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Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Learn more to access more details of Investigating a murder with forensic psychologyIn this course, you’ll explore the way suspects are dealt with during a police investigation and learn about how psychology can help the police with their enquiries.
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12 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Starting with psychology
Learn more to access more details of Starting with psychologyThe most 'important and greatest puzzle' we face as humans is ourselves (Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a puzzle, one that is complex, subtle and multi-layered, and it gets even more complicated as we evolve over time and change within different contexts. When answering the question 'what makes us who we are?' psychologists put forward a ...
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5 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Human rights and law
Learn more to access more details of Human rights and lawHuman rights now seem to take precedent over many areas of our lives, but where do these rights come from and how did they develop? This free course, Human rights and the law, looks at the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and its influence on law in the UK and examines the Human Rights Act 1998.
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20 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Introduction to making political and social change
Learn more to access more details of Introduction to making political and social changeWritten in a moment of multiple crises – environmental, economic, political, social and health-related – ‘An Introduction to making political and social change’ gives you a grounding in some of the key citizenship skills and information you will need to intervene in the world as it changes around you. This free course explores how you can make ...
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10 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Modern slavery
Learn more to access more details of Modern slaveryThis 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.
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15 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts
Learn more to access more details of Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirtsThis free course, Exploring economics: the secret life of t-shirts, aims to describe what goes into making and selling t-shirts. Which resources, which markets, who is involved, the income people get, the income and value they create are all discussed. You will explore these questions at different stages of the production of a t-shirt, and ...
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6 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Forensic science and fingerprints
Learn more to access more details of Forensic science and fingerprintsThis free course, Forensic science and fingerprints, covers how science can make fingerprints easier to study, how they are used in court and some of the questions about the extent to which fingerprint identification is sound and scientific. Students will learn the principles used in classifying and matching fingerprints (often called marks).
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10 hours
Level: 1 Introductory
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Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Learn more to access more details of Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villainsThis free course, featuring interviews with famous crime fiction authors, explores psychological theory and research on the relationships we form with fictional characters.
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12 hours
Level: 1 Introductory