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PRINCIPAL AIMS To develop a firm understanding of the principles of modern design, maintenance and assessment of healthcare technologies, including: medical devices, novel treatment and therapeutic technologies, technologies for a healthy life-course, systems and environments for care delivery. This module will provide the student with a firm grounding in methods and tools for design, management and assessment of health technologies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. PRI...

ES97F (18/19)

2017 COHORT During the CCE blocks, students will spend one Friday per fortnight at the WMS Gibbet Hill Campus - the Academic Day. This day will include Case-Based Learning (CBL) sessions around which other learning is structured. Each Case will conclude a fortnight after it commences, allowing didactic teaching, workshops and self-directed learning around the case during the intervening period. Registers will be taken twice during academic days - during CBL and Group work and for lecture atte...

MD279 (18/19)

This module has been written to be a theoretical core course underpinning the English MA pathway Shakespeare and the British Dramatic Tradition, but all students on the MA are welcome to take it as an option. The aim of this module is to introduce students to drama and performance theory, by giving them the opportunity to explore and discuss some of the methodologies, debates and conceptual approaches to drama and performance, both current and historical. It will encourage students to conside...

EN9A7 (18/19)

This module aims to position theatre and performance within the wider scene of the creative and cultural industries. It explores socio-cultural and political contexts of arts production. It introduces students to principles, practices and considerations in running an arts venue; programming, commissioning and presenting work; supporting artist development; marketing work to audiences and undertaking further outreach and engagement activities; setting up and running a theatre/performance compa...

TH340 (19/20)

PRINCIPAL AIMS To develop a firm understanding of the principles of modern design, maintenance and assessment of healthcare technologies, including: medical devices, novel treatment and therapeutic technologies, technologies for a healthy life-course, systems and environments for care delivery. This module will provide the student with a firm grounding in methods and tools for design, management and assessment of health technologies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. PRI...

ES3F0 (19/20)

This module offers students the opportunity to study postcolonial film from different historical and national contexts and via a range of geopolitical and technological shifts. It will explore the changing relationship between colonialism and film through the course of the twentieth century and beyond. The module will begin by interrogating cinemas of and as Empire with an emphasis upon Anglo-American history, its ‘imperial gaze’ and neo-colonial Hollywood. It will then move on to explore var...

FI924 (19/20)

MODULE OUTLINE The module aims to equip students with advanced knowledge and understanding of a chosen area of study to undertake higher level independent research under guidance from a supervisor. It encourages students to develop their prior knowledge and understanding of art history at a higher level and undertake more focused and independent work. It encourages research skills, the critical application of methodology, and independent thinking. It enables students to make effective use of ...

HA967 (20/21)

MODULE OUTLINE Mannerism defines a key historical period in European arts, bridging the Renaissance and Baroque periods, which is characterised by a shift towards an increasingly more artful, idiosyncratic approach to artistic invention and practice. The term itself, however, is controversial, as it was forged by modern critics on the basis of the Italian sixteenth-century expression maniera (‘manner’, ‘style’). The broad aim of this module is to bring to the fore a number of critical issues ...

HA2F9 (20/21)

We will explore the models and empirical studies on economic growth. As of 2024, roughly 25% of the global population lives in poverty (i.e. on less than $3.65 per day). Why does this persist? Understanding the causes and consequences of economic growth is more complex than it appears. By the end of this course, you will have a more informed perspective. While some causes are known, many factors remain to be fully understood. Tackling macroeconomic challenges like global poverty through growt...

EC243 (24/25)

This course offers an advanced introduction to international trade law, with particular emphasis on the legal framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With 166 Members, the rules of the WTO govern around 98 per cent of global trade. Yet the rules-based multilateral trading system has come under increasing strain in recent years, marked by tariff wars, rising protectionism, and a deepening institutional crisis. Against this backdrop, the course examines the laws, principles, and jurisp...

LA932 (25/26)