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Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin
History & The Arts

Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin

...skills required to navigate a passage of Latin, Ancient Greek or both. Note that in this course all Greek is presented twice, first in Greek letters and secondly ‘transliterated’ into English letters. You can therefore study this material without knowledge of the Greek alphabet. You may, however, wish to acquire some knowledge of the alphabet and pronunciation before...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...studies, you will not need to remember everything in detail. You will need to understand and remember the underlying principles, however. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss different...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Astronomy with an online telescope Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...skills for online study, whether this is to explore similar topics or part of your preparation for other study. There will be weekly interactive quizzes, of which Weeks 4 and 8 will provide you with an opportunity to earn a badge to demonstrate your new skills. You can read more on how to study the course and about badges in the next sections. After completing this...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teaching citizenship: work and the economy
Education & Development

Teaching citizenship: work and the economy

...studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...Teaching citizenship: work and the economy: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: critically appreciate the significance of claims made for ‘global corporate citizenship’ understand the nature of work and ‘social citizenship’ recognise the difference between...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...skills involved in the study of history use and analyse different types of sources, both primary and secondary read and interpret information from a variety of media think about and process information through description, explanation and analysis...The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK: 1 The changing position of women in the home and workplace - How, when...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Herodotus and the invention of history
History & The Arts

Herodotus and the invention of history

...Studies courses and qualifications....Herodotus and the invention of history: Introduction - With the information explosion online, how can you tell fake news from the real thing, or be more sensitive to how information can be weaponised? In the fifth century BCE, a Greek by the name of Herodotus faced a similar challenge when he set out to examine why his people, the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
World-Changing Women: Emily Davies
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Emily Davies

...studying that it posed a risk to their mental and physical well-being. Excessive mental activity in women, especially during menstruation, was believed to cause acute weakness and weight loss, a condition described as ‘anorexia scolastica’. Emily Davies was born on 22 April 1830, the daughter of a clergyman. She spent most of her youth in Gateshead, Co. Durham, where...
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Hallowain't III: Ghost moose
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Ghost moose

...much blood. (Female ticks swell to the size of small grapes when fully engorged.) Thanks in part to winter ticks, moose populations in many states are now declining. And the decline can be quite harrowing - a six year study discovered that possibly as many as one in four young moose are dying as a result of the ticks: In this case, it's the ghosts who are the survivors....
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