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An introduction from Richard Field to the third-year module 'Geophysics and Geological Mapping'.

An introduction from Richard Field to the third-year module 'Geological Hazards and Resources'.

An introduction from Sarah Jewitt to the third-year module 'Environment, Development and Livelihoods'.

An introduction from Suzanne McGowan to the second-year module 'Techniques in Physical Geography'.

An introduction from Louise Crewe to the third-year module 'Geographies of Fashion and Food'.

An introduction from Robert Hearn to the second-year module 'Techniques in Human Geography'.

An introduction from Sarah Metcalfe to the second-year module 'Environmental Change', for use for the 2020/21 academic year.

An introduction from Andrew Greenhalgh-Cook to the second year module 'Urban Geography', edited for 2020/21

An introduction from Jake Hodder to the third year module 'European Urban Geographies'

An introduction from Andrew Greenhalgh-Cook to the second year module 'Urban Geography', edited for 2020/21

An introduction from Matthew Jones to the second year module 'Techniques in Physical Geography', edited for 2020/21

An introduction from Liam Clark to the second year module 'Spatial Decision Making'

An introduction from David Matless to the third year module 'The Cultural Geography of English Landscape', edited for 2020/21

Providing you with the foundational knowledge of river processes and dynamics is the ultimate aim of this 20 credit module. We will explore the processes that operate in rivers and the controls on…

An introduction from Susanne Seymour to the second year module 'Rural Environmental Geography', edited for 2020/21

An introduction from Sarah Metcalfe to the third year module 'Quaternary Environments'

An introduction from Matthew Jones to the first year module 'Physical Landscapes of Britain', edited for 2020/21

An introduction from Jake Hodder to the second year module 'Political Geography'

An introduction from Stephanie Coen to the third year module 'Health Geographies'

An introduction from Gary Priestnall to the third year module 'Geospatial Technologies: Mobile, Augmented and Virtual'

An introduction from Isla Forsyth to the third year module 'Geographies of Violence'

An introduction from Simon Gosling to the third year module 'Global Climate Change'

An introduction from Simon Gosling to the third year module 'Environmental Modelling'

An introduction from Franziska Schrodt to the third year module 'Emerging Challenges in Biogeography'

The module aims to provide an overview of global and UK management - past, current and potential future developments and incorporating geomorphological, hydrological, ecological and social aspects of…

An introduction from Giles Foody to the second year module 'Earth Observation'

An introduction to the third year module 'Dissertation'

An introduction to the second year module 'Dissertation Preparation'

An introduction from Stephen Legg to the second year module 'Cultural and Historical Geography'

An introduction to the first year module 'Earth and Environmental Dynamics'

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From the turn of the last century with Jules Vernes, to more contemporary authors (Vonarburg) this module will analyse why it is that this literary genre is often considered as a subculture. From the…

This module investigates social developments in GDR society over four decades of communist rule and social changes in Eastern Germany after the demise of the GDR. Students will be introduced to the…

We tend to think of films and television programmes in aesthetic and artistic terms: the ways in which media texts may tell us stories or inform us about the world. However, films, television…

This module investigates cinema in global context, using critical and theoretical models surrounding global production, film texts, distribution and reception. Addressing ways films have been made…

This module looks at how German-language theatre has responded to the challenge of new forms of media in the course of the twentieth century and at the beginning of the twenty-first century. We will…

This module looks at political communication in a broad sense: not only institutional and procedural politics and formal structures of power, but also promotional cultures, the politics of dissent…

An introduction by Louise Crewe to the third year module 'Geography of Fashion and Food'

An introduction from David Beckingham to the second year module 'Research Tutorial'.

An introduction from Adam Algar to the second year module 'Patterns of Life'.

An introduction from Nick Clare to the second year module 'Economic Geography'.

An introduction from David Matless to the first year module 'Exploring Place'.

An introduction from Richard Field to the first year module 'On Earth and Life'.

An introduction from Thom Davies to the first year module 'Globalisation'.

An introduction from Gary Preistnall to the first year module 'Introduction to Geographic Information Systems'.

The module provides you with introductory knowledge about current issues in human geography. It critically examines the complex relations between people and places through key themes and concepts in…

This module provides the basic statistical concepts and techniques required for the study of geography. spreadsheets and statistical packages introduction to statistical concepts descriptive…

Small group tutorials in both the autumn and spring semesters in which emphasis will be placed on discussion, essay writing and seminar presentations which will be based on topics in the qualifying…

Sarah Speight is asked her opinion on module intro videos (aka Module In A Minute).

This module will provide a historical survey of perceptions and experiences of mental illness in the United States from c.1870 to the present, engaging with such categories as melancholia, hysteria,…

This module will analyse key texts in the history of American political and social thought, from the colonial period to the present. Students will be introduced to debates over such issues as…

In this module students will explore how objects have altered our habits, values and identities in the modern era. We live in a world defined by objects, we buy, we collect, we make and we recycle…

This module encourages students to reassess the Anglo-American relationship during an era of major upheaval in both nations (1776-1877). Taking students from the American Revolution through to the…

This module introduces students to the theories which have developed over the past forty or fifty years in the field of Translation Studies, such as equivalence and domestication/foreignisation, and…

This module will explore the multiple relationships that audiences (as viewers, users and players) have with screen media (film, television, gaming and digital media) and the relationship between…

This module will provide a broad introduction to North American history from Europen colonization to the end of nineteenth century. This is seen as a `core' module, which will give a grounding…

On this module we will examine interdisciplinary approaches to ideas of space and place. Thinking about these two mutually-informed concepts, this module will enable students to develop an…

The magazine has been one of the most accessible and one of the most influential cultural forms in America since the mid-18th century. From the wide-ranging political and literary magazines of this…

Students will be required to build up a portfolio of translations of different text types, such as technical, scientific, promotional, academic, or journalistic texts. Through the practices of…

The main themes this module (that is taught in Spanish) addresses include the economic legacy of dictatorship, Spanish business’ response to globalisation, and the relationship between the…

The main themes this module (that is taught in Spanish) addresses include the economic legacy of dictatorship, Spanish business’ response to globalisation, and the relationship between the…

This module involves close study of four films from the pathbreaking post-war movement in French film, the New Wave. As well as learning the techniques of film study, students are encouraged to…

This module explores the extraordinary destinies and thought-provoking works of the writers from former Yugoslavia from the First World War to the Second World War and the Holocaust to the Yugoslav…

If you want to improve your language as well as your general knowledge about Russia and what it means to be Russian – choose this module. You will learn about advertising, social media, TV and…

The cultural and creative industries are at the forefront of government strategies across the world for developing post-industrial economies, are seen as exciting places to work, and regularly…

This module embarks on an exciting journey through space and time to explore the great empires which clashed over a small but important corner of Europe: the Balkan peninsula.

This module will introduce students to aspects of the First World War in France and in its colonial empire via the study of primary historical sources and historiography.

This module examines sixty years of change in Hollywood, looking at key historical moments in which filmmakers, critics, audiences, and academics have declared the dawning of something…

This module tells the story of how one man, Charles de Gaulle, rescued and reshaped the French Republic in 1958, before being rejected by a people that no longer loved him in 1969.

An introduction from Sarah Metcalfe to the second year module 'Environmental Change'.

An introduction from Paul Nathanail to the third-year module 'Geological Hazards and Resources'.

An introduction from George Swann to the second-year module 'Sedimentology and Palaeontology'.

An introduction from Louise Crewe to the third-year module 'Geographies of Fashion and Food'.