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Children and young people: food and food marketing
Education & Development

Children and young people: food and food marketing

...Introduction - This free course, Children and young people: food and food marketing, will introduce you to some key contemporary issues regarding children’s relationships with food, such as whether this should be thought of primarily as a health issue, or also as a way of expressing identities (family, class, cultural, or generational). It will also introduce you to...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
History & The Arts

Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus

...Introduction - This course is on Christopher Marlowe's famous play Doctor Faustus. It considers the play in relation to Marlowe's own reputation as a rule-breaker and outsider and asks whether the play criticises or seeks to arouse audience sympathy for its protagonist, who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for 24 years of power and pleasure. Is this pioneering...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...Introduction - That mammals need energy to support all aspects of their lives, be it breathing, running, excreting, repairing cells, reproducing, keeping warm, is a central, unifying theme of the 'Studying mammals' series of units. So is the notion of specialisation of diet - that mammals display adaptations, i.e. specialised teeth or complex stomachs, that enable them to...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...Introduction - Cultural heritage – for example, ancient ruins or artefacts and works of art or architecture – can be very important to society. They can be valued for their beauty, their historic significance, and their religious or cultural associations. We try to protect important heritage, if we can. However, what if we had to choose between protecting heritage and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...Introduction - This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Sociology...The technology of crime control: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: illustrate how CCTV is used for general surveillance give examples of how CCTV can be used for crime control...The technology of crime control: 1 The purpose, efficacy and regulation...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Making sense of art history
History & The Arts

Making sense of art history

...Introduction - In this course you'll explore a further arts discipline – art history. But why study art history? Look around you, it's likely that wherever you are you'll be able to see some images – for example, on posters, magazine covers or food packaging. It's also likely that many of these images will be intended to have some sort of effect on you. For example,...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...Introduction and guidance: Introduction - This free course explores psychological theory and research on the relationships we form with fictional characters. Throughout the course you will hear from leading crime writers, who will talk about how they create and write about their characters. The course involves interactive components designed for you to discover something...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?
Society, Politics & Law

How did Facebook likes help Labour at the ballot box?

...managed to target undecided voters in marginal constituencies, energise voters who had drifted away from the party, and mobilise the young...[Political party Facebook montage] Ever since last summer’s General Election journalists and academics have grappled with two key questions – why did Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party do so well; and why didn’t we see it coming?...
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