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History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...free course, History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past, consists of a series of essays, drawn from material contained in the Reading Experience Database, that illustrate different aspects of reading in Britain during the period from 1450 to 1945. These essays are designed for you as the reader to dip in and dip out, allowing you to pick which essays best...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Voice-leading analysis of music 2: the middleground
History & The Arts

Voice-leading analysis of music 2: the middleground

...free course, Voice-leading analysis of music 2: the middleground, continues our examination of 'voice-leading' or 'Schenkerian' analysis, perhaps the most widely used and discussed method of analysing tonal music. In this course, this method is explained through the analysis of piano sonatas by Mozart. The course is the second in the AA314 series of three courses ......
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...free course introduces four key ‘challenges’ as a spur to thinking critically and creatively about responding to development issues on a global scale. You will identify how the four challenges of conflict, governance, justice, and transformation cut-across all areas of global development and call attention to fundamental principles and concerns such as peace, equality...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Language and thought: introducing representation
History & The Arts

Language and thought: introducing representation

...free course, Language and thought: introducing representation, introduces you to the key questions about how meaning is conveyed in language...How does what you say come to mean something? Does what you say inherently represent what you, the speaker, think it means, whatever that might be, or does what you say carry its own meaning, separate from your intentions in saying...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...free course, Modern slavery, is designed to develop an understanding of the international system of human rights protection in relation to modern slavery, but also encourage an appreciation of the influence of International Human Rights Law on the development of the domestic system of human rights protection...This free course, Modern slavery, is designed to develop an...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...course K271 Social work law....An introduction to social work law: Introduction - In this free course, An introduction to social work law, you will consider the role of social workers and the values that shape social work practice. You will be asked to examine some of your preconceptions about social work and the law and reflect upon your own views. The course will...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...free course, Human rights and the law, looks at the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and its influence on law in the UK and examines the Human Rights Act 1998...Human rights now seem to take precedent over many areas of our lives, but where do these rights come from and how did they develop? This free course, Human rights and the law, looks at the impact...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...free course, Attachment in the early years, covers theory and research in the area of attachment in early childhood. In the 1950s, John Bowlby was the first person to develop a theory about the significance of early attachments between caregivers and very young children. His work has stimulated a massive and very productive field of research with important implications...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs