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Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...Introduction - This free course, Making sense of mental health problems, explores some of the key ways of naming and making sense of mental health problems, such as psychiatric diagnosis, psychological formulation and social need assessments. There are both theoretical and practical concerns about categorising mental health problems and you will explore these in relation...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...Introduction - This free course introduces you to critical thinking as a tool for psychology. As you work your way through the course you will learn what critical thinking is, and why it is important to use in the study of psychology. In particular, it will help you to think about how to use it when doing independent research. The course is divided into five separate...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Introduction - This course discusses ways in which our lives are ordered by the state. The focus is largely on the question ‘How is society made and repaired?’ But you will also be looking at questions of differences and inequalities. You may find you need to work harder to see the significance of this second key question, but the effort will be worthwhile. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Measure the Pulfrich Effect
Science, Maths & Technology

Measure the Pulfrich Effect

...Introduction In this experiment you will be investigating a phenomenon known as the Pulfrich pendulum effect. As you might guess, it involves a swinging pendulum, and was first described in 1922 by a German physicist called Carl Pulfrich. This is a very simple effect to demonstrate, and to try it for yourself you need just three things: a length of thin string or thread...
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Video 15 mins
Introducing music research
History & The Arts

Introducing music research

...Introduction - This free course gathers together a range of materials to enable you to explore some of the many possibilities for research music. It gives you a series of snapshots of musicology, emphasising both the breadth of musical topics that might be studied by a music researcher and the many different ways in which such study might be approached. After a brief...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Developing good academic practice
Education & Development

Developing good academic practice

...Introduction - This free course, Developing good academic practice, is designed to help you develop good academic practice in your studies, and when producing assignments and completing assessments. It’s important for you to understand the rules of the academic world right from the beginning of your studies. We’re not asking you to develop good academic practice for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...Introduction and guidance: Introduction and guidance - This free course, How to learn a language, is for anyone thinking of learning a language. Whether it is the first time you are venturing into language learning, or if you have already started, this course will show you how to keep motivated, set your own goals, and develop strategies to learn a language. You will...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German
Languages

Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German

...Introduction - This free course, Intermediate German: Understanding spoken German, is aimed at intermediate learners of German with an interest in language and culture. The six-hour-course is designed to develop your understanding of spoken German through video portraits of people in the German cities of Hamburg and Passau. It introduces you to naturally spoken language,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs