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Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...psychological symptoms. (Kaye, 2020; Hillard et al., 2017). Some of the most common symptoms are shown in the following figure. [Described image] Menopause can impact on just about every area of a person’s life – work and career, close personal and family relationships, friendships, and social lives, as well as on their inner lives, with confidence, self-esteem,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.931835 Mallon, S. and Dresden, B., (2023). ‘There is space for the official and the unofficial’: A case study of a module-led Facebook page in online distance education, Advances in Online Education. Miller R., and Melton, J. (2015) ‘College students and risk-taking behaviour on Twitter versus Facebook’, Behaviour & Information...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...forensic science, fire and rescue, police and law enforcement. You can find a full list of all bodies on the Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards website. Although these bodies are primarily set up to meet the needs of employers, many also see their role as being to publicise careers to the general public, educating them about the benefits of training and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
History & The Arts

Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy

...psychology and cognitive science, and according pride of place to what they call ‘recreative imagination’. Engell (1981) approaches the subject from literary criticism rather than philosophy, but offers a rich account of the development of ideas on the creative imagination. Other books that might also be mentioned here are Kearney (1988), which takes a historical...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...psychology, and I did research after university in how the human brain perceives things in three dimensions. So I did a doctorate in psychology. But I always wanted to ultimately end up being a lawyer. So I qualified as a barrister, and I practised as a barrister in general common law for several years, from I think 1995 till 2010, when I was lucky enough to be appointed...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...psychological support to asylum seekers and refugees. They have been in the forefront of campaigns first to challenge the regulations and legislation, and their administration, and second to ‘nail the myths’ about refugees and asylum seekers presented in much of the media...Who counts as a refugee?: 4.2 Feminist perspectives: who counts as a refugee? - The UN...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...psychology The Open University (The Open University, 2020) Reflective account Learners are asked to identify a situation when you experienced stress, arousal or anxiety in a sporting or other activity setting. Write an analysis of your experience using perspectives from what you have learned on the module. Typed answer Learner uses their mobile device to record their...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Language in the real world
Languages

Language in the real world

...psychology, sociology, neurology, anthropology and so on, and they all shape each other. So where does that leave applied linguistics? Currently, while debates and controversies continue to exist, applied linguistics is seen as something that connects or mediates between knowledge about language in theory and knowledge about how people use language in various contexts for...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs