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Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid
History & The Arts

Introducing Virgil’s Aeneid

...introduction to the Aeneid. Virgil’s Latin epic, written in the 1st century BCE, tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his journey to Italy, where he would become the ancestor of the Romans. Here, you will focus on the characterisation of this legendary hero, and learn why he was so important to the Romans of the Augustan era. This course uses translations of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...Introduction - This free course, Assessment in secondary music, explores assessment in music education. You will consider issues around the purposes of assessment in music, the forms that it takes, how you can ensure that these forms of assessment are appropriate and perceived as legitimate, and how young people can be fully involved in the assessment of their work,...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...Introduction - This free course introduces you to the world of International Relations (IR). It introduces some of the tools scholars of IR use and insight into two important areas of contemporary international relations and the debates they raise. It is an excellent way to begin your exploration of what international relations is all about and to develop a feel for what...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding research with children and young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding research with children and young people

...introduction to research with and by Children and young people. It is designed primarily for anyone with an interest in research with and by children and young people, including (but not limited to) those currently working in different areas of professional practice, and may also appeal to young people who are interested in designing their own research projects. There is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...Introduction - Access to healthcare is important to all of us. Did the arrival of state medicine in the twentieth century mean that everyone had access to good medical services? If you fell sick in 1930 where could you get treatment – from a GP, a hospital, a nurse? This course shows that in the early twentieth century, access to care was unequally divided. The rich...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Introducing consciousness
History & The Arts

Introducing consciousness

...Introduction - Consciousness is at once the most important and most baffling aspect of the mind. It is the very heart of our existence yet it is extraordinarily difficult to describe and explain. This course introduces consciousness, and the ‘hard problem’ it presents for a science of the mind. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...Introduction - This course will help you understand how arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences. The material is primarily an audio file, originally 30 minutes in length and recorded in 1998. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 1 study in Sociology...How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences: Learning outcomes - After...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...Introduction - Law is an interesting and lively subject that touches upon all aspects of everyday life. We hope that you will enjoy this course, which provides an introduction to the fascinating topic of law. This course assumes that you have some interest in the law. You may be interested because of some direct involvement with the law, for example in buying a house, or...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs