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The Ancient Olympics: Bridging past and present
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Introductory Level
Duration 5 hours
Updated 20 May 2013
This unit highlights the similarities and differences between our modern Games and the Ancient Olympics and explores why today, as we prepare for London's 2012...
Introducing public health
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Intermediate Level
Duration 6 hours
Updated 20 May 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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Duration 8 hours
Updated 20 May 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...
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Signals and perception: the science of the senses
Advanced Level
Duration 300 hours
Updated 17 May 2013
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Investigate how we interact with our environment through our senses – using concepts from biology, chemistry, physics and psychology to explore the process psychologists call...
Understanding cancers
Introductory Level
Duration 150 hours
Updated 17 May 2013
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Gain a basic scientific understanding of cancer – how tumours are formed and spread, risk factors, diagnosis, pathology, prevention, treatment, and lifestyle management (including palliative...
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Updated 17 May 2013
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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...
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