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An introduction to geology
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to geology

...University of Wisconsin-Madison and the MODIS science team via NASA. Figure 1.3: courtesy Dr Marcus Badger. Figure 1.6: courtesy Dr Anne Jay. Figure 1.7 and 1.8: Paul Martin / Alamy Stock Photo. Figure 1.10: Eden, Janine and Jim in Flickr https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by/ 2.0/. Figure 1.14: Blatant World in flickr https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by/ 2.0/...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are nonhuman animals victims of harm?

...University course DD311 Crime, harm and the state Content warning Study in the social sciences – and criminology in particular – inevitably touches on sensitive and emotive topics that may be difficult and upsetting. This course explores harms against nonhuman animals that you may find difficult to work with, including images of nonhuman animals in confinement....Why...
Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing...Exploring issues in women's health: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the impact of social and cultural contexts on women describe how the women’s movement has influenced the health and social care sector identify pertinent health issues in the field of...
Creative writing and critical reading
History & The Arts

Creative writing and critical reading

...University course MA in Creative Writing...Creative writing and critical reading: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the importance of reading as part of a creative writer’s development engage analytically and critically with a range of literary and media texts recognise how critical reading supplies writers with...
The science of alcohol Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential and...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The formation of exoplanets
Science, Maths & Technology

The formation of exoplanets

...University course S384 Astrophysics of stars and exoplanets. ...The formation of exoplanets: Introduction - The idea that our Solar System may not be unique, and that there might be planets orbiting other stars (or exoplanets), has been around for a long time. Important principles that underpin exoplanet research today were foretold by key discoveries in the eighteenth...
Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Questioning crime: social harms and global issues
Society, Politics & Law

Questioning crime: social harms and global issues

...University course DD804 Crime and global justice...Questioning crime: social harms and global issues: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the social harm perspective and its relationship to criminology critically examine the role of power, inequality and ‘the global’ in shaping crime and social harm apply learning of the...
Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales
Languages

Language on the move: Migrating literature and Zachary Richard’s Cajun tales

...University of Louisiana in Lafayette, attention was drawn to the culture’s uniqueness and especially to the real events surrounding the expulsion of the Acadians. To counter untruthful and stereotypical depictions of the Cajuns, historians started debunking the Evangeline myth—to the profit of other myths cropping up in Cajun Country. [Crayfish] A crawfish Against...