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Cultures
Languages

Cultures

...free course, Cultures, you will address the question of traditional music and music from the francophone world, and you will examine the place they occupy in the world of artistic creation. The course is divided into three sections: 'Is traditional music, current music?', 'The musical heritage of Normandy' and 'Music of the francophone world'...In this free course,...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Exploring data: Graphs and numerical summaries
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring data: Graphs and numerical summaries

...free course, Exploring data: graphs and numerical summaries, will introduce you to a number of ways of representing data graphically and of summarising data numerically. You will learn the uses for pie charts, bar charts, histograms and scatterplots. You will also be introduced to various ways of summarising data and methods for assessing location and dispersion...This...
Contemporary Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Contemporary Wales

...free course provides an accessible and lively social science account of contemporary Wales. It introduces key aspects of the economy, society, politics and culture of Wales, providing a wealth of up-to-date evidence that is organised around core social science concepts and theories, to help you make sense of a changing nation...This free course provides an accessible and...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Reading visual images
Society, Politics & Law

Reading visual images

...free course, Reading visual images, is an introduction to analysing and interpreting photographs as social data. Who controls what the image is saying? You will look at how photographs provide visual evidence and how they can illustrate and support our ideas about society...What does a picture or an image tell you? This free course, Reading visual images, is an...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...free course, Who are Europeans?, looks at the development of identities within Europe and the European Union. You will assess the mechanisms through which a new identity commitment is being formed and the limitations of and oppositions to this process. Can a genuine European identity ever be created in an expanding multicultural European Union?...What is Europe and what...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Studying mammals: Chisellers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Chisellers

...free course, Studying mammals: Chisellers, you will learn more about some of the evolutionary features that make these creatures so plentiful. This is the third course in the Studying mammals series...Ever wondered why rats, mice and squirrels seem to reproduce at such an alarming rate? Rodents are among the most successful of all the mammal groups. In this free ......
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding society: families
Education & Development

Understanding society: families

...free course, Understanding society: families, you will explore how different families have different ideas about how work in the home should be divided. You will also investigate the diversity of families. We will see how any discussion of the division of labour has to recognise that families differ in terms of shape and size...In this free course, Understanding society:...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: island life in a volatile world

...free course, Climate change: island life in a volatile world, examines the potential problems faced by the people of the Pacific Island of Tuvalu as a result of rising sea levels. Where would you go if your island is only a few feet above sea level? Who would you blame?...What impact will global warming really have? This free course, Climate change: island life in a...