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Making sense of sudden mass deaths

Making sense of sudden mass deaths Copyrighted imageCredit: wallyg under CC-BY-NC-ND licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 23 May 2013
Sudden, brutal death; hundreds and hundreds of them. What does it do to you to be one of the bereaved in such a traumatic event?

Should human conditions be classed as illnesses?

Should human conditions be classed as illnesses? Copyrighted imageCredit: Bowie15 | Dreamstime.com
Introductory Level Updated 21 May 2013
May 2013 sees the publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. So, why all the fuss about revising a manual for...

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Introducing public health

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Introducing public health Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Intermediate Level Duration 6 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
This unit introduces some key elements of public health and health promotion, using a video case study of Coventry. It focuses on the major determinants...

The science behind wheeled sports

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Introductory Level Duration 8 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
This unit focuses on cycling and wheelchair racing: what we might collectively call 'wheeled sports'. The Scientific concepts such as force, acceleration and speed...

The psychological aspects of sports injury

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The psychological aspects of sports injury Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission
Intermediate Level Duration 3 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
For many people, sport is a way of life, so imagine the emotional distress that a sports injury can bring when it restricts someone's participation...

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Understanding cancers

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Understanding cancers Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Introductory Level Duration 150 hours Updated 17 May 2013 Register by 12 Dec 2013
Gain a basic scientific understanding of cancer – how tumours are formed and spread, risk factors, diagnosis, pathology, prevention, treatment, and lifestyle management (including palliative...

Understanding the autism spectrum

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Understanding the autism spectrum Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University/Karen Parker
Introductory Level Duration 150 hours Updated 17 May 2013 Register by 10 Oct 2013
An accessible introduction to autism, this course explores principles and problems of diagnosis, possible underlying causes and issues of care, education and therapy.This is a...

Signals and perception: the science of the senses

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Signals and perception: the science of the senses Copyrighted imageCredit: Dreamstime
Advanced Level Duration 300 hours Updated 17 May 2013 Register by 05 Sep 2013
Investigate how we interact with our environment through our senses – using concepts from biology, chemistry, physics and psychology to explore the process psychologists call...