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Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate how chemical processes in the rest of the world affect the Arctic environment and the species inhabiting it recognise the physical processes that determine atmosphere and oceanic flows in the Arctic appreciate the scientific research process and the use of scientific evidence recognise the role and limitations of...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
An introduction to music theory
History & The Arts

An introduction to music theory

...studying this course, you should be able to: understand the basic building blocks of musical theory and notation understand music theory to the level demanded by Grade 3 of the Associated Board of the Royals Schools of Music theory syllabus understand music theory to a level required to move on to Open University Level 2 Music offerings, e.g. A224 Inside Music...An...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...study of how guinea worm disease has been brought to the brink of global eradication the challenges that must be overcome in order to make further progress in reducing the burden of infectious disease and meeting the associated Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)agreed by the international community in 2000. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...skills of visual analysis; to examine the relationship between art and politics; and to introduce you to some of the complex issues involved in interpreting works of art...In this free course, Napoleonic paintings, we will examine a range of Napoleonic imagery by David, Gros and a number of other artists, beginning with comparatively simple single-figure portraits and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...study in Law...Human rights and law: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the historical growth of the idea of human rights demonstrate an awareness of the international context of human rights demonstrate an awareness of the position of human rights in the UK prior to 1998 understand the importance of the Human Rights Act 1998...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...The Ancient Olympics: Bridging past and present: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: show an awareness of the main similarities and differences between the modern Olympics and the Ancient Greek Games assess the ethical, philosophical and cultural importance of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding Alice
History & The Arts

Understanding Alice

...skills of parody. The poem ‘Jabberwocky’, for instance, was originally a spoof piece of Anglo-Saxon poetry in the magazine he produced for his family. His knowledge of children’s literature was as great as his knowledge of games and puzzles as can be seen from the many ways in which he reworks familiar literary forms in Alice. Often the impetus is to play with the...
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Article 10 mins
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?

...skills, from researching their outlet to communicating with them in a professional way. In this practical guide, we have compiled advice from six different science editors with extensive experience in commissioning pieces for a number of different outlets including Science, BBC Focus Magazine, New Scientist, the Mail and Guardian and SciDev.Net. Following the advice in...
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Article 5 mins