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Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...free course, Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows, explores the mechanisms that are important; the most rapid carrier is the wind. The basic principle of global atmospheric circulation is simple: warm air rises and cold air sinks. How does this principle affect the atmosphere and flow of water in practical terms? Starting with an iconic environmental...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Technology, innovation and management
Money & Business

Technology, innovation and management

...free course, Technology, innovation and management, will provide you with an overview and introduction to a range of related concepts, ideas and debates. It adopts a broad definition of innovation and subscribes to the view that a fundamental feature of any innovation process is that it results in gaining value...Develop a critical understanding of technological...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Influenza: A case study
Science, Maths & Technology

Influenza: A case study

...free course, Influenza: A case study, explores the biology of influenza, covering a range of topics including: the virus, infection, replication, mutation, immune responses, pathology, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment...This free course, Influenza: A case study, explores the biology of influenza, covering a range of topics including: the virus, infection,...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...free course, Political ordering, asks questions about what states are and how they are involved in the processes of governing and ordering social life. Building from an awareness of just how much of everyday life involves the state, the course questions whether states have this authority to govern. It also asks about situations in which states may not be able to command...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...free course, Nationalism, self-determination and secession, will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own...What makes a 'nation' and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This free course, Nationalism,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...free course, Understanding water quality, helps explain the options....Understanding water quality: Introduction - Please note, this course was written in 2003/2004 therefore some of the information is now outdated. In this free course, Understanding water quality, you will look at the main properties of natural water and how these may be altered by pollutants of ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...free course, you will explore this question by looking at textual and visual evidence relating to Amphiaraos’ sanctuary, which was located at a town called Oropos, in northeast Attica. You will engage with this material to learn about some of the different ways the ancient Greeks interacted with Amphiaraos, both individually and as part of their community. Study note:...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...course. Transcript This free course will help you to become familiar with the requirements and demands of postgraduate study, and to develop the skills and confidence to pursue your learning further. It will help you to consider some conventions for critiquing academic writing and develop your understanding of the challenges of demonstrating critical awareness of a...
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Level 3: Advanced 24 hrs