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Why study languages?
Languages

Why study languages?

...course is an introduction to the differences in culture and language about which we all need to be aware. There are 10 independent sections: any selection of them can be studied in any order. Some are about why knowledge of other languages and cultures can be important; others are about what it's like to study a foreign language or to have a career using a foreign...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E315 Contemporary sport and exercise issues....Doping: a contemporary sports issue case study: Introduction - In this course, doping (performance enhancing drugs, or PEDs) is used as an example of how contemporary issues in sport might be studied. Doping is used to illustrate how you can think about the debates...
Sustainable innovations in enterprises
Money & Business

Sustainable innovations in enterprises

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B327 Creating futures: sustainable enterprise and innovation. The full course teaches you how to create and manage sustainable forms of innovative and entrepreneurial ventures within a range of specialist areas. It gives the learner the opportunity to apply core theories, concepts and frameworks of innovation...
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges ......
Delacroix
History & The Arts

Delacroix

...of Eudamidas', c. 1643-4, oil on canvas, 110.5 x 138.5 cm, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen. Photo: SMK Foto; Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 16 hrs
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...course, but also the media and held open meetings with different groups of businessmen, community forums, the local authority, we we told everybody what we were doing. There was a lot of support from both the people who come into town to work, those people who have businesses, and those people who come into town on an evening to socialise and drink, we were quite...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...Open University. © 2007 The Open University. Course image: West Midlands Police in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr