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Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...becomes almost drunk on the pleasure of watching the bloodshed, such that he loses any sense of himself. As well as motivating the moral critique of the games by writers such as Tertullian and Augustine, the Colosseum assumed another important role in the development of Christian culture and identity as a site strongly associated with the persecution of its followers....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...becomes evident that Venus and Mercury have phases, similar to the phases of the Moon (Figure 4). [Composite of photographs, taken over a lunar month, shows the changing shape, or phase, of the Moon] Figure 4 This composite of photographs, taken over a lunar month, shows the changing shape, or phase, of the Moon, growing from a thin crescent to full moon and back again...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Risk management Badge icon
Money & Business

Risk management

...become less common in recent years with the adoption of internationally recognised standards for risk management – particularly those standards laid down by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in its ‘ISO 31000’ directive and those laid down by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Watch Video 1 to learn...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Philosophy: the nature of persons
History & The Arts

Philosophy: the nature of persons

...become objects of study in the social and psychological sciences’. He gives three specific instances of this. First, ‘increased historical and anthropological awareness of the great variety of forms these human attitudes may take at different times and in different cultures’. If some cultures can do without blame and resentment, it would make us wonder whether such...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Beginners’ German: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ German: food and drink

...OU in the Beginners' German module...This free course, Beginners' German: food and drink, provides materials that support the development of listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. The content focuses on food, restaurants and eating habits. The course also gives examples of how grammar, vocabulary, cultural aspects and study skills are taught by the OU in the...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Critically exploring psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critically exploring psychology

...become far more central to psychology because of the growth and availability of technology. In particular, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) examines blood flow to infer which areas of the brain are actively processing information during specific tasks...Critically exploring psychology: 1.5 Individual differences - This final area of psychology takes a slightly...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...become a primary target for exploration. In this course, you will learn more about some of these exploration efforts, specifically those that have hunted for water on Mars. You will learn about how evidence for water in Mars’ past and present has been identified, and what this might mean for Mars’ history and the possibilities of finding life there. After studying...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding musical scores
History & The Arts

Understanding musical scores

...become a map for his memory. GOLDIE Is it like this? One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four, one! (SINGING) Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum-- IVOR SETTERFIELD Yes. GOLDIE So it's 16 bars. [LAUGHING] [ORCHESTRA PLAYING] [CHEERING] On reflecting about the video of Goldie, we hope you noticed the importance of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs