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Studying the arts and humanities
History & The Arts

Studying the arts and humanities

...course is an introduction to studying the arts and humanities. It takes you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and improve your confidence as an independent learner...This free course is an introduction to studying the arts and humanities. It takes you through a series of exercises designed to develop your...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...course, Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period, demonstrates how a number of specific features indicate that the interwar period was a distinctive and important moment of modernity in the twentieth century, from the rise of the metropolis and the emergence of new forms of mass media, to the changing lifestyles of women and the increasingly interventionist...
Drug development process: combating pain
Science, Maths & Technology

Drug development process: combating pain

...course offering a brief introduction to the process of new drug discovery; from identification of a suitable candidate drug molecule to the development of a commercial drug product available in the clinic for pain relief or as an anti-inflammatory...Drug development process: combating pain, is a free course offering a brief introduction to the process of new drug...
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...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...The ancient...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
What is heritage?
History & The Arts

What is heritage?

...course will introduce you to the concept of heritage and its critical study, exploring the role of heritage in both past and contemporary societies...What is heritage? This free course will introduce you to the concept of heritage and its critical study, exploring the role of heritage in both past and contemporary societies....What is heritage?: Introduction - This course...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...course, Medicine transformed: On access to healthcare, shows that in the early twentieth century, access to care was unequally divided. The rich could afford care; working men, women and children were helped by the state; others had to rely on their own resources...Access to healthcare is important to all of us. Did the arrival of state medicine in the twentieth century...
Everyday maths 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1

...course, Everyday maths 1, is designed to bring your learning to life, inspiring you to improve your current maths skills or helping you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, run a household or make progress in your career...Have you ever noticed how...
Free course 48 hrs
Wilberforce
History & The Arts

Wilberforce

...course explores Wilberforce's career and writings and assesses their historical significance. In particular, it examines the contribution that Evangelicalism, the religious tradition to which Wilberforce belonged, made in the transitions between the Enlightenment and Romanticism. Throughout it relates Wilberforce's career and writings to wider social and cultural...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs