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Modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

Modern slavery

...free course, Modern slavery, is designed to develop an understanding of the international system of human rights protection in relation to modern slavery, but also encourage an appreciation of the influence of International Human Rights Law on the development of the domestic system of human rights protection...This free course, Modern slavery, is designed to develop an...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...free course, Who are Europeans?, looks at the development of identities within Europe and the European Union. You will assess the mechanisms through which a new identity commitment is being formed and the limitations of and oppositions to this process. Can a genuine European identity ever be created in an expanding multicultural European Union?...What is Europe and what...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...course K271 Social work law....An introduction to social work law: Introduction - In this free course, An introduction to social work law, you will consider the role of social workers and the values that shape social work practice. You will be asked to examine some of your preconceptions about social work and the law and reflect upon your own views. The course will...
Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...free course, Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach, the focus is on three different environments where children experience violence...Children are subject to many forms of adversity, for example, poverty or ill health. However, a significant form of adversity experienced by children in many different regions of the world is...
What is Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Europe?

...free course looks at a range of different views on the question, contrasting different conceptions of Europeanness and outlining competing visions for the future of the EU...The European Union (EU), formed out of the ashes of the Second World War, continues to expand in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite the EU's growing size and significance, the...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...free, short course produced in collaboration with MoneySavingExpert.com...Understanding mortgages is a free, short course produced in collaboration with MoneySavingExpert.com. The course explores the mortgage products available in the UK market – their interest rate and other characteristics – and examines the factors involved in making good choices from the product...
Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Teaching secondary science
Education & Development

Teaching secondary science

...free course, Teaching secondary science, will identify and explore some of the key issues around science pedagogy in secondary schools. Through coming to understand these issues and debates, you will reflect on your practice as a science teacher and develop a greater awareness of the wider context of science education and how this affects science in the secondary school...
Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
An education in Religion and Worldviews
History & The Arts

An education in Religion and Worldviews

...free course was written by Suzanne Newcombe with important input from Carrie Alderton, Amy Ark, Phil Champain, Sarah Harvey, Anna Lockley-Scott and Kathryn Wright. This OpenLearn course was sponsored by Culham St Gabriel’s Trust as part of collaborative partnership grant between the Faith and Belief Forum, The Open University’s Religious Studies Department and Inform...