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Understanding science: what we cannot know Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding science: what we cannot know

...free course, Understanding science: what we cannot know, investigates the boundaries of our understanding across numerous scientific fields. It asks whether it's possible that we will one day know everything, or whether some knowledge will always lie beyond the bounds of human comprehension...Is the universe infinite? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang? Where is...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...free course which aims to build your confidence in getting involved when using online learning forums. In this, the first of four study sessions, you will start to consider how you feel about using online learning forums – no matter whether you already have experience of using them. You’ll consider whether you feel – or would feel – more excited or more anxious...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
History & The Arts

Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

...free course, Health and wellbeing in the ancient world, investigates the health of people in ancient Greece and Rome, using both literary and archaeological evidence to uncover details of real life in ancient societies...What did being healthy in ancient Rome or Greece look like? How can you tell what wellbeing meant in ancient times? This free course, Health and...
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Level 1: Introductory 18 hrs
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...free course, Religious diversity: rethinking religion, introduces you to a selection of the vast variety of religious beliefs and practices in Britain today. Having some familiarity with religion and belief is increasingly required to make sense of issues of local, national and international importance. The course will introduce you to issues and skills necessary for...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...free course will enable you to understand how arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences. Using extracts from a Radio 4 broadcast, you will look at the different viewpoints that are taken by the participants and analyse how the different arguments are being put together...This free course will enable you to understand how arguments are constructed and used...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age
History & The Arts

Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age

...free course will prepare you for the challenges of doing research in an increasingly digital world. It introduces the methods of digital humanities and explains how research methods in the humanities can be combined with digital media and technologies. After completing the course, you will be able to analyse, understand and use digital content, to assess information...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Linear programming – the basic ideas
Science, Maths & Technology

Linear programming – the basic ideas

...free course examines the formulation and solution of small linear programming problems. Section 1 deals with the formulation of linear programming models, describing how mathematical models of suitable real-world problems can be constructed. Section 2 looks at graphical representations of two-dimensional models, considers some theoretical implications and examines the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...free course, Two concepts of freedom, looks at a positive and a negative concept of freedom, asking you to think carefully about how freedom is restricted by our place in society and how it can vary from state to state...What defines individual freedom in a civilised society? Philosophers have argued over such questions for centuries. This free course, Two concepts of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs