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Women transforming classical music
History & The Arts

Women transforming classical music

...course aimed at helping individual performers, ensembles and organisations within the classical music industry to diversify their repertoire by including more works by women composers. The 6-week course considers the male-dominated nature of the contemporary classical music industry and how to programme more women. It offers practical advice on diverse programming,...
Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...course, Childhood in the digital age, delves into the lives of children and discuss the potential benefits and limitations of technology in their lives...Are you a technology optimist or a technology pessimist? Are you worried about how children and young people are using digital technology so much more during this pandemic, or do you think it can only be good for their...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market
Money & Business

Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market

...course, Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market, explores how engaging in voluntary work can enhance your employment opportunities...This free course, Using voluntary work to get ahead in the job market, explores how engaging in voluntary work can enhance your employment opportunities...Using Voluntary work to get ahead in the job market: Introduction - Any...
Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...course you will learn about definitions of law and where legislation comes from. You will then apply this to social work and consider how social work is regulated across the UK specifically...Social workers have significant powers, rights and responsibilities in their professional role. The law has a vital role in the regulation of professional practice, and such...
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...course will present an overview of the policy and law that relates to social work with people involved in the asylum and immigration system and will introduce you to the ways in which social work practitioners can support people with insecure immigration status, refugees and asylum seekers more effectively. It will highlight some of the realities of asylum and immigration...
Race and Youth Policy: working with young people
Education & Development

Race and Youth Policy: working with young people

...course will look at the meaning of social policy, how it works as a mechanism of persuading people to behave in specific ways, its role in shaping our understandings of young people, and the role practitioners can play in mediating and influencing policy. In particular, this course will examine the racialisation and criminalisation of youth social policy as it pertains to...
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...course, Making sense of ourselves, introduces you to well-known psychological topics by asking and answering everyday questions, such as Why don’t we like one another? Why would I hang around with you? Do you see what I see? What’s the point of childhood? You’ll learn how psychologists can go about addressing these questions using different research tools and...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Introduction to active galaxies
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to active galaxies

...course, Introduction to active galaxies, examines the different types of active galaxies and looks at the crucial role of the active galactic nucleus and the energy source at its heart...The field of active galaxies is recognised as one of increasing importance. But how do we know there are different kinds of galaxy? What are active galaxies? How are they powered? This...
Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs