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Introduction to mental health science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to mental health science

...Open University course S826 Introduction to mental health science (Stage 1 in the Masters in Mental Health Science), and is suitable preparatory reading if you are considering moving on to postgraduate study in this area. The MSc in Mental Health Science (F78) is directly relevant to research and employment in the fields of medical and psychological sciences...
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What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...resources such as housing, employment, healthcare, and education, more opportunities, and be treated with more respect by others than those who are subordinated in a social hierarchy. Also, those who are subordinated in a social hierarchy may be at greater risk of harassment or assault, be discriminated against by others, or face harsher treatment within the criminal...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...Open University course A328 Empire: power, resistance, legacies. Course image information: oil painting on cotton cloth depicting the Battle of Adwa, 2 March 1896. The image shows Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia (centre) and Empress Taitu (bottom left) leading their troops to victory against the Italian army. You can find out more about this history in Session 3. Image:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn
Languages

Explore Welsh & Wales with OpenLearn

...their plans being overheard? Or perhaps you were unaware that one of the 55 languages sent out to greet possible alien lifeforms on the NASA Voyager spacecraft was Welsh? You can find the Open University’s home of bilingual, free learning in Wales over at OpenLearn Cymru (linked below). And be sure not to miss OpenLearn's other fantastic features on all things Welsh:...
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World Heart Day 2016
Miscellaneous

World Heart Day 2016

...Open University's Health and Wellbeing qualifications. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million people will die from Cardiovascular diseases annually–more than the...
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Diorite
Science, Maths & Technology

Diorite

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications Diorite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock. It contains large interlocking, randomly oriented crystals. It is a dark coloured rock, usually medium to dark grey, containing many mafic crystals. Mostly it looks like dark coloured granite. [Diorite] How was it formed? Diorite formed deep within the Earth’s crust...
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Could you be a code breaker?
Science, Maths & Technology

Could you be a code breaker?

...Open University's Mathematics courses and qualifications Code Break is an interactive Web app consisting of three ciphers: Pigpen, Caesar and simple substitution (solved by frequency analysis). Earn stars for each challenge, and learn about code-breaking through the ages by playing our interactive ‘Could you be a code breaker?’ [Front image capture for the game 'CODE...
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Getting your Bearings
Science, Maths & Technology

Getting your Bearings

...Open mathematics... Getting your Bearings A short introduction to this album. Ordnance survey maps Learn how ordinance survey maps are accurately produced and quality controlled. Contour lines Three walkers begin a field trip navigating a route in the peak district. Taking a bearing Discover how to get your bearings with a compass and a map. A saddle point Using contour...
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