London, the former location of the London Olympic Games 2012. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, as it is now known, is located very near to Queen Mary University of London and in a town where people live, work, attend school and college, worship, shop and conduct their daily lives. Improving the local economy of a very poor part of London was one of the major reasons why the Olympic Park was constructed in Stratford, to generate employment, more housing and enable young people living there to have more access to sport and leisure facilities; the idea was to raise a poorer neighbourhood socially and economically. Human Geography is concerned about this kind of aspiration for neighbourhoods, its research being focused particularly on issues of inequality. The fact that the former London Olympic Park is situated in one of the most multicultural parts of London is also of significance to Human Geographers, not just with regard to their livelihoods but also their culture. Human Geography is the study of people, places and plans.In this second semester, in relation to London as a city, we apply some of the geographies we learned in the first semester and we explore other geographies that will enable us to understand London's global connections as well as our experiencing of London. For example, in Weeks 9 and 10, we examine the contribution of migrants to London especially as a hidden work force. During the semester, there are four virtual field studies: in Week 3, a walk in Brick Lane where we explore this area's history of migration over three hundred years and the signs of changes that suggest new urban mobilities; in Week 6, a walk in Stratford to consider there the regeneration legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games; in Week 11, a walk in the City of London where we learn about the Great Recession of 2008 and its impact on London's economy; in Week 12, a walk around Trafalgar Square to consider previous historic themes of the module as they relate to this space as well as political and cultural themes that the Square resonates. Through these virtual field studies students learn about the London that is often invisible to the tourist eye.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kong Chan
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to develop textual analysis and writing skills needed to understand debates over political concepts. It provides an introduction to debate on some of the essential terms used to understand politics, including politics, power, states, elitism, pluralism and Marxism. Each week, there will be a lecture and a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work and whole class discussion. Students will be required to prepare for lectures and seminars by reading and writing. Students will be required to read from a range of sources, including handouts and academic critiques to prepare for the lecture and the seminar. They will also be required to complete a range of written tasks related to their reading.
Description: This module will provide students with the background knowledge and skills needed for the successful completion of a piece of empirical research in the field of Humanities and Socail Sciencess. Students will build upon skills and knowledge learnt in IFP/IFJ6011 by selecting this sample, designing, piloting and conducting their questionnaires, analysing their findings and writing up their findings in a 5,000 word report. Students will be assessed by coursework only, consisting of a 5,000 word written report and a 10 minute individual presentation. Students will be provided with regular formative feedback in the form of tutorials.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Yongxin Yang
Description: The aim of the module is to give students an understanding of machine learning methods, including pattern recognition, clustering and neural networks, and to allow them to apply such methods in a range of areas.
Description: The module provides students with opportunities to develop textual analysis and writing skills needed to understand debates over concepts of International Politics. It provides an introduction to debate on some of the essential theories used to understand International Politics, including Realism, Liberalism and Marxism. It also examines some major issues in International Politics, including war and peace, greater powers and imperialism, and international political economy. Each week, there will be a lecture and a seminar. Students will be encouraged to contribute to seminars through pair work, group work and whole class discussion. Students will be required to prepare for lectures and seminars by reading and writing. Students will be required to read from a range of sources, including handouts and academic critiques to prepare for the lecture and the seminar. They will also be required to complete a range of written tasks related to their reading.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Dimitrios Kollias
Description: Data that has relevance for decision-making is accumulating at an incredible rate due to a host of technological advances. Electronic data capture has become inexpensive and ubiquitous as a by-product of innovations such as the Internet, e-commerce, electronic banking, point-of-sale devices, bar-code readers, and electronic patient records. Data mining is a rapidly growing field that is concerned with developing techniques to assist decision-makers to make intelligent use of these repositories. The field of data mining has evolved from the disciplines of statistics and artificial intelligence.This course will combine practical exploration of data mining techniques with a exploration of algorithms, including their limitations. Students taking this module should have an elementary understanding of probability concepts and some experience of programming.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mahesha Samaratunga
Description: This module takes a practical approach to the coverage of ethics in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. It sees ethical considerations as part of a spectrum of concerns, including ethics, but extending through regulation and legal compliance as formal expressions of what is and is not ethical. It considers examples of the kinds of issues that arise in existing systems, and uses the UK Government's Ethical Framework as an example of how to embed considerations of ethics into business processes.
Description: This module will help you to develop your reflective practice skills and prepare you for your final year synoptic project. You will learn how to use reflective practice to explore your learning and development, identify areas for improvement, and set and achieve goals. You will also learn the basics of planning a research project and research methods.This module is essential for students who want to be successful in their careers as technology professionals. It will help you to develop the skills and knowledge you need to learn from your experiences, stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends, and manage complex projects effectively.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nikos Tzevelekos
Description: The module is an introduction to Algorithms and Data Structures. It covers topics such as running time of algorithms, asymptotic complexity, simple and advanced sorting algorithms, divide and conquer algorithms, recursion, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, basic data structures (strings, arrays, lists), linked lists, trees, hash tables.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Steve Uhlig
Description: This module builds upon the Programming Fundamentals and Telecoms and Internet Fundamentals modules, introducing you to the major Internet applications. It focuses on the TCP/IP protocol suite from OSI layers 5 through to 7, though some appreciation is given to transport layer protocols as part of the socket-programming topic.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Philipp Katsinas
Description: This module introduces to students some of the topical themes in Human Geography, explored, for example, through globalisation in relation to the fashion industry, media and communications, migration and citizenship. The concept of local-global is examined with reference to food security and the environment, poverty, development and Aid, and global politics as relevant to understanding nation and identity in the twenty-first century. Throughout the semester, themes are considered through lectures, a field study, documentary screenings, seminar activities and two debates.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Jane Reid
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. It covers the following topics: cognitive psychology principles relevant to the design of GUIs; building GUIs using Java, and use of basic vision and audio libraries for input/ output; framework of GUI design guidelines to inform and evaluate GUI design; techniques for analysing artefacts and situations to inform the design of suitable GUIs; iterative design processes; evaluation techniques with users, heuristics and models; interaction beyond the visual modality.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas Roelleke
Description: This module is an introduction to databases and their language systems in theory and practice. The main topics covered by the module are: the principles and components of database management systems; the main modelling techniques used in the construction of database systems; implementation of databases using an object-relational database management system; the main relational database language; Object-Oriented database systems; future trends, in particular information retrieval, data warehouses and data mining.There are two timetabled lectures a week, and one-hour tutorial per week (though not every week). There will be timetabled laboratory sessions (two hours a week) for approximately five weeks.
Description: Macroeconomics studies the interaction of different parts of the economy. It stresses broad aggregates, such as the total demand for goods by households or total spending on machinery and building by firms. The full attention, however, will be on the big picture that is the big issues that affect the economy - growth, inflation, unemployment, fluctuations and crises.
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Italian.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy. The overall desired outcome is for learners to acquire a basic level of the language to cope effectively with a range of commonly occurring circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is built around written and audio texts and tasks, designed to develop and enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Italian and they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Description: The module is suitable for beginners in Arabic.Students are exposed to listening and reading items to develop their understanding, and they are involved in speaking and writing activities designed to develop their fluency and accuracy. The overall desired outcome is for learners to acquire a basic level of the language to cope effectively with a range of commonly occurring circumstances and situations. In order to do this, the course is based on a syllabus framework which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at A1 level. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency in such a way as to be easily understood by the layperson and specialist alike. The syllabus is built around written and audio texts and tasks, designed to develop and enhance the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing against a backdrop of a carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus.By the end of the module, students will be able to read simple texts in Arabic, and they will also be able to understand simple spoken texts and have a basic general discussion about a variety of topics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tassos Tombros
Description: What is an Operating System for and how does it work? How can a computer run, or appear to run, many programs at once? This module introduces Operating Systems, with a combination of study of the principles and practical skills in scripting and monitoring an Operating System kernel. Concepts of processes and concurrency are introduced in the context of Operating Systems and then pursued further as a tool for an application programmer wishing to exploit the full potential of a multicore processor. The module prepares students for further studies in distributed systems and high performance computing at the next level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lev Mukhanov
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Students will identify a significant software problem to solve from their workplace context, in conjunction with the module lecturer and their employer. To meet the problem requirements and build a satisfactory system within the time constraints, the students will have to apply the principles learnt in ECS505W Software Engineering.
Description: Microeconomics studies in detail the demand behaviour of consumers and the supply contact of producers, showing how markets work and why different markets exhibit different forms of performance. It analyses the external environment in which a firm operates that is the nature of competition it faces, the type of industry in which it operates, the prices of its inputs, the general state of the economy and the global environment, and how consumers respond to all these inputs.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elaine Cole
Description: This module will provide students with a solid background in the rapidly evolving area of critical care. In this module the students will develop an evaluative approach to critical care. Special attention will be given to "hot topics" such as shock therapy, ventilator management, infectious disease. The module will provide students with the latest evidence based in trauma care and the ability to analyze it.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Mark GlancyCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take HST6700
Description: On this Special Subject, we will analyze the representation of ethnicity, gender, politics, race, and sexuality in American films made in the era of 'new Hollywood cinema'. In historical terms, this is a period that begins with the protests against the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and ends with the election of President Ronald Reagan in the early 1980s. In cinematic terms, this is a period characterized by a new generation of creative filmmakers, the decline of censorship, and the rise of politically charged films. We will explore the era and its landmark films, considering the scope of progressive perspectives in Hollywood films and, ultimately, the conservative backlash that brought the era to an end. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kevin Tsang
Description: This module will cover the pathophysiology of Brain and Spinal Cord injury. The course teaches student to critically evaluate the principles of diagnosis and treatment for patients with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. The material covered will include description of specific type of injuries. Students will discuss cases involving different clinical scenarios. Once completed the students will be able to describe the mechanisms and dysfunction inherent to traumatic brain injury and to outline the key elements of their management. Particular reference is given to the recent scientific literature.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Dr Ping Yip
Description: This is a practical-based module wherein students conduct original research supervised by an academic member of staff for a period of approximately 10-12 weeks. Students are required to explore the background of the research and its rationale, construct hypotheses to be tested, learn necessary skills with which to conduct the work, compile results and analyse them. They will write a dissertation of approximately 8-10,000 words including critical analysis of literature, reporting of experimental designand results as well as their evaluation.
Description: This is a compulsory module that will focus on the basic science of bone and fracture biology as well as specific injuries within the upper and lower limbs.This module will provide students with the knowledge to critically evaluate extremity trauma. Non-operative and operative treatment will be discussed in order for students to fully appreciate the strengths, weaknesses and controversies around each option. Students will be able to apply their basic science knowledge to individual cases, in a stepwise and methodological approach to fracture treatment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Adina Michael-Titus
Description: History of neurology, challenges in drug discovery for neurological & psychiatric conditions, neuropathology of basal ganglia disorders, epilepsy, cognitive dysfunction, mood disorders, stroke and head injury; Imaging and biomarkers, pharmacokinetics, genomics, proteomics and metabonomics; neurobiology of endocannabinoids; neurotransmitter release.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edmund Ramsden
Description: We live in a world profoundly shaped by science and technology. Yet few are equipped to analyse these aspects of the modern world, understand how they arose historically, and construct and assess arguments concerning the problems they raise. This module gives you the intellectual tools to do so ¿ to live in and contribute to such a world as a historian and citizen. Accessible to students with no science background, each topic begins from a familiar controversy, newsworthy problem, or `challenge¿ in today¿s world. Topics are drawn from controversy over the environment, animal rights, science and religion, race in science, modern sexuality, climate change, `sustainability¿, IQ testing, technological disaster, eugenics, automation and robotics (in the workplace, medicine, and war), human experimentation, clinical trials in Africa and Asia, scientific experts in democratic societies, population and famine, intellectual property and biopiracy, what counts as a disease. The module introduces students to history of science, technology and medicine (STM) and their reciprocal relations with society, politics, government, economy, culture.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Mark Glancy
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Georgios Varouxakis
Description: This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of what some of the most important political thinkers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (before the emergence of what is called 'contemporary political theory' since the 1970s) thought and wrote about the phenomena and concepts referred to as `nationalism', `patriotism¿ and `cosmopolitanism¿. Thinkers focused upon include eighteenth-century predecessors such as Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottfried Herder, J. G. Fichte, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Richard Price, Jeremy Bentham, as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers such as John Stuart Mill, Walter Bagehot, John [Lord] Acton, Matthew Arnold, Giuseppe Mazzini, Alexis de Tocqueville, Auguste Comte, Thomas Hill Green, Henry Sidgwick, Frederic Harrison, J. R. Seeley, Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, Rabindranath Tagore, Ernest Barker, Alfred Zimmern, Otto Bauer, Harold Laski, Bertrand Russell, Elie Kedourie, John Plamenatz, Isaiah Berlin and others. The emphasis of the module is not on `nationalist¿ or `cosmopolitan¿ thinkers as such, but on what political thinkers thought and wrote about the nation, patriotism, nationalism, internationalism, and cosmopolitanism from the time of the French Revolution to the Cold War.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Joanna Cohen
Description: The MA History Dissertation provides an opportunity for you to complete an independent research project within an area of historical inquiry related to their chosen `stream¿ for Mastering the Field You will be encouraged to pursue your own intellectual interests, applying the skills you have developed on your other MA modules. You will be assigned an appropriate supervisor for your chosen topic, and will begin meeting with them in Semester 2, with the bulk of the research and writing completed during Semester 3, leading to completion of a 12,000 word dissertation by the early summer.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Olivier Marches
Description: This module offers the student teaching and workshops covering the principles of molecular biology. Recent developments in the use of molecular biology in the diagnosis and epidemiology of infectious diseases and current research methods will be highlighted. The human immune system is studied followed by a study of the interaction of micro-organisms with the host immune system.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Alicia Green
Description: This is a comprehensive course on all aspects of adult luminal gastroenterology, excluding functional gastrointestinal diseases. There is a focus on research and science underpinning this speciality.
Description: This module will provide a systematic overview of the major groups of parasites and fungi which cause disease in humans and the principles of the laboratory identification of the organisms. Whilst focusing on the biology and identification of individual or groups of organisms, students will also be encouraged to consider aspects of pathogenesis, antimicrobial therapy, epidemiology, and infection control, including the roles of national and international reference services to consider the national and global epidemiology of the organisms.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chris Alywin
Description: The torso module will focus on the mechanism and pathophysiology of torso injuries. The module seeks to provide students with a more critical knowledge of common patterns for torso injuries and will provide students with the tools to recognise and initiate treatments for the most common and life threatening injuries. This is offered as a compulsory module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Steve Greenwald
Description: Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world and is fast becoming a comparable problem in the developing countries. The module describes some of the mechanical factors that underlie the pathogenesis and progression of vascular disease. This requires a brief outline of fluid dynamical and elasticity theory sufficient to understand the properties of extensible and non-linearly elastic materials such as arteries, and the behaviour of blood flowing in them. This approach is not commonly followed in the preclinical medical course, but it provides an essential adjunct to the biochemical and metabolic description of cardiovascular disease that students will encounter in their clinical studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr George Makedonis
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Simon Layton
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Liesbeth Corens
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eyal Poleg
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof William Alazawi
Description: This module provides the students with a comprehensive overview of the study of liver and pancreatic diseases in adults, with a focus on research and science underpinning this speciality.Topics: Causes of liver disease (alcohol, drugs). Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Liver disease in pregnancy. HCV. HBV. Metals and liver. Autoimmune liver disease. Virological assays. Liver histology. Liver cancer - surgical aspects and chemotherapy. New drugs for viral hepatitis. Liver and HIV. Biliary and pancreatic disease. Pancreatic surgery. How interferon works. Benign liver lesions. Liver disease in children. Imaging of the liver
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Leslie James
Description: Black radical thought in the twentieth century drew on a long tradition of circulating ideas. It did so in order to formulate new readings of Enlightenment ideals that would address sovereignty and autonomy within the specific conditions of black life. This module examines how black thinkers stretched the category of "intellectual" through combined thought and practice. Workers and educated elite formulated specific analyses of the combined working of capitalism and empire, grounded in the importance of New World slavery to the modern world's political and social economy. Black women challenged the assumed distinctiveness of race, class, and gender and formulated distinctive visions of what "freedom" might mean. In this module we will think with black radicals' ideas about empire, war and expropriation, work and social life and consider their strategies for realising alternative forms of social and political organisation.
Description: The dissertation for the MA in the History of Political Thought and Intellectual History is worth 60 credits and should be a maximum of 12,000 words. It is undertaken by independent research on a topic formulated in consultation with your adviser, with in-put, as required, from module options teachers. Your topic is formulated early in Semester Two, with titles and brief outlines submitted in March. You are then assigned to an appropriate supervisor. Students are able to discuss plans and drafts with their supervisor in a minimum of three supervision meetings arranged between the beginning of the exam period and the end of June. Tuition takes the form of one-to-one supervision.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Andrew David WillimottCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take HST6700
Description: The Russian Revolution altered the course of history. It led to the formation of the world's first avowedly communist regime, irrecoverably changed life across the Russian empire, and shaped geopolitics for the remainder of the twentieth century. This module will examine the origins, development, and outcomes of this tumultuous turning point. Along the way, we will assess the role of key figures such as Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin. But we will also look at how revolution was experienced on the ground, among ordinary people, young hopefuls, and the different peoples of the former Russian Empire. A range of primary materials will be utilized to shed light on topics such as the revolutionary influences on the Bolsheviks dating back to the 1860s, the popular experience of revolution in 1917, and the tentative attempts to forge a socialist society in the immediate wake of revolution. Knowledge of Russian is not required. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Description: This module will provide students with context and foundations to their practice in healthcare as a Clinical Scientist. This knowledge will enable the student to provide safe, effective, high quality patient centred care. Students will develop a framework of skills and knowledge to evaluate and evolve their professional practice in the context of the wider healthcare landscape.
Description: The module will introduce basic principles of research design and strategy, ranging from the formulation of research problems to the critical assessment of alternative approaches to research. Students will gain a through grounding of most common research methods in medical science. Students will also develop an appreciation for research ethics specific to the discipline of medical science.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ross Davenport
Description: This module will provide students with the tools to evaluate different clinical situations and broaden the knowledge on diagnosis and management of shock syndrome. Particular attention will be on the deranged physiology underlying the onset of acute traumatic coagulopathy.
Description: This is a compulsory module covering aspects of communicable disease control in the hospital and community. After an introduction to practical epidemiology with special reference to clinical microbiology and infectious disease in the community, the module focuses on the relationship between the NHS, PHE, infection control teams, environmental health services and other relevant bodies in the UK. The module also explores the worldwide public health issues which have implications for public health in the UK. The role of the scientist and clinical laboratory in infection control and public health is explored.
Description: This module will provide a systematic overview of the major groups of bacteria and viruses which cause disease in humans and the principles of the laboratory identification of the organisms. Whilst focusing on the biology and identification of individual or groups of organisms, students will also be encouraged to consider aspects of pathogenesis, antimicrobial therapy, epidemiology, and infection control, including the roles of national and international reference services to consider the national and global epidemiology of the organisms.
Description: The overall aim of this module is to ensure that the trainee has the underpinning knowledge of the importance of research, development and innovation across the NHS and in healthcare science in particular and to provide the underpinning knowledge for the research project
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Xuenong Bo
Description: Finding, reading and evaluating research literature, experimental design and statistics, ethics of experimentation, how to give oral presentations, essay & dissertation writing, record keeping, molecular biology methods, in situ hybridization, western blot, use of microscopes, flow cytometry, histochemistry and tract tracing, electrophysiological methods, proteomics, cell culture, gene therapy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chris Sparks
Credits: 20.0Contact: Dr David Geiringer
Description: This module gives you the opportunity to complete an internship placement with one of our local partners in the museum, public history, archival, or education sectors. Working alongside practitioners in the field, you will be introduced to the skills employed by public historians, such as curating exhibitions, creating digital resources, cataloguing archival materials, or participating in outreach. The placement allows you to put into practice in a professional environment the knowledge and skills gained through the MA degree. Prior to embarking upon your placement, you will receive training in the practices and responsibilities of professionals working in history-related fields, and assistance in preparing an application for your placement from the options available. The placement will be sixteen hours per week over a period of six weeks, and you will be supported throughout by the School of History. A range of placements with partner-organisations will be available, though students are not guaranteed their first choice.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Tibault Griseri
Description: This module provides an introduction to the basic science of gastroenterology. It covers the anatomy, embryology, histology, immunology, physiology (pharmacology and neuroscience), cell biology and genetics of gut function. In addition, lectures focus on research methodologies allowing students to appraise the evidence base underpinning the taught content. Important study skills such as drafting an essay, critical appraisal and referencing, are also covered allowing the students to write an essay or other long documents, with referencing (for examples using endnote).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Amanda VickeryCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take HST6700
Description: Between 1945 and 1970, the life chances of British women were transformed, while what it meant to be a `British woman¿ was itself revolutionised, through decolonization and immigration. These decades saw rising living conditions, educational opportunities in the wake of the Butler Education Act (1944), the acceptance that married women might work (part-time), and key legislative victories from the legalisation of abortion (1967) to the Equal Pay Act (1970). Yet not all were winners post-war and stubborn inequalities remained. This era is also credited with a 'love revolution', the rise of 'companionate marriage' , the emergence of modern fatherhood, and sexual permissiveness. Together we will analyse these claims. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Leslie JamesCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take HST6700
Description: How does colonialism operate? And how, more fittingly, might we imagine a future outside of colonial rule? In this module we will think with those who tried to answer these questions. From those like B.R. Ambedkar, Frantz Fanon and Kwame Nkrumah who imagined federal and nationalist projects for sovereignty, critiqued neo-colonialism, and analysed how the racialisation of colonised peoples underpins enduring global inequalities. To Walter Rodney and the Black Power movement in the Caribbean. To Alfred Taiaiake¿s thoughts on indigenous sovereignties and the environment. We will read people writing from the imperial core but primarily thinkers from the Caribbean, the African continent, South Asia, and the Middle East. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Description: This module offers the student teaching and workshops covering the principles of molecular biology, the biology of bacteria, and explores the use of current molecular techniques in the research and diagnosis of infectious disease. The human immune system is studied followed by a study of the interaction of micro-organisms with the host immune system.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nikki Allorto
Description: The module will be offered as an elective module for the MSc in Trauma Science and will deepen and broaden the knowledge on patients with burns injuries. It will allow students to develop a more critical and evaluative approach to the care of burns patients, through a complete overview of assessment, stabilization and management in respect to the most recent literature. There are also sections on electrical and chemical burns.
Description: The aim of the module is to provide the knowledge to consider and manage trauma as a disease entity. The module starts with an historical overview of trauma and trauma systems and then proceeds to analyze the different aspects on how to deliver a specialist trauma care, from pre hospital care through the entire patient's care pathway.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Tim Harris
Description: Students will learn about a wide range of topics within the pre-hospital care environment, including scene management, critical care interventions, and mass casualty events. Please note, this module does not seek to provide training in pre-hospital care, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to the pre-hospital environment. Students also will gain an understanding of specific issues faced by those who work in the pre-hospital environment. Hospital based practitioners will gain knowledge regarding the types of care that can be provided pre-hospital and how mass casualty events are managed.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Jurgen Groet
Description: The project will normally be a piece of original research which is expected to occupy at least half of the time throughout the course. It will normally involve experimental work or measurements on patients undergoing clinical investigation, and is presented as a written report of not more than 8000 words submitted at the end of the project. The report is assessed by internal examiners and forms the basis of student vivas by our external examiners. The main body of the report is often divided intosections like a journal paper: introduction, materials, results, discussion, references and appendices.
Description: This module is only available to students on the intercalated BSc in Experimental Pathology programme. This module will define neoplasia, describe the macro and microscopic appearance of range of specific tumours and current ideas on the molecular and genetic basis of their pathogenesis. Specifically, the causes of the transformation from normal to malignant tissue will be described together with the manner in which tumours grow and spread. The module will end with an overview of tumour diagnosis and general methods of treatment (pharmacological, radiotherapeutic and surgical).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Noam Maggor
Credits: 20.0Contact: Dr James Ellison
Description: In this module, you will undertake a practical historical research project in partnership with one of our academics. These projects will be drawn from our staff's current research interests, and might include: compiling and analysing a database; preparing a biographical or bibliographical companion; conducting oral history interviews; translation or transcription of previously unpublished sources. Prior to embarking upon the project, you will receive training in the methodological tools employed by historians, and assistance in preparing an application for your preferred project. A range of project options will be available, though students are not guaranteed their first choice.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Burak Salgin
Description: This module is designed to further consolidate knowledge through analysis of the concept and scope of advanced practice, focussing on the interface of advanced practice accountability, clinical governance, autonomy, specialist and expert practice. Students will explore the integration and application to practice of advanced health assessment skills, diagnostic skills, complex decision making, therapeutic management, and speciality specific knowledge and skills, all whilst reviewing the challenges of transitioning into the ANP role as a new professional identity.
Description: This module is designed to give students a deep understanding of an evidence-based approach to justifying and articulating clinical decisions, drawing on theoretical principles, current evidence and practical experience in the provision of active and palliative care treatment for neonates.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Andrew Fitzmaurice
Description: European states raced to establish empires in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that would provide them with resources to assist in their struggles with each other to survive. As those states engaged in this process of expansion, various authors reflected on what it would mean to be the subject of such empires, thereby developing the concept of rights. At the same time, others used the tools of political thought, including concepts of virtue, greatness, interest, and reason of state, to animate the instruments of empire, including joint stock corporations such as the East India Company. These authors articulated modern understandings of the ways in which states project their power as well the rules of the international order.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Qasim Aziz
Description: This is an advanced course in the field of neurogastroenterology including the application of basic science and research to the problems seen in the clinics. Part of the module includes teaching and experience of complex diagnostic techniques within a GI physiology unit, such as oesophageal and small bowel manometry, high-resolution manometry, impedance, nuclear medicine techniques etc.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tessa Davis
Description: This module covers common dermatological and renal presentations to ED. Paediatric rashes range from the mild/benign to the life-threatening. In the first part of the module students will cover common dermatological presentations, including non-blanching rashes, viral exanthems, vasculitis, and eczema, exploring the recognition of rashes on different skin tones. In the second part the focus will be on renal presentations including urinary tract infections, nephrotic syndrome, haemolytic-uraemic syndrome, renal vein thrombosis, and glomerulonephritis.Please note, this module does not seek to provide students with clinical training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to neonatal and adolescent presentations.
Description: In this module students are introduced to the key concepts of laboratory management.The students will study and reflect on: Good management practice. Legislation relevant to diagnostic laboratories. Health and safety in the laboratory. Development of standard operating procedures. Quality assurance in the laboratory. LEAN evaluation and Audit processes. Methods of evaluation of new methods for use in the diagnostic laboratory. Have a knowledge of the role of new technologies e.g. molecular and automation in the diagnostic laboratory. Understand of the role of th diagnostic laboratory within the NHS and with external agencies such as the HPA and WHO. Occupational health
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Nick Croft
Description: This module serves as a thorough overview of gastrointestinal and liver diseases in children and adolescents and gastrointestinal infectious diseases.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew Caley
Description: This module aims to provide in depth knowledge of the role of tissue-specific stem cells during tissue homeostasis and wound-healing, as well as current and future applications in regenerative medicine. The course will cover tissue-specific stem cells present in tissues derived from each of the three primary germ cell layers:Ectoderm (e.g. neural; melanocyte; epidermis; eye lens)Endoderm (e.g. respiratory; intestine; liver; bladder; pancreas)Mesoderm (e.g. kidney; mesenchymal; bone; muscle; hematopoietic; heart)In addition, this module will examine cutting-edge experimental techniques (e.g. lineage tracing; cellular barcoding; xenotransplantation; sphere formation assays) that are used to evaluate adult stem cells. Students will develop skills including critical analysis of scientific literature, interpretation of experimental design, evaluation of statistical analysis, and design of presentations. Essential generic skills include critical thinking, organisation, writing, and oral communication.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Danielle Hall
Description: Although less common, neurological and haematological presentations in children can present a diagnostic and managerial challenge in the ED. In the first part of this module students will cover common neurological presentations including headache, seizures, ataxia, neuromuscular disorders, and stroke. In the second part the focus will be on haematological presentations including neutropenia, ITP, pancytopenia, and tumour lysis syndrome.Please note, this module does not seek to provide students with clinical training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to neonatal and adolescent presentations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elizabeth Thomas
Description: In this module, students will learn about acute toxicology as applied to critical illness. They will gain an understanding of toxidromes, diagnosis of poisoning, and the approach to both supportive and toxin specific care. Importantly, students also will learn about the decontamination of patients and safe working in a CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) environment. Students will learn via a series of on-line lectures delivered by experts in the field and will participate in discussion groups.
Description: This module will provide a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal and extremities vascular trauma. Students will be encouraged to use a critical and scientifically robust approach to plan patient care and to develop problem solving skills in the context of orthopedic trauma. Particular attention will be given to cases of blunt and penetrating injuries to the extremities and the resultant vascular abnormalities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ben Bloom
Description: In this module students will learn the basic skills required for academic medicine, including research design, statistical analysis, and methodology. Students will be introduced to a variety of databases including FOAMed and develop the necessary skills to evaluate the scientific literature. With the emphasis on personal research, students will be made aware of current legislation and ethics surrounding clinical research. The module will conclude with students learning how to submit their work for publication and present their research for differing audiences. Student learning will be supported by a series of online lectures and discussion groups.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Chris Moffat
Description: Pakistan was born in 1947 out of the partition of India, and split again in 1971 following the liberation of Bangladesh. Histories of conflict and loss have left their mark on Pakistani politics and culture. But so too have they been repressed in a nationalist narrative that celebrates Pakistan as a `new Medina¿, a homeland for South Asia¿s Muslims. This Special Subject approaches `history¿ as a terrain of struggle in Pakistan. It traces how different `pasts¿ has been mobilised, by the powerful but also by marginalised communities, exploring why these contests matter for Pakistan¿s present and its possible futures. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Description: This module is designed to provide a framework to work towards becoming a safe and effective non-medical independent prescriber for medical and surgical patients who fall within the remit of neonatal clinical services. It draws on the competency framework of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to support prospective prescribers in expanding their knowledge, skills, motives and personal traits, to continually improve their performance, and work safely and effectively in the context of neonatal clinical care provision.
Description: This module is designed to give students an understanding of evidence-based assessment, associated interpretation and management procedures for postnatal neonatal surgical conditions within the remit of neonatal service care provision. The module will cover postnatal surgical pathological processes whilst drawing on the pre- and peri-natal periods, physical examination, operative and pharmacological treatment principles, and the critical appraisal of short- and long-term clinical outcomes.
Description: This module is designed to give students an understanding of evidence-based assessment, associated interpretation and management procedures for postnatal neonatal medical conditions within the remit of neonatal service care provision. The module will cover postnatal medical pathological processes whilst drawing on the pre- and peri-natal periods, physical examination, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment principles, and the critical appraisal of short- and long-term clinical outcomes.
Description: This module is designed to give students an understanding of evidence-based assessment and associated interpretation procedures for prenatal, postnatal and post-neonatal unit discharge presentations, all within the remit of neonatal service care provision. The module will cover antenatal pathologies and counselling, perinatal pathological processes, physical examination of the newborn after delivery, on the neonatal unit and the postnatal ward including Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) screening, and the assessment of infants in the setting of a general neonatal outpatient follow-up clinic.
Description: This module will provide students with an understanding of specific issues relevant to paediatric respiratory and cardiovascular presentations to the emergency department. During this module students will learn about common respiratory such as asthma, bronchiolitis and croup, before moving on to cardiac presentations including heart murmurs, arrhythmias, hypertension, and chest pain.Please note, this module does not seek to provide students with clinical training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to neonatal and adolescent presentations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Becky Platt
Description: This module will provide students with an understanding of specific issues relevant to neonatal and adolescent presentations.Students will learn about a range of topics including: the normal baby, neonatal seizures, congenital heart disease, metabolic conditions; and in adolescents - self-harm, pseudoseizures, vaginal bleeding, sexually transmitted diseases, and anxiety + depression.Please note, this module does not seek to provide students with clinical training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to neonatal and adolescent presentations.
Description: This module aims to provide students with an understanding of diagnostic work up in the early phases of resuscitation. Students will improve their ability to interpret bed side metabolic parameters provided by blood gas analysis, and their ability to interpret the chest radiograph and acute computed tomography imaging as applied to acute care in critical illness. They will also gain an understanding of the role of focused ultrasound and echocardiography in the diagnosis of acute illness and guiding resuscitation. Students will learn via a series of on-line lectures delivered by experts in the field and will participate in discussion groups.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Alicia Green
Description: In this module students will write up four case reports of patients from their clinical practice. The student should describe the case using skills and knowledge acquired from previous modules. In addition, they will be expected to relate each case to basic science and/or research relevant to the case ( e.g. evidence for treatment, pathology of disease, etc.)There are several reasons that may make a clinical case interesting for publication which include:1. Unusual presentations or unknown disease2. Unusual aetiology for a disease3. Challenging differential diagnosis4. Errors in diagnosis, their causes and consequences5. Unreported or unusual side effects or adverse interactions concerning medications6. New associations or variations in disease courses7. Presentations, diagnoses and/or management of new and emerging diseases8. An unexpected association between diseases or symptoms9. An unexpected event in the course of observing or treating a patient10. Findings that give new insight into the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effectCase reports should be short, no more than 2000-3000 words with a maximum of 15 references and 3 figures for each case.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kyle James
Description: This is a optional module that will focus on the pathophysiology and spectrum of paediatric orthopaedic injuries, along with the assessment and structured approach to limb deformities in both adults and children.The module will provide students with a deep knowledge of the evidence and controversy around common paediatric fractures and the fundamental basic science behind growing bones and injuries to them. It will also give students a structured approach to quantifying post-traumatic limb deformity and then analysing how that can be corrected using an array of powerful implant choices. There will also be an opportunity for practical application of all these skills.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Cdr Paul Rees
Description: Module 7 is titled 'Hazardous Materials and Environmental Medicine' In this module students will learn how to assess and care for patients involved in CBRN incidents, poison/toxins and the provision of care in a range environments. Students will learn to risk assess the scene and their patients. They will be taught how to select PPE and how to identify toxidromes and poisons. Students will learn about care provision in extreme environments, such as in the (ant)arctic or tropical arenas and heat/cold illness.
Description: Module 6, Tactical Medical Care, focuses on resuscitation skills required to provide critical care in military and extreme civilian environments, teaching how hospital based practice should be modified. The module builds on the knowledge of year 1 and how this may be adapted to various hostile environments. The module will focus on battlefield medicine, battlefield evacuation, haemorrhage control, airway management, wound & burn management, analgesia and delivery of care for civilian terrorist incidents & natural disasters. It will also discuss inter-service working with fire and police. While the majority of the module is trauma focused, in week 5 we will look at medical conditions and HAZMAT. Examples from recent events such as the Ebola outbreak and recent terrorist incidents will be studied.
Description: This module introduces the students to the different types of pluripotent stem cells which are used for research and in therapeutics. The emphasis will be on induced pluripotent stem cells, where the focus will be on generation, verification, and applications of these cells. Additionally, techniques that are used for genome engineering will be covered which will be integrated in applications of induced pluripotent stem cells.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Stephen Thomas
Description: This module will allow students to develop specialist knowledge and insight on a topic of their choice, related to Emergency and Resuscitation Medicine. Students may choose to organise their scientific paper in the form of a systematic review (with meta-analysis), narrative review, retrospective (medical-records) review, or prospective (low-risk) cohort study (e.g. education study). Students will develop the ability to synthesis and analyse information and data, to break down complex issues and to compare and contrast alternative viewpoints. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing the students' ability to disseminate knowledge at a professional level, with a view towards publication.
Description: Taught by seminars, site visits and museum sessions, this module introduces students to life in medieval and renaissance London. The central themes of royal power, gender, marginality, the Black Death and popular revolt, will be studied in class and in the streets of London. Students will visit key monuments of medieval London (such as Westminster Abbey), trace the path of rebels in 1381, or handle medieval and early modern artifacts in the Museum of London. Sites, monuments, topography, and artifacts will lead to a new understanding of politics, devotional practices, trade and family life. This module enables students to develop professional networks, and foster an understanding of multi-disciplinary approaches. Through their work with curators, palaeontologists, and historians, students evaluate approaches to past objects from various disciplinary perspectives, and demonstrate how historical research can be applied in the environment of museum studies, public engagement, and object analysis.Please note that this module involves class visits to various locations in London. When timetabling, please allow yourself an hour's travel time either side of the class.
Description: This module will provide students with an understanding of specific issues relevant to paediatric trauma presentations.Students will learn about a range of topics including: leading the trauma team, trauma imaging, primary and secondary survey, spinal injuries, chest and pelvis trauma, head injuries. The second part will cover facial injuries, procedural sedation, joint dislocations, wound management, and limb injuries.Please note, this module does not seek to provide students with clinical training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to neonatal and adolescent presentations.
Description: This module covers the initial resuscitative management of the critically ill child. This will include managing the difficult airways, anaphylaxis, DKA, sepsis and shock, as well as the less commonly but also life-threatening presentations of PIMS-TS, hypothermia and adrenal crises,. The module will also include learning and discussion around transfer, debrief, conflict management, safeguarding, and resus outcomes.Please note, this module does not seek to provide students with clinical training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to the critically ill child.
Description: In this module, students will review a wide range of acute medical disease processes, developing knowledge about their pathophysiology and clinical presentation. Topics will include acute coronary syndromes, diabetic and non-diabetic endocrine emergencies, acute non-traumatic and traumatic neurosurgical emergencies, and infectious disease and tropical medicine. Students also will develop the skills required to manage these diseases, by evaluating clinical scenarios. Students will learn via a series of online lectures delivered by experts in the field and will participate in discussion groups.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Darryl Wood
Description: This module will equip students with knowledge of oxygen delivery, advanced airway care, respiratory support, procedural sedation/analgesia, and state of the art treatment of cardiorespiratory arrest in adults and children. In the first part of the module, students will review the mechanisms for respiratory failure, non-invasive ventilation, and advanced airway care. Students also will learn best practice in acute care analgesia and sedation. In the second part of the module, students will focus on the best practice care for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest in a wide range of scenarios. In the final section of the module, students will focus on the critically ill child and mother.
Description: Thoughout this module students will study microbial infections of humans. The clinical presentation, laboratory diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy and infection control issues of the microbial infections are explored both theoretically and practically. The infections are studied by organ system e.g. respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract and also by looking at specialist patient groups e.g. the immuno-compromised, patients in the intensice care unit, pregnancy and paediatrics. Students also study the surveillance, legislation and methods of control of hospital acquired infection.
Description: The discipline of psychiatry is foundational to our understanding of a wide range of modern concepts from personality and responsibility through to illness and deviancy. Our sense of our own identities, our motivations and our patterns of behaviour, is drawn from modern psychiatric ideas. This module provides a broad overview of psychiatric practice in Britain from the beginning of state-regulated asylums through to the advent of current policies of pharmaceutical treatment and community care. Using a mixture of secondary sources and primary texts, we will examine how the diagnosis and treatment of madness has been shaped through the rich interaction of social, scientific, political, economic and cultural factors. We will evaluate approaches the concept of "madness" from historical, psychiatric, psychoanalytical, sociological, and legal perspectives, and demonstrate how techniques from each disciplinary approach can be applied to a study of identity and human behaviour.
Description: Students will learn about a wide range of topics within the field of paediatric resuscitation, including airway management, critical care interventions, and common paediatric emergencies. Please note, this module does not seek to provide training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to paediatric resuscitation. Hospital based practitioners will gain knowledge regarding the resuscitative management of common paediatric emergencies, including issues specific to looking after children such as distraction techniques, and safeguarding.
Description: Abdominal pain in children is another common ED presentation. This module will help students differentiate from acute abdominal emergencies, benign presentations and chronic illnesses. In the first part of the module students will cover common surgical presentations including urethral abnormalities, bilious vomiting, common oral and dental injuries, eye emergencies, and intussusception. In the second part the focus will be on gastrointestinal presentations including inflammatory bowel disease, constipation, rectal bleeding, and pancreatitis.Please note, this module does not seek to provide students with clinical training in paediatric emergency medicine, but rather to provide an understanding of specific issues relevant to neonatal and adolescent presentations.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Mrs Michele Branscombe
Description: The overall aim of this module, building on the Research Methods module is for the student to undertake research that shows originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create and interpret new information in a specialism of healthcare science. The student will undertake an original piece of research involving the application of scientific investigation to one or more clinical situations.
Description: When did the world become 'globalised'? Who were the main architects of 'globalisation'? How did the movement of ideas, people, money, and goods across borders reshape politics, society, and culture in diverse contexts? How did societies and groups around the world respond to and in turn reimagine this historical process? This module looks at key moments in the history of globalisation over the `long¿ twentieth century. Approaching globalisation as a contested and malleable project, we will move from the `first¿ high age of globalisation and empire in the late nineteenth century, through the reconfiguration of the world system in the wake of the Great Depression and the World Wars, to the era of decolonisation and neoliberal globalisation in the latter part of the century. We will reflect together on how capitalism, internationalism, empire, immigration, race, the environment, and human rights came to shape the contemporary world.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christos Giannou
Description: This module will provide students with a background into both military and civilian austere events. The module will cover triage, pre-hospital care, mass casualty management and surge capacity, ballistics, chemical and biological trauma. The latest techniques learnt by the military will be proposed and critically evaluated.
Description: In this module, students will learn how to identify patients in shock, evaluate which patients require resuscitation, and examine tools by which this is achieved. Students will review the most common causes of shock and learn how to classify shock syndromes, maximise the cardiovascular response to shock, choose fluid therapy (dose/type) for resuscitation, and select which inopressors to apply. Students will develop further insights into cardiovascular physiology and have a clear and in depth understanding of what is meant by resuscitation. Students will learn via a series of online lectures delivered by experts in the field and will participate in discussion groups.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kavi Patel
Description: This is a compulsory module that will focus on the multi-specialty management of open fractures, from pre-hospital care to definitive ortho-plastic surgical treatmentThe module will provide students with a deep knowledge of how open fractures can be treated by a combined, collaborative approach between surgical disciplines, from the emergency room, to first debridement and then definitive fixation and soft tissue cover. Skeletal stabilisation and soft tissue reconstruction are discussed in detail, including decision-making around implants and choice of grafts/flaps for covering skin defects.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Harrap
Description: The Mediterranean has been the crucible of human history for more than two thousand years, the birthplace and the graveyard of empires. It was the arena in which the tensions between religions, nations and ideologies have been played out and occasionally erupted into brutal warfare. In this module we explore the changing political and economic structures of the central sea from the fall of Constantinople to the revolutions of the nineteenth century (1453-1900). We will chart the rise and fall of Ottoman and Spanish sea power and the clash at Lepanto, the golden age of Mediterranean piracy, the diasporas of Spanish Jews and Moriscos, Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign and the Mediterranean¿s ultimate provincialisation in the age of global empires. Through maps, treaties and records of human connections across the sea, we will discover how seawater unified and divided the Mediterranean¿s inhabitants.
Description: This module will trace the afterlives of empire in modern Britain and beyond, through the history, objects, and debates that inform public history and commemoration, and by exploring how histories of colonial power and violence are addressed by museum curators, artists and heritage practitioners. What is at stake when we talk about the `decolonisation¿ of museums, the repatriation of artefacts or the removal of statues? How do we as historians navigate between nostalgia and amnesia? Students will study these urgent debates in a global context while investigating key museum and gallery sites on field trips. This module will be of interest to students of modern British and global history as well as those training for careers in heritage, museum or education sectors.
Description: How has the meaning of `democracy¿ changed over the centuries? Where did the language of rights come from? How have slavery and empire been justified - and criticised? Beginning with some of the earliest examples of political theorising in the ancient world, and ending in the twentieth century, this module introduces students to some of the most important thinkers and debates in the history of political thought. Individual thinkers and major texts will be discussed each week, together with major debates and issues. Students will look at arguments and controversies as they unfolded in different historical circumstances, becoming familiar with the concepts, problems, and debates that have shaped political thought. They will acquire a solid grounding in the development of, and differences among, the various philosophical and ideological traditions that have shaped modern politics.
Description: Crime has been readily associated with London¿s metropolis, from loveable rogues, spivs and celebrity criminals such as Jack Sheppard to panics caused by the `London Monster¿ and `Jack the Ripper¿. Criminals have been the focus of both fascination and horror in the city¿s past. In tandem, the city developed efforts to control crime, from Beadles and Bobbies to slum clearances and the ultimate sanctions of Tyburn Tree and Newgate Prison. This module analyses thematic aspects of crime and punishment in London, with particular attention to race, gender and queer history. By recovering marginalised voices, we will chart transitions in societal reactions, policing, legislation and culture across the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Through analysing primary materials and site visits linked to key cases from London¿s past, this module provides glimpses into the shifting criminal and judicial landscape of London.
Description: This module interrogates the resilient power of racism in American history from the founding of the United States to the recent past. We will survey African American history from slavery through the Civil Rights era, broadly defined, and to more contemporary struggles. We will embed this history in the larger sweep of American history, covering topics such as plantation slavery, abolitionism and emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow segregation, the ¿New Negro,¿ the long Civil Rights Movement, and the age of Trump/Obama. We will discuss the legacy of prominent African-American thinkers, activists, and political leaders, as well as the perspectives of ordinary black men and women. With the use of scholarly works and primary sources, we will reflect on the invention and re-invention of ¿race¿ and question what African-American history should mean for our understanding of American capitalism, empire, democracy, society, and culture.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Reuben Loffman
Description: In 1956, the Sudan became the first sub-Saharan African nation to become independent of European rule. Shortly afterwards, many others joined the community of nations. Now, over fifty years later, historians have begun to examine how these states have fared. After the euphoria that greeted African independence, many scholars now see African states as having dramatically failed their citizenry, with their failure contributing to the emigration of millions of Africans from the continent in the last decade alone. But African leaders and their followers have had to cope with devastating droughts, outside financial interference and environmental disasters. And Africans have also developed innovative ways of coping with and even challenging hostile or collapsed states. To explore the complex history of African polities, this module situates the post-colonial state in its social context and uses several case studies, such as the Sudan, Congo-Kinshasa, Ghana and Guinea, to examine it from a range of perspectives. We will look at how warfare, disease and financial concerns, among others, have shaped post-colonial statehood in Africa and how Africans have responded to the policies their states have pursued.
Description: British cinema is often celebrated for its social realism, yet it has made significant and influential contributions to the worlds of horror, fantasy and science fiction. From the Gothic tradition of Dracula to the nightmarish vision of London in 28 Days Later, this module investigates this alternative history or 'repressed underside' of British cinema and the ways in which these films have responded to their social and cultural production contexts. Introducing you to a range of critical approaches to film, this module will explore debates on the cultural appeal and social significance of horror, the meaning of horror figures like the vampire, werewolf and zombie, and the nature of audiences and film spectatorship. Key discussion topics will be the representation of gender and sexuality in horror texts; the psychoanalytic interpretation of horror; and the ways in which the films respond to the history of Britain and its capital. With an emphasis on cinema, we will also compare the writing of British authors with film adaptations of their work.
Description: The Internet is everywhere. From the smartphones in our pockets to the supermarkets delivering our groceries, large parts of our lives are mediated by digital technology, through screens which connect us to computers in air-conditioned rooms thousands of miles away. But how did we get here? What really is this thing we call "the Internet"? Who made these systems, and how do they work? Beginning with the Cold War origins of today's globally-interconnected digital world, this module will explore the social, political and economic impacts of networked digital technology, its impact on history, and on how that history is written.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Andrew Fitzmaurice
Description: This module builds on the skills you have developed in first year to prepare you for your final-year dissertation. You will produce a research project, involving independent research and writing, within a framework of skills workshops and peer review sessions. You will have flexibility in choosing the topic and format of your project from a selection of options reflecting the chronological, geographic, and thematic range of the School. You will also work within Writing Partner groups to read each other's work and provide feedback as your project develops.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr James Ellison
Description: This module examines Anglo-American relations from 1939-1991 and analyses the nature of the special relationship from historical and political perspectives. Set within the rich historiography of this subject, the module considers how US and UK governments responded to major events in world history from 1939 to 1991. Throughout, particular reference will be made to Anglo-American relations in the political, diplomatic, economic, defence and intelligence arenas and to the importance of personalities in strengthening and weakening the alliance. Students reflect on UK and US social, cultural, and political values in the context of international relations, and develop an understanding of ethical and political issues arising from modes of representation.
Description: We are accustomed to think about the period between the French revolution and the middle of the nineteenth century as one marked by the struggle for democracy, popular sovereignty and national emancipation in Europe and beyond. This module offers a different perspective. It shows that this was also a period of counterrevolutions, civil wars and insurrections in the name of absolutism and in defence of monarchical authority. It demonstrates that these movements were as important as their "progressive" counterparts in understanding the emergence of mass politics in the modern world. In fact, they marked the birth of modern popular right-wing politics. The module does so by looking at the social, cultural and intellectual foundations of counterrevolutionary movements in the IberoAmerican Empires, Portugal, Spain, France and the Italian peninsula between the 1790s and 1870s.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Natalya Chernyshova
Description: Ukraine and Belarus were two of the most important republics in the Soviet Union: its 'founding members', strategic bulwarks, flagships of Soviet 'progressive' nationalities policies, and powerhouses of the command economy. But they were also troublesome borderlands: internal colonial subjects where dangerous nationalist aspirations could erode their loyalty to Moscow. This module examines their evolution from Russia's imperial backwater to socialist republics and through to independence in 1991. What role did Moscow's 'embrace' play in this transformation? How did the seminal developments of the era - Stalinism and the Nazi invasion, the Cold War and Brezhnev-era stability, Chernobyl and the Soviet collapse - shape their national cultures, identities, and everyday life? And how did these two republics help shape the Soviet Union? These questions will lead us to explore the relationship between nationalism, socialism, and colonialism and see how the Soviet Union worked as an empire.
Description: Pirates have stalked the seas from time immemorial, bearing witness to the rise and fall of the world's greatest states and empires. Their mythical presence at the margins of civilisation has enthralled, repulsed, and entertained for generations; but why do they endure in our collective memories, and how did pirates¿and the concept of piracy¿impact upon history? This module traces piracy¿s origins and development in world history, from the Classical Mediterranean to the early-modern Atlantic and Caribbean. It engages key texts of piratical folklore, from lurid contemporary accounts to swashbuckling cinema, while exploring (through a field trip) the wider significance of seafaring within British national identity.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ria Kapoor
Description: This module offers insight into the development of modern humanitarianism, exploring the inequality inherent to this practice where lost rights are met with material and practical assistance. Going beyond a narrative of charity and kindness to far away strangers, the module will follow a mixed thematic and case study based approach, and may include topics like colonial governance, anti-colonial resistance, development and reconstruction aid, postcolonial worldmaking, trusteeship, visual and popular culture, famine and hunger, as well as case studies such as the work of UNRRA, the Biafran Civil War or the 1971 East Pakistani crisis.
Description: This module will begin by looking at the historical development of museums from the random gathering of natural and man-made objects found in the cabinet of curiosities of the Renaissance to the institutional role played by modern and contemporary museums. We will have the opportunity to explore London's collections for the purpose of contextualizing and critically evaluating the cultural and historical value, purpose, educational role and key public function of different types of exhibiting space and exhibitions. Along with developing knowledge of the contents of collections, the module will focus on ideas of collecting, curatorial knowledge and theories of display, with the aim of deconstructing the cultural narratives and ideological representations provided by each exhibiting space. The entirety of this module will take place outside of the university campus as each week will see the class visiting a different museum. In weekly visits to museums and galleries in London, students will consider history in a broader perspective, evaluate museum space and exhibition experiences, and demonstrate how historical research can be applied in the environment of museum studies, public engagement, and art analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Kinga Bloch
Description: In the period covered by this module, from 1871 to the present, interactions between Gentiles and Jews in Germany underwent a dramatic and unprecedented set of upheavals. What were the main problems, struggles and achievements in this period of German-Jewish history? This module will initially focus on debating the chances and limits of emancipation and assimilation of Jews in Imperial Germany and on discussing the so-called Jewish Renaissance in the Weimar Republic. A survey of the expansion and the role of antisemitism and its political manifestations in German society will provide a platform for studying the Nazi take-over of power and the Holocaust. The module concludes with the post-war history of Jews in Germany, addressing contemporary challenges such as the integration of Russian-speaking Jews and the future of German Jewry. Students consider the ethical questions that arise when approaching a challenging area of historical enquiry, and learn to identify information needs appropriate to different situations. They develop professional and informed attitudes, which enable them to evaluate the contemporary issues of emancipation, assimilation, and acculturation in a historical context.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew David Willimott
Description: This module will chart the rise and fall of the USSR, from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Soviet Communism in 1991. Along the way, we will meet familiar characters, including Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev. But we will also be introduced to the ordinary people that called themselves Soviets. The module will cover themes including ideology, gender, sex and sexuality, race and anti-racism, religion, and multi-nationalism. We will travel from Moscow to Siberia, via the Caucasus and Central Asia, exploring the Soviet Union through a variety of primary sources, including political writings, party resolutions, newspapers, letters, memoirs, agitation and propaganda, and material history. We will think critically about the historiographical arguments and controversies that have defined Soviet studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Matthew Walker
Description: Taught by numerous site visits to historic buildings alongside lectures and seminars, this course introduces students to the architecture of London from the nineteenth century to the present day. Through its buildings, we will chart London¿s transformation into a modern city and think about how factors such as the industrial revolution, public health, poverty, transport, leisure, war, politics, and immigration have affected the city and its architecture. The course will explore a diverse range of buildings, including the Houses of Parliament, underground stations, theatres, hotels, churches, mosques, housing estates, and skyscrapers. Students will acquire skills in looking at, reading, and understanding buildings and become adept at using them as historical evidence. Students will also learn how to relate architecture to its social, political and intellectual context, and develop insights into the ways that buildings may carry and convey meaning, whether to an expert or to a more general audience. No prior knowledge of architecture or architectural history is required to undertake the course.
Description: Italy has often been portrayed as a failed nation with weak democratic credentials. Yet its history also anticipated pan-European or global political trends. Italy produced the first Fascist regime with Mussolini, and anticipated Donald Trump with the first populist government in the post-war era under Silvio Berlusconi. Is there anything peculiar about Italy's controversial history? This module will attempt to answer that question by exploring the history of Italy from the destructive impact of WWI on Italian society to the rise of Berlusconi. Students will develop an understanding of ethical and political issues arising from modes of representation, and an informed awareness of global issues.
Description: Japan's modern history has been characterised by dramatic and turbulent social and economic fluctuations: forced out of centuries of isolation from the world's political and economic stage; through occupation by allied forces in the post-WWII period; unparalleled economic boom in the 1980s; and the subsequent pits of recession and social crisis in the 1990s. The study of Japanese Cinema, which evolved in the 20th century through periods of profound cultural change, reveals a nation torn between its rich cultural heritage and legacy of tradition and an extraordinary modernisation and global expansion. This module will examine a range of Japanese films spanning the second half of the 20th century, and situate them within their social, cultural and industrial contexts. Some key periods in Japanese History will also be introduced and the purpose and effect of their representation in films considered. Focusing on samurai period dramas (jidaigeki), the rich Japanese tradition of ghost stories (kaidan) and the Japanese animated film (anime) we will be thinking about how cultural practices, values and ideologies are refracted, circulated, enforced, questioned or critiqued through the use of fantastic and historic settings and narratives.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Mark White
Description: What sets apart the Special Subject from your previous undergraduate modules is the degree of specialization and the emphasis on primary sources. The basic aim of this Special Subject is to examine the presidency of John F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. This will involve an analysis of his handling of foreign policy issues such as Cuba, Berlin and Vietnam, his approach to key domestic issues such as civil rights, and his assassination. His iconic image and his character will also explored. This module is defined more broadly than this, however, and will foster an understanding of the global impact of American politics. The early part of the module will focus on Kennedy's career before reaching the White House and the 1960 presidential campaign. The latter part of the module will include an assessment of the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and the careers of JFK's brothers, Robert and Edward Kennedy, and his wife, Jackie. These topics will be examined by using a wide range of primary sources. Indeed developing the ability to examine documentation is one of the chief objectives of this module. This module MUST be taken in conjunction with HST6700 History Research Dissertation.
Description: Violence was rife in early modern Europe. Ordinary people threw insults and drew weapons against one another; apprentices rioted in the streets; wars raged over political borders and religious differences; and empires forcibly converted and enslaved peoples across the globe. Yet violence was not meaningless. This module explores the uses of and motivations for different types of violence, from individual symbolic acts to state-sponsored atrocities. Students will uncover the written and unwritten rules that underpinned early modern society, and the consequences when these were not upheld.
Description: The Black Death was the most lethal natural disaster in human history. Wiping out some fifty million people between 1347 and 1352, and then recurring for decades, even centuries, to come, its effects were felt not just in Europe, but across the medieval world. This module examines the course of this catastrophe, from the mid-fourteenth century through to the mid-fifteenth century, considering humanity¿s responses to the pandemic¿s onset and the phenomenon of unprecedented mass mortality. Students will explore a series of micro-histories to reveal the experience of the Black Death and its aftermath in the likes of Florence and Constantinople, Mamluk Egypt and Plantagenet England, while also adopting a comparative, meta-historical approach to consider how and why these events reshaped the known world, impacting upon society, culture and law, trade and commerce, intellectual life, faith and politics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Joanna Cohen
Description: New York City is a paradox. It is the iconic American city, home to the Statue of Liberty, to Wall Street and the Empire State Building. Yet it is also a cosmopolitan place, a gateway for foreign people, new cultures and radical ideas. For many Americans who live beyond the city limits: New York is an alien place. This module explores the history of this extraordinary and contradictory city and its people. The module will cover: the city¿s physical expansion from the slums of lower Manhattan to Central Park and the rise of the skyscraper; the emergence of the city¿s elite and efforts to cope with poverty, disease and crime; and marginal groups, from European immigrants and African Americans, to gay subcultures and countercultures. Students will explore how, and with what consequences, new arrivals to Gotham made the city their home.
Description: This module examines the representation of London in films made from the 1920s to the present. It explores the social and cultural forces that have given rise to changing views of the city over time, as well as the diversity of 'Londons' that may arise within a single time period. Through analysis of a wide range of films, the module investigates how the city has been imagined, and what meanings it has embodied, in a wide variety of genres and time periods. Students develop skills necessary to deconstruct, decode, and interpret filmic imagery, sound, dialogue, and story, and demonstrate how their knowledge and understanding of London's history in the twentieth century can be applied to film analysis with reference to both textual and contextual factors.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Anna Chrysostomides
Description: This special subject investigates the formation of early Islam and the interactions between Islam, Judaism and Christianity in the late antique and early medieval Near East. We will follow how the minority Muslim rulers navigated relationships with the majority Jewish and Christian communities they ruled over through examining textual and archaeological primary sources. We will employ a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing upon the methodologies of history, archaeology, anthropology and theology, and will be exploring such topics as: the formation of Islamic law and the place of non-Muslims within it; when and how the Muslim profession of faith developed; the debate surrounding the licit or illicit nature of images within Islam and what it held in common with contemporary Christian and Jewish debates over images; historically shared beliefs, traditions and celebrations amongst Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities; ethnic tensions between Arab and non-Arab Muslims; inter-religious marriage; and conflicts between these communities and how they were resolved.
Description: Focusing on the public life of contemporary cities, this module provides an engagement with urban geography and urban studies. Students will be introduced to a range of ideas, concepts and key thinkers that help to understand and analyse urban environments. Topics and case studies draw on cities from around the globe, centring on: matters of public space and publicness; urban transformation and social innovation; government and regulation; relations between social life and urban form; and the social production of space though encounters among people, objects, infrastructures and (im)material forces. Key questions examine how people manage common problems, share resources (or not) and organise different forms of collective culture. The aim is that students become better equipped to comprehend and weigh in on the problems and potentials of an increasingly urbanised world.
Description: Physical geographers and environmental scientists often work and research in laboratories to characterise samples (e.g., soils, sediment, water and biota) collected in the natural environment and to explore natural processes and phenomena. You will learn how to carry out lab-based research safely and effectively, using a variety of analytical techniques and learn how to analyse, interpret and write up the findings independently. You will put these skills into practice by working in a small group to design and carry out a lab-based research project. This module builds on skills you acquired at Level 4 and provides a foundation for your Level 6 independent project.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shital PravinchandraOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN6060
Description: The module will introduce students to the field of medical humanities from a global and comparative perspective. It will examine key issues and debates in the field and encourage students to rethink their understanding of health, sickness, and the role of medicine today. Drawing on a range of works (literary and visual) from around the world, we will explore the ways in which medicine, illness, life and death are represented in different cultures and reflect on the ethical questions these raise.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Carlo Inverardi-Ferri
Description: This module offers a broad introduction to key debates within Economic Geography. It explores: the geographies of production and global production networks; the recentering of Economic Geography through engagement with the Global South and development; the centrality of uneven development in capitalist economic social relations; the connections between globalisation and local socio-spatial relations; and 'alternative' or `diverse' economic practices that challenge neoliberalism. The module will challenge students to understand how economic processes of valuation, production, consumption and exchange play out in practice in time and place.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Niranjana Ramesh
Description: Focusing on the many forms of water in cities ie., piped water, rivers, lakes, canals, wetlands and the sea, this module explores urban environments as both social and natural phenomena. Students will be introduced to the range of ways in which water has shaped urban development historically and in contemporary times. Delving particularly into case studies in the global south, the module will use water as a lens through which to understand processes like sustainability, privatisation, spatial inequality, environmental justice, governance, non-human lives, and subaltern lives and livelihoods. It will include at least one case from the global North to complicate narratives of development as a linear process.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Samuel Halvorsen
Description: This module will introduce students to a range of core issues affecting the world around them from economic, cultural and social perspectives with a particular focus on the importance of global-local relations revolving around inequality and justice. It will explore a range of debates surrounding the interrelationships between globalisation and international development from historical and contemporary viewpoints as well as the nature and politics of identities in relation to nationalism, diaspora, landscape and exclusion . Students will also be introduced to the relationships between health, place and care.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Catherine Nash
Description: This module provides a critical geographical framework for understanding the key issues of climate change, waste, population change and hazards and addressing questions of social and environmental justice. We begin by engaging with recent efforts to decolonise geography in light of the imperial origins of British geography and the historical and continued impact of European colonialism. This is the theme of our fieldtrip to the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). This provides a foundation for our focus on environmental racism and the unequal impacts of environmental change. Bringing together critical perspectives from human and physical geography, the module will equip you with knowledge and understanding of the causes, challenges and implications of these entangled social and environmental issues.
Description: Cities and Regions in Transition will enable BA Human Geography students to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of contemporary urban change. It does so by situating UK cities in a transnational context. Key themes to be addressed in lectures and discussions include neoliberalism, North-South urbanisms, culture-led urban regeneration, urban infrastructure and identity, migration, and urban environments. Students will be assessed via an essay that demonstrates critical engagement with module topics and readings.
Description: Ideas of kinship ¿ of who is related to whom and how ¿ are not just a matter of family relatedness. They are also part of how other social groupings, such as ethnic or national communities, are imagined. Ideas of shared ancestry, descent and geographical origins are potent cultural imaginaries through which people define themselves personally and collectively. But kinship is always also a matter of degrees of relatedness and thus as much about differentiation, difference and distinction as commonality, community and connection. This module offers a geographical approach for critically engaging with ideas of genealogical relatedness in relation to understandings of human connection and difference (including ideas of global humanity, nation, ethnicity and race). It explores the cultures and science of genealogy, including family history, genetic genealogy and genetic accounts of the histories of national or ethnic groups, and addresses efforts to reconsider how kinship can be understood and practiced by engaging with interspecies and indigenous kinship.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Miles Ogborn
Description: This module aims to introduce students to the complexities of the historical geography of globalisation from Christopher Columbus's landing in America to the end of the eighteenth century. During this period there were enormous changes in the relationships between places - particularly between Europe and the rest of the world - which had profound implications for the way in which the world worked then and which have also structured the ways in which the world works now. Based on the key module text Global Lives (Ogborn, 2008) the module distinguishes between various forms, phases and types of global connection: first encounters, settlement, trade both east and west, mariners' and pirates' travelling lives, the slave trade, plantation slavery in the Caribbean and North America, anti-slavery movements, and science and discovery in the Pacific. It uses biographical material to show how those processes shaped people's lives and were shaped by them. The module's substantive material will be taught through lectures, through student discussion sessions which will support the production of coursework and through museum visits which will show how these issues are being presented to contemporary audiences.
Description: This module examines how knowledges produced through different scientific practices affect environmental decision making. It critically situates the histories of science and ethics that have shaped key environmental policies, such as those affecting resource conservation and sustainability. It examines how Indigenous, citizen, feminist, and ecological sciences have challenged the practices of dominant knowledge and policy frameworks. It covers multiple environmental topics at local and global scales through methods and workshops that equip students with concrete analytical tools and an expanded ethical repertoire.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kerry Holden
Description: The module provides students with a theoretical understanding and practical experience of using social science methods including, for example, archival research, visual, textual and discourse analysis, ethnography, qualitative interviewing, surveys,digital methods and focus groups discussions. It also introduces critical theory and debates in the philosophy of the social sciences such as positionality, ethics, subjectivity, and intersectionality. Students will develop a range of key methodological skills and theoretical knowledge in preparation for their third year dissertation module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gemma Harvey
Description: This module introduces key concepts in geomorphology, exploring fundamental processes driving the development of landforms on Earth and other planetary surfaces. It considers geomorphological systems and processes ranging from the uplift of mountains and gravity-driven mass movement to sediment transport processes in river channels. The module will include discussion of key drivers (e.g. energy, weathering processes) as well as fundamental concepts such as equilibrium, thresholds, complexity, equifinality, feedbacks and magnitude-frequency relationships, through integrated lectures and practical modelling work.
Description: This module aims to develop an understanding of the theory and methods involved in the creation, storage, analysis and presentation of geospatial data. Using industry standard software, the module will provide the knowledge and skills to tackle advanced problem solving using Geographic Information Systems. This knowledge is fundamental not only to research in Physical Geography, Environmental Science and many other disciplines, but provides a critical skill set used widely within a range of industries (including environmental management, local and national government, the utilities and the insurance sector).
Description: Physical geographers and environmental scientists often work and carry out field-based research in order to identify, quantify and understand patterns and processes in the natural environment. You will learn how to carry out field-based research safely and effectively. You will work with other students to collect environmental field data using a variety of techniques across a range of environmental settings. Your field investigations may be followed by associated practical work, either lab- or computer-based You will learn how to analyse, interpret and write up the results of your field-based research.This module builds on skills you acquired at Level 4 and provides a foundation for your Level 6 independent project.
Description: This module will encourage students to explore the continuing impact in the present of the long history and broad geography of empire and colonization. Via attention to both the historical geographies of empire (including the histories of slavery and of settler colonialism) and current social, cultural and political issues, the module will demonstrate how questions of race and power structure imperial lives and afterlives. By considering how the past is not dead, students will develop skills in historical geography and critical interpretation and understand how they can be applied for social change.
Description: This module will develop students' critical engagement with the geographies of knowledge, technology and society. The module will discuss the theoretical and conceptual fabric of geographies of science, paying close attention to its development through studies in the history and sociology of science and Science & Technology Studies (STS). It will then apply these theoretical and conceptual tools to understanding a select number of case study examples of hubs of scientific innovation in the life sciences and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Jerry Brotton
Description: This module examines Shakespeare's development as a dramatic artist and as a writer and will cover a range of his plays in detail. It enables you to move beyond reading the plays and situates his work within the specific historical contexts of stage history and print culture, it also examines the latest developments in Shakespeare criticism. We will consider the ways in which Shakespeare re-worked his source material, examine the dramatic and artistic contexts of the period, and look at the variety of ways in which his texts appeared in both performance and in print. We will examine some of the problems involved in the transmission and editing of Shakespeare's texts, and the resulting implications for criticism and performance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sydney Calkin
Description: This module introduces students to the field of Political Geography. It explores issues of power, politics, territory, identity, and space. It does so in the context of Northern Ireland with a four-day fieldtrip to Belfast during which students will explore the political geography of the city through a range of research activities. The module consists of preparatory lectures, a pre-trip workshop, and the field class itself. Lecture material pairs key concepts with empirical applications of those concepts in the Belfast context.
Description: Conventional social science has tended to downplay the creativity of urban African societies and economies as well as their `capacity to produce metaphors for their own possible futures¿ (Sarr 2020). Combining approaches from urban, economic and development geography, this module provides students with a critical and historically grounded understanding of urban African economies. It revitalises debates on work, value and exchange through an engagement with local expressions of informality, hustle and solidarity entrepreneurship.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Deborah DarlingOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take LIN6060
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Archie Davies
Description: In the face of threats of the seventh mass extinction and climate collapse, a planetary emergency has been declared by scientific and intergovernmental bodies. People across global civil society are coming together to respond. This module provides an interdisciplinary perspective on interacting dimensions of key socio-environmental challenges of the 21st century, and responses to them. Considering crises in land, food, water and biodiversity, we will critically analyse the intersections between systems of power and complex environmental processes, and the diverse ways in which people relate to nature and society. With an emphasis on ongoing responses to a multifaceted threat to life on earth, the module will enable you to understand interconnections between environmental and social crises, consider diverse activist and community responses, interpret sustainable development initiatives, and contribute to alternative visions of the future.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Peter Howarth
Description: One of the few heresies left today is to say you don¿t believe in democracy. But many famous modernist writers were either suspicious of it or attracted to totalitarianism, at just the time when the vote was being extended to women and the working classes, and universal education was producing a newly-literate and well-informed mass public. By looking at writers from across the pro- and anti-democratic spectrum and the changing relations of artists, markets and audiences, we will try to unpick what their anxieties about democracy were, and how they emerge in the form as well as the content of their work. As we do so, we will also explore what a `democratic culture¿ actually is, and to what degree our own age has one either.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stephen Taylor
Description: This module explores the relationship between medicine and projects of European imperial expansion. Focusing on the period 1750 to the present, the module examines how European encounters with unfamiliar bodies, places, and diseases led to changes in the practice of medicine as public health increasingly became a 'tool of empire'. Informed by scholarship from medical and environmental history, students learn how a geographical perspective can be used to interrogate the histories and contemporary legacies of these encounters with difference. Key topics that will be considered include: disease and environment; the emergence of racial medicine; sexuality and gender; and the colonial legacies of contemporary global health.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Kerry Holden
Description: The module provides students with a theoretical understanding and practical experience of using social science methods, including, for example, archival research, visual analysis, textual analysis, ethnography, qualitative interviewing, digital methods, surveys and focus groups discussions. It also introduces critical debates in the philosophy of the social sciences such as positionality, reflexivity and research ethics. Students will develop a range of key methodological skills in preparation for their third year dissertation module.
Description: This module aims to develop an understanding of the theory and methods involved in the creation, storage, analysis and presentation of geospatial data, building on knowledge acquired in GEG4011 Introduction to Research Methods. Using industry standard software, the module will provide the knowledge and skills to tackle advanced problem solving using Geographic Information Systems, providing a key foundation for independent research projects at Level 6 and within the workplace.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Simon Lewis
Description: This compulsory module provides training in key research methods for physical geography and environmental science, complementing knowledge and skills acquired in GEG4011 Introduction to Research Methods. This will include practice in laboratory and field techniques, as well as data analysis and interpretation, digital cartography and reporting skills, delivered through lectures and practical work (field, lab, computer) and a non-residential field course. It provides a foundation for level 5 methods modules (GEG5216,GEG5217) and for the level 6 dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elizabeth Storer
Description: Situated within a critical geographies framework, this module focuses on the geographical study of health and biomedicine. The module considers significant developments that have taken place in the sub-discipline over the past several decades and evaluates how these have shaped geographical research in this area. Supported by examples drawn from across the countries of the Global North and Global South, the module prompts students to engage critically with the social and spatial unevenness of health, disease and illness and with geographers¿ concern for issues of inequality, inequity and justice.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Annabel Cox
Description: This course examines how madness has been constructed and represented in various cultures from the classical period to the twenty-first century. It looks at both medical and popular understandings and representations of madness prevailing at crucial historical moments, and analyses the ways in which madness as a theme has been explored and exploited in a wide selection of genres including autobiography, essays, novels, short stories and drama.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elena CarreraOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP6061 or take COM6061
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jon May
Description: This module examines geographical implications of changes across the economic, social, cultural and political landscapes of Britain over the last three decades, focused on a field trip North West England. Key themes include: Britain's long-standing North-South divide; uneven geographies of deindustrialisation; culture, heritage and regeneration; geographies of migration and identity; and health inequalities. The module is delivered through lectures and fieldwork, introducing and make connections between theoretical perspectives including economic, social, cultural, political and urban geographies.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Elsa Noterman
Description: This module supports the development of knowledge relevant to the analysis and interpretation of a range of qualitative and quantitative sources of information. Lectures explore different methodologies, encourage understanding of the philosophical traditions that underpin them, and a critical awareness of the appropriate contexts for their use. Practical sessions provide opportunities to apply the different methods, promote an understanding of data collection and manipulation, and practical experience in applying different analytical techniques.
Description: This module equips students with the skills needed to start studying for a degree. It is built around regular small-group tutorials across the first semester at university focusing on the topic of sustainability while also introducing important study skills, including: reading, referencing, writing, responding to feedback, and giving presentations. Learning is supported by international residential fieldwork examining sustainability transitions in the island-state of Malta. Recognising the focus on sustainability, students will explore how we can best offset the carbon footprint of this visit.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Jaclyn Rajsic
Description: This module explores the representations of a range of heroes, heroines, and outlaws, both real and legendary, in literary and historical texts written in England from the twelfth to the sixteenth century. We will study tales of some of medieval England¿s most famous heroes outside of the Arthurian tradition, along with stories of Robin Hood and other outlaws, tracing the roots of the Robin Hood legend in earlier narratives. We will investigate how accounts of these heroes and outlaws developed across time, and how they took shape in different regions, languages, genres, and material forms. We will consider themes of identity, otherness, monstrosity, Englishness, violence, chivalry, and justice, as we explore how accounts of England¿s heroes and outlaws blur the distinctions between these categories, testing the limits of the human and the law.You will be expected to read Middle English texts in their original language. Medieval French and Latin sources will be made available in translation.
Description: This module investigates the nature and causes of the major climatic fluctuations of the last 2.5 million years at global to local scales and from million year to decadal timescales. The module explores the varied records of past environmental change, the evidence used to reconstruct and understand past environments and the response of the terrestrial, ocean and ice sheet systems and biota - including humans - to climate change. It integrates perspectives from different disciplines such as sedimentology, palaeontology, oceanography and archaeology.
Description: Latin America has provided one of the most dynamic and exciting regions for debating paths of development and democratisation, two processes that have been widely disputed since the region emerged from the shadows of military governments in the early 1980s. This module examines the wealth of knowledges and the key fault lines that have emerged within and about the region since the 1980s, paying particular attention to the period of the so-called left turn (1998-2015).
Description: This module interrogates Development Geography as a discipline, discourse and practice. Framed as 'global development' in contemporary discourse, it traces its origins to colonialism and engages with debates in both mainstream and radical development thinking. Drawing on examples from different regions of the world, it focuses on global challenges related to migration, employment, gender, environment, digital technologies and development finance to reflect on the changing geographies and politics of development.
Description: This module explores the fundamental environmental units: ecosystems. We use biological and physical science perspectives to examine the geographical distribution of ecosystems and to understand the principles and processes governing their structure and function. We study the exchange of materials and energy between biotic and abiotic ecosystem components, focusing on water and carbon cycles. We apply biogeoscience perspectives when interpreting how ecosystems change in response to internal system processes, environmental change, natural disturbance events and human activities.
Description: This module introduces students to the field of social geography, its theoretical perspectives and substantive concerns, centred upon an understanding of societies as products of uneven and always negotiated relationships of power. Drawing on a social constructionist approach, and using mainly UK examples, we consider intersecting constructions of social class, gender, race and sexuality, and how these constructions both shape, and are shaped by space at a variety of scales. The module includes a field walk assignment designed to develop skills of critical observation and interpretation.
Description: What makes planet Earth so remarkable? Our planet is shaped by many interacting environmental systems operating from atomic through to global scales. Understanding the science of these systems is central to developing an advanced knowledge of the physical environment. This module explores fundamental Earth surface systems (e.g. tectonics, atmosphere & oceans, landscape development, climate change), focusing on core concepts, processes, their significance within a broader environmental context and their relevance to the human species.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Mark CurriePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ESH5101 and take ESH5102
Description: Narrative Theory for Creative Writers offers a course in advanced narrative theory adapted to the production, rather than the analysis of narrative texts. It aims to move beyond questions of narrative voice, point of view and the representation of speech and thought in fiction towards questions of time, causality, mind and experience in narrative fiction and non-fiction. It develops ideas on causality, contingency, surprise, curiosity and the distribution of information that figure in recent narratological models, as well as second-generation cognitive narratology focused on questions of narrative experience. The module includes a section on questions of fictionality as addressed by contemporary narrative theory, and explores the significance of feminist and intersectional narrative theory for the writer. It aims to give the student an advanced understanding of the state of contemporary narrative theory and to think about its issues in relation to the creative process.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nikolaos Bempedelis
Description: This module considers viscous and inviscid incompressible flows over the aerofoils and aircraft wings. The concepts of boundary layers, flow control, inviscid flows, stream function, velocity potential, vorticity andcirculation are developed and solutions of flow over some simple twodimensional bodies are discussed. From this basis, methods are developed for the estimation of the performance of wings. Flow control and the initiatives by aircraft industries and the international research centres are an integral part of the module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Radomir Slavchov
Description: In this module the principles of the most important industrial separation technologies will be discussed, including the processes of distillation, extraction, absorption, crystallisation, adsorption, membrane separation, filtration, and osmosis. The technologies will be discussed from the underpinning fundamental physical phenomena to technological considerations including both process and materials requirements as applied for a variety of binary mixtures. In particular, the energy aspects of the processes will be examined and considerations will be made for challenges related to process sustainability at all levels.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hasan Shaheed
Description: This module covers how instrument and measurement systems work in an engineering context, and how each component in a measurement system functions enabling a measurement system to be designed and realised. This module reviews necessary fundamental knowledge in electrical circuits theory and signal processing principles, introduces the instrumentation visualised programming language such as LabVIEW and signal processing and data analysis software MATLAB. It will provide an opportunity for students to apply this knowledge in a problem-based learning exercise to design a robotic hand.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eliane Bodanese
Description: This module provides a comprehensive study of the major communication technologies that enable applications on Internet of Things. This module comes as a response to the increasing commercial and research interest in smart everywhere applications, like smart grid, smart city, smart home, industrial automation, telemetry, etc. This module covers the technologies that allow the formation of a network for autonomous communication and processing between devices that supply the vital information, such as sensing and identification for the smart applications . Topics include: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); Near Field Communication (NFC); Wireless Sensor Networks: covering its major concepts in node sensing, wireless transmission characteristics, medium access protocols, and routing protocols; Wireless Personal Area Networks such as the ones using IEEE802.15.4 standard, Zigbee, Zwave; Low Power Wide Area Networks such as LoRa and Sigfox systems; and Power line communications.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Vassili Toropov
Description: This module considers stresses and strains in components and how components may be designed to prevent failure. It considers plane and full 3-D stress and strain conditions, using matrix notation to describe these conditions and the failure criteria that may be applied to these systems. It also considers complex bending conditions in asymmetric and composite beams and the stability of struts. Examples will be drawn from applications in aerospace, mechanical and biomedical engineering
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Tina Chowdhury
Description: This module will deliver essential content for the development of a professional engineer. It will include concepts and an understanding of:Professional communication,Study and exam skills,Fundamental group work skills,Plagiarism, academic misconduct,Identifying skills through reflection.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mohamed Adjali
Description: This module will centre around a problem-based learning framework which focuses on the development and implementation of experiments, with data analysis and reporting guided by examples, supplemented with supporting delivery to build on knowledge and content from the other modules in the first semester of the School of Engineering and Materials first year.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Yousef Zawahreh
Description: This module will support the learning experience and achievement on other modules and will assist students in achieving their employability potential after graduation through the context of engineering design. Technical content such as CAD training is designed to prepare students for other modules. The module will consist of active learning sessions (lecture-type and webinars), working in small groups to design a component or simple system in accordance with a design brief, CAD training sessions and supervised workshop sessions to develop practical building skills.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Patrick Cullen
Description: Building on the knowledge gained in Materials Engineering of how energy impacts matter, this module will discuss and analyse in detail how energy determines and modulates matter and its properties. Starting from the strongest nuclear interactions all the way to weak secondary forces, the module will develop how the strength or energy of interactions build up atoms, molecules and condensed phases. Based on this analysis, the module will cover changes in mixtures such as simple chemical reactions from both energy and rate (time) points of view. Finally, students will study how interactions in more complex systems give rise to properties present on a larger (microscopic) scale, such as the emergence of electronic band structures or the composition of biochemical entities e.g. cells and tissues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kaspar Althoefer
Description: The module introduces Robotics Engineering at basic to intermediate level and its application in various domains and fields. It will explore the evolution of robotics from conventional engineering perspective and also investigate the role of intelligent methods for the control and navigation of robotic systems. Current advancements in robotics will be presented. The module will include both theoretical and practical aspects with emphasis on experimental exploration of the mechanical and cognitive concepts related to Robotics. An overview of ethical and regulatory issues will be given within the module to highlight the importance of societal impacts now and in the future.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tijana Timotijevic
Description: The module provides a grounding in control systems modelling and analysis, using engineering mathematical techniques. It concludes with the examples of control systems design, underpinned by the modelling and analysis that precedes and informs the design. Syllabus: Control systems: what they are, examples of control systems, open-loop and closed-loop control systems, block diagrams of continuous (analog) and discrete-time (digital) control systems, system equations, differential equations, difference equations, linear and non-linear systems, free response, forced response, total response, steady state and transient responses, second-order systems, linearity and superposition, Laplace transform and its inverse , properties of Laplace transform, pole-zero mapping, application of Laplace transform to model systems, Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion, transfer functions and properties, analysis and design of feedback control systems, Bode analysis and design, Root-locus analysis and design, steady-state error analysis, introduction to advanced topics in control systems.
Description: This module focuses on the range of approaches, methodologies, techniques and tools for data analysis, and the use of data analysis findings to inform decision-making in an industrial / business context. It exposes students to a range of industry-standard statistical and data analysis techniques and tools, and fosters awareness of the challenges associated with working with large datasets. The module also covers topics related to the legal, social, ethical and professional issues associated with data storage and analysis. Students will undertake practical work including empirical data analysis and summarisation / presentation of the results to a range of relevant stakeholders.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thilina Lalitharatne
Description: Understanding how each of the individual components of the nervous and muscular system function, and how they combine to generate successful movement enables us to develop a range of mobility technologies to improve lost locomotor function. Therefore, this module introduces the underlying fundamental principles of muscle force generation, neural signal transmission and the resultant gross motor movements. Withineach aspect, consideration is given to both healthy and diseased states to demonstrate how different components affect functionality and the current technologies being used to improve functional loss.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ketao Zhang
Description: The second year Design & Build Project is a group-based exercise planned for the whole module that mainly focuses on technical skills related to the design and development of a robotics-oriented project including hardware and software components and also the interfaces between these two sub-systems. The module will also introduce team work and group-based soft skills ranging from project planning and demonstration setting to project management and leadership. Generally, projects are divided into two phases with clear inter-link between the various components and tasks set for the groups.
Description: This module introduces the core concepts of heat and mass transfer, including the basic modes of conduction, convection and radiation and how they can be combined to model real systems, and applies these to simple systems including insulation of buildings and basic heat exchangers. It will also introduce heat transfer with phase change.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Neil Cagney
Description: This module formally introduces the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics and classical equilibrium thermodynamics. It examines applications of single-constituent fluids and provides background for all applications in engineering. Fluid mechanics is one of the underpinning sciences in engineering. Most engineering processes involve fluid flow, including flow over aircraft, through combustion engines, chemical processing, manufacturing and cardiovascular flow. In this module, we work from first principles to describe the hydrostatic pressure variation, analyse moving flow using the mass conservation, energy conservation and momentum balance equations and look at energy exchange by work and heat transfer.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edo Boek
Description: The module will cover the principles of control systems analysis and design, through understanding its application to systems relevant to chemical and biomedical engineering. Students will design and assess the response to a practical control system, and develop a control system model in MATLAB or Python, using the theoretical knowledge gained.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ziquan LiuPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS605U and take ECS709U
Description: The module will cover the following topics: The Discrete Fourier Transform and the frequency content of images. The design and use of Gabor filters. Principal Component Analysis for denoising and compression. Unsupervised classification via feature space clustering. Texture segmentation with Gabor filters.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kamyar MehranPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS720P
Description: This module introduces the principles of electric power generation, transmission and distribution. It also explains the operation of electric machines and the principles of the protection of power systems. It provides revision of ac and dc circuit theory and analysis of balanced and unbalanced three-phase ac power systems. The methods of generating electric power and how power is transferred from the generating station to industry and domestic consumers will also be explained. The module will include ac and dc generators, ac and dc motors, stepper motors, transformers, ac and dc transmission, protection of power systems and introduce the smart grid.One part of this module introduces the principals and technologies of power system operation (generation, transmission and distribution). This module will have labs either in the electronics lab, or in the ITL
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kathleen Tanner
Description: Biomedical materials have improved healthcare in many ways and continuous developments in this multidisciplinary and rapidly expanding field are expected to lead to breakthrough solutions for many clinicalproblems. This module will cover the science and technology of materials used in biomedical applications and will provide students with an understanding of the challenges involved in engineering materials for the repair or replacement of injured, diseased or malfunction tissues in the human body.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kshitij Sabnis
Description: The module covers the derivation of the governing equations of fluid flows using conservation laws (mass and the linear momentum). Particular attention will be given to the simplified form of these equations at high Reynolds numbers. The concept of the boundary layer flows will be introduced and their role in the production of drag, stall and the performance of the aeronautical and non-aeronautical vehicles and devices. The fundamentals of thermodynamics will be reviewed, and concepts in compressible flows including flow regimes and Mach number, Mach Waves, propagation of information, normal shockwaves, effects of area change and back pressure on the flow of gases and their applications in propulsion systems and wind tunnels, flow measurement and flow visualisation in compressible flows, will be covered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sanaa Hafeez
Description: This module is very industrially focused and starts to bring together the key constituent parts of chemical engineering education to understand how to design a complex chemical plant. The module links to core aspects of heat and mass transfer, separations, reactions and recaps on the design of key process equipment. Students will learn how to assess a process specification, how to simulate a chemical plant using process simulation software. The main element of the module will be a design project where each student must design and simulate a chemical plant to meet a process specification, assess their design and optimise it to improve efficiency and costs.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angadh Nanjangud
Description: This second year aerospace engineering module introduces students to the applications of computational rigid multi-body dynamics (taught in year 1) to investigating orbital and attitude dynamics of spacecraft. It also introduces related concepts in mission design towards achieving pre-specified objectives. Students learn applications of vector kinematics and kinetics in deriving and investigating the Keplerian motion of spacecraft (i.e., two-body dynamics). Then, the applications of 3-D rigid body motion in studying the dynamics and control of spacecraft is developed. Engineering systems and technologies for orbit and attitude motion are also introduced. Students are finally introduced to modelling and simulation of space robotic systems. This is achieved with a series of lectures, group problem solving sessions with a focus on developing computational literacy to tackle the various problems of spacecraft dynamics, and a mid-semester coursework on spacecraft modelling/simulation activities that encourage analytical thinking.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jeremy Gow
Description: This module provides a practical foundation in the development of video games, covering modern technical approaches and development practices. It is delivered in two intensive blocks. Part 1 introduces programming games within an industry standard game engine, focusing on core topics such as game logic, player interaction, NPC behaviour, and the use of prototyping and playtesting during development. Part 2 explores a range of advanced topics, such as applications of machine learning and AI in game development, procedural content generation, and interaction technologies. Each part is assessed separately, with students working in groups to develop playable digital prototypes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ahmed Ismail
Description: This module develops the ideas introduced in EMS460U and extends these to look at the differential description of the equations that describe the dynamics of fluids. The module introduces topics of direct industrial relevance, such as the flow in pipeflow, shear stress, and turbulence. In addition, the module initiates the student to the use of 'off the shelf' modelling solutions that will later be used in further modules.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Saqib Jivani
Description: The module starts with basic thermodynamic concepts and applies these to flow processes by deriving the steady flow energy equation (SFEE). The SFEE is then used to analyse a range of engineering devices such as compressors and turbines and explores the concept of isentropic efficiency. These devices are then combined to form power and refrigeration cycles and the efficiency of such cycles is investigated.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas Iskratsch
Description: This module will provide an integrated suite of activities for students in each of the programme areas within SEMS - aerospace, chemical, materials, biomedical, robotics and sustainable energy engineering. The module will introduce academic content and concepts relevant to the programme stream selected by each student and will then cover four activities, where the application of the concepts, through the use of case studies/ideas, will be developed. The selection of activities will allow students to study those areas they are most interested in.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Himadri Gupta
Description: An energy approach to introduce materials will be used to understand the structure of and structural hierarchy in the different classes of materials (metallic, polymeric, elastomeric, ceramic, glass and composite), the forces (energy) that drive the interactions that build these structures and how these interactions and resulting structures influence their (intrinsic and extrinsic) physical and chemical properties to drive their selection and use in products. In addition, the module will develop analytical and researchskills that allow students to provide materials solutions to engineering problems, through examination and critical evaluation of materials issues as part of a 'big picture' engineering approach.
Description: In this module, student will learn to process XML (with XSLT and Java), to model data with XML (XML native, RDF), and to query XML data (XQuery). The module teaches many concepts of data modelling and knowledge representation that are beyond the syntactic issues of XML or RDF. The knowledge students acquire in the course is fundamental to the many data design and data analytics tasks occurring in todays IT and business landscapes. The second part of the module is dedicated to advanced DB concepts including active databases, mobile databases, spatial and temporal databases, triggers, performance tuning, distributed databases, indexing and query optimisation. The third part of the module covers the modern, agile world of data processing: NoSQL. It is about the processing of semi-structured data, transforming data streams into formats (triplets, JSON) to be processed by new DB systems (e.g. MongoDB, CouchDB). Overall, students will learn in this module to solve data and information management tasks as they typically occur in today's IT landscape.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Karen Shoop
Description: This module explores different approaches to design largely through the lens of data and data visualisation, including creative coding, but also writings on design & creativity. The course introduces creative computing to support student coursework. The module mirrors the production pipeline in the creative (digital) industries, with student design exploration and creative practice following professional practice, culminating in a coded visualisation. The module stresses the importance of communication, iteration and prototyping as well as concerns around data and design, including ethics, inclusion and legal issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ziquan Liu
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Luk Arnaut
Description: The course introduces CAD, design methodology, architectures, circuit and fabrication techniques for integrated circuits. The main emphasis is on CMOS design. Content covers: ICD Overview & IC Fabrication, MOS Transistor Principles and CMOS Gates. Device Performance and Yield. Programmable Architecture, Layout Languages & Design Rules. Hardware Description Languages, specifically VHDL - although prior VHDL knowledge is beneficial. The VHDL content covers: - Sequential / Combinational Logic - State Machines and Clocking - Simulation, Synthesis, Place & Route, Back Annotation The module also examines Testing mechanisms. Finally, some State-of-the-Art developments are introduced.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Liu Liu
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. It will introduce students to: Formal introduction to Project Management; Project Structure, Leadership and Team Roles, Communications; Project Scope, Feasibility and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS); Stakeholders and Quality Management; Project Risk, Decision Making, Estimating and the Business Case; A brief review of risk management and the risk management process; explain the legal basis of risk management; critically evaluate how pure risks may be identified, assessed and evaluated; discuss the role of human behaviour in managing risks; Review of the basic key techniques and tools to plan and control projects (e.g. work breakdown, Gantt charts, critical path analysis and managing risk); Introduction to other resources which can assist with project planning (e.g. Microsoft Project and PRINCE); Examples of different kinds of processes in different contexts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Roberto Volpe
Description: This module will allow students to build on their understanding of reaction rate kinetics of chemical systems and apply this understanding to design of a typical chemical reactor in both ideal and non-ideal conditions. Upon completion of the module students will be able to choose the ideal reaction set-up for different/multiple reaction systems both in ideal and non-ideal conditions and to design a reactor to a desired conversion of reactants in liquid and gas phases
Description: This module will provide a hands-on experience with chemical engineering pilot plant and lab scale apparatus. You will practise important chemical engineering unit operations including fluidisation, filtration, crystallisation, phase separation and chemical conversion and mass / energy balances and process control operations using a fluidised bed reactor, three phase separator and photo bioreactor. The module will integrate principles from fluid mechanics, mass & energy balances, process control, mass transfer, particle technology, materials chemistry, reaction engineering (CSTR / PFR) to solve multi-parametric problems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Georgios Tzimiropoulos
Description: The module covers the theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of Neural Networks and automatic differentiation as a tool for modern AI. Neural Networks & Deep Learning are now the method of choice for solving various Machine Learning problems. They are applied to several real-world problems not only within Academia but most importantly within Industry. Knowledge of Neural Networks and how to apply them to solve practical problems is now considered one of the most essential skills in the job market for a CS graduate. The module will include a detailed exposition for Neural Networks and their implementation using a Deep Learning framework. Topics covered include but not limited to: Automatic Differentiation, Stochastic Gradient Descent, Regression, Softmax Regression, Multi-Layer Perceptrons, Training of Neural Networks and hyper-parameter optimization, Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks. Applications of Neural Networks to Vision and NLP.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof James Busfield
Description: The design for sustainable manufacture module will explore a range of material and process selection concepts in design. An appreciation of the interaction of processing and material related cost considerations and the need to adopt a simultaneous engineering approach that can make products that are both useful and sustainable. It will include a critical evaluation of product feasibility. The use of design guides such as the CES Edupack is an essential skill developed in the course.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Prof Henri Huijberts
Description: This module provides students with knowledge of basic mathematical skills that are essential for Engineering students. Topics covered are basic logic, sequences and series, limits, differentiation and integration, partial derivatives, complex numbers, basic vector calculus, matrix algebra and an introduction to ordinary differential equations.
Description: This module will centre around a problem-based learning framework which focuses on the design of experiments to achieve specific objectives, with autonomous data analysis and reporting by the students, supplemented with supporting delivery to build on prior knowledge and content from the other modules in the second semester of the School of Engineering and Materials Science first year.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Mr Simon Holmes
Description: "The students are required to build upon the knowledge acquired in the masters program to produce a dissertation. The coursework is presented in anatomical blocks which then build to an interrelated understanding which will be augmented by an independent project. The project will link clinical practice within the student's practice and the coursework. The project will take the form of a clinical audit of outcome or process which will include case selection , database design, data collection, analysis and publication of results. The student will then be mentored to develop the work both for publication in the literature and presentation to a scientific meeting. The dissertation will enable the student to reflect on their own clinical practice, and signpost further opportunities for further independent research."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Asen Ivanov
Description: There is mounting evidence that people violate many of the "rationality" assumptions of mainstream economics. Behavioural economics studies such violations and proposes theories to explain them. Some key topics are bounded rationality, overconfidence, prospect theory, dynamic inconsistency, and implications of human irrationalities for public policy. Knowledge of behavioural economics provides students with a deeper and more realistic understanding of human decisionmaking than is offered by the mainstream approach alone. Such knowledge will hopefully also make students less susceptible to common mistakes in their own decisions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Jesse Mcdougall
Description: This module provides an overview of mergers and acquisitions from the point of view of an industry practitioner who has worked in both M&A advisory (Corporate Finance Advisory) and Merger Arbitrage Trading.The module explains the role of Corporate Finance practitioners and the modelling tools they use to value companies and advise clients. The module also explains the role in the markets for traders and portfolio managers at hedge funds and other asset management firms who specialise in trading announced merger transactions and other corporate actions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kamyar Mehran
Description: This module introduces the principles of electric power generation, transmission and distribution. It also explains the operation of electric machines and simple power electronic systems.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Karen Shoop
Description: This module seeks to investigate themes within design and engineering that relate to sociocultural and engineering analysis of 'Purpose and Performance'. It is intended to introduce students to important aspects of design and engineering as a starting point for the synthesis of ideas and innovations in design and engineering. The briefs set out a framework within which the students generate ideas, rather than being directed toward a conventional design outcome or specialist area. This module will run in parallel with the Context module, and encourage students to engage with and understand the value of discourse within design practice which is an interdisciplinary activity of technical and sociocultural creative thinking.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Mguni
Description: The Internet interconnects billions of machines, ranging from high end servers to limited capacity embedded sensing devices. Distributed systems are built to take advantage of multiple interconnected machines and achieve common goals with them. The module will cover the fundamental concepts and technical challenges of building distributed systems. The topics will include the characteristics of network communications for applications, application-level communication protocols, the concept of synchronization (implications, role of consistency modes and protocols), as well as the impact of data replication, and options for tolerating failures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paulo Oliva
Description: Many computer systems are now accessed through a web interface. This module provides an in-depth and practical study of techniques for programming the web. Students will become proficient in a modern web development framework using PHP for sever programming and Javascript for client programming. The strengths and weaknesses of the framework are evaluated considering issues including authentication, security, session management, cross languages (PHP, SQL, Javascript) consistency and abstraction of the server-client interface. Different architecture styles are compared, including REST and AJAX and the use of JSON. Techniques for testing and for engineering web systems that behave robustly under high load are also covered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Pat HealeyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECS622U
Description: Technology can support new forms of human communication. Embodied robotics, virtual avatars and social software applications (e.g. Twitter, Facebook and Flikr) create new forms of human interaction and new social economies ('crowdsourcing', 'prosumers', 'GPL licensing'). This research-led course introduces psychological theories of human communication that help us to understand how technology can enrich and transform human interaction. It also introduces the tools and techniques necessary for a principled approach to the design and evaluation of such technology.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Panagiota Koulafeti
Description: This module provides an overview of credit ratings, risk and analysis. It explains the role of rating agencies and goes though the rating process; how credit ratings are assigned and monitored. It provides knowledge of both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of credit analysis. It presents credit rating methodologies and an overview of securitisation and structured finance technology. The module puts considerable emphasis on practical applications. It explains how a transaction is put together by an investment bank as an arranger. Then goes through the steps of how it gets rated by the rating agencies and finally distributed in the markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nelson Camanho Da Costa Neto
Description: The module is designed to give an insight into the risk management process and how capital is allocated. We identify the main sources of risk experienced by financial institutions such as credit, market, liquidity, and operational risks. Methods for quantifying and managing risk are explored in detail with an emphasis on understanding factors affecting Value at Risk (VAR) calculations. Finally, we see how reporting standards, regulation and innovation have transformed the way financial institutions operate and what can we learn from recent risk management failures.
Description: The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of the international financial system and its associated risks given the ever evolving regulatory regime.On successful completion, students should be able to critically understand, evaluate and question the operations of banks and of nonbank financial institutions, the process of deposit creation, the term structure of interest rates, the supply and demand of loanable funds, and the role of Central Banks. More importantly students should be competent in the analysis, interpretation and assessment of all facets and aspects of financial risk and its management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr John Morrow
Description: This module will analyse the causes and consequences of international trade. To this end, we will learn the theoretical tools necessary to understand why countries trade, which goods are traded, which are the gains from trade and who enjoys them, and why multinational corporations may arise. The theoretical results will be confronted with data by reviewing the related empirical literature. Next, we will address the reasons why countries may have an incentive to restrict or regulate international trade and study the tools of trade policy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Robert Carver
Description: The use of systems for trading and investing has grown exponentially over the last twenty years, gradually replacing the discretionary judgement of human beings. This course will help students understand why systems have become so important in financial markets, and provide an overview of key concepts needed to understand and develop strategies for systematic trading and investing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alfonsina Iona
Description: This course aims at developing key concepts in investment theory from the perspective of an investment banker, rather than a portfolio manager or individual investor. The goal of this class is to provide you with a structure for thinking about investment theory and show you how to address investment problems in a systematic manner. Special consideration is given to debt and equity capital markets, how firms use these securities, how they are priced and structured, and how they are issued. As well as introducing the operation of primary markets, this module also gives students an introduction to the key properties of the securities that are traded in financial markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Haroon Mumtaz
Description: The aim of this module is to provide students rigorous training in econometric methods that are heavily in use in empirical research on Macroeconomics and Finance. The module covers models that are used to estimate dynamic relationships between variables, models with timevarying parameters and stochastic volatility, regime switching models and dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models. Each topic is introduced from a theoretical perspective and then students are trained in the application of these methods using software like Eviews and Matlab. The course introduces students to recent applications of these methods in Economics and Finance and trains them in the practical aspects of carrying out advanced empirical research.
Description: This offers a high level introduction to concepts related to investment analysis. Topics covered include valuation of financial securities; the principles of investment; portfolio analysis and management; financial market equilibrium; the CAPM and APT models; capital budgeting and risk; and market efficiency.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Francis Breedon
Description: Foreign exchange is not only the most heavily traded of all financial assets, it has the clearest interface between macroeconomics and finance. In this module you'll get an introduction to the main theoretical models used to understand FX markets as well as indepth analysis of how they work in practice. Topics include: understanding global imbalances, models of exchange rate determination, the structure of the FX market and how trades are priced, FX derivatives markets, foreign exchange intervention and reserves, and currency regimes and crises. Each week the key lessons of the lecture are illustrated through an analysis of current economic events such as the problems in the Euroarea, China's foreign exchange rate policy and the role of the dollar as a global reserve currency. We also price and monitor foreign exchange trades suggested by course participants to see how good you are at FX trading!
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Patrick Boyle
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide students with an overview of the theory and practice of pricing and hedging derivative securities. These include forward and futures contracts, swaps, and many different types of options. This module covers diverse areas of derivatives, such as equity and index derivatives, foreign currency derivatives and commodity derivatives, as well as interest rate derivatives. This module also addresses the issue of how to incorporate credit risk into the pricing and risk management of derivatives. All the relevant concepts are discussed based on the discrete time binomial model and the continuous time BlackScholes model. The extensions of the BlackScholes model are also discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Vishal Kamat
Description: This module will analyse the main challenges faced by economists in answering empirical questions using microdata. The main emphasis will be on learning how to establish causal relationships between different variables and how to use this evidence to inform policy makers' decisions. The course will also teach how to deal with features and limitations of the data (longitudinal data, limited dependent variables, censoring, etc.) that are common in empirical work. After introducing each methods and discussing its statistical properties, we will present applications in different areas of public policy evaluation. In addition, students will learn how to handle realworld data, how to use econometric software to generate estimates and how to link econometric theory with data work and produce an insightful and coherent empirical analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Darren Cullen
Description: Bond markets are a critical part of the global financial system. This module explores global bond markets from a practitioner perspective. The module is designed to help students learn key bond market mathematics, identify value and understand the key risks. The module will explore how bond market strategies can be employed to capture value, create portfolios and meet specific investment objectives. The course also links core material with topical issues in global bond markets, showing students the critical importance of bond markets for the banking system, the wider financial system, the economy and government policymaking.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Luca LarcherOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECOM211
Description: This module aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of accounting and financial reporting: the conceptual and regulatory framework of accounting; and the interpretation of financial statements.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ilaria Avesani
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Claudio Vallar
Description: The ability to build flexible and robust financial models, is a key skill in the financial sector. During the financial modelling module, students will receive intensive instruction on how to use best practice to construct a professional model. During this course, the class will work in Excel continuously. Techniques and tools will be introduced to ensure all models built are robust in their structure, easy to use, adaptable and transparent.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Dr Thomai Filippeli
Description: You will study a topic in depth and write up your analysis. In general, the topic can be either an empirical one (in which case it involves the analysis of data using econometric techniques) or a valuation one (in which case it involves the rigorous valuation of a company or companies). A list of suggested topics will be provided, but you can also propose your own topic (as long as it aligns with the research interests of the school's academic staff). You will be assigned a supervisor who can provide you with some guidance, but you will largely work independently.
Description: In this module we are going to explore how firms finance their activities and the resulting capital structure. We will consider the circumstances where the choice of the source of funding is irrelevant and those in which the choice of capital structure can affect the firm value, due to tax considerations or informational frictions, for example. We will then explore how the global environment affects firms¿ financial policies. In the final part of the module we will talk about the impact of mergers and acquisitions on the value of the corporations involved.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Simon Franklin
Description: This course consists of two parts. The first part provides a short overview of economic development from a macro perspective using both theory and empirics. The main part of the course will then discuss some of the determinants and consequences of development from a microeconomic perspective. This part will emphasize currently active research topics in the field. Topics covered include: climate, conflict, institutions, corruption, health, education, credit markets and firm structure in developing countries.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Goncalo Faria
Description: Valuation is at the heart of many areas of finance such as valuebased investing, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. This course introduces students to company valuation and gives the background to all the tools used in the Excel modelling course (ECOM116) such as free cash flows and present discounted value. It will introduce a range of valuation tools such as use of multiples and real options. The course strongly emphasizes practical applications of these valuation tools.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Andrzej Pioch
Description: This module examines the theory and practice of building investment portfolios by looking into the major asset classes and how these are combined to form multi-asset solutions. Different asset allocation strategies are also examined along with the ways to measure and attribute portfolio performance in the context of client objectives and constraints, including any specific ESG considerations.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Thomai Filippeli
Description: The module looks at modern wealth management. Students will study the regulatory framework governing firms and individuals in the wealth management industry. The various asset classes (such as money markets, bonds, equities, property, hedge funds etc) will be examined and how they can be combined in wealth portfolios. The utilisation of pensions and insurance solutions will also be discussed as well as the areas of philanthropy and ethical investing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Aylin Baysan
Description: The field of minimally invasive dentistry is wide, including the detection of diseases as early as possible, the identification of risk factors (risk assessment) and the implementation of preventive strategies and health education for the patient.This module will provide practical points for the Clinical Dentistry in relation to Minimally Invasive approaches.3 hour clinical and Clinical Skills laboratory exposure for 12 weeks = 36 hours2 hour lecture/seminar every week over 11 weeks = 22 hours2 hour revision seminar during the last week = 2 hours
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide students with a practical introduction to modern portfolio theory and asset pricing, including active portfolio management, portfolio performance evaluation, portfolio insurance, and international portfolio diversification. On the successful completion of the module students will know how to implement modern portfolio management strategies and will be familiar with the practical aspects of asset valuation. The course emphasises real world cases and real world investment and hedging strategies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Konstantinos Zachariadis
Description: The aim of this module is to provide students with the analytical tools of advanced finance theory. The module will give an introduction to stochastic calculus, optimal control and martingale methods, and will cover dynamic asset pricing models, optimal consumption and portfolio theory, equilibrium models of the term structure of interest rates, option pricing of interest rates and stocks based on arbitrage and general equilibrium models, incomplete markets and portfolio optimisation in incomplete markets.
Description: Behavioural finance studies irrationalities in savings and investment decisions as well as puzzles on financial markets. Some key topics are saving for retirement, insurance, predictability of returns, and bubbles. Knowledge of behavioural finance provides students with a deeper and more realistic understanding of finance than is offered by the mainstream approach alone. Such knowledge will hopefully make students less susceptible to common mistakes when they make financial decisions in their personal or professional lives.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Emmanuel Guerre
Description: This module is designed to provide you with a general knowledge and the basic methods used in the current practice of econometrics. The module covers the following lecture topics:panel data and its application in micro econometrics; maximum likelihood methods, as fuelled by the development of limited dependent variable and discrete choice models; the generalised method of moments in relation with Euler equations from inter temporal stochastic utility maximisation in macroeconomics. Both estimation and inference are considered.
Description: The module will familiarise students with the fundamentals of strategic analysis including competitor and client analysis and effective leadership in knowledgeintensive firms. Key areas of focus will be the difference between leading and managing initiatives/projects, dealing with resistance and different stakeholder interests, transactional leadership in teams and projects, building commitment for change, inspiring peers and subordinates, challenging others' assumptions and views, effective communication within teams/project groups and with other teams/projects, executives and stakeholders, building and nurturing relationships and social networks, presenting and negotiating with clients.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Swati Arora
Description: Power Plays explores how power dynamics, especially in relation to race, gender, disability and cultural identity, have been examined through play texts, performance and critical debates. We will explore these issues through practical workshops, developing your skills in play text analysis, performance and technical theatre skills. The module also aims to develop your critical vocabulary for analysing power and aspects of identity, and skills in reading, research and writing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Zahid Naz
Description: Assessment in English Language Teaching is an optional module for the MA in English Language Teaching (MAELT). It provides you with a comprehensive overview of the principles, practice and impact of assessment in English Language as well as the analytic skills to critique external language tests and design assessments relevant to the classroom. It consists of a weekly one-hour lecture and a two-hour seminar.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Michael Mckinnie
Description: This module guides you through the process of choosing a research topic, researching that topic, framing appropriate research questions, structuring an argument and writing a dissertation in the expanded field of Drama, Theatre and/or Performance Studies. You will develop your project through independent research supported by a programme of seminars/workshops and supervision with your supervisor and seminar leader, addressing areas of research methodology and presentation such as: research ethics; planning and executing research, including book/journal-based, electronic, archival and interview-based research; selecting research methodologies; approaches to critical writing; and giving a research presentation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Bun Chong
Description: This module is an academic module focussing primarily on the basic science of endodontology.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Martin O'Brien
Description: This module investigates the representation of illness and disability in performance. It focuses primarily on contemporary performance and live art practices by artists with illnesses or disability but is contextualised by the history of disability performance, e.g. in the Victorian freak shows. You will be introduced to ways of understanding discourses of disability and illness, and the ways in which they become manifest in performance. The module enables you to discuss issues of representation, lived experience and agency as they relate to disabled and unwell bodies in performance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Margaret Inchley
Description: This module investigates histories of spectatorship across a range of cultural and historical contexts. We¿ll consider how we can analyse theatre going, audiences and spectatorship in other times and places, and use this historical investigation to reflect on the various forms that spectatorship has taken over time. We¿ll explore these issues through field trips, examination of archival and other primary sources, and by engaging with critical debates.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Donatella D'Antoni
Description: This elective module will be available for students to complete in Year 2 of the Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership distance-learning MSc course. It will start by giving students the theoretical basis for qualitative research. They will then journey through the stages of planning a qualitative study: setting research questions, selecting an appropriate study design and sampling strategy, gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and writing up findings. Students will learn how to critically appraise qualitative research.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Margaret Inchley
Description: In this module you will be introduced to a variety of strategies for approaching a selected play text through performance. The module will include a study of the theatrical and non-theatrical documents relating to the play, the playwright and the cultural context in which the play was produced. Where appropriate, you may study other representations of the play and the playwright in theatre, cinema, radio and television, for example. Towards the end of the module you will develop a performance project based on the play.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Simon Holmes
Description: "This module will address the differences between the management of acute hard tissue injuries and those presenting late - either after no treatment or failed management. This is an extremely challenging area and requires a methodical and systematic approach to diagnose and treatment plan. Soft tissue scar management together with manipulation of the superfical musculoaponeurotic system, deep and superficial tissue suspension is discussed. The role fat grafting techiques together with rhinoplasty is discussed."
Description: The module discusses the management of complex middle third of the face injuries with special reference to the naso orbital region. Surgical management of fractures of the midface is discussed both in terms of anatomical reconstruction and sequencing of repair of the region and adjacent anatomical subunits within the middle third - upper and lower thirds of the craniofacial skeleton. The importance of the integrity of the medial canthal region is discussed and management of ligament reconstruction is discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Bun Chong
Description: In this module, students will build on the principles and protocols for audit and/or research. The students will select an agreed endodontic topic, design a strategy, collect relevant data and analyse the findings. At the end of this module, students will be required to produce a report of their project.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Prof Bun Chong
Description: In this module, the students will build on skills in conducting a search and appraisal of the literature on an agreed endodontic topic. At the end of this module, students will be required to produce a literature review report.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Easter Joury
Description: This module will equip students with (i) applied knowledge of evidence-based dentistry; (ii) the skills to enable them to critically appraise research and; (iii) strategies that allow them to apply and implement evidence in practice. The nine-week online teaching will use videos, existing publicly available resources, key readings and interactive task to build critical appraisal skills. Library skills teaching developed in collaboration with the School of Medicine and Dentistry librarian will equip students will database searching skills.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Jen Harvie
Description: Group Practical Project exposes you to key academic and practical skills relevant to the study and making of theatre and performance. The module asks you to reflect and act critically and creatively on the kinds of performance outcomes you want to work on. It also asks you, through group practice, to work collaboratively towards developing your specialist expertise. Through practical workshops, writing, documentation and a process of research, group rehearsal and performance, you will consider what theatre and performance studies mean to you as individuals and as a group, and the kinds of creative, critical and practical work that your degree might lead to.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal
Description: Writing About the Arts explores how to write critically and compellingly about the arts, broadly conceived. You will learn to write for particular types of publication, including newspapers, magazines, and online platforms. You will explore the pleasures and challenges of specific forms including reviews (of plays, exhibitions or books), feature essays, blogging, and artist profiles in the context of key issues in arts writing, including the ethics of reviewing, the function of criticism and the ways arts writing continues to be transformed by the Internet and social media.
Description: This module explores the traditions and practices of verbatim, testimonial, documentary and tribunal forms of theatre. Raising complex issues such as what it means to 'have a voice' in theatre, notions of authenticity and realness, and of representation and rights, it explores the shaping and framing of material from various sources, including interviews, media, archives and documents.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Caoimhe Mcavinchey
Description: This module examines how cultural interventions are used in areas of social development in local, national and international contexts. We will examine how performance has been used to address issues which may include education, health, sexuality, gender, race, migration, disability and social exclusion. We will consider case studies of theatre and performance work in action, theoretical frames to examine them and current debates which inform and impact upon the field.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Bridget Escolme
Description: This module explores madness and mental illness in recent and historical performance. It asks questions about how a society's constructions of madness are reflected in and produced by performance, and about the versions of subjectivity or selfhood that emerge when we play mad. The module is taught through practice-based case studies of ancient Greek, English Renaissance and twentieth/twenty-first century European texts and performances. It examines the versions of madness and mental illness produced in historical performance, and the ways in which these have been reinterpreted and rewritten to reflect current constructions and concerns of and about madness. It explores recent constructions of madness and its 'treatment' on stage.
Description: The population of younger people in the developed world is increasing significantly. Paediatric Dentistry with MI approach is therefore becoming an essential part of the clinical dentistry which deals with the special knowledge, attitudes and clinical with technical skills in the provision of oral health care for children. The module is designed to develop understanding and knowledge through a structured and developmental series of topics in Paediatric Dentistry in relation to Minimally Invasive approaches.3 hour clinical and Clinical Skills laboratory exposure for 9 weeks = 27 hours2 hour lecture/seminar every week over 9 weeks = 18 hours1 hour revision seminar during the last week = 1 hour
Description: This module considers how performance responds to the many transformations of culture, politics and economics wrought by globalisation. You will be introduced to and explore key debates in theatre and performance studies as they engage with fields including critical race theory and subaltern studies. The performances you study, which draw on international genealogies in theatre and live art, will offer you historical perspective on key shifts in global capital, from twentieth century decolonisation struggles to new forms of imperialism. In addition to tracking histories of cultural conflict and exchange, the performances and cultural events studied in class will provide you the opportunity to examine how local performances engage with contemporary issues affecting the entire world like the refugee crisis and climate change.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Vanessa Muirhead
Description: This elective module will be available for students to complete in Year 2 of the online MSc in Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership. It will start by giving students the theoretical basis for qualitative research. They will then journey through the stages of planning a qualitative study: setting research questions, selecting an appropriate study design and sampling strategy, gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and writing up findings. Students will learn how to critically appraise qualitative research. The module will conclude with qualitative research practice where students will develop a topic guide and pilot it on other students through peer learning. Five percent of the module mark will assess student engagment using a criterion-based rubric and QEngage.
Description: The Oral Health in the Global Context module is a Year 2 elective module available to online MSc in Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership students. It will cover global oral health surveillance systems, development theories and the concept of universal health coverage. Students will also explore the role of advocacy, networking and communication. Students will then demonstrate their applied knowledge by preparing a position statement and presenting a live online 30 minute conference-style oral presentation (part of a their proposed oral health advocacy symposium) as a summative assessment. Five percent of the module mark will assess student engagment using a criterion-based rubric and QEngage.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Vanessa Muirhead
Description: This module will be delivered in Year 2 of the Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership distance-learning postgraduate Diploma and MSc courses. The Institute of Dentistry and the School of Business and Management will deliver this collaborative module. It will cover dental service planning including planning models, needs assessments, priority setting and action planning. Students will explore leadership theories and critically reflect on leadership challenges in case studies. They will evaluate their own leadership styles and skills by completing a summative personal leadership e-Portfolio.
Description: "This module will address the differences between the management of acute hard tissue injuries and those presenting late - either after no treatment or failed management. This is an extremely challenging area and requires a methodical and systematic approach to diagnose and treatment plan. Three dimensional diagnosis of secondary defects uses the latest digital technology and this is discussed with reference to malunions of the orbit, zygoma, maxilla and mandible."
Description: "This module will focus on injuries of the lateral face to include the orbit, zygomatic bone, and soft tissues of the region. A summary of the relevant anatomy and physiology of the region will build to diagnostic principles, urgent management, treatment planning followed by surgical management. Principles of surgical access, methods of production and fixation, and both autogenous and alloplastic reconstruction of this anatomical area. More advanced techniques including surgical navigation are discussed, together with the use of CAD CAM imaging and prosthesis fabrication."
Description: This core module comprises supervised clinical patient treatment sessions. At the end of this module, students are required to submit two clinical case reports of patients they have treated.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kristina Wanyonyi
Description: The Assessing Oral Health and Diseases in Populations module covers oral epidemiology, measures of oral diseases and the study designs used to assess the prevalence and causes of oral diseases in populations. It will introduce students to the epidemiology of common oral diseases. Students will also learn how to interpret data from epidemiological studies. The teaching delivered online over nine weeks will use a range of interactive e-learning tools, videos, key readings and weekly tasks for students to complete.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jen Harvie
Description: This module explores the political and artistic aims and effects of non-theatrical performance in the twentieth century and contemporary urban environment. It explores how the city is sometimes conceived as a dystopian site of potentially enormous social oppression. And it examines everyday, artistic and activist performative responses to this potential subjection, responses which imagine the city as, instead, a utopian site of personal and social liberation. We contextualise and historicise our analysis through studying various theoretical analyses of urban experience (e.g. Baudelaire, Benjamin, Debord, Lefebvre) as well as a variety of artistic practices (e.g. everyday interventions, activism, public art). Throughout the module, we work to map the ideas and practices we encounter, many originally grounded in Paris, in our own experiences of London. The module concludes by imagining what performance might do next to contest the particular challenges of living in the city now and to explore and exploit its opportunities. Please note that in addition to the weekly 2-hour seminar there will be regular 3-hour field-trips and/or screenings.
Description: The population of older people in the developed world is increasing significantly and nowadays older population retain more of their teeth. This module will deal with the special knowledge, attitudes and clinical with technical skills in the provision of oral health care for older people. The module is 15 credits. There will be closely supervised clinical sessions throughout the programme in parallel to the seminars.3 hour clinical exposure for 9 weeks = 27 hours2 hour lecture/seminar every week over 9 weeks = 18 hours1 hour revision seminar during the last week = 1 hour
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Aoife Monks
Description: Naturalism seems to be the theatre that all fashionable modern theatre people love to hate. This module aims to reconnect with the original dynamic energy of naturalist theatre, and to trace a century-long fascination with the art of making it look and feel real. We will look at new discoveries and explorations of nineteenth century science, and at radical moves in painting and literature, as a way of framing our exploration of naturalist drama itself. We will find out why it was so offensive to see a version of your own living room on stage and how theatre started to bring all the sordid realities of everyday life on stage. Seminars will involve extensive study of naturalist plays, from Ibsen and Strindberg, via Franz Xavier Kroetz to Richard Maxwell, film screenings and critical and historical texts that place the phenomenon of naturalism in historical and aesthetic context.
Description: Interventions examines the intersections between performance and activism. You will be introduced to work by a range of performance practitioners and theorists across live art, applied theatre and site-specific performance. Throughout the module, you will explore how performance practices can provoke, argue, and advocate for social change. The module draws on international case studies, and you will undertake fieldwork rooted in the economic, historical and political contexts around our campus. Emphasis is also placed on developing your skills in communicating to audiences in, and beyond, the university.
Description: "The module discusses fractures of the mandible and condyle using a variety of techniques which underpin the totality of facial trauma management. Building on presented anatomical principles, the module will build a strategy which will enable the student to diagnose and treatment plan a wide variety of simple and complex injury patterns. Different types of bone fixation are discussed together with principles of intermaxillary fixation. Fractures of the mandibular condyle and their management are discussed with an evidence based rationale for decision making. Edentulous (fragility) mandibular fractures are discussed in terms of management options and prognostic indicators."
Description: This module is a practical module essential for the development of the skills required for competency in endodontic techniques. Students will need to demonstrate satisfactory completion of this module as a pre-requisite for the clinical module which follows this module.
Description: This module will be delivered in Year 2 of the online PGDip in Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership and as one of three elective modules in the MSc course. The Institute of Dentistry and the School of Business and Management will deliver this collaborative module. It will cover dental service planning including planning models, needs assessments, priority setting and action planning. Students will explore leadership theories and critically reflect on leadership challenges. Students will complete three summative assignments for this module covering learning outcomes related to leadership and planning. They will evaluate their own self leadership style by completing a self-leadership reflective essay. They will describe their experience of peer coaching a fellow student in a coaching reflection report. They will demonstrate their healthcare planning competencies by submitting an oral health needs assessment plan. Five percent of the module mark will assess student engagement using a criterion-based rubric and QEngage.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Vanessa Muirhead
Description: The research project module will allow students to develop both an understanding of the research processes and the skills required to undertake a supervised project. It has two components worth 60 credits. The written report is a synopsis of a research project worth 90% of the module assessment (maximum 20,000 words). Students will have the option of carrying out a systematic or scoping review, a primary research study with fieldwork carried out in their home country or submit a full research grant proposal or a publishable academic public health report. Students will answer questions about their research project in a 20-minute oral presentation (viva) via Skype worth 10% of the module mark.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Eduardo Bernabe Ortiz
Description: This compulsory module will be delivered in Year 2 of the Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership distance-learning postgraduate Diploma and MSc courses. It will start by giving students the theoretical basis for research. They will then journey through the stages of planning a research project including setting research questions, designing a study and acquiring ethical approval. The nine weeks of teaching will culminate in students submitting a research protocol and defending this in an oral presentation as a summative assessment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Nicholas Ridout
Description: This module examines the power relations of theatre and performance, focusing on how artists engage with the politics of representation and identity formation. The module builds on the introduction to the semiotics and histories of theatre from your first year, while developing your skills in performance analysis and research. Discussions and readings will draw from key academic and political debates, which could include queer theory, post-colonial studies, critical race theory, feminism, disability studies, Marxism, etc. Through study of a wide range of play texts and performance traditions, you will examine how formal and aesthetic innovations in theatre relate to the social and economic conditions from which they emerge.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Ansuman Biswas
Description: This module introduces you to key elements for staging a performance, including scenography, dramaturgy, acting, and design. Through a mix of practical workshops, technical instruction, and student-led research, you will explore a variety of strategies for taking a performance text from the page to the stage. While offering you opportunities to develop skills in staging, your practical explorations will also consider how performance engages with its local contexts and longer social histories.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Caoimhe Mcavinchey
Description: In Making Theatre and Performance you¿ll work in a company, led by a tutor, to explore the performance-making strategies of a select practitioner, company and/or practice. We will investigate these strategies through research that is both text-based (reading, viewing, etc.) and practice based. You will develop select key practical skills to work in the mode of the practitioner, company and/or practice studied, adopting and critically adapting the theatre and performance-making strategies studied.
Description: "This module deals with all aspects of acute facial soft tissue management from intial wound care and correct surgical technique for primary wound closure through to complex soft injuries involving tissue loss and motor nerve loss. The module will also discuss the soft tissue management of major tissue loss and gross contamination in acute gunshot and major avulsive injury. Applied neck anatomy is discussed with reference to penetrating neck trauma, and the management of major neck neurovascular injuries is discussed."
Description: This module is an academic module focussing primarily on the clinical basis of endodontics and its interface with other aspects of dentistry.
Description: The Dental Public Health and Policy module is the first module in the distance-learning (online) Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc course. This module covers the fundamental principles of Public Health, Dental Public Health and policy making. Teaching is delivered online over nine weeks using a range of interactive e-learning tools, videos, key readings and tasks for students to complete on a weekly basis.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Julia Bardsley
Description: This module facilitates the development and production of a practice-based research project that is proposed individually, in pairs or a small group . You will formulate a project proposal outlining research questions, thematics, aesthetics, contexts, touchstones and methodologies that will be developed through independent research, peer support mechanisms and tutor mentoring. Through weekly workshops and student-led practice sessions you will be introduced to a range of performance-making approaches, research strategies, tools and techniques, and will be encouraged to devise your own research methodologies for generating performance materials and processes. Through the module you will explore, interrogate, test, develop and focus your research project, conducting on-going documentation of your research, working towards mid-module work-in-progress showings and culminating in a Festival of Performance in May.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ansuman Biswas
Description: London is one of Europe's most exciting theatrical cities with a range of productions on offer at any given time. This module will examine a range of live productions to explore strategies for reading live performance that recognize the importance of where performances take place. As a group we will visit the National Theatre, the Barbican, and the Royal Court as well as 'fringe' or alternative venues in examining how we read the performance event. You will be expected to engage with critical reviews of performances, examine the role of press and marketing and explore the targeting of specific productions to particular audience groups. Tickets costs totalling approximately £50 are associated with this module, all shows are mandatory and necessary to participate in the module.
Description: This module examines processes, techniques and modes of expression used by contemporary theatre-makers to create a variety of forms. We examine how the performance-making processes of significant practitioners function analytically, creatively, and practically. We consider how practitioners strategically deploy methodologies, conventions and techniques to produce particular outcomes. We consider how process is informed by content, genre, mode of representation, theatrical convention, and ideological and cultural context. We learn methods of workshopping and performing that can create stimulating and engaging theatre. Theatre makers examined change from year to year; please contact the convenor for further details.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Michael Mckinnie
Description: What kind of business is show business? This module explores the relationship between theatre and capitalism. It examines key economic problems as they arise in the theatre (e.g. "star" performers, box office, theatre as entertainment, theatre as a "creative industry," theatre and real estate). It also considers how performance offers a distinctive lens through which to think about broader practices and relations (e.g. neoliberalism, globalisation, urban development) that have become central to our everyday lives.
Description: London/Culture/Performance has four key aims: 1. To equip you with skills for analysing performance (as distinct from written text) (keyword: performance); 2. To facilitate your critical and productive engagement with London and the vast cultural resources, history and global connections it has to offer (keyword: London); 3. To introduce you to some current issues in cultural politics and critical ways of approaching them (keyword: culture); 4. To develop your critical skills in reading, research, writing, referencing, fieldwork and presentations. This module provides opportunities for you to explore the performance resources available in London and to develop your skills in using, understanding and responding critically to them.
Description: The Oral Health in the Global Context is a Year 2 elective module available to MSc students taking the distance learning Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership course. It will cover global oral health surveillance systems, development theories and the concept of universal health coverage. Students will also explore the role of advocacy, networking and communication. Students will then demonstrate their applied knowledge by preparing a position statement and giving an online 30 minute conference-style oral presentation as a summative assessment.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Pippa Welch
Description: The module builds on the Personal and Career Development Plan from year one and two, focussing on the Graduate Job Market and Further Study Opportunities. Students are required to engage with a wide-ranging set of compulsory and optional activities designed to actively engage them in the development of desirable transferable skills as well as greater awareness of careers and further studies opportunities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Saima Sherazi
Description: This optional optional module provides advanced knowledge in three key areas of teacher development, namely curriculum design; materials development; program and materials evaluation. The first half of the module focuses on aspects of curriculum design, including language policies and pedagogies, by exploring: historical perspectives; environmental and situational analysis; needs analysis. The module also examines the relationship between curriculum ideology and learning outcomes and how this impinges on syllabus design, the role of teachers, and materials. The second half of the module presents an overview of language program evaluation with a focus on: approaches to evaluation; evaluation practice and research; materials evaluation and multimedia materials evaluation. The module develops and deepens students' understanding of issues in curriculum development by providing practice in evaluating language curricula and language teaching materials.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Christopher Mansfield
Description: This module is intended to develop students' cross-disciplinary academic literacy in English via the medium of Cultural Studies. It introduces participants to British cultural history and commentary from the late Victorian era to the present day, examining discourses surrounding Empire, post-colonial culture and contemporary discourses of 'Britishness' in the light of increasing cultural diversity, globalization, devolution and developments in relation to the European Union. The interactive mode of teaching and assessed spoken component of the module ensure that participants have the opportunity to discuss socio-cultural values and practices with others. Participation in the full range of learning tasks fosters multi and inter-disciplinary critical thinking through the study of texts and other comparable cultural artefacts across a range of areas beyond the boundaries of the participants¿ main degree programmes. Students also have the opportunity to explore how far their developing problem-solving techniques or approaches can be generalised or applied in a broader context and are encouraged to explore and evaluate perspectives from different disciplines, genres and media.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Manu Mathur
Description: The Prevention and Oral Health Promotion module is the fourth module in the distance-learning (online) Dental Public Health, Policy and Leadership postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc course. This applied and consolidated module covers oral health promotion, oral health promotion strategies, how to use behaviour change theories and models in oral health promotion, and how to use planning models to design, implement and evaluate oral health promotion activities. The module will enable students to design oral health promotion activities, and learn how to evaluate them.
Description: "This module discusses the interface between the neurosurgical and craniofacial management of upper third facial injuries. The management of the frontal sinus and frontal bone fractures with particular emphasis on timing of surgical intervention and anterior skull base reconstruction. Diagnostic principles are discussed with reference to both hard and soft tissue treatment planning. The anatomy of the upper third of the facial skeleton and skull base are discussed, as well as neurosurgical implications of these injuries. Surgical approaches to the region are classified and discussed and surgeon choice based on a risk benefit analysis. Choice of plating strategies are discussed and an evidence based algorithm based on complexity is presented."
Description: This module provides the basic understanding behind the whole course in terms of the types of injury caused by the various mechanisms of trauma commonly seen in clinical practice. Background pathophysiology required to understand healing processes and surgical manipulation with respect to both bone and soft tissue elements underpin all of the following modules. Emergency assessment relevant to both the primary and secondary trauma survey are discussed together with treatment delivered in this phase of treatment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jinu LeePrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECN115
Description: The module is an introduction to Probability and Statistics. Topics include: Descriptive statistics and linear regression; Probability theory; Random variables and probability distributions; Sampling distributions; Estimation; Confidence intervals; Hypothesis testing. The objective of this module is to give students a grounding in the use of data for description and inference. Topics include descriptive statistics; probability theory; random variables and probability distributions; sampling distributions; properties of estimators; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Angray Kang
Description: Antibody Discovery and Applications. Bioinformatics. Cell Culture. Fixation and Processing. Immunocytochemistry. Immunofluorescence. Staining. Molecular Biology. Proteomics. Stereology
Description: This module is designed for students who want to extend their knowledge of the range and diversity of English spoken in the world today. Participants analyze and produce spoken language in different settings and genres by taking part in structured activities that examine the importance of audience, purpose and various communicative strategies. The examination of both global and local linguistic phenomena provides a context for participants to discuss diverse socio-cultural values and practices with others. Students have the opportunity to participate in practical workshops in which they are involved in activities such as discussions, role-plays and presentations. Assessment tasks include the research, recording and production of a collaborative video report and the live presentation of the research project in a seminar context. These tasks enable students to develop skills that support their ability to network effectively by enhancing their communication and interpersonal skills through designing and presenting group-generated project work in different media. This groupwork component also encourages and enables students from different disciplines to build a broader knowledge base and strengthen their ability to work with others with different perspectives. There is also scope for community engagement and the integration of both local and international perspectives in the design and execution of the students' project work. The individual QMPlus portfolio assessment complements these and offers the student a step-by-step developmental experience of the application of a range of theoretical paradigms in the exploration of spoken English over the full duration of the module.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Gabriel Vargas Gil
Description: "This module is one of the two possible core modules in the MA in applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching. Students who wish to attend the Level 5 Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) course or Trinity Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL) course will be given the opportunity to critically reflect on their learning in a 10,000 to 12,000 word dissertation. Students may choose this option at their own additional expense, and at an institution of their choice, but the CELTA/CertTESOL must be studied after the end of the second semester modules. Students will not be assessed on the professional qualification but will be assessed on their ability to write and reflect on their own teaching and learning: the teaching practice they have gained in the professional qualification course and the micro-teaching opportunities provided on the MA programme, together with the learning experiences they have gained on the MA programme as learners of another language, both integrated with the theories, concepts and methodologies they have discussed in the subject areas studied in the MA programme."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Debapriya Paul
Description: The module covers the principles underlying the working of financial institutions. It introduces the theory and operation of financial systems. Students are expected to gather a sound understanding of the structure of the Financial Services industry and in particular the role and purpose of markets and the process of investing.
Description: This module explores urgent socio-political and aesthetic issues in contemporary theatre and performance through a focus on material and cultural conditions of production and reception. Drawing on London¿s rich performance resources but also looking globally, it examines what is urgent in contemporary theatre and performance and how theatre and performance scholarship can help us understand contemporary cultures and cultural debates. In weekly seminars informed by critical reading and preparation, you will explore a range of issues related to, for example, decolonisation, ethics, bodies, gender, sexuality, finance, spaces, institutions, labour, feelings, and spectatorship. You will consider issues of social power, representation, and social change. The module will respond to emerging issues and scholarship as it happens.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Manolis NoikokyrisCorequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN115
Description: The module is an introduction to the core concepts in finance and covers the economic principles underlying the working of national and international financial institutions. It introduces the theory and operation of financial systems from an economist¿s viewpoint. The stress is on financial instruments and markets in which they are traded. Students are expected to gather a good understanding of the functioning of the financial system. They are expected to learn applying an economics perspective to the study of financial assets and institutions, and to form a coherent view of the disparate variables in financial activity, markets, and their governance as well as to understand these in the context of financial crises.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eileen TipoeCorequisite: While taking this module you must take ECN115
Description: This module develops practical skills that are essential for success both during your undergraduate studies and in your future career. You will learn how to obtain, analyse, and represent economic and financial data using standard databases and spreadsheet software. You will also learn the principles of effective writing in a professional context, enabling you to use language effectively to communicate your arguments and conclusions. Connections between these two categories of skills will be noted.
Description: This module will be an introduction to economic reasoning and analysis. No prior knowledge of economics is necessary. The module will cover standard topics such as: demand, supply and price in consumer markets; demand, supply and price in labour markets: returns to education, the New Deal; competitive equilibrium: optimality; trade; market power; price discrimination, oligopoly, government policy; externalities and the environment; public goods, taxes and free-riding; globalisation; growth.
Description: The module examines the various approaches to research and research design, providing guidance as to the appropriateness of certain methodologies in differing research scenarios. The module will provide an overview of key approaches with a critical discussion of the quantitative/qualitative divide and convergence. In the first part of the module we focus on research design and data collection instruments such as, for example, surveys and interviews. The second part focuses on qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis. By the end of the module, and in readiness for their Masters dissertation, students should be able to understand the main research methods employed in Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics for data collection and be able to analyse data using a range of quantitative and qualitative methods.
Description: The course offers an overview of key theoretical and methodological frameworks for doing discourse analysis in applied linguistics. Particular attention is paid to corpus-assisted studies of discourse which offer systematic insights in a variety of registers and settings. The module introduces students to corpus-assisted discourse analysis in two stages. The first part of the module will focus on the theoretical and practical aspects underlying discourse analysis. Students will learn how to systematically relate linguistic and semiotic properties of texts to the broader social and cultural contexts of which they are a part, and thereby to contribute to (1) the understanding and critique of social problems and inequalities, and (2) the development of critical language awareness in language learners. The second part will introduce the principles and theoretical constructs developed within corpus linguistics and corpus-assisted discourse analysis, as well as some of the most widely used corpora and corpus software.
Description: In coordination with a supervisor, students will select a topic for advanced study. They will collect and analyse the necessary data. This will result in the writing of a 10,000 to 12,000 word dissertation. For this, students will synthesize various aspects of the knowledge they will have obtained through the degree and demonstrate their ability to conduct and present high quality original research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Weronika Gorska-Fernando
Description: "This optional module provides a focused route for students who wish to develop advanced knowledge and skills in teaching both English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP). The module starts with the exploration of theoretical approaches and key research as well as pedagogical developments in the fields of ESP/EAP in the UK and across other national and international contexts. This in-depth introduction then moves on to the discussion of the principles of ESP/EAP course design, placing particular emphasis on practical knowledge of syllabus content/structure, material development and assessment methods."
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Weronika Gorska-Fernando
Description: Approaches and Methods in English Language Teaching is a compulsory module on the MA in Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching. Students are presented with a comprehensive overview of the main approaches and methods in language teaching, and have the opportunity to put these into practice: each week there is a lecture/interactive seminar to discuss the theoretical underpinnings of language teaching, followed by a practical session in which students will try out the different approaches in a peer/micro-teaching learning environment. Students will receive practical and formative feedback on their teaching sessions from both teachers and peers. The areas to be covered include: common assumptions of language teaching; the natural, oral and audio-lingual approaches; situational language teaching; social and cognitive construction; communicative language teaching; content-based Instruction; and task-based teaching.
Description: This module is the first in a sequence of work based modules, which are designed to provide opportunities to engage in structured learning activities in the workplace. The focus of this module is on preparing apprentices to become successful finance professionals. Apprentices will develop their knowledge and skills of the systems and processes required to perform operational duties, including learning how to analyse market data and how to communicate with internal and external clients.
Description: This module explores through practice the relation between text, self, and performance, in order to investigate critically the way performance may articulate individual experience, to invoke or confirm aspects of collective identity, and to complicate the assumed relations between performances and texts. Through weekly practical workshops and contextual research, you will explore forms, methodologies and topics including (for example): writing for solo performance, live art, verbatim and documentary theatre, improvisation, protest performance, and oral histories. Your practical investigations will be embedded in critical readings in identity politics and social justice, in relation to identity formations including gender, sexuality, race, class and ability. In your engagement with found or created texts, you will consider truth and dissemblance, authenticity and representation, auto/biography and disclosure, particularity and community, the politics of representation, and the ethics of performance. Throughout, an emphasis is placed on testing the limits of familiar approaches to creating and performing texts.
Description: The module builds on the Personal and Career Development Plan from year one, focussing on internships, job hunting strategies, extra-curricular activities, and commercial awareness. Students are required to engage with a wide-ranging set of compulsory and optional activities designed to actively engage students in the development of desirable transferable skills.
Description: The module aims to get students started on their career journey by highlighting the importance of gaining work experience during university, as well as the various opportunities available. All students will meet one-on-one with the careers team to create a competitive CV, as well as applying to at least two first year opportunities and taking a psychometric test. The overall theme of this module is discovery and getting ready.
Description: This optional module provides a focused route for students who wish to develop advanced knowledge and skills in teaching Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP). The module starts with the exploration of theoretical approaches and key research as well as pedagogical developments in the field of LSP in the UK and across other national and international contexts. This in-depth introduction then moves on to the discussion of the principles of LSP course design, placing particular emphasis on practical knowledge of syllabus content/structure, material development and assessment methods.
Description: "This module explores the performance of mental health and mental illness as they have been defined across history, and in the contemporary moment. In particular the module asks how the social construction of mental health is reflected in and produced by performance. While the module focuses on the types of subjectivity and selfhood that have emerged in the history of theatre and performance, students are also encouraged to explore ways other creative practices engage these topics. Special attention is given to representations of 'madness' and `mental illness' produced in historical performance, as well as to how these representations have since been reinterpreted and adapted to reflect current constructions and concerns. In addition we will consider a variety of contemporary and collaborative performance practices that interrogate attitudes relating to normative concepts of mental health, and even try to intervene into policy and care. Students will be introduced to broad debates on mental health from within the Humanities and informed by the approaches of disability studies. "
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Jen Harvie
Description: "This independent research project culminates in a dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words. Working with the support of a supervisor, students pursue their own independent investigation of the theory and practice of performance. Research development is also encouraged by a dissertation colloquium in late May/early June, in which students present their research in progress and receive feedback from academic staff and other graduate students. Recent dissertation topics have included studies of illness and performance, performance and second language acquisition, the performance of rural spaces and identities, contemporary performance and relational aesthetics, circus performance in Victorian Britain, cultural value and performance and performance and social conflict."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Miguel Teles De Carvalho Homem FerreiraPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN115
Description: The module is an introduction to macroeconomics. It addresses how goods, labour and financial markets interact to determine aggregate output, employment, interest rates and the price level. The topics covered include: definitions and measurement of aggregate variables, equilibrium on each market in isolation (partial equilibrium) and on all markets (general equilibrium) both in the short and in the medium run, the impact of fiscal and monetary policy on aggregate variables.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Evgenii SafonovPrerequisite: Must have a-level maths or equivalentCorequisite: While taking this module you must take ECN102 or take ECN113
Description: This module provides a detailed introduction to the core mathematical techniques and concepts that are necessary for the study of economics and finance. Topics covered include: linear and non-linear functions; differentiation; integration; constrained and unconstrained optimisation; vectors and matrices; difference and differential equations.
Description: This module provides a comprehensive introduction to the pedagogical applications of multimedia materials and digital learning in English language teaching. The core syllabus covers key developments in the field, including critical analysis of multimedia content, pedagogical task design, content creation and delivery, digital communication, and approaches to synchronous and asynchronous on-line teaching. During the course, participants develop their own sets of digital multimedia lesson materials, thus gaining a wide range of practical skills needed to become confident English Language Teachers in the digital domain.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rachel MaleCorequisite: While taking this module you must take ECN115
Description: The aim of this module is to introduce the basic concepts and methods that economists employ to analyse economic growth and international trade. It will review and analyse the current macroeconomic issues and events from the perspective of the business community and policymakers, including: strategies for growth; causes of trade deficits; consequences of government deficits; short- and long-term effects of monetary policy; and the globalisation of financial markets. The module will feature examples from both developed and developing countries to enhance knowledge of the world economy and skills in solving practical problems.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr David Norman
Description: The CISI Investment Operations Certificate is one of the benchmark entry-level qualification into the UK investment profession. It delivers the threshold competency knowledge required by investment professionals. Key content areas appropriate for these roles will be covered in this module, such as: financial markets and institutions, ethics, and regulation and legal concepts.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Agnieszka Lyons
Description: "Learning Languages: Second Language Acquisition" is the second of two compulsory modules on the MA in Language Teaching. You will undertake a comprehensive overview of theories and current research into second language acquisition. In addition, you will have opportunity to put language learning strategies into practice by studying a language which is not your own. You can choose from: French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Japanese or Mandarin (subject to availability and timetabling). Proficiency in the chosen language is not assessed, but you are required to reflect on the learning strategies that you use while studying the language.The module explores: the history of language learning; goals of language teaching; the L2 user and the native speaker; individual learner differences; motivation and aptitude; learner strategies; multiple intelligences and multi-competences; group dynamics; general models of L2 learning; the interaction approach; socio-cultural SLA theory.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Dylan Williams
Description: "This module is one of the two possible core modules in the MA in applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching. With your supervisor's guidance, you will select a topic for advanced study. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to justify the topic, to synthesise knowledge from the modules you have studied during the programme, to narrow your topic to research questions following a close reading of literature, to design and implement a research plan, to collect quantitative and/or qualitative data and to analyse and interpret this data in order to answer your research questions. You will also be able to demonstrate your ability to structure an extended piece of written work, and to construct an argument which supports your conclusions. Your dissertation will be 10,000 to 12,000 words, and you will be supported by guidance from your supervisor on a one-to-one basis."
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Martin O'Brien
Description: This independent research project - the practice-based dissertation - consists of a sustained piece of practice-based research that is documented in a submittable format, and a critical analysis (or written reflection) of 4,000-6,000 words. The form and scope of the practice is to be agreed between you and the supervisor and the MA convener. The documentation may accompany a live performance; or may document or otherwise consist of practice taking another form, including but not limited to performances with incidental audiences, one-to-one performances, performance for video or camera, online interventions, organising, or curating. Research development is enabled and supported by participation in a Dissertation Colloquium and Festival in May/June, in which you will present your research in progress and receive feedback from academic staff and other postgraduate students.
Description: The aim of this module is to provide a rigorous introductory training in the theory of investment and capital markets and a good understanding of its central concepts. The module will equip students with sound understanding of the main characteristics of investment instruments and how those instruments can be used to meet investors' objectives.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Swati Arora
Description: This module explores how performance contributes to social justice, especially through activism. It examines: activist movements, such as Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion, and activism for indigenous rights; activist practices and actions, spanning pacifism and violence, and including occupations, events like carnivals, and performances such as verbatim theatre; and intersecting theories of activism, social justice, and performance, such as Boal¿s Poetics of the Oppressed, Judith Butler¿s theory of assembly, and Christina Sharpe¿s theory of wake-work, drawing on wider literatures in, for example, critical race theory, environmental humanities, queer theory, law, and disability rights. The module focuses on the present but explores historical roots, such as the Diggers and Levellers of the English Civil War, South African Township Theatre, women's suffrage movements, struggles for abolition and decolonisation, and activism in relation to disability, AIDS, and more. It explores arguments for activism's benefits but also explorations of its limits. It considers how performance studies can help us better understand ¿ and potentially practice ¿ activism for social justice, and how performance might particularly contribute to action for social change.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Martin Welton
Description: This module examines key theoretical texts and ideas that have shaped our contemporary understanding of performance, theatre and culture. It offers a distinctive, performance-oriented route into looking at work of wider social, philosophical, and political importance. It aims to provide you with a diverse range of theoretical and historical starting points from which to consider the study of theatre and performance, and introduce you to a variety of performance texts and practices that these ideas can be applied to.
Description: This module introduces you to practices and theories of playwriting. It develops fundamental playwriting skills and, by reflecting on your own work and that of others, explores different ways of writing for the stage. You will be introduced to a range of stage practices and techniques, as well as to a dramaturgical vocabulary that will help make sense of them. Throughout the module you will build up a portfolio of your own stage writing and, in the process, investigate different possible forms that playwriting might take.
Description: The dead live. In a range of different theatre and performance cultures, performers and spectators either embody or come face to face with the dead. In this module we will explore how this happens in different historical moments and in different cultures, including, for example, the ghosts, witches and magicians of early modern European drama, spirit possession in Haitian Vodou, spiritualist séances in Victorian England. Through the comparative study of these cultural forms we will consider how different conceptions of the natural and the supernatural have been shaped by theatre and performance practices.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Leon VinokurPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN115
Description: This module is the first in a sequence of three modules intended to provide students with a thorough introduction to microeconomic theory. This module will cover: introduction to microeconomic modelling; producer theory: technology and costs, competitive supply, monopoly supply; consumer theory: the budget set, preferences and utility, competitive demand, price and income effects, and intertemporal choice.
Description: Description of Language (Level 6) provides an overview of the nature and extent of linguistics and enables you to understand and apply the systems of syntax, lexis, practical phonetics, and discourse to the language learning classroom. From your subsequent understanding of language, you then explore and evaluate the range of language learning materials and the sequencing of parts of speech for language teaching and learning. The module allows you to apply this knowledge of language and materials to the language learning classroom, both through micro-teaching in a peer environment, and through observation of language teaching in either English or another language. The module is delivered through lectures and seminars, where the content of the module is further explored, and language learning materials and ELT textbooks are evaluated and their application in the classroom is discussed. The module provides you with a solid understanding of language, which will prepare you to study related areas of English language learning and teaching in your second year of the MA in English Language Teaching (2-year).
Description: Assessment in Language Teaching is an optional module for the MA in Language Teaching (MALT). It provides you with a comprehensive overview of the principles, practice and impact of language assessments as well as the analytic skills to critique language assessments for learning and achievement purposes. It consists of a weekly one-hour lecture and a two-hour seminar.
Description: This module is designed to provide an introduction to the pedagogical applications of multimedia in the language classroom. The course will focus on key issues and developments in the field of language teaching with multimedia and will explore practical approaches to exploiting, creating, adapting and developing multimedia materials for language teaching purposes. Participants will be given opportunities to develop practical lesson ideas and materials and will be encouraged to pursue their particular interests in the subject area.
Description: "Teaching Languages: Approaches and Methods" is the first of two compulsory modules on the MA in Language Teaching. You will undertake a comprehensive overview of the main approaches and methods in language teaching. The areas to be covered include: - Early approaches and methods: Grammar-Translation Method, Direct Method, Oral Approach, Situational Language Teaching, and Audiolingual Method-Current Approaches and Methods: Communicative Language Teaching, Task-Based Language Teaching, Text-based Instruction, Content-Based Instruction, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Competency-Based Language Teaching; Post-method and principled eclecticism- Teaching the four skills across contemporary approaches and methods- Standards and the Common European Framework of Reference- Testing, Evaluation and Assessment.You will also study a language as part of the module and be required to maintain a critically reflective diary each week.
Description: Curriculum Design and Materials Evaluation for English Language Teaching is an optional module in the MA in Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching. The module initially focuses on aspects of curriculum design, including language policies and pedagogies, by exploring: historical perspectives; environmental and situational analysis; needs analysis. The module also examines the relationship between curriculum ideology and learning outcomes and how this impinges on syllabus design, the role of teachers, and materials development. The second focus of the module is to present students with an overview of language program evaluation discussing at length: approaches to evaluation; evaluation practice and research; materials evaluation and multimedia materials evaluation. The module develops and deepens students understanding of issues in curriculum development by providing practice in evaluating language curricula and language teaching materials.
Description: "Description of Language provides you with an overview of the nature and extent of linguistics and enables you to apply the systems of syntax, lexis, practical phonetics, and discourse to the language learning classroom. From your understanding of language, you then explore and evaluate the range of language learning materials and the sequencing of materials for language teaching and learning. The module allows you to apply your newly acquired knowledge of language and materials to the language learning classroom, both through micro-teaching with your peers, and through opportunities to observe language teaching in either English or another language."
Description: Second Language Acquisition is a compulsory module on the MA in Applied Linguistics for English Language Teaching. Students are presented with a comprehensive overview of theories and current research in second language acquisition; in addition, students have opportunities to put language learning strategies into practice by being required, as part of this module, to learn a language which is not their own. Students can choose from: French, Spanish, German, Arabic, Japanese or Mandarin (depending on timetable constraints). Proficiency in the chosen language is not assessed, but we ask you to reflect on the learning strategies that you use while following your language course. The module explores: the history of language learning; goals of language teaching; the L2 user and the native speaker; individual learner differences; motivation and aptitude; learner strategies; multiple intelligences and multi-competences; group dynamics; general models of L2 learning; the interaction approach; socio-cultural SLA theory.
Description: This module offers a group placement within a young people's theatre company or other relevant arts organisation working with young people. The organisations offering the group placement will normally be working with young people in mental health contexts, or with young people who have experiences of social and mental health issues. It offers the opportunity to observe, learn and develop arts-based teaching methodologies with and for young people and to explore the social, mental and creative benefits of the arts for young people.
Description: This module will be an introduction to economic reasoning and analysis. It will provide investment specialists with the relevant micro and macro economic tools needed to understand the functioning of financial markets and institutions and with the relevant understanding of how economic policy impacts financial markets.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Martin O'Brien
Description: This module explores approaches to making performance which centre the politics of the body. Through weekly workshops, you will be introduced to a range of performance-making techniques, and will be encouraged to devise your own methodologies for creating performance. The module will draw on methodologies from live art and experimental performance, using improvisation, action and task-based performance, autobiographical approaches, and score making to develop creative and critical strategies for exploring bodies, identity, and politics. The module will ask what our bodies in performance are capable of saying and doing, and how we might use them to intervene into discourses on identity and politics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Baldeesh Chana
Description: This 15-credit module builds upon knowledge and skills acquisition gained in Year 1 and continues to develop professionalism, teamworking, and social responsibility, with further development of the theme of complaints handling which will be integrated into Clinical Practice. Much of this module will be embedded into patient care, with some specific academic teaching in keyareas. Special Care Dentistry will become a key feature throughout this year and will continue through the year.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Kiera Vaclavik
Description: This module begins with an examination of theories of adaptation in relation to translation studies before moving on to explore the adaptations of a series of classic works on the page, stage and screen. Encompassing forms and media such as ballet, photography, film and television alongside literature, the module will focus on the ways in which adaptations target new audiences and address the cultural values of their source texts in the light of current sensibilities in relation to race and gender.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Hong Wan
Description: ELISA. mRNA extraction reverse transcription.PCR. Immunofluorescence staining. SDS PAGE. Western blot.Cell culture. Introduction to microscopy.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Angus NichollsPrerequisite: In taking this module you cannot normally take another research project module
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Amani Agha
Description: This is a core module delivered in the Master of Sciences (MSc) in Dental Technology, Oral Biology and Dental Materials (the latter jointly accommodated by the Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and The School of Engineering and Materials Science). It is designed to enable students to gain a greater and more in depth understanding of the basic sciences knowledge that underpins the clinical uses of dental materials. Topics covered include chemical, mechanical, surface properties and other physical property tests used for dental biomaterials, as well as basic ceramic science, basic polymer science and basic metallurgy. Water absorption and the biocompatibility of dental materials are also covered in detail.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Hannah Scott DeucharPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take COM7210
Description: Translation Studies II: Translation, Empire, and Law invites students to investigate the place of translation in systems of law and governance, particularly in colonial and postcolonial contexts. Structured around five key concepts - empire, law, violence, resistance, and justice - it delves deeply into their definitions and implications through readings of key texts in translation history and in postcolonial and critical theory, as well as select literary and legal texts in translation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Adrian Armstrong
Description: Translation Studies I: Problems, Theories, Terms explores the major concepts, theories, and debates that structure the modern field of Translation Studies. It introduces students to a broad range of research within translation studies, from linguistics-informed approaches to critical explorations of the ethics and politics of translation practice. In keeping with the global emphasis of the MA programme, students will explore translation theory from the Global South in addition to the classic texts of the Anglo-European canon.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rachel Bryant Davis
Description: This module will investigate how some key Greek and Roman mythical figures have been adapted, from antiquity to today, to suit new contexts. How have these ancient Western characters been re-purposed to contemporary social debates? Drawing on artistic media, films, operas, children¿s magazines and even computer games, in addition to literary translations and adaptations, we will focus on characters, mortal and divine, from the Trojan War myths. These may include: Cassandra, Circe, Dido, Penelope, Helen, Briseis; Achilles, Ulysses, Patroclus, Aeneas, Thersites. Analysis will focus on issues of identity and representation, including from intersectional and postcolonial perspectives, and with the intention of raising awareness of how divergences between source and adaptation can perpetuate, or challenge, implicit bias and ideological assumptions.All texts will be studied in English. However, there will be some linguistic support (no prior knowledge assumed) to enable students to engage with some of the choices regarding vocabulary, syntax, and poetic metre, so that translators' choices can be assessed with an eye to the original Latin and ancient Greek.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Miss Baldeesh Chana
Description: This module will provide the student with the knowledge and understanding of how systemic health or disease affects oral health, and how this may impact on the provision of dental care. This student will utilise this knowledge in order to provide safe dental care to a range of patients with complex medical histories. An understanding of pharmacology will be further developed and consolidated in relation to a patient¿s medical history.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Michael Cattell
Description: This module involves advanced laboratory Technical practice in order to produce a complex dental prosthesis for case submission. Students will tackle a multitude of Technical exercises in order to achieve this and will receive one to one teaching where necessary.
Description: This module is divided into two components: research process (including methods and ethics) and basic statistics. Students will learn about the research stages including conducting literature searches, setting research questions, selecting study designs and research methods, drafting research protocols and seeking ethical approval delivered in the form of lectures and practical seminars. The basic statistics component will introduce students to medical statistics and common statistical tests delivered in lectures.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Ioana-Ruxandra Moraru
Description: This 30-credit module is designed to provide an in-depth, scientific understanding of the structure and function of the human body systems in health and disease (e.g. musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory), including Oral Biology (consisting, Head & Neck, Oral Cavity, Immunology & Pathology) and Dental Materials, in order to provide appropriate health promotion advice and clinical intervention in the promotion of optimal oral health.
Description: This 30-credit module builds upon knowledge and skills acquisition gained in Year 2 and continues to develop professionalism, teamworking, and social responsibility, and continues to expand students communication and teamworking skills as they work with different patients in varied dental environments. Management and leadership skills will become a feature throughout this year to enable novice clinicians to understand the leadership and management skills required to nurture a constructive working environment.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Ali Nankali
Description: This is an academic and core module which will provide students with hands on experience of undertaking dental procedures using typodont teeth set in a manikin head. This is a practically biased module that will cover intracoronal direct filling plastic restorations, extracoronal restorations, endodontics and removable prostheses. Teaching will be delivered using the dental phantom head facilities but there will also be seminars and small group discussions. Students will be expected to engage in independent study and reflection.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eldad Avital
Description: This module is concerned with the design and performance of a typical aircraft. It covers mission based subsonic aircraft design methodology, areodynamic design, engine design, and noise in propeller and jet driven aircraft, structural design and materials selection.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Fabian Flores-Borja
Description: This is an academic and practical module which introduces clinical concepts and approaches.Teaching will be delivered in the form of lectures/seminars, journal clubs and problem-based and critical reasoning sessions. Students will also be expected to engage in independent study and reflection.Topics covered will include: Patient examination and diagnosis; Treatment planning and patient management; Health promotion and disease prevention; Medical and dental emergencies; Anesthesia, sedation, pain & anxiety control; Periodontal therapy and management of soft tissues; Hard and soft tissue surgery; Non-surgical management of the hard and soft tissues of the head and neck; Management of the developing dentition; and Restoration and replacement of teeth.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Fabian Flores-Borja
Description: Introduction to immunology. Immune functions. Cells of the immune system. Mucosal immunology
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Muy-Teck Teh
Description: Eukaryotic cell structure. Cytoskeleton. Extracellular Matrix. DNA, RNA to Protein. Transcription & Translation. Cell Receptors and Cell Signalling. Cell cycle.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Miss Baldeesh Chana
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Chad Cluff
Description: This module introduces students to the occlusal concepts for Prosthodontics. Subjects covered in seminars are anterior/posterior occlusion, group function, balanced occlusions and conformative and re-organised occlusions. TMJ and managing occlusal changes and articulation. This module is based on the theory of occlusion, which will be applied to the technical practice cases carried out in the laboratory including: Setting up dentures; Occlusal splints; Diagnostic/occlusal waxing; Impressions, casts, facebows and mounting for analysis of cases.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Mr Jack De Ste Croix
Description: This 45-credit module has been designed to bring together all the knowledge and skills taught previously to enable students to assess, diagnose, treatment plan and treat adults within their scope of practice. This will ensure that they will be undertaking a holistic approach to patient care, considering aspects such as law and ethics, professionalism and teamwork and how this affects the management and treatment of patients.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Dominic Hurst
Description: Develop the themes of Global Health & Evidence Based Dentistry and introduce the principles of clinical and population epidemiology.Develop critical appraisal skills and integrate evidence into the wider social context.Engage critically with and commit to continuous learning (life-long learning).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Paul Anderson
Description: Mechanisms and underlying principles and of the diseases of dental hard tissue loss, including calcium phosphate chemistry, chemical interaction with acids, and protective role of salivary proteinsHow an understanding of these processes can contribute to the treatment, restoration, and ultimately prevention of these diseases.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eleni Hagi-Pavli
Description: This module is designed to ensure that students develop their management and leadership skills in the context of the ethical and legal framework within which a UK dental professional should practice. It will be conducted in the form of lectures and interactive sessions. Topics covered will include: Ethics, Law, Communication Skills and UK regulatory requirements.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Ms Hannah Scott DeucharOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM7215
Description: In coordination with a supervisor, students will select a text to translate or adapt, and provide a commentary. Students will choose a text from any literary or cultural genre and translate it into a second language, or adapt it into another form. Building on practical translation and adaptation skills gained in earlier modules, as well as research and linguistic skills developed throughout the programme, they will produce a precise, creative translation/adaptation and accompanying critical commentary on the text. The word count is divided roughly equally between translation and commentary.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ines Sequeira
Description: Introduction to pathology. Cell adhesion and migration. Genetics of oral cancer. Mechanisms of cell death. Mendelian inheritance. Hallmarks of cancer. Salivary gland structure, normal and inflamed mucosa.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Ms Hannah Scott DeucharOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take COM7216
Description: In coordination with a supervisor, students will select a research topic for advanced study.They will collect and analyse literary and cultural texts and theoretical materials.. They will produce a 10,000 word dissertation that synthesizes various aspects of the knowledge they have obtained throughout the degree and demonstrates their ability to conduct and present high-quality research.
Description: This is a core module delivered in the Master of Science (MSc) in Dental Technology which is designed to ensure students are taught the basic principles of the factors that affect aesthetics in Restorative Dentistry including;Light, colour and shade selection, Basic restoration aesthetics (understanding and designing tooth shape and form and use of colour effects), Ethical aesthetics, Denture aesthetics, Maxillo facial aesthetics, Implant aesthetics.Practicals;Shade selection and designing a colour map.Diagnostic waxing, Denture gingival staining, contouring/stippling techniques. Porcelain building techniques to achieve aesthetics.Techniques may be taught one to one during the technical practice sessions to enable the student to complete their advanced case presentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Abish Stephen
Description: Carcinogenesis. Acquisition and metabolism of oral flora. Oral commensal and opportunistic pathogens. Dental plaque. Disease of the salivary gland. Microbiology and periodontal disease. The mouth as a microbial habitat. Oral defence mechanisms. Oral infections. Overview of infectious agents. Pathology of pre cancer. Overview of virulence.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Huda Yusuf
Description: The course combines structured Evidenced Based Dentistry and Dental Public Health teaching; and will build on concepts introduced in Year 1. You will be encouraged to use your EBD skills (including asking structured questions, searching for research and critically-appraising the research) and apply it to your clinical practice.You will focus on exploring national oral health trends and social inequalities in oral health in the UK. You will also be introduced to new concepts such as patient-reported oral health measures, the link between general health and oral health and oral health promotion.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Ali Nankali
Description: This is an academic module which will involve researching and analysing the literature pertinent and relevant to dental clinical sciences. Students will be expected to use library and on-line sources and will be supported and supervised by a dedicated teacher. Students will undertake and complete a clinical audit and present their findings and conclusions. Students will be familiarized with the principles of clinical governance and training will be provided in designing and implementing an audit project. Students will have dedicated support and supervision and access to clinical resources.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Cecilia Gonzales-Marin
Description: This is an academic and practical module which provides students with hands-on experience which will include practice in taking radiographs using phantom heads. Teaching will be delivered in the clinical skills laboratory but there will also be seminars and small group discussions and problem based critical reasoning sessions. Students will have the opportunity to observe current UK dental practice via clinics in Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontology, Paediatrics, Orthodontics, Sedation and General Anaesthesia. Topics covered will include: Infection control; Patient examination; Diagnostic tools and techniques and their interpretation; anesthesiology and sedation techniques, basic life support (BLS); Accurate measurement of periodontal indices according to current deadlines
Description: Screenwriting: Prose to film offers practice in adapting prose writing to film screenplay. It is a creative writing module and adaptations will be written based on a range of story sources. Workshops, readings and screenings will support the understanding of story development and practices for adaptation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ioana-Ruxandra Moraru
Description: This 15-credit module will develop the themes of professionalism, team working & social responsibility through enhancing your values, attitudes and behaviours, which will underpin the science and practice of dentistry with professional ethics, healthcare law, sociology and psychology, team working and social responsibility to produce dental professionals for the future.These will link to the provision of patient care management. It will additionally encourage commitment to continuous life long learning.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Paul Anderson
Description: The module will initially provide students with a introduction to research, including qualitative and quantitative paradigms, methodology, validity and reliability and support them to choose their research projects which are in the areas of their discipline.
Description: This 45-credit module has been designed to bring together all the knowledge and skills taught previously to enable students to assess, diagnose, treatment plan and treat children within their scope of practice. This will ensure that they will be undertaking a holistic approach to patient care, considering aspects such as law and ethics, professionalism and teamwork and how this affects the management and treatment of patients.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Saroash Shahid
Description: Anti-microbial peptides. Structure and function of oral mucosa. Bone pathologies. Cell biology of bone. Cytoskeleton. Desmosomes and cell attachment. Introduction to stem cells. Oral defence mechanisms.
Description: This is a core module delivered in the Master of Sciences (MSc) in Dental Technology and Dental Materials (the latter jointly accommodated by the Institute of Dentistry, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the School of Engineering and Materials Science). This module is designed to ensure students gain in depth knowledge of the composition and essential properties (eg physical, chemical and biological) of clinical dental materials based on metals, ceramics/glasses, and polymers. Application of clinical dental materials and appropriate processing techniques are also thoroughly examined.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rebekah VincePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take COM7210
Description: This module equips students with the skills and experience needed for practical and professional translation. Through readings, discussions, and translation workshops, students will develop techniques for translating across a range of literary and technical genres, building a portfolio of polished original translations which can be used in professional contexts. They will also be guided through the process of submitting work for competitions and for publication.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Ioana-Ruxandra Moraru
Description: This 60-credit module has been designed to encompass total patient care, and through this, a philosophy of continual learning & layering of information gained from engagement and delivery of dental care for patients. Clinical Practice will be delivered as a continuum in stages commencing with the acquisition of skills during Year 2 in the clinical skills laboratory and transition from the laboratory to the clinic prior to treating patients.
Description: This is a core module delivered in the Master of Science (MSc) in Dental Technology which is designed to ensure students are taught about the use of osseointegrated implants to stabilise or support fixed or removable prostheses.Subjects covered are: History & Development of Implantology, Osseointegration Surface Topography; Patient Assessment and Restorative Driven Planning for Implant Restorations; Imaging & Implantology; Diagnostic Wax ups, Radiographic stent, surgical stents; Implants in Anterior Maxilla, Guided Bone Regeneration, Socket Preservation; Soft Tissue Augmentation; Surgical and restorative Procedures; Maintenance of Implants and Implant Restorations; Fixed/removeable implant construction.Practicals:Radiographic TracingPouring working casts.Making Provisional Restorations.Customising Impression copings.Implants restorations may be constructed as part of the technical practice.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas Mosk
Description: This module develops practical skills that are essential for financial professionals. You will learn how to obtain, analyse, and visualise relevant data using standard spreadsheet software. You will also learn key statistical concepts and how to apply them to financial data.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Maariyah SulemanPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE101
Description: This module is designed for second-year students undertaking degree programmes in the chemical sciences. It provides training at an intermediate-level in the principles and application of techniques of practical chemistry, and spans the traditional disciplines of organic, inorganic, physical and theoretical chemistry. Students will gain experience in a range of analytical methods, synthetic procedures, instrumental techniques and computational techniques. The module also includes training in the preparation of laboratory reports and data analysis techniques, as well as aspects relating to health and safety in the laboratory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edward Macaulay
Description: This module presents range of practical skills related to communication and software practices essential to a professional career in data science. Topics include professional software development techniques (e.g. distributed version control, unit testing, continuous integration), project management and communication, effective presentation and report writing, CV-writing, job interview skills and key software for data professionals. This module is taught through a combination of lectures on theoretical background, writing and presentation workshops, and computer lab-based group work, where you will complete investigative projects on example real-world problems.
Description: This module offers students the opportunity to work on a complex design project from the initiation of the project to completion of design proposal. The student will experience the critical decision making stages in the design development process and learn to synthesize knowledge and understanding gained from previous modules in design and engineering. They will also learn project management and how creative design work is produced.
Description: This module introduces ways to identify appropriate data analysis techniques and to evaluate data solutions, from both a technical and organisational perspective. A key focus in both areas is on organisational trade-offs: does the chosen approach answer the required questions to achieve organisational goals, and does it deliver value for money?The data analysis component of this module focuses on building from unstructured data to models that allow patterns to be understood and acted upon organisationally. This includes implementing and validating models of relationships between data, testing correlation vs causation, feature selection, and introductory applications of machine learning techniques.The data solutions component covers the practical decisions that must be made to collect and process data, with a focus on quantitative evaluation of software decisions. The value of data and return on investment will be considered, allowing the advantages and disadvantages of software and deployment choices to be analysed. The potential scaling and lifetime of chosen solutions will be evaluated, along with new trends.
Description: This is an employer-led module, with academic learning in the first semester followed by a second semester project based in the workplace. It focuses on practical projects relating to the analysis, organisation, and evaluation of complex information from diverse datasets. This includes a range of data sources and formats, including ¿unstructured¿ data, and common patterns in real-world data.
Description: This module is the second in a sequence of two Level 4 work based modules, which are designed to provide opportunities to engage in structured learning activities in the workplace. The focus of this module is on preparing apprentices to become successful finance professionals. Apprentices will develop their knowledge and skills of service delivery, of autonomy in problem solving, as well the ability to coach less experienced colleagues.
Description: This module offers a live industrial project in industrial design. This design project is a crucial component of the programme which emulates the industrial context of design and engineering whilst exposing the student to the realities of the multidisciplinary group design project. This will provide the opportunity for the student to work alongside practising designers and engineers. The design project brief is generated in collaboration with industry and academic staff to deliver a realistic experience of the live project. The intention is to provide knowledge and understanding of the expectations of professional designers and the engineers, while simultaneously supporting the student in an academic context.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alston Misquitta
Description: This module provides introductory object oriented programming, analysis, and data visualisation skills. Although the concrete focus is Python, the principles will be applicable in learning and analysing data in any structured programming language. Weekly interactive sessions will be supplemented by weekly computer laboratory sessions allowing you to put these principles into practice. You will also work with colleagues to draw conclusions from data, and learn how to report those results to stakeholders with your recommendations.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Benjamin Parton
Description: The second year studio practice 'Human and Machine' explores how the contemporary designer and engineer can negotiate a changing social, cultural, technological, environmental and political terrain to contextually locate their design activity. It encourages students to adopt a personal, ethical and ideological stance in tackling projects that place their concern within a design and an engineering territory. The module encourages the student to synthesize knowledge and understanding gained from previous modules on the programme including; Studio practice, History and theories, Design and meaning, Aspect of engineering and analysis, Methods and processes and Technical studies.
Description: This module provides introductory data analysis and visualisation skills. The first half of the module focuses on data analysis using frameworks such as Excel and PowerBI, while the second half uses object oriented python programming. Although the concrete focus is Python, the principles will be applicable in learning and analysing data in any structured programming language. Weekly interactive sessions will be supplemented by weekly computer laboratory sessions allowing you to put these principles into practice. You will also work with colleagues to draw conclusions from data, and learn how to report those results to stakeholders with your recommendations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tao LiuPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take EMS505U or take EMS625U
Description: Students will gain knowledge on the mechanical properties and constitutive models of engineering materials along with the associated computing techniques. Topics covered will involve advanced-level content related to elasticity (including anisotropy), viscoelasticity (using a Voigt model or Prony Series), plasticity (using Druker-Prager) and fracture mechanics (J-Intergral) of a wide range of engineering materials (including polymers, composites, metals & ceramics). Students will interpret experimental data (such as stress-strain curves) to determine the correct constitutive model for the observed mechanical properties of the materials. The module will focus on the link between material properties and structure and will provide underpinning knowledge to allow successful modelling using finite element analysis package of a wide range of engineering applications.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Frances GoodinghamOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take POR5034
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Ashvin Devasundaram
Description: Decolonising Approaches to Film Analysis provides a foundational platform to undertake a scholarly appraisal of film from international perspectives and viewpoints that both involve and traverse beyond dominant Hollywood and European cinema frameworks. The module presents insights into a diverse palette of transglobal films, an array of cultural contexts, scholarly literature, theoretical and philosophical frameworks. The module opens an opportunity to develop an understanding of what decolonising actually means in a cinema context with the goal of enabling students to broaden analytical horizons and cultivate a globally representative sensibility whilst undertaking a more inclusive and holistic scholarly reading of films.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Libby SaxtonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FLM5203Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take FLM4204
Description: How can psychoanalysis help us to think through and make sense of our own time? What are the ways in which we can recognize how both the individual and the collective come into contact with this world, which we are responsible for creating, and yet find ourselves subject to? How do we negotiate public and private life, and both inner and outer reality? To help answer these, and other, questions, the module begins by examining texts by Freud which explore civilization (and famously its discontents) and culture. It then moves on to engage with other psychoanalytic thinkers and works of literature to explore ideas such as the unconscious, desire, love, violence, ethics, and anxiety, and how they might be located and depicted in our modern culture. No previous knowledge of Freud or psychoanalysis is required.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Isabel Waidner
Description: This compulsory module for the MA in Creative Writing explores such writing across multiple literary forms, including nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and dramatic and visual writing. The module focuses on the ways in which the co-mingling of criticism and creative forms can produce new expressive and epistemological modes and genres. It introduces students to theoretical, methodological, and practical frameworks for understanding and producing creative and critical texts, and texts operating at the intersection of multiple disciplinary fields. It will combine seminar-style discussion and writing workshops.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Rachael Gilmour
Description: In this module, we will ask questions about key terms which define a constantly-moving field of study, and which help us to understand the world in which we live, for example colonial, postcolonial, empire, globality, world-system. We will think about these through literary and creative texts that offer us new perspectives on a modern world that is as connected as it is uneven, governed by the structures of contemporary capital and longer histories of empire. We will do this, very consciously, from the perspective of our location in east London, itself an exemplar of the global city.
Description: This MA module will introduce you to a range of anglophone texts, texts translated from Arabic, and key debates, from or about the Middle East. The module aims to ask questions about the role of race, religion, regional geo-politics, sectarian and other violence, gender and sexuality. It will allow you to explore these and other topics though some of the most interesting, iconic, or controversial writing to come from, or engage with, the region in the 20th and 21st centuries. The question of translation (literal, cultural, metaphorical) is at the centre of the module¿s approach to these texts. At a time when it feels as though the Middle East and its people have never been so demonised, nor so victimised, this module seeks to interrogate the work that such texts do in the university and beyond to represent, challenge representations, or `translate¿ their cultures of origin, and to shed light on the many prisms through which we analyse, understand, and perceive the Middle East, its people, languages and cultures today.
Description: Understanding how the medium of film constructs a narrative from the position of a filmmaker rather than as a film viewer is essential to developing the skills and knowledge to support storytelling in film. Through the topics of light, sound and image, each aspect of narration in film is taught and this supports the development of production skills, which can then be developed across the three years of the Film Studies degree programme.
Description: Essential for creatives, filmmakers and scholars alike, this module provides an overview of the workflows involved in the production of film, theatre, live art, gallery exhibition, film/arts festivals and other art forms. Examining the different stages of production, post-production and exhibition/distribution, the module describes how projects are pitched, funded and financed and addresses issues of contracts, copyright, intellectual property rights, contracts, insurance, logistics, marketing, ethics, accessibility, inclusion and more. The module hosts industry professionals and draws upon case studies of productions from a range of different contexts including experimental theatre, performance art, documentary and fiction filmmaking, sound art, VR and augmented/ immersive practices, and artists' moving image.
Description: This module examines the unparalleled resources that cinema provides for exploring memory. It focuses on confrontations with historical violence in documentary and fiction films (co-)produced by France, Senegal, Algeria and Cambodia since the Second World War. The module pays particular attention to recollections of concentrationary terror and the Holocaust that overlap with critiques of colonialism, shedding light on remembrance across and between cultures. The films that serve as case studies bear witness to the scars left by such forms of domination on human bodies and minds.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Guy Westwell
Description: This module aims to foster a sense of the historical development of the US cinema from its origins in the late nineteenth century through to the 1970s. We will consider Hollywood, independent, and avant-garde filmmaking. Students will introduced to a number of different concepts, including genre, narrative, mise-en-scène, performance/stardom, cinematography, editing, sound, and censorship. Attention will be drawn to how issues relating to race, gender and social class, give shape to the US cinema. The module seeks to cultivate analytical thinking and ethical and political awareness and the ability to communicate at a high level in written and spoken form.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Brian Dillon
Description: The MA Dissertation gives students the opportunity to pursue an independently conceived research and writing project. Working with the support of a supervisor, students will identify a form, or forms, in which they wish to work, conduct in-depth research into their chosen topics, and explore relevant and related creative and critical works. The dissertation will be presented in the form of a substantial piece of written work (maximum 15000 words). Students are encouraged to think carefully about their choice of forms and themes in advance, and to discuss these possibilities with members of academic staff. Formal project supervision typically begins in May for full-time students, and somewhat earlier for part-time students. Dissertation submission is usually scheduled for mid-August.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Matthew Ingleby
Description: This module introduces students to a range of Victorian authorial voices, which represent most of the key literary genres and span this long, historically transformative, and diverse period. Students will be encouraged to make connections between individual authors and topics; the module invites us to think about the way different perceptions and perspectives from the same cultural moment echo and challenge one another, often in surprising and unexpected ways. Drawing on a wide range of canonical and non-canonical poetry and prose by male and female Victorian authors, students will gain a very strong understanding of British literature from the 1830s to 1900, developing skills that will become useful for later postgraduate research, including the dissertation.
Description: This compulsory module for the pathway MA Modern and Contemporary explores modernist and contemporary writing in relation to broad ideas about twentieth-century and twenty-first century history, the historical present, the problems of periodization, and the changing cultural context of literary writing. Special attention is devoted to questions of technology, innovation and social change that alter and bring into question the category of writing itself, its role in theoretical debates, its place in modern and contemporary philosophy. The module has a strand that explores technological innovation and its social effect in the twentieth century, and digital cultures in the twenty first century. There is also a broad engagement with social theory and philosophy, and the, the module aims to offer a detailed survey of issues that relate to the definition of modernism, the nature of modernity and the notion of the contemporary, both in academic contexts and in lived social experience.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr William Bowers
Description: The artistic energies and intellectual currents of the Romantic movement crossed national boundaries and reflected the political and social upheavals of an increasingly globalised world in an age of revolution. This module examines key works of British and European Romanticism and investigates the cultural mechanisms through which Romantic ideas and literary practices were transmitted from one country to another. Diverse strands in British 'Four Nations' Romanticism, including work by Coleridge, Byron, Edgeworth and Carlyle, are analysed alongside Continental texts in translation including Rousseau's Confessions, Goethe¿s Faust, Staël¿s Corinne, and Leopardi¿s Zibaldone. Themes to be explored include the pan-European Ossian phenomenon, the reception of Kant¿s Critical philosophy, the role of literary periodicals, and the `natural supernaturalism¿ of the American Transcendentalists.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Grazia Ingravalle
Description: Film Curatorship: From Preservation to Exhibition explores the history, theory and practice of film preservation, archiving, digitisation and programming. Beginning with the emergence of the film archival movement in the 1930s, the module will survey institutional case studies (including the Film Library at the MoMA and the National Film Archive of India) and introduce students to debates and practices around issues of curatorial selection, the aesthetics and politics of digitisation and long-term preservation, critical museology, decolonisation and online/on-site exhibition and dissemination. Working in small groups, students will produce a curatorial project proposal (final assignment, 50% of final grade). You will be able to make full use of the ample film culture in London, and will have the opportunity to explore lesser-known film material as you assemble your film curatorial project. The module will include a visit to a film archive, festival or museum and/or a talk by an external guest.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Eugene Doyen
Description: The module offers practice in digital film making, and acts as the start and foundation for joint degree Film Studies students to undertake film making as a full part of their degree study. This is a practice based film making module teaching narrative fiction.
Description: The new module focuses on electronic engineering aspects of sensing and instrumentation systems. It integrates the themes of signal theory, metrology, sensing & transduction, signal acquisition and conditioning for further processing, analysis, characterisation and design of sensing electronic systems, system-level considerations and sensor data analysis techniques. The knowledge and skills developed through this module are essential for any student engaging in the design of systems which extract signals from, or interact with the real world, and are highly relevant to electronic engineers designing, testing and using sensing systems and applications.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Mark Currie
Description: This module explores contemporary writing in relation to broad ideas about the historical present, the problems of periodization, and the nature of time. Special attention is devoted to questions of technology, innovation and social change that bring into question the category of writing itself, its role in theoretical debates, its place in contemporary philosophy, and its transformations in the context of digital culture. With its twin focus on the conceptualization of 'writing' and the 'present', the module aims to offer a detailed survey of issues that relate to the notion of the contemporary, both in academic contexts and in lived social experience.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Charlotta Salmi
Description: ESH7000 Dissertation offers students an opportunity to develop and demonstrate their research and writing skills while engaging with a topic suggested by their work on the core and option modules. The research topic must be feasible, academically sound, and related to the concerns of the programme. The dissertation project must develop an appropriate research methodology and demonstrate an advanced understanding of historical and/or theoretical issues. It must also demonstrate an ability to analyse and present complex evidence and to shape and sustain a coherent, persuasive critical argument at masters level. It must observe appropriate stylistic and bibliographic conventions. To support the independent study that is the mainstay of this module, students attend a number of skills-based structured workshops in addition to one-to-one supervision from their allocated supervisors.
Description: Writers have long-used hauntings to interrogate what it means when the past persists into the present. Stories of haunted houses reveal the social, political, and personal consequences of unsettled business. By reading literature that explores hauntings and their attendant themes -- memory, history, trauma, violence -- we will investigate the ways writers have used this genre to unearth that which has been buried. We'll become fluent in the modes of the literary haunting, and, through a mixture of seminar discussion and workshops, explore how we can use it in our own writing to uncover the hidden.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Isabel Waidner
Description: This English and Creative Writing and Drama and Creative Writing module introduces students to the theory and practice of creative writing at the intersections with performance, drama and visual cultures. From playwriting to Poets Theatre, from New Narrative writing to poetry as performance, from live art to creative ways of staging criticality, the traditions and practices taught on the module will enable students to develop their own creative writing and critical understanding in relation to contemporary developments in professional publishing and performance contexts where traditional disciplinary distinctions are increasingly being displaced and eroded.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ranjan Vepa
Description: This module will cover a description of the space environment and its influence on the spacecraft design and materials selection, an in depth description of Keplerian celestial mechanics, co-planar and non-planarorbital transfers involving both impulsive and continuous manoeuvres, and perturbation effects that characterise the real non-Keplerian nature of orbital motion. An introduction to space vehicle propulsion will be presented including a description of launch-vehicle dynamics, the rocket equation and metrics that are used to characterise the fuel requirements over a mission. Chemical propulsion systems and the basics of electric propulsion will be introduced, and the principles and features of a range spacecraft thrusters discussed to facilitate the selection of an appropriate propulsion system for a specific mission.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Haibao Liu
Description: This module will provide the student with the basic tools of structural analysis including the structure idealization, analysis of the thin-walled cellular type of structure peculiar to the aircraft, tapered multi-cell box beam, numerical simulation of composite structures and design, fundamentals of elasticity and buckling analysis of plate and case studies of aircraft component manufacturing with numerical modelling.
Description: The use of mathematical models, numerical optimisation algothrims, heuristic search methods, metamodelling techniques, Design of Experiment and complex decision analysis methods for a wide range of engineering system and product design problems will be introduced. Examples and individual/group design projects will cover many areas of aerosapce, mechanical, chemical, and materials engineering problems.
Description: In this module a description of the space environment and its influence on the spacecraft design and materials selection is discussed. This is followed by an in depth description of Keplerian celestial mechanics, co-planar and non-planar orbital transfers involving both impulsive and continuous manoeuvers, and perturbation effects that characterise the real non-Keplerian nature of orbital motion. The principles of the optimal synthesis of trajectories is discussed. An introduction to space vehicle propulsion is then presented including a description of launch-vehicle dynamics, the rocket equation and metrics that are used to characterise the fuel requirements over a particular mission. The physics of plasmas is discussed in some detail. After the basics of electric propulsion, the principles and features of a range spacecraft thrusters are discussed to facilitate the selection of an appropriate propulsion system for meeting the requirements of a specific mission. This followed by the background on Electromagnetic theory, Antennas, Helicon waves and Radio Frequency Propulsion based on Helicon waves.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Kate Siobhan Lewis Hood
Description: This module invites you to consider collaborative practices as integral to creative and critical writing. Countering notions of writing as solitary pursuit, or individualistic, competitive enterprise within a literary marketplace, the materials and activities on this module will demonstrate how collaboration can enable, support, and expand writers¿ research and practice. Collaboration will be understood in a variety of contexts, including conversation, improvisation, co-writing, cross-genre and interdisciplinary composition, DIY publishing, and event organisation. You will read, view, and listen to a range of texts and artworks produced collaboratively; you will be introduced to and asked to invent processes for making work with others; you will be encouraged to reflect on the aesthetic, intellectual, and political challenges that emerge in these collaborative processes.While collaboration is key to this module, it¿s recognized that students¿ abilities and interests differ: an initial stage of allotting roles and responsibilities will address this, and the nature of individual students' contributions to group work may differ.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Angela Dunstan
Description: How does London's built environment narrate the city? Are we able to read London through its architecture, civic spaces and museums? How might we read London's spaces alongside texts representing them? In this module, we adopt a situated view of the city's literary and visual cultures, conceptualising London as a curated space. We ask how London's built environments frame our understanding and guide our interpretation of the city and its literary representation. As such, we will visit a series of key sites across the city, reflecting on the ways in which their histories of construction and destruction have been represented in the literary and visual arts over time and asking how these spaces seek to represent the city of London today.
Description: This module will offer an opportunity to study key thinkers and debates in the field of queer theory, while also exploring how sexuality is narrated in contemporary literature. The module will be grounded in a mix of theoretical texts and contemporary literature. Throughout, we will consider the relationship between reading, cultural objects, and queerness, asking: What is 'queer' about queer theory? How is queerness narrated in contemporary literature? How do LGBTQ writers experiment with form in relation to sexuality? This module offers an opportunity to engage in debates central to queer theory, while also develop skills in literary analysis of contemporary narratives of sexuality.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof David Schalkwyk
Description: This module aims to provide students with a common grounding in the study of Shakespeare within a global context through sustained analysis of three areas: an understanding of Shakespeare in terms of genre, historical context and the close reading of his texts; the transformation of the Shakespearean text by the critical turn of theory; and the afterlife of Shakespeare in his appropriation, translation or adaptation in a global context. The module will be divided into sections. Each section will be devoted to a play of a different genre: comedy, history, tragedy, and romance. The first week of each section will deal with close reading, genre theory, and the play in its historical context. The second will examine a major critical turn by which a new theoretical perspective transformed perceptions of the play--in the classroom, the theatre, or in film. The third will study a particular, global appropriation of the Shakespeare text beyond Britain and North America, through popular cultural or political appropriations and in TV, theatre performance and film. The module will be cumulative: each section will build on the understanding and skills developed in the respective earlier one, and each week devoted to Shakespeare's afterlives will involve an intense critical conversation about the meaning and significance of the 'global'. The texts will be selected in accordance with available teaching expertise and performances of the plays in any year.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lei Su
Description: This module covers the fundamental areas of medical robotics and surgical techniques, introducing various medical robotic systems and their applications. These include surgical robots and robotic devices, prosthetics, assistive and rehabilitative robots and endoscopic robots. An insight into the engineering design, fabrication, control and comprehensive operation will be provided. In addition, a wide range surgical techniques and safety with a focus on equipment for use in surgery will be included. The importance of electrical safety, the regulations governing equipment, the principles of operation of a number of importantmonitoring devices and some of the major medical equipment used within a surgical environment will be covered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Michael HughesPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ESH5103 and take ESH5104
Description: Serious Play provides students on the Creative Writing Pathway with a distinctive approach to prose fiction which privileges form and style for their own sake ahead of subject and voice. It proposes a series of playful constraints and provocations as the starting point for literary creation, drawing on key concepts in the scholarly study of the ludic mode. Students will undertake structured writing tasks responding to formal restrictions including: conventional narrative structure; games of chance and accident; pastiche and retellings; and verbal chaos, automatic writing and wordplay. The module opens a space dedicated to innocent risk and joyful experiment, free from the responsibility many writers quite properly feel for meaning and significance, for authentic expression of personal identity, or serious engagement with complex political and social issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Athena MandisCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take FLM5203
Description: Directing Fiction involves developing a practical understanding of a range of approaches to film direction stemming from both mainstream and alternative film practices. The module will enable students to develop their creative skills within a context where their practice work is related to film studies theory. A number of approaches to directing will be covered and students will work in a group, preparing a production then making this production based on their specified conception of film direction.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Janet Harbord
Description: Modern/Postmodern Cinema traces the relationship of film to the epochal paradigms of modernism and postmodernism in the first half and latter part of the twentieth century respectively. At the turn of the twentieth century, cinema emerged as the unprecedented medium for capturing time, at a moment in which time was being redefined by industrialism, the urban, the expansion of capitalism, and technologies of reproduction. In the post-war period and up until the turn of the twenty-first century, cinema became an integral part of a self-reflexive culture of representation, in which recourse to the real had been lost. In place of a representable world, postmodern cinema maybe seen to rework past classical films, remixing the rules of genre and appropriating cultures from elsewhere, culminating in a playful and often dark textuality.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Sasha Litvintseva
Description: This module requires students to put theory into practice by cultivating a sense of the history and theory of documentary alongside the chance to make a short documentary film. The first part of the module requires you to produce a short documentary film that engages with four key issues related to documentary filmmaking: 1) getting your facts straight; 2) ensuring that you adhere to an ethical code whilst producing your film; 3) exploring how documentary necessarily involves the telling of a particular kind of story and the use of a particular kind of narrative form (which may take you away from the facts and towards fiction); and 4) increasing your awareness of how meaning is made in post-production (with a particular focus on editing). The second part of the module will chart the historical development of documentary filmmaking through the examination of a number of case studies ranging from the early twentieth century to the present day, giving further opportunity to examine the inter-relatedness of theory and practice in the work of well-known documentarists.
Description: Students will produce an essay and an original script. The module will establish the ability to write a short original film script with coherent dialogue, exposition and structure. It will also develop knowledge of scriptwriting: format, structure, character, dialogue, exposition, and how to assess a script using appropriate terminology such as back story, suspense and set-ups and pay-offs.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Michael Hughes
Description: This module offers students a range of approaches to the application of research in creative practice, including speculative research as a prompt to creative practice; psychogeographic exploration; direct observation of procedure and expertise; reflective journals examining personal experience; and historical and cultural investigation to inform questions of style, form, structure and subject. Students will receive practical training in the use of archival and library resources, and in techniques of sourcing and recording real-world research, and seminars will examine key ethical questions around eliciting and gathering material, including critical exploration of current cultural debates concerning authenticity and appropriation.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Mr Raza Shah
Description: The module is an intensive research module that spans all three semesters of the final year of the MEng programme. It draws together the knowledge and skills from the taught component to address a research challenge of significant scope to be undertaken independently, under supervision. It focuses on the technical, project management and communication skills needed to successfully execute academic- and/or industry-oriented research. The project entails to apply research methods to solve original problems related to industry.
Description: This module will focus on fundamentals of catalysis, with application in industrially and environmentally important catalytic reactions. Principles of catalytic reactions, including kinetics and reaction mechanisms will be studied, key to understand how catalysts can enable a reaction. The students will be able to learn different types of catalysts, including how to design them and apply them to reactions. The design of catalytic reactors will be also studied
Description: The module foregrounds the development of transferable skills for work and careers: problem solving, self-reflection, commercial awareness, research skills, flexibility, resilience, global awareness. This is a module that supports and guides independent research and learning for all careers within the creative industries which are related to film: production, exhibition, distribution, curation and a range of emerging and non-traditional film and digital careers. The module is only available to BA Film Studies Students: single or joint honours.
Description: The Visual Essay is a single-semester module (15 credits) which interrogates the links between the essay form and visual media. The module explores how film, still and moving image work can be constructed to produce arguments, debates, and other rhetorical forms. The module allows students to develop a short moving-image or video essay, focusing on its visual elements to create an essay, argument or other poetic form. Students will also acquire a broader historical and theoretical understanding of the essay form, in text, photography, illustration, film, video and digital media. Beginning with the essays of Montaigne, students will be introduced to the visual essay as a hybrid form that navigates the personal and the political, expression and argument, feeling and reason, in cinematic language. The module forms part of the production pathway for Single Honours Film Studies, and as a result requires students to have undertaken production modules at Level 4.As a module it will be available to students registered on degree programmes involving Film Studies only.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ana Jorge Sobrido
Description: This module will focus on electrochemical energy storage principles, energy storage materials, device design and manufacturing, and chemical engineering processes taking place in these type of technologies. It will address fundamental aspects of electrochemistry associated with electrochemical energy storage systems. This module will give the students a thorough knowledge of the importance of energy storage in the field of Sustainable Energy Engineering and provide them with an advanced understanding of key processes in devices such as batteries and supercapacitors, and their important role in the decarbonisation of the power sector.
Description: This module will deliver essential content for the development of a professional engineer. It will include concepts and an understanding of:Plagiarism, misconduct, engineering ethicsHolistic project and security riskData securitySkills for Continuous Professional DevelopmentEquality and diversity in engineering practice
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr Jun Chen
Description: Students will be helped to secure a work placement through a range of new initiatives in a company appropriate to the programme. The work placement will normally be a year in length but not less than 6 months. Successful students with a placement will each be allocated a tutor, a SEMS academic in a relevant field, who will wherever practical visit the student twice in the year. Where a visit is not possible the tutor will ensure that there is email and telephone contact with the student. SEMS will also identify a mentor in the workplace at each employer. This person is likely to be their line manager and will be expected to support as well as line-manage the student. Students completing the module will be required to work on a project that will allow them to follow a pathway toward CEng registration approximately three years after graduation; maintain a training diary to be reviewed by their tutor during and after the placement is completed; attend at least one Industrial Liaison Forum to share their experience with other SEMS students; deliver one seminar at QMUL to promote future opportunities at their sponsor; complete a final report on the placement.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Matt Rubery
Description: "This course will examine the Victorian novel in the context of numerous other forms of print available to audiences during the nineteenth century. We will use investigative procedures derived from the disciplines of print culture and book history to ask how authors responded to the explosion in the volume of books, periodicals, and newspapers produced during this period for an emerging mass audience. Our approach will consider the book as a material object that circulated through society as well as the production, dissemination, and reception of literature as a collaborative process implicated in social networks. Particular attention will be given to the ways books had to accommodate themselves to a variety of new media throughout the nineteenth century. Related questions about literacy, reading practices, national identity, the commodification of literature, and the new power of the consumer will be explored through our readings of selected literary narratives as well as supplementary theoretical essays on various aspects of print culture."
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Isabel WaidnerPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ESH5103 and take ESH5104
Description: This English with Creative Writing module will develop skills in understanding and writing prose fiction, including the novel and genre fiction Students will study the content, form and technique of narrative forms in relation to other literary forms, and to reflect in a focussed way on their own writing process. They will share work in progress with fellow students. The module combines topic-based seminar teaching with elements of workshop focused on creative outputs from students which contribute to the journal and portfolio elements of the assessment.This module gives students the opportunity to pursue a sustained piece of original writing of their own devising. They will have the chance to develop both their imaginative and critical abilities through the completion of a portfolio of creative work and reflective commentary. Possible project forms include an extract from a novel, a sequence of short stories, a collection of poetry, or a combination of poetry and prose. They will choose their project in consultation with academic staff and then write the dissertation, along with a related self-reflexive essay, under appropriate academic supervision. The module will begin with a six-week seminar-based preparation, development and training element, in line with ESH6000, and will be supported by a series of 6 group writing workshops in semester two.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jae Hwan Park
Description: To be a successful industry leader, it is important to be able to efficiently manage various types of engineering projects. This module offers essential concepts, tools and techniques of project management, presented through engaging case studies. By understanding the concepts and analytical frameworks of project management, students will acquire practical knowledge and skills in project management, as well as the ability to conduct 'project risk analysis and management' for analysing recent or ongoing large-scale infrastructure projects.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Martin Knight
Description: The course explores a broad range of biomedical engineering applied to the clinical area of urology. Urological problems effect 80% of people within their lifetime necessitating the use of diagnostic and therapeutic technology. This important area of clinical bioengineering is rarely covered in degree programmes, despite the unmet need for skilled bioengineers in this area.The module covers the basic physiology and biophysics of the urinary tract in health and disease, with particular reference to clinical incontinence, clinical measurement and urodynamics as used by clinical scientists and clinical engineers for diagnostic assessment. It also considers the development and use of current and future medical devices including urinary catheters and implantable stents, artificial urinary sphincters, functional electrical stimulator implants and urological tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The module is supported by external, clinical and industrial experts providing specialist information with the possibility of additional patient perspectives.This module is taught using flipped learning, that enables students to fully engage with the subject matter and learning objectives. This involves interactive face-to-face small group supervisions with the module organiser(s) and external experts. Students gain both subject specific knowledge and transferable, professional practice skills including the ability to explain and discuss bioengineering concepts, to ask appropriate technical questions of experts, to conduct data analysis tasks, to present graphical data, and to review and discuss scientific literature.
Description: This module explores the relationship between film and philosophy by examining how films raise philosophical questions. We will learn what philosophers have to say about cinema, and how filmmakers incorporate philosophical perspectives, but we will also explore how films can inform the ways we think about ourselves and understand the world around us. From how we experience cinema in our minds and bodies, to what scares us and how we assess right and wrong, this module will address the question of how films do philosophy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Lee
Description: This module provides an introduction to applied medical ethics and law related to the development of new products in the field of bioengineering. It provides knowledge of the regulatory mechanisms of approval of products for clinical use in the UK, the EU and the US, risk management and design processes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kshitij SabnisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take EMS613U
Description: This module addresses advanced topics in compressible flows. Supersonic internal and external aerodynamics will be looked at in details including the design of supersonic inlets and outlets for minimum losses as used in high-speed aerospace vehicles, and advanced concepts of shock tubes as used for testing high supersonic and hypersonic flows. Examples of existing and new aerodynamic designs of high-speed aerospace vehicles as future supersonic transport aeroplanes and space launchers will be examined to illustrate the implementation of high-speed aerodynamics concepts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nader Karimi
Description: This module provides an insight into the physicochemical properties, production and utilisation processes and economics of the renewable and carbon neutral/free fuels. These include liquid and gaseous biofuel,biomass driven fuels (e.g. bio-syngas), hydrogen and hydrogen carriers. Renewable fuel technologies, at different levels of maturity, are discussed and the relevant sustainability issues are identified.
Description: London in the eighteenth century was the first recognisably 'modern' city, the metropolitan centre of a global trading empire, the `Emporium of the World'. There had never been a city like it. For this reason, poets, artists, novelists, playwrights, travel writers, satirists, and essayists were drawn persistently to London as a fascinating and complex subject for literary representation. There were few established precedents for how cities might be imagined through text. Solving the problem of how to represent the diverse, enigmatic, ever-changing city of London is one of the core literary questions that we ask on this module. But the city also sponsored its own local textual forms. Some of these were rooted in folk traditions reaching to time immemorial: ballad-singing, the pop-up theatres of the city¿s fairs. Others emerged in response to the demands of the new city: criminal biography, spy literature, the newspaper press, the satirical essay, the novel itself. Representing London gives you the opportunity to think about the way in which the diverse urban experience of the metropolitan populace finds expression in literature. Assessment tasks include an opportunity to write creatively about the city. Weekly teaching sessions combine close analysis of set texts with the study of visual material, the theoretical interrogation of the idea of the city, and field-trips to important urban sites.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Gleb Sukhorukov
Description: This module will define and describe nanostructures and nanomaterials. it will include how they are manufactured, appropriate characterisation technologies and a description of their application in a range of fields. In particular the application and challenges in the use of nanotechnology in medicine will be considered, including the regulatory issues to be considered, the use of nanomaterials for drug delivery and the development of lab in a chip technologies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Steffi Krause
Description: This module will provide an understanding of biopotentials and other biological signals, and identify mechanisms and principles by which they can be measured via sensors. It will offer a detailed understanding of the fundamental principals associated with transducers and sensors, and a comprehensive review of the most widely used techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of disease states alongside the problems of sensing in a biological environment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sergey Karabasov
Description: This module introduces students to numerical analysis and computational methods for solving engineering fluid dynamic problems. It enables students to develop skills in programming and using CFD codes using modern computational techniques, including the properties of discretisations and their application to simple model equations. Aspects of modelling turbulence and microscale capillary flow are considered. The students will generate meshes, solve viscous flow problems and perform the analysis of the quality of the simulations.
Description: The module reviews fundamentals of flight mechanics and then introduces concepts of static and dynamic stability, its flight dynamics equations, and controls focusing on control panels and stick equations for pitch a conventional fixed-wing aircraft. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical motions are considered. It provides the student with some of the analytic tools needed to contribute to the design of a safe aircraft. The module is supplemented by a series of tutorials, a wind tunnel test contributing to understanding of dynamic stability and a three-day flight course in the national flight centre in Cranfield, where the students experience theconcepts of flight dynamics studied in this module.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Stefaan Verbruggen
Description: This is a linked design project where students work individually to integrate core disciplinary concepts to produce the detailed design of a part of a product or process. They bring their individual components together to create a complex component or process. This is a guided problem-based learning exercise that is heavily industry-focused, where students are given a project brief by their client (supervisor) and must think creatively to produce an effective design that meets a specification and minimises cost and environmental impact.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Xi Jiang
Description: This module will introduce key heat exchange technologies and teach students how to design their key characteristics, and select appropriate utilities to provide heating/cooling. Students will learn concepts of multiheat exchanger networks and understand how to design complex systems to minimise energy burdens, including pinch point analysis, whilst trading off capital and operating costs and energy/environmental burdens.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Rob KramsPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take EMS740U
Description: This module is an in-depth study of the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and imaging science. The module covers key concepts in both fields, including machine learning algorithms and techniques for data gathering in imaging systems. It is designed for students who work with imaging systems, such as cameras, microscopes, MRI/CT scanners, and ultrasound devices, and want to learn more about how to apply machine learning to improve their data gathering and analysis. The module is also suitable for students who are familiar with medical imaging and/or statistical thinking and want to learn more about the applications of these techniques in imaging systems, or for those who already work with both fields and want to gain a new perspective on the topic. It is also appropriate for students with strong mathematical and signal processing backgrounds who want to learn about both fields.processing backgrounds who want to learn about both fields.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christopher Chapman
Description: This hands-on module will guide the students through the process of biomedical device prototyping and manufacturing via various examples of fluidic chips, implantables, and functional tissue replicas which they will design and fabricate in the lab. Students will become familiar and practice the basics of (1) various polymerization modalities; (2) design for manufacturability principles; (3) advanced fabrication techniques, and (4) metrology and characterization methods to analyze the printed devices and implants. By the end of the module, they will be able to apply their understanding of manufacturing process capabilities and constraints to the design and manufacture of a new biomedical device which they will be challenged to develop and prototype for the final project assessment. The lab in conjunction with the complimentary modules will equip the students with the experience and skillsets required to operate in a medical device industry as a product engineer or product R&D researcher.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lorenzo Jamone
Description: The module will introduce both basic and advanced concepts related to the programming of robotic systems, for motion planning, visual perception and intelligent behaviors. It will introduce state of the art tools for robot programming, such as the Robot Operating System (ROS), discussing both theoretical and practical aspects. Computational techniques of kinematic analysis, machine learning, signal processing and control theory will be introduced, in the context of robotic systems. The importance of applying multidisciplinary techniques to enhance the current state of the art in Robotics will be discussed, and it will allow the students to explore creative and engineered solutions that are outside the box alongside conventional industrial applications.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Xuekun Lu
Description: Students will gain knowledge on the mechanical behaviours and failure criteria of engineering materials. Topics covered will involve plasticity, linear elastic fracture mechanics, fatigue and creep failure of a wide range of engineering materials (including polymers, composites, metals & ceramics). Students will interpret fractography of materials to determine the potential failure modes of materials. The module will use failure theory to predict the plastic yielding, brittle fracture, fatigue life and creep life for a wide range of engineering materials.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Xinwei Wang
Description: This module covers techniques and tools for modelling complex real-world engineering systems. Key steps of creating and using models are presented from general-purpose conceptual modelling to analytical and simulation models using simulation tools and environments. Topics include object process methodology (OMP) for system engineering, systems modelling languages (UML/SysML), simulation paradigms (discrete, continuous, deterministic, stochastic, agent-based models, human and hardware in the loop simulation), verification and validation of models and emerging topics such as digital twins. The modelling process is demonstrated throughout the module using case studies of real-world engineering systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Mouna Chetehouna
Description: This module covers embryonic and adult stem cells, applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; Cell technology: experimental methods in human cells and organ culture; Tissue engineering - emerging technologies include tissue scaffold design, biomaterials, use of bioreactors, nanotechnology, engineering nanomaterials, microfluidics; and Tissue engineering from concept to clinical practice: basic research through to clinical application and impact of therapies
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Rob KramsPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take EMS740P
Description: This module is an in-depth study of the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and imaging science. The module covers key concepts in both fields, including machine learning algorithms and techniques for data gathering in imaging systems. It is designed for students who work with imaging systems, such as cameras, microscopes, MRI/CT scanners, and ultrasound devices, and want to learn more about how to apply machine learning to improve their data gathering and analysis. The module is also suitable for students who are familiar with medical imaging and/or statistical thinking and want to learn more about the applications of these techniques in imaging systems, or for those who already work with both fields and want to gain a new perspective on the topic. It is also appropriate for students with strong mathematical and signal processing backgrounds who want to learn about both fields.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Huasheng Wang
Description: The module aims to equip students with an appreciation of the global energy scene and the impacts of energy production and consumption on the environment. The module provide the students with an understanding of the origin and nature of various renewable/sustainable energy resources, the assessment of their ability to meet our future energy demands, and the design of renewable energy systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tao Liu
Description: This is an advanced integrated MSc module consisting of the main topics that are of primary importance to aerospace vehicle flight control and flight simulation. The module aims at providing an in-depth understanding of the principles of flight control and aerospace vehicle simulation. Basic functions of aerospace and launch vehicle flight control systems synthesis and the kinematics and dynamics of flight simulation including pilot physiological modelling and human factors would be covered as part of the course.A student on the course can expect to gain design experience with the application of the numerical simulation of aerospace vehicle dynamics associated with a variety of such vehicles provided he/she completes all tutorial and the supplementary design exercises. He/she could also expect to gain experience in using the School's integrated flight simulation facility.On completing the course the student would be able to parametrically design and synthesise a typical aerospace vehicle control subsystem.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Henri Huijberts
Description: This module uses the classical V-model to provide a guide to the characteristics of systems and fundamental principles of systems engineering. It addresses how a systems approach can be applied to one or more engineered systems contexts as a part of managed interventions into complex real world problems. Topics include stakeholder analysis, requirements definition, system architecture and concept generation, trade-space exploration and concept selection, design definition and optimisation, system integration and interface management, system safety, verification and validation, commissioning and operations and related/emerging disciplines/topics in Systems Engineering.
Description: This module is an advanced module built on the 2nd year Heat Transfer (DEN228) and Mechanics of Fluids 2 (DEN205) modules. The module includes transient conduction with high Biot numbers, mathematical treatment of convective heat transfer problems, boundary layer equations and its analytical solution for flow over a plain surface, natural convection and pipe flow. The topics in mass transfer, turbulent flows, condensation and boiling heat transfer, and radiation will be further developed.
Description: This module will introduce several dimensions of ethical design, considering the system life cycle including the impact of end-of-life. Elements incorporating ethics into effective system design using a modern set of theoretical frameworks including circular economy, planetary boundaries and environmental life cycle assessment will be considered. The consequential impact of large scale technology shifts to guard against replacing one problem for another will be covered. The role of meeting and contributing to environmental regulation and policy will be explored and an 'ethical cost benefit analysis' will be introduced that internalises otherwise external environmental costs. Decision making under a complex array of economic and environmental objectives will be considered via multi-criteria decision analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stuart Peters
Description: Future-looking engineering students must design products and operate systems with sustainability at the forefront. This module will introduce key sustainability concepts relating to the 3 pillars, economy, environmental and society. The module will teach students to apply methodologies to critique their product designs and improve/optimise based on complex criteria. This module will be linked with the designproject double module, where students apply these assessment methodologies to their own design to understand the impact of their work and develop optimisation.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Tina Chowdhury
Description: The project consists of an individual piece of work, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. It can take either one, or a combination, of the following forms: (i) an experimental investigation; (ii) a computational exercise; (iii) the development of a piece of experimental apparatus; (iv) a design study; (v) a theoretical analysis; (vi) a review of a topic of current interest. Not open to Associate Students.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Karin Hing
Description: Biocompatibility is designed to provide students with knowledge of the factors underpinning biocompatibility and how this growing understanding is driving development of biomaterials and medical devices. Fromunderstanding of how a materials surface chemistry can influence biological host response, to awareness of the importance of correctly identifying the key application specific properties of a biomaterial ordevice prior to its development is critical to ensure its safety and efficacy in use.
Description: This module will consider mission-based subsonic aircraft design methodology: Weight estimation, sensitivity analysis, take-off, and landing performance, Bréguet range equation for turbofan aircraft and piston engines/turboprop aircraft. It will cover aerodynamic design: subsonic-supersonic compatibility, wing and body design, supersonic drag and area ruling, sonic boom, radiation, take-off noise. It will also considerair-breathing Engine Design and Noise in Propeller and jet-driven aeroplanes including performance calculations and new developments in electric propulsion and other concepts of propulsion.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jun Chen
Description: Deriving insight from data is essential to problem-solving innovation in modern engineering disciplines. To gain this insight, the data needs to be understood and appropriately interpreted. In this module, you will develop tools, systems, and processes to enable the application of artificial intelligence in real-world contexts. You will learn probability theory and the transformation of data from a high- into a low-dimensional space. You will develop statistical thinking in order to design data collection, derive insights from visualising data, obtain supporting evidence for data-based decisions and construct models for predicting future trends from the data. You will learn techniques applied to your discipline for unsupervised and supervised learning and apply them to automating routine engineering tasks, and to apply machine learning approaches to complex and critical systems in a holistic and system-oriented way.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sara Hajikazemi
Description: The module's newly integrated approach to Cost Engineering offers students a valuable opportunity to acquire financial accounting expertise by focusing on cost analysis and understanding the anticipated business sales performance within various industries and markets. By focusing on various cost analysis approaches and incorporating sophisticated analytical methods like stochastic simulation techniques and artificial intelligence, this module provides comprehensive tools for cost control, cost data analysis, cost estimation, and cost management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew Buchan
Description: This is an advanced module in computational modelling focusing on computational solids. The finite element method is covered together with applications to medical, aerospace and mechanical engineering. Hands on experience in solving engineering problems using commercial packages is an important part of the module. There is an introduction of optimisation methods used in computational engineering across industry sectors. Topology shape and size optimisation methods and their applications will be covered. It is envisaged to provide guest lectures by SEMS' Visiting Professors. The student will have assignments with the industry-leading software ABAQUS for solving generic FEA problems as well as structural topology optimisation problems. Student will be encouraged to select problems relevant to their programme of study.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tina Chowdhury
Description: This specialised module covers a range of topics in Tissue Engineering. It will develop the knowledge base of the student with emphasis on the current research directions of this rapidly emerging topic supported by skills developed in the laboratory. The students will understand the multidisciplinary principles underpinning tissue engineering, They will appreciate principles that underlie behind a series of strategies to repair both tissues and organs. They will be able to apply their engineering background to biological systems. They will develop skills to enable them to be fully conversant with current research.
Description: Understanding how large companies create and maximize value through sophisticated operations and logistics processes is of utmost importance. This module effectively addresses this need by focusing on various strategic decisions, such as 'make-or-buy', 'offshore versus onshore', 'vertical integration versus horizontal integration', and different manufacturing approaches, including traditional and additive manufacturing processes. By providing a wide-ranging perspective on strategic considerations and firm structures for manufacturing strategies, the module facilitates students in developing a comprehensive understanding of Operations and Supply Chain Management.
Description: To be a successful industry leader, it is important to be able to efficiently manage various types of engineering projects. With this in mind, this module offers essential concepts, tools and techniques of project management, presented through engaging case studies. By understanding the concepts and analytical frameworks of project management, students will acquire practical knowledge and skills in project management, as well as the ability to conduct 'project risk analysis and management' for analysing recent or ongoing large-scale infrastructure projects. Additionally, the module provides a solid introduction to project financial management, covering aspects such as planning, estimating, budgeting, funding, managing project expenses, and billing. Overall, this module will empower students to become competitive team members in the industry as well as proficient leaders who can efficiently manage projects in terms of scheduling and budgeting, while navigating various project pressures, project risks and unexpected shocks/incidents.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Joseph Briscoe
Description: Solar Energy is an important aspect of Sustainable Energy Engineering. The understanding of key processes within solar energy will provide students with the knowledge needed to progress further within relevant industries within Solar Energy. The module will focus on the following aspects of solar energy: solar insolation; physical background for semiconductor materials; photovoltaic devices and applications; photocatalysis; solar thermal technologies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Julien Gautrot
Description: This module will give students a thorough understanding and knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies for macromolecular engineering. It will focus on key areas for industrial applications and help students drawstructure-property relationships and link these to synthetic approaches. Specifically, macromolecular engineering in the fields of high performance materials, tissue engineering and biotechnologies, sensors, materials for energy production and in the micro-electronics area will be discussed and applied. The module will cover advanced polymer synthesis techniques and their application to the design of conjugated polymers, the application of these concepts to macromolecular engineering in microfabrication and 3D printing and the design of biomaterials and hydrogels, and their biofunctionalisation. The module will present state-of-the-art platforms for solid phase synthesis of peptides, oligonucleotides, and recombinant protein production.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Mr Raza Shah
Description: The module is an intensive research module that spans all three MSc semesters. It draws together the knowledge and skills from the taught component to address a research challenge of significant scope to be undertaken independently, under supervision. It focuses on the technical, project management and communication skills needed to successfully execute academic- and/or industry-oriented research. The project entails to apply research methods to solve original problems of fundamental or applied nature.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Yunpeng Zhu
Description: This module will explore sensing and measuring physical quantities interfaced to computer-based data acquisition and processing tools. As the signals produced are often complex and plentiful, tools to process and analyse them appropriately will be covered. Additionally, both theoretical and practical skills of data acquisition, build and signal processing will be taught. Key software of importance for managing the signals will be introduced and applied to students' fields of interest.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria Crespo-Ribadeneyra
Description: This module will focus on electrochemical engineering principles, with application in energy storage and other electrochemical processes related to chemical, sustainable and materials engineering. Key concepts such as mass and electronic transport will be learnt within the context of real electrochemical systems. Students will be able to interpret processes such as corrosion, electrolysis and others taking place in an electrochemical reactor using techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paul Balcombe
Description: This module will cover key aspects relating to process safety and teaches students to critically assess process designs for their safety implications. Students will learn about different types of hazards and their consequences, including lessons learnt from past incidents. Consequence modelling and estimating risks and reliability of components and networks will lead to learning quantitative risk assessments and other key safety tools including HAZOPs, layers of protection analysis, bowtie diagrams, fault and event trees. Concepts of inherent safety, and typical examples of these and passive, active and procedural measures will be covered. Students will learn how to design pressure equipment and relief valve systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stefaan Verbruggen
Description: Biomedical imaging is a critical technique for diagnostics. Biomedical engineers help make sense of the images by developing and advancing image analysis techniques. This third-year module will give the students an understanding of different medical imaging techniques. It will further disseminate critical parameters to assess image quality, functions for image registration, enhancement, segmentation, and quantification, as well as AI techniques in image analysis to enable the students to apply these in industry or academic settings.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Amin Paykani
Description: This module will introduce concepts of propulsion and to show how thrust and fuel consumption can be calculated for a variety of propulsion systems at design and off conditions. It will cover the operation ofimportant components of propulsion systems (i.e. intakes, compressors, combustion chambers, turbines, and nozzles) and introduce the way in which materials constraints limit the performance, particularly ofturbines and compressors.
Description: This module introduces you to the style, history, politics and controversies of modernism. We will read central modernist texts such as Joyce's 'Ulysses', Eliot's 'The Waste Land', and Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse', alongside a selection of modernist and modern writers, critics, journalists and intellectuals. In the first semester, we will see how modernism developed in the 1910s and 20s, and examine a range of contexts for its stylistic experiments in narrative and point of view, in urban life, war, sexual emancipation, and psychology. In the second semester, we will focus on the novel and its relation to time, history and new technologies of film and recording. We will then look at some examples of modernism in America including modernism's presence in African American culture.
Description: Biomedical imaging refers to the use of various techniques to create detailed images of the body or its individual parts, which can be used to diagnose and guide treatment of a wide range of medical conditions. Biomedical engineers help make sense of the images by developing and advancing image analysis techniques. This module provides an introduction to biomedical imaging, covering the fundamental concepts and techniques used in biomedical imaging, and their applications in diagnosing and treating various medical conditions. It will further disseminate critical parameters to assess image quality, functions for image registration, enhancement, segmentation, and quantification, as well as statistical and machine learning techniques in image analysis. Finally, clinical interpretation skills will be developed.
Description: This module is concerned with natural biological materials and how design is optimised for appropriate function. It reviews the mechanics of natural tissues and cells and how they relate to structure and composition. The methods by which structures can function effectively within their natural load environment are also covered, in addition to how they may change with age, disease or damage. It brings this together considering the current methods for characterizing and investigating structure-function in tissues.
Description: This module will explore the role of advanced nanocomposites in modern engineering. It will cover the micromechanics of these materials with a particular focus on particulate micromechanics and the role of the filler shape, size and morphology. A widerange of nanomaterials will be introduced, and methods for manufacturing these nanocomposites will be explored. Nanocomposites have a huge range of applications, and this module will explore advanced nanocomposites for (i) mechanical and structural applications; (ii) electrical applications; (iii) thermal applications; (iv) barrier membrane applications.
Description: The aim of this module is to provide a group project in accordance with the accreditation requirements as set out by engineering institutions such as the I.Mech.E and the R.Ae.S The project tackles specified engineering problems and tasks of relevance to internal research groups and/or external industry.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ranjan VepaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take EMS627U
Description: The module introduces robotics as an integral part of modern automation, provides an introductory insight into the engineering design and application of robot manipulator systems. It also provides an understanding of kinematics, dynamics and trajectory planning of robotic manipulators, actuators and sensors, principles and roles in robotics. It introduces various aspects of robot modelling and control and problems encountered in robot programming and their remedies.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Edo Boek
Description: Syllabus: The fourth year project consists of an individual piece of work, carried out under the supervision of a member of academic staff. It will take one of the following forms or a combination thereof:¿ Research linked to SEMS PGR programmes ¿ Research in an industrial research lab¿ Analysis of an industrial process¿ A theoretical project including a literature review with subsequent data analysis/computer modelling¿ Analysis of a previous experimental investigation¿ The development (modelling) of a piece of apparatus¿ A design study¿ A review of a topic of current interest.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Haixue Yan
Description: Materials processing is an essential component of manufacturing. In this module, you will gain a detailed understanding of main processing methods used in manufacturing. This module presents materials physicochemistry concepts underlying processing technologies (including dislocations and properties ofthermoplastics) and presents key methodologies enabling manufacturing using metals (joining, cutting), ceramics (sintering) and polymers (molding, hot pressing, extrusion). Beyond well-established processing technologies, the module gives a broad introduction to additive manufacturing and 3D printing platforms.
Description: This module covers embryonic and adult stem cells, applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; Cell technology: experimental methods in human cells and organ culture; Tissue engineering ¿ emerging technologies include tissue scaffold design, biomaterials, use of bioreactors, nanotechnology, engineering nanomaterials, microfluidics; and Tissue engineering from concept to clinical practice: basic research through to clinical application and impact of therapies
Description: This module will provide a comprehensive understanding of the concepts related to and underpinning biocompatibility. It will cover topics including proteins and protein adsorption, biomaterial- cell, blood and tissue interactions, Inflammation, wound healing, foreign body response, Toxicity, hypersensitivity and infection. The pre-clinical testing of biomaterials will be considered with respect to chemical exchange and degradation, cell response (proliferation vs differentiation), evaluation of material compatibility, evaluation of device functionality (biomechanics, remodelling/adaptation). The importance of the intelligent design of pre-clinical test regimes and unbiased critical analysis of test data to drive development and new innovation in biomaterials and medical device design will be emphasized through consideration of case study scenarios. Clinical trials and regulatory approval will also be discussed.
Description: This module addresses the emerging field of autonomous systems possessing artificial reasoning skills and also environment and context awareness. The module will introduce students to advance numerical and computational techniques associated with machine learning and artificial intelligence. Successfully-applied algorithms and autonomy models form the basis for study, and provide students an opportunity to design such a system as part of their coursework project. Theory and practical applications will be linked through discussion of real systems such as medical robotic surgeons and robotic musicians.
Description: This module will consider design specific to Medical Devices, both implantable and external devices. It will consider the range of stakeholders, the industrial, clinical and patient perspectives on the design of medical devices and the requirement to develop a product ready for taking to market. In the coursework thestudents will develop a design idea, based around a defined clinical problem, as part of a group project.
Description: This module is concerned with natural biological materials and how design is optimised for appropriate function. It reviews the mechanics of natural tissues and cells and how they relate to structure andcomposition. The methods by which structures can function effectively within their natural load environment are also covered, in addition to how they may change with age, disease or damage. It brings this togetherconsidering the current methods for characterizing and investigating structure-function in tissues.
Description: This module reviews fundamentals of thermodynamics and introduces compressible flows and moves towards more advanced topics in compressible flows. Oblique shock waves, expansion waves, shock expansion theory, wave interactions and wave drag will be discussed. Design of the supersonic inlets and nozzles in aircraft and rocket propulsion including method of characteristics, design of high-speed test facilities including shock tubes will be addressed. Effects of heat and friction on gas flows. Design aspects of high-speed aeroplanes and viscous effects will be discussed and analysed including the fundamentalsof hypersonic flows and high temperature gas dynamics.
Description: This module introduces the building blocks of modern kinematics and modelling of robotic systems using the Euler-Lagrange and Newton-Euler methods. Holonomic and nonholonomic constraints are presented and used in the modelling of mobile robots. Software libraries and tools for building robot applications are introduced and implemented.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Katie Fleming
Description: "We are all Greeks." (Shelley, Hellas) The myths of ancient Greece have long fascinated and perplexed scholars and intellectuals. In this module we shall examine some of those myths, and their influence on the Western intellectual tradition. The module aims to familiarise students with a number of theories to which they have given rise. Students will be encouraged to examine and critique these interpretations. "We are much less Greek than we believe." (Foucault, Discipline and Punish).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Mike Reece
Description: In this module the most important characterisation techniques used for quantifying and visualising material structure will be introduced, with both their theoretical principles and practical operation discussed. A hierarchical approach will be used, where methods probing smaller length scales (e.g., molecular) will be covered before studying larger length scales ¿ this is designed to parallel, for pedagogical purposes, the delivery of materials engineering and chemistry in the 1st year. The practical implementation of each method, the strengths, and drawbacks of the methods for different types of materials, and the techniques to evaluate data from each method will be studied, with summative coursework designed to develop the students¿ skills, particularly in the last point.
Description: This module will introduce students to a range of Victorian fiction. It addresses the content, form, and significance of the Victorian novel (famously nicknamed a 'loose baggy monster') and how it develops amid the cultural, historical, and intellectual contexts of nineteenth-century Britain. It also examines the alternative form of the short story and considers what specific kinds of narrative and narrative effects this form enables. Authors to be studied may include Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Lewis Carroll, Wilkie Collins, Dinah Mulock Craik, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, Vernon Lee, Margaret Oliphant, Bram Stoker, and William Thackeray.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jaclyn Rajsic
Description: This module will introduce you to the foundations of English literature, from the earliest textual production in Anglo-Saxon England to the flourishing of English as a literary language in the later Middle Ages. It will give you a sense of the historical, political, social, and literary developments over eight centuries of writing in England.The medieval period saw the emergence of new literary forms in response to political and social upheaval. It witnessed the development of poetry in all genres, from epic verse to lyrics; the first recorded drama in English; the first writing by women in English; the invention of printing; and the use of literature to express and to shape religious experience. The Middle Ages also saw the transformation of the English language from Old to Middle English, and English literature of the period bears the influence of a range of texts written in other medieval languages (especially Latin and French), which were transmitted and read alongside English-language works. Over the semester, this module will give you a growing understanding of the purposes and effects, conscious and unconscious, of literary production and development; this understanding will be rooted in the historical moment.Much of the reading will be available to you in modern English translations, but you will also have the opportunity to read texts in their original Middle English, the language of Chaucer and other writers of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Description: 'Reading, Theory and Interpretation' is a foundational module that will introduce you to some of the central problems involved in the interpretation of literature. At the same time, the module will provide you with an introduction to some of the most influential and challenging theories of interpretation itself. Throughout the history of literature, there have arisen various competing interpretations of literary texts and, with that, the need to adjudicate between rival interpretations from interdisciplinary backgrounds.'Theory' has therefore emerged as a means of justifying particular interpretations over and against others. This module will demonstrate the connections between different theoretical perspectives within English Literature, and aims to help you to understand why these opposing "readings", theoretical perspectives, and interpretations occur, and how to analyse some of the more ambitious and compelling theories through which these readings have been generated.
Description: This module introduces you to the style, history, politics and controversies of modernism. We will read central modernist texts such as Joyce's 'Ulysses', Eliot's 'The Waste Land', and Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse', alongside a selection of modernist and modern writers, critics, journalists and intellectuals. Over eleven weeks, we will see how modernism developed in the 1910s and 20s, and examine a range of contexts for its stylistic experiments in narrative and point of view, in urban life, war, sexual emancipation, and psychology.
Description: For students who aspire to become industry leaders and entrepreneurs in the digitalisation era, this module offers knowledge on interpreting the phenomenon of digitalisation and the digital economy in terms of technology, regulation, and the consumer adoption process. It also provides insights on analysing rapidly evolving digital businesses and developing successful strategies for traditional businesses seeking to transform digitally. Specifically, this module allows students to develop a deep understanding of the specific strategies and underlying objectives of highly successful digital companies.
Description: ESH285 Postcolonial and Global Literatures offers a selective survey of global and postcolonial literatures, adopting an expansive conception of what 'postcolonial' might signal and signify, in order to introduce you to a range of writing - from Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Australasia, and Britain itself - that responds to, challenges, and engages with the legacies of colonialism, decolonisation, nationalism, neo-colonialism and neo-liberalism in twentieth-century and contemporary literary and cultural production.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof David Colclough
Description: Renaissance Drama offers an in-depth look at arguably the most exciting and innovative period of English drama. Studying a range of plays from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, we will investigate the preoccupations of early modern dramatists as they wrote about their city and country and about native citizens and exotic strangers; and as they developed the language and technical resources of the theatre. We will consider performance spaces from the outdoor amphitheatres like Shakespeare¿s Globe, to intimate indoor theatres, the royal court, and even the private home. You will read texts that engage with the explosion of commercial theatre, with geopolitical issues, with the civic life of London, and with questions of race, gender, and social class.
Description: This module introduces students to poetry in English. Working across a wide range of examples, from the ancient through the contemporary, it introduces poetic genres, techniques, and key theoretical debates in the history of poetry. It will help you to make sense of how poetry works, why poets make the choices they do, and how poetic experiences emerge from the conjunction of sound, rhythm, form, the body, lyric subjects, performance, readers and listeners.
Description: Recent approaches to systems programming frequently involve functional programming either overtly in the sense that they use modern functional programming languages for rapid prototyping, or more covertly in that they use techniques developed in the functional setting as a way of lending greater structure and clarity to code. This module gives a structured introduction to programming in modern industrial functional languages such as Haskell and F# and to techniques such as map-reduce and monadic programming.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelmoniem Sayed
Description: Big Data Processing covers the new large-scale programming models that allow to create algorithms that process massive amounts of information with a cluster of computer nodes, while hiding the complexity of coordinating parallel computations across the cluster. The module covers the MapReduce programming model and the big data processing platforms Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark. Big stream and big graph processing solutions are presented and related topics such as NoSQL data stores and cloud computing execution infrastructure are discussed.
Description: This introductory module offers students the opportunity to study Shakespeare's plays in their original theatrical and historical contexts. The teaching is delivered as lectures followed by small-group seminars. Lectures combine close reading of the texts with video clips of productions, to encourage the students to read the plays not just as words on the page but as live events in the theatre. The small-group seminars concentrate on close reading. The assessments ask you to analyse and contextualise selected passages from the plays and to write essays based on analysis of particular scenes.
Description: The Romantic movement originated in the 18th-century revival of balladry and romance and later absorbed the political and intellectual energies of the French Revolution, transforming received modes of expression and sparking a far-reaching debate on the power of the imagination and the nature of authorship. Studying male and female writers from 1760 to 1830, this module traces the development of the Romantic aesthetic, highlighting national and regional strands within British Romanticism while also exploring its engagement with the wider world. The Romantic revolution in poetry features prominently, along with the broad variety of other forms characteristic of the period, including the novel, autobiography, political pamphlets, and literary theory.
Description: This module invites students to ways of reading London. Students will read London literary texts from the early modern period to the present day and encounter the city through walking, travelling along its transport connections, listening to guides, looking around them and engaging self-reflexively with the meanings and imperatives found in the city. The module will include walking lectures, seminars and workshops and will develop skills of close reading, observation, critical thinking and effective communication.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Pengwei Hao
Description: This course gives students an introduction to image processing. Areas covered include image representation, and image transforms, image enhancement using point and spatial operations, image filtering, image restoration, image compression and image segmentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Juntao Yu
Description: Natural Language Processing (aka Computational Linguistics) has become an important and growing field in the last decade. Many of the most important applications for computing now involve the processing and understanding of spoken or written language: machine translation, question answering, news summarisation, text and opinion mining, and spoken dialogue systems like the iPhone's Siri. This module will introduce the core techniques in language processing, including statistical and rule-based approaches, and show how to apply them to the main application areas.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Iran Roman Guzman
Description: This module provides an overview of techniques used in Artificial Intelligence including agent modelling, problem formulation, search, logic, probability and machine learning.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Ms Claire Revell
Description: The MSc project gives you an opportunity to apply the techniques and technologies that you have learnt to a significant advanced project. Projects will either be significantly development based or have a research focus that will require you to undertake practical work. All projects will be expected either to investigate or to make use of techniques that are at the leading edge.
Description: London Global introduces students to the study of narrative. We will think about the different ways we encounter narrative: when we read alone, in classes, or in public spaces like libraries or cafes ¿ on pages and on screens, in silence or within the soundscape of everyday life. Our focus is on the literature of London. You will encounter a range of narrative forms from the eighteenth century to the present, including the novel, short story, poetry and visual culture. The city is a space of complex relationships, strikingly reflected in urban texts. But what do we as readers do when confronted with the often baffling complexity of dense, multi-voiced or multi-plotted narratives? London Global invites you to give yourself over to the excitements and challenges of telling stories of the city, both as a literary critic and as a writer.We will think about how London has been imagined by writers and artists over time: as a space of translation and exile, a location of community or belonging, a meeting place of global histories or as a text itself open to interpretation or rewriting. You¿ll learn to attend carefully to voice and perspective, style and structure and to articulate your own interpretations of the urban experience expressed in literature. You¿ll hear from a leading London novelist, talking about his own practice as a writer. And we¿ll give you plenty of space to reflect on what you bring to the study of London texts, to discover what interests you most and to have fun experimenting with your own writing.
Description: This module introduces you to the style, history, politics and controversies of modernism. We will read central modernist texts such as Joyce's 'Ulysses', Eliot's 'The Waste Land', and Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse', alongside a selection of modernist and modern writers, critics, journalists and intellectuals. Over eleven weeks, we will focus on the novel and its relation to time, history and new technologies of film and recording. We will then look at some examples of modernism in America including modernism's presence in African American culture.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alfred Hiatt
Description: The Thousand and One Nights, also known as the Arabian Nights, has acquired the status of a classic of World Literature. Its contents ¿ the stories told by Shahrazad to King Shahriyar in order to postpone her execution -- have become a staple of Disney adaptations and pantomime, and have engendered numerous retellings. Yet the earliest known collection of The Thousand and One Nights, dating from the fourteenth or fifteenth century, is a text of many surprises. There is no Sinbad, Aladdin, or Ali Baba; but there are many djinn (demons), seemingly endless stories within stories, and challenging representations of sexuality and race. Reading the text in English translation, we will explore the cultures of the medieval Arabo-Islamic world evoked by the Nights, as well as the colonial and orientalist contexts that have determined the work¿s modern reception.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stefan Poslad
Description: This module covers the motivation behind and development of Mobile Services, enabling students to understand the characteristics, motivation and opportunities for developing mobile user services while appreciating the strengths and weaknesses of developing mobile services using different software architectures. The module also covers the e-commerce and management issues associated with rapid development and deployment of mobile services.
Description: This module develops the differential description of the equations that describe the dynamics of fluids. The module introduces topics of direct industrial relevance, such as the flow in pipeflow, shear stress, and turbulence. In addition, the module initiates the student to the use of 'off the shelf' modelling solutions that will later be used in further modules. Blood flows to all our cells as to deliver oxygen and nutrients. As such an understanding is important in many diseases. Fluid flow and blood flow follow the laws of motion and can be described by partial differential equations. These equations can be solved analytically under simplified conditions. For more realistic conditions, numerical approximations need to be derived. In many physiologically relevant situations, it is necessary to account for the blood¿s complex rheology. This field has developed dramatically and several clinical applications will be discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Saejune Park
Description: The module covers: RF SPECTRUM: Revision of basic RF spectrum. Radio transmission bands. Regulatory considerations. MODULATION & DEMODULATION: AM & FM modulation principles; basic modulation & demodulation circuits. Digital modulation principles; basic digital modulation & demodulation circuits. BEHAVIOUR OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AT RF: Behaviour of R, L and C at RF; use of reactance plots and reactance charts. Transistor equivalent circuits for RF applications. COUPLING NETWORKS & FILTERS: The design of RF coupling networks; design of basic Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass and Band Stop filters. AMPLIFIERS: Revision of basic amplifier circuits. Multi-stage small-signal linear amplifiers. Class B & C amplifiers; switching amplifiers. R.F. & wideband amplifiers. Noise in amplifiers. Principles of feedback & feedforward. Frequency response. MIXERS & OSCILLATORS: Mixer and oscillator theory; basic mixer and oscillator circuits. L.C. tanks, quartz crystals and ceramic resonators. Phase Locked Loops & Frequency Synthesizers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Gyorgy Fazekas
Description: The module develops the students' skills and understanding of contemporary audio production techniques. It will give the students a good grounding in the theoretical aspects of audio production, from the functionality of audio interfaces to the signal processing within audio effects, as well as providing practical experience in the use of all audio equipment to which the theory applies. The students will learn the implications of audio digitisation, through which they will gain an understanding of the various means by which digital media is disseminated in the modern age.
Description: This module will teach you the fundamental principles of phase transformations, which are essential for the separation and purification of substances and for materials production and processing. The module willcover the thermodynamics and kinetics underlying phase transformations for all three states, gas, liquid and solid. There will be an emphasis on the understanding and the use of phase diagrams to predict suitableconditions for phase transformations and explain the evolution of metastable non-equilibrium phases, which are of great importance in many engineering applications. You will gain practical skills in the investigation of phase transformations with differential scanning calorimetry and the application of phase transformations for the purification of substances.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Marcus Pearce
Description: Music is a fundamental part of being human and exists only in the mind of the listener. This module will provide students with advanced training in current understanding of how musical sound is processed by the mind and brain. This is crucial for developing creative tools for musicians and intuitive interfaces for music lovers as well as for using technology in the creative production of new music.
Description: This module is intended to strengthen the electrical power component of our UG programmes. This has been highlighted as an area of weakness in the past by our accrediting body, the IET. This module is intended to complement ECS618U Electrical Power Engineering. This module will be optional on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and optional on Electronic Engineering and Electronic Engineering and Telecomms.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr William Marsh
Description: This module provides a practice-oriented introduction to embedded real-time systems. The main topics are (1) Modelling and simulation in UML and state-of-the-art tools; (2) Basic concepts of micro-controllers; (3) Real-time systems with interrupts and schedulers; (4) Real-time operating systems: processes and communication; (5) Energy aware design and construction; (6) Debugging and testing as part of software development processes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Fabrizio Smeraldi
Description: This module provides an introduction to the principles of programming in the context of designing and constructing complete programs. Programming techniques will be introduced and practical work will form an integral part of the course and of the assessment of students. The first half of the course will concentrate on program structures. The second half will cover representation of abstract types such as lists and trees using the types such as records and arrays provided in imperative programming languages.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Martin Neil
Description: The module will cover:Introduction to information systems; Types of information system; Uses of Information systems; Information systems in e-commerce and e-business; Information system design and development; Case studies of business information systems; The human factor in information systems; Legal and ethical issues in Information systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Michael Shekelyan
Description: Introduction to databases and their language systems in theory and practice. The main topics covered by the module are: The principles and components of database management systems. The main modelling techniques used in the construction of database systems.Implementation of databases using an object-relational database management system. SQL, the main relational database language. Object-Oriented database systems. Future trends, in particular information retrieval and data warehouses. There are 2 timetabled lectures a week, and 1 hour tutorial per week (though not every week). There will be timetabled laboratory sessions (2 hours a week) for approximately 4 weeks.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Qianni Zhang
Description: The field of information retrieval (IR) aims to provide techniques and tools to support effective and efficient access to large amounts of textual information (e.g. stored on the web, digital libraries, intranets). This involves representation, retrieval, presentation and user issues. The following topics will be covered: 1. Application of representation and retrieval approaches described in the Foundations of Information Retrieval module, Semester A, in the context of structured documents, in particular web documents, and digital libraries. 2. Databases & information retrieval, and logical models for information retrieval. 3. The organisation of documents according to categories (e.g. Yahoo directory) or their content to provide more effective presentation of the collection to the users. 4. The design of interfaces and visualisation tools that aim at supporting end-users in their search tasks. 5. User aspects, including the evaluation of IR systems according to user satisfaction, and the incorporation of user information seeking behaviour in the search task. The module consists of 3 hours per week of lectures for 12 weeks, including labs and tutorials.
Description: This module introduces the advanced topics in control systems and the control engineering application in power electronic systems, automotive and robotics design. Topics include stability analysis of nonlinear systems, digital control systems, intelligent systems, model predictive control, adaptive control and variable structure control, estimator design and modeling and real-time simulation. This module will have labs either in the electronics lab, or in the ITL.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Frederik Dahlqvist
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Anna Xambo Sedo
Description: Introduction to Online Social Networks (OSN)Characteristics of OSNsBasic Graph TheorySmall World PhenomenonInformation propagation on OSNsInfluence and Content RecommendationSentiment Analysis in Social MediaPrivacy and ethics
Description: This module is focused on the basic principles of control systems analysis and design and its application to engineering systems with emphasis on mechanical, robotics and aerospace systems. It is within the scope of the linear time invariant system and frequency domain analysis and design method based on transfer functions. The students will design a control system for a particular application and gain experiences in analysis and design of a typical control system using numerical tools, such as MATLAB/SIMULINK, using the theoretical knowledge gained in lectures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Charalampos Saitis
Description: Interactive Digital Multimedia Techniques (IDMT) studies human-computer interaction through the lens of digital lutherie. The module will introduce students to fundamentals of creating their own musical instruments (final project) using methodologies and technology across music, design, engineering, and computing. Using a combination of hands-on and theoretical exercises, we will explore the influence and feedback between the tool (e.g., a musical instrument/interface), its user (a musician/producer), and the creative output (music/sound/timbre). Along the way, we will learn about interaction design, embedded computing (using Arduino or Bela), sensor technology, sound programming and synthesis (using Max/MSP or PureData), machine learning (using Wekinator), and musicality/timbrality (using your sensibilities as a musician/sound artist).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rehan Shah
Description: This module builds on Computational and Mathematical Modelling 1 to provide students with knowledge of more advanced mathematical and computational techniques that are essential for Engineering students. Mathematical topics covered are differential vector algebra, vector calculus and introduction to ordinary differential equations. Students will further develop programming techniques using Python. The module will provide an introduction to the modelling and analysis of one-degree-of-freedom mechanical systems. It includes an analysis of the motion (kinematics) of particles and considers the forces causing these motions (kinetics) by the application of Newton¿s laws of motion. Analytical and computational methods for the solution of the differential equations describing the equations of motion will be studied.
Description: The role of software is increasingly critical in our everyday lives and the accompanying risks of business or safety critical systems failure can be profound. This module will provide students with a framework for articulating and managing the risks inherent in the systems they will develop as practitioners. Likewise, students will learn how to build decision support tools for uncertain problems in a variety of contexts (legal, medical, safety), but with a special emphasis on software development. This course will make a distinctive offering that will enable our students to bring a principled approach to bear to analyse and solve uncertain and risky problems. Course contents: Quantification of risk and assessment: Bayesian Probability & Utility Theory, Bayes Theorem & Bayesian updating; Causal modelling using Bayesian networks with examples; Measurement for risk: Principles of measurement, Software metrics, Introduction to multi-criteria decision aids; Principles of risk management: The risk life-cycle, Fault trees, Hazard analysis; Building causal models in practice: Patterns, identification, model reuse and composition, Eliciting and building probability tables; Real world examples; Decision support environments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Pasquale Malacaria
Description: This module is concerned with the principles and practice used for secure communications in the Internet and aims to give students an introduction to the principles and practice of cryptography and authentication used for network security.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Matthew PurverPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS522U
Description: The main areas of study are (i) interaction and design (ii) modelling of interaction (iii) the design process (iv) design principles and (v) usability evaluation. Various types of interfaces will be considered including those encountered on the web and mobile computing devices. A historical perspective is encouraged in order to provide a means of understanding current and projected developments in the discipline and profession of interactive computer system design. The module will include seminars and group laboratory classes in which analysis, design and evaluation methods will be used in practical contexts. Students will be expected to participate fully in the seminars by presenting and discussing their own designs and evaluations. Students will be required to construct prototype interfaces using techniques of their own choice (e.g. Java, Director).
Description: This module will introduce mathematical and numerical methods thatform the foundations to many fields in modern day scientific computing,covering mathematical modelling and simulation, big data science andartificial intelligence. It will cover the more involved concepts ofdifferentiation and integration, extending to scalar and vector fields in multi-dimensional settings, together with some fundamentally important theorems. You will be introduced to the mainstream numericalapproximations for integration and differentiation used in forming solutions to ordinary differential equations, optimisation, and root finding problems, and their implementation in python. The module will also include the fundamental concepts of big data processing and AI and will introduce and train the students in using current AI Python tools.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Qianni ZhangPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS509U and take ECS519U
Description: This module provide students with knowledge of mathematical and computational techniques that are essential for Engineering and Materials Science students. Mathematical topics covered are matrix algebra, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, differentiation, Taylor and Mclaurin series, basic limits, integration and partial derivatives. Students will be trained in command prompt applications of the numerical and symbolic toolboxes of Python. The mathematical and computational techniques will be developed through the introduction of the fundamental principles of statics for linearly elastic materials and their application to structures. It focuses on the behaviour of structures, in particular beams and shafts, and provides underpinning knowledge for a range of analyses on applications relevant to engineering.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Pat HealeyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECS638U
Description: Developments in information technology have radically altered the nature of human communication. Spatial and temporal constraints on communication have been weakened or removed and new structures and forms of communication have developed. For some technologies, such as video conferencing, text messaging and online communities, the importance of understanding their effect on human communication is clear. However, even the success of 'individualistic' technologies, such as spreadsheets, can be shown to depend partly on their impact on patterns of interaction between people. Conversely, some technologies, such as videophones, that are specifically designed to enhance communication can sometimes make it worse. Currently, there is no accepted explanation of how technologies alter, and are altered by, the patterns and processes of human communication. Such an explanation is necessary for effective design of new technologies. This research led module explores these issues by introducing psychological theories of the nature of human communication and socio-historical perspectives on the development and impact of communication technologies. These models are applied to the analysis of new communications technologies and the effects of those technologies on communication patterns between individuals, groups and societies. A variety of different technologies are introduced ranging from systems for the support of tightly-coupled synchronous interactions through to large-scale shared workspaces for the support of extended collaborations. Detailed studies of the effects of different technologies on task performance, communication processes and user satisfaction are reviewed. Particular attention is paid to the notion of communicative success and to the development of metrics that can be used in assessing it. Frameworks for analysing the communicative properties of different media will be introduced as well as approaches to the analysis of communication in groups and organisations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Shaogang Gong
Description: Fuelled by the advances in sensing, computing and Machine Learning, Computer Vision applications start finding their way in our everyday lives. Face detection/recognition in Facebook, augmented reality with Google glasses, gaming with Microsoft kinect, to name just a few. This module, covers emerging topics/applications in the field of Computer Vision, and the underlying Machine Learning methodologies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Matthew Purver
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Emmanouil Benetos
Description: Data that has relevance for decision-making is accumulating at an incredible rate due to a host of technological advances. Electronic data capture has become inexpensive and ubiquitous as a by-product of innovations such as the Internet, e-commerce, electronic banking, point-of-sale devices, bar-code readers, and electronic patient records. Data mining is a rapidly growing field that is concerned with developing techniques to assist decision-makers to make intelligent use of these repositories. The field of data mining has evolved from the disciplines of statistics and artificial intelligence.This module will combine practical exploration of data mining techniques with a exploration of algorithms, including their limitations. Students taking this module should have an elementary understanding of probability concepts and some experience of programming.
Description: This module challenges students to develop their understanding on the meaning of sustainability in the context of materials. It encourages students to take a holistic view considering challenges in environmental, ecological, health and energy issues related to production and processes as well as emergent opportunities from cradle to grave. The module prepares students for devising innovative and sustainable solutions, technologies and mitigation in materials sourcing, transportation and product end of life. The module includes some case studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sukhpal Gill
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Miles Hansard
Description: This course is concerned primarily with computer graphics systems and in particular 3D computer graphics. The course will include revision of fundamental raster algorithms such as polygon filling and quickly move onto the specification, modeling and rendering of 3D scenes. In particular the following topics may be covered: viewing in 2D,data structures for the representation of 3D polyhedra, viewing in 3D, visibility and hidden surface algorithms, illumination computations. Some attention will be paid to human perception of colour and interactive 3D such as virtual reality.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Ms Claire Revell
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Claire Revell
Description: The final year project is a crucial element of an undergraduate degree programme, as it gives students an opportunity to work on an extensive piece of work within the areas of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. The project allows students to demonstrate their knowledge, practical/analytical skills and experience that they gain during their degree programme and to then extend these by working individually on a research or development problem. The final year project builds on the taught modules that students take during their degree programme and is undertaken independently under the guidance of a project supervisor. The project involves a substantial component of design and implementation of software and/or hardware.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Aisha Abou El-MaatyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECS638U
Description: The module builds upon all areas of business and their related theories that are introduced by ELE402 Enterprise Management. These include the roles of personnel, marketing, sales and production. The roles of these departments will be further developed in terms of the introduction of a new product and the impact of the business on the development of that product and vice-versa, i.e. the implication of success and failure, risk assessment etc.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mustafa BozkurtPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS519U
Description: The role of software is increasingly critical in our everyday lives and the accompanying risks of business or safety critical systems failure can be profound. This module will provide you with a framework for articulating and managing the risks inherent in the systems you will develop as a practitioner. Likewise, you will learn how to build decision-support tools for uncertain problems in a variety of contexts (legal, medical, safety), but with a special emphasis on software development. This module will make a distinctive offering that will enable you to bring a principled approach to bear to analysing and solving uncertain and risky problems. Module contents: Quantification of risk and assessment: Bayesian Probability and Utility Theory, Bayes Theorem and Bayesian updating; Causal modelling using Bayesian networks with examples; Measurement for risk: Principles of measurement, Software metrics, Introduction to multi-criteria decision aids; Principles of risk management: The risk life-cycle, Fault trees, Hazard analysis; Building causal models in practice: Patterns, identification, model reuse and composition, Eliciting and building probability tables; Real world examples; Decision support environments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Athen Ho MaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS601U
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ekaterina Ivanova
Description: Traditionally, interactive systems design has focused on enhancing people's efficiency or productivity. For example, to increase the speed with which tasks can be completed or to minimise the number of errors people make. Economic and social changes have led to a situation in which the primary use of many technologies is for fun; ie. in which there is no quantifiable output and no clear goal other than enjoyment. Computer games, mobile music players and online communities are all examples where the quality of the experience is the primary aim of the interaction. This module explores the challenges these new technologies, and the industries they have created, present for the design and evaluation of interactive systems. It moves away from a human computer interaction model, which is too constrained for real world problems and provides you with an opportunity to engage with theories relating to cultural dynamics, social activity, and live performance. It explores the nature of engagement with interactive systems and between people when mediated by interactive systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr William MarshPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS502U or take ECS518U
Description: This module is only available to EECS undergraduate students between their penultimate and final years of study. Students will undertake a summer internship of 3 weeks minimum. There are two streams: an industrial internship, with an appropriate employer in a role that relates directly to the student's field of study; and a research internship, with an academic supervisor in a topic area directly related to their field of study. Students will be supported throughout the preparation process in the preceding academic year and the internship itself. The module will be assessed on their return to final year.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Soren Riis
Description: A theoretical course, which concerned with the theoretical core of Computer Science. The course covers some of the most successful algorithms as well as some of the most central decision problems. A large part of the course will focus on the NP versus P problem as well as other famous unsolved problem in Computer Science. To understand this problem we consider the issue of how one programming problem can be disguised as another apparently very different problem. This idea is very important in designing algorithms and plays a crucial role in the theory of NP-completeness.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Massimo PoesioPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECS763P
Description: Natural Language Processing (NLP) has become one of the most important technologies in Artificial Intelligence. Automatic methods for processing natural language now find application in almost every aspect of our communication in person or online, in particular through social media. The increased use of Neural Networks has played an important role in the most recent progress of NLP, as NN techniques have delivered improved performance in applications ranging from language modelling (next word prediction) to speech to machine translation to sentiment analysis. The proposed module provides a thorough introduction to this cutting-edge approach to developing NLP systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mustafa Bozkurt
Description: Parallel computing, which implies the simultaneous execution of several processes for solving a single problem, is a mainstream subject with wide ranging implications for computer architecture, algorithms design and programming. The UK has been at the forefront of this technology through its involvement in the development of several innovative architectures. Queen Mary has been actively involved with Parallel Computing for more than a decade. In this module, you will be introduced to parallel computing and will gain first hand experience in relevant techniques. Laboratory work will be based on the MPI (Message Passing Interfaces) standard, running on a network of PCs in the teaching laboratory. The module should be of interest to Computer Scientists and those following joint programmes (eg CS/Maths, CS/Stats). It is also suitable for Chemistry and Engineering students and all those who are concerned with the application of high performance parallel computing for their particular field of study (eg Simulation of chemical Behaviour). The 12-week module involves two hours of timetabled lectures per week. Laboratory sessions are timetabled at two hours per week, normally spanning half the semester only. The module syllabus adopts a hands-on programming stance. In addition, it focuses on algorithms and architectures to familiarise you with messagepassing systems (MPI) as adopted by the industry.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr John Schormans
Description: The module investigates the key areas of knowledge that allow undergraduate engineers and to model and gain system level insight into modern technological systems. We aim to evaluate such important system level metrics as e.g. failure system probabilities. The target technological systems will include:- example forms of networked systems and technology, including networked systems in the natural sciences - microprocessor based systems- call centre based systems- packet network based systemsOnce adequate modelling has been achieved, the key numerical metrics can be evaluated; this is the 'performance' aspect of the module, and involves the use of network science, Markov chains, probability theory, reliability theory, system simulation. This course covers 2 main areas:The first half of the module provides a detailed introduction to the fundamental ideas in network science: graph theory, network metrics, network models, network robustness. The second half of the module develops probabilistic solutions to the problems associated with the performance evaluation of electronics-based systems. Topics are: Review of probability theory, Markov chains and queueing models for computers and networks, Traffic theory, fundamentals of simulation for electronics-based systems, call centre modelling, reliability theory for electrical and electronic engineering and computer science systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Raluca Gaina
Description: This module covers the fundamentals of game development in a multi-platform (consoles, PC, Web and mobile devices) environment. The course focuses on development of 3D games, covering all aspects of game development: the game loop, math, physics, audio, graphics, input, animations, particle systems and artificial intelligence. This module has a strong programming content, required for laboratories and assignments. The practical aspects will be taught using a popular game development platform. The main assignment of this module consists of the development of a full game at the student's choice.
Description: This module considers the business and innovation aspects of developing an IT product (or service). These include the role of strategy, marketing, design and manufacturing. It also includes detailed discussions of the R&D function as well as the legal aspects (e.g. patenting) around product development. Students will also gain awareness of the entrepreneurial landscape around IT products and services. This module is an opportunity for Degree Apprentices to become aware of the challenges (and opportunities) of turning a technically sound product into commercial success. More specifically, we will discuss the work and the skills behind new product development, its further improvement and introduction to new or existing markets. This will include detailed study of the various phases of new product development. Although much of the course is based around large companies, the specialised needs of small companies will also be covered. Case studies from the international business environment and experience in application of the theory to real-life industry based scenarios will be introduced in this module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Simon LucasPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS414U or take ECS414A
Description: This module is about writing code in a way that breaks large programs into small well-defined parts. It takes further what was taught about object-oriented programming in the first year, and its use in software engineering in the second year, emphasising practical coding aspects.The "SOLID" principles of good program design will be covered, and also implementation of important design patterns.Further aspects of the language Java will be considered, and comparison of Java with other programming languages. Some time will be given to programming in Scala, a functional style language implemented with the Java Virtual Machine/
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chris PhillipsPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS527U
Description: The mdule covers: C FABRICATION TECHNOLOGY: Lithography, diffusion, vapour deposition, ion implantation. Design rules. Yield. CMOS processes.DESIGN METHODOLOGY: Gate array, standard cell and full custom design. The design/simulate/test cycle. Programmable Logic Devices.CMOS DESIGN: CMOS gates and logic interconnection and layout. CMOS design problems and solutions.OTHER IC TECNOLOGIES: BiCMOS, GaAs, SiGe.CAD TECHNIQUES: Layout languages and custom design software. Logic simulators and Circuit simulators. Hardware design and description languages. Verilog.VLSI ARCHITECTURESTESTING: Design for test. Concepts of testability.STATE OF THE ART IN IC DESIGN
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Raymond HuPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS421U and ( take ECS414U or take ECS414A )
Description: In this module, the students will learn how modern compilers work. A compiler is a tool for translating computer programs written in a higher-level programming language (such as Java or C) to a lower-level language or machine code. Major components of a compiler are lexical and syntactic analysis, semantic analysis, code generation and optimization. The module will provide an introduction to a range of concepts in programming language design and implementation, including runtime organization, memory management, assembler, linker, loader, static vs dynamic types and scopes, compilers vs interpreters, just-in-time compilation, bootstrapping, data-flow analysis, and link-time optimizations. The coursework includes 3-5 programming assignments, each of which builds a different component of the compiler. The students are encouraged to work in small teams. At the end of the semester, each team will have implemented a working (albeit simple) compiler from basic blocks and templates provided. Most students find it very rewarding experience.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Jane Reid
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Students will identify a significant hardware /software problem to solve from their workplace context, in conjunction with their project supervisor and their employer. To meet the problem requirements and design and implement a satisfactory solution within the time constraints, the students will have to apply the principles learnt in their previous taught modules.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Diego Perez-Liebana
Description: This module covers a range of Artificial Intelligence techniques employed in games, and teaches how games are and can be used for research in Artificial Intelligence. This module has a strong programming component. The module explores algorithms for creating agents that play classical board games (such as chess or checkers) and real-time games (Mario or PacMan), including single agents able to play multiple games. The module gives an overview of multiple techniques, such as Monte Carlo Tree Search, Evolutionary Computation, Deep and Machine Learning applied to games.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Luk ArnautOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECS602U
Description: Introduction: Why DSP, sampling, quantization, Signals, LTI systems, Z transforms and polynomials, DFT, FFT, Spectrum Analysis, FIR filters, IIR filters
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Eranjan Padumadasa
Description: The end-point assessment (EPA) gives the apprentice the opportunity to demonstrate that they have attained the skills, knowledge and behaviours set out on the standard.There are two parts to the end-point assessment:(a) A Project Report (a written account of a set of practical tasks undertaken within a work based project context), which the independent assessor assesses and grades.(b) A Professional Discussion (a structured discussion with the independent assessor allowing the apprentice to respond to questions using a portfolio), which the independent assessor assesses and grades. The assessment methods are designed to assess the full set of knowledge, skills and behaviours as specified in the standard. Annex A shows which knowledge, skill or behaviour outcome is being assessed by which assessment method. A failure to pass either one of the methods means that the apprentice has failed overall and neither the apprenticeship nor the master¿s degree will be awarded. This is just until the failed assessment has been passed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shady Gadoue
Description: This module covers fundamentals of hybrid and electric powertrain for transport applications including electrification and hybridization concepts and technological trends. The content progresses from core topics including principles of electric machines and power electronics for transport, battery energy storage systems through to modern concepts such as fuel cell technologies and further applications of electric powertrain in aerospace and marine vessels. Module Contents: Introduction to hybrid and electric vehicles, Principles of electric machines for HEVs, Principles of power electronics and electric machine drive control for HEVs, battery energy storage systems, fuel cell vehicles, energy management in HEVs, electric powertrain design for marine and aerospace applications.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paulo OlivaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS414U or take ECS405U or take ECS414A or take EBU4201
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Henry Giddens
Description: Cyber-security is an indispensable requisite of any IT-dependent enterprise and critical knowledge and skills in security is in increasing demand. This module emphasizes on cyber security engineering, and will cover a broad range of cyber security fundamentals, including major concepts, security requirements, practices, technologies and policies. Weekly labs will deliver a range of skills in enforcing security requirements, performing system evaluation and mitigating common vulnerabilities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Miles HansardPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS401U or take ECS401A or take ECS405U or take EBU4201
Description: This module is concerned primarily with computer graphics systems and in particular 3D computer graphics. The module will include revision of fundamental raster algorithms such as polygon filling and quickly move onto the specification, modelling and rendering of 3D scenes. In particular the following topics may be covered: viewing in 2D, data structures for the representation of 3D polyhedra, viewing in 3D, visibility and hidden surface algorithms, illumination computations. Some attention will be paid to human perception of colour and interactive 3D such as virtual reality.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Francois Gerard
Description: This module focuses on the role of the government in an economy. The aim is to provide an understanding of the reasons for government intervention in the economy, analysing the benefits of possible government policies, and the response of economic agents to the government¿s actions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ekaterina IvanovaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS522U
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arkaitz Zubiaga
Description: This module provides an intensive practical introduction to programming in Python, suitable for students with some degree of mathematical or statistical maturity. It covers a range of practical skills and underlying knowledge. These include the basic programming constructs for control, data structuring and modularisation; the use of systems for collaborative development and version control such as Git; unit testing and documentation; project structures and continuous integration/deployment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Raluca GainaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS414U or take ECS414A
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Diego Perez LiebanaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS7003P
Description: This module covers games programming in C++, assuming the student has experience with object-oriented programming. The module introduces the C++ language and uses it to explores a range of topics in games programming, including 2D and 3D graphics, OpenGL, physics, input systems, and the use of C++ in modern game engines. It emphasises a practical approach to programming, with the students developing playable games for the final assessment.
Description: This module introduces the principles of power electronic systems, including: power components and devices (diodes, thyristors, triacs, diacs, transistors and regulators); power conversion systems (rectifiers, inverters, DC-to-DC converters, AC-to-AC converters); safety (crowbar protection, heat dissipation, soft switching).
Credits: 0.0Contact: Mr Claudio Vallar
Description: This course provides you with the opportunity to:Review key mathematical and statistical concepts and tools. Show examples of how these tools are used in Economics and Finance. Ensure a solid foundation for your study in the MSc program.The course is delivered over the first 2 weeks of the Pre-Sessional Module and is divided into 5 main topics.Additionally, throughout this course we will blend in real world examples and applications of mathematical and statistical concepts within Economics and Finance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Pedro Carvalho Loureiro De Souza
Description: This module provides a solid foundation in applied econometric methods tailored to the needs of finance students, equipping them with the essential skills to analyze financial data, make informed decisions, and prepare for more advanced studies in econometrics and finance. Students will gain hands-on experience using econometric tools, with a practical emphasis on solving real-world financial problems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Anne Hsu
Description: The main focus of this module is software engineering and systems analysis. Students will learn about system complexity and the special challenges of building software systems. They will learn how to analyse system and software requirements, produce object-oriented designs, and learn the principles of how to plan, manage and test systems. Content covers:Systems AnalysisRequirements capture and analysisUse cases; UML for use-casesObject oriented design; UML for class diagramsProject managementSoftware lifecycleQuality assurance and testing
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Antoine Uettwiller
Description: This course introduces students to the key principles in asset pricing and investment management. It covers: 1) Risk, return and portfolio construction2) Equity markets and pricing3) Fixed Income markets and the term structure of interest rates4) introduction to derivatives markets5) Applied security analysis6) Applied portfolio management
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Pat Healey
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chinnapat Panwisawas
Description: The selection and use of appropriate materials is already a critical factor in many aerospace applications and will probably become even more important in the near future; from lighter and stronger materials for fuel-efficient civil aircrafts and unmanned vehicles, to better creep-resistant materials for improved performance turbines to higher temperature protection materials for space mission re-entry. This module will be the opportunity to gain an all-rounded understanding of several materials classes (metal, ceramic, polymer and composites), including their selection, use and manufacturing, in the practical context of aerospace applications.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Xiaodong Chen
Description: The module aims to provide an overview of the current commercially deployed wireless networks. Topics include: reference architectures, physical layer characteristics, multiple access techniques, cellular technology, link and mobility management of 4G and 5G cellular networks, Wireless Local Area Networks (WiFi), and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).
Description: While data has become a valuable asset across industries in recent years, organisations increasingly realise that having large amounts of data is not sufficient to derive value from it. Data needs to be clean, consistent, preferably interconnected and associated with clear semantics. This enables data scientists and business analysts to focus on extracting useful insights from vast amounts of data, especially in the world of social media. Examples of semantic data models include knowledge graphs, ontologies and taxonomies that have been developed in the data and artificial intelligence world for the past decade. The goal of these models is to capture the meaning of data in an explicit and shareable way, and to facilitate data-driven applications. The popularity of these models has increased substantially through the development of knowledge driven search at internet companies, the development of the Semantic Web, social networks, as well as media sharing and streaming platforms. This module will teach students fundamental principles of semantic data modelling though discussing applications related to the Semantic Web and Semantic Media. This includes logic based data modelling principles which strike a good balance between tractability and usability, and data modelling languages such as the Ontology Web Language (OWL) and the graph-based SPARQL query language. These allow automated processing and reasoning over data and facilitate the use of AI techniques in tasks such as search and recommendation. The module introduces implementations and applications of data semantics to a broad range of content types including music and media. Topics include XML, JSON, semantic modelling, Predicate and Description Logics, the RDF model and databases, OWL2, SPARQL and ontology design, as well as applications and ontologies for specific domains including text, image, audio and multimedia.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jesus Requena-Carrion
Description: Principles of Machine Learning covers the fundamental concepts, methodology and practical tools necessary to understand, build and assess data-driven models to describe real-world systems and predict their behaviour. We will follow the standard machine learning taxonomy to organise problems and techniques into well-defined families (supervised and unsupervised learning) and subfamilies. We will pay particular attention to the methodology that we need to use to avoid and identify common pitfalls. State-of-the-art models and the latest developments on model deployment will be discussed.
Description: The module introduces students to Mathematical Logic concepts and their use in Computer Science. The topics covered include:- Propositional Logic and Introduction to Critical Thinking- Solving SAT instances. DPLL algorithm, validity, satisfiability, SAT solvers- Temporal Logics. For example: Linear Temporal Logic, Computation Tree Logic, model checkers (e.g. SPIN)- Predicate Logic. First-order logic, syntax and semantics, satisfiability, SMT solvers- Program Logics. For example, Hoare logic.The module will include exercises and hands-on practicals e.g. using SAT solvers and model checkers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Johan PauwelsPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS708P
Description: This module, for those who have some prior knowledge of machine learning, focusses on deep learning methods and how they can be used to address many tasks in audio and music. The theory of modern deep neural networks (DNNs) is covered, including training of common DNN types as well as modifying DNNs for new purposes. Various tasks in analysis/generation of audio and music are studied directly to inspire the content, using raw audio and/or symbolic representations. Background in machine learning is essential, and some background in digital signal processing is highly recommended. Music knowledge would be desirable but is not a requirement.
Description: This module will teach generic high-level research and transferable skills applicable to pure and applied research in computer science and engineering. The module fosters the development of practical understanding of established approaches, methods and techniques of research; conceptual understanding that enables critical and rigorous evaluation of research; ability to communicate ideas and conclusions logically and fluently in both written and oral contexts. It will also discuss responsible research and innovation practices, acknowledging that science can raise questions and dilemmas, is often ambiguous in terms of purposes and motivations and unpredictable in terms of impacts. Topics include research writing with an introduction to LaTeX, research ethics and responsible innovation, quantitative, qualitative and reproducible research methods, including experiment design and basic statistical analysis with an introduction to statistical programming and an introduction to scientific programming environments and version control systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller
Description: This module will introduce the modern analysis tools and, in particular, the Finite Element Method (FEM) and the Finite Volume Method (FVM) for the solution of engineering problems involving solids and fluids.The course covers the basic concepts necessary for FEM analysis in problems in solid mechanics and for the application of the FVM to fluids problems. The course uses modern software packages to reinforce thetheoretical aspects as well as introducing the students to modern computer aided tools.
Description: This module presents materials physico-chemistry concepts underlying processing technologies (including dislocations and properties of thermoplastics) and presents key methodologies enabling manufacturing using metals (casting, forming, joining, cutting), ceramics (sintering) and polymers (molding, hot pressing, extrusion), undergoing deformation processes. Knowledge of elasticity and plasticity, polymer rheology and plastic/viscoplastic deformation is key to the manufacture of components for applications in all areas of engineering. The module will extend basic solid-mechanics concepts and methods to the modelling and analysis of these methodologies ¿ linking the underlying theory to the real-world production and processing of these materials.
Description: This module has two components. The first introduces students to the use of probability and statistics in the context of data analysis. The module starts with basics of descriptive statistics and probability distributions. Then we go on with applied statistics techniques, such as visualisation, fitting probability distributions, time-series analysis, and hypothesis testing, which are all fundamental to the exploration, insight extraction, and modelling activities that are fundamental in handling data, of any size. The second covers some basic matrix algebra, including matrix multiplication and diagonalisation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Raluca GainaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS7002P and take ECS7015P
Description: This modules explores computational and data-oriented approaches to game design, drawing on both latest academic research and games industry practice . Topics include formal models of games, applications of game theory, game description languages, player modelling, gameplay and experience metrics, games user research, game analytics, and automated playtesting and game tuning The module is taught through a mixture of lectures, labs and seminars, with guest speakers from academia and the games industry.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Laurissa Tokarchuk
Description: This module covers the fundamental principles of game design and provides a practical introduction to the game design process, relevant to both physical and digital games. It examines games in terms of their formal and dramatic elements, and how these combine to create experiences for players. Students are guided through the process of developing their own non-digital games, from initial concept, through prototyping and playtesting, to a final design.
Description: Vehicles for the Future is an important area of study for many students of engineering. This module provides students with a good understanding of the current state of the art in transport technologies; addressing topics such as power sources, autonomous vehicles, environmental impact and sustainability. It will highlight the role of a number of emerging technologies for potential future transportation applications. It will equip students with essential critical analysis and practical problem solving and professional practice skills.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chris Phillips
Description: The main focus of this module is software engineering and systems analysis. Students will learn about binary digital logic, essential aspects of computer architecture, the hardware/software interface, and computer networks, particularly the Internet. Content covers:Digital Logic and information representation in binaryThe Concept of a Stored Program Computer: the von Neumann Architecture and the Fetch/Execute CycleThe Memory Hierarchy and CachingThe Concept of a Packet Switched Network: Internet ProtocolsRouting and Performance Issues with NetworksRepresentative Internet applications such as DNS and the WWW (HTTP)
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Athen Ho Ma
Description: Background material: probability, conditional probability, Markov models, Queue modelling of OS, e.g. multi-tasking, proof (and uses) of Little¿s law. Workload modelling: exponential versus Pareto; call centre analysis. Simulation-how to generate random numbers from arbitrary distributions, steady state versus terminating; output analysis; some simple simulation applications. Reliability theory: oriented towards electronic systems, though e.g. passive component failure, and then to microprocessor (embedded software) systems through s/w failures Network Science: introduction to the fundamental ideas in network science: graph theory, network metrics, network models, network robustness. Approach to modelling emergence and topological robustness of supply networks, communication networks and general human-technology interaction.
Description: This module will focus on the production and application of fuels in society, and how to develop more sustainable fuels and methods of production that can enable the transition to decarbonising energy production and help mitigate climate change. The module will lookinto the different fuels available, including fossil fuels, biofuels and hydrogen. Details on processes to produce and apply those will be discussed in detail.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ioannis Patras
Description: In this module, student will learn to process XML (with XSLT and Java), to model data with XML (XML native, RDF), and to query XML data (XQuery). The module teachnes many concepts of data modelling and knowledge representation that are beyond the syntactic issues of XML or RDF. The knowledge students acquire in the course is fundamental to the many data design and data analytics tasks occurring in todays IT and business landscapes. The second part of the module is dedicates to advanced DB concepts including active databases, mobile databases, spatial and temporal databases, triggers, performance tuning, distributed databases, indexing and query optimisation. The third part of the module covers the modern, agile world of data processing: NoSQL. It is about the processing of semi-structured data, transforming data streams into formats (triplets, JSON) to be processed by new DB systems (e.g. MongoDB, CouchDB). Overall, students will learn in this module to solve data and information management tasks as they typically occur in today's IT landscape.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Akram Alomainy
Description: Advanced Group Project will enable MEng and MSci students to engage in projects with greater complexity, while working in teams. The projects will offer a broad range of challenges suitable for team work, covering the breadth and depth of the programme curriculum, and enabling the insights into advanced technologies that underpin the developments in areas identified as the society's 'grand challenges': clean growth, ageing society, future of mobility, and artificial intelligence and data economy. Students will master the engineering design and development method, including prototyping, optimisation, evaluation and testing processes, in teams that mimic real-life work situations. Challenges of sustainable design and development, lifetime management, usability, social impact, and social responsibility will be explored.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Simon Dixon
Description: This module introduces students to state-of-the-art methods for the analysis of music data, with a focus on music audio. It presents in-depth studies of general approaches to the low-level analysis of audio signals, and follows these with specialised methods for the high-level analysis of music signals, including the extraction of information related to the rhythm, melody, harmony, form and instrumentation of recorded music. This is followed by an examination of the most important methods of extracting high-level musical content, sound source separation, and on analysing multimodal music data.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Joshua Reiss
Description: This module will introduce a broad class of principles of programming music and audio systems, with a particular focus on real-time digital signal processing on embedded hardware. Students will develop audio projects using the Bela embedded hardware platform, which is based on an ARM Cortex-A series processor, an architecture also commonly found in mobile devices. This is a project-based module, with the overall mark determined by two smaller assignments and one more extensive final project. It is expected that students already understand basic digital signal processing theory and have a moderate familiarity with programming in C, C++ or a similar language.
Description: This module will focus on the generation and distribution of power from both renewable and traditional source and will focus on the state-of-the art technologies to generate transform and distribute electrical energy in a 'smart' fully-integrated setting. Particular attention will be dedicated to the resilience of the power generation set up in new 'smart' cities and new ways to integrate different traditional and renewable continuous vs intermittent power generation units.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Sanaa Hafeez
Description: This is a linked design project where students work both in groups and individually to integrate core disciplinary concepts to produce the detailed design of a product or process. This is a guided problem-based learning exercise that is heavily industry-focused, where students are given a project brief by their client (supervisor) and must think creatively to produce an effective design that meets a specification and minimises cost and environmental impact.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shanxin Yuan
Description: In recent years, research in computer vision has made significant progress. This is largely driven by the recognition that effective visual perception is crucial in understanding intelligent behaviour - unless we understand how we perceive, we will never understand how we reason The first part of the module will introduce the relevant concepts and techniques in machine learning. In the second part we will show how these techniques can be applied to various areas in computer vision.
Description: This module offers students an introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods relevant in the context of computing and to the types of skills necessary for the planning, data gathering and dissemination stages of academic research. The module provides a foundation for further learning in specific research methods. It is primarily designed for new students beginning MSc courses in EECS and there is an emphasis on research techniques used in computer science research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paulo Rauber
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Simon Colton
Description: There will be two main areas of content for this module: (i) creative AI procedures and practice and (ii) philosophical issues of Computational Creativity. The first area will cover the application of well-known AI techniques such as Deep Learning and Markov Models to generative projects, as well as ad-hoc techniques. These will be illustrated with applications in music, the visual arts and video game design, considering issues of human-computer interaction in these domains. The second area will raise and discuss questions around the value of having autonomous and semi-autonomous creative AI systems in society, drawing on philosophy, sociology, psychology and cognitive science, as well as engineering disciplines.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Luigi Ventimiglia Di Monteforte
Description: Cases in business finance is an innovative module based on case method teaching. The module aims to foster the ability to write a structured financial analysis of a business within the context of its market(s) of operation. In terms of learning process, the module makes use of real cases, including, for example, Apple and Boeing vs. Airbus.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Daniele Bianchi
Description: Blockchain technologies have triggered a fundamental change to the nature of money, payments, and liquidity, ultimately transforming the core of financial markets. It is one of the most disruptive technologies available at present, designed to simplify the value chains around trading, payment and market infrastructure. If fully adopted, blockchain will create a more efficient, more transparent and more secure marketplace whilst reducing transaction processing costs. Its applications span from banks to logistics to ecommerce, and the pace of change is likely to accelerate even more as new technologies such as AI become more prevalent. The course will couple theoretical lectures with practical coding applications and case studies on emerging topics in DeFi and FinTech with a focus on the impact of Blockchain technology on financial markets, trading, and investments.
Description: This module provides a comprehensive overview of the Internet of Things, also called machines, smart objects, smart devices and ubiquitous computers. These Things will support smarter interaction with physical environment things; smarter interaction with each other, virtual or cyber things and with humans. Form factors for smart devices will be based upon the form factors of Smart Tabs (Wearable centimeter sized devices, e.g., smart tags used to track good), Smart Pads (Hand-held decimeter-sized devices for personalised communication, e.g., tablets, smart phones), Smart Boards (Meter sized displays and surfaces for collaboration), and Smart Dust: MEMS (ICT devices can be miniaturised, cheaply manufactured, without visual output displays, ranging from mm to nm, that can be embedded into 2D & 3D surfaces or scattered into 3D spaces), Smart Skins (fabrics based upon light emitting, conductive, polymers, organic computer devices that can be formed into more flexible non-planar display surfaces and products such as clothes and curtains), Smart Clay (ensembles of smart dust and smart skins that can be formed into arbitrary three dimensional shapes as artefacts resembling many different kinds of physical object, including additive printing), and Smart Containers (use to house or transport goods or people. This module will define the core system architectures, including middleware to design single device and multi-device systems. It will also offer hands-on experience in labs to build smart device applications.
Description: This module will deliver essential content for the development of a professional engineer. It will include concepts and an understanding of:Cyber security: passwords, backups, data.Plagiarism, misconductGroup work: self and peer reviewEquality, diversity and equal opportunity in academic study and group work
Description: Building on the methods and approaches of contemporary applied econometric data analysis developed in Quantitative Methods in Policy Applications, the Big Data and Machine Learning module will equip students with the empirical techniques to use and analyse large datasets. By the end of the course, students will be able to use modern empirical techniques such as machine learning on large microeconomic and financial datasets, assess the informativeness of empirical estimates and their use economic analysis, and visualize complex information sets. Students will learn how to handle real-world data and use econometric software.
Description: This module covers some advanced concepts and techniques that are used in macroeconomic theory and applications, in areas such as monetary economics, monetary and fiscal policy, consumption and investment, economic growth, labour markets, optimal taxation, dynamic contracts, and firm dynamics. In addition, it will explore in detail some specific topics that are the subject of current research at the frontier in the above areas. A significant part of the course is based on the reading of original research papers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Arumugam Nallanathan
Description: This module covers the fundamentals of 5G mobile telecommunication, including: Standardisation, Air interface, Waveforms, MIMO methods, Densification, SON and backhaul technologies, Cooperative communication.
Description: Modern video games employ various agents that interact with the player as opponents or characters, and that generate new content. This module covers the broad range of computational approaches developers currently use to create these in-game agents. The first part deals with techniques for authoring agent behaviour. The second part explores approaches procedural content generation for environments, narrative and others forms of game content.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Andrea Tesei
Description: The course will be divided in two parts. In the first half of the course, the focus will be on theoretical and methodological issues in development economics: field experimental evidence on poverty, inequality, health, education, trade, credit markets, foreign aid and how this evidence can be used to inform development policy. The second half of the course will cover some fundamentals of economic growth¿climate, geography, endowments, historical legacies, technological innovation and human capital¿before considering issues that are more explicitly political, including political institutions, accountability, media capture, clientelism, etc.
Description: Topic list:- Formal introduction to Project Management- Project Structure, Leadership and Team Roles, Communications- Project Scope, Feasibility and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)- Stakeholders and Quality Management- Project Risk, Decision Making, Estimating and the Business Case - A brief review of risk management and the risk management process - explain the legal basis of risk management; - critically evaluate how pure risks may be identified, assessed and evaluated; - discuss the role of human behaviour in managing risks;- Review of the basic key techniques and tools to plan and control projects (e.g. work breakdown, Gantt charts, critical path analysis and managing risk)- Introduction to other resources which can assist with project planning (e.g. Microsoft Project and PRINCE) - Examples of different kinds of processes in different contexts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Hampus Sebastian Gunnar Axbard
Description: The Development Economics module aims to provide students with a theoretical and empirical understanding of development economics, with emphasis on dynamic models of growth and development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Giulio Fella
Description: This module aims at familiarizing students with the most widely used and up-to-date methodologies and approaches of contemporary applied econometric data analysis. After reviewing fundamental concepts in probability theory and statistics, the module will analyse issues of sampling, linear regression models, causality and endogeneity, alternative data structures (i.e. cross-sections, time series and longitudinal data), Maximum Likelihood methods and policy evaluation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomai Filippeli
Description: You will study a topic in some depth and write up your analysis. Typically, the research project will consist of a literature review. A list of suggested topics will be provided, but you can also propose your own topic (as long as it aligns with the research interests of the school's academic staff). You will be assigned a supervisor who can provide you with some guidance, but you will largely work independently.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Drago Indjic
Description: The juncture of mobile apps and retail financial services has disrupted the money, personal finance, and financial institutions. The digital identity and digital money are pillars supporting new business models in finance, including open banking, robo-advisors, smart contracts and many others. Fintech technologies, value propositions, best practices and regulation are illustrated by many examples of start-ups to enable practical, critical and creative thinking about business and investment opportunities from perspective of a small investor, a business analyst or an entrepreneur.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alessandra BonfiglioliPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECOM181
Description: This module aims to develop understanding and analysis of microeconomic and macroeconomic issues in international economics. The module will address key concepts, issues, theories and models in the fields of international trade and international finance, with a focus on application to policy issues.
Description: Advanced Econometrics is an elective module optional for MRes Economics students. Successful completion of the module sequence will equip students to conduct publishable research in pure or applied econometric theory. This module covers active research areas in econometric theory and applied econometrics, such as: advanced time series econometrics, structural estimation, nonparametric econometrics, applied Bayesian econometrics, financial econometrics, and empirical methods for labour economics, development economics, and the economics of organisations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Vasileios Klimis
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Moqi Groen-Xu
Description: This module provides an empirical treatment of major topics in corporate finance, including empirical methods, capital structure, investment decisions, corporate governance, banking and financial intermediation, regulation, financial contracting, law and finance, financial development, organizational economics and applications, labor and finance, household finance, private equity, and entrepreneurial finance. In addition, it will explore in detail some specific topics that are the subject of current research at the frontier in the above areas. A significant part of the course is based on the reading of original research papers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Sofia Bakogianni
Description: This first year module introduces the fundamentals of signals, Fourier Series, information theory and signal statistics. Topics covered include: signal fundamentals such as discrete versus continuous time signals; signal average, energy and power; orthogonality; Fourier Series. The module also provides an introduction to information theory, including the information measure, entropy and the binary symmetric channel. Basic ideas in statistics will also be introduced. It will be taught by a combination of lectures, tutorials and labs.
Description: The module consists of two parts, each of fundamental importance for any serious approach to Computer Science: Logic and Discrete Structures. Logic has been called the Calculus of Computer Science. It plays a very important role in computer architecture (logic gates), software engineering (specification and verification), programming languages (semantics, logic programming), databases (relational algebra and SQL the standard computer language for accessing and manipulating databases), artificial intelligence (automatic theorem proving), algorithms (complexity and expressiveness), and theory of computation (general notions of computability). Computer scientists use Discrete Mathematics to think about their subject and to communicate their ideas independently of particular computers and programs. They expect other computer scientists to be fluent in the language and methods of Discrete Mathematics. In the module we consider Propositional logic as well as Predicate Calculus. We will treat Propositional Logic and Predicate Calculus as formal systems. You will learn how to produce and annotate formal proofs. As application we will briefly consider the programming language Prolog. This module will also cover a variety of standard representations, operations, properties, constructions and applications associated with selected structures from Discrete Mathematics (sets, relations, functions, directed graphs, orders).
Description: In this module we will learn about the sources and determinants of economic inequality. We will begin by thinking about how we should understand top income and wealth concentration: The fact that rich people are so much higher than the rest (the so-called ¿1%.¿ New and old theories of income and wealth concentration will be studied. We will then switch gears and think about what generates overall inequality. Is it luck? Higher education? Having rich or better educated parents?Finally, we will take a slightly perspective and discuss how income inequality manifests itself, specifically whether income differences are mostly driven by education level, industries, or occupations.
Description: This module aims to further develop the skills of microeconomic modelling and analysis, with specific application to competition policy and the economics of regulation. The module will consider a wide range of issues, from predatory pricing to cartel stability, and from the role of non-price competition to the evolution of high technology industries.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Veronica VeleanuOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECOM058
Description: The model teaches students how to analyse financial statements. Students learn about the basic structure of and the various items in balance sheets, profit & loss statements, and cash flow statements. Key financial indicators (related to leverage, different notions of profit, etc.) are introduced. The module emphasises the perspective of the user of financial statements rather than that of accountants and auditors.
Description: Building on the methods and approaches of contemporary applied econometric data analysis developed in Quantitative Methods in Policy Applications, the Time Series Econometrics and Forecasting module will equip students with applied statistical techniques for empirical analysis and forecasting of time series in macroeconomics. The module will introduce advanced econometric techniques that are used both in the applied literature and in professional analysis of economic and financial time series data.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Prof Marco Mariotti
Description: This module, together with Microeconomics II, provides students with the fundamental training in microeconomics required to pursue independent research in this area. Microeconomics I covers consumer and producer theory; and general equilibrium.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Sarolta Laczo
Description: This module constitutes the dissertation component of the MRes Economics/Finance (LISS DTP Pathway) programmes. Students are required to produce a piece of original research under the supervision of a member of academic staff.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Sarolta Laczo
Description: This module constitutes the dissertation component of the MRes Economics and MRes Finance programmes. Students are required to produce a piece of original research under the supervision of a member of academic staff.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Roman SustekPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECOM181
Description: The module introduces students to monetary and macroprudential policies. Emphasis is placed on the key economic principles underlying these policies, rather than institutional details, which may change over time in response to new challenges. The module uses a simple common framework that places little technical burden on students, without compromising on the main insights. The topics cover the role of money and monetary exchange, inflation and inflation expectations, the real effects of monetary policy, including the role of mortgage and housing markets, liquidity, payments systems, and financial crisis, and ,finally, monetary policy and asset pricing. These topics broadly span a number of the main functions of the monetary and financial stability directorates of central banks.
Description: This course provides students with a theoretical and empirical understanding of how the dimension of space can be incorporated into economic analysis. It examines the spatial theories and models that have been developed to interpret the formation of prices, demand, productive capacity, levels of output, growth rates and the distribution of income in conditions of unequal regional endowments of resources. Furthermore, it investigates the role of territory as an independent production factor that generates advantages for the people and firms situated within it.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Yue Chen
Description: This compulsory module covers the basic concepts in communications and networks. It introduces the concept of a communications system and then focusses on specific elements. It covers circuit and switched versus packet switched networks, and the ISO/OSI 7 layer model. Also covered are certain critical network protocols, e.g. TCP/IP and CSMA/CD, key Internet concepts, converged networks, and mobile networks.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Richard Saldanha
Description: The aim of this module is to explore commonly used machine learning methods in economics and finance. The majority of methods currently available are inherently statistical and so there is a strong emphasis placed on probability and statistics in terms of foundation. Practical application of methods is undertaken using R, although the course does touch on Python use as well. Students are free to use R, Python or other reputable scientific software for assignments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Tatsuro Senga
Description: The aim of the course is to offer the foundation of modern macroeconomic policy analysis. How do fiscal stimulus payments like tax rebates boost consumption? How do tax incentives affect business investment and R&D? To answer such questions, we will study up-to-date macroeconomic models, balancing with meta-analysis and case studies on policy carried out in the past across countries. We also discuss how to better use micro data to address questions of interest to macroeconomists.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Joep Lustenhouwer
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Camille Terrier
Description: Labour & Public Policy is an elective module optional for MRes Economics students. This module covers active research areas in labour and public economics, such as human capital and returns to schooling; labour supply and the allocation of time; labour demand; wage determination, technology and wage inequality; race and gender gaps; migration; search frictions, monopsony, unemployment and welfare-to-work; contracts and incentives in the labour market; Taxation and redistribution; Incidence and efficiency of government policies; Externalities; Public goods; Social insurance.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Prof Andrea Carriero
Description: This module forms the second part of first year students' econometrics training. Econometrics II considers more general estimation approaches (ML, Bayesian, GMM). Finally, it focuses on multivariate models, from both a micro-econometrics and macro-econometrics perspective.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Vimal Balasubramaniam
Description: This module provides an empirical treatment of major topics in asset pricing, including empirical methods, testing asset pricing models, alternative asset classes, portfolio construction, predictability of asset returns, financial econometrics of asset pricing, and financial derivatives. In addition, it will explore in detail some specific topics that are the subject of current research at the frontier in the above areas. A significant part of the course is based on the reading of original research papers.
Description: The past few years have witnessed enormous interest in the use of large datasets and new empirical techniques to uncover patterns in financial markets. In this course, we will examine how large datasets, empirical techniques for using large datasets such as (but not limited to) machine learning, and insights from decades of finance research come together in helping market participants take decisions, and affect financial markets. The use of such techniques forms the core of modern financial institutions, especially in retail markets that interact with financial consumers such as credit markets, and quantitative asset management strategies. The primary purpose of this course is not to teach statistical methods, but to facilitate their use and the financial and economic interpretation of empirical estimates. We, therefore, will study tools and applications at the same time. At the end of the course, students will be able to use modern empirical techniques such as machine learning on large financial datasets, assess the informativeness of empirical estimates and their use in financial markets and visualize complex information sets. Students will be able to apply these tools to specific financial markets (for e.g. credit markets) and in asset management.
Description: This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of the theoretical issues of Corporate Finance and their empirical applications. This module covers topics such as : capital structure; financial contracting; financial intermediaries; corporate control; principal-agent models; product markets; entrepreneurial finance; behavioural corporate finance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Hao Ma
Description: Exploring the intersection of finance and cutting-edge AI, this course delves into Large Language Models (LLMs) and their transformative role in financial analysis and decision-making. Students will engage with the latest advancements in textual analysis, learning to extract and interpret complex insights from vast datasets of unstructured text. Practical applications covered include market sentiment analysis, risk assessment, and automated report generation. This module blends theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, preparing students for innovative careers in finance, where AI meets financial analysis.
Description: Building on the methods and approaches of contemporary applied econometric data analysis developed in Quantitative Methods in Policy Applications, the Applied Microeconomics module will equip students with the applied econometric techniques for the empirical analysis of microeconomic data. This module will place emphasis on learning how to establish causal relationships between different variables and how to use this evidence to inform policy makers' decisions. Students will learn how to handle real-world data and use econometric software.
Credits: 15.0Contact: To Be ConfirmedPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECOM181
Description: This module builds on the analysis in Macro for Policy (ECOM181) to give a deeper understanding of applied macroeconomics and how it can be used in a policy context.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Roberto Veneziani
Description: The module aims to build on undergraduate economic theory in order to develop the skills of microeconomic modelling and analysis, and the principles of welfare economics used in policy analysis. The module will carefully introduce and examine the relevant concepts and tools of microeconomics, including the fundamental principles of individual and collective decision making, the rigorous concepts of preferences, technology, and endowments, the functioning of competitive markets and the main sources of market failures, efficiency and equity, and information economics.The module will then proceed to use the fundamental notions of microeconomics to construct and apply microeconomic models to a variety of policy questions -- ranging from environmental issues, inequality, education, and public finance to competition, industrial organisation and health economics.
Description: The Introduction to Machine Learning course provides a comprehensive exploration of fundamental machine learning concepts, techniques, and applications. Students will engage with the material through regular quizzes testing their grasp of key concepts. The central focus of the course is a collaborative group project that provides practical experience in applying machine learning principles to real-world problems. This course fosters continuous learning, teamwork, and the practical application of theoretical knowledge, thus equipping students with valuable skills for their future roles in the field.
Description: Environmental economics provides the economic toolkit for the analysis of environmental issues, such as sustainability, climate change, pollution, and renewable energy, and an understanding of environmental economics is essential for policy makers to respond to local, national, and global environmental problems. This module aims to develop understanding of the economic analysis of environmental issues, and to build capability to use economic models to inform empirical analysis and policy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Catherine Connolly
Description: This module is designed to build understanding and capability in appraisal and evaluation techniques, including cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis, real options and least regrets; and the underpinning tools that are required to conduct appraisals e.g. asset pricing models.
Description: This module forms the first part of first year students' econometrics training, which continues in Econometrics II (semester B). Econometrics I focuses on uni-variate regression models and covers the following topics: some further statistics; classical linear regression model, hypothesis testing and inference; generalized linear regression model; nonlinear regression model; endogeneity and instrumental variables and Regression Discontinuity Design.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Lea Benincasa
Description: This module aims to develop further the understanding of how firms raise finance and design their investing strategy. It will address the issue of decision problems such as capital raising, capital structure decisions, the effects of conflicts between different types of stakeholders within the corporate and governance environment. A particular focus on the services offered by investment banks to support corporate financing, such as financial advisory, corporate lending, leveraged acquisition, financial management under distress.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Francesca Cornaglia
Description: The aim of this module is to build understanding of the economic analysis of education and health. The module will introduce key concepts, issues, theories and models relating to health economics and the economics of education, placing emphasis on empirical application and understanding of current empirical research in the field.
Description: This module is designed to provide students with a solid training in Asset Pricing strategies and techniques. The module will cover expected utility functions; portfolio choice; CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model); consumption CAPM; the stochastic discount factor; APT (Arbitrage Pricing Theory); market microstructure.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Dr Tim Lee
Description: This module, together with Macroeconomics I, provides students with the fundamental training in macroeconomics required to pursue independent research in this area. Macroeconomics II covers stochastic models: DSGE/RBC; fiscal and monetary policy; consumption, saving and investment; incomplete markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Raul Mondragon-Ceballos
Description: This is a Level 4 module introducing you to electronic devices, components, circuits and simple systems. There is particular emphasis on the basic theorems and techniques of electric circuit theory in relation to simple a.c. and d.c. circuits in order to provide a sound theoretical background to both analogue and digital modules in subsequent semesters.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Vimal Balasubramaniam
Description: This module introduces students to key principles in asset pricing, financial trading, and portfolio construction. Key topics: 1) Risk, return, and optimal portfolios2) Asset pricing theories, risk premia3) Tests of asset pricing theories4) Fixed Income markets and the term structure of interest rates5) Derivatives
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ludovic Renou
Description: This module covers some standard advanced concepts and techniques that are used in microeconomic theory and applications, in areas such as decision theory, behavioural economics, mechanism design, auction theory, game theory, information economics, welfare economics, political economy, experimental economics. In addition, it will explore in detail some specific topics that are the subject of current research at the frontier in the above areas. A significant part of the course is based on the reading of original research papers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Radoslawa Nikolowa
Description: In this module we are going to explore how firms finance their activities and the resulting capital structure. We will consider the circumstances where the choice of the source of funding is irrelevant and those in which the choice of capital structure can affect the firm value, due to tax considerations or informational frictions, for example. We will learn about the process through which companies become publicly traded. We will also explore the governance challenges faced by corporations and how corporate governance affects firms¿ access to external sources of finance.
Description: The aim of this module is to give students a thorough grounding in the use of R in finance, which is now widely used in the finance industry. R is a well-known free software environment for statistical computing and graphics; see https://www.r-project.org/. The module combines language basics with tools, models and methods useful for analysing financial data. It is taught as interactive computer lab R sessions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Cristina Gualdani
Description: This is is an elective module optional for MRes Economics/ Finance students, aimed at second year students with an interest in research in microeconometrics. The first half of the module covers some of the leading methods for identifying and estimating the parameters of governing agents¿ preferences in static discrete action games, which are of particular interest for research in microeconometrics and empirical IO using structural models. The second half of the module introduces students to up-to-date methods in the estimation of network and spatial econometric models, including: spatial models, asymptotic derivations of most common classes of estimators, and their relations to network models.
Description: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) based investment policies have become increasingly important in financial decision making over recent year. ESG implies an entirely different type of investment analysis from traditional finance and raise important questions about fiduciary duty, externalities and disclosures. This module introduces students to ESG investing and the issues it raises.
Description: As defined in the approved Assessment Plan for the standard, a degree apprentice must pass this End Point Assessment in order to be eligible for the apprenticeship award. The End Point Assessment consists of three components: a work based project, a professional discussion underpinned by the portfolio, and a test.This module is only available for students enrolled on the Economics Master's Apprenticeship Programme.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Francis Breedon
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Omiros Sarikas
Description: This practical module will provide a deep insight into the landscape and practices in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC). The course will combine sound academic theory with practice and will incorporate a PEVC ecosystem analysis, a review of the main fund and deal lifecycle processes, practical exercises in the art and science of valuation, growth strategies in portfolio management, a 360o pitching simulation (both as an investor and investee) and a review of the latest trends and complexities in the world of fund management, start-ups, scale ups, ¿unicorns¿ and PE leveraged buyouts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Paul Curzon
Description: Climate Risk is becoming increasingly important in financial markets not just as a new risk factor but also as an important element of ESG investing and as a source of new financial markets (e.g. emissions trading and green bonds). This course aims to identify they key elements of climate change risk and how it influences finance.
Description: There is mounting evidence that people violate many of the "rationality" assumptions of mainstream economics. Behavioural Economics is a relatively new field that studies such violations and proposes theories to explain them. Key topics include the susceptibility of behaviour to "irrelevant" factors, biases in judgment under uncertainty, overconfidence, dynamic inconsistency, other-regarding preferences, fairness, and departures from the standard game-theoretic notion of Nash equilibrium.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Moqi Groen-XuOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN242Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN226
Description: The module is organized around two key questions in corporate finance. In a first part dedicated to the investment choices made by firms: the students will understand how investments affect the value of the firm and will be exposed to the analytical tools necessary for evaluating real and financial assets. In a second part of the course we will study how firms design their capital structure, as well as the corporate governance mechanisms they put in place in order to ease their access to external financing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lucia GadennePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN224 or take MTH5120 or take POL269
Description: Sustainable and unsustainable development; the economic determinants of population growth; strategies of population control; intertemporal resource management; renewable and exhaustible resources; global warming, ozone depletion and acid rain externalities and the control of pollution; economic management of forest resources; the exploitation of the sea.
Description: The module covers: Number Systems and Codes; Boolean Algebra and Basic Logic Functions; MAP minimisation; Combinational Logic; Synchronous Sequential Logic; VHDL
Credits: 20.0Contact: Prof Giulio Fella
Description: This module, together with Macroeconomics II, provides students with fundamental training in macroeconomics required to pursue independent research in this area. Macroeconomics I covers deterministic models: growth; endogenous growth; OLG and labour markets.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Prof Sujoy Mukerji
Description: This module, together with Microeconomics I, provides students with the fundamental training in microeconomics required to pursue publishable research in this field. Microeconomics II covers game theory and information economics.
Description: Mathematics primarily for electrical and electronic engineers. Purely a techniques module, involving several topics with variable amounts of overlap. Differentiation and applications, partial derivatives. Integration and applications. Vectors, complex numbers, series.
Description: This module will introduce programming to students through designing and building arts applications. Students will learn to build graphics-based applications using Processing and audio applications using Java. By focussing on the range of applications that can be built, students will learn programming skills. The focus on this module is as much on the creativity of ideas as on how to write code to realise these ideas.
Description: This module covers the basic laws of electric and magnetic fields, their application to elementary problems involving steady and time changing fields and currents, and an introduction to electromagnetic radiation. The Maxwell Equations, which explain the relationships between time varying electric and magnetic fields, will be introduced. The emphasis is on physical intuition and visualisation supported by mathematical modelling and analysis and labs.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Michael Schlichtkrull
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Riccardo Degl'Innocenti
Description: The module gives an introduction to basic circuit modelling techniques, simulation, prototyping and measurements using bench-top and virtual (software-based) instruments. The module will cover Ohm's Law, Kirchoff's Circuit Laws, characterisation of linear and non-linear components, analogue and digital signals, power sources, lab safety. Students will work in groups on a range of short, small-scale projects, which will be assessed through group demos and presentations. The module will also discuss topics in professional ethics in engineering practice based on published code of practice by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the IET; sustainability challenges for electronic design and in particular-e-waste and end-of-product recycling; and topics in project management. A range of tasks will guide the students through literature research and technical writing process, thus developing the competence in technical writing - a key employability skill.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Pengwei HaoPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take ECS401U or take ECS401A ) and ( take ECS414U or take ECS414A ) or take ECS405U
Description: The second year Design & Build Project in Artificial Intelligence is a group-based exercise planned for the whole semester that mainly focuses on technical skills related to the design and development of a working AI-based system capable of intelligent decision making in a narrow context. The module also introduces team work and group-based soft skills ranging from project planning and demonstration setting, to project management and leadership.
Description: This module covers a range of Artificial Intelligence techniques employed for decision making. During this module, students will learn the theoretical fundamentals and the practical skills required to implement autonomous agents with their own decision-making mechanisms. The syllabus of this module includes the following topics:Basics of Search, Tree Search and Monte Carlo Search.Monte Carlo Tree SearchEvolutionary Algorithms: Rolling Horizon EvolutionGame Theory, Minimax, Alpha Beta Search and Opponent Modelling.Reinforcement learning: markov decisions processes, value and action-value functions, optimal policies.Authored Decision-Making algorithms: Finite State Machines, Behaviour Trees, Goal-Oriented Action PlanningSteering BehavioursMulti-Agent Systems
Description: This module provides a basic understanding of the principles of large digital system design using the knowledge of combinational and sequential logic design gained in the prerequisite module ECS412U Digital Circuit Design and the understanding of microprocessor systems gained in the prerequisite module ECS502U Microprocessor Systems Design. The module also uses VHDL to program Xilinx Complex Programmable Logic Devices with associated design tools for the laboratory work.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ying HePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS401U or take ECS401A or take ECS405U
Description: Computers are tools that people interact with and through for work and pleasure. Nowadays computers are ubiquitous and are fundamental to all sorts of devices such as washing machines, cars, mobile phones, airplanes, televisions, and musical instruments. However, it is still very difficult to design user interfaces which are simple, intuitive, and easy to use; you only have to look at the number of help books (eg the proliferation of books with titles such as 'the idiots guide to') to realise that designers often simply fail to make interfaces usable. This module introduces you to basic concepts of psychology and communication, which inform the way in which interfaces should be designed. The centre of the module is the hands-on coursework undertaken in small teams where you will design, prototype, and evaluate interactive user interfaces for a specific set of user requirements. The module comprises lectures, problem classes, and lab sessions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maged ElkashlanPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS411U or take EMS412U
Description: This module stresses the appreciation and use of certain transform techniques in the analysis of signals, and their related systems. Emphasis is placed on Fourier methods within the context of continuous time signals and signal processing, and the use of linear difference equations and Z transforms when signals are discrete.
Description: This module covers: Probability theory Counting permutations and combinations Conditional probabilities Bayesian probability Random variables and probability models Vector and matrix algebra Linear equations Vector spaces Linear combinations, linear independence
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mustafa BozkurtPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECS505U
Description: Students in pre-assigned groups of approximately six will be presented with a significant software problem to solve. To meet the problem requirements and build a satisfactory system within the time constraints the students will have to apply the principles learnt in the Software Engineering module and will have to work effectively as a team. Each team must choose a project manager and assign appropriate roles to each member.
Description: This module provides an introduction to concepts of algorithms, programming logic, and coding for computational problem solving using a high level programming language. The module introduces the processes associated with problem solving using a programming platform and how to think algorithmically to solve programming problems efficiently. The module presents basic data types and programming structures covering unidimensional and multi-dimension variables, statements, control flow, functions, data structures, and file processing. The module stresses the importance and principles of computer algorithm design and structured programming techniques as a discipline for developing quality software programs. The pace and syllabus of the module are designed with an emphasis on producing clear, robust, and reasonably efficient small scale code using top-down design, informal analysis, and reasonably efficient testing and debugging.
Description: Module will cover topics in engineering mathematics relevant to Electronics and Electrical Engineering programs: Vector Calculus (field theory, surface and volume integration, field operators), linear algebra (matrices and matrix operations, applications to systems of equations, reduced Row Echelon Form, determinants, Cramer's rule, eigenvalues and eigenvectors), differential equations (solving first and second order DEs).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Luk ArnautOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECS707U
Description: This is a Level 6 module, which builds upon the signal processing theory introduced in ELE374, Signals and Systems Theory. The main part of the module covers the theory of digital signal processing techniques and digital filter design. The module concludes with an examination of some applications of digital signal processing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Simon Lucas
Description: The module covers the fundamentals of neural networks, and then moves on to cover the most important architectures used in systems such as ChatGPT, Dall-E and Stable Diffusion for understanding and generating natural language text and images.The module syllabus will closely follow the book: Generative Deep Learning, 2nd Edition, David Foster (O'Reilly Media, 2023).
Description: This module provides an introduction to the discipline of Artificial Intelligence, providing an overview of the different subfields of Artificial Intelligence, main methodologies and the problems they solve. This module also gives an introduction to the different ethical and philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence, such autonomous decision making systems, and a description of the role of Artificial Intelligence in society, its applications and the position this discipline takes in different organizations and businesses. The syllabus includes: - What is Artificial Intelligence? - Overview of the main AI techniques, including: Expert Systems, Neural Networks and Deep Learning, Evolutionary Computation, Data Mining. - Common AI Applications: * Big Data and applications * AI for Insurance, Financial Services, Security and Blockchain * AI for Health - AI and Ethics, covering: * Machine Ethics * Artificial Moral Agents * Use of AI within Social Media - AI and Law, the legal frameworks around Artificial Intelligence.Additionally, this module will count on a substantial amount of industry talks from professionals that are knowledgeable of the use of Artificial Intelligence within their organizations, and also from researchers who apply AI to different disciplines such as Medicine, Dentistry or Biology (building from the strengths of QMUL.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Akram Alomainy
Description: A group project for second-year electronic engineering students to enable them to learn practical skills in solving engineering problems using electronics. Not open to Associate Students or students from other departments.
Description: This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. It covers the following topics: introduction to information systems; types of information system; uses of information systems; information systems in e-commerce and e-business; information system design and development; information systems within and between organisations; case studies of business information systems; the human factor in information systems; legal and ethical issues in information systems.
Description: This module provides you with the opportunity to examine the role of engineering in society and the expectations of society for a professional engineer. During the module, you should develop and achieve a level of written and spoken communication expected of a professional engineer. You will also construct a personal development plan (PDP) and an on-going employability skills folder. The assessment of the module is 100 per cent coursework, broken down as follows: oral presentation: 25 per cent; in-class essay: 25 per cent; PDP folder: 25 per cent; employability folder: 25 per cent. Not open to Associate Students or students from other departments.
Description: Introduces students to the development of quantitative models and associated processes for problem solving and decision making in IT management. The module introduces basic statistical concepts and provides practical experience in developing spreadsheet implementations of quantitative methods. A case study approach is taken to the application of statistical analysis and modelling of a range of engineering activities including concept selection, design optimisation, robust design, manufacturing process improvement, and problem-solving. Examples of modelling approaches may include the use of Microsoft Excel Solver, Scenario Analysis, Data Mining and Discrete Event Simulation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edon KelmendiPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECS401U or take ECS401A
Description: This module introduces the principles of control systems, particularly in respect of electronic systems. It covers:- feedback systems- modelling dynamic systems- the steady state response- the frequency response and s-plane analysis for the transient response- control of digital systems (sampled data systems)- use of the z-transform.
Description: This module covers fundamentals of electrical power systems including power generation, transmission and distribution in addition to power systems analysis and calculations for balanced, unbalanced and fault conditions. The content progresses from core topics including single-phase and three-phase systems for electricity networks, transmission lines and cables, fault analysis, through to modern concepts such as renewable power generation, high voltage DC Transmission (HVDC), smart grids. In all cases, the link between the power system and power electronics, energy (grid) storage, control and communication systems is explored and emphasized. Module Contents: The Electricity supply system, AC power analysis, power factor correction, three-phase systems (Balanced and unbalanced) , Transmission lines and cables, Power system calculations, , power systems fault analysis, power system control, high voltage DC (HVDC) and Flexible AC Transmission system (FACTS), introduction to modern smart grids.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Antonino Masaracchia
Description: This module provides a broad background to communications systems and the associated underlying theory. The module will provide an introduction to the generic communication system model, and how it is affected by noise. This will also include switching networks, PCM and SQNR, voice over packet. It will cover and introduction to information: the information measure, entropy and the binary symmetric channel model; coding: for compression and for error detection and correction.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tijana TimotijevicPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS409U
Description: This module describes the physical basis behind common semiconductor devices including the pn junction diode, bipolar junction transistor, MOSFET and related devices (NMOS, PMOS, CMOS) and Operational Amplifiers. Basic circuits using these devices are discussed including rectifiers, amplifiers, inverters, integrators, differentiators, and summing circuits.
Description: This module covers the basics of business information systems, with emphasis on the technical, ethical and human factors in successful information system deployment. You will study how organisations use information systems as well as the basic concepts, methods and terminology used during the design and development stages of business information systems. The module reviews the typical hardware, software, data and telecommunications used in business systems and their strategic importance.
Description: This module examines the structure, applications and programming of microcontroller and similar devices. There will be practical work on using the devices as part of the module. Aims: * To impart an understanding of the architectures of microcontrollers microprocessors, and PIC devices. * To impart an understanding of the design issues in using microcontrollers and similar devices. * To enable students to make an informed choice of microcontrollers or similar device for a particular application. * To enable students to use microcontroller devices in electronic circuits.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Elisabet StefansdottirPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN106
Description: This module looks at three main topics. The first one is open economy and exchange rates, in particular uncovered and covered interest parity, real and nominal exchange rates determination under both flexible and fixed exchange rates with and without nominal rigidities. The second one is growth theory, in particular both exogenous (Solow) and endogenous growth models and their implications. The third topic is the determinants of saving, in particular the consumption/saving choice and the overlapping generation model (without production).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Marc Roth
Description: Automata and formal languages are fundamental concepts in Computer Science. Automata are abstract machines that are used for representing computational processes in a mathematically precise fashion. Moreover, any device interacting with the outside world, whether a simple program or a complex system, requires well-defined, formal input and output languages. We will study automata and their relationship with formal languages and grammars.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Usman NaeemPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECS401U or take ECS401A
Description: This is a module designed to offer you practical skills as well as understanding of underlying principles of programming the World Wide Web. There will be two hours of lectures per week, and weekly timetabled lab sessions for each student. Major topics you will study include Internet and Web server basics; client-side programming using XHTML; Cascading Style Sheets, and Javascript. You will develop practical skills in server-side programming using PHP and gain an understanding and hands on experience in the practical issues involved when setting up a website.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Ms Jane Reid
Description: The Industrial Experience (IE) year consists of one year spent working with an appropriate employer in a role that relates directly to a field of study. The year is undertaken between the second and fourth year of the degree programme.A placement will provide students with the opportunity to apply the key technical skills they have learnt in the first and second years to a professional context.
Description: The module introduces students to the development of quantitative models and associated processes for problem solving and decision making. The module provides a grounding in mathematical concepts and practical experience in developing quantitative models and solutions methods based around statistics. A case study approach is taken to the application of quantitative analysis and modelling of a range of engineering activities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mustafa BozkurtPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECS401U or take ECS401A or take ECS405U
Description: Software Engineering is concerned with applying engineering principles to the production of software. This module provides the management principles, theoretical foundations, tools, notation and background necessary to develop and test large-scale software systems. The practical part of the module consists of lab assignments in which students use a range of relevant tools (a Java programming IDE, unit testing tool, configuration management tool, UML design tool, and project planning tool).AimsTo ensure students have the necessary understanding of the principles and tools needed to build and test large-scale software systems. In particular, it provides the necessary background for students to undertake a significant group project assignment in subsequent modules or employment.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Roman Sustek
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Francesc Xavier Mateos-PlanasOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN325Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN206 or take ECN211
Description: Independent work on a topic in economics, which can be of a theoretical or applied nature, and can involve the use of any appropriate techniques. Prerequisite: ECN206 or ECN211. Not open to Associate Students.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Francesca CornagliaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN224 or take MTH5120 or take POL269
Description: This module covers the application of economic principles to the study of health. Topics will include the demand for health care and its supply; issues in health care finance, including uncertainty, insurance, and the rationale for public and private provision; the extent to which welfare economics can be applied to health, including definitions of inequality and the links between inequalities in income and health; overview of reforms of the health care sector; and evaluation of health care treatments (cost effectiveness and cost utility analysis).
Description: This module will provide students with the necessary skills to analyse and understand corporate investment and corporate financing choices. Students will understand how investments and financing decisions affect the value of the firm and will be exposed to the analytical tools necessary for evaluating real and financial assets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas MoskPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN226
Description: This module will study the principles of sustainable finance, exploring the role played by financial markets and institutions in the transition to a sustainable economy. In the first part of the module, we will discuss the environment as a global public good, the prospects for using financial instruments and institutions to mitigate global externalities, and various perspectives on corporate social responsibility. In the second part, we will study the benefits and risks of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investment, sustainable financial products, and recent developments in environmental regulation. Other topics may include the measurement of climate risk, investor preferences for sustainability, and greenwashing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Anna RautePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN224 or take MTH5120 or take POL269
Description: This module introduces the economic analysis of the labour market. It presents both traditional topics in the labour economics literature (e.g. demand, supply, human capital, discrimination and compensating wage differentials) as well as recent developments (e.g. early childhood education, migration, non-competitive labour markets and alternative work arrangements). The focus on the module are the fundamental models of labour economics, while basic empirical methods and empirical applications in contemporary labour economics will also be discussed. Students will apply the economic concepts to real world empirical problems.
Description: This course will introduce you to how economists analyse the interaction among goods, labour and financial markets. These are the markets in which important variables of interest such as GDP (output), (un)employment, and inflation (price levels), among others, are determined. You will also further develop your understanding of how economic policy impacts financial markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Veronica Veleanu
Description: This course will offer students understanding of reporting and accounting principles. From basic bookkeeping to the preparation of financial statements and an understanding of the way in which accounts are analysed using accountancy ratios. Students will also learn the basic concepts of accounting and international accounting standards. Students will acquire an understanding of financial statements and of the way in which accounts are analysed using accountancy ratios.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Nick VriendPrerequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take ECN214
Description: This module studies general equilibrium in competitive markets, market failure, and information economics. You will be shown how to find a set of prices that clear multiple markets simultaneously, both in exchange economies and in economies with production, and you will investigate the welfare properties of such equilibria. You will then analyse the consequences of consumption and production externalities, as well as the provision of public goods. Finally, you will examine the effects of information asymmetries; including adverse selection, moral hazard, and market signalling.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Debapriya PaulPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN226
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide students with practical application of modern portfolio theory and asset pricing, including active portfolio management, portfolio performance evaluation, portfolio insurance, and international portfolio diversification. A real world case of an Equity focused Hedge Fund will be exposed throughout the course.On the successful completion of the module students will know how to practically implement modern portfolio management strategies and will be familiar with the practical aspects of asset valuation and management. The course gives strong emphasis to real world cases and real world investment and hedging strategies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jonathan De QuidtPrerequisite: Before taking this module students must be familiar with basic mathematical tools (e.G., basic algebra, interpreting simple equations, graphing functions, interpreting statistics such as means and variances).
Description: This is a module in the applied microeconomic analysis of social issues of topical importance in and outside the UK. Issues such as crime, poverty, and mental health would seem to be the main research domain of social sciences such as psychology, sociology, and politics. However, economics has provided valuable theoretical and empirical insights that have contributed to current debates on all these issues. Students will have the opportunity to look at these various social issues through the lens of the economic approach.
Description: This course provides a broad introduction to the key issues in understanding corporate financial policy. In particular, we will investigate how companies should finance their activities by issuing securities (debt, equity and convertible claims) and the interaction of business policy with corporate financial policy. Special consideration is given to tax issues, the possible costs of financial distress, the incentives behind financial decisions and the signalling impact of those for financial market participants. The final part of the course covers some specific topics in corporate finance: dividend policy, the decision to go public, mergers and acquisitions and possibly corporate governance issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stepana LazarovaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN121 or take MTH4116 or take MTH4600
Description: This module builds on students' understanding of statistics to introduce them to the theoretical and practical principles of elementary econometrics. There are three main objectives: to provide a solid grounding in the theory and practice of simple and multiple regression analysis; to introduce students to the problem of omitted variable bias and to possible solutions, such as instrumental variable methods and randomised controlled trials; and to teach students how to implement these methods on real-world data using the software package R.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomai FilippeliOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN205Prerequisite: Before taking this module students must be familiar with basic mathematical tools (e.G., basic algebra, interpreting simple equations, graphing functions, interpreting statistics such as means and variances).
Description: This module introduces students to the institutions of modern banking and to the role of banks as financial intermediaries in the economy. Topics discussed will include: the origins and history of banking, the types of banks and the range of products and services they offer, banking supervision and regulation, the functions of a Central Bank, securitisation and financial innovation, shadow banking, and recent changes in intermediation technology. The module has a focus on the institutional details of the banking sector that will inform both further study of finance and potential employment in the financial services industry.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Prof Francesc Xavier Mateos-Planas
Description: This module is specifically for students undertaking the four year Economics and Finance programmes with a year abroad. These students are the only students eligible for this module. Students must pass this module in order to progress to year 4 of the programme. The requirement to pass a year abroad module of this type shall be to take 120 and pass minimum of 105 QMUL academic credits in the assessments set by the partner institution, and to achieve a minimum year average mark of 40.0. If a student fails the module they will be transferred to the equivalent three year programme. This module wii be zero-weighted. Students can take modules both in and outside their subject-area, expanding their horizons and providing for future development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Moqi Groen-XuOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN378Prerequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take ECN241
Description: This module is organised around two key topics in corporate finance. The first part will focus on the investments made by firms: Students will learn how investment choices affect the value of the firm, and will become familiar with the analytical tools needed for valuation of real and financial assets. The second part of the module will study how firms choose their capital structure, as well as corporate governance mechanisms that can be put in place to improve access to external financing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Roman SustekPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN206
Description: This course provides an introduction to modern dynamic general equilibrium models, bridging the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate approaches to macroeconomic analysis and equipping students with essential quantitative skills. Employing a common theoretical framework to unify the treatment of different aspects of the economy, the module addresses a number of important real-world issues that are of interest to macroeconomic policy makers, central banks, traders in financial markets, and economic consultancies. Topics to be covered may include: the overlapping generations model, real business cycles, empirical analysis of macroeconomic data, real estate and mortgage markets, and the macroeconomic consequences of ageing populations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Simon FranklinPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN214
Description: Behavioural economics seeks to improve our understanding of economics by providing empirical evidence on how human behaviour differs from the predictions of standard models of `perfect rationality¿. The module will provide an understanding of how controlled experiments can be used to study how humans make economic decisions. Students should be able to interpret and design both lab and field experiments to test economic ideas. The module will be applied and `hands-on¿; we will examine real-world examples and studies from business, policy-making, personal-wellbeing, and economic development. In doing so, the module aims to enrich students¿ understanding of core economic concepts, and the relationship between economic theory, empirical evidence and prediction.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jan KnoepflePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN211
Description: This module aims to bridge the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate study of economic theory. It is therefore recommended for students who are interested in pursuing a masters degree in economics or finance, and who have achieved consistently high marks in the microeconomics core curriculum. The module will cover a number of advanced topics in microeconomics, such as: general equilibrium analysis, social choice, contract theory, games with incomplete information, auctions, networks, and matching models. The specific topics chosen in any particular year are at the discretion of the instructor.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Francesc Xavier Mateos-PlanasOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN326Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN206 or take ECN214
Description: An expansion of Economics Project I ECN326. Prerequisite: ECN206 or ECN211. Not available to Associate Students.
Credits: 120.0Contact: Dr Manolis Noikokyris
Description: It is anticipated that during the work placement the students will undertake a wide range of activities to gain an awareness of professional practice. Students will be expected to write a reflective report during the placement and they must present this report at the end of the placement.
Description: This module is the first in a sequence of two Level 6 work based modules, which are designed to provide opportunities to engage in structured learning activities in the workplace. The focus of this module is on preparing apprentices to become successful finance professionals. Apprentices will develop their knowledge and skills of the systems and processes required in financial services, including learning how to analyse market data and how to communicate with internal and external clients.
Description: This module will provide students with deep understanding of the structure of the investment industry and the functioning of financial markets. As well as an understanding of the impact the external environment has on Financial Services.
Description: The Big Data for Financial Professionals module will equip students with the empirical techniques to use and analyse large financial datasets. By the end of the course, students will be able to use modern empirical techniques such as machine learning on large financial datasets. Students will learn how to handle real-world data and use econometric software.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Moqi Groen-XuCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take ECN378
Description: The main aim of the module is to provide students with the necessary skills to perform valuation of the firms, securities and other assets. Every week during the classes, students will enhance those skills by applying appropriate valuation techniques to specific firms in real business finance case studies. The lectures and classes will make extensive use of case studies. This will allow students to come as close as possible, within a context of a classroom, to the experience of real world decision makers in corporations and investment banks, to recognise the uncertainty and the ambiguity that is present in every such decision.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Andrea Carriero
Description: The purpose of this module is to provide students with the necessary tools for formalising a hypothesis of interest and testing it, writing a simple econometric model, estimating it and conducting inference. The module starts with a review of the classical linear model. We then analyse finite sample and asymptotic properties of ordinary least squares, instrumental variables and feasible generalised least squares, under general conditions. Classical tests, as well as general Hausman tests, and moment's tests are covered. The case of dependent stationary observations is also covered. Finally nonlinear estimation methods, and in particular the generalised method of moments, are covered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Francesc Xavier Mateos-PlanasPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN206
Description: This module presents concepts, models, and data that are useful for understanding the impact of macroeconomic policies. Building on recent research into how shocks drive economic fluctuations, the module will develop analyses of conventional fiscal and monetary policy in normal times, as well as unconventional fiscal and monetary policy in the context of a liquidity trap. Theoretical topics to be covered may include: quantitative easing, forward guidance, negative interest rates, fiscal multipliers, the zero lower bound, structural reforms, and the fiscal theory of the price level. Applications may include: the response to COVID, energy price shocks, and the international transmission of financial crises. Upon completing the module, students will be able to appreciate both the theoretical and practical considerations that inform macroeconomic policy decisions and determine their impact.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jan ToczynskiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN226Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN107
Description: This module offers a rigorous introduction to asset pricing and the theory of capital markets. It examines the investment decisions of households and firms, and studies the behaviour of the financial markets in which these decisions are made. Topics to be covered include: stock valuation, the relationship between risk and return, basic bond analysis, risk aversion, portfolio choice, the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), arbitrage pricing theory, and empirical evidence on security returns.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Liudas Giraitis
Description: The module aims to provide a foundation in time series analysis in general and in the econometric analysis of economic time series in particular, offering theory and methods at a level consonant with an advanced training for a career economist. Topics include: An Introduction to Time Series Analysis for Econometrics and Finance; Linear Time Series Models; Seasonal Time Models; Estimation and Forecasting; Unit Roots and Cointegration; and ARCH and GARCH Time Series models.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Manolis NoikokyrisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN226
Description: The focus of the course is on understanding how the global environment affects the decision making of managers in corporations. Students will develop a strategic understanding of key financial decisions faced by organizations by putting them into an international context. While the module discusses the theoretical basis on the various issues and topics, it also mixes in empirical evidence and discussion of firms' actual behaviors and for that reason lectures will be also based on case studies of multinational corporations.Students will use prior knowledge of International Finance and valuation methods to build upon ideas in global financial markets and foreign investment decisions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Samuel AltmannPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN214
Description: This module studies firm behaviour in markets and its relationship to market structure. Topics covered may include: market power, monopoly pricing, price discrimination, product selection and differentiation, advertising, market entry and exit, predation and entry deterrence, cartel formation, implicit collusion, antitrust enforcement, mergers, regulation, network effects, technological standards, research and development, and intellectual property.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Luca LarcherOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN120Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN107
Description: This module focuses on the three main financial statements issued by companies: the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash-flow statement. Students will also learn basic accounting concepts and will become familiar with international accounting standards. Topics to be covered include accountancy ratios (e.g., solvency, profitability, and efficiency), double entry bookkeeping, and budgetary planning.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Leon VinokurOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN302Prerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECN214
Description: This module provides an overview of managerial strategy from the perspective of microeconomic principles, with emphasis placed both on conceptual understanding and on application to real-world problems faced by managers. Topics to be covered may include: the boundaries of the firm, specialisation and diversification, economies of scale and scope, the learning curve, make-or-buy decisions, market and industry analysis, pricing decisions, entry and exit decisions, strategic commitment, sources of competitive advantage, five-forces analysis, incentives in organisations, human resource management, performance measurement, and corporate culture.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Felipe Gonzalez RamirezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN225
Description: This module enhances students¿ empirical skills by demonstrating how to use econometric methods to analyse data in a hands-on environment. Models and techniques to be applied may include panel data, instrumental variables, and binary dependent variables, among others. The empirical questions to be addressed may be drawn from a variety of applied contexts, such as the economics of education, labour economics, political economy, macroeconomics, and the economics of crime.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Hampus Sebastian Gunnar AxbardPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN224 or take MTH5120 or take POL269
Description: This module offers an exploration of key challenges facing developing countries. It will introduce students to several topics studied in modern development economics, such as poverty, health, education, agriculture, credit markets and political economy. Theoretical as well as empirical methods will be used to investigate these topics. Special emphasis will be devoted to discussing empirical impact evaluations and how they can inform development policy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Liudas GiraitisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN225
Description: This module introduces a selection of advanced topics in econometrics, and is particularly suitable for students with an interest in pursing empirical work at the postgraduate level. Models and techniques to be studied may include: quantile regression, nonparametric regression, maximum likelihood estimation, GMM estimators, panel data, limited dependent variables, ARCH and GARCH models, structural change, and time series analysis. The specific topics chosen in any particular year are at the discretion of the instructor.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sarah MouabbiPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN226
Description: Topics include operation of forward and futures markets; arbitrage and its application to forward and futures prices; hedging. Options - use of options in hedging and speculation; price bounds and putcall parity; elements of stochastic calculus and its application to the Black-Scholes model; delta hedging; binomial pricing models, early exercise and exotic options. Regulatory issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Leon VinokurOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN239Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN214
Description: This module provides an overview of corporate strategy in a global context and will enable you to become familiar with the core concepts of: External environmental analysis; models of internal and external analysis, analysis and management of resources; analysis of corporate strengths and weaknesses; knowledge management; development of strategic choice; elements influencing implementation of strategy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Daniela TavasciPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN106
Description: This module aims to provide a critical overview of the evolution of economic theory since Adam Smith. The module focuses on how different schools of thought/economists have addressed a number of themes including where value comes from, pricing and distribution theories, the relation between finance and the real economy, the role of the government. Each school of thought/economist is critically analysed by focusing on assumptions, methods and techniques, economic problems and policy prescriptions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Giulio FellaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN223Prerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN206
Description: This module introduces the permanent-income theory of consumption and precautionary savings, and studies the role of price rigidities and uncertainty in determining macroeconomic outcomes. Further topics to be covered include: the Q-theory of firm investment in a dynamic setting, unemployment and turnover in frictional labour markets, and elements of fiscal and monetary policy together with their implications for government debt and inflation. Within each set of topics, students will become familiar with the essential theoretical concepts and tools, and will critically assesses their strengths and limitations in the light of empirical evidence.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jinu LeeCorequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take ECN224 or take MTH5120
Description: This module further develops students¿ knowledge of econometrics by introducing a variety of concepts and methods used extensively in applied work. Topics to be covered include: nonlinear regression functions, instrumental variables regression, stationary and nonstationary time series, panel data, and binary dependent variables. Implementation of these techniques using the software package R will be an additional focus of the module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Felipe Gonzalez RamirezPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN224 or take MTH5120 or take POL269
Description: This module focuses on the role of the government in the economy. The aim is to provide an understanding of the reasons for government intervention in the economy, analysing the benefits of possible government policies, and the response of economic agents to the government¿s actions. The module covers (i) social insurance and (ii) tax policy and related issues, such as inequality and budget deficits.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Evgenii Safonov
Description: Microeconomic Theory provides the basic conceptual tools of economic analysis. In Microeconomics A, we will cover the standard economic models of individual decision making, models of consumer behaviour and producer behaviour under perfect competition, the ArrowDebreu general equilibrium model and the two fundamental welfare theorems. At the end of the course students should be able: to analyse decision making with and without uncertainty, derive individual and market demand curves and explain the concept of market equilibrium and its welfare properties.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christopher TysonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN111
Description: This module provides an introduction to game theory, a framework for studying situations of strategic interdependence. You will be shown how to describe such situations formally, how to analyse them using concepts of dominance and equilibrium, and how the theory can be applied to questions arising in various social sciences. Concepts and techniques to be studied include: games in extensive and strategic form, backward induction, strategic dominance, imperfect information, choice under uncertainty, pure and mixed strategy Nash equilibrium, coordination and outguessing games, the prisoners' dilemma, subgame perfection, iterative dominance, commitment and credibility, and repeated games.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ioanna LachanaPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN226
Description: The past few years have witnessed enormous interest in the use of large datasets and new empirical techniques to uncover patterns in financial markets. In this course, we will examine how large datasets, empirical techniques for using large datasets such as (but not limited to) machine learning, and insights from decades of finance research come together in helping market participants take decisions, and affect financial markets. The use of such techniques forms the core of modern financial institutions, especially in retail markets that interact with financial consumers such as credit markets, and quantitative asset management strategies.The primary purpose of this course is not to teach statistical methods, but to facilitate their use and the financial and economic interpretation of empirical estimates. We, therefore, will study tools and applications at the same time. At the end of the course, students will be able to use modern empirical techniques such as machine learning on large financial datasets, assess the informativeness of empirical estimates and their use in financial markets and visualize complex information sets. Students will be able to apply these tools to specific financial markets (for e.g. credit markets) and in asset management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ludovic RenouPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN214
Description: This module introduces students to the theory and practice of market design, which uses microeconomic and game-theoretic tools to construct and improve institutions for exchange and collaboration. Applications to be discussed include auction design (e.g., bidding for keywords, electromagnetic spectrum, and financial securities) and two-sided matching (e.g., school choice, the medical residency match, and organ donation). Market-design principles are now used widely to address problems faced by government and private-sector organisations, especially in the technology industry, and the module will emphasise this practical impact of the methodology.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alejandro Riano LondonoPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take ECN111
Description: This course covers the basic theoretical tools to understand what determines international trade (the flow of goods across countries) and international economic relations more generally. Some of the topics covered by the module are: Labor productivity and comparative advantage: the Ricardian model; Resources and Trade: the Heckscher-Ohlin model; External economies of scale and the international location of production; Firms in the global economy: export decisions, outsourcing, and multinational enterprises; The instruments of trade policy; The political economy of trade policy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sujoy Mukerji
Description: This course aims to help students to develop advanced analytical and theoretical skills. The course will attempt to develop students' capacity for strategic reasoning via the analysis of game theoretic tools and mechanism design. Topics to be covered in the second term include: games in strategic and extensive form; Nash equilibrium and its refinements; games with incomplete information; repeated games; adverse selection, signalling, and screening; the principalagent problem; incentive theory and mechanism design.
Description: Valuation is at the heart of many areas of finance such as valuebased investing, mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. This course introduces students to company valuation. Starting with the estimation and forecasting of free cash flows it shows students how to value a company as the present discounted value of its future cash flows. It will also introduces other valuation tools such as use of multiples and real options. The course strongly emphasizes practical applications of these valuation tools.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Miguel Teles De Carvalho Homem Ferreira
Description: Together with Macroeconomics A, this module will give you a firm grounding in modern macroeconomics. Topics to be covered include: the determinants of individual consumption and saving and their aggregation, macroeconomic theories of asset pricing, the determinants of firm investment and the implications for aggregate investment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Tom Schmitz
Description: This module deals with the long-run growth of GDP and its short-run fluctuations. You will start by analysing the traditional models of economic growth theory, ie the Solow-Swan model and the Ramsey-Cass-Koopmans model. Within the framework of these models you will study the central questions of growth theory as well as the effects of government expenditure on macroeconomic variables. You will then discuss the most important ideas of endogenous growth theory, including research and development, human capital formation, and knowledge creation. The second part of the module deals with two classes of theories of aggregate fluctuations, ie, real-business-cycle theories and Keynesian theories. Whereas real-business-cycle theories assume flexible prices and market clearing, Keynesian theories proceed from the assumption of nominal stickiness and market failure. We discuss possible reasons why prices and wages are sticky and analyse the implications of this fact.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Po Yin Wong
Description: The module provides a relatively non-technical overview of the use of statistical methods in business research. There is an emphasis on practical work and interpretation, and there will be extensive use of Stata, a statistics/econometrics package. The course covers the basic elements of: descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, inference, and multivariate regression analysis.
Description: The module aims at providing the students with a thorough account of the main legal theories of unfair competition in various jurisdictions with a particular focus on US, EU, UK, French and German law in light of the binding European and international legal frameworks. Legal problems are approached from a comparative perspective. At the same time, emphasis is placed on the practical problems that arise in the context of disputes that involve claims of unfair competition.
Description: Primarily the course aims to contribute to a critical understanding of the subject matter through the combined study of theories of regulation in general and the corporate dynamics in particular, with a special focus on the different stakeholders involved in corporate finance. The module will focus on issues such as: the use of debt and equity; why merge or acquire a business; due diligence, acquisition/sale agreements and contractual governance; the permissibility and regulation of takeover defenses in the UK, US and the EU and the protection of minority shareholders through the regulation of this bid process; the role of other constituencies such as employees affected by control transactions.
Description: This course aims to familiarise students with how the foreign exchange market operates and the key influences on exchange rates. At the end of the course students should understand FX trading and some key FX trading strategies. The course also gives students a background on the impact of economic policy on exchange rates.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Georgios Skiadopoulos
Description: Quantitative Methods for Finance 2 will expand your understanding of basic statistical reasoning and of relevant financial concepts. The module explores methods for managing and analysing financial datasets, and will equip you with the key skills that Investment Operations Specialists require, such as the ability to manipulate data using specialised computer software.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nikolaos KokonasPrerequisite: In taking this module you must take ECN106 or take BUS163
Description: Topics include balance of payments; definitions; international consumption smoothing; nominal and real exchange rates; interest rate parity; elasticity approach to the trade balance; macroeconomic policy in an open economy; Exchange rate determination under flexible and sticky price and exogenous and endogenous expectations; Exchange rate regimes and speculative attacks; optimal currency areas.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Mohammed Kasbar
Description: This course examines the role played by management accounting information in organisational control and decision making to develop a critical understanding of the management accounting roles in organisations. Contemporary issues in management accounting (e.g. total quality management/accounting systems; Customer profitability analysis/customer accounting; Responsibility accounting, financial performance measures, transfer prices, Measuring non-financial performance and the balanced scorecard) are analysed. Perspectives of accounting management control are explained. Contemporary approaches of management control theories related to current global practices of management accounting are contrasted.
Description: The growth of international commercial transactions, including infrastructure and investment projects, financial and IP transactions, has been accompanied over the last sixty years by the increased use of arbitration to settle disputes. Arbitration is now established as the preferred method of international dispute resolution as it provides for the neutrality and flexibility commercial parties seek. This module examines the fundamental theoretical concepts and legal framework for international commercial arbitration. The teaching approach taken for this module is international and comparative, drawing on the laws of all major legal systems (including England, France, Switzerland, the USA, Model Law Countries, Singapore, China and Hong Kong) as well as the most important institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules (including the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the UNCITRAL Rules, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre). Particular focus is also given to the 1958 United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention) which has a central important in international commercial arbitration.
Description: This module will look at the international legal regime relating to climate change and consider how this will directly impact the energy sector. There is a fundamental shift in the energy industry away from fossil fuels (non renewable sources) to clean energy (renewable sources). This transition and how it will take place over the coming years will be discussed. This module will also consider emissions trading and its effectiveness, the NDC (nationally determined commitments of states to achieve climate change goals. In addition it will consider the polluter pays principle as well as the growing number of climate change disputes and consider how these might impact future energy regulation, international and national. The focus is climate change exclusively from the perspective of the energy sector.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof David Musker
Description: Design rights are exclusive rights granted for the protection of a design that offers a new and individual appearance. This module deals with the rationales for and process of obtaining and enforcing design protection under the provisions of the European and US statutes, including infringement, defences, revocation and remedies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sushanta Mallick
Description: This module is concerned with economic interactions among nations and addresses some of the major issues affecting the world economy today. The first part of the module covers such topics as: main theories of international trade, economies of scale, national competitiveness issues, and trade policy. It addresses such issues as the effects of trade on income distribution, the debate about import substitution and protectionism, and approaches to trade policy. The second part covers topics in international macroeconomics and finance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Saqib ShamimOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS204 or take BUS222
Description: This module will introduce important strategic management concepts that enable an organisation to analyse its external environment and to create the internal resources and capabilities necessary to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Students will apply competitive, corporate, international, collaborative and digital strategy frameworks and examine them critically. Throughout the module, case studies from diverse geographical and organisational contexts that demonstrate the important role that leaders play in formulating and implementing strategy will be discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Katrien Morbee
Description: This module covers the most important pieces of EU legislation applicable to capital markets. These include the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID and MiFIR), the Transparency Directive and the UCITS and AIFM Directives, which discipline collective investment funds and alternative investment funds managers. Particular attention will be given to the study of market venues as well as the European and International institutional framework governing their supervision.
Description: While the use of robots creates arguably more efficient, precise and innovative outcomes, it also presents a number of questions with regards to liability, responsibility and legal personhood in criminal law, contractual obligations, and torts. The use of cognitive features allowing robots to interact with their environment inevitably raises issues of data protection and privacy.The module covers both embodied artificial intelligent systems (robots) and non-embodied ones (intelligent agents). Distinction is also made between the behaviour of robots as tools of human interaction, and robots as independent agents in the legal arena and its legal ramifications.
Description: The Internship Module consists of applying for, securing, and undertaking an internship of a minimum of three months in a law firm, company or elsewhere within the legal profession, in France (most likely Paris), between April and June. It is the student¿s responsibility to find and secure their internship. S/he will be supported by the Sorbonne and the CCLS PG Law Postgraduate Professional Development team in identifying possible internship opportunities, developing a CV and cover letter, and interview technique. As well as the day-to-day work expected within the terms of the internship, and outlined within the Convention de Stage, students will also be assessed on this module as part of the Double LLM programme. To this end, they will be expected to: i. submit a written report in French on a specific topic determined by the academic supervisor from the Sorbonne Law School by the end of June; and ii. make an oral presentation of the report in French in front of a jury including the Double LLM Programme Directors as well as an External Examiner, also in June. Note that neither QMUL nor the Sorbonne can guarantee internships for all students. Whilst they will make best endeavours to support students in securing appropriate positions, it is ultimately at the discretion of the firm/company as to who they take on and whether the student meets their expectations. In this way, we maintain perceptions and expectations of the realities of entering the legal job market. Should, for whatever reason, a student fail to secure an internship for the expected period, they would not be disadvantaged, as they would still be able to secure credit towards the programme in the form of an independent research essay in French.
Description: The chosen topics should relate to a relevant issue within the academic fields of Law and FinanceThe particular subject area is the student's own choice, guided and agreed by their supervisor. It is expected that students will undertake primary research and/or secondary research based in the sources where the data has not been already subjected to a relevant analysis.
Description: The security of important data, including personal, is of considerable concern to governments around the world as is the safety of critical infrastructure assets, systems, and networks (both public and private) that are considered so vital that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety. Concerns about former have led to growing legal obligations to ensure the security of information and the systems that transmit and store it. Whether as part of personal data protection regimes, sector-specific regulations (e.g., healthcare, banking and finance) private law or company law obligations, these present a growing source of potential corporate liability. Concerns about the latter have produced frameworks to enable oversight and cooperation needed to manage and mitigate risks to critical infrastructure. This course examines various EU and US legal frameworks.
Description: Computers have made it possible for people to commit old crimes in new ways as well as new crimes such as hacking, the dissemination of computer viruses and other misuses of computers and networks. This module examines how the criminal law has had to adapt to both scenarios as well as the evidentiary and cross-border challenges that these present to law enforcement. The primary focus will be on UK law but the module will address the international response to such issues, as well as such jurisdictions as the US and Canada.
Description: One of the most fundamental concepts governing a legal system is not only that justice should be done, but that it should also be seen to be done. The modern notion of open justice sees the media encouraged to report on the court system in operation; indeed, the right to do so comes under the scope of Article 10. There are, however, situations in which limits must be put upon what may be reported, such as, for example, where the public interest lies in protecting the Article 8 privacy rights of an individual, or perhaps even where it is necessary for information identifying them to be withheld from publication lest it put their actual lives in danger, as was seen in regards to the Bulger killers, Thompson & Venables (UK). Prior to and during legal proceedings, it can be necessary to put limits on the manner in which the media report particular proceedings; in some circumstances, it may even be necessary to prevent certain key information from being able to be reported at all for the duration, as to do otherwise could pose a threat to the integrity of the proceedings, violating the Article 6 right. This module will undertake a comparative exploration of different legal approaches which seek to maintain the balance between open justice and media freedom of expression on the one hand, and the protection of vital interests in the integrity of the justice process on the other. Consideration will also be given to the challenges posed by the nature of the contemporary media: online, global, and instantaneous. Can traditional approaches in this area, designed in an era of professional journalists and defined boundaries, be adapted in order to really address the internet era of amateur commentators, online gossips, and international communication platforms with global reach?
Description: This module assumes a strong background in financial accounting fundamentals gained from previous financial accounting modules. The module will develop students' ability to exercise judgement in a corporate reporting environment. As corporations operate in exceedingly complex markets, financial reporting requires the ability to interpret complex transactions by applying relevant accounting principles and regulations. The module adopts an international perspective to corporate reporting and current issues will be referred to. The module will require students to understand relevant accounting regulations, utilise judgemental skills in the application of these regulations to specific situations and be able to clearly communicate conclusions of their analyses. One of the main focuses in the design of this module has been the further development of relevant employability and professional skills. Such skills are included in the learning outcomes. The module will cover the following topics: Introduction to Published Accounts, Measurement in Financial Accounting, Accounting Policies, Change in Accounting Estimates and Errors, Events after the Reporting Period, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets, Financial Instruments (Financial Assets and Liabilities), Leases, Current and Deferred Tax and Accounting for Groups.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Remy Gerbay
Description: The aim of this course is to establish students' knowledge and critical understanding as well as provide aninsight into the practice of international commercial arbitration as an independent comparative law subject. The subject is first examined generically, without any reference to any national laws, arbitration rules or international instruments; and then various national and institutional approaches are presented.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Christopher Millard
Description: This module examines EU data protection laws and examples of the regulatory frameworks established in the Member States. It explores the key debates and commercial implications of the current regime under the Data Protection Directive and the new regime under the General Data Protection Regulation, including the challenges of particular developments, such as telecommunications, cloud computing and the Internet of Things.
Description: This module aims to give you a firm foundation in the law of Intellectual Property, as it relates to computer and communications law. It should assist you to gain the maximum benefit from other module modules. It should also help you to understand the basic principles of national and international Intellectual Property law; to establish why aspects of information technology and the Internet pose problems in the applications of these principles; and to be able to analyse critically the solutions which have been put forward at a national and international level.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tana Licsandru
Description: The module takes a (broadly) Relationship Marketing (RM) approach and focuses upon the ways in which digital, interactive media can be used to build, maintain, and evolve dialogue between stakeholders in the marketing system. Students will explore the marketing potential of email, web commerce, mobile communications, social networking sites, search engine optimisation (SEO), forums, blogs, and viral messaging through critical engagement with the marketing thinking behind them and the practical details of their implementation.
Description: The legal environment for international trade and foreign investment has changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War. Foreign investors are much more willing to pursue a claim of, for example, alleged expropriation or discriminatory behaviour by a host State. Further, public international law principles must also be considered once a state is involved. Principles of state responsibility, expropriation and acts tantamount to expropriation, what comprises fair and just compensation, immunity from suit and immunity from execution. These public international law principles overlap somewhat uncomfortably with thecommercial interests of foreign investors. Developments in investment arbitration and trade dispute resolution have been rapid in recent years. It is now crucial that academics and legal practitioners are aware of the complex international legal elements involved in the resolution of investment and trade disputes.The course is divided into three main topics: Major Treaty Systems - Fragmentation and new Regionalisation (two sessions); Case Law of and case studies relating to Substantive Protection (six sessions); Specific Policy issues (3 sessions)
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Philip Rawlings
Description: This module looks at particular types of insurance contract. It considers the impact on specific insurance contracts of the application of general principles of insurance contract, the terms that appear in different types of contract, their function and how they are interpreted by the courts, and how the applicable legislative environment varies with different types of insurance. Insurance is fundamental to a modern economy, allowing businesses and individuals to transfer the risk of loss, thereby facilitating investment and protecting wealth, and London is a world centre of the insurance industry. Students require no prior knowledge of insurance or English law. They will learn all they need to know as the module progresses.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Nelarine Cornelius
Description: This module examines concepts of workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, and theories of occupational segregation/labour market segmentation. It explores diversity and equality across the dimensions of gender, race, disability, religion, age and sexual orientation and considers the organisational processes, which produce and reproduce inequalities of outcome among diverse social groups in workplaces and careers. The module also considers equality and diversity policy and practice at labour market and organisational levels. Different national contexts are investigated.
Description: The course will explore negotiation through various theoretical approaches including strategic bargaining, cognitive theories, processual analysis, for example. The focus will be on the lawyer as negotiator and the intent is to blend theoretical analysis with practical application. Lectures will be delivered in combination with role-play simulations and exercises. Students will be expected to participate in exercises and simulated roleplays each class.
Description: Independent research. An advanced, in depth examination of a particular area of law: the chosen topic should relate to a relevant issue within the academic field of French & European Law. The essay should be produced in the French language.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Mod Reg Dept Contact - Dept Of Business Management
Description: The dissertation forms one third of the entire Programme and requires the ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. It should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions through written communication. Students will be guided through the dissertation process by a supervisor. Students are required to take the DTC modules in the first and second semesters. Information about the Dissertation will be provided on the dedicated module area on QM+.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Noam Shemtov
Description: The emphasis is on European trade-mark law and, the relevant legal instruments and the extensive jurisprudence developped by the CJEU in that regard, with particular emphasis on the manner in which the latter is applied by UK courts. Trade-mark law has become an important driver of the economy, while brand loyalty, commercial reputation and goodwill are some of the most important assets a commercial entity might posses. These aspects will be covered in depth in relation to the trade-marks jurisprudence in Europe. Moreover, with the looming UK departure form the EU, the interplay between EU and UK trade-mark will be explored as it is of utmost importance to lawyers involved in pan-European transactions and litigation.
Description: Patents are exclusive rights granted for the protection of an invention that offers a new and inventive technical solution or way of doing something. This module deals with the process of obtaining and enforcing a patent under the provisions of the European Patent Convention (EPC) and the Unified Patent Court, including infringement, defences, recovation and remedies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mod Reg Dept Contact - Dept Of Business Management
Description: This module explores comparative employment relations and can enable an understanding of the international global context, as well as in-depth study of particular countries and key contemporary issues such as fairness, pay determination, power and regulation. The module will examine key features of employment relations, including theoretical and conceptual approaches; the role and practices of key actors in the employment relationship; including international organisations, national governments, employers and their organisations and trade unions.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Laura Edgar
Description: Write a 10,000 word dissertation on a particular topic within an appropriate subject area. A Supervisor will be allocated according to topic.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Ms Laura Edgar
Description: Write a 20,000 word dissertation on a particular topic within a subject area of the computer and communications programme.A Supervisor will be allocated according to topic.Students will have two terms to write up and submit the dissertation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Toan Luu Duc Huynh
Description: BUS359 focuses on the organisation as a whole rather than the perspective of a single function taking the perspective of those people responsible for long-term organisational health, not just part of it. We explore models and frameworks used by management teams and apply them in a variety of industrial settings paying particular attention to a critical awareness of the strengths and weakness of these analytical and conceptual tools. The aim is to develop the ability to use these skills in different contexts.
Description: Students are to prepare power point presentation on a topic with in the programme area and present this at the Residential Weekend.In addition students will have to write a 5,000 word paper on the topic.Students will be allocated a Supervisor to assist with the preparation.
Description: The legal environment for international trade and foreign investment has changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War. Foreign investors are much more willing to pursue a claim of, for example, alleged expropriation or discriminatory behaviour by a host State. Further, public international law principles must also be considered once a state is involved. Principles of state responsibility, expropriation and acts tantamount to expropriation, what comprises fair and just compensation, immunity from suit and immunity from execution. These public international law principles overlap somewhat uncomfortably with thecommercial interests of foreign investors. Developments in investment arbitration and trade dispute resolution have been rapid in recent years. It is now crucial that academics and legal practitioners are aware of the complex international legal elements involved in the resolution of investment and trade disputes.The course is divided into three main topics: International Investment Disputes Out-of-Court: Principles and Historical Evolution (2 sessions); ICSID (6 sessions); Bilateral Investment Treaties (3 sessions)Course content: Introduction: International trade and investment disputes out of court; Regulatory and institutional framework; Basic principles of dispute settlement with reference to trade and investment; Applicable law issues; ICSID; Bilateral Investment Treaties; Enforcement of decisions and awards; Grey zone between substance - procedure / public - private international law; Case studies.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Mr Remy Gerbay
Description: Dissertation - independent research. An advanced, in depth examination of a particular area of law: the chosen topic should relate to a relevant issue within the academic field.
Description: This module focuses on the copyright law of the European Union and on the relationship between that body of rules and the copyright laws of the Union's member states (including France and Germany). It aims to provide students with a broad understanding of those systems and a more detailed awareness of specific topical issues within European copyright law.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Didem Gundogdu
Description: This module examines the role and duties of corporate managers, goals of corporate activities, and interests in which corporations should run through debates by introducing students to key topics in corporate governance theory. Research and practice enables them to criticise relevant academic literature to develop the ability to suggest potential areas for development. Developments in early 21st century European corporate governance, corporate governance theory, regulatory frameworks, share/stakeholders, family-owned firms, institutional investors, socially responsible investments, and board of directors are explored.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chidozie Umeh
Description: This module examines how gender impacts on management and work, resulting in men¿s and women¿s differential participation across occupations and in senior positions in the private and public sectors. It critically analyses modern workplaces and the assumptions we carry into work from an intersectional and feminist perspective. The module will discuss theory as well as empirical evidence, seeking to explain persistent inequalities in relation to pay and representation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Robert BrinerOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS242
Description: The ultimate goal of evidence-based practice is to help practitioners become more effective through providing a framework for making decisions and taking actions which incorporate the best available evidence from multiple sources. This module will focus on evidence-based practice in management and to provide participants with hands-on experience of how to use different types of evidence and information including organisational/company data and scientific findings both to identify real management problems and their potential solutions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matan Kaminer
Description: This module explores how the management of global supply chains involves negotiating a multifaceted process of value creation and capture cutting across firms' and states' borders and from the environment. It maps the relations between firms and between firms and other actors and explores how supply chains are embedded in different environmental and social contexts. The module explores these issues by focusing on some of the largest corporate-controlled global supply chains in history, e.g. food and supermarkets, fashion retailers and mobile phone producers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shreya Sinha
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chunling Xia
Description: This module will compare the forms and functions of various financial markets, and develop an understanding of how financial managers use these markets to attain corporate goals. This module will also analyse various sophisticated and complex financial instruments used, and establish a framework of how different forms of financial institutions operate to manage financial risks. In addition, it will discuss the framework of financial regulation and the functions of central banks.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ni Peng
Description: By studying this module, students would be able to gain understanding of the following topics: How to carry out valuation of real investment projects; Calculating return and risk, cost of capital; Interrelationship between real investment and financial decisions of the firm: capital structure, dividend policy, financial distress and bankruptcy; International financial management: transfer pricing, international taxation, mergers and acquisitions, and optimal investment decisions
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Valentin Danchev
Description: The module focuses on the structure and dynamics of a variety of networks (e.g., the World Wide Web, online social networks, collaboration networks). The aim is to uncover the network foundations of innovation, information diffusion, cultural fads, financial crises, and viral marketing. Special emphasis will be placed on the hub-dominated "scale-free"" networks and the ""small-world"" networks showing the ""six degree of separation"" phenomenon. The module will combine current research on social networks with contributions from relevant organisational and sociological literature."
Description: This module is designed in line with the ICAEW strategic level syllabus for Financial Accounting and Reporting. The module receives an exemption at the professional level. The Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting module will enable students to prepare complete single entity and consolidated financial statements, and extracts from those financial statements, covering a wide range of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS Standards). Students will also be required to explain accounting and reporting concepts and ethical issues, and the application of IFRS Standards to specified single entity or group scenarios. The exam is computer-based and is 3 hours long, the pass mark is 55% and is available to take in December, March, June and September. The first attempt will be in December (usually first week according to the ICAEW exams calendar dates) You have a maximum of two attempts for academic degree progression award at this exam.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew Woon
Description: This module will explore various concepts and theoretical approaches to explain how organisations analyse their external environment to create the internal resources and capabilities necessary to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. The module will first examine traditional competitive positioning and resource-based views, and critically evaluate these approaches and their appropriateness in an increasingly networked, globalised, digitised and fluid competitive environment. We will then go on to examine the challenges of strategy implementation, including analysing structural, cultural and functional issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Fadi Safieddine
Description: Research Methods introduces you to the main approaches and strategies in research methods so that you develop a strong understanding of how social scientists search for and test out evidence in their disciplines. In this way it will help you to develop a critical approach to questions of evidence during your studies and specifically prepare you to work on your dissertation. The lectures will cover issues of research design, searching and reviewing the literatures on topics, and the requirements for research at this level. You will also be given guidance on how to devise research proposals and write dissertations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ting Huang
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Lisa Morrison
Description: This experiential module will enable management degree apprentices to develop real experience of volunteering and practical skills of social action. Apprentices will work in teams to develop, implement and evaluate a social action project, and be facilitated to reflect critically on their experience and own development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Karl Wilding
Description: This module will introduce management degree apprentices to the importance of evaluating the socio-economic impact of the voluntary and non-profit sector in the UK. It will specifically engage with: how Impact and its measurement are contested concepts, how terminology often times obfuscates impact work, how measurement is usually undertaken, the influence of funding strategies and bodies, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of adopted approaches. The module will help apprentices view evaluation in the sector as a myriad of tailored approaches that are variations based on established research methodologies as opposed to one type of all-encompassing and overarching schema.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sushanta MallickCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUS306
Description: This module helps students learn how the fundamentals of corporate finance relate to multinational firms, covering a segment that is usually excluded in a basic financial management module. Managing international risks (including country risks) forms an important component. Upon completion, students will gain understanding of following topics: overview of international financial management; international monetary & financial systems including foreign exchange market; international parity relationships; opportunities in international FX investments & currency risk diversification; relevance of hedging in currency risk management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Isadora Araujo Cruxen
Description: This module examines processes of economic "globalisation" and changes in international business over time. The focus is on the multinational firm in the context of trends in the world economy since the 1970s. It provides a critical and comparative perspective on the nature and scope of international business, theories of international trade and its regulation, and conceptualisations of global supply chains. It uses sector and country case studies to encourage an applied understanding of differentiated political-economic relationships, processes and outcomes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Clarissa Elisabeth Weber
Description: Innovation is an essential drive of a firm's competitiveness. The module New Product Development and Business Ecosystems enables students to analyse innovation processes within complex ecosystems, from the definition of a new product concept to the involvement of suppliers, partners and end-users in developing new product/process architectures. Students will analyse the organisational implications and challenges deriving from the involvement of partners, supplier and end-users in new product development, through a blend of theoretical and case study based approaches.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Arash Valipour
Description: The dissertation forms an important part of the assessment of the MSc Marketing Programme, carrying a weighting of 60 credits. The dissertation involves demonstration of ability to execute a research plan and independent investigation. The investigation can rely on primary data collected by the student, on secondary data available in the literature, or a mix of both. The dissertation will reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising information and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stephan Dickert
Description: All marketing action is aimed at consumers. Without an understanding of the consumer the application of marketing tools is unlikely to yield the desired outcomes. This module develops a useful, conceptual understanding of consumer and market behaviour as a main consideration in marketing. The course offers a brief introduction into consumer research and then focuses on an understanding of the consumer from a mainly psychological perspective. Overall, the course provides frameworks that enable students to address the issue of understanding consumers responsibly, systematically, and creatively.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mrs Caterina Gennaioli
Description: Managerial Economics applies microeconomics to problems confronting decision-making within firms, and covers how to tie and apply economic thinking to current events and policy debates that are relevant to businesses. The topics concern key aspects of the functioning of markets, including the role of prices, interdependence and elasticities, as well as market failures, the impact of non-competitive market structures, focusing on the case of oligopoly, pricing decisions, including quantity discounts and different types of market segmentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Evangelos Markopoulos
Description: This is a core course which is compulsory for students in the MSc in International Business ; it is an optional course to other Masters programmes in SBM. It aims to introduce students to central debates about the relationship between global economic integration (globalisation) and economic development, highlighting the role played by multinational enterprises. Students are introduced to central themes and theories of international integration and its impacts, and to core ideas of why there are multinationals, and what their economic impacts are. Location and distance, and the costs therein are strong themes throughout the module, as they play central role in structuring both the actions of multinationals and larger patterns of economic activity.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Edward Legon
Description: This module consists of professional development seminars within the theme of creative industries and cultural sector leadership. The seminars, delivered by diverse professionals and practitioners from these sectors, will provide students with professional skills and networking opportunities within different industries and will inspire new thinking and develop practical behaviour changes. The seminar series is also designed to bring together students on the CIAO and Heritage Management MAs, and to encourage both cohorts to cross-fertilise knowledge and understanding of sector leadership.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sourav Sengupta
Description: The module will provide an introduction to business simulation that is used to aid decision making in complex and uncertain environments. The module will establish fundamental knowledge about and technical proficiency in a number of simulation techniques. Together with the advance of computational, statistical, and mathematical techniques, the efficient use of quantitative methods has become a vital instrument to achieve competitive advantage in the contemporary international business environment. In this module, we will introduce several simulation techniques, including Monte Carlo simulation, discrete-event simulation, and agent-based modeling that will equip the students with a suite of simulation modeling techniques to be applied to managerial problems encountered in practice. The module will help developing technical proficiency in computer programming using software such as Python.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Claudine GrisardCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUS363
Description: This module will follow-on from some of the content taught at Social and Environment Accounting 1 module. More specifically, students will investigate the current issues in accounting including recent financial collapse in the past few decades, corporate scandals, stock market crashes, financial crises, human rights violations within corporations, incidences of bribery and corruptions, and neglect of business ethics and their implications, all resulting in losses of billions of funds for investors and society as a whole in more recent times.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria Giamouzi
Description: This module is a capstone module for the BSc in International Business with a Year Abroad: the aim is to give students the opportunity to employ a wide range of skills in the context of a specific business question. Students will be required to provide analysis of a problem or question using complex data from a business context. Students will be required to work on a business case involving data analysis. The cases will be based around an analytical problem facing existing firms that will support this module. Students will be expected to apply all the data analysis skills they have acquired in the course of their studies as well as their knowledge of leadership, strategy and operations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Claudine Grisard
Description: This module aims to combine both traditional accounting skills and perception of the sustainability accounting. The content of the module is drawn from the areas considered peripheral to traditional accounting but issues very relevant to day-to-day lives. The topics include external reporting; environmental accounting ¿ management systems; social accounting; theoretical frameworks in social and environmental accounting; sustainable development; social auditing; social financial reporting; non-financial reporting; ethical reporting; history of social and environmental accounting; international comparative reporting on social and environmental accounting.
Description: This module will thoroughly prepare apprentices for their End Point Assessment, for which they will submit a summary of their Integrative Project to the accreditation body in the form of the Work Based Project at the end of the programme, and on which they will do a panel Presentation and Interview. The module will enable apprentices to integrate their business management learning from across the programme through a research investigation into a significant work-based problem and opportunity for innovation, as jointly identified and negotiated with the employer. Through the module, apprentices will refine their skills of project management, data collection and analysis, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, report-writing and presentation. The Integrative Project will be written up as a report and presented to an internal panel.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matteo Mandarini
Description: Can "business success"" be thought to require a specific political form, such as liberal democracy? Do `free markets¿ lead to `free societies¿? Does globalisation demand opening up markets and political systems? Do political pluralism, consumer choice and firm competition go arm-in-arm? What does the expansion of one-party China tell a different story? The Gulf states? Is the consumer sovereign when their desires are mined and sold to advertisers? Where should we turn to grasp the complex forces mining the present?"
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mohammad Tajwar Malik
Description: ¿Creating a true brand is one of the most powerful things any company can do to enhance its market power¿ (Elliott and Percy, 2007, preface). When a product-commodity becomes a brand, its use value is imbued with symbolic value that consumers deploy in constructing and maintaining their identities. The module draws on a diverse set of theories to understand current issues in brand management rather than merely relying on the cognitive, information-processing approach to branding.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nicholas Taylor
Description: This new module seeks to offer students a more comprehensive and contextual understanding of risk and crisis, including economic, social, technological, environmental, and geopolitical risk, inter alia, situating it within a broader set of institutions such as firms, corporations, NGOs, states, international organisations, etc., in order to make sense of what is specific about the causes, evolutions, and responses to risk in a capitalist political economy. This is also meant to address risk beyond the mere presentist purview of corporate management practices, insofar as students in the MSc Management may both i) work in a broad range of institutions, and ii) will have to understand and engage in their professional lives with a variety of emerging risks, which the conventional risk management literature broaches at times only superficially. We hope that, by the end of the course, students understand that risk management is not engineering, with mechanical solutions to social and economic problems, but rather always a fraught endeavor, rife with contradictions and contestations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ayan Hassan Meer
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nikolaos Tsitsianis
Description: The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) - the largest association of management accountants in the UK - considers management control system as combining accounting, finance and management with the leading-edge techniques needed to drive successful businesses. The module focuses on the production and analysis of certain information such as job and process costing, joint costs, capital investment decisions, budgetary systems and transfer pricing. The management team in any organisation uses that information produced to shape up its strategy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Katarina Zajacova
Description: This module will provide an in-depth understanding of the broad range of theory, research, and practice in organisational behaviour for the adoption of appropriate policies and leadership styles. This will include understanding individual differences, motivational factors, and group dynamics which can mediate the functioning of an organisation. The module will analyse a range of case studies to illuminate the different work patterns, practices and behaviours both at individual, group and organisational levels.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Thomas Mcdermott
Description: This module is aimed at students who are not majoring in accountancy but need to be equipped with a higher knowledge level and skills for future employment in general management roles in a variety of industries. It develops the theory, principles and practices of financial accounting, management accounting and aspects of financial management for the modern, global world. Students will be introduced to published accounts formats, concepts in group accounts, strategic management accounting and investment appraisal. In a changing business landscape the module also introduces topics integral to the role of a manager, such as ethics, fraud and corporate social responsibility. It is highly recommended that students take a Level 4 and Level 5 accountancy module in preparation for this module.The module is aimed at developing knowledge and skills in the application of both financial and management accounting techniques to planning, decision-making, performance evaluation and control using problem-solving scenarios and exercises. More so, the module aims to develop the student's analytical and evaluative skills in accordance with the QAA Subject Benchmark statements for level 6.
Description: This module will thoroughly prepare students to apply their academic knowledge from real-life project scenarios, enabling them to develop professional skills and enhance their CV and networking skills. In addition, students will reflect on work from work experiences for a business or charity. The module involves applying work-related experiences for project management elements, data collection, business report writing, presentation, and recommendations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Panagiotis Panagiotopoulos
Description: This module will explore the impact of computing applications on organisations and individuals. Traditional themes in information systems management will first be examined such as the role of information and how it relates to decision making, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), e-business, e-government, IT planning, development and evaluation. The module will then cover more contemporary aspects such as business intelligence, data analytics, mobile computing and the crowd economy.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr S M A MoinPrerequisite: Before taking this module you should gain an average mark of between 65 and 100 from BUS007
Description: The Marketing Dissertation is for BSc Marketing and Management students and enables students to develop their understanding of an area of marketing through 30 credits of supervised research. The dissertation will usually, but does not need to, include empirical research. Relevant areas of research include, but are not limited to, consumer and organisational buying behaviour, marketing strategy, product development, distribution, pricing and marketing communications.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lilit Popoyan
Description: The module will introduce students to the phenomenon of environmental degradation and its extreme example, climate change, with an emphasis on economic analysis. The course will analyse both the domestic and international policy tools available to policymakers to tackle environmental degradation and climate change. The course will then discuss the drivers and the effects of environmental policy on companies. We will then discuss the barriers to environmental policy implementation with a focus on developing countries and an emphasis on political economy factors such as corruption. Finally the course will analyse the implications of global environmental change and environmental policy in developing countries focusing on prominent phenomena such as migration, health and conflict.The course will equip students with an up to date knowledge of the recent debate in the Environmental Economics literature, especially focusing on its intersection with political economy and development economics, and strengthen students¿ empirical skills. The module will also be useful to help students to identify research questions to be studied in their thesis and to deepen their understanding of methods of climate change research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Chibwe Henry
Description: This module introduces degree apprentices to the technical and practical aspects of fundraising and external communications in voluntary and non-profit organisations. The module will enable you to develop a sound understanding of the theory and practice of why and how donors and supporters give, and insight into how to measure the success of fundraising and meet accountability requirements. The module will make extensive use of case studies to illustrate the specific day-to-day fundraising and communication issues that are encountered in voluntary and non-profit organisations. The module will also elaborate fundamental concepts in the context of legal requirements and standards surrounding fundraising and the role and importance of the independent Fundraising Regulator and Code of Practice. Knowledge and insights gained will also be applied to apprentices¿ own employing organisations.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Ladan Saghafi
Description: This module introduces students to the nature, purpose and scope of audit and assurance engagements both internally and externally, including the statutory audit, its regulatory environment, governance and professional ethics. It then leads into planning the audit and performing a risk assessment. The syllabus also covers the audit of financial statements, including the scope of internal control. These include, evaluating internal controls, audit evidence, and a review of the financial statements. In addition to final review procedures, it also concentrates on the form and content of the independent auditor¿s report.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jack Sargeant
Description: The module analyses the relationship between product/process innovation and the emergence of technological platforms. Drawing on current theories concerning open innovation and organisational ecologies, the module will provide students with frameworks for a systematic analysis of innovation in large firms as well as tart-up organisations. Students will analyse case studies concerning traditional industries, as well high-tech organisations engaging with the development of digital ecosystems, smart devices, smart organisations and the Internet of things.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Lutao Ning
Description: The module aims to introduce students to concepts and practices related to managing in a globally volatile, complex, dynamic environment within which organisations, national and international institutions and individuals interact. The elective is designed to be an advanced global strategic management course presenting material that is highly contemporary. This course provides balanced global strategic insights along with proven practical business frameworks and prepares you to respond quickly to today's challenging global environment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gary Schwarz
Description: BUSM086 explores theoretical approaches explaining what markets managers choose to compete within, why and how. 'Traditional' competitive positioning, resource-based views are critically evaluated for their appropriateness in an increasingly networked, globalised, digitised and fluid environment. Contemporary approaches to strategic management, such as the importance of strategy process, business ecosystems, behavioural approaches and time/timing are analysed. From a variety of organisational contexts, we assess the extent to which firm strategy models may be applied to public sector/voluntary/entrepreneurial types of organisations and firms.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Roxana Belinda Gutierrez-Romero
Description: This course introduces contemporary theories and the empirical literature of the economics of developing countries with specific reference to public policy delivery. The course will address the problems with public policy delivery in developing countries and what solutions and strategies have been identified in the literature. The course will deal with debates such as centralised and decentralised delivery methods, political economy issues of corruption and state capture, and the role of incentives among politicians and bureaucrats in service delivery.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Patrizia Kokot-Blamey
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Evisa Mitrou
Description: The dissertation forms an important part of the assessment of the MSc Programmes, carrying a weighting of four modules i.e. one third of the entire Programme. The dissertation requires a demonstration of ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. As such, the process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication. Students will be required to conduct an investigation of an issue relevant to the content of the Programme of which it forms a component. Students will be guided through the dissertation process by an Advisor. To prepare you for the dissertation, students are required to take the compulsory Research Methods module. Information about the Dissertation will be provided on the dedicated module area on QM+.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria Koumenta
Description: Reward management is one of the key components of human resource management. It is one of the most sensitive and problematic areas of people management that poses additional issues when cast in an international setting. The course starts by giving students a theoretical grounding before applying this knowledge to issues such as payment systems, executive compensation, equal pay, payment structures and pay negotiations. These issues are examined from an organisational and international perspective with topical case studies and practical examples.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof John Davis
Description: HRP placement students experience four key areas of heritage management practice learning professional skills, knowledge and essential experience through engagement with sector leaders. Critical skills applied to practice areas showcases their own professional capabilities by forming networks. Students have the opportunity to present lessons learnt to professionals and academics, thus promoting career planning and employability.
Description: This module provides students who will be seeking general management roles with a foundation understanding risk which employers now expect. It introduces students to the distinctive features of risk classification, appreciation, assessment, control, management and governance in businesses. Core concepts of risk itself, probability, severity, uncertainty, anticipation, resilience, robustness and bias are explored. The module examines managerial varieties of bias in perception of risk among managers and regulators , assumptions underpinning approaches to assessment and contrasting approaches to the management of risk. The module will compare styles of risk management across a range of categories of risk including operational risk, project risk, physical asset risk, market risk, cybersecurity risk, safety and hazard risks, reputational and regulatory risks, political risks and climate change and pandemic related risks. Cases will be drawn from many different industries.
Credits: 40.0Contact: Dr Ishani Chandrasekara Mudiyanselage
Description: The work placement offered in collaboration with PwC and this is a full-time paid placement. The work placement in Year 3 takes place during December and March in total duration of 16 weeks; this can include pro-rata holidays if agreed with the industrial supervisor. The work placement is designed to provide work experience at PwC in a professional environment. Students will be required to maintain a learning portfolio during the placement, where they will record their work experience and what they have learned. Work placement is consistent with the approved technical work experience required by the ICAEW.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mina Tajvidi
Description: BUS335 is a compulsory module for students on the BSc Marketing and Management and is not available to students on other programmes. The module continues to develop students' knowledge and understanding of marketing theory and practice, but specifically those that relate to organisationals rather than consumers. Three themes are considered: organisational buying, industrial services and relationship marketing. By the end of the module, students will be able to work with all three themes and analyse problems using material from all three themes.
Description: This module identifies and explores challenges and issues facing global managers and corporate consultants as they operate in a global world requiring them to know what an asset is worth and what determines its value. The postulate for sound investing is that a manager does not pay more for an asset than it is worth. In a global world and under competition managers¿ assessments of value should relate to realistic estimates of cash flows and uncertainties faced.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lin Wangwei
Description: This module aims to cover some of the main issues and fundamental principles which underlie corporate law and governance. The module examines the nature of the company and its legal personality; what goes on behind the corporate veil; the function of different company organs; constitutional matters; corporate management; directors¿ duties; shareholders' remedies with particular emphasis on minority shareholders¿ protection; and the main theories and principles of corporate governance. The focus is UK company law.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arash Valipour
Description: This module gives an advanced outlook on marketing as a field of inquiry. It is providing students on the MSc in Marketing with a theoretical foundation of theories and concepts of marketing, which allows them in their subsequent studies to understand and situate more specialised aspects of marketing (e.g. consumer behaviour, brand management, or business relationships and networks). Special emphasis is given to understanding current academic debates in the field. This means students are expected to read articles in leading marketing journals.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Mark Williams
Description: Theoretical approaches to work and employment relations, the meaning of work, the role of power and nature of employment relationship are developed. Employment relations key actors (unions, employers, etc.) are examined. Work organisation patterns and forms of control (e.g. impact of automation, artificial intelligence, gig economy and non-standard/precarious forms of employment) affecting the quality of employment relationships are analysed. Employment relations and employer strategies in non/union firms (e.g. collective bargaining and negotiation, conflict/strikes and dispute resolution) are reviewed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Deven BathiaOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take ECN226 or take MTH6156
Description: The module introduce students to the fundamental issues of financial management and to the quantitative techniques used to address them. The issues that are of importance to a financial manager operating in a global market, in particular, the application of the theories of valuation to practice, will be discussed. Some of the key financial management issues that will be discussed are: investments (whether or not a capital project adds value to business), financing (the acquisition of funding by companies and how to determine their value) and evaluating the cost of capital.
Description: International macroeconomics and finance is a new area of open economy macroeconomics. This module: 1. Offers an overview of international monetary economics and finance. 2. Explain how monetary policy and fiscal policy interact to gather the dynamics of sovereign external debt and their financing. 3. Stress the importance of coordinated macroeconomic and financial policies. 4. The theory and the insights provided by this module relate to current policy issues.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Haytham Siala
Description: This module takes a critical approach to Brand Management, reviewing key concepts through case studies. In so doing, it approaches the field of branding through global and comparative perspectives while interrograting key concepts through intercultural vantage points.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Prof Brigitte Granville
Description: The dissertation forms an important part of the assessment of the MSc International Business Programme, carrying a weighting of four modules (60 credits), i.e., one third of the entire Programme. The dissertation requires a demonstration of ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. As such, the process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication.
Description: This module examines the financial reporting of companies, and how such reporting can be analysed to evaluate performance. No prior knowledge of accounting is assumed: students learn how accounts are constructed and analysed, then examine the impact of selected issues on the reported numbers e.g. the reporting of intangible assets; and the treatment of share options used to reward management. The module takes a global perspective and refers largely to the regulatory regime of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Andrew Wade
Description: This module is designed in line with the ICAEW strategic level syllabus for Business Planning: Taxation and the module receives an exemption at the professional level. The Business Planning module provide students with the opportunity to gain subject- and sector specific knowledge while studying for the degree. Students will sit one of the Business Planning modules i. e. Business Planning Taxation. The exam is computer-based and is 2.5 hours long, the pass mark is 55% and is available to take in December, March, June and September. The first attempt will be in December (usually first week according to the ICAEW exams calendar dates). You have a maximum of two attempts for academic degree progression award at this exam.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Mod Reg Dept Contact - Dept Of Business Management
Description: On completion of this module, students will be able to: identify capital requirements of businesses, assess financing options, and recommend relevant methods of financing; identify the financial risks facing a business and the principal methods of managing those risks; and apply appropriate investment appraisal techniques considering other factors affecting investment decisions. Students will also be expected to apply underlying ethical thinking in identifying financing options, managing financial risk, and arriving at appropriate investment decisions. This module receives a professional level exemption from the ICAEW and the pass mark is 50%. Students will be expected to apply professional skepticism and critical thinking when making decisions.
Description: The module will provide an introduction to supply chain analytics. The module will start with establishing the metrics of supply chain performance and the components of supply chain strategy. Models and methods of mathematical programming will be used to assist supply network design decisions. It will then continue with production planning and control in the context of multi-tier supply chains. The module will then focus on contemporary issues in supply chain management, such as resilience, sustainability, and digitalisation, applying the quantitative techniques introduced. In the overall, the students will be equipped with the knowledge of a set of supply chain analytics concepts, processes, and tools.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rowland Curtis
Description: This module takes up questions regarding the significance of dimensions of identity and meaning for dynamics of managing and organizing. The module also concerns itself with associated questions regarding knowledge and learning and their role in management education and wider organizational life. In pursuing these interests we draw upon an eclectic and innovative range of theory, literature and other media, including novels and films, as means by which to open up and explore the experiential and `existential¿ dimensions that structure and deconstruct modern work organization.
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW exam module at professional level, the pass mark is 50%. On completion of this module, students will be able to identify and analyses the consequences of an organisation¿s current strategic direction including objectives, market position and technology developments. Students will be able to use data to evaluate the likely consequences of strategic choices and technology developments and recommend strategies to meet the objectives of an organisation. To be able to recommend appropriate methods for an organisation to implement and monitor strategies including responses to technology developments and demonstrate how data can be used subsequently to measure and monitor strategic performance. This module receives a professional exemption from the ICAEW and students will be expected to apply professional skepticism and critical thinking when making decisions.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Mr Andrew Wade
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW exam module at professional level, the pass mark is 55%. The Audit and Assurance Services module will develop your understanding of the critical aspects of managing an assurance engagement (including audit engagements), which includes acceptance, planning, managing, concluding, and reporting. The exam is computer-based and is 2.5 hours long and is available to take in December, March, June and September. The first attempt will be in December (usually first week according to the ICAEW exams calendar dates). You have a maximum of two attempts for academic degree progression award at this exam.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Mary Robertson
Description: This module explores and debates the embeddedness of business in the Earth System. Students examine key relations between corporate strategies and the environment by introducing topical issues in climate change and biodiversity loss and examining prevailing business models and systems of provision in sectors that are foundational to societies and economies across the planet (e.g. food, energy, transport). By examining these industries students will evaluate current consumption and production patterns and their environmental effects and critically appraise a range of public and private interventions to build liveable futures based on intergenerational justice.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ishani Chandrasekara Mudiyanselage
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW certificate level module, the pass mark is 50%.This level 4 module will provide the necessary foundation for Accountancy level 5 modules. The module provides insights into how accounting is embedded in a socio-economic, political and cultural context and how accounting is shaped by this context and in turn shapes this context. Adopting this broader perspective the module elaborates accounting concepts in the context of decision-making, control and governance. Key conventions and methods of accounting are discussed by focusing on the measuring and reporting of the financial position, the financial performance and cash flow of business organisations, the analysis of the financial statements produced by business organisations.
Description: The work placement offered in collaboration with PwC and this is a full-time paid placement. The work placement in Year 2 takes place during December and March in total duration of 16 weeks; this can include pro-rata holidays if agreed with the industrial supervisor. The work placement is designed to provide work experience at PwC in a professional environment. Students will be required to maintain a learning portfolio during the placement, where they will record their work experience and what they have learned. Work placement is consistent with the approved technical work experience required by the ICAEW.
Credits: 20.0Contact: Dr Androniki Triantafylle
Description: This module will build on the knowledge gained in the level 4 Introduction to Financial Accounting module. Students will develop knowledge and skills in understanding and applying accounting standards and the theoretical framework in the preparation of financial statements of entities, including groups and how to analyse and interpret those financial statements. The academic pass mark for this module is 40% and this module is not part of the ICAEW exemptions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mustafa Ozturk
Description: Organisational behaviour is a multi-level subject based on three levels of analysis: individual, group, and organisation. In this module, we will consider individual-level topics such as attitudes and job satisfaction, personality, and perception. As group-level phenomena, we will explore teamwork, communication, power and politics. The organisation-level analysis will review organisational structure, organisational culture, and change. Acknowledging wider social realities shaping organisational behaviour, we will also incorporate issues of social justice, sustainability and good governance into our analysis throughout the module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Patrick Mcgurk
Description: This module is a theoretical and practical introduction to coaching and mentoring. With roots in human resource management, leadership, psychology, philosophy and sports, coaching and mentoring are increasingly important interventions to develop individuals and organisations in personalised and sustainable ways through guided questioning and active listening techniques. The module will enable students to develop a critical understanding of mentoring and coaching as a contemporary management practise, and will also contribute to students¿ own development as potential coaches, mentors and leaders.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ravshonbek Otojanov
Description: Microeconomics for Managers provides an overview of economic theory, tools and quantitative methods applied in managerial decision making. The objective of the module is to provide students with insights from economic theory and apply microeconomics ideas and numerical methods to solve managerial and business problems. Topics covered include demand analysis, consumer theory, production, cost analysis, market structure (competitive market, monopolistic competition, monopoly, oligopoly) and game theory.
Description: Organisations often claim that their most valuable resources are their employees, but one of the most difficult tasks of management is to ensure that employees feel valued. This module examines the main theories, concepts and processes that are considered central to the management of human resources. The course combines theoretical analysis with examples of practical application to encourage students to think critically about the management of people.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Georgy PetrovCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUS156
Description: BUS157 Current Challenges in Business and Management II is the second of two Year 1 modules that support incoming students in the BSc Business Management programme in achieving two aims: (1) building student understanding around current issues related to social justice, sustainability, and corporate governance, which are explicit foundational values at SBM; and (2) developing core student competencies that will enable their success throughout their degree. The module is compulsory for BSc Business and Management students. It will not be available to students on other programmes. BUS1XC builds on BUS1XB by engaging in greater depth in content in the three themes introduced in Semester A.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elena Doldor
Description: Organisational change and development critical thinking is achieved by interrogating perspectives dealing with core problems related to business transformation. External drives of organisational change and contrasting planned/emergent approaches are explored. Focus is on micro-level topics and applied behavioural science to understand how transformation processes in organisations are shaped by individual differences, interpersonal/group dynamics and cultures. The meaning, purposes and interests underlying processes of change and development, along with theories of power-politics-resistance, are examined with the roles of different change agents and required interpersonal skills.
Description: Workforce diversity has become widely recognised in all sectors. The background and context of this debate provides an opportunity to explore contemporary contexts, concepts, policies and practices. Theories of equality, diversity and labour market occupational segregation/segmentation are analysed. Dimensions of gender, race, disability, age, religion and sexual orientation are considered in organisational processes, which produce and reinforce inequalities of outcome among diverse social groups. UK/European legislative frameworks, policy approaches and implications at organisational level are reviewed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Joanne Zhang
Description: Sometime in your lives, many students will be involved in managing an entrepreneurial venture either within an existing business (intrapreneurship) or through a start-up (entrepreneurship). This module introduces concepts, theories and practices that are shaping our thinking about creating and building new ventures in a fast-moving environment. It addresses strategic (what kind of business model do we need) and practical issues (how to write a business plan designed to win funding and prepare the enterprise for launch).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Edward Legon
Description: Questions examined from an East London perspective: Why does it matter that business has a history? Where did business come from? Why are things made in factories? When did business become 'global'? How did America dominate the world economy? Has America's global dominance been challenged? Has business changed how we think? How has business altered our environment? Who has criticised business? Have governments always been stakeholders in business? Has business created more problems than solved?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Description: This module is designed to introduce the students to a wide variety of economic, political and social issues, pertaining the business environment in emerging markets as well as their implication for management. Students will get a thorough overview of the key trends and developments affecting the business environment various emerging markets. Upon successful completion of this module, students with a variety of backgrounds will understand the major issues facing multinational organizations doing business in emerging markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chen Huang
Description: This module extends the financial accounting component of BUS139 Introduction to Financial Accounting (or BUS106 Accounting for Business) in Year 1 (Level 4) to introduce the preparation and analysis of corporate financial statements. The content includes the function and content of the main published statements under UK company law and International Financial Reporting Standards, the analysis of these statements to assess company performance, and discussion of a number of key reporting issues and the relevant Standards.
Description: This module will help students to develop an understanding of the nature of corporate finance in terms of the sources of finance and the internal calculations that are employed to allocate financial resources into strategic investment projects. Students will appreciate how the techniques of financing and allocation of financial resources have evolved. This understanding will be blended with an appreciation of the strategic management literature on how financial resources are deployed strategically to both create and capture value and how this impacts on risk, equity valuations and bond financing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Fernando Barrio
Description: This module provides an understanding of the English legal system, the principles of the law of contract and of the tort of negligence as they apply to business. It also explains the relationship between law and business, and the role that the legal system plays in enabling the conduct of business generally, its regulation, and the achievement of commercial aims.
Description: In this course we will focus on theories and applications of economic growth and income inequality, unemployment and inflation and tested using modern applied econometrics methods. Students will be able to address questions popular in the new empirical macroeconomic literature such as what causes a nation¿s economic activity to fluctuate, what causes unemployment, what are the new empirics of global income inequality, inflation, and unemployment, and what are the spatial distributions of economic growth and inequality across the world?
Description: This module aims to provide students with a rich understanding of key aspects of management in the public sector and management of public services, whether those services are delivered directly by public bodies or by private companies or non-profit organisations working under contract to public authorities. Political, financial, local, national and international contexts for public management are examined. Students will develop an understanding of some key choices, challenges, dilemmas and trade-offs faced by public managers in making policy, steering and regulating and commissioning public services. Students will learn about some of the most important practices and relationships in the field, including debates for reform to address twenty first century challenges. It will as valuable to students who will work in the very many private firms which take government contracts as it will be to students who will work in the public sector, and it will also be very useful for students who make spend some of their career working in regulatory bodies.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Vincent GuermondOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS364Prerequisite: Before taking this module you should gain an average mark of between 65 and 100 from BUS007
Description: The dissertation is an important part of the assessment of the BSc Management Programmes, carrying a weighting of 30 credits, the equivalent of 2 modules. The dissertation requires a demonstration of a student¿s ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. As such, the process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, collecting and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ishani Chandrasekara MudiyanselageOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS106
Description: This module will be offered at Level 4 as a compulsory module and will provide the necessary foundation for the level 5 modules. The module provides insights into key conventions and methods of accounting by focusing on the measuring and reporting of the financial position, the financial performance and cash flow of business organisations, and the analysis of the financial statements produced by business organisations.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Ms Catherine Emeordi-Okeke
Description: This module builds from and extends the content delivered within the first year BUSXXX 'Professional Development - I' module. It helps students develop their skills for employment through offering them specific guidance and support with internship/placement/job applications and Assessment Centres as well as skills training sessions on a variety of employability topics. Topics include CV refresher, using social media to e-brand yourself for employers, writing strong applications, effective communication, working in groups, and public speaking. As part of the module students will also be required to engage with a wide range of compulsory and optional professional development activities designed to help them get career ready.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Heesang Ryu
Description: This module integrates the theory and practice of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This module has been organised as a capstone course, to be taken in the final semester of the business and management undergraduate programme. The module will draw together learning from several functional areas that students will have already covered within the programme ¿ marketing, human resources, strategy, finance etc. ¿ and place these within the larger context of innovation and entrepreneurship in organisations.
Description: The module will provide an introduction to machine learning and digital technology relevant to management research and international business. The module will introduce students to the main concepts of artificial intelligence and machine learning for business. The module will then introduce students to the most important machine learning algorithms used in business research. Emphasis will be placed on the use of statistical software R, with practical examples and interpretation of results.
Description: This module will introduce management degree apprentices to the specific and common features of the voluntary and non-profit sector(s) in relation to the public and private sectors. The module will enable management degree apprentices to explore the history, structure and development of the voluntary and non-profit sector(s) and its constituent organisational forms, with application to their own employers. The module will also enable management degree apprentices to appreciate the key distinctive and non-distinctive features of leadership and management in voluntary and non-profit sector organisations, with regard to their own employers.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David WarehamPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD117
Description: This module is only available to students who enter under the B990 programme. Prerequisites: The Microbial World and Humans (SBC211). In this module you will acquire a basic understanding of modern medical microbiology. You will study the processes by which microorganisms cause human disease, how the pathogens can be identified, and what steps can be taken for the prevention and treatment of infections. There will be a particular emphasis on the development of observational, practical and analytical skills through laboratory work and demonstrations. Your topics will include: pathogens and their interaction with the human host, covering bacteria, protists and viruses and including mechanisms of infection, mechanisms of defense, antibiotic action and antibiotic resistance, the transmission of disease, including public health microbiology, the prevention of infection in hospitals and in the community, and a review of newly emerging diseases. You will be provided with a catalogue of microbial diseases, including infections of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, the nervous system and wounds.
Description: The study of global supply chains is vital to understand the global dimension of business. This module investigates firms` outsourcing strategies and their management, i.e. their growing practice to parcel out some activities from foreign suppliers. The module critically examines what value creating activities firms tend to outsource, how, why and to whom they outsource, and with what implications. Outsourcing is understood in a broad context characterised by multiple players, e.g. global institutions, states, consumers, trade unions and social movements.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr S M A Moin
Description: This module `Business and Social Approaches to Social Media (SM) ¿Opportunities and Challenges' examines social media as a platform for social and commercial activities analysing the opportunities and challenges it presents for organisations, marketers, societies and humanity. It seeks to advance the understanding of SM as part of a wider economy where labour, markets and regulatory practises are shifting constantly with convergent technologies. In so doing, it aims to deconstruct the wider economic, social, legal and ethical implications for society.
Description: This module offers a broad overview of the process of economic `globalisation¿ and changes in international business over time. The focus is on the multinational firm set in the context of trends in the world economy. It provides a critical, strategic and comparative perspective on the nature and scope of international business, its origins, development, and theories. These issues will be illustrated through in-depth analytical case studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Zinabu Shaibu
Description: This module provides an outlook on marketing as a sub-discipline of management studies. The course assumes no previous knowledge of marketing and will give students an overview of the basic marketing planning process, including segmentation, branding, pricing, distribution, and promotion. These concepts are brought to life through interactive lectures, and case discussions. Furthermore, students will work on a segmentation project for a real product throughout the course.
Description: This module is designed in line with the ICAEW strategic level syllabus for Tax Compliance and the module receives an exemption at the professional level. The module requires students to prepare tax computations for individuals and companies, understand the tax implications of a course of action and explain potential tax treatments. The exam is computer-based and is 2.5 hours long, the pass mark is 55% and is available to take in December, March, June and September. The first attempt will be in December (usually first week according to the ICAEW exams calendar dates) You have a maximum of two attempts for academic degree progression award at this exam.
Description: The Financial System offers a unique analysis of the risks faced by investors and savers, governments and companies interacting through financial markets, as well as strategies that can be adopted for controlling and managing risks. The special emphasis is put on new areas of operations in financial markets and their characteristics, and how the participants in these markets manage risks and maximize their perceived utility.
Description: This module is specifically designed for students on the BSc Business Management with Mandarin Chinese with Year Abroad. Students are required to undertake 90 credits of business and management modules and 30 credits of Chinese language and culture modules taught at one of our partner universities in Mandarin speaking countries and regions. The modules will be zero weighted for the overall degree. Students need to take this module to progress to the final year of programme.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Xue Zhou
Description: The module will provide an overview of contemporary approaches to working with and interpreting data in business and management research. Students will further their competence in descriptive statistics and inference, followed by practical applications on applying data models and communicating the results. The module will then discuss different types of data before advancing on more contemporary issues of data applications and their novel sources (e.g. open datasets, application programming interfaces). Emphasis will be placed on the use of statistical software with practical examples and interpretation of results.
Description: This module will compare the forms and functions of various financial markets, and develop an understanding of how financial managers use these markets to attain corporate goals. As increasingly complex relation between financial institutions and financial markets has evolved over a period of time, this module will also analyse various sophisticated and complex financial instruments used, and establish a framework of how different forms of financial institutions operate to manage financial risks.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Federica Liberini
Description: This module aims to improve students¿ ability to apply modern decision-making techniques and statistical methods to decision making. While this module provides an underpinning and understanding of advanced analytical and computational methodologies, it is also a practical module which uses Excel to illustrate how to apply the methodologies introduced. This module is multidisciplinary with links to accounting, economics, finance, marketing and operations management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Aisah Aubdool
Description: This module will introduce students to the drugs that work on systems including the neurological, endocrine, immune, cardiovascular disorders and cancer and their mechanisms of action. It will also consider drugs of abuse including cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana and their harmful effects and post marketing safety of pharmaceuticals and pharmacovigilance. Introductory lectures will be followed by lectures in specialized areas of the subject given by experts in their field. In addition to formal lectures and interactive seminars, the course will provide tutorials with opportunities to critically-evaluate research papers. We will offer practical workshop sessions to reinforce the lectures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Joanna Riddoch-ContrerasPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD123 or take BIO161 or take BMD161
Description: This module will develop students' understanding of electrical and chemical signalling in neurons and synaptic transmission. Students will learn about the mechanisms of excitability of nerve cells, voltage-dependent membrane permeability, ion channels and synaptic transmission. Neurotransmitters and their receptors will be covered and students will gain an understanding of intracellular signalling and synaptic modulation. The module will provide an critical understanding of the regulation of neuronal signalling, necessary for advanced study of neuronal circuitry/network function.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew Durham
Description: In this module you will analyse and discuss cases in small groups using the Problem Based Learning (PBL) process, which resembles the PBL structure used in the medical curriculum. There will be two group meetings per case: the first meeting to establish the learning objectives through group discussions, the second meeting to exchange information gathered through self directed learning.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Mark Trimmer
Description: This module examines the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss from the landscape- to global-scale, alongside the strategies being adopted to mitigate and reverse these effects. You will learn about the impacts of climate change, pollution, habitat loss and agriculture, as well as national, regional and international policies and frameworks (e.g. EU Biodiversity Strategy, CITES, IUCN and Nagoya). You will be trained in how to evaluate data quality for evidence-based recommendations, and in grant writing for real-world projects, case studies, such as illegal wildlife trade and plastic pollution. Interactions with practitioners will offer direct insights into the pressing threats to biodiversity and its conservation. This core module is taught at both Queen Mary and the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christoph Engl
Description: This module is only available to students who enter under the B990 programme The module is an introduction to microbiology and will provide a general knowledge of archaea, bacteria, fungi and protists. There are also selective discussions in greater detail, for example of motility, adherence and metabolic diversity, as well as the bases for methodologies for asepsis and infection control. Microbial ecology is presented as a discipline which explores the roles of microorganisms in natural processes and mutualistic associations. Practicals allow students to observe living bacteria, fungi and protists and to gain experience in the safe handling and culture of microorganisms.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Timothy Fulton
Description: This module will give you an introduction to genetics, a description of the process by which genetic information is converted intothe molecules that make up living things, and a review of the essential properties of those molecules. You will study genetics topics including DNA structure, classical and molecular genetics and genomics. You will then examine how information flows from DNA to RNA and then to protein to give the recognisable phenotypic features of living things.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Dr Tom Fayle
Description: The largest component of your MSc will be your research project, for which you will collect, analyse and interpret original data to produce a written dissertation. We offer a broad range of field-, lab- and computer-based projects that cover all aspects of biodiversity and conservation research. Previous projects have focused on terrestrial and aquatic ecology, genomics, evolutionary biology, animal behaviour, and species conservation. During this part of the programme, you will benefit from working closely with your supervisor and/or their research group members, and you will be based at either Queen Mary or Kew, or in some cases a partner institution.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Chandres Tejura
Description: This module is informed by Introduction to Accounting and Finance, a Level 4 module. In the area of Financial Accounting, the proposed module focuses on Financial Reporting by companies, the impact of accounting regulations and key accounting treatments within the financial reports. In Management Accounting the module looks at different approaches to costing, the concept of identifying costs for management decision-making, the use of budgets and accounting as a control mechanism.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Md Khan
Description: This module will enable management degree apprentices to critically appreciate the historical development and contemporary debates around societal volunteering and social/community activism. The module will make extensive use of national and international case studies to develop understanding of the range of the roles and practices of societal volunteering and activism, with application to own employer. The module will cover the historical development of key modern social and political movements, the professionalisation of social activism, contemporary grassroots activism and digitally-driven forms of activism.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Thomas Nightingale
Description: This module will cover some basic laboratory skills including experimental design and hands-on experience of a range of laboratory practical (such as quantification of drugs in biological fluids) techniques enabling them to develop skills of working safely and accurately in the laboratory. This module will also provide a basic knowledge of the appropriate statistical ideas and methods to use in the collection, presentation and analysis of pharmacological data, and the use of statistical software. Students will also learn about Informatics (finding the correct information online), bioinformatics (how computers can be used to analyse genomes, genes and gene products), general scientific reading and writing skills (including how to avoid plagiarism), ethics and drug trial design as well as presentation skills in a scientific context.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alessandro Merendino
Description: This module will commence with the evolution of corporate governance and its central focus on the risk management and agency gap, which theoretically and practically explores the differences between the demands of investors and behaviour of senior management. This narrow concept of corporate governance for 'investors' will be contrasted with a broader perspective which focuses on how to reconcile managerial interests with a wider group of stakeholders. Students will consider how corporate governance regulation and legislation has evolved and explore the differences between rules and principles-based systems of corporate governance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Kenneth Linton
Description: This module provides an introduction to cell biology. Specifically, we consider cell structure and the microscopy techniques that enable visualisation of cell structures. The structure and function of the cell membrane, organelles, nucleus and cytoskeleton will be explored. Finally, normal cell cycle, cell division and differentiation processes are examined alongside their dysregulation leading to cancer.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Joanna Riddoch-Contreras
Description: This module will introduce you to the development and anatomy of the nervous system. Topics will include the principles of nervous system development, axonal and dendritic growth. The anatomical organisation of the central and peripheral nervous systems, including blood supply and functionally important neural circuits will also be covered. Lectures will be accompanied by practical workshops designed to encourage accurate observation and annotation skills.
Description: A deep understanding consumers is critical for businesses that wish to meet and satisfy consumer needs. The module will help students to gain an in-depth understanding of what makes consumers buy some products and not others, how various psychological characteristics influence our consumer behaviours, how companies can best try to meet consumers' wants and needs, among other interesting topics. Building on a general understanding of marketing, this course develops a useful, conceptual understanding of psychological theories relevant to the study of consumer behaviour.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Michael Way
Description: Here you will learn the latest approaches to preserving plant diversity, the recovery of priority species, and restoration of habitats using UK and overseas case examples. The first week teaches the biology and practice of seed banking and cryopreservation, and the use of ecological horticulture for species reintroduction and recovery. The second week reviews the opportunities and approaches for restoring functional biodiverse habitats that will be resilient to climate change and will contribute to livelihoods and natural capital values. This elective module is taught at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lee Henry
Description: This core module will introduce you to cutting-edge topics in biodiversity, evolution and conservation. In a series of interactive lectures and workshops, you will be taught by leading experts on the latest scientific advances in their respective fields. You will conduct a critical review on a subject of your choice, with potential topics covering marine and terrestrial species and ecosystems, evolution, and conservation. The module is designed to develop skills in critical thinking and scientific writing, and offers a firm foundation for the MSc programme. This core module is taught at Queen Mary University of London.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Trinidad Montero Melendez
Description: This module will bring together pharmacology knowledge and apply it in the context of commercialisation. Students will examine and compare small and start up enterprises, including University spin outs alongside larger pharmaceutical companies. This module will also introduce aspects of finance, intellectual property rights, business law and marketing for business development.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mathieu-Benoit Voisin
Description: Prerequisites: Basic Biochemistry (SBS017), Heredity and Gene Action (SBS008), The Diversity of Life (SBS005). This module will cover the principles of innate and acquired immunity, as well as the structure and function of cells and organs of the immune system. Antigens, immunoglobins, complement, and immunoassays and the molecular basis of Bcell and Tcell responses are also covered. Other topics include major histocompatibility complex, antigen presentation, cellcell interactions and cytokines. Transplantation, tolerance, autoimmunity, infectious diseases, inflammation and hypersensitivity reactions are also considered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gunnel Hallden
Description: In this module you will be introduced to the embryological development of the major organs and study the nature of different cell types, the structure of different organs and the structure-function relationship of major organs. Your work will include studies on connective tissue, muscle, blood vessels, circulatory system, skin, respiratory system gastrointestinal system, liver and pancreas, urinary system, endocrine system, male reproductive system, female reproductive system, central nervous system, skeletal system, lymphoreticular system, cytology and embryology. In practicals you will be using microscopes to learn the identification of normal tissues and organs.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Louise AshleyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS124
Description: The module aims to provide an introduction to the study of the world of work and employment by giving insight into relevant conceptual and theoretical approaches. The course takes a multi-level approach to understanding work and employment. This means that work and employment relations will be explored at macro-societal, meso- organisational and micro-individual levels.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Egle Solito
Description: This module will introduce to the students the concept of the interaction of drugs and other exogenous chemicals with living organisms. It will introduce students to the basic pharmacological principles and concepts which will define drug activity within the body including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. These introductory lectures will give students a broad overview into approaches used in drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, main drug targets, drug absorption and routes of administration, drug metabolism and elimination, phamacokinetics, drug treatment of major medical conditions and rationale for prescribing a particular drug, the role of biotechnology in drug discovery, preclinical pharmaceutical development, understanding of the use of animals in pharmacology and adverse drug reactions. Lectures will be delivered by experts in both academia and industry. In addition to formal lectures and interactive seminars, we will provide practical workshop sessions to reinforce the lectures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Roberto BellelliPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD164
Description: In this module we will look at how human cells and tissues behave in states of health and disease. You will explore how cells regulate gene expression in order to modulate metabolic processes, and how this regulation can go wrong in disease states. During this module, you will gain skills in experimental design, handling genome browser data to identify genes of interest based on sequence information, predicting the consequences of gene mutations, and develop skills in presenting data obtained from experimentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Steven BuckinghamPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD121 or take BIO125
Description: This module provides an introduction to the subject of pharmacology, the study of drug action on biological systems. Initial lectures focus on important general pharmacological principles, including a consideration of how drugs are absorbed, distributed and then removed from the body. Subsequent lectures focus on the therapeutic action of drugs on example disease states of specific physiological systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Greg Szulgit
Description: This module will provide you a functional account of some major body structures, to complement the anatomical knowledge acquired in an earlier module. Central to this is an appreciation of the importance of feedback control, and the module will stress the integration of the systems considered, and the interaction of some of these systems. To this end, the initial section of the module will use thermoregulation to illustrate basic ideas concerning feedback control, and the section on cell exchange and excitable cells will provide a framework of knowledge which will repeatedly be applied in studying the function of various physiological systems.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sianne Gordon-Wilson
Description: BUS136 is the first module in marketing and available only for students on the BSc Marketing and Management. BUS136 introduces students the areas of research and practice that need to be understood by every marketing practitioner and researcher: buyer behaviour, market segmentation, marketing strategy, marketing mix management (including pricing, distribution and communication), marketing research and ethics. The module is taught with a mix of big and small group seminars.
Description: This module covers some of the fundamental skills required by biomedical scientists. This module is structured around three main themes:(1) Acquiring Essential Skills for Biomedical Sciences. The module will support students in acquiring a variety of key skills such as data and information handling, oral and written communication skills (including essay writing), experimental design, literature search techniques and appropriate use of referencing and citations in the biomedical sciences. The module will explain how certain aspect of mathematics and chemistry underpin biomedical sciences and will support students in acquiring basic numerical and chemical skills (including SI units, order of magnitude, basic geometry, calculation of concentration and molarity, scales in time, linear and logarithmic equations and graphs). Students will also be introduced to the use of statistical analysis to support biomedical sciences.(2) Considering the role of biomedical sciences in the "real world". Through personal investigations, workshops on critical thinking and a series of talks from professionals, students will be encouraged to consider the role of biomedical sciences in an applied context and gain a more global perspective of their discipline. (3) Exploring Career Pathways. Students will be given an opportunity to explore various career choices, to reflect on their own career aspirations and to meet with professional scientists from diverse backgrounds.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Kalsum Yusah
Description: You will learn the importance of tropical rainforest conservation and in particular the role of habitat restoration in maintaining and improving ecosystem services. You will learn a range of methods for collecting data through field surveys, specifically in relation to ongoing habitat restoration. You will learn strategies for ecosystem-based restoration, how restoration can alleviate impacts of climate change and the biodiversity crisis, and how to address socio-economic challenges brought about by habitat restoration to local communities. You will be equipped with knowledge including how to identify restoration opportunities, how to carry out rapid site assessments, and strategies for mitigating any negative impacts of restoration. The field course will include talks from relevant researchers, stakeholders, and policy makers all of whom are involved with local restoration initiatives. Your activities will include group field exercises, group-based mini-projects and analysis as well as the presentation of resulting data, both through write-ups and oral presentations.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Dr John Viles
Description: Students work independently on a topic in biochemistry in which their supervisor is a recognized expert. Original experimental or theoretical work is the principal component of this advanced research project. A thesis (dissertation) is written by the student describing the work undertaken, and placing it in context of other research in the field. The dissertation is defended in an oral examination, which includes a short oral presentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Rohma Hashmi
Description: Organisation Studies explores how organisations and the work contained within them are structured, and how they variously remain stable and evolve over time. Organisational behaviour is complex, and constituted by multiple stakeholders, systems, and processes. Thus, we approach organisational behaviour by studying phenomena at the intersection of three levels of analysis: individual, group, and organisation. For example, at the individual level, we study employee personality; at the group level, we consider teamwork, and at the organisation level, we examine culture.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Anne Ropiquet
Description: The module will introduce you to new technological approaches for monitoring species, populations and individuals. You will learn about spatial analyses, including geographical information systems (GIS), as applied to studies of animal movement and habitats. As part of this, you will also look at the use of drones and GPS trackers, and will learn about technology-assisted monitoring approaches, including bioacoustics, camera trapping, environmental DNA sampling and genomics. Examples will cover animals and plants from terrestrial and aquatic systems. This elective module is taught at Queen Mary University of London.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Cheung Tang
Description: The module will provide an introduction to practical field work, including botanical surveys and flowering plant identification, field mycology, and how these can be applied to solving practical problems of conservation management as well as biodiversity research. It will be taught by botanists and mycologists from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and local conservationists and researchers from collaborating institutions. Study visits to biodiversity rich sites, conservation projects and some taught case studies will give an overview of the conservation management at the study site. Usually, the field skills module of the MSc in Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Diversity and Conservation takes place in Madagascar. However, we reserve the right to change the location of this course if advice on travel from the Foreign Commonwealth Office changes, or for logistical reasons. For students unable to travel to the course location, an alternative method of assessment will be undertaken.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Michel Haddad
Description: This module aims to develop an appreciation of the role and practice of quantitative research methods, both in business and in research about business, and to prepare students for subsequent project work. It provides a first understanding of statistics and statistical inference, and develops skills in presentation of quantitative information. A subsidiary aim is to enhance student's familiarity with the use of statistical software.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Xuenong BoPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD261
Description: This module aims to provide an overview of integrated systems which control cognition and behaviour. Topics include the organisation and planning of movement, visual processing, smell and taste perception, cognition, learning and memory. You will gain understanding of techniques used in systems neuroscience including tract tracing of interacting groups of neurons, immunohistochemistry and extra-cellular electrophysiology. Practical sessions and workshops will provide you with experience in designing experiments, using apparatus, collecting and interpreting data.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ruth Rose
Description: In this module we will look at how to design and analyse research studies. We may explore the design of laboratory experiments, clinical studies and/or meta-analyses in the broad context of biomedical sciences. We will also learn data analysis methods appropriate to each of these research designs, including some hands on experience with data and its presentation. We will also explore different formats for presenting findings from these analyses and develop skills for interpreting results in published sources.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ian Jenkins
Description: B990 students only. In this module you will cover human anatomy from a systems-based perspective. Human anatomy will be introduced through review of the major systems. You will study material relating to systemic anatomy, especially the lymphatic and integumentary systems. You will be introduced to comparative hominid anatomy, and the evolution of human anatomy, especially in relation to the skull, skeleton and dentition.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sarah Morgan
Description: This module introduces leading topics of interest in neuroscience, through study of which students will gain essential skills in academic and scientific writing, reading scientific literature and writing short reports. An introduction to research methods and statistics will also be provided. The module will aim to give a historical and scientific overview of neuroscience from early anatomists studying the nervous system to the significant contribution to the discipline made by Nobel laureates.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mike Fay
Description: Here you will learn how to work with genetic, geographical and biodiversity record data and how to draw conclusions about species distributions, status, and potential conservation approaches. There are three blocks of training: The survey and spatial analysis block teaches the main approaches to vegetation surveying and securing good quality data on which to base analysis of species distribution and status. Assessment will include production of a species distribution map. The conservation genetics block provides an introduction to theory and practice, and examines through case studies of plant and fungal diversity how genetic diversity information can inform conservation decisions. Conclusions are discussed in a group session. The final red-listing block provides training in the requirements for assessing extinction threat in plant and fungal species. The assessment includes preparing a conservation report and a preliminary red list assessment for one species. This is a professional competency using IUCN endorsed materials and approaches. This elective module is taught at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
Description: This module introduces the processes and management of emerging businesses concentrating upon early entrepreneurial learning activity by introducing key perspectives on the recognition and nature of entrepreneurial opportunities, resource evaluation, and creativity/legitimation processes. Objectives of the module are to develop competencies, skills and creativity to understand effectively what entrepreneur is about and critique key entrepreneurial concepts and approaches. Case studies aim to stimulate students' imagination to generate ideas.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr George Melios
Description: This module introduces the most relevant concepts of economics from the perspective of business and management. The microeconomic part of the module covers: supply-demand, elasticities, firm behavior, pricing and market structures, and behavioural economics. The macroeconomics part includes: aggregate demand/supply, unemployment, inflation and fiscal, monetary and supply-side policies.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Dr Edward Legon
Description: This important module requires a demonstration of ability to carry out an original investigation into an issue of interest relevant to the content of the MA Heritage Management. The process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising/analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication. Students are guided through the dissertation process by one or more supervisor/s (including HRP academics). To prepare them for the dissertation, students are required to take the compulsory Research Design & Methods module (GEG7135).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Joanna Riddoch-Contreras
Description: The aim of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to conduct an original research project in the field of neuroscience. This is a practical-based module wherein students conduct original research supervised by an academic member of staff through the academic year. Students are required to explore the background of the research and its rationale, construct hypotheses to be tested, learn necessary skills with which to conduct the work, compile results and analyse them. They will write a dissertation including critical analysis of literature, reporting of experimental design and results as well as their evaluation.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Vladimir Volkov
Description: 30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Manuela Perrotta
Description: Business and Management research methodologies with different epistemological and methodological perspectives introduce: * Academic literature review to identify interesting questions for quantitative and qualitative research * Data collection/analysis * Consideration of scientific, political and cultural underpinnings * Research topic identification for an independent study * Sensitivity to issues of outcome validity and reliability. Seminars emphasise feedback on the independent research project by using data analysis software (e.g. SPSS) to help with assessments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Lisa MorrisonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS107
Description: This module introduces students to the purpose, operations and implications of management by exploring the contexts within which management takes place. We reflect on management in relation to the social, economic, technological and legal conditions within which it operates, and analyse political and environmental consequences. We often think of management as trying to manage flows of energy, finance and labour, but it increasingly is required to confront changing social and political structures on a world scale, and challenging environmental conditions as well.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Axel Rossberg
Description: This module aims to provide a strong foundation in data analysis, visualisation and interpretation¿all critical skills in modern biodiversity and conservation science. You will be taught experimental design, statistical analysis (incl. ANOVA, correlation and regression), and basic bioinformatics analyses. Teaching in this module uses the software R, and typically comprises formal instruction in the mornings followed by practical sessions in the afternoons, in which you will gain hands-on experience of analysing real-world datasets. This core module is taught at Queen Mary University of London.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ping YipPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD261 and take BMD265
Description: This module focuses on response of the nervous system to injury focusing on the peripheral nervous system and spinal cord. Detailed organisation of the peripheral nervous system, spinal cord including pathways and relevant higher brain structures will be covered. Pathological mechanisms and plasticity of the system will be examined. Topics will be covered in the context of experimental studies to develop understanding of current research strategies in the laboratory and clinic aiming to lessen effects of such injuries and facilitate neural regeneration and functional recovery.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elisa Corsiero
Description: Students will be exposed to innovative therapeutics in areas including vaccines, oncology, cardiovascular, metabolic diseases, pain and neuroscience, inflammation and immunology as well as rare disorders. Students will also gain awareness into challenges that the pharmaceutical industries face. Lectures will cover topics such as drug shortages, targeted/personalised drugs, use of biomarkers, clinical trial design, drug safety, risk/benefit assessments, collaboration between patient, academia, industry and the regulatory community, international collaborations, policy and bioethics, novel tools for scientific/clinical communication, sustainability of innovation/financial models of product development/pricing, marketing and licencing. Introductory lectures will be followed by lectures in specialized areas of the subject given by experts in both academia and industry. In addition to formal lectures and interactive seminars, the course will provide tutorials with opportunities to critically-evaluate research papers. We will offer practical workshop sessions to reinforce the lectures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Greg SzulgitPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD121
Description: This module is for students who enter under the B990 programme only. Prerequisites: Human Anatomy (SBC102), The Human Cell (SBC100). This module provides an introduction to the human cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Topics covered will include: structure, function and regulation of cardiovascular activity and respiration. It will include descriptions of some of the major diseases, conditions, abnormalities anddysfunctions of the human cardiovascular and respiratory systems and problems associated with aerospace travel and diving.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Louisa JamesPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD251
Description: This module will build on the second year immunology teaching, to provide in-depth knowledge of fundamental immuneprocesses, of the ways in which these interact as a complex system that provides protection against infection disease but can alsocause disease when dysregulated and of the importance of immunology in modern medicine. There will be emphasis onmolecular immunology and the key signalling pathways that underpin immunological mechanisms. Lectures in specialised areas of the subject will be given by experts in their field, providing a sense of the frontiers of their subject. In addition to formallectures, the course will provide tutorials with opportunities to critically-examine research papers. We also hope to offer laboratory practical sessions in which students will be able their own classic immunology experiments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Gerard HanlonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS107
Description: This module examines the relationship between business and society. It investigates how the relationship is not fixed, but rather the result of particular historical changes in which this relationship was contested. It explains how this results in particular roles for business, the state and individuals today, which in turn effect how resources, goods and services are produced and distributed within and across societies. It examines how this relationship is changing at present, and how this might reconfigure business and society.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Ravshonbek OtojanovOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS137
Description: This module introduces the most relevant concepts of economics from the perspective of business decision making. The first part of the module (on microeconomics) will cover supply and demand, elasticity, firm behavior, pricing and market structures. The second part (on macroeconomics) will include aggregate demand and aggregate supply, unemployment, inflation and fiscal, monetary and supply-side policies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Gerard HanlonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS130Corequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUS001
Description: This module examines the relationship between business and society. It investigates how the relationship is not fixed, but rather the result of particular historical changes in which this relationship was contested. It explains how this results in particular roles for business, the state and individuals today, which in turn effects how resources, goods and services are produced and distributed within and across societies. It examines how this relationship is changing at present, and how this might reconfigure business and society.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Stephen Rossiter
Description: Tropical forests are the most biodiverse terrestrial habitats globally, and their loss is of exceptional conservation concern. This module will take place at a remote field station in pristine rainforest in Borneo, where you will gain first-hand experience of rainforest biodiversity and ecology. You will learn about the threats facing this unique biome - including forest fragmentation, logging and the expansion of oil palm - alongside the conservation efforts underway to protect and restore forest habitats. There is a strong emphasis on practical training in survey methods for different animal groups, including camera trapping, acoustic monitoring, bat trapping, and invertebrate sampling. You will spend most of your time in the forest, and there are good chances of seeing iconic species such as gibbon and orangutan, as well as nocturnal species during night safaris and walks. Teaching will consist of some lectures, given in advance in the UK, and small group field exercises in Borneo. You will also conduct a small group research project, allowing you to consolidate newly-acquired skills and knowledge gained from the wider programme.
Description: This module has been designed to provide students with a clear understanding of the most important issues in OM (such as process design, quality planning and control, supply chain management, inventory management) through a blend of theoretical approaches and seminar-based activities. However, students are also encouraged to analyse the relationship between process design in services and manufacturing and the reproduction of technical and managerial knowledge, and the implications of such a relationship in terms of governance and strategic decisions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Francesca Pugliese
Description: This module will introduce students to the whole spectrum of the clinical trials process from first-time-in-human-beings studies through to post-marketing studies that examine whether clinical trial promises translate to 'real-life' benefits for patients, with reliable evidence that benefits are likely to exceed their harms. The stringent processes for establishing and appraising the evidence with be critically discussed, together exploring the issues of the global market-place for medicines, the roles and challenges of regulators responsible for approving new drugs for public.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gunnel HalldenPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD181 or take SNU213
Description: This module is only available to those students who enter under the B990 programme. Prerequisites: Tissue Biology (SBC101). This module provides an overview of basic pathological mechanisms including cell injury, wound healing, inflammation and cell adaptations. The process of neoplasia and the characteristics of major solid tumours will be covered including a review of the mechanisms of tumour spread. The Haematology component will cover basic haematopoiesis, anaemia, haemaglobinophathies, thalassaemia, myelodysplasia, haematological malignancies, haemostasis and bleeding and thrombotic disorders of haemostasis. An overview of the history and basis of blood transfusion and its complications will also be provided.The practical sessions will build on the earlier Microanatomy, Histology and Cytology Module in providing exposure to the histological and cytological interpretation of disease.
Description: Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry that underpins life processes. These processes include the interplay of large and small molecules that are common to all life on earth. In this module you will learn about the structure and function of the key biomolecules of life such as amino acids, proteins, sugars, lipids, and membrane structures. You will also examine the role of these biomolecules in the generation, utilisation, regulation, and storage of metabolic energy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ahu TatliOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS132
Description: The module aims to provide an introduction to the study of the world of work and employment by giving insight into relevant conceptual and theoretical approaches. The course takes a multi-level approach to understanding work and employment. This means that work and employment relations will be explored at macro-societal, meso-organisational and micro-individual levels.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christopher Mclachlan
Description: The module introduces students to the key processes concerned with the management of people within organisations. It is pitched at non-specialist level, so it explores concepts, procedures and regulations that any manager with direct reports is likely to need to know in order to handle effectively their staff.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angus Cameron
Description: This module will build on basic information on the pathological processes and cancer biology provided in other modules to provide an in-depth analysis of the tools available to analyse heterogeneity in disease (gene expression arrays, SNP analysis, next generation sequencing), and how these can be used to stratify disease and then exploited to develop individualised treatment. It will examine strategies being developed to refine treatment programmes and also investigate how such analyses can be used to predict risk and so develop preventive strategies. It will be lecture based, delivered by experts in the field, and supplemented with seminar sessions describing approaches to analysing data and interrogating the literature.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Aisah Aubdool
Description: An experimental investigation involving laboratory work, normally resulting in a piece of original research in the area of pharmacology and therapeutics. The work also involves critical evaluation of previously published results. A dissertation is prepared describing the research work undertaken, and placing it in the context of other research in the field. The student also gives a short oral presentation on their work. This is a compulsory module of 30 credits and will be presented as a report not exceeding 6000 words.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Christophe Eizaguirre
Description: The module focuses on the evolution, ecology, and conservation of sea turtles (mostly loggerhead turtles), cetaceans (whales and dolphins), and elasmobranch (rays and sharks). This module is designed to engage with activities undertaken by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to protect marine species. As much as possible we will integrate local NGOs and conduct research activities that are part of their daily routine. We will discuss and demonstrate tracking solutions to follow those cryptic species including GSM/Satellite relayed trackers as well as the use of drones, and we will spend time in boats surveying cryptic species. For part of the field-course you will be working at night, assisting with long-term studies of sea turtles, including sampling for isotopes and DNA analyses. There will be lecture material given over the duration of the field course. Lastly, we will also engage with public engagement activities in the local communities as it is part of the day-to-day conservation efforts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Esra Aksoy-Poister
Description: In this module Students will carry out an exhaustive search of the scientific and medical literature which is relevant to their research project using the resources of the University, including appropriate databases and specialist search engines, as well as paper-based resources in the University Library. This module will provide PBL-like tutorials and seminars with opportunities to critically-evaluate research papers. Some students may further develop this work to include a meta analysis of multiple papers.
Description: Ecosystems provide us with critical services, yet are under growing pressure from human activities. In this module you will learn about the characteristics, functions and management of ecosystems and habitats, and their responses to disturbance in the context of global change. Topics cover predator loss, invasive species, eutrophication and climate warming. Working across aquatic and terrestrial systems, you will learn about ecological, biogeochemical, molecular and ecological assessment methods for evaluating the consequences of local and global environmental changes on ecosystem processes. This module emphasizes an integrative approach that combines cutting-edge perspectives with hands-on practical training in essential components of the modern ecological toolkit. This elective module is taught at Queen Mary University of London.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Steven BuckinghamPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD115 or take BIO125 or take BMD116
Description: This module will use innovative teaching to equip you with an understanding of the workings of the nervous system and how it goes wrong in disease. You will also learn how to investigate problems with the nervous system and to form your own, novel lines of inquiry and points of view. You will learn how the brain uses sensory information, makes decisions and produces a controlled motor output. The module integrates an understanding of basic physiology with clinical applications, with a continual emphasis on what is meant to happen, what goes wrong in disease, and how such knowledge leads to treatment. You will cover major health issues such as drug addiction, mental illness and dementia. You will learn actively through a combination of simulations, lectures, seminars and workshops. These will teach you in the same way that practicing neuroscientists learn.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ping YipPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD261
Description: The module will focus on understanding the mechanisms underlying complex brain disorders and injury. Topic covered will include an integrated view of the major neurotransmitter systems and in-depth analysis of the mechanisms underlying the effects of drugs used in central nervous system. Neuronal pathways using excitatory and inhibitory amino acids and neuropeptides will be reviewed, with emphasis on their involvement in neuropathological processes underlying disorders such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, schizophrenia, mood disorders, pain, head injury, stroke, epilepsy and drug abuse.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Chunming Meng
Description: This module introduces the most relevant concepts of micro- and macro-economics. We will consider the perspectives of consumers, individual businesses and society. Our focus is on the insights of economics for business decision making. The module will cover mostly microeconomic topics such as supply and demand, elasticities, firm behaviour, pricing and market structures, market failures, and consumer behaviour. The second part, devoted to macroeconomics, will study aggregate demand and aggregate supply, inequality, unemployment, inflation, and fiscal, monetary and supply-side policies.
Description: Project management (PM) techniques encouraging the use of incremental delivery for complex outcomes in the context of high uncertainty are examined. Grounding in traditional PM techniques in enterprise projects focus on projects that conclude to a clear specification within a prespecified time frame. The assessment report supports students¿ ability to evaluate complex projects and recognise how future PM efforts can be improved. The final examination applies project management techniques in different and broader situations than the examples covered in the class.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Muhammad Riaz
Description: This module provides a broad overview of the key marketing concepts that underpin marketing practice. The module introduces students to buyer behaviour, marketing research, segmentation, targeting and positioning through marketing mix activities. Along the way, the social consequences of marketing practice are considered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stuart McdonaldPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO116 or take SNU213 or take BMD116 or take BMD115 or ( take BIO111 and take BIO163 )
Description: This module is only available to students who enter under the Biomedical Sciences (B990), Medical Genetics (C431), Pharmacology & Innovative Therapeutics (B211), and with Forensic programmes. This module will define neoplasia, describe the macro and microscopic appearance of range of specific tumours and current ideas on the molecular and genetic basis of their pathogenesis. Specifically, the causes of the transformation from normal to malignant tissue will be described together with the manner in which tumours grow and spread. The module will end with an overview of tumour diagnosis and general methods of treatment (pharmacological, radiotherapeutic and surgical).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Olivier MarchesPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD231
Description: In this module we select a few topics related to infectious diseases to cover in depth. These will include topics that are currently causing public interest or concern in the UK and internationally. Some lectures will cover principles that apply to many microorganisms, while others will look in detail at particular microbial species. Two major themes will link lectures on different organisms:1. Microbial pathogenesis- How microorganisms damage and manipulate the host- How microorganisms evade the immune response- How we investigate microbial pathogenesis2. Combatting infectious diseases- Public health surveillance and epidemiology- Molecular diagnostics and typing- Drug development- Vaccines
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Leonardo Guasti
Description: This module covers hormone definitions, including the range of structures and roles; methods in endocrinology; receptors, concept and significance of high affinity; hormone dynamics; hormone signalling; and modes of action. You will also look at mammalian endocrine glands and hormones: pituitary, thyroid, pancreas. The endocrinology of reproduction; the adrenal gland, and renin/angiotensin system; the paracrine and autocrine systems; growth factors; locally produced hormones; local regulation of hormonal action; and tissue differentiation are also covered. The relationship between hormones and cancer will be discussed.
Description: An experimental investigation involving laboratory work and/or computational work in some aspect of Biological Sciences. The background, results and conclusions of the study to be reported in the form of an oral presentation (part-way through Sem B) and a dissertation (submitted toward the end of Sem B). The dissertation will not normally exceed 10,000 words, which includes a review of relevant literature, data presentation, analysis and discussion.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mark PreecePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO215 or take BMD261
Description: This module provides a detailed survey of the molecular components that mediate neurotransmission in the nervous system and confer plasticity on neurons and nervous systems (e.g. ligand-gated ion channels, NMDA receptors, G-protein coupled receptors, second messengers, gaseous signalling molecules such as nitric oxide). This leads on to the role of such components in various aspects of nervous system function and in control of whole-animal behaviour. Topics covered include: mechanisms of learning and memory; mechanisms by which drugs of abuse (e.g. cannabis) affect brain function; mechanisms of phototransduction, olfaction, touch and hearing in animals; genetic and neural substrates of circadian clocks that regulate rhythmic behaviours.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Emma Taylor
Description: Students will be given a perspective on the history of drug discovery to the present challenges in drug design. The medicinal chemistry content will provide students with an understanding of the complex biological and chemical problems that are involved in the design and synthesis of novel therapeutic agents. They will be given an in-depth analysis of the principles of identifying new compounds with the potential to be drugs, and their development for therapeutic use. Students will also be given an understanding of preclinical testing of drugs including the use of animal models for safety testing, intra and inter-species variations, detecting carcinogenicity in experimental systems and man, strategies of new initiatives in pharmaceutical development and risk assessment of pharmaceuticals.Introductory lectures will be followed by lectures in specialized areas of the subject given by experts in their field. In addition to formal lectures and interactive seminars, the course will provide tutorials with opportunities to critically-evaluate research papers. We will offer workshop sessions to reinforce the lectures.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Zhe Li
Description: This module introduces students to the fundamentals of finance and aims to develop an understanding of where the finance function fits within a business organization. It will introduce students to the critical knowledge of the time value of money, in a sense, that why the value of money depends on the time of its receipts or payments. Given the current state of the global economy where financial markets are highly integrated, it is imperative to know the functioning of financial markets and institutions and different financial instruments being traded. The theoretical approaches in determining financial securities value as well as assessing risk will be examined.This module will be offered to the B.Sc. Business Management (NN12) program as an elective in Year 2, Semester A.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Chris Faulkes
Description: Prerequisites: The Diversity of Life (SBS005). This module covers the following: the fossil record, origin and evolution of mammal-like reptiles. Evolution of monotremes, marsupial adpative radiation. Evolution and classification of eutherian mammals, cladistics, molecular approaches to phylogeny reconstruction. Adaptation in the main orders of eutherian mammals. Evolution of hominids. Evolution of reproductive strategies and social evolution: the origins of societies; kinds of societies; evolution of cooperation; mammal vs complex insect societies; skew theory as a unified approach to social evolution; genetic, phylogenetic and environmental factors and social evolution. Recent controversies in mammalian evolution.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Yannick Wurm
Description: This module provides an introduction to the management and analysis of big data, focusing specifically on the analysis of genome sequence data. Lectures first introduce relevant data types and data handling skills. They subsequently cover the bioinformatics methods, algorithms and resources used for tasks such as read cleaning, genome assembly, gene finding, variant calling, population genomics, and caveats and quality control approaches for such analyses Practical exercises are used to imbue experience of the Unix command line, high performance computing, and the use of these technologies to run computationally intensive genome analysis tools.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Prof Conrad Bessant
Description: This module provides an opportunity to further develop and apply skills learned during the previous MSc Bioinformatics modules, by conducting a novel piece of bioinformatics work, typically within an active research group either within QMUL or at a partner organisation. The specific nature of each project will be determined through discussions between the student, the course organiser and the project supervisor but will always involve data analysis and/or software development in a cutting edge area of biological or biomedical research. This serves as excellent preparation for future employment or PhD.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Alexander RubanPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO263
Description: Prerequisites: Membrane Biochemistry (SBS908). This module covers a wide range of topics, including: A detailed study of structure and function of a selection of membrane proteins. Examples will illustrate different mechanisms by which proteins achieve vectorial electron transfer, ion transport and the generation of electrochemical gradients, the coupling of electrochemical gradients to ATP synthesis and transmembrane signalling. Electron transfer through proteins (e.g. cytochrome c). Structure and function of redox centres and the proteins that contain them. Membrane proteins studied will include respiratory chain complexes, light-harvesting pigment-proteins, photosynthetic reaction centres, bacteriorhodopsin, rhodopsin, ATP synthase, tyrosine kinase reception.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Ruth Rose
Description: In this module you will create an investigative project based on individual literature searches or data generated as part of a short group project. You will increase your understanding of scientific methodologies, develop critical appraisal skills of research literature or data and present research using non-technical language, explaining its likely significance for the layperson. You will advance your communication skills by giving a presentation based on their topic using Powerpoint, present a grant pitch and present data in a visual format, such as a poster.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ozge Eyice-Broadbent
Description: The module will consist of lectures, group discussions, lab and computer-based practical sessions. These will cover aspects of climate change, ecosystem services and sustainability, impact of global warming on the ecosystems at different levels and the role of human activities. The students will also learn about the global conservation challenges such as deforestation and habitat fragmentation and modelling simulations in adaptation to climate change. Work will be both theoretical and practical, with emphasis on current research questions in global ecosystem conservation and methodologies in the primary literature.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jurgen GroetPrerequisite: Before or while taking this module you must take BMD115 or take BMD116 or take ICM6013
Description: This module aims to provide a comprehensive overview and foundation in stem cell biology, including applications in regenerative medicine. The module will cover topics including: developmental origin of stem cells, comparing/contrasting different types of stem cells, biological regulation of stem cells and tissue-specific functions. The module also will cover fundamental principles of tissue engineering and cellular reprogramming. Finally, the module will explore how these concepts can be applied in academic, industrial and clinical settings, towards the development of novel regenerative technologies and treatment of disease. Essential generic skills that will be developed on this module include critical thinking, organisation and communication.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Sally Faulkner
Description: 30-unit project modules require prior SBCS approval. In this module students will: create a short, investigative project based on individual reading lists; give a presentation based on the above using Powerpoint; develop scientific writing and critical appraisal skills (referee a real but anonymous paper, write a referees report, redraft the paper); attend research seminars, research background to any two of them (by consulting web-site of speaker), and produce two reports discussing the research in non-technical language and explaining its likely significance for the layman. You will also have to either produce a website on a topical biological subject (eg environmental, health or ethical scientific issue), or produce a small portfolio of scientific images, either macroscopic or microscopic.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sadani CoorayPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BMD115 or take BIO111 or take BMD116
Description: This module will cover the main drug targets including receptors, enzymes and transporters and molecular therapeutic drug targets such as DNA, rRNA and mRNA. Lecture content will include, topics such as receptor theory, GPCR structure and function, nuclear receptor structure and function, ligand-gated ion channels, receptor tyrosine kinases, signalling pathways including Jak/STAT pathway, an overview of developmental signalling, hedgehog pathway, Wnt pathway, TGF beta/BMP, Notch and FGF pathways and crosstalk between these pathways. Lectures will be followed by interactive sessions in specialised areas of the subject given by experts in their field. In addition to formal lectures, the course will provide tutorials and seminars with opportunities to critically-evaluate research papers and reinforce the lectures.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Axel Rossberg
Description: In this module, students are organised into small teams (~3-4 members per team). All teams are given the same problem to solve: to accurately reconstruct missing data in a large, complex bioscience data set using machine learning techniques. Each team must design an appropriate ML methodology and implementation plan, with specific tasks assigned to individual team members. The distribution of effort within teams is documented through an in-team peer review mechanism. Each team member will present the team¿s work in a report. Reconstructions will be compared after reports are submitted. Since teams will develop their own quality criteria, there may be several ¿best¿ solutions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Vicencio Oostra
Description: This module reviews all aspects of reproductive and developmental biology (from molecular and cellular mechanisms to physiology, ecology and evolution). Topics to be addressed will include molecular gametogenesis, fertilization, embryo development, placentation, pregnancy, parturition, lactation, reproductive and parental strategies, reproductive suppression, courtship and sexual selection, and the evolution of reproductive-isolating mechanisms. The module will take a comparative approach to compare and contrast reproductive and developmental mechanisms across a range of vertebrate and invertebrate species.
Description: This module introduces students to the purpose, operations and implications of management by exploring the contexts within which management takes place. We will reflect on management in relation to the social, economic, technological and legal conditions within which it operates, as well as reflect on its political and environmental consequences. We often think of management as trying to manage flows of energy, finance and labour, but it increasingly is required to confront changing social and political structures on a world scale, and increasingly challenging environmental conditions as well.
Description: This module will provide a comprehensive understanding of biomarkers in both neurological and psychiatric disorders. The application of biomarkers for diagnosis, patient stratification, monitoring disease progression and establishing drug effects and safety will be discussed. Students will gain an appreciation of current genomic, proteomic and neuroimaging approaches to undertake biomarker discovery and validation. Neurological conditions such as Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's diseases and neurotrauma will be discussed as well as emerging biomarkers for psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, and depression.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ian Mcfadden
Description: This module will provide you an overview of successes and limitations of applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in basic and applied ecology and evolutionary biology. It will cover a wide range of topics such as monitoring and ID of species and individuals from image, video and sound; forecasting of population time series; species distribution modelling; modelling of derived metrics, e.g. for ecosystem service; automated taxonomic classification. Selected examples are developed in depth in both lectures and practicals.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Matteo Fumagalli
Description: In this module, students are organised into small teams (~3-4 members per team). Each team is given the same written specification for a piece of software that must be delivered by the end of the module. Each team must design an appropriate software architecture and development plan, with specific tasks assigned to individual team members. The project involves elements from the previous bioinformatics modules (genomics, post-genomics, coding and statistics) as well as new topics that are introduced during the module. This module serves as a simulation of a real software development environment, providing invaluable experience for future employability.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Peter Thorpe
Description: This module will provide an advanced training in techniques in biochemistry. In addition to lectures from members of staff and seminars from external speakers, there will be computer and practical workshops to teach methods in molecular biology, structural biology, biophysics and synthetic biology.
Description: This residential module is designed to provide students with first-hand experience of savannah ecological processes, biodiversity and conservation issues. Savannah habitats such as the one we will be working in are continually threatened by the need for agricultural and other land, and the remaining large mammal populations and communities in Africa are widely exposed to serious threats including habitat loss and poaching. Students will spend time working in terrestrial systems, and there will be an emphasis on practical training in ecological survey and assessment methods. Students will gain a direct appreciation of the issues, problems and solutions surrounding environment and their wildlife. It is anticipated that this module will provide an opportunity for students to translate text book examples to the real world.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paul Hurd
Description: This module examines cutting edge research into some of the hottest topics and most rapidly advancing areas in biology. Focusing on functional genomics and epigenetics in the context on development, cellular differentiation, disease, non-model organisms and gene-environment interactions. Emphasis on molecular mechanisms and state-of-the-art genomic technologies are underpinned by an understanding of the importance of computational biology in delineating genome function.
Credits: 105.0Contact: Dr Christoph Engl
Description: An experimental investigation involving laboratory work and/or computational work in some aspect of Molecular Cell Biology. The student will be embedded within the research community of SBBS. The student will attend research seminars and research group meetings and typically spend a proportion of each day (from January until August) in the laboratory doing research. There will be a series of short written and spoken reports incl Poster Presentation, Research Talk (oral presentation), Research Dissertation. The dissertation will be 10,000 words, which includes a review of relevant literature, data presentation, analysis and discussion.
Description: In the early stages of the MSc Molecular Cell Biology the student will undertake a literature review surrounding the research project they are to undertake.The module involves the production of a written report containing the following elements:(i) A title of the student's future dissertation in a relevant area of research within Molecular Cell Biology.(ii) A description of the general background to the relevant research field.(iii) A comprehensive literature review of the specific research topic.(iv) A very brief research proposal outlining the aims, objectives and methodology of their research project.A short formal talk will be presented to a specialist audience summarising their literature review and can include a "Research Pitch".This compulsory 15 credit module will involve regular journal clubs to learn how to analyse and interpret published research as well as one-to-one meetings with the project supervisor(s) while preparing the written report and oral presentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matteo Fumagalli
Description: This module is focussed on teaching statistical data analysis using the programming language R. The module will cover an introduction to coding with R, exploratory data analysis and visualisation, and fundamentals of statistical testing and learning.The module is taught through both theoretical lectures and computing practicals, the latter comprising of hands-on analysis of experimental data sets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Andrew LeitchPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO113
Description: Pre-requisite: Transmission genetics OR Genes and Bioinformatics This module will introduce strategies and methods for identifying the molecular genetic basis of inherited human disorders and other traits in particular how linkage disequilibrium (LD) is used to identify the loci involved. It will use examples from the current literature to better understand genetic variation at a population and species level. It will examine quantitative traits in humans and other species; in particular the heritability estimates to infer the relative contribution of genes and the environment to important quantitative traits and disorders. Together the information will lead to an understanding of genetic drift and natural selection acting on the DNA sequence, the chromosome and genome organisation. The module will explore the evolution of genomic sequences and of chromosomes. Particular attention is paid to evolutionary processes observed at repetitive DNA sequences and the role of chromosomes in transmitting genetic material through mitosis and meiosis. It explores the role and evolution of sex chromosomes, the evolution of sex and of sexual selection. The course should students to achieve a critical understanding of thinking and research in the genetic processes of evolution.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Conrad Mullineaux
Description: The module will provide the theoretical and practical skills needed to carry out modern cell biology research. It will cover a wide range of topics such as critical review of published research, data analysis and interpretation, scientific presentation and writing lab reports as well as hands-on experience in advanced cell biology techniques.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ewan Main
Description: Proteins offer a viable alternative as we seek to transition away from the synthetic materials and heavy metal catalysts routinely used in synthetic chemistry. Both natural and synthetic protein catalysts provide a wealth of opportunity, particularly in obtaining structural and mechanistic insight. This module expands functional knowledge and detail which, in turn, will facilitate the future development of next generation biocatalysts. This module aims to refine the students understanding of how we can manipulate the function of proteins and enzymes for applications including sustainable materials (i.e., fibres), the breakdown of plastic in the environment, through to capturing carbon from the atmosphere.
Description: This module provides a hands-on introduction to computer programming (popularly known as 'coding') using a scripting language popular in the field. The focus is on producing robust software for repeatable data-centric scientific work. Key programming concepts are introduced, and these concepts are then brought together in answer biologically relevant questions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Vidya DarbariPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO269
Description: In this module you are going to learn about the structure-function relationship of various molecular machines involved in crucial life processes. This module will cover the processes of DNA packing, transcription, translation, protein folding and protein degradation including the structure and function of the macromolecular complexes that are involved in these processes. In the second part, this module will cover the structure and function of important macromolecular assemblies such as motor proteins, the fatty acid synthase and protein export machineries across bacterial membrane as well as the structure of viruses.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nazanin Owji
Description: The module centers around engineering biological systems with a focus on responsible innovation and commercialisation. It acknowledges the significance of responsible innovation at both the national and international levels and its connection to content of the programme involving applying engineering principles to biological systems. Additionally, the module delves into the process of transforming an idea into a commercially viable product, the consideration of ethical and regulatory steps, securing financial investment, understanding intellectual property (IP) and patent development, and employing various strategies to leverage IP for commercialisation. The students' comprehension of these concepts will be evaluated through a Dragon's Den-style slide deck pitch, where they will seek start-up funding.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mohamed Elbadawi
Description: This module will provide you an overview of successes and limitations of applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in physiology and biomedicine. It will cover a wide range of topics such as image diagnostic tools, medial risk assessment and prognosis, individualised medicine, drug discovery, protein folding, and classification of microbial communities. Selected examples are developed in depth in both lectures and practicals. Social, ethical, and economic implications are discussed.
Description: In this module we look at science communication and conveying ideas effectively to different audiences and with different aims. It will include areas such as how to structure a scientific argument, evaluate sources of information and associated biases, and the importance of biological research and its futures trends in the wider world.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Andrew Durham
Description: How can we convey the importance of science and research to people who haven't studied scientific subjects? Why is it vital to do so? What is the difference between communicating science and involving the public in science? In this module you will explore different approaches to engaging the public in science, with an emphasis on biological and medical sciences. You will look in detail at a range of examples of public engagement such as museums, broadcasts, social media and schemes that involve patient groups in medical research. You will critically assess who they are designed for and how well they work for different audiences. Examples will include some of the unique public engagement activities offered by QMUL. Based on what you have learned you will then develop and undertake a public engagement object/activity yourself. Teaching for the module will include face-to-face sessions, online resources and site visits. Assessment will be through coursework.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ewan MainPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO265
Description: Prerequisites: Metabolic Pathways (SBS905). This module covers various aspects of enzyme catalysis including: enzymes as proteins; enzymes as catalysts; enzyme classification; and the role of molecular mobility in enzyme catalysis. You will also investigate the active site concept and the catalytic and substrate binding properties of amino acid residue sidechains. Binding energy, driving forces and free energy relationships; the use of kinetic analysis in the study of enzyme mechanism and inhibition; and recent theories on catalysis are also discussed. Several enzyme mechanisms will be described in detail to illustrate the applications of biophysical techniques (eg spectroscopy, crystallography) and site directed mutagenesis in the study of such mechanisms. you will be taught a number of important computer-based applications towards the study of enzymes, including the use of bioinformatics and molecular graphics programmes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Simon Moore
Description: The module actively introduces you to the cutting-edge research field of synthetic biology, which is enabling far-reaching impacts in medicine, climate change, and manufacturing. The module explores the emerging potential of synthetic biology as we focus on learning the core principles, including the conceptual design, build, test, and learn cycle (DBTL) framework for engineering of biology. We will discuss its vital tools and navigate ethical considerations, encompassing both the potential misuse and the profound societal and economic impacts. We will embark on a transformative learning journey that unlocks the limitless potential of synthetic biology, empowering you to shape the future.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Dr Elena De Vita
Description: During this module, students will run an experimental investigation involving laboratory work and/or computational work in a cutting edge area relating to biotechnology or synthetic biology, within the research environment of SBBS. The student will perform a research project that either investigates a specific problem, is hypothesis-led or has a specific focus on applied research. The student will regularly interact with their supervisor(s) to discuss, plan and troubleshoot their project, as well as learn project-specific skills. They will also attend internal research seminars and research group meetings and typically spend a proportion of each day (from Jan until July) in the laboratory doing research. The project will conclude with a series of short written and spoken reports: Poster Presentation, Oral Presentation and Project Report. The report will be in the form of a mock pre-print including a title, abstract, methods, results and discussion.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elisabeth Busch-Nentwich
Description: This module teaches the essential skills required to write computer programs for the purposes of scientific simulation and quantatitive data analysis. These include command of a programming language (such as R), understanding of how to use language extensions (e.g. libraries), good practice leading to correct and readable code, and the use of code repositories for iterative and collaborative improvement of programs. Various examples in the biological sciences will be explored
Description: This module will focus on fungal diversity and it will be taught at RBG, Kew by leading mycologists. Kew has the largest collection of fungal specimens in the world that will be available to the students during the course. The module will give an overview of the systematics and taxonomy of major fungal groups, of basic concepts in mycology, field collecting, and culturing and fungarium techniques. In addition, front-line research on the ecology of fungi (e.g., symbiosis, 'rotters and recyclers', pathogens), fungal biogeography, and fungal evolutionary genomics, will be explored through study of contemporary research. The module will have a practical component, providing excellent hands-on experience for students.
Description: This module involves a novel piece of research, typically combining field sampling or use of Kew's biological collections, experimentation, laboratory work, and data analysis. Students can benefit from close alignment with current PhD or Post Doctoral research within specific research groups, both at QMUL and in RBG Kew. The diversity of expertise of lecturers involved with the programme means that high quality supervision can be found for a broad range of studies in plant and fungal biology, ecology and evolution.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr John Viles
Description: An introduction to a number of human diseases, with an emphasis on how these diseases are characterised at the molecular level. The module will include a study of the processes associated with the following amyloid formation in Mad Cow and Alzheimer's diseases, Bactorial Invasion, Flu, TB, Heart Disease, flavin deficiency and the role of metals in disease.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Stephen RossiterPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO113
Description: Prerequisites: The Diversity of Life (SBS005), Evolution (SBS110), Statistical Methods in Biology (SBS020) This module will cover concepts in animal behaviour which underpin ideas about more complex behaviours, including communication, ritualisation, homeostasis, instinct and learning. Decision-making and the evolution of adaptive strategies of individuals, optimal strategy sets and habitat selection are also included. Comparative socio-ecology including sexual and kin selection, reproductive strategies and social structure is considered. You will also look at resource patchiness, predictability and productivity as determinants of individual and social behaviour.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Richard Gianfrancesco
Description: This module will provide an overview of global plant diversity, with a particular focus on flowering plants. It will be taught at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew by leading botanists, affording students the opportunity to explore the outstanding collections and facilities housed there. Topics will range from taxonomic principles and methodology, plant systematics and comparative biology (including morphology, chemistry and genomics), phylogenetics, biogeography and evolution. The module will have a practical component, providing excellent hands-on experience for students.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Junaid KashafPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must ( take BIO163 or take BIO161 ) and ( take BIO113 or take BIO123 )
Description: This module divides into two sections.1. Biology of pathogens, both multi- and unicellular, as viewed from a whole-organism perspective. There is a particular emphasis on recent advances in our understanding of the evolution/ ecology of pathogens and of the importance of pathogens on the ecology/evolution of their hosts.2. Understanding the importance and pathologies associated with named infections and the mechanisms used by these pathogens to complete their life cycles. There will be an emphasis on the drugs used against these organisms from a molecular, biochemical and pharmacokinetic perspective with consideration given to the problems associated with these treatments (side effects, resistance etc).
Description: This module consists of an introduction to genetics, a description of the process by which genetic information is converted into the molecules that make up living things, and a review of the essential properties of those molecules. Genetics topics covered include DNA structure, classical and molecular genetics and genomics. We then examine how information flows from DNA to RNA and then to protein to give the recognisable phenotypic features of living things.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Bobby Sturm
Description: This course is an introduction to the essential concepts behind game design. These concepts include the game development process from brainstorming a game idea and establishing the focus to getting the gameplay working and playtesting. Analysis of different games - PC and console games - of different genres is also discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Conrad Bessant
Description: This module provides an introduction to data science and AI, focusing specifically on the analysis of molecular data produced by methods such as transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. Lectures cover the methods, algorithms and resources used for tasks such as the identification and quantitation proteins and metabolites, determination of protein structure, discovery and recognition of patterns in these data using exploratory analysis and machine learning, data integration, interpretation of data in the context of prior knownledge, and large scale analysis of the interaction between biological molecules. Practical exercises are used to gain experience with software tools, data formats and databases of relevance to this field.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jayne DennisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO227 or take SNU213
Description: This module explores human hereditary disease in terms of genetics, pathogenesis, clinical features and clinical management. Although examples of Mendelian and complex conditions will be discussed, we will also look at further mechanisms of disease development (for example uniparental disomy and mitochondrial disorders) and the role of genetics in drug efficacy. Students will extend their knowledge and understanding of genomic technologies and the techniques used to identify genetic loci associated with human disease.
Description: The module emphasizes practical learning and offers state-of-the-art knowledge in genome editing. It focuses primarily on understanding clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated protein Cas9 (CRISPR-Cas9) as powerful tools for editing and detecting nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. CRISPR-Cas9 is extensively used in modern biotechnology and synthetic biology laboratories, making it an essential practical skill for biologists in today's industry.
Description: In this module we introduce you to the growing area of industrial biotechnology and its significance to the bioeconomy. Industrial biotechnology harnesses the power of biological processes and organisms to develop biosustainable solutions and products for a wide range of industries. This includes key products such as biofuels and biopharmaceuticals, as well optimisation procedures such as scaled up biological production and downstream processing. Overall, this field holds tremendous potential for transforming traditional industrial practices and addressing global challenges. This module will include a combination of seminars, workshops and hands-on practical work, as well as being exposed to experts in the field. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles, applications, and future prospects of industrial biotechnology.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Ian Mcfadden
Description: This module provides you with an opportunity to further develop and apply skills learned during the previous MSc Artificial Intelligence in the Biosciences modules, by conducting a novel piece of Artificial Intelligence / machine learning work, typically within an active research group either within QMUL or at a partner organisation. The specific nature of each project will be determined through discussions between you, the course organiser and the project supervisor but will always involve bioscience problem involving complex data in a cutting edge area of biological or biomedical research. This serves as excellent preparation for future employment or PhD.
Description: You will learn how to design rigorous biochemical experiments, analyze data critically, and draw valid conclusions. Through interactive workshops, you will develop skills in hypothesis formulation, bias evaluation, and assessing research validity. By examining ethics case studies, you will learn how to articulate the impact of biochemistry research on society. This module will equip you with essential practical, analytical and communication skills for careers in biochemical research and practice.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Ewan Main
Description: In this module you will be taught certain practical and analytical skills required for biochemistry students. Starting with basic laboratory safety/routine laboratory procedures and calculations, the module moves through methods that interrogate protein concentration and enzyme function/catalysis to techniques of practical organic chemistry.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Robert HatchPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO161
Description: Prerequisites: Basic Biochemistry (SBS017). This module covers a range of topics including: Chemical reactions - Biochemical logic. Biochemistry of some vitamin and coenzyme catalysed reactions. Glycogen synthesis and degradation. Pentose phosphate pathway. Gluconeogenesis. Amino acid metabolism and the urea cycle. Fatty acid synthesis and breakdown. Prostaglandin and steroid biosynthesis. Purine, pyrimidine and deoxyribonucleotide synthesis. Control and regulation of metabolism.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Mark Van Breugel
Description: This module covers some of the fundamental skills required by biochemists. This module is structured around three main themes: (1) Acquiring Essential Skills. This module will support students in acquiring a variety of key skills such as essay writing, information handling, oral and written communication skills, literature search techniques and appropriate use of referencing and citations.(2) Considering the role of biochemical sciences in the "real world". Through personal investigations, workshops on critical thinking and a series of talks from professionals, students will be encouraged to consider the role of biochemical sciences in an applied context and gain a more global perspective of their discipline. (3) Exploring Career Pathways. Students will be given an opportunity to explore various career choices, to reflect on their own career aspirations and to meet with professional scientists from diverse backgrounds.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Clara Montgomery
Description: The Urban Ecology module provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the ecological principles, challenges, and solutions associated with urban environments in the United Kingdom. Through a combination of lectures, fieldwork, and practical sessions, students will explore how urbanisation affects local ecosystems, wildlife, and human communities. This course equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address sustainability and conservation issues in urban settings. This module is essential to meet the growing demand for expertise in understanding, managing, and conserving urban ecosystems. It is particularly relevant in the UK due to the country's urban landscape and its commitment to sustainable development and environmental conservation.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Timothy Fulton
Description: This module teaches the practical and analytical skills required for biologists. Starting with basic laboratory safety and routine laboratory procedures, the module then moves on through protein extraction and purification to microbiological and physiological techniques and finally studies involving whole multicellular organisms.
Description: This project-based course engages students in current, ongoing research on user modelling. Students in this course design user interaction experiments in which they will capture user interaction logs, human observations, videos and other forms of data. Students will use statistical and data mining techniques to create models of user affect and behavior. A major portion of credit in this module comes from class participation, which includes recitation during discussions and participation in in-class activities. Examples of the latter in the case of HCI include a mock usability test and a mock eye tracking test. The purpose of these exercises is to familiarise students with procedures for collecting data. Class participation is graded based on frequency of participation and quality of contribution. In-class activities are graded based on actual attendance in the activity and answers to guide questions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Guy Hanke
Description: Most of the teaching will be via small-group tutorials where students will develop an appreciation and experience in various aspects of communication in biochemical science. The module will focus on types and structure of scientific literature, as well as types of journals and the process of peer review. Tutorials will cover approaches to effective short essay writing and delivering scientific talks. Attendance at research seminars is required and a library workshop to developing literature search skills. Tutorials will require a high level of student participation. A number of essays and other course will set and assessment for the module will be Coursework (60%) Final Exam (40%).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Maurice Elphick
Description: The following themes will be covered in this module:1). Comparative anatomy and evolution of nervous systems. 2). Molecular & cellular mechanisms of neuronal signalling. 3). Invertebrates as model systems for understanding mechanisms of neural control of behaviour. 4). An introduction to comparative endocrinology, including the evolution and functions of neuropeptides as regulators of physiological and behavioural processes. 5). Comparative physiology of muscle and connective tissue. 6). Comparative physiology of gas exchange. 7). Comparative physiology of circulatory systems 8). Comparative physiology of osmoregulation 9). Comparative physiology of excretion.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Ozge Eyice-Broadbent
Description: This module teaches the practical and analytical skills required for molecular and cellular biology. The module will start by introducing basic laboratory safety and routine laboratory procedures, it will then move on through DNA extraction and purification to microbiological and physiological techniques.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ana Da Silva Cabral
Description: Designed to build on the first three modules, this module will help these non-research-active participants to develop and strengthen their skills in developing action (practitioner) research on their own teaching. The module will introduce participants to the principles, methodologies and approaches to conducting research and scholarship on their own teaching practice. Participants will be supported in selecting and planning their own action (practitioner) research project to help them develop their own teaching further. The assessments are designed to be authentic and require participants to plan and write an action (practitioner) research project proposal.
Description: This module provides an introduction to physiology. The structure and function of major systems including the nervous, digestive, respiratory and circulatory systems are surveyed in a variety of different taxa and physiological functioning including homeostasis, temperature regulation, gas exchange, digestion and the endrocrine systems are all reviewed.
Description: The course is an introductory course to entrepreneurship for scientists and engineers. The content was prepared by the Institute of Physics and is adapted for implementation in the Philippines setting. It provides scientists and engineers a glimpse into the world of business; particularly it introduces science and engineering students to the processes of innovation, generation and protection of intellectual property, technology transfer and commercialisation of inventions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ruth RoseOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BMD123
Description: This module will cover amino acids, the fundamentals of protein structure, isolation and purification of proteins, modification of proteins, and methods of determining protein conformation. You will also cover the basics of enzyme catalysis and kinetics with specific case studies. Other topics include ion transport, and other transport proteins, and the utilisation of proteins and soluble cofactors to generate and store metabolic energy. You will cover the basics of metabolism in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, as well as ATP synthesis and membrane bound electron transfer in mitochondria. Chloroplasts in plants and algae, and molecular motors, such as muscles, that consume metabolic energy are also covered. A detailed module synopsis will be handed out in the first lecture, and summary outlines of subsequent lectures will be available on the school teaching website for guidance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Matthew DayPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO161
Description: The module introduces the modern techniques used by the biochemist to study proteins and other macromolecules at the atomic level. The module is divided into the 3 broad themes: Techniques for purification and characterisation of macromolecules; Spectroscopic methods to study macromolecules; and Methods to determine 3D structures, crystallographic and NMR.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Angelika StollewerkOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CHE202B or take CHE206B
Description: This module is designed to provide you with detailed up-to-date knowledge of cell biological techniques, the structural organisation, development and differentiation of eukaryotic cells as well as key processes in development that are based on cell-cell interactions and cell movements. In the practicals you will learn standard cell biological techniques in histology and immunohistochemistry and you will be familiarised with the preparation of cell material from living organisms. The module provides an invaluable foundation for genetics, biochemistry, molecular, neurobiological, physiological and biomedical programmes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Pavel KratinaCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BIO234
Description: In this module you will obtain knowledge of basic ecological practice and fieldwork, and learn to integrate theory with empirical observations and data collection. You will gain practical experience in the field and also observe researchers collecting scientific data for both terrestrial and freshwater aquatic ecosystems. This will build on, and relate to, the theoretical aspects covered directly in earlier ecology modules.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr David Hone
Description: In this module students will cover the huge diversity of life on Earth (with a particular emphasis on plants and animals) including their current and previous diversity (i.e. including extinct and fossil lineages), their relationships and key characteristics. Lectures will be supported by workshops and other teaching activities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Robert Hatch
Description: This module provides an introduction to cell biology. Specifically, we consider cell structure , the history of cell biology and the basic mechanics of a eukaryotic cell. The structure and function of the cell membrane, organelles, nucleus and cytoskeleton will be explored. Finally, normal cell cycle, cell division and differentiation processes are examined alongside their dysregulation leading to cancer.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Conrad MullineauxPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO161 or take BMD123
Description: Prerequisites: Basic Biochemistry (SBS017). This module coves a range of topics: Membrane functions and subcellular organelles; lipid structures; membrane proteins; mobility in membranes and methods for its measurement; cell signalling.; membranes and cancer; endocytosis and exocytosis; protein import; building membranes; mitochondria and chloroplasts; oxidative phosphorylation; the chemiosmotic hypothesis; membrane transport; ion channels.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr David Hone
Description: This module covers essential topics of whole-organism biology, introducing the theory and mechanisms of evolution and speciation, the fossil record and human evolution.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tom Fayle
Description: In this module we look at how to design experiments, how to analyse and present the data obtained and how to communicate those results to others. The lecture and workshop component includes the principles of experimental design, statistical analysis including t-tests, correlation and regression, ANOVA, ANCOVA and non-parametric tests and discussion of how to interpret and present data. The tutorial component consists of a series of writing exercises designed to teach how to structure an argument and how to communicate ideas effectively.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Olumide Popoola
Description: This module is the first module of all the taught routes to HEA Fellowship offered by the Educational Development Team, including the Certificate in Learning and Teaching (CILT) and the both PGCerts (Academic Practice and Learning & Teaching in Higher Education). The module runs over 1 semesters. Designed as an introduction to the theory and practice of learning and teaching in higher education, the module will help participants develop the practice of reflecting on and enhancing one's teaching. The module comprises eight core teaching sessions which will be focused around planning, designing and reflecting on teaching. Participants will be in interdisciplinary groups and encouraged to exchange practice between disciplines.
Description: In this module you will obtain knowledge of basic ecological principles and learn to integrate theory with empirical observations. You will develop understanding of (i) distribution, growth and regulation of single species populations; (ii) interacting species pairs such as competition, predation, herbivory, parasitism; and (iii) structure and dynamics of multitrophic systems such as food webs, ecological communities and ecosystems. The topics will also cover spatial aspect of ecological systems in the metapopulation and metacommunity context, highlighting relationships between biodiversity, stability and ecosystem function.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Conrad Mullineaux
Description: Prerequisites:EITHER General Microbiology (SBS758) OR Basic Biochemistry (SBS017) plus one Chemistry Year 1 option. Diversity of microbial metabolisms. Bacterial growth and replication, including organization and division of the chromosome, yield and responses to temperature and nutrient availability. Photolithotrophy, photoorganotrophy, chemilithotrophy and chemoorganotrophy. Fermentation and anaerobic respiration. Growth and extension metabolism of fungi. Nitrogen transformations by microorganisms in free-living and mutualistic settings. Microbiological standards in public health. Clean water processing and waste-water treatment. Practical work will cover prokaryote photosynthesis, bacterial fermentation, fungal digestion of wood and nitrogen transformations in sediments, and microbiological water quality. There will be a brief consideration of clean water processing and waste-water treatment.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Chris Faulkes
Description: This module covers some of the fundamental skills required by biologists. This module is structured around three main themes: (1) Acquiring Essential Skills. This module will support students in acquiring a variety of key skills such as essay writing, information handling, oral and written communication skills, literature search techniques and appropriate use of referencing and citations.(2) Considering the role of biological sciences in the "real world". Through personal investigations, workshops on critical thinking and a series of talks from professionals, students will be encouraged to consider the role of biological sciences in an applied context and gain a more global perspective of their discipline. (3) Exploring Career Pathways. Students will be given an opportunity to explore various career choices, to reflect on their own career aspirations and to meet with professional scientists from diverse backgrounds.
Description: This module covers the essentials and fundamental concepts of population and community ecology as well as applied issues such as conservation. There is an one-week residential field course where students will study organisms in their natural environments, rather than in the laboratory.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stephanie Fuller
Description: This module is the third compulsory module on the PGCAP and runs over one semester. The module builds on the topics studied in the first two modules on the programme. It supports participants to take a broader view of higher education and to work at a unit, module or programme level to engage in a piece of curriculum redesign, or in some cases a new piece of design. The module looks at theory and practice of curriculum design, and supports participants to review aims and ILOs, education approach, assessment and feedback strategies, evaluation plans, and to consider their curriculum design within broader contexts. There are seven compulsory topics and participants will choose from a range of optional topics those which are most relevant for their curriculum project.This module is aligned to Descriptor D2 of the UKPSF and, therefore, offers participants the opportunity to demonstrate a broad understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning.
Description: This module examines the precise molecular details of transcription and translation using bacteriophage, prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms as illustrative examples. Gene structure is illustrated in the context of how a gene is transcribed to produce RNA, how the RNA is processed and translated to produce protein and how these processes are regulated through other DNA sequences and proteins. An introduction to bioinformatics will familiarise students with issues around data storage, access and analysis. Knowledge of second generation DNA sequencing technologies will underpin an exploration of sequence analysis, molecular phylogenetics and transcriptomics.
Description: This course familiarises students with principles of good user experience design and methodologies for arriving at good designs. It also acquaints students with quantitative and qualitative user experience testing methodologies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lesley HowellPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE102A and take CHE102B
Description: This module provides an introduction to the action of medicinal drugs. The topics covered include receptors, concentration-response relationships, drug disposition and pharmacokinetics and elementary structure-activity relationships.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Peter Wyatt
Description: This module covers the techniques used to plan the syntheses of organic compounds, together with a selection of reaction types that may be used in organic synthesis. The aim is to provide you with sufficient knowledge and experience to analyse and evaluate the design of syntheses of molecules of pharmaceutical relevance. The second half is specifically designed to give students an understanding of advanced heterocyclic chemistry, again covering examples that are appropriate to the pharmaceutical industry. The aim here is to enable you to design syntheses of a range of types of heterocyclic compounds and to predict the reactivity of these compounds with a variety of common reagents.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tippu Sheriff
Description: This module is designed to introduce first year students to the properties of the different phases of matter (gases, liquids and solids), and to the theory and practise of analytical chemistry viewed from a physical and inorganic chemistry perspective. The module considers the various types of interactions that occur between atoms and molecules, and how these influence the molecular behaviour and the characteristics of the various phases of matter. The review of solid structures includes an introduction to crystallography and diffraction. The introduction to analytical chemistry will cover topics such as sample preparation, qualitative tests, gravimetric and combustion analysis, electroanalytical chemistry, an introduction to mass spectrometry and the basics of separation science, including GC and HLPC.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Oriol Planas Fabrega
Description: This module is designed to introduce first year students to the fundamental principles underpinning organic chemistry. A substantial introduction, covering topics such as stucture, bonding, stereochemistry, acidity and curved arrow formalism will provide students with basic tools required to explain and predict the structure and reactivity of organic molecules. Focus is then given to reactivity, using a mechanistic approach to discuss topics such as nucleophillic substitution, elimination reactions, electrophillic addition, aromatic chemistry and carbonyl chemistry.
Description: The module will examine the substantive and procedural law relating to the EU regulation of GIs for wine (Regulation 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products) including the definition and eligibility of geographical names for registration of wines; control or inspection obligations; enforcement and; the inter-relationship of GIs with trade marks for wine. Complementing the legal rules for the registration and protection of wine GIs, the module course will evaluate the underlying rationale of the rules protecting wine GIs as relating to the historical and cultural aspects of wine production in Europe.
Description: This module provides advanced coverage of topics in instrumental analysis, with illustrations of the applications of such techniques. Topics to be covered include: atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, separation sciences - gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry and hyphenated techniques e.g. GC-MS, LC-MS-MS, ICP-MS, that combine two or more methods to provide improved detection of analytes. There will a strong emphasis on problem-solving in analytical chemistry.
Description: The module will provide students with in-depth knowledge and critical analysis of the legal and regulatory principles and the soft law standards applicable to international banking activities. It also investigates banking supervisory architecture in the UK, the EU, and at international level. The regulatory framework analyzed covers the entire life cycle of a bank from its inception to failure. It also discusses banks' types and activities.By the end of the module students will be equipped with adequate knowledge and critical understanding of both the special nature of banking activities and of the applicable regulatory and supervisory framework.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lesley HowellPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE206A and take CHE206B
Description: This module is concerned with the principles of drug design, drug discovery and the relationship between the molecular structure of drugs and their biological activity. Topics to be covered include: how candidate drug structures are selected for synthesis, structure activity relationships, physico-chemical properties of compounds and how these may be employed to assist in the selection of drug candidates, organic synthetic methods that are of particular relevance to the preparation of drug-like molecules. The module will build upon the knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical chemistry gained in CHE206, and examines applications of the drug discovery process by focusing on specific disease areas such as cancer, where concepts and methods of current therapies and the structures and mechanisms of action of chemotherapeutic agents are studied.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gregory Chass
Description: This module discusses key approaches in modern theoretical and computational chemistry, including HF, post-HF and DFT methods, and considers the application of such methods to study of the structure, properties and chemical reactivity of individual molecules, and further extended to the study of condensed matter.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Isaac AbrahamsPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE113 and take CHE203B
Description: The module covers aspects of modern inorganic chemistry and is divided into two parts: modern solid-state chemistry and aspects of modern organometallic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry. A basic introduction to each topic is given before specialist topics are discussed. The specialist topics vary from year to year.
Description: This course is a guided exploration of affective computing, defined as computer systems that relate to, arise from, or deliberately influence emotion. It helps students examine how these systems detect human affect, how they respond to affect, and how they themselves express affect. The topics that are covered include but are not limited to definitions of affect, functions of affect, physiological manifestations of affect, affect data collection, affect model building, testing of affective interventions, and surveys of existing affect-sensitive systems. The student will survey literature in affect detection, response and expression. The student will learn to design and implement an affective computing experiment. This will include the collection of data, its analysis, and the writing of a report.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christopher Duffy
Description: The module will focus on presenting science, types and structure of scientific literature, as well as types of journals and the process of peer review. Most of the teaching will be via small-group tutorials where students will develop an appreciation and experience in various aspects of communication in biochemical science. Tutorials will cover approaches to effective short essay writing and delivering scientific talks. Identify and discuss their own career aspirations or relevant skills and knowledge and develop skills to shape and influence their future career and life-long learning. Students will create a podcast on a Biochemistry topic.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jayne DennisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take BIO163 or take BMD164
Description: This module explores human hereditary disease in terms of genetics, pathogenesis, clinical features and clinical management. We will look at key examples of chromosomal abnormalities (i.e. Trisomy 21), monogenic disease (e.g. cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) and common disease (e.g. coronary artery disease). Students will be introduced to methods and techniques for identifying genetic loci associated with disease (e.g. homozygosity mapping, genome-wide association studies, DNA sequencing). Finally, we will discuss issues around genetic screening, testing and counselling.
Description: Social Computing is a multidisciplinary course that provides a background on social psychology, understanding of online environments and online social networks; social mining and social network analysis to better understand our networked societies. This course covers key developments and tools in areas such as Big Data Analytics (Hadoop and NoSQL) and Massively Distributed Systems. Students study an online community, and conduct research related to social computing.
Description: This is an introductory course in Mobile Applications Development, designed for both computer science and non-computer science majors. A particular mobile application development platform and environment (such as iOS and Xcode) will be employed for the course and students will be taught basic programming concepts and development techniques using the chosen platform. The course will also tackle interface design and project management concepts to enable students to develop complete applications. User experience is emphasised. Students are challenged to conceive, design, and develop mobile applications that are relevant to their intended users.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christian Nielsen
Description: Spectroscopic techniques have revolutionised our understanding of matter at the molecular level and are essential tools in chemical research and in the development of the subject. This module aims to provide students with a coherent and rigorous introduction to the principles and applications of spectroscopic techniques, in a way that spans the traditional fields of chemistry. It covers the more common techniques, including IR, UV-VIS and NMR spectroscopy, and lays the foundations for more detailed coverage of spectroscopic techniques in subsequent years of the degree programme.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lesley Howell
Description: This module is appropriate to first-year students undertaking degree programmes in the chemical sciences. It provides training in the principles and practice of key techniques and skills of practical chemistry ¿ including analytical methods, synthetic procedures, methods of purification and the use of a range of instrumental techniques. Topics such as good laboratory practice, health and safety in the laboratory, the recording of data and data analysis techniques are also covered. This course provides training in the fundamental skills required of a practicing chemist.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Marina Resmini
Description: This modules focuses on the role of organic compounds in the natural world, with particular reference to biological and pharmaceutical systems. The role of synthetic models for biological systems is examined. The aim is to rationalise the properties and reactivity of the principal classes of natural products and to demonstrate the fundamental chemistry behind biochemical reactions in biosynthetic pathways. Major biosynthetic pathways leading to the formation of secondary metabolites are examined from the mechanistic point of view. Background knowledge of biochemistry is not assumed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stellios ArseniyadisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE302P
Description: This module reviews the chemistry of some important biomolecules, including: peptide chemistry (the synthesis, properties and reactions of aminoacids, and their combination to give peptides); sugar chemistry (sugar nomenclature, sugar protection protocols and synthetic manipulations); nucleosides and nucleotides (representation of DNA and RNA structures, the significance of the purine and pyrimidine ring systems noncovalent interactions, and an introduction to the synthesis and sequencing of oligonucleotides).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Christopher Jones
Description: This module contains advanced topics in chemistry across the disciplines of inorganic, organic, physical and materials chemistry, especially in relation to contemporary advanced topics in these areas and will touch on the research interests of staff teaching on the module. The exact content of the module may vary from year to year as different staff contribute to the module and as new topics become more relevant and/or with advances in knowledge in these areas.
Description: This module is concerned with the principles of drug design, drug discovery and the relationship between the molecular structure of drugs and their biological activity. Topics to be covered include: how candidate drug structures are selected for synthesis, structure activity relationships, physico-chemical properties of compounds and how these may be employed to assist in the selection of drug candidates, organic synthetic methods that are of particular relevance to the preparation of drug-like molecules.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Yao Lu
Description: This module considers the fundamental role of molecular symmetry in bonding and in determining molecular properties. A range of spectroscopic techniques are then considered in detail, with emphasis on developing understanding of the theoretical principles and the applications of the techniques in studying molecular structure and chemical reactivity.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Isaac Abrahams
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stellios ArseniyadisOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BIO213Prerequisite: There may be additional rules for this module depending on your programme of study. Please consult your School.Corequisite: There may be additional rules for this module depending on your programme of study. Please consult your School.
Description: This course aims to provide a wide understanding of the occurrence, synthesis and behaviour of organic compounds. Topics to be covered include: reactivity of conjugated systems, pericyclic reactions and introduction to heterocyclic chemistry. The use of spectroscopic techniques as a tool for structure determination in organic chemistry will also be considered.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Christian NielsenPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE104
Description: Spectroscopic techniques have revolutionized our understanding of matter at the molecular level and are essential tools across all areas of Natural Science. This module is designed for second-year students on Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry degree programmes where its main purpose is to reinforce, integrate and extend existing knowledge of spectroscopic techniques, particularly relating to multi-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. There will a strong emphasis on problem-solving in relation to structure determination.
Credits: 10.0Contact: Dr Arianna Fornili
Description: The module will provide basic programming skills as a tool for problem-solving and scientific data analysis, with emphasis on gaining hands-on programming experience. Topics to be covered will include basic concepts of algorithm design, use of an integrated development environment, data structures, control flow, functions and libraries. Applications will include visualisation, analysis and modelling of data relevant to chemistry students.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maariyah Suleman
Description: This module is designed to introduce first year students to fundamental principles underpinning inorganic chemistry. The module will give detailed consideration to theories of atomic structure, the nature of bonding in diatomic and polyatomic molecules, the structure of inorganic complexes including consideration of their colour and magnetism as well as an introduction to symmetry operations and point groups. Emphasis is placed on developing understanding of concepts which can then be applied to more advanced topics in inorganic chemistry.
Credits: 45.0Contact: Dr Guan Hong Tang
Description: "Dissertation - independent research. An advanced, in depth examination of a particular area of law: the chosen topic should relate to a relevant issue within the academic field of Commercial Law. The particular subject area within this field is the student¿s own choice, guided and agreed by their allocated supervisor."
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Isaac AbrahamsPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE113 or take CHE114
Description: This module introduces key aspects of inorganic chemistry, including crystal chemistry, crystallography, electronic structure of solids and main group chemistry. Periodic trends in the p-block are considered. Synthesis, structure and bonding are discussed, with emphasis on aluminosilicates and boron hydrides. In addition, characterisation techniques such as X-ray diffraction and multi-nuclear NMR are introduced.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Matteo Palma
Description: An introduction to the thermodynamics of chemical systems: 1st Law; state functions and exact differentials, Internal energy, reversible and irreversible work of expansion of ideal gases; heat capacities; enthalpy, enthalpy changes of specific physical and chemical processes, and Hess's law; entropy and entropy changes accompanying specific processes, 2nd and 3rd law; spontaneous change, Helmotz energy, Gibbs free energy and equilibrium constants. An introduction to the kinetics of chemical reactions, including: differential rate equations, elementary and composite reactions, integrated rate equations,experimental methods, effect of temperature, kinetics of multi-step reactions, catalysed processes.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Tippu Sheriff
Description: This module is intended for students studying on chemistry-based degree programmes (including F100, F103, 9A32, F152, 2L22 and F154). This module is structured around three main key areas: (1) Acquiring mathematical skills for problem solving in chemistry. The module will explain how mathematics underpin chemistry and will support students in acquiring a variety of key mathematical skills used to solve problem in chemistry. The material covered in this module includes: basic numeracy skills, units and order of magnitude, simple mathematical calculations, introductory calculus (differentiation/integration), complex numbers, matrices, geometry, application of probability theory in chemistry and statistical analysis of data.(2) Considering the role of Chemistry in the "real world" and Developing graduate skills. Through personal investigation and series of talk of professional Chemists, students will be encouraged to consider the role of chemistry in an applied context and gain a more global perspective of their discipline. Students will also develop through this module, oral and written communication skills and some basic literature search technique. (3) Exploring Career Pathways. Students will be given an opportunity to explore various career choices, to reflect on their own career aspirations and to meet with professional Chemists from diverse backgrounds.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Marina ResminiPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE202A
Description: This module is aimed at familiarising students with advanced areas in organic, bioorganic and/or bioinorganic chemistry, with the specific content varying periodically. The syllabus faims to equip the students with sufficient knowledge to be able to appraise and develop synthetic strategies for the synthesis of drug and other complex organic molecules using catalytic methodology. It is designed to provide an overview of the principles and applications of contemporary catalytic methodology of relevance to drug discovery and manufacture within the pharmaceutical industry. Both asymmetric and enzyme catalysis routes will be discussed. Proteins, their structure and purification will be discussed as well as the role of enzymes both in living systems and in industrial settings.
Description: This module aims to develop an awareness of the role of chemistry in contemporary societal and global issues and at equipping final year students with the key skills required to address some of the challenges that they are likely to encounter as professional chemists. Topics such as advanced experimental techniques, industrial safety, intellectual property and ethical issues arising during professional practice of chemistry will be discussed. This module will particularly focus on developing communication skills that will allow students to evaluate, interpret, synthesise and discuss chemical information effectively and presentscientific material to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ali Zarbakhsh
Description: This module will explore the theory of ionic solutions, the behaviour of molecules at interfaces and the properties of interfaces and the kinetics of adsorption of gases. Experimental methods for the investigation and characterisation of such systems will be discussed. Classical thermodynamics of open systems and interfaces will be corroborated by the statistical interpretation of thermodynamic functions. Further topics include the conductivity and electrochemistry of ionic solutions, molecular adsorption at interfaces and self-assembly, as well as experimental techniques for nanoscale investigations, e.g. atomic force microscopy and scanning tunnelling microscopy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stellios ArseniyadisPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE202A
Description: This module introduces key concepts of quantum mechanics in a chemical context, explaining how the theories of quantum mechanics can be applied to atoms and molecules so as to rationalise the structure, properties and chemical reactivity of such entities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Peter WyattPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE202A and take CHE202B
Description: The module aims to provide a wide understanding of the occurrence, synthesis and behaviour of organic compounds. Topics to be covered include: theory and application of retrosynthetic analysis, modern heteroatom chemistry, reactive intermediates & aromatic chemistry. The use of spectroscopic techniques as a tool for structure determination in organic chemistry will be embedded within the course. The module builds upon the knowledge of structure and reactivity of organic molecules gained in CHE202.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Peter WyattPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE102A and take CHE102B
Description: This module aims to provide a wide understanding of the occurrence, synthesis and behaviour of organic compounds. Topics to be covered include: enolate chemistry, introduction to radical chemistry, oxidation and reduction reactions. The use of spectroscopic techniques as a tool for structure determination in organic chemistry will also be considered.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Giorgio ChianelloPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE206A
Description: Major classes of drugs, and their mechanism of actions in treating disease, are reviewed in this module. Prototypical drugs and those developed to refine the properties of earlier examples are also considered. The rationale for developing, or prescribing, a particular drug is presented. Undesireable effects of drugs and drug-drug interactions are also discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Cristina GiordanoPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE113 or take CHE114
Description: This module introduces key aspects of transition metal chemistry. Periodic trends in the transition metals are considered. Synthesis, structure and bonding are discussed in transition metal complexes. In addition, characterisation techniques such as optical absorption spectroscopy are introduced, and d-d transitions and spectroscopic term symbols discussed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Peter WyattPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHE104
Description: This module is designed to give students an understanding of nanomaterials and nanoscience from inorganic and physical chemistry perspectives. The module includes an introduction to colloidal systems and their applications, as well as insight into nanochemistry, with several examples of nanoscience applications. An overview of physical chemistry and synthesis of colloids with a clear link to practical applications such as medical diagnostics and drug delivery will be included. An introduction into interfacial phenomena, the electrical double layer and intermolecular (van der Waals) forces of significance for colloidal stability are given. Important phenomena such as colloidal stability (steric and charge stabilisation), adsorption, adhesion, self-assembly, diffusion, stability electrophoresis and aggregation will be covered. Techniques such as light scattering, small and wide angle X-ray and neutron scattering and electron transmission techniques, as well as the rheology of these systems will be covered. Methods of measuring particle/crystallite size are also discussed.Various examples in pharmaceuticals and natural products design will be discussed. The synthesis and applications of inorganic nanomaterials including nanocomposites and colloidal dispersions will be discussed. The main properties of nanomaterials will be discussed (electronic, optical, catalytic, mechanical and magnetic properties), always including the comparison between 'nano' and 'bulk' properties.
Description: This dissertation is designed to use Open Data and to utilize the digital analytics taught in the classroom to answer a specific research question. This project is designed for students to identify open data on digital platforms and to design a study utilizing this data. This project leverages on independent work and is designed for students to apply the digital analytics taught in the programme.
Description: This module is an academic module focussing primarily on the introduction to the basic and clinical sciences of the dental hard and soft tissues and the biochemical processes processes relevant of Oral Biology. It will be conducted in the form of 12 seminars of 3 hour duration, and 6 research seminars. The major topics include:Tooth development and mechanisms driving formationStructure of enamelStructure of dentineStructure of boneStructure of the periodontal ligamentDental anomalies
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shital Pravinchandra
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Rebekah VinceOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SML6052
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof John LondonOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP6007
Description: Why should characters behave illogically on stage or not exist at all? How can image rival plot? And what is the point of shocking audiences? This module introduces some fundamental styles and plays from European avant-garde theatre and sets them within an artistic and socio-political context. Futurism, Dada, Expressionism and the Theatre of the Absurd are included. We will at all times try to see texts as excuses for performance and use other aspects of culture to understand the challenges of this new drama.
Description: This is an immersive and application-focused alternative to the traditional dissertation. Students will take part in multiple rounds of a simulation exercise in which they will form groups to operate a fictitious business (based on real-world data).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Arianna Fornili
Description: This module covers the main principles of in silico ligand-based approaches to drug discovery, with a programming component that builds upon the programming skills developed in CHE709. Topics include molecular representations, descriptors and fingerprints, molecular similarity, database searches, application of machine learning to QSAR and ADMET prediction. Tools for the critical assessment of method performance will also be presented.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eva Galante
Description: This module is designed to teach students about the process of lead compound optimization in drug discovery. Lead compounds are compounds that show promising activity against a specific target, but often require further modification to improve their efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetic properties. Students will learn how to fine-tune lead compounds through various chemical modifications to improve their potency, selectivity, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity profiles. The module will cover topics such as structure-activity relationships, chemical modifications, synthetic viability, ligand efficiency, bioisosteres, prodrugs and ADME/Tox profiling.
Description: This module provides an introduction to that most adaptable and global of literary forms: the short story. It explores stories from diverse cultures and traditions around the world, including Asia, Europe and the Americas. By reading short stories from across the globe, students will also be introduced to the idea of 'world literature' and some of the debates surrounding this idea.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Yang Li
Description: This module is for students who have completed Chinese II Intensive, and spent a semester or year abroad. The focus will be on fluency, expansion of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, advanced oral and reading comprehension, and development of writing skills, to the point where graduates are capable of using Chinese as a working language for employment or further study / research, and are aware of the cultural imperatives for operating in such an environment.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Giorgio Chianello
Description: The discovery and development of new drugs is critical for improving human health and treating a wide range of diseases. Medicinal chemistry plays a vital role in the drug discovery and development process by providing the fundamental knowledge and principles necessary to design and optimize drugs with improved efficacy and safety profiles. This module equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and concepts of medicinal chemistry, including drug targets, drug-receptor interactions and pharmacology. Students will develop the skills necessary to design and optimize drugs with improved efficacy and safety profiles. By the end of the module, students will be able to critically evaluate the impact of medicinal chemistry on drug discovery.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Wojciech Kopec
Description: This module covers the main molecular modelling techniques used in drug discovery, with emphasis on structure-based approaches. Topics include protein structure, protein-ligand interactions, classical force fields, homology modelling, molecular docking, structure-based virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations. Practical lab sessions will complement face-to-face teaching and provide the students with the opportunity to use a range of popular modelling tools for drug discovery and assess their performance.
Credits: 90.0Contact: Dr Peter Wyatt
Description: Students work independently on chemical research topics set by their project supervisors. Original experimental or theoretical work is the principal component of this advanced project. The work also involves critical evaluation of previously published results. A dissertation is prepared describing the research work undertaken, and placing it in the context of other research in the field. The dissertation is defended in an oral examination; students also present their work in the form of a poster and as a shortoral presentation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Galin Tihanov
Description: This course module will survey and analyse key aspects of the interaction between Russian and East European émigré and exilic cultures and Western culture and thought in the 20th century (French, German, American). Particular fields to be considered include the fine arts, literature, cultural history, and social and political thought. Drawing on works by a range of Russian and East European artists and thinkers, we will explore the legacy of these key figures in their fruitful dialogue with Western culture and thought, and how Western culture responded to the challenges and opportunities of this encounter.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Elena CarreraOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP6061 or take GMH6061
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Will McmorranOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take FRE304
Description: This module explores a range of erotic, libertine and pornographic texts from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. It includes so-called 'whore dialogues' (Venus in the Cloister), best-selling novels (Fanny Hill, and Thérèse philosophe), and some well-known works by the Marquis de Sade, and Sacher-Masoch. It will examine the ways in which sex, gender, and sexuality are represented within these and other texts from the period, and explore past and present constructions of pornography and literature. Warning: this module contains sexually explicit material.
Description: This module explores the diverse ways in which canonical texts from around the world have been adapted for new audiences into a wide range of media including graphic novels, theatre, fashion and film. We challenge common assumptions about the inferiority of adaptations, which are shown instead to offer considerable insights into the contexts from which they emerge and the source texts from which they are derived. A theoretical overview is followed by examination of three case studies based on works such as 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and Chinese classic 'Journey to the West'. Students will apply their knowledge to a real-world setting by devising an exhibition.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Kate FosterOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take POR4036
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Annabel Cox
Description: This module considers a range of texts from across the globe produced in different times and places which explore the relationship between writing and learning. The module sets out to do two things. Firstly, it enables you to begin comparing and contrasting texts from across cultural contexts to develop your skills of textual analysis, including close reading, essay writing, researching and referencing. This will be central to all of the other modules you will do in the course of your degree. Secondly, it gives you the opportunity to reflect on your individual status as learners and your own personal learning experiences. You will be considering your experiences to date as well as your expectations as to what a university education can offer and provide for your future career.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria ChekhonadskihOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SML4006 or take COM4006
Description: The course will introduce students to a wide range of texts, concepts, ideas, theories and practices, both historical and contemporary, and the skills they need to analyse them. It will be divided into two 5-week blocks. The precise content of these may change from year to year, but they will be broadly concerned with culture, language, and society.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Angus Nicholls
Description: This module aims to acquaint students with a varied corpus of fictional and theoretical writings around the themes of writing and the author. There are three main aims: 1) to explore the ways in which writing and authorship are thematized and represented in literature, film and the visual arts; 2) to examine changes in the ways writing and authors have been perceived in critical and theoretical writings about literature and cinema; 3) to enhance students' writing and job presentation skills within the context of the age of digital and online culture, and thus improve their career prospects.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ye HePrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take CHI4200
Description: This is the second-year core language module for students who started their degree in Chinese 'ab initio'. It offers further intensive instruction in the Mandarin Chinese language. The course will cover all the major grammar patterns of Modern Standard Chinese and include an additional vocabulary of approx 1,000 lexical items.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CHI4200
Description: The module is aimed at students with either no or very little previous knowledge of the Chinese language. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of the basic grammar and vocabulary of Modern Standard Chinese and to develop elementary level skills in Chinese speaking, listening, reading & writing, developing an active knowledge of around 300 lexical items written in Chinese characters. The module is intended primarily for language specialists and for other students following programmes within the Faculty of Arts.
Description: The module covers advanced deep learning techniques applied to drug discovery. Topics include chemical datasets for machine learning benchmarking, deep learning for protein structure prediction, binding affinity prediction and virtual screening, and generative models for de novo drug design. Students will learn both how to use existing applications based on machine learning and how to develop deep learning pipelines in the context of drug discovery through hands-on computational sessions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eun-Seok Kim
Description: Python is a language with a simple syntax, and a powerful set of libraries. While it is easy for beginners to learn, it is widely used in many scientific areas including data science, machine learning and blockchain. This module is an introduction to the Python programming language for students without prior programming experience. Topics include algorithms and problem solving, data types, control structures, functions, arrays, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging.
Description: Tragedy is one of the most vital and enduring European literary genres. Tragic dramas are often perceived as among the most significant achievements of different national literatures. Not only are there outstanding examples of the genre in the national literatures drawn on in this programme, tragedy has from antiquity been the object of intense theoretical reflection. It has been discussed by such major philosophers as Aristotle and Nietzsche; it has been treated by literary theorists of all schools. What do we gain from and why can we take a kind of pleasure in the spectacle of human misfortune? Are the benefits psychological, spiritual, intellectual? What kind of pleasure is produced? What kinds of misfortune produces the effect proper to tragedy? What can tragedy tell us about the cultures in which it flourishes? What kind of theoretical approaches (social, psychoanalytical, historical) are most fruitfully applied to it?
Description: This module will introduce students to a selection of novels and short fiction written within the context of the European colonisation of South Asia, South East Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas (within any given year a maximum of three of these regions will be studied). The focus of the module will be upon non-European authors, and by extension upon the experience of colonialism from a non-European perspective. Texts will be contextualised in relation to the history of European colonisation within the relevant regions, and will also involve some consideration of post-colonial theory and its broader relevance to the discipline of Comparative Literature.
Description: This module will introduce students to some of the key stories from the canon of ancient Greek myth, multiple transmission routes while also examining how these stories have been adapted, both in and since antiquity, in such a way that they have continued to pose and answer questions that are still pertinent today. Key episodes and characters from classical myth (including, for example, Prometheus and Pandora, Orpheus and Eurydice, Odysseus and the Sirens, and Oedipus and Antigone) will be explored in their ancient and modern manifestations across a wide range of cultural forms (for example, epic poetry, classical drama, philosophical texts, the short story, the novel, the visual arts, classical and popular music, film, and dance). Some theoretical perspectives on myth and modernity will also be considered.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Maria ChekhonadskihOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SML4006 or take COM4006A or take COM4006B
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Stoichko Dimitrov
Description: Students work independently on topics set by their project supervisors. The work involves extensive searching, reviewing and critical evaluation of a specific area of the scientific literature. A final dissertation is prepared, based upon the investigative work that has been undertaken. Students are also required to present their work in a variety of other forms, including a poster and seminar appropriate for a specialist audience, and in an alternative format in which the topic is made more accessible to the general public.
Description: This module examines how madness has been constructed and represented in western culture from the late Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. It looks at the medical and popular notions of madness prevailing at crucial historical moments, and analyses the ways in which the main themes related to madness (fragmentation, folly, lovesickness, alienation, melancholy, delusion, derangement) have been explored and exploited in a wide selection of genres, such as autobiography, diary writing, the novel, the short story, epic poetry, theatre and film.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Miss Charlotte ByrneOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take HSP4011
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Katarzyna Mika
Description: The module will introduce students from across the humanities to key theoretical and philosophical issues as they have been approached across cultural, geographical and historical contexts. Drawing on texts from across a range of global texts (from Aristotle and Arendt to Fanon, Marx and ¿i¿ek, for example), the module invites students to confront anew the fundamental questions of meaning and value that have vexed human beings down through the ages: what makes a meaningful life? What is my place in the world? How can theory help us navigate the world?
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shital PravinchandraCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take COM4207
Description: This module familiarises you with Comparative Literature as an academic discipline and helps you develop key comparatist skills such as comparative commentary writing and passage selection. The module aims to explore the various ways in which texts can be connected and compared, as well as the reasoning behind such endeavours, and will be divided into three distinct blocks: 'Key Skills and Debates'; 'Postcolonialism and Comparison'; and `From Comparative Literature to World Literature¿.
Description: This course will introduce students to a wide range of texts, both historical and contemporary, and the skills they need to analyse them. It will be divided into two 5-week blocks, roughly divided between Literature Visual Cultures. Each block will be taught by a combination of lectures laying the ground work and seminars devoted to specific examples.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Will McmorranPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take COM4207
Description: This module explores the theme of reading in literature, film, and the visual arts, and in theoretical writings past and present. Literary texts will range from the early modern to the post-modern novel, and will be taken from European and other literatures. The figure of the reader in film and the visual arts will also be examined, while recent theories of narrative, reading and reception will allow students to reflect upon their own processes as readers and spectators.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Wan LiOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take CHI4200A
Description: The module is aimed at students with either no or very little previous knowledge of the Chinese language. It has been designed to provide students with a sound knowledge of the basic grammar and vocabulary of Modern Standard Chinese and to develop elementary level skills in Chinese speaking, listening, reading & writing, developing an active knowledge of around 900 lexical items written in Chinese characters. The module is intended primarily for language specialists and for other students following programmes within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Lesley Howell
Description: The students work on research topics in one of the areas of Artificial Intelligence for drug discovery set by their project supervisors. Computational work is the principal component of the projects. The work also involves critical evaluation of previously published results. A dissertation is prepared.
Credits: 150.0Contact: Dr Cristina Giordano
Description: This module involves students carrying-out an original piece of experimental or computational research on projects agreed with their academic supervisor. Projects are in the areas of biological, organic, inorganic, physical, materials or theoretical/computational chemistry; or a combination thereof. The work also involves an in-depth and critical evaluation and dissemination of the relevant literature associated with the topic and methodologies employed.A dissertation is prepared and defended in an oral examination (mid-September); students also present their work in the form of a ~15-20 min research seminar (mid-September).The diversity of expertise of the chemistry and biochemistry faculty involved with the programme affords a wide range of project choice within the chemical sciences, in addition to facilitating identification of potential project supervisors.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Maria ChekhonadskihOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS6069
Credits: 45.0Contact: Dr Evisa MitrouCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUSM143
Description: BUS184 Dissertation is a significantly lengthy (7,500 words) piece of independent work on a theme chosen by the student. Each Dissertation must fulfil certain topical areas, which are supported with the guidance of a Dissertation Supervisor, and involves an extended period of research and writing (two to three months). The Dissertation supports the BUSM143 Research Methods Module. Assessment submission is at the end of the semester.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Saqib Shamim
Description: The dissertation forms an important part of the assessment of the MSc Management Programme, carrying a weighting of four modules (60 credits), i.e., one third of the entire Programme. The dissertation requires a demonstration of ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. As such, the process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Shoutong Thomas Zhang
Description: The module focuses on the analytical frameworks of using blockchain technology to promote and secure the social impact. The elements of the module is to learn how blockchain technology is linked or can be further related to the digitalisation of the public sector (e-government). The students will gain analytical skills of how blockchain can be used in domains, e.g. digital identity, privacy protection, cybersecurity and e-voting. The most recent technological developments and the application are to be taught through case studies. The module overviews the current and future implementation and the use of blockchain technology by e-government in developed and developing economies.
Description: This is an introduction to the emerging and important area of blockchain regulation and law, and how it may fit into the context of established legal principles. No law background is assumed.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sayed Elhoushy
Description: This module is designed to expose students to the latest advancements in sustainability issues and research in the marketing discipline. The module will cover the roots of sustainability marketing as a field of research, and introduce the range of research on sustainability, from the theoretical to the empirical, and from the classic to the current. The core of this module will be boosting students' ability to integrate sustainability into the theory and practice of marketing. Readings in each session incorporate theoretical and empirical studies, giving students an opportunity to explore different ways of pursuing answers to current sustainability, CSR and ethical challenges.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jingjing Fu
Description: Marketing is one of the most fundamental, most complex, and possibly also most misunderstood functions of the firm. To put it in the words of the famous Peter Drucker: "Because the purpose of business is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two--and only two--basic functions: marketing and innovation." The aim of this course is to provide you with a sound understanding of the principles of marketing. In a nutshell, understanding marketing comes down to understanding your customers. Thus, even if you have no interest in pursuing a career in marketing per se, the knowledge and skills acquired in this course will be essential to your success in business.The course assumes no previous knowledge of marketing and will give you an overview of the basic marketing planning process, including segmentation, branding, pricing, distribution, and promotion. These concepts are brought to life through interactive lectures and case discussions. Furthermore, you will work on a segmentation project for a real product throughout the course.Module AvailabilityThis module is compulsory on the MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation and MSc Management programmes, and an elective on the MA Heritage Management programme. It will complement the programmes and will provide students with an understanding of marketing strategies and practices as they relate to the abovementioned programmes' specific foci and objectives.Organisation of moduleThe course consists of eleven 3-hour lectures/seminars. The lectures/seminars are held each week. Your timetable will show which lecture you should attend.
Description: This module is concerned with the raising of large-scale finance by sovereigns, corporations and banks. it focuses on certain key financial transactions, such as syndicated loans, bonds and securitisation, but discusses them within the broader context of the legal issues that arise in the international capital and money markets. In particular, it looks at the various legal issues that shape how these cross-border transactions are structured.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Angus NichollsOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take GER5008
Description: This module focuses on three German-language thinkers of global influence: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud. Students will encounter some of the main ideas of each thinker, including the understanding of history as class struggle (Marx), the philosophy of language and the death of God (Nietzsche), and the idea of the unconscious (Freud). Further thinkers working in these traditions (for example: Rosa Luxemburg, Sarah Kofman, Herbert Marcuse, Melanie Klein, Erich Fromm) may also be considered. Comparative literature students will study German texts in translation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Amitabh Rai
Description: This module explores the foundational concepts and theories of the creative industries. This module provides students with the relevant theories, conceptual tools and factual information necessary to gain an understanding of, and be able to engage critically with, the realities of managing, working and progressing within the cultural and creative industries.
Description: This module covers key concepts of scientific programming including variables, data structures, control flow, regular expressions, functions and libraries for data analysis and visualisation. Use of coding to query chemical databases will also be introduced. Face-to-face teaching will be followed by practical sessions in the computer lab, where student will have the opportunity to build their coding skills and apply them to data analysis and visualisation in the context of drug discovery using an integrated development environment such as JupyterLab. The module does not assume any previous knowledge/experience of programming.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Slobodan Sirovica
Description: Mechanisms and underlying principles of biomineralisation with particular emphasis on hard tissues relevant to the oral environment such as enamel, dentine and bone formation.Also, how an understanding of these processes can lead to the development of synthetic biomaterials and biomimetic products with applications in Oral Biology.
Description: Prerequisites: Students with an average of 60% or above (combination of first year and second year results) are eligible to register for this module. Overall the module is expected to involve students for approximately 18h/week, for 12 weeks, spent on laboratory and library work, plus additional time spent on data analysis and on writing the dissertation.
Description: This module focuses on the relevant methods of analysis and applied research into the organisation history of the creative industries. What are the interdisciplinary methods that generate innovation and leadership in the creative industries and arts and cultural sector, and which methods are more or less appropriate for engaging these different sectors of society? This module will provide students key methodological knowledge to be able to engage critically with creative industries practice and organisation, and prepares students to undertake dissertation and practice-based projects in the third semester.
Description: The underlying biochemical and physicochemical mechanisms of clinical dental prevention methods How protective mechanisms against hard dental tissues diseases exist in the oral environment and how these can be used to prevent the disease.The progress of hard dental tissue diseases and learn about existing and novel detection methods.How novel biomaterials are developed mimicking oral environment.
Description: In this course, students will learn the art and science of storytelling as a strategic and tactical language of brand communication to break the information clutter and inform, connect, inspire, persuade and engage the consumers. Storytelling in the digital age fosters brand-consumer conversation, co-creating deeper symbolic meaning and brand tribes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kalliopi Konsolaki
Description: The module provides salient theoretical and conceptual understanding of the changing nature of the politics of consumption, consuming communities and digital cultures emerging through the convergence of technologies in a global networked society/marketplace. The basis of the module is that the cultures of consumption are changing seismically through digital platforms and there is a need to examine the different cultural phenomena and trends which are shaping consumption patterns globally and in terms of specific cultural contexts. The module reviews examines IoT and the home, social media rituals, connected publics, digital cultures in the workplace, the virtues of the sharing economy, avatars, digital bodies, posthumanism, digital intimacies, global digital cultures including perspectives from the global south as well as netnography and digital visualization.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Benjamin Neimark
Description: How are climate-related and environmental risks affecting - and going to affect - the world? And importantly, the world of business? This module will equip students to understand and critically engage with anthropogenic climate change as an issue that presents new and compounding risks and challenges to businesses, workers, and society at large. The course will cover climate change and its entangled relationship between natural resources, biodiversity, and processes of commodification, and in the context of how firms and the wider communities adapt and mitigate these risks.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Behzad Hezarkhani
Description: Sustainable supply chain management is core to mitigating the detrimental impacts of global production, distribution, and consumption. In this module, we introduce and discuss the fundamentals of environmental analytics for supply chains, by integrating academic knowledge and industry practice and including case studies. We first discuss the different methods and systems for measuring and reporting environmental impact, including Life Cycle Assessment, carbon footprint, water footprint, nonrenewable materials management, and environmental reporting. We then discuss circular economy and associated supply chain strategies and business models, including reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains. We then focus on operational initiatives, such as green inventory management, responsible purchasing, green technology choice, and eco-design. We finally look at the social pillar of sustainability and discuss social responsibility and slavery in supply chains, highlighting the relationships and potential conflicts with the environmental pillar.
Description: What is Bitcoin? What is a blockchain? This module introduces the conceptual and technical concepts behind Bitcoin, blockchain, and other aspects of the digital economy.
Description: The services sector has become one of the most important sectors from both an economic and a managerial point of view. Besides pure services providers an increasing number of 'new' services providers emerge, usually offering hybrid offerings that include goods and services components. This module provides students with an overview of important aspects of services management; outlines relevant frameworks, concepts, tools, and processes to improve the understanding of service design, management and commercialisation.
Description: This module integrates the theory and practice of innovation and entrepreneurship. We will also help develop your skills, abilities and behaviour towards entrepreneurial venturing, whether in established organisations or new ventures. Although business is an important context for this course, the process, skills and ideas we will address are also important for social, sustainability and third sector innovation, and intrapreneurial activities inside established organisations. We will also address broad issues about entrepreneurship, and how it can lead to social benefits and economic value.The module is intended to draw together learning from many different functional areas that students will have already covered in the past - marketing, strategy, finance, law etc. - and place these within the larger context of innovation and entrepreneurship. While we will discuss many tools, models, and frameworks that can assist innovation and entrepreneurship processes, a core focus within the course is to critically analyse and apply these ideas.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mod Reg Dept Contact - Dept Of Business Management
Description: This is the capstone module for the MSc Supply Chain and Logistics Analytics, for which students will work on projects and use analytical methods to solve a problem related to contemporary issues that concern supply chains, logistics networks, or transportation. The projects can be based on real-world data, simulated data, or a theoretical mathematical model. The projects and problems can be supplied by firms (subject to arrangements), sourced from online data repositories, or identified from the academic literature. Students will present preliminary results as a group to an audience consisting of supervisors and problem owners. The assessment of the Group Work component (30%) will incorporate peer assessment. The final assessment of the module will be based on individual project reports that cover specific aspects of the project.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Roman Matousek
Description: The module focuses on the implications of entrepreneurial innovation on economy and organization. The central theme of the module is the exploration of the most recent technological developments and the application of blockchain technology in organizations and economy. The module overviews the strategic benefits of the implementation and the use of blockchain technology across the different sectors in the economy.
Description: The module provides a deep analytical insight into ethical controversies in digital economy. Students will acquire knowledge of how ethics in digital economy contributes to sustainable management of the organisation in the long-term. The module focuses on ethical norms in blockchain technology and other areas of digitalisation. Students will build up their theoretical base from case studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sadhvi Dar
Description: Corporate Social Responsibility will offer students an introductory and in-depth module unpacking the sensitive relationship between corporations and issues of social justice, environmental destruction (animal, climate, pollution, ecologies) and labour rights. At a time when globalisation is perceived as a threat to international business addressing inequalities across the global North and South, this module will provide postgraduate students with indispensable knowledge about key issues facing corporations today. The module will also address both philosophical issues that include ethical theories, moral debates and social scientific perspectives as well as a grounding in real life case studies and access to a local stakeholder engagement project with charities in Tower Hamlets and Poplar. Specific modules will cover a wide-range of subjects including: 'greening' management (reducing emissions, waste management, protecting biodiversity), workers rights (trade unions, ILO, outsourcing, supply-chains), sustainable consumption (ethical marketing, corporate lobbying, consumerism), and promoting democratic processes (governance, accountability, stakeholder engagement).
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Sayed Elhoushy
Description: This industry-based consultancy project allows students to apply their knowledge and skills to a real-world consulting problem while also developing their professional and practical marketing management skills. This project leverages independent work and is designed for students to carry out a case-based research plan and apply frameworks and theories taught in the programme through formulating a research question, reviewing relevant literature, collecting primary and/or secondary data, analysing, and reporting findings and proposing evidence-based strategies for a specific problem. For the group work element (i.e., group presentation) students will have the opportunity to fill out a peer-assessment form.
Description: This module examines aspects of Sustainability Reporting of companies as well as the determinants and the extent of the Integrated Reporting. Specifically the Module focuses on determinants and consequences of Integrated Reporting, Green House Gases regulatory framework and guidance and GreenHouse Gases measurement and reporting
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Sevil Yesiloglu
Description: The aim of this module is to explore the theory and practice of planning, effectively designing social marketing strategy, implementing and evaluating social marketing campaigns, and understanding the theory, uses and impacts of behavioural science and behavioural economics on society for its common good and social justice.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Zafeirenia Brokalaki
Description: This module seeks to enrich your understanding around the concepts of marketing and communication strategy in relation to the arts, creative and cultural industries. It will help you develop your strategic skills, marketing and media knowledge and creative capabilities in a critical, analytic and internationally-focused manner.
Description: In today's global supply chains, manufactured products often travel across multiple countries and multiple states, using multiple modes of transportation, before reaching final customers. Along the way, these products are processed at a variety of inventory transfer points, and reconfigured and combined with other products with the goal of arriving intact at the right place and right time. Topics covered include logistics strategy, transportation infrastructure, transport modes, logistics modelling, warehouse operations, logistics outsourcing, and green logistics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Ioannis Kokkoris
Description: The module will provide an introduction to competition law. The module will address the essentials of Article 101 TFEU (undertaking, agreement etc.), discuss various types of anticompetitive agreements, as well as the modern approach to the application of Article 101(3) TFEU in defending anticompetitive agreements. Then the module will look at Article 102 TFEU. The module will analyse the essential features of Article 102 TFEU i.e. the concept of dominance and the concept of abuse. Then the module will present some of the abuses (e.g. tying/bundling, exclusive dealing, price discrimination, refusal to supply). Finally, the module will analyse the assessment of mergers and acquisitions, focusing on substantive analysis. The content of the module is relevant for the competition enforcement by the European Commission, but also by National Competition Authorities of the EU Member States. The module will adopt a very practical perspective (case studies, quizzes) and will aim to equip students with the tools they need to assess/address infringements of national and EU competition law. Indicative topics include: ARTICLE 101: Agreements, concerted practices and decisions of associations of undertakings; Market Definition; Object or Effect; Article 101(3) Exemption; Sanctions, Settlements and Commitments. ARTICLE 102: Definition of Dominance; Concept of collective dominance; Concept of abuse; Abuses. MERGERS : Horizontal Mergers & Non-Horizontal Mergers; Remedies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jie Sheng
Description: The module will provide an appreciative overview of the digital communications landscape and how digital platforms and technologies have/are transformed(-ing) marketing communications and campaigns. Students will learn to leverage digital channels to create an integrated marketing campaign.
Description: This module examines networked and influencer marketing with the aim of understanding and applying key conceptual ideas to the platformed economy. These include the idea of celebrity endorsements, social influence and social capital as these transpire onto the platform economics.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Giorgos Gouzoulis
Description: This module aims to provide learners with a critical understanding of principles and practices of HR analytics and the importance of evidence-based practice more broadly. The focus is on equipping students with strong analytical skills that can be applied to identify and evaluate effective data sources as well as use relevant techniques to interpret and analyse data in support of HR and organizational strategy. The knowledge and competencies gained are then applied to the analysis various aspects of people management such as workforce planning, diversity management, training and development and pay and performance management and organisational change, in different types of organisational and dynamic external settings.
Description: This module will examine the cultural politics of advertising and consumption in relation to the perspective of cultural studies. It will provide a critical map of the field and bring together work on consumer culture in anthropology and sociology with work on media audiences within media studies and sociology.
Description: This module considers, discusses and evaluates the market orientation concepts and processes necessary for gaining sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. Emphasis is placed upon identifying key strategic issues, competitive positioning and strategy formulation. Marketing strategies are examined from a strategic perspective with a particular focus on Segementation, Targeting and Positioning, Branding and Relationship marketing strategies.
Description: The process of business forecasting involves the study of historical data to discover their underlying tendencies and patterns and the use of this knowledge to project the data into future time periods. This is a challenging task with non-stationarity in data and the impact of external economic factors. The topics covered include simple and multiple regression, time series decomposition and analysis, exponential smoothing, auto-regressive and moving average models, willingness to pay/demand estimation and pricing, dynamic pricing, and quantity-based revenue management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Swagato Chatterjee
Description: This module will provide an overview of what AI is and how its applications can benefit businesses on strategic and tactical levels. Students will learn basic AI applications/algorithms and their limitations as well as utility.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Syed Imran Ali
Description: This module introduces students to supply chain and operations management, including its purpose, general principles, and relationships with other functional areas of businesses. It is also intended to introduce standard terms, concepts, and metrics,crucial for understanding and analysing supply chains and interacting with business professionals. Topics include contemporary issues in supply chain, logistics, and transportation; supply chain drivers and metrics; supply chain strategy and network design; levels of planning; planning and coordinating demand and supply; production planning and inventory control process; and quality management. We will look at case studies on the use of supply chain and operations analysis in practice.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Amitabh Rai
Description: The dissertation requires a demonstration of ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. The process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication.
Description: Marketing communications has a global perspective and there are implications in creating, developing, and implementing a marketing communications programme on a global scale or in different countries. This module draws extensively on international communication case studies and contexts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Nastaran Hajiheydari
Description: This module interrogates the economic, social and cultural opportunities presented by the digital and platformed economy and its affordances of big data. In specific terms it provides an overview of the opportunities, risks and ethical challenges of such an economy for organizations, marketers, societies and humanity.
Description: This module introduces the students to Management Science, which is the study of advanced analytical and computational methods to support effective and informed managerial decision-making. The principal idea in Management Science is to formulate managerial decision problems as mathematical problems, which can subsequently be solved with mathematical or numerical techniques. The use of these methods will be illustrated with applications in diverse disciplines, in relation to supply chain and logistics management. Topics include linear and nonlinear programming, integer programming, network models, decision analysis, and queuing analysis.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Georgy Petrov
Description: Resourcing and Talent Management as a subject incorporates many aspects of the HRM practice with links to organisational performance. Central to organisational success is an ability to attract and retain the right talent committed to adding value to the organisation and its stakeholders. This module focuses on these activities both from a strategic and practical perspective in a global context, namely Employee Value Proposition (EVP), employee attraction, assessment, selection, onboarding, engagement and retention. It requires students to critically evaluate and reflect on Resourcing and Talent Management theory and practice both from an ethical and professional standpoint, and introduces learners to a range of approaches and tools deployed by organisations, both in the UK and internationally, in support of their strategic choices and objectives.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Spyridon Batas
Description: This module introduces concepts, theories and practices that are shaping our thinking about creating and scaling new ventures in a fast-moving environment with great uncertainty. It addresses strategic (e.g. how to design a business model and entrepreneurial strategy) and practical issues (how to write a business plan and make a pitch to win funding). Students will not only be introduced to the principles of business model design, but also how to deal with uncertainty in the entrepreneurial process.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Mr Cristofol Tripiana Traver
Description: This module is aimed at students who already have a basic knowledge of Catalan. Its focus is on developing oral fluency, improving aural and reading comprehension skills, learning new structures and vocabulary, and writing skills.
Description: Organisational behaviour theories and ideas from psychology provide insight on how individuals/groups behave in organisational settings. Various organisational models are analysed for future HR practitioners to enhance self-awareness and interpersonal skills. Individual differences, managing group dynamics, communicating with impact, influencing and persuasion skills, working across differences, managing workplace politics constructively, building nurturing relationship for professional growth and career progression are examined. Self-development through practical and experiential activities are embedded in weekly sessions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Paula Serafini
Description: This module examines the relationship between the cultural and creative industries and the environment from a range of perspectives and in a number of contexts. It addresses the environmental impacts of cultural production, as well as the opportunities for more socially just and environmentally sustainable arts and cultural ecologies.
Description: This module will introduce students to those aspects of law that are relevant to business operations by examining selected issues and fundamental principles that underlie the law of contract and company law. In particular, this module will deal with creating commercial contracts, contractual terms, effect of exemption and unfair clauses, remedies for breach of contract, corporate personality & limited liability of shareholders, corporate constitution and corporate management, managerial accountability & directors' duties, shareholder rights & remedies and comparative corporate governance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gloria Appiah
Description: This module will address the social challenges and opportunities and how social enterprise should offer solutions to such challenges and create social value from such opportunities. It will give students an overview of social entrepreneurship and social value creation. It will equip students with a strong understanding of foundational theories of entrepreneurship, innovation, social problems and policy. This module will introduce students to key concepts in the historical development of social enterprise and innovation and to its changing role in society and the economy. Furthermore, this module will also discuss social value creation in digital economy.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Vincent Guermond
Description: This module will address the challenges and opportunities posed by digital economy. This module will be offered as compulsory module for Digital E&I pathway. It will give students an overview of Innovations in digital economy and Industry 4.0, digital business model innovation, value creation through Industry 4.0 technologies , managing digital transformations and designing digital strategy to effectively manage innovations in digital economy. Students will be encouraged to think critically on the social impact of digital technology and the complex interactions between digitalisation and the society at large.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Justin O'Brien
Description: The 20th-century surge in strategy and management consultancy is a pivotal success story in the modern business world. It is therefore crucial for students to grasp strategy and management consulting theories and frameworks. The module will explore theoretical and practical approaches explaining managers' market choices in a networked, globalized, digitized, and competitive environment. It covers contemporary strategies like practice-based, scenario planning, and the importance of strategy processes and business ecosystems. The principles of effective consultancy are also introduced, alongside the barriers to successful intervention. Examining diverse organizational contexts and international markets, the module prepares you for potential consulting roles and as informed consumers of consulting services.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Guven Demirel
Description: This module will provide an introduction to the methods and the tools of data science. The module will use the programming language Python and will cover the fundamental stages of data analysis workflow, including data collection, data pre-processing, exploratory analysis, statistical modelling, and business reporting. This will involve web scraping, merging and cleaning data sets, feature engineering, descriptive analysis and data visualisation, and applying various unsupervised and supervised machine learning models. The module will focus on applications in the general business management domain as well as the analysis of digital currency and blockchain data.
Description: This module is an introduction to cryptocurrency and blockchain programming for students without prior programming experience of building a blockchain. Students will learn key fundamentals of blockchain technologies and theories behind cryptocurrency transactions as well as practical training of creation of their own blockchains. Topics include how to build a blockchain, how to create a cryptocurrency, and how to create a smart contract. Although this module is not highly technical, it requires a basic level of mathematics and Python knowledge.
Description: The module provides an introduction to the study of accounting and finance from the perspectives of other disciplines such as economic sociology, science and technology studies, anthropology, communications, and marketing with an emphasis on understanding the establishment of institutions, production of knowledge, and real-life practices found in accounting and finance.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Stavroula Yfanti
Description: Risk management is key to an organisation's sustainability. It allows a business to plan for situations ranging from global pandemics to volatile marketplaces, and to put solutions in place that enable them to continue to thrive. The module is designed to provide a complete set of essential management skills to assess and tackle risks.
Description: The purpose of this module is to examine how marketing can help cultural professionals to employ art in order to catalyse and support positive social change. It further aims at enabling students understand cultural audiences as well as their motivations and barriers to participating in the arts so that they can develop more accessible, meaningful and inclusive cultural experiences for diverse and marginalised communities.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrew WoonCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUSM175
Description: The module explores the theoretical perspectives of contemporary management issues and sustainability in management. It develops students' knowledge and skills in the approaches and methods for addressing the fundamental problems that underlie organisational management of sustainability in a changing world. The skills developed in this module are crucial in undertaking the Contemporary Live Management Project module. In pursuit of this aim, the module will examine the key underlying sustainability issues and global mega-trends driving the need to transform the world into a sustainable one. Students will also understand sustainable business/governance models, their underlying principles and their relationship with organisations, and the role of ethics in individual and organisational decision-making. Finally, students will understand the use of relevant tools, techniques, methods and practices in tackling sustainability issues and apply them in their learning and the Contemporary Live Management Project.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Kamran Sarmadi
Description: Effective supply chain planning and control is the driver of efficiency, flexibility, robustness, and resilience in supply chains. This module will focus on models and techniques required for designing, planning, managing, and controlling supply chain operations. The module will consider decisions and processes at different levels in the decision making hierarchy. Topics include supply network design, aggregate production planning, MPS, MRP, and ERP, JIT systems, inventory management models, production scheduling, and quality management. Students will also learn about fundamental aspects of corporate / enterprise information systems designed to support planning and control.
Description: In this module, students will explore the important role of metrics in an organisation's business strategy and its implementation. Students will learn the principles of business performance evaluation using analytic tools.
Description: In this module, we discuss the current trends and analytical frontiers in supply chain management. We have a particular focus on technological innovations that are transforming and restructuring supply chains, including Industry 4.0, IoT, blockchain and other traceability solutions, big data, and robotics. We will discuss the applications of advanced operations research, machine learning, data science, and network science methods, particularly in such data-rich and digital environments. The module will combine reading of academic literature, discussion of case studies, investigation of industrial projects and initiatives, and industry guest lectures.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Andrew WoonCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUSM175
Description: The Contemporary Live Management Project module is a capstone project designed to be offered as a core module and an alternative to the dissertation module. The introduction of the module is driven by the gaps in the sustainability audit and mapping exercise in January 2022. The mapping exercise identified 1) a lack of skills development concerning addressing global challenges associated with sustainability and 2) an inconsistent focus on sustainability across taught modules. The fragmented and disconnected nature of sustainability content covered in the programme meant that students might not appreciate just how much sustainability content they actually get without a way of showing them how the pieces connect up. The Capstone project was identified as an approach and strategy to integrate sustainability learning from across the taught modules in the programme. The Contemporary Live Management Project module meet the following Programme¿s learning outcomes Identifies appropriate research methods to investigate a specific research problem; demonstrates a structured plan for the research; evaluates contemporary issues in business management/society; assesses the strength of arguments in academic literature and debates in a relevant field; expresses arguments coherently through writing; displays good structure, formatting, style and presentation of writing. By meeting these programme learning outcomes, the module meets some of the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and UNESCO key competencies for sustainability such as problem solving, critical thinking, reflexivity collaborative competency and promoting employability and enterprise. There is also the appeal to market- Many Business Schools have the capstone module on offer, for example, The School of Management at UCL, Accounting and Financial Management programme, UCL, https://london.ac.uk/courses/accounting-and-financial-management, Imperial College Business School: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/programmes/global-mba/programme/capstone/ , London School of Economics and Political Science, The MPA Capstone: https://www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-public policy/mpa/capstone The Contemporary Live Management Project module is important in: -Tackling contemporary issues arising in an unsustainable business environment organisation, -Developing critical and analytical skills and methods relevant to addressing sustainability in the workplace. -Identifying and analysing problem-driven issues and using appropriate methods to deal with those issues. -Collaborating with diverse organisations in addressing issues, risks, problems etc. The module will fill a key gap in the MSc in Management programme by capturing the many important issues that are treated by many modules across the programme, which are in some ways fragmented and disconnected at the moment, with which sustainability is one of them. Finally, the module fits in the UN¿s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative, which asks Business Management schools to pledge their support towards putting sustainability at the forefront of education.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Sukhdev Johal
Description: Using publicly available information and real-world case studies this Module introduces a framework for business analysis and valuation grounded in recent developments in company valuation and business models. The Module analyses and discusses key components of business models and company valuation such as business strategy analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis and prospective analysis in a variety of decision contexts. The Module then proceeds to focus on equity valuation.
Description: The chosen topics should relate to a relevant issue within the academic fields of Law and Economics or Law and Finance. The particular subject area is the student's own choice, guided and agreed by their supervisor. It is expected that students will undertake primary research and/or secondary research based in the sources where the data has not been already subjected to a relevant analysis. The group presentation is complementing, integrating and applying lecture material, is the small group project. The presentation is designed to develop a wide range of technical and analytical skills prior to the submission of dissertation proposal and also organizational and communication skills.
Description: Write a 10,000 word dissertation on a particular topic within a subject area of the computer and communications programme. A Supervisor will be allocated according to topic. Students will have two terms to write up and submit the dissertation.
Description: International Arbitration is a more and more specialized area of law. In this module, students will learn the specific skill sets needed to become a successful arbitration lawyer. Oral and written advocacy, understanding of different cultural legal backgrounds and other skills will be taught on a 'learning by doing basis'. Students will take part in practical exercises, stepping in the shoes of arbitrator, counsel or clients. Applying the theoretical concepts of international arbitration in practice, students will lean the fundamental skills that will give students an important qualification in a competitive legal market.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Ms Zhirou Li
Description: The course aims at showing the students how economics interacts with the law so they can develop economic based legal argument or develop their own research. The module builds on the Law & Economics module. This module further into other areas of the Law and other concepts in Law and Economics. First, this course looks at the Law and Economics of Property Law and discusses nuisance, externalities, and the Coase theorem. Second, the courses investigates Intellectual Property Law and dives into public good and incentive theory. Third, this course looks at the Law and Economics of Contract Law and the Efficient Contract Theory. Finally, this course looks at the Law and Economics of Corporate Law including the Principal-Agent problem and Evolutionary Law and Economics Theory applying this to Forum Selection.
Description: Communication systems and services remain a key part of the information society and the delivery platform for other sectors. How these are regulated impacts their take up and development. This module aims to teach you a key aspect of communications law: the European legal framework governing the markets for telecommunications equipment network and services. It should also help you to understand: the historical development of European telecommunications law within the broader context of European Union law and policy; as well as key principles, obligations and operational implications of the current EU regulatory regime for the markets in telecommunications equipment, services and networks.
Description: The module will cover the English law of contract, including the rules governing the formation, construction and interpretation of contracts (including the incorporation and implication of terms), the circumstances where contracts may be deemed to be vitiated, as well as the available remedies for breach of contract. This module will also give students insight into the workings of the common law.
Description: This course aims to provide students with the analytical tools developed by Law & Economics scholars and the legal framework to develop their own research. First, this course aims to provide students with the analytical skills to understand the relationship between Law and Economics using various methods (e.g., case law discussion, modeling, etc.). The module looks at the neoclassical economic model, market failures, behavioural economics, and their application to the law. Second, the course aims to equip students with the legal background and the legal framework to develop their own research: Criminal Law, Tort Law, and Competition Law. This module relies on three approaches: the economics analysis of the law, law and economics, and economics in the law. Students will apply economic reasoning to different examples and case studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Christopher Reed
Description: The resolution of disputes arising from e-commerce transactions and interactions is made difficult by the borderless, anonymous nature of the Internet. This module will look at the resolution of disputes arising from Internet interactions. It covers the concept of Conflicts of Law/Private International Law (PIL) with particular focus on European and US rules and how the Internet as a borderless medium has changed the paradigm of PIL.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Lilian Ngozi SchofieldCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUSM175
Description: The module focuses on investment analysis and aims to develop an understanding of how securities and portfolios investment fits with the international financial markets. It will introduce students the Capital Asset Pricing Model, Arbitrage Pricing Theory, multi-factor model, bond valuation, equity valuation, Financial Statement analysis, option valuation and portfolio performance evaluation. This module is particularly useful for students considering a career in finance, investment management, investment banking, investment consultancy or asset management.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Eleni Lioliou
Description: The objective of this course is to examine how organisations develop and execute their international business strategies in a rapidly digitising business environment. Classic international business theories and concepts will be revisited in the light of evolving information and communication technologies. International business strategies (with a special focus on the global sourcing of IT) will be discussed. The course will involve a critical appreciation of contemporary developments and future trends.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Saqib Shamim
Description: One of the core elements of entrepreneurship and economic leadership is competitive advantage via innovation by understanding the industry and firm dynamics of technological innovation. Issues within the context of globalisation, development and digitalisation are covered as a strategic process, beginning with assessing the context and moving on to the formulation and implementation of innovation strategies by examining strategic dilemmas within innovation (e.g. standards battles and design dominance, timing of entry, choosing innovation projects, collaborative innovation strategies and the benefits of protecting or opening up innovation for competitive strategy).
Description: The Internet and related financial technologies such as cloud services, blockchain, data analytics ("big data"), and artificial intelligence (AI), combined with web-based business models, such as platforms, are rapidly transforming every day work and the future of the accounting and finance professions. This module looks at how the leading financial technologies (Fintech) impact on accounting and finance professionals. How do the accounting and finance professionals adapt to these changes? What are the opportunities and challenges for accounting and finance professions in the Fintech market? The wider legal, ethical and economic implications of using Fintech are discussed. At the end, students will be introduced to Python, a popular programming language for Fintech.
Description: This module will explore new social and green financial instruments and investment strategies that seek to deliver on both shareholder returns and sustainable development goals. It will cover trends and models including social and green finance, impact investing, blended finance, public private partnerships, microfinance and social impact bonds. We will draw on real-life case studies from the Global North and the Global South to examine their potential for contributing towards sustainable development and low-carbon transition objectives across different contexts.
Description: This module should be chosen by students wishing to take a full academic year of Introductory Catalan. Successful students will complete Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFRL). Teaching materials are selected with a view to introducing students to Catalan culture and society. Students are expected to actively participate in and contribute to the learning process in the classroom. They must attend five hours of teaching per week and expect to spend a further five hours per week on private study.
Description: This module examines the financial reporting of companies, and how such reporting can be analysed to evaluate performance. The Module expands on Semester A modules of the MSc Accounting and Finance (all the modules in Semester A are compulsory). Students learn how accounts are constructed and analysed, then examine the impact of selected issues on the reported numbers e.g. the reporting of intangible assets; the treatment of Goodwill and share repurchases, financial ratios, analysis of the Equity Statement. The Module refers largely to the regulatory regime of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Lilian Ngozi SchofieldCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUSM175
Description: This module is designed to provide postgraduate students with a comprehensive and critical understanding of AI and big data in marketing. It focuses on integrating real-world scenarios and hands-on experiences to provide students with practical insights. The primary objective is to develop a curriculum that explores the principles, strategies, and practices of AI and big data in the marketing context. Students will explore key concepts, theories, and applications, including the use of AI algorithms, predictive analytics, and automation in marketing processes. The goal is to empower students with the knowledge and skills needed to leverage AI and big data effectively for developing and optimizing marketing strategies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Johan Michels
Description: This module will provide a foundation for understanding and analysing cloud computing structures and contracts for private and public sector cloud services, including standard terms and contract negotiations; the application of data protection law to the storage and other processing of information in cloud environments, including what is regulated, who is responsible, which laws apply and the circumstances in which law enforcement authorities access information; and the subsistence and ownership of proprietary rights in data stored, processed and generated in cloud environments.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Zeynep Gurguc Farooqui
Description: The module provides a deep analytical insight into the roots of blockchain's social justice elements in the era of digital economy. Students will learn fundamental elements and principal of how blockchain technology contributes to accelerate, implement and achieve social justice not only in the individual economic systems but also globally in the long-term. The module focuses on the analysis of understanding a broader context of key elements of achieving social justice through the digitalization process. Students will build up their theoretical base from case studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Robert Briner
Description: This module focuses on a practical project to provide participants with a hands-on experience of using different types of evidence and information to identify real HRM problems and their potential solutions. Evidence-based practice approaches consider a broad range of sources of information and crucially develop skills around critical appraisal in order to judge the trustworthiness of information. The learner develops skills related to collecting relevant information of different types (including scientific evidence, organisational data, professional expertise and stakeholder perspectives and values).
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Edward Legon
Description: This module will provide the theoretical basis for understanding heritage from a range of cross-disciplinary perspectives. It will address the relationships between heritage, history, and memory in theory and practice, exploring heritage on personal and collective scales, the politics of heritage, and the materiality of heritage sites and objects alongside intangible heritage in the form of testimony and stories. The module will explore the ways in which different understandings of heritage inform practice in the heritage sector, from community archives and heritage projects to museums, historic-houses, and palaces.
Description: Explores the multiple organisational forms in the creative and cultural industries to give students critical and practical tools to organise in the creative economies. Rooted in the ethical mission of the School of Business and Management, the organising methods and organisational forms and behaviours common and emergent in the creative industries and cultural sector will be explored through an interdisciplinary understanding of creative ecologies and their political and economic networks.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Evisa Mitrou
Description: The module will provide a foundation in Research Methods for students for their dissertations. It will instruct them in how to prepare a research proposal, to draw out objectives of research, to undertake literature reviews and to assess suitable research methods to use. The course covers both qualitative methods such as case studies, questionnaires, surveys and interview techniques and an introduction to quantitative methods and data analysis. By the end of the course students should be able to prepare a research proposal.
Description: International Business is about business or firms engaging in intercontinental (cross-border) economic activities and trading transactions and/or the activity of doing business abroad. In this module students would be expected to understand the nature of international business and key analytical techniques for the operation of a business in a global setting. This module will involve developing a critical understanding of the key techniques that can be employed to support the allocation of corporate resources within an international sphere of operation.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Lilian Ngozi SchofieldCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUSM145
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof John Davis
Description: Academic rigour and applied professional theory introduces students to the actual practice of heritage management at historically renowned sites and coordinated by Historic Royal Palace's Programme Director with masterclass sessions by other specialists from within HRP. Possible visits to heritage organisations are planned. A combination of classroom-based discussion from readings, site visits and Masterclasses with HRP staff will take a `critical practice¿ approach connecting QMUL compulsory module themes to HRP case studies.
Description: The module will focus on project management techniques, methodologies, theories appropriate to projects that deliver complex outcomes in a context of high uncertainty on the desired result. The module will also provide team and teaming management principles and practices needed to obtain the desired project management results within time, budget and quality. Students will be encouraged to take advantage of opportunities to earn an accreditation for project management and the course will prepare students for this additional examination.
Description: In this module students will understand the evolution of corporate reporting from nationally specific practices to a more convergence towards IASB standards and why and how this has been sponsored. This module introduces the core accounting concepts and explores the financial reporting framework and guidelines currently available to international companies. Students will understand and appreciate how changes in regulation and corporate governance arrangements have added remuneration reports and the chairman's statements plus new demands for international integrated corporate reporting.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Abhishek Kumar
Description: As the international company becomes the norm rather than the exception, the need to internationalise the tools of financial analysis is apparent. We now live in a highly integrated world economy, and it is crucial that businesses understand both the risks and opportunities that globalisation brings. This module is designed to immerse student in the international dimension of financial issues. It specifically focuses on the international aspects of financial management to appreciate the issues that international investments and money management that international operation involves.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Mustafa Ozturk
Description: The dissertation requires a demonstration of ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. The process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication. An investigation of an issue relevant to the content of the Programme of which it forms a component will be guided through the dissertation process by a supervisor. Students are required to take the compulsory Research Methods module.
Description: Internet and digital technologies have transformed marketing and impacted industry from retailing to healthcare. Companies face the challenge of developing and maintaining their business operations and customer engagement in a constantly evolving digital space. The key question is how to successfully deploy digital marketing strategies. What are techniques that companies need to master to make effective use of digital marketing? This module empowers students with skills and knowledge needed to work as a digital marketing professional after graduation.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Gavin Grindon
Description: This module focuses on the theory and practise of funding and financing in the creative and cultural sector ( including the heritage sector). The module will give students a grounding in the landscape of funding and financing streams as well as technical aspects of understanding the organisational and legal frameworks that exist in the creative and cultural sector.
Description: This module provides learners with a critical understanding of the internal and external contexts of contemporary organisations, including the managerial, business, regulatory, labour market and institutional contexts. It further examines the role of the HR function, HR strategy and the link between HR and organisational performance. The module also introduces the major functions of HRM including resourcing, performance management, learning and development and explores the applications in professional practice in different types of organisational scenarios (large, small, global, national, public, private). This is further achieved through additional skills workshops that engage learners in the analysis of case studies, role play and problem solving exercises.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Georg Von Graevenitz
Description: This compulsory module is taught in Semester 2 building on statistical methods in Data Analytics module in Semester 1. The module introduces students to the problem of causal inference, theories of causality and causal effects empirical methods. The focus is on randomised controlled trials in similar settings. Students learn about different econometric techniques to identify causal effects and their strengths and weaknesses. Data collection and organisation of real or natural experiments, data analysis and reporting results to non-specialists is covered.
Description: This module provides an outlook on marketing as a sub-discipline of management studies. It offers students (MSc in Management and Management and Organisational Innovation) a theoretical foundation of marketing concepts (e.g., consumer behaviour, pricing, product management, branding) and different ways that these concepts can be integrated within the broader field of management. Special emphasis is given to understanding practical implications of marketing and consumer behaviour theories.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Stefan Krummaker
Description: This module will investigate and discuss leading change in organisations from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Marrying theory and practice will allow students to critically reflect on organisational change processes through both a scientific and practical lens and to apply their knowledge directly to real world cases and practices. Understanding different perspectives, practices and challenges of leading change will also contribute to students' employability and their personal development. More specifically, how they can become both an effective and a responsible future contributor to organisational change.
Description: The evolving area of AI and Robotics gives rise to many ethical and legal questions over the status of robots, the rights and responsibilities arising from their use and liability for any harm caused. The module will explore the issues of legal personhood, the protection of robots through IP, the responsibilities arising from data use and the various approaches to allocating responsibility and liability.
Description: The legal environment for international trade and foreign investment has changed dramatically since the end of the Cold War. Foreign investors are much more willing to pursue a claim of, for example, alleged expropriation or discriminatory behaviour by a host State. Further, public international law principles must also be considered once a state is involved. Principles of state responsibility, expropriation and acts tantamount to expropriation, what comprises fair and just compensation, immunity from suit and immunity from execution. These public international law principles overlap somewhat uncomfortably with the commercial interests of foreign investors. Developments in investment arbitration and trade dispute resolution have been rapid in recent years. It is now crucial that academics and legal practitioners are aware of the complex international legal elements involved in the resolution of investment and trade disputes. The subject has become very topical with broader political and economic debate on ISDS. This debate has intensified in recent years and various reform projects are underway at UNCITRAL, ICSID and other international organisation. The course is divided into four main topics: Topic 1: International Investment Disputes Out-of-Court: Principles and Historical Evolution; Topic 2: ICSID; Topic 3: Bilateral Investment Treaties and Free Trade Agreements; Topic 4: Substantive Protections. Course content: Introduction: International trade and investment disputes out of court; Regulatory and institutional framework; Basic principles of dispute settlement with reference to trade and investment; Applicable law issues; ICSID Jurisdiction; ICSID Procedure; Bilateral Investment Treaties - substantive protections and state defences; Enforcement of decisions and awards; Grey zone between substance - procedure / public - private international law; Case studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Mayra Fabiola Ruiz Castro
Description: The nature of business and management/ human resource management research and business techniques is explored to build knowledge, skills and expertise to undertake a successful MSc dissertation. Fundamentals of business management/HR research help design relevant and rigorous dissertation projects through suitable quantitative and/or qualitative research methods techniques. The entire research process from finding a research question to the results including the write-up is developed. The dissertation will also provide the fundaments for future research projects in academia and different business contexts.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Deven Bathia
Description: The dissertation requires a demonstration of the ability to carry out an original investigation into an area of interest. As such, the process should reflect skills of formulating research questions, synthesising and analysing data, drawing insights and conclusions, and written communication. Students will be required to conduct an investigation of an issue relevant to the content of the Programme of which it forms a component. Students will be guided through the dissertation process by a Supervisor.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Guven Demirel
Description: This module is the capstone module for the MSc in Business Analytics. Students will work in groups and will be required to provide analysis of a problem or question using complex data from a business context. Each group will be assigned a Mentor who will guide the group through the process of structuring the analytical problem, obtaining and organising the data, data analysis and presentation of results. Final assessment will be based on individual essays which cover specific aspects of the case and student's reflection in the light of Business Analytics methods and theories.
Description: This module will provide a complete introduction to the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR is an area of corporate self-regulation that integrates sustainability and business-ethics into the business model. 'Greening' waste management, reducing the corporation's carbon footprint and protecting the rights of workers, are all aspects of CSR management that corporations are involved in and voluntarily self-regulate. In this module you will engage with business-ethics theories and a number of real world case studies to bring the issues to life.
Description: The module will familiarise students with the fundamentals of effective leadership in analytical initiatives/project teams including the difference between leading and managing initiatives/projects, dealing with resistance, knowledge hoarding and different stakeholder interests, transactional versus transformational leadership, inspiring peers and subordinates effective communication, trust and knowledge sharing within and across teams and other stakeholders, presenting and pitching concepts and results, managing the organisational synergy of a team and dealing with acceleration and over-acceleration in analytical projects.
Description: The module provides a non-technical overview of quantitative methodologies frequently used in finance and international business research. The module is data driven and covers the basics of: Hypotheses testing, OLS and Logistic Regression Analysis, Instrumental Variables, Time Series Analysis, Panel Data Models and Differences-in Differences. The module also teaches how to apply these methods using STATA (a leading econometrics software).
Description: This module will investigate leadership in the social and public sectors from theoretical and practical perspectives. The module explores established and new paradigms of leadership at all levels in social and public organisations, characterised by their tendency to operate in politically- and/or resource-constrained environments. Students will reflect critically on relevant research, and apply their insights to real social and/or public organisational cases. The process of understanding and challenging leadership practises will also contribute to students' employability and personal development.
Description: The module provides insights into how accounting is embedded in a socio-economic context and how accounting is shaped by this context. Key concepts and methods of accounting are discussed by focusing on the reporting of the financial position and financial performance of business organisations, the analysis of the financial statements produced by business organisations and the use of accounting information by management for planning, decision making and control purposes.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Androniki Triantafylle
Description: This module will explore various theoretical approaches used to explain what markets managers choose to compete within, why and how. We will begin by examining the "traditional" competitive positioning and resource-based views, and critically evaluate these analytical approaches and their appropriateness in an increasingly networked, globalised, digitised and fluid competitive environment. The module will then provide an overview of the emerging literature on the application and use of big data and data analytics within organisations.
Description: The structure and dynamics of various complex networks (e.g. World Wide Web, online social, intra/interorganisational, im/export trade networks) are examined. A unified theoretical framework to analyse sociologically relevant phenomena exhibiting complex dynamic network structures (e.g. information diffusion, cultural fads, financial crises, and viral marketing) is the aim. Innovation, to uncover the structural foundations of knowledge creation, transfer, sharing, and diffusion in various empirical domains is emphasised from an interdisciplinary perspective by combining current research on complex networks with contributions from relevant organisational and sociological research.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Stephan Henneberg
Description: The module Relationship and Network Marketing provides students with an overview of important aspects of business-to-business marketing. For this purpose, students will explore crucial underlying concepts of relationships and networks as well as develop a sense of business marketing practices. The module fosters an understanding of how organisations are embedded in an interdependent net(work) of business exchanges. Using collaborative and cooperative relational management provides firms within such net(work)s with the possibility to mobilise important external resources via business partners.
Description: Environmental pollution, inequality or climate change, have driven an increasing need and demand for products or services that contribute value through enhancing environmental performance or alleviating social issues. Thinking critically about the role of innovation in social justice and sustainable development is the goal by providing a rigorous conceptual understanding of various perspectives of emerging models of innovation, such as sustainable, social, frugal, reverse, grassroots, and inclusive innovation along with the practical challenges of managing these approaches.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Nataliia Efremova
Description: The Masterclass in Business Analytics introduces students to current industrial and commercial business analytics practices. This is done through three components: 1. A hands-on experience with industry-popular Machine-Learning software packages; 2. Descriptions of recent Big-Data projects, initiatives and business models from leading corporations and organisations; and 3. Direct interaction with London-based industry experts through class presentations.
Description: This module will give you a basic introduction to research methods for marketing, starting with problem definition and question formulation, continuing onto selecting and designing appropriate research methodology and collecting data in various marketing circumstances, and finishing with essential data analysis with modern tools, and interpretation of that data. Finally, we will also work on essential tools for putting all of this together: how to communicate these ideas and findings to a broad audience in the form of a research report and oral presentation.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Mustafa Ozturk
Description: This module consists of Professional Development workshops. These workshops include a mixture of knowledge dissemination, interactive discussion, and the use of worked examples and role plays (including a number of case studies based on actual organisations) to provide students with practical insight and initial development of the necessary skills to become effective in addressing issues that arise in various areas of HR including: recruitment and selection, performance management, negotiation and bargaining, career development and talent management.
Description: This module integrates the theory and practice of innovation and entrepreneurship. The module draws together the learning from several functional areas that students will have already covered in the past - marketing, strategy, finance, law etc. - and place these within the larger context of innovation and entrepreneurship. While we will discuss many tools, models, and frameworks that can assist innovation and entrepreneurship processes, a core focus within the course is to critically analyse and apply these ideas.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Clancy Peiris
Description: This module introduces basic legal principles and concepts and enables students to understand the structure and organisation of the legal system in the UK. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of the principles of English law. Students will study the impact of Civil Law, Company and Insolvency Law, the impact of Criminal Law on business and accounting profession. Students will be able to identify other key areas in which the law affects the role and work of the accountant.
Description: This module is one of three 15-credit Level 5 compulsory work-based modules in the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (Social Change) programme. The module will introduce management degree apprentices to the concept of governance in the voluntary and non-profit sector(s), including the history, current key themes, and key components of effective governance. Students will also develop an enhanced appreciation of the constraints and opportunities offered by the changing governance frameworks, which affect voluntary organisations. The module will enable management degree apprentices to gain a broad understanding of the legal framework within which the law and regulation of charities and charitable activity in England and Wales is set and understand regulatory requirements for charities and charitable companies, and the reporting and accountability obligations in regard to statutory accounts and reports. The module will enable management degree apprentices to explore the advantages and disadvantages of different legal forms, the nature of their constitutions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Daniel Lee
Description: International marketing requires leaving behind the assumptions of the domestic market. Firms frequently struggle to adapt to the social and economic practices that shape markets outside their sphere of experience. Firms' internationalisation also can influence the nature of those practises (for better and for worse). This module examines the nature of the problems and theory that guides developing solutions.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Jack SargeantCorequisite: In the same year as taking this module you must take BUS157
Description: Current Challenges in Business and Management I is the first of a pair of modules that provide a foundation for success in the BSc Business Management programme, and in work. A problem-based approach, focused on SBM¿s core values (social justice, sustainability, corporate governance) is used. It examines a range of organisations that make up the modern economy (for-profit businesses, third sector, state and international institutions) and considers their historical, current and possible future roles.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andrea Anita NagyOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS017
Description: This module introduces the fundamental concepts and principles of micro- and macro-economics. The focus is on the insights of economics for business decision-making. The first part of the module (on microeconomics) covers supply and demand, elasticities, firm behaviour, pricing and market structures, and market failures. The second part (on macroeconomics) includes aggregate demand and aggregate supply, unemployment, inflation, international trade and exchange rate, and economic policies.
Description: This module explores the foundational concepts and theories of the creative industries. Courses typically focus on theory mainly. Too often, little attention is paid to issues of business practice and administration. This module, seeks to address this gap and to provide the student with the relevant theories, conceptual tools and factual information necessary to gain an understanding of, and be able to engage critically with, the realities of managing, working and progressing within the cultural and creative industries.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Tara Velez
Description: This module will define the financial system and discuss the functioning of financial institutions. The module will also analyse why the central bank is crucial for financial system and how financial institutions operate in the financial markets. This module will be offered to Joint Programme students as a compulsory module in Year 2, Semester 1 and to Associate undergraduate students as an elective module.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Jacqueline Onalo
Description: This module is one of three 15-credit Level 6 compulsory work-based modules in the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (Social Change) programme. The module introduces degree apprentices to the major forms of political lobbying that aim to influence changes in policy relevant to the voluntary and non-profit sector. The module aims to develop a critical understanding of lobbying as a phenomenon and a critical and evaluative insight into its processes, as undertaken by both commercial and non-governmental organisations.
Description: The module provides insights into how accounting and finance is embedded in a socio-economic, political and cultural context and how accounting and finance is shaped by this context and in turn shapes this context. Adopting this broader perspective the module elaborates accounting and finance concepts in the context of decision-making, control and governance. Key concepts and methods of accounting and finance are discussed by focusing on the reporting of the financial position and financial performance of business organisations, the analysis of the financial statements produced by business organisations, the use of accounting information by management for planning, decision making and control purposes, and the ways of financing a business and managing its working capital for liquidity and strategic purposes.
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW certificate level module, the pass mark is 50%.This level 4 module will provide the necessary foundation for Accountancy level 5 modules. This module will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of finance, and will develop an understanding of why the finance function is crucial for a business organization. It will briefly introduce the currency exchange rates and explain why the value of money depends on the time when receiving or paying cash flows. Given the importance of finance in the highly integrated financial markets and in the global economy, it is necessary to understand the functioning of financial markets and financial instruments that are traded in the markets.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Dabir Ahmed
Description: This module introduces to the subject of taxation and provides the core knowledge of the underlying principles and major technical areas of taxation as they affect the activities of individuals and businesses. The students are introduced to the rationale behind the functions of tax systems. The syllabus then considers the separate taxes that an accountant would need to have a detailed knowledge.
Description: This module gives an overview over strategic marketing issues. Strategic marketing includes activities of firms that deal with the analysis of the corporate situation and the formulation and implementation of market-oriented strategies and programmes. The module provides a systematic approach that focuses on real-world applications to enable students to relate theoretical insights to marketing strategy, improve the ability to analyse business cases, and to prepare students for the possible pursuit of a career in marketing and/or a master in marketing/management.
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW certificate level module, the pass mark is 50%.This level 4 module will provide the necessary foundation for Accountancy level 5 modules. This module introduces students to historical development of tax policies in the UK including general objectives of taxation, UK tax system, different types of tax in the UK. The module focuses on the UK taxation rules so that students are able to calculate the main tax liabilities under UK tax policy, whilst encouraging students to question the success and inadequacies of UK tax policy.
Description: This module will introduce students to the fundamental concepts of finance, and will develop an understanding of why the finance function is crucial for a business organization. It will briefly introduce the currency exchange rates and explain why the value of money depends on the time when receiving or paying cash flows. Given the importance of finance in the highly integrated financial markets and in the global economy, it is necessary to understand the functioning of financial markets and financial instruments that are traded in the markets.
Description: This module will develop students¿ understanding of the nature of corporate finance in terms of the sources of finance and nature of internal calculations that are employed to allocate financial resources into strategic investment projects. Students will discuss how the techniques of financing and allocation of financial resources have evolved. This understanding will be blended with an analysis of the strategic management literature on how financial resources are deployed strategically to both create and capture value.
Description: This module introduces students to historical development of tax policies in the UK including general objectives of taxation, UK tax system, different types of tax in the UK. The module focuses on the UK taxation rules so that students are able to calculate the main tax liabilities under UK tax policy, whilst encouraging students to question the success and inadequacies of UK tax policy.
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW certificate level module, the pass mark is 50%.This module introduces basic legal principles and concepts and enables students to understand the structure and organisation of the legal system in the UK. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of the principles of English law. Students will study the impact of Civil Law, Company and Insolvency Law, the impact of Criminal Law on business and accounting profession. Students will be able to identify other key areas in which the law affects the role and work of the accountant.
Description: This module introduces students to the key features of the UK graduate job market and ways to explore various career options. In particular, the module helps students develop skills necessary for applying for and securing internships, placements and graduate jobs by providing them with practical guidance on application process and selection methods used by employers, including building a professional online brand, business writing skills, psychometrics and interviews. Students are required to engage with a wide range of compulsory and optional professional development activities designed to help them get career ready.
Credits: 0.0Contact: Dr Ishani Chandrasekara Mudiyanselage
Description: The module aims to assist students in the transition to Higher Education by developing their academic and professional skills in order to improve and enhance their personal effectiveness as learners. The module also aims to improve and enhance students¿ awareness of accounting professional qualification and employability skills. Students will benefit from a series of series of bespoke workshops and networking events to support them with their academic studies and professional futures in Accountancy and Finance industry.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Mr Richard Poole
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW certificate level module, the pass mark is 50%.This level 4 module will provide the necessary foundation for Accountancy level 5 modules. This module introduces students to the principles of external auditing and its value for society. The module is at an introductory level and will be useful for students interested in pursuing further studies towards a professional accounting/auditing qualification. This module equips students with practical auditing skills to ensure that students understand the assurance process and fundamental principles of ethics, and are able to contribute to the assessment of internal controls and gathering of evidence on an assurance engagement. The learning outcomes cover a range of threats and dilemmas to be identified as well as safeguards and solutions to be resolved.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Fernando BarrioOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS143
Description: The module introduces the contexts in which law operates, shapes and is shaped by business. It encourages critical thinking about the intersections of law and key business themes. Topics will include law and: corporate governance (e.g. share/stakeholder theories), business strategy (e.g. outsourcing, IP), industrial organisation (e.g. global value chains), competition (e.g. mergers/acquisitions), regulation standard setting (e.g. private standards), sustainable development. The operation, structures and functions of international legal systems with differing economic levels and historical trajectories of legal development are examined via case studies.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Szilvia Mosonyi
Description: This module covers concepts and practices of Responsible Leadership. It introduces students to elements of ethical decision-making at individual level. Core leadership theories are discussed from leader and follower perspectives linking to (ir)responsible practices. The module builds on current responsible leadership literature, while covering related theories of authentic, servant, ethical, and spiritual leadership. The module concludes by looking into how responsibilities of leaders and followers translate at a corporate level and investigating related corporate social responsibility practices.
Description: The module addresses the following topics: [A] Theories of organisational learning (OL) 1) Definition of workplace OL 2) OLW early practical approaches 3) OL and managerial & organisational cognition 4) Cognitive vs socially situated learning theory [B] OL studies in different areas of business and management practice. OL and: 5) innovation practices 6) strategy-as-practice 7) change management 8) knowledge management [C] Wider contexts of OL 9) Postmodernity knowledge society 10) Recent OL concepts 11) OL futures
Description: This module introduces students to the principles of external auditing and its value for society. The module is at an introductory level and will be useful for students interested in pursuing further studies towards a professional accounting/auditing qualification.This module equips students with practical auditing skills to ensure that students understand the assurance process and fundamental principles of ethics, and are able to contribute to the assessment of internal controls and gathering of evidence on an assurance engagement. The learning outcomes cover a range of threats and dilemmas to be identified as well as safeguards and solutions to be resolved.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Alexis Wearmouth
Description: This module investigates the theory behind techniques adopted by professionals in marketing, sales, public policy as well as general business negotiation environments in order to change stakeholder behavior and attitudes, influence outcomes, and gain compliance. Students will explore, compare and integrate a variety of theories of persuasion grounded in research from the fields of psychology and marketing.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Andromachi Athanasopoulou
Description: The module will cover a wide range of topics which will introduce students to management studies. Students will learn about key theories on the nature of managerial work and on key management skills. These skills range from working effectively in groups to developing self-awareness and from how to effectively motivate and empower others to how to manage power and conflicts. A core part of the module involves learning to recognise the responsibility implications in applying these skills in various contexts.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Ulrike Marx
Description: Accounting standards and the contribution of pan national organisations (e.g. EU and International Accounting Standards Board IASB) are explored to include statements of changes in equity and comprehensive income. Topics include the evolution of accounting standards, financial instruments, fair value reporting and debates on accounting conceptual frameworks. Changes in regulation and corporate governance arrangements, added remuneration reports, chairman's statements and new demands for integrated corporate reporting (e.g. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Reporting) are analysed in light of external consultants/actuaries influencing corporate reporting.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Styliani Ladi
Description: This module will explore aspects of the European political, economic, social and cultural context that are relevant for managers doing business in Europe. It will begin with an introduction to Europe's structural characteristics and the history of European integration. It will then introduce students to key features of Europe's business environment such as the Single European Market and monetary union. Students will also be engaged in discussions over Europe's place in the world and future structural changes.
Description: The module will commence with a consideration of financial reporting systems and environment, and the Conceptual Framework for financial reporting. Corporate governance, sustainability and ethics will follow. Preparation and interpretation of financial statements and reporting performance will be covered in subsequent weeks. Then, the module will explore the accounting treatment of revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with IFRS 15. Finally, calculation and presentation of earnings per share (EPS) concludes the module.
Description: This module aims to introduce students to some of the fundamental numerical skills required to succeed in the digital age. The course provides a first understanding of probability, statistical inference and modelling, and develops skills in presentation of quantitative information. A secondary aim is to enhance student¿s familiarity with R.
Description: This module will be offered at Level 4 as a compulsory module and will provide the necessary foundation for the level 5 BUS239.The module provides insights into how accounting is embedded in a socio-economic, political and cultural context and how accounting is shaped by this context and in turn shapes this context. Adopting this broader perspective the module elaborates accounting concepts in the context of decision-making, control and governance. It is intended to help students to understand the essentials of management accounting.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Homaira SemeenOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take BUS216
Description: The module explores key aspects of Management Accounting in the context of its key pillars planning, control, internal decision making and governance. Students will be able to understand the interaction of Management Accounting with organization/business and society. Learners will appreciate the manner by which Management Accounting is embedded in a socio-economic, political and cultural context within an organisation. Students will critically blend professionalism with intellectualism in Management Accounting practices to ensure broad-based Management Accounting education and the enhancement of learning required in any modern organisation.
Description: The module will provide an overview of quantitative methods in management research and international business. Following a revision of descriptive statistics, probability and inference, the focus will be on fitting models, synthesising and communicating the results. The module will introduce students to a range of modern quantitative methods to deal with different types of data applications relevant to international business. Emphasis will be placed on the use of statistical software such as R, with practical examples and interpretation of results.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Eleni Lioliou
Description: This module aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the issues pertaining international business. Students will learn about the economic, political and social forces shaping various advanced and developing economies and delve into the challenges of operating and competing internationally.
Description: This module introduces the most relevant concepts of economics from the perspective of business. The microeconomic part of the module covers: supply-demand, elasticities, firm behavior, pricing and market structures, and behavioural economics. The macroeconomics part includes: aggregate demand/supply, unemployment, inflation and fiscal, monetary and supply-side policies.
Description: The services sector accounts for over three-quarters of GDP and employment in many economies. In light of the growing importance of services in local and global economies, it becomes crucial to study and understand the functionality of service offerings. This module will explore the distinctive characteristics of services and explain how these characteristics affect the marketing approaches used by firms - including challenges involved in controlling service quality, managing customer experience, and synchronising demand and supply.
Description: This module explores advertising as an evolving category of social communication within a convergent media landscape. A strategic managerial perspective is taken to generate insight into the development of advertising and the roles and processes so entailed. The consumer perspective is also considered in the light of advertising¿s role as a vehicle for cultural meaning. Media consumption issues are also important to consider given the rapid growth in expenditure on digital (especially mobile) advertising communication. The module takes a multi-disciplinary approach drawing on socio-cultural, psychological and anthropological perspectives.
Description: This module enables students to apply and deliver a structure for the workings of community project consulting and delivery. This module has been developed for participants who are likely to deliver a project in the community and for those with a foundational understanding of the management principles and leadership skills as understood in the Managing and Leading Community Projects module. The module incorporates interactive workshops, group activities, and assignments. The module provides an opportunity to apply theoretical concepts to practice for skills required for effective project management and delivery.
Description: This module enables students to understand a foundational structure for the workings of managing and leading in the community for project delivery. The module incorporates interactive workshops, group work and assignments. Theoretical and practical concepts and techniques for management and leadership studies are applied to real-time project development issues.
Description: This is a core module for all students enrolled on the BSc Accounting undergraduate programme and counts as an exemption against an ICAEW certificate level module, the pass mark is 50%.This level 4 module will provide the necessary foundation for Accountancy level 5 modules. The module provides insights into how accounting is embedded in a socio-economic, political and cultural context and how accounting is shaped by this context and in turn shapes this context. Adopting this broader perspective the module elaborates accounting concepts in the context of decision-making, control and governance. It is intended to help students to understand area of management accounting.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Timothy CliftonPrerequisite: Before taking this module you must take SPA6308
Description: Marine insurance is a fascinating and important area of international shipping law. Shipping has always been perilous - adverse sea conditions, piracy, accidents and pollution at sea, deterioration of goods during transportation - and both owners of vessels and cargo have increasingly sought, over the years, to protect themselves in the event of loss. This module deals with the law of marine insurance. This module will examine, among other issues, the definition and formation of a marine insurance contract (including the duty of disclosure and insurable interest), the parties to the contract and the various risks covered (as well as those excluded), what constitutes evidence of the contract and its terms, claims under the contract, assignment, subrogation and contribution, the rule of proximate cause, and the diverse forms of loss that a vessel or cargo owner might suffer.
Description: The module will cover essential aspects of the law relating to carriage of goods by sea (mandatory international law regulating carriage of goods contracts, international standard terms, functions of documents such as bills of lading, waybills and delivery orders, as well as electronic alternatives to these documents, detailed discussion of logistics services and multimodal transport).
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Heather Ford
Description: Climate change threatens our environmental and societal stability in profound ways. This module 1) examines our understanding the physical basis of climate change; 2) analyses climate modeling data from the Coupled (climate) Model Intercomparison Project; and 3) synthesises information from a range of disciplines to identify the environmental and societal implications of climate change globally and regionally.
Description: This module is for students who have completed Catalan II Intensive. The focus will be on fluency, expansion of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, advanced oral and reading comprehension, and development of writing skills.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Theodora Christou
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Garry Gabison
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jeremy HicksOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS4046Prerequisite: In taking this module you must have basic knowledge of russian
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Laetitia CalabreseOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SML6202Prerequisite: In taking this module you must have a mark of 60 in year 1 and 2 core language modules in two of french or german or russian or spanish
Description: This module is designed for final year BA Modern Languages students combining two L1 languages (French, German, Russian and Spanish). It is for students who have already reached a high level of linguistic competence and aim to develop listening comprehension and oral production skills ¿ including bilateral communicative skills ¿ to a very high level in both languages. Students will learn to perform different types of speech acts in everyday life situations and to perform tasks required in working and social environments, such as summarizing, reporting and presenting, as well as consecutive interpreting (interpreting between speakers of two different languages). This module is not designed for true native speakers of the languages studied. Students outside of Modern Languages can take this module at the discretion of the module organiser.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Prof Conor Ward
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Malik Dahlan
Description: Water Law is a module examining the ecology and legal management of water. The legal area forms part of the wider body of environmental, international and economic law. It consider topics including the transboundary management of water resources, the human right to water, initiatives improve water service, privatisation, the role of water in energy production and the trade of water as a good or service.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Ms Maria Fanou
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Phoebe Okowa
Description: This module provides an overview of key developments in public administration and management from a comparative perspective. It combines theoretical perspectives with discussion of a wide range of case studies to consider what makes effective public management and what are the different styles of public management and how this affects public administration. The module will use the comparative method to look at the different ways public management is implemented in Europe and in other OECD countries and in understanding why is there variation across countries in public management. The module surveys a range of techniques including performance management and quality assurance, and considers contemporary debates such as the role of markets and partnerships in public management. At the end of the module you should be able to understand the factors influencing the shift from the public administration to the public management paradigm and demonstrate a critical awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of management approaches. Upon completion of the module, successful students will have a thorough knowledge of the current theories and practices in public management, how public administration have been affected at global, EU and OECD countries' levels and potential solutions to its set of problems.
Description: "Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has experienced a number of dramatic political, social and economic changes which are by no means at an end. Its role as an international actor has also changed over time and frequently defied the expectations of its international allies and adversaries, as the Ukraine crisis of 2014 has demonstrated. This module aims to introduce students to the politics, government and foreign policy of Russia as they have developed since 1991 in order to allow students to analyse and assess the challenges Russia faces today and its complex role in contemporary geopolitics."
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Musab Younis
Description: This module introduces students to main theories from which international relations research is conducted and methods and analytics with which to conduct such research. Taught in SEM2 the module serves as a preparation for undertaking dissertation research that students are expected to accomplish in SEM3. The module enables students to learn (1) various theories of knowledge (e.g., positive versus normative, explanation versus understanding, objectivist versus subjectivist, postcolonial and decolonial, and rational versus relativist ways of doing international relations research; (2) major methods used in international relations research (e.g., interviews, documents, repositories, archives, recordings, and digital sources); and (3) analytical relations between various theories of knowledge in international research and methods appropriate to them. The module introduces students all these three issues with judicious examples drawn from major debates in contemporary international relations research.
Credits: 60.0Contact: Dr Richard Saull
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Niovi Vavoula
Description: The module will examine the key legal issues underpinning EU Immigration Law as a distinct field of law. The module will examine a number of central themes in law and governance of EU Immigration policy in Europe's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. These include the development of the Common European Asylum System through an examination of the operation of the Dublin Regulation; EU law on irregular migration and the criminalisation and securitisation of migration; border control and border management in EU law (including the law of the external border and the Schengen area); the role of EU agencies in the field of immigration law (including FRONTEX and the European Asylum Support Agency-EASO); and relations with third countries and the external dimension of EU immigration law. The constitutional and human rights implication of European integration in the field will be fully explored.
Description: An introduction to the basic laws of electromagnetism: electric force and field; electric potential and energy; capacitance; electromotive force; magnetic force and field; the Lorentz force; electromagnetic induction; mutual and self inductance; magnetic energy; LC circuits; Maxwell's equations; introduction to electromagnetic waves; applications in science and engineering.
Description: No aspiring maritime (or shipping) lawyer can claim to be educated without at least some knowledge of the law relating to maritime claims. Indeed, such knowledge is invaluable to anyone who aspires eventually to work in shipping or international trade, whether as a lawyer in a law firm, as a legal advisor in-house, or in a P & I Club. While the emphasis will be the admiralty practice and procedure in England, the jurisprudence of other jurisdictions, namely Australia and South Africa, as well as international conventions on arrests of ships and on maritime liens and mortgages. No account will be taken of the special difficulties which fall within the ambit of the conflict of laws (or private international law), significant to a practitioner though these are. The module will cover the Admiralty jurisdiction and its nature; Maritime, statutory and possessory liens: legal characteristics; transferability; assignment; extinction; accrual of statutory liens; The exercise of Admiralty jurisdiction: limitations on the exercise of jurisdiction; time of invocation; residual matters; arrest scenarios; Priorities: generally; non-admiralty principles; admiralty principles; priorities and maritime liens; priorities and possessory liens; statutory liens; execution creditors; alteration of the prima facie order.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Dr Guan Hong TangOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take SOLM221
Description: This seminar-based module offers a multidisciplinary study of artificial intelligence (AI). The module examines AI regulations through the lens of AI technology and application and investigates the impact of AI on the economy and regulatory landscape. It discusses rights and responsibilities of AI from a technological, economic and legal perspective, reviews diverse approaches to AI regulatory frameworks in a comparative and competition context. Participants are expected to conduct research in group and to lead weekly issue-based roundtable discussions.
Credits: 30.0Contact: Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer
Description: Reinsurance involves insurance (and reinsurance) companies insuring all or part of the risks they write with other (re)insurance companies. Reinsurance is required by regulators but also makes business sense since it allows insurance companies to increase their capacity to write insurance. In this module we are looking at traditional reinsurance and innovative reinsurance solutions. We consider how reinsurance contracts are formed and how they can be structured. By reference to typical reinsurance market wordings, we will consider the interaction between the underlying insurance contract and the reinsurance contract and how their relationships impacts on the reinsurance terms and claims. We will also examine the structure and regulation of insurance-linked securities which are a means of risk transfer to, and of financing insurance risk in, the capital markets. London is one of the world centres of the reinsurance industry and the London reinsurance market is amongst the leaders in developing innovative reinsurance solutions. This module will provide a thorough understanding of this important and rapidly developing area of law and practice. English law is the governing law applied to Lloyd¿s and London market insurance and reinsurance policies, and is frequently chosen as governing law for international reinsurance transactions. The LLM in Insurance Law, of which this module forms part, opens up lucrative career opportunities in the global insurance and reinsurance industry, the legal sector, management consultancies and the financial services industry generally.
Description: Students will be introduced to the core concepts and theories of international human rights and humanitarian law and the ethical debates that underpin contemporary local and global healthcare practices. Particular attention will be paid to: the legal normative basis of human rights and health; the interaction between the protection/promotion of health and the protection/promotion of human rights; the role of international humanitarian law in protecting health during war or military occupation; the tensions between the health business, healthcare and human rights; the ethical debates around the human rights framework in general and specific case studies in health and human rights; and the institutional, economic and political challenges faced by health and human rights worldwide.
Description: This course examines how we should design, finance, and regulate corporations in order to align their incentives with sustainability issues in general and climate change in particular. The course will focus on issues such as the concept of sustainability, the relationship between sustainability and the corporation, the design of a sustainable corporation, the role of asset managers and the financial industry in general as stewards of sustainability, and the recent policy initiatives and regulation. The course is strongly committed to presenting a global and comparative perspective highlighting the contemporary principles and trends of sustainable business and finance.This module will be taught intensively over a period of 1 week in semester 3. Sem 3 is the final teaching semester taught early June to early July.
Credits: 15.0Contact: Prof Jeremy HicksOverlap: In taking this module you cannot take RUS5046Prerequisite: In taking this module you must have basic knowledge of russian