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The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...free course, The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present, highlights the similarities and differences between our modern Games and the Ancient Olympics and explores why today, as we prepare for future Olympics, we still look back at the Classical world for meaning and inspiration...This free course, The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present, highlights the...
Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...free course, Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency, will introduce two approaches to understanding juvenile delinquency. The psychological approach focuses on examining what makes some individuals, but not others, behave badly. The sociological approach looks at why some individuals and some behaviours, but not others, are defined as disorderly...This free...
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...free course, From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language, looks at how language is understood by taking an interdisciplinary approach...Human communication is vastly more complex than that of any other species we know about. It is so complex that linguists are only just beginning to identify the processes in the brain that are related to understanding language....
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...free course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how these components work together, starting with a chemical compound we are all very familiar with water...Atoms, elements and molecules are the building blocks of everything that makes up our world, including ourselves. In this free course, Water for life, you will learn the basic chemistry of how these...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...free course, Working with young people: roles and responsibilities, we look at the roles that are taken when working with young people. We focus on what those working with young people actually do, starting with some analysis of roles. We show that, in the context of work with young people, the term is more than simply a statement about who does what: it also says...
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...free course, What is politics?, introduces you to the world of politics. It is dedicated primarily to answering the question of what politics is. Although the question might seem rather simple, it elicits various, often contradictory responses. As you will realise, in politics as in much of the humanities and social sciences definitive answers are difficult to come by....
Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...free course, Understanding depression and anxiety, explores the causes of these mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk and causal factors for some depression and anxiety disorders, and learn about the biology and psychology behind them...This free course, Understanding depression and anxiety, explores the causes of these...
Welsh history and its sources
History & The Arts

Welsh history and its sources

...course Small country, big history: themes in the history of Wales (A182)...This free course, Welsh history and its sources, is a teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important institutions that contribute to our understanding of the history of Wales, and a pool of resources that can...
Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs