3D Graphics Programming Tools

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 5

3D Graphics Programming Tools

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Andrea Cavallaro

This module will provide you with a fundamental understanding about the techniques used for programming 3D graphics, computer driven animation and virtual reality applications. By the end of the module, you will understand the most relevant programming tools for 3D graphics, will have the ability to implement 3D virtual environments using VRLM, understand basic transformations and rendering techniques for the creation of virtual reality and have the ability to implement computer generated animations. 

Level: 5

Abnormal and Clinical Psychology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Charlotte Clark
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: TBA

Level: 5

Academic Skills

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Gerard Hanlon

The module is organised around weekly tutorials in the first semester. These meetings will introduce students to study skills, to a variety of pedagogic approaches, to group work, and will focus on key themes - production, exchange, consumption and distribution.

Because Business and Management scholarship is interdisciplinary and different scholars have different backgrounds(e.g., economists, sociologists, marketing, ethics and politics academics are all house in the same School), we are not intending to design a set curriculum in the sense of how an individual lecturer approaches a theme. Rather, we wish to stress the learned outcomes should be the same and the themes studied should be the same, but individual academics should draw on their individual expertise to address the theme and ensure the outcomes. The advantages of this approach are twofold. One, students come to understand that a variety of approaches is inherent in academic business and management scholarship and two, it draws on the particular skills of the individual academic. Having stated that we will use a variety of approaches, compulsory issues will be covered by all groups - e.g. plagiarism, referencing, essay writing, good academic studying practices, taking the lead on a piece of work and presenting it to the group, understanding the nature of good argument, etc.

Assessment: Coursework - 100 per cent (100%): essay (800-1000 words) - 40 per cent (40%), essay review - 40 per cent (40%), seminar participation - 20 per cent (20%)
Level: 4

Accounting for Business

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Sonja Gallhofer
Prerequisite: None

The module provides insights into how accounting is embedded in a socio-economic, political and cultural context and how accounting is shaped by this context and in turn shapes this context. Adopting this broader perspective the module elaborates accounting concepts in the context of decision-making, control and governance. Key concepts and methods of accounting are discussed by focusing on the reporting of the financial position and the financial performance of business organisations, the analysis of the financial statements produced by business organisations and the use of accounting information by management for planning, decision making and control purposes.

Assessment: Exam - 60 per cent (60%), Coursework - 40 per cent (40%) (Coursework: 40% report (2,000 words))
Level: 4

A Century of Extremes: Germany, 1890-1990

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Christina von Hodenberg
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course provides a systematic account of German history in the twentieth century. It aims at a better understanding of the major developments in society, politics, culture, and economy which shaped the country up to today. In the beginning, special attention will be paid to the origins and consequences of World War I, the challenges facing the Weimar republic, Hitler’s rise, the National Socialist Regime, World War II, and the Holocaust. The course then turns to the Allied occupation, Germany's division into two states on opposing sides of the Cold War, the Westernization of the West and Sovietization of the East, and the unexpected reunification. Class readings include historical research and original sources as well as some literary texts and films. Different approaches, arguments, and controversies will be presented.

Suggested reading: M. Fulbrook, The Divided Nation: A History of Germany 1918-1990 (1991).

Assessment: one essay (3,500 words each) worth 20 per cent (20%), one examination (3 hours) worth 80 per cent (80%)
Level: 5

A Century of Extremes: Germany, 1890-1990

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Christina von Hodenberg
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course provides a systematic account of German history in the twentieth century. It aims at a better understanding of the major developments in society, politics, culture, and economy which shaped the country up to today. In the beginning, special attention will be paid to the origins and consequences of World War I, the challenges facing the Weimar republic, Hitler’s rise, the National Socialist Regime, World War II, and the Holocaust. The course then turns to the Allied occupation, Germany's division into two states on opposing sides of the Cold War, the Westernization of the West and Sovietization of the East, and the unexpected reunification. Class readings include historical research and original sources as well as some literary texts and films. Different approaches, arguments, and controversies will be presented.

Suggested reading: M. Fulbrook, The Divided Nation: A History of Germany 1918-1990 (1991).

Assessment: one essay (3,500 words each) worth 20 per cent (20%), one examination (3 hours) worth 80 per cent (80%)
Level: 5

A Century of Extremes: Germany, 1890-1990

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Christina von Hodenberg
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course provides a systematic account of German history in the twentieth century. It aims at a better understanding of the major developments in society, politics, culture, and economy which shaped the country up to today. In the beginning, special attention will be paid to the origins and consequences of World War I, the challenges facing the Weimar republic, Hitler’s rise, the National Socialist Regime, World War II, and the Holocaust. The course then turns to the Allied occupation, Germany's division into two states on opposing sides of the Cold War, the Westernization of the West and Sovietization of the East, and the unexpected reunification. Class readings include historical research and original sources as well as some literary texts and films. Different approaches, arguments, and controversies will be presented.

Suggested reading: M. Fulbrook, The Divided Nation: A History of Germany 1918-1990 (1991).

Assessment: one essay (3,500 words each) worth 20 per cent (20%), one examination (3 hours) worth 80 per cent (80%)
Level: 5

A Closer Look at Chemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tippu Sheriff
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: SEF003

This module expands upon topics covered in SEF003 and provides a further introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry; including thermochemistry, reaction kinetics and equilibria, molecular structure, topics in organic chemistry, and spectroscopic methods.

Level: 3

Actuarial Mathematics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Rosemary Harris
Overlap: MAS224
Prerequisite: Essential: MTH4101 and MTH4107/MTH4108; Helpful: MTH5118/MTH5121/MTH5122

This module gives an introduction to the mathematics of life assurance. You will learn to value cash flows and use life tables for making predictions and analysing mortality patterns. This leads on to the valuation of life annuities and of the benefits paid in life assurance policies. Various life assurance products will be explained and then used for illustration of the basic principles of life assurance.

Level: 6

Adaptations

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms Margherita Laera
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This is a practice based module (1 semester, valued at 30 credits)

Performances as diverse as Hollywood cinema, West End theatre, Restoration drama, costume dramas, verbatim theatre and experimental theatre and performance practices exhibit a fascination with adapting the work of other artists and media. This module explores what is at stake in these transformations and provides students with opportunities to experiment with creating adaptations. In particular, Adaptations investigates the ways in which a variety of media might be adapted for performance and the aesthetic, cultural and ethical considerations that arise from this work. Students will engage with these issues and practices through a critical engagement with case studies, criticism and practical tasks. In the course of these investigations, students will experiment with a range of performance-making strategies and test ideas and concepts such as simulation, mimesis, genre, originality and authenticity. Students will work with a range of materials for adaptation which might include, but is not limited to: film, fiction, painting, sculpture, interviews, news media, plays, (auto)biography and photographs.

Assessment: Group performance plus 500-word supporting statement - 50 per cent (50%); 1,000-word critical analysis on the group performance- 10 per cent (10%); 2,500-word essay on adaptation - 40 per cent (40%)
Level: 5

Ad Hoc and Broadband Wireless

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

The module provides a broad coverage of the principles of broadband telecommunications systems including ad hoc networks: Packet Radio Networks, Ad Hoc overview, PHY and MAC Layer, Broadband Wireless and All IP, I EEE802.16 - WiMAX and Beyond 3G, GPPP/3GPP2 LTE, IEEE802.15.3 and 4, Ad Hoc On Demand Routing Protocol, Ad Hoc Table Driven and Multicast routing, Ad Hoc TCP and applications.

Level: 7

Administrative Law

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Andrew Le Sueur
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The module in Administrative Law focuses on the principles of judicial review, the process by which the courts are asked to determine the validity or invalidity of the decisions, actions and inaction of government departments, local councils and other public bodies.

Assessment: 2 hours (includes 10 minutes reading time)
Level: 5

Advanced Accounting for Business

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Sean McCartney

This module builds on the foundation provided by the BUS106 Accounting for Business in Year 1. In the area of Financial Accounting, the proposed module focuses on Financial Reporting by companies, and impact of company law and accounting standards. In Management Accounting the module looks at different approaches to costing, and the concept of identifying relevant costs for management decision-making; the appraisal of investment opportunities (capital budgeting) and accounting as a control mechanism. 

Level: 5

Advanced Aerodynamics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Fariborz Motallebi
Overlap: DENM002
Prerequisite: DEN233 and DEN302

This module provides more advanced knowledge of both viscous and inviscid aerodynamics, particularly in relation to external flows about aircraft (3D flows, stall, wing design and buffeting). You will examine in detail the manifold sources of drag on an aircraft and introduce methods for its estimation. Numerical methods such as panel method, method of characteristics in the design of aeronautical vehicles and devices will also be discussed.

Level: 7

Advanced Biofluid Mechanics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Yiling Lu
Overlap: DENM015
Prerequisite: DEN322 and DEN240

This module builds on Engineering Fluid 2 and Aspects of Medical Engineering 3 to expose students to advanced topics in vascular science and tissue engineering. It highlights the pivotal role of physical principles in blood circulation, vascular diseases, transport of water and solutes in soft tissues, and microcirculatory dynamics. You will study the modelling of unsteady haemodynamics, and will learn to approach complex biological problems using simplified model systems. You will be exposed to the state-of-the-art through working with scientific journal papers which are summarised and presented in seminars.

Level: 7

Advanced Catalan

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms Ester Pou
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: HSP195, HSP199 or equivalent

This module is for students who have at least an intermediate level in Catalan language. The focus of the module is on aural and reading comprehension, writing skills, grammatical accuracy and acquisition of new vocabulary. You will explore texts from a variety of genres (narrative, advertising, journalism, television, etc.) and develop strategies for understanding them and producing similar ones.

Assessment: One three-hour examination - 75 per cent (75%); oral - 25 per cent (25%)
Level: 6

Advanced Chemistry Project (MSci)

Credits: 45 credits

Contact: Dr Peter Wyatt
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The students work independently on research topics set by their project supervisors.  Original experimental or theoretical work is the principal component of advanced projects.  The work also involves critical evaluation of previously published results. A dissertation is prepared and defended in an oral examination; students also present their work in the form of a poster and as a short oral presentation.

Level: 7

Advanced Combinatorics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Thomas Mueller
Overlap: MTH710U, MTHM042, MTH738U, MTH738P
Prerequisite: MTH6109

This module builds on the combinatorial ideas of the modules. Combinatorics and Extremal Combinatorics and introduces some of the more advanced tools for solving combinatorial and graph theoretic problems. The topics covered will depend on the module organiser's expertise but significant emphasis will be on the techniques as well as the results proved. 

Level: 7

Advanced Combustion in Reciprocating Engines

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Dongsheng Wen
Overlap: DEN326/DENM021
Prerequisite: DEN208 and DEN313

This module introduce fundamentals of combustions in automotive engine. Topics included in the module cover the principles of operation of spark and compression ignition engines, energy and fuels, fuel properties for use in engines, combustion and flame development in CI and Si engines, gaseous and particle emission, and regulations.

Level: 7

Advanced Cosmology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Alexandre Polnarev
Overlap: MAS401
Prerequisite: MTH5106

Cosmology is a rapidly developing subject that is the focus of a considerable research effort worldwide. It is the attempt to understand the present state of the universe as a whole and thereby shed light on its origin and ultimate fate. Why is the universe structured today in the way that it is, how did it develop into its current form and what will happen to it in the future? The aim of this course is to address these and related questions from both the observational and theoretical perspectives. The course does not require specialist astronomical knowledge and does not assume any prior understanding of general relativity.

Level: 7

Advanced Database Systems and Technology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tony Stockman

Topics covered include: Database performance tuning: denormalisation, over normalisation, indexing and clustering. Active databases: the event, condition action model, different types of triggers and their applications. Databases for XML and XML query languages: DTD, storage, model, native database, XPath, XQuery, mapping to relational and OO DBMS; Data mining: the exploration of large quantities of data for the discovery of meaningful rules and knowledge; Information extraction: the analysis of unrestricted text to extract information about pre-specified types of events, entities or relationships; Mobile databases: design and performance; Moving objects databases: language extensions to support spatial-temporal data.

Level: 6

Advanced Electrical and Electronic Studies

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Akram Alomainy
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: A programme of study based on the four-year degrees in the Department of Electronic Engineering

Provides study of selected advanced topics in electronics, computers or telecommunications according to the programme of study. Not open to Associate Students or students from other Departments.

Level: 7

Advanced Environmental Engineering

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Peter Wormleaton

This module is designed for fourth year MEng and for MSc students. It will be taught alongside DEN320 Environmental Engineering and so will contain all of the materials on that module. Students should refer to the description of DEN320 for details of this part of the course.    Additional lectures will be provided on advanced numerical environmental modelling including risk analysis, decision theory, probabilities and Monte-Carlo simulation. Students will complete a group project which will involve some of these more advanced analysis and modelling techniques.

Level: 7

Advanced Experimental Chemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Tony Vleck
Overlap: None

A module of practical work designed to familiarise chemistry students with modern experimental methods and techniques in inorganic and organic chemistry. This module will build upon the practical skills acquired during the first two years. A report based on a literature search will also form part of the module, and instruction in the technique of searching the literature will be provided.

Level: 6

Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Dongshen Wen
Overlap: DEN240/DEN241/DEN242, DEN208
Prerequisite: None

This is an advanced module built on the second year Heat Transfer (DEN228) and Mechanics of Fluids 2 (DEN240/1/2) modules. It includes transient conduction with high Biot numbers, mathematical treatment of convective heat transfer problems, boundary layer equations and its analytical solution for flow over a plain surface, natural convection and pipe flow. The topics in mass transfer, turbulent flows, condensation and boiling heat transfer and radiation will also be further developed.

Level: 7

Advanced French

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied French up to intermediate level. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of French. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. You will be able to choose from a range of topics which include study abroad, professional visits, jobs, media, advertising, the world of communications, ecology, manufacturing and change, etc and will be studied from different angles according to your interests. You will be able to work on individual and group projects according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced French I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied French up to intermediate level. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of French and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. These topics include study abroad, professional visits, jobs, meetings etc. You will be able to work on individual and group projects according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced French I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied French up to intermediate level. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of French and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. These topics include study abroad, professional visits, jobs, meetings etc. You will be able to work on individual and group projects according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced French II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Advanced level or similar

This module is designed for students who have studied French up to advanced Level 1 or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of French and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. You will be able to choose from a range of topics which include media, advertising, the world of communications, ecology, manufacturing and change, etc and will be studied from different angles according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced French II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Advanced level or similar

This module is designed for students who have studied French up to advanced Level 1 or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of French and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. You will be able to choose from a range of topics which include media, advertising, the world of communications, ecology, manufacturing and change, etc and will be studied from different angles according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced Gas Turbines

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Andrew Wheeler
Overlap: DENM022
Prerequisite: DEN107/DEN240/DEN241/DEN242 and DEN313

Much of the content is thermodynamics, applicable to both aerospace propulsion and to power generating gas turbines. The lectures and tutorials will be common with those for DEN 306, but there will be additional directed reading, to enable students to tackle a substantial piece of coursework. This will concern the energy use in power and propulsion systems and the optimisation of land-based power-generating gas turbines in combined cycles with steam plant or similar project.

Level: 7

Advanced Japanese

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied Japanese up to intermediate level. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Japanese and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes.

Level: 5

Advanced Japanese I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied Japanese up to Further Level II or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Japanese at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Japanese is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes.

Level: 5

Advanced Japanese I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied Japanese up to Further Level II or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Japanese at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Japanese is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes.

Level: 5

Advanced Japanese II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Advanced level or similar

This module is designed for students who have studied Japanese up to Advanced Level I or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Japanese at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Japanese is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes.

Level: 5

Advanced Japanese II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Advanced level or similar

This module is designed for students who have studied Japanese up to Advanced Level I or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Japanese at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Japanese is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes.

Level: 5

Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr A Barber
Overlap: MTRM066
Prerequisite: None

This module details the latest developments and breakthroughs in characterization techniques used to examine common types of materials. These techniques are varied but focus on high resolution imaging and structural information as well as methods to measure the physical properties of materials. Core topics investigate advanced scanning probe microscopy to image surfaces and provide a wealth of physical information, mechanical testing small volumes using nanoindentation, electron imaging and sample preparation using focussed ion beam methods and X-ray scattering used in biological tissue. Topics are delivered by experts in the field.

Level: 7

Advanced Mathematics I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 4

Advanced Mathematics II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 4

Advanced Microeconomics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Roberto Veneziani
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module aims to help you to bridge the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate economics. It is strongly recommended for all students who are considering continuing to a taught Masters degree in Economics. The module will attempt to develop your capacity for strategic reasoning via the translation of economic stories into simple models, spelling out every step of each argument in detail. Topics covered include individual decision making, efficiency of competitive market economy and causes of market failure, social choice and welfare, and information economics.

Level: 6

Advanced Network Programming

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 6

Advanced Oral Competence in French

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Elsa Petit
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: There will be a qualifying entry test, priority will be given to non-francophone students

This module aims to develop oral comprehension and language production skills to a very high level. You will study authentic extracts from a wide variety of French and Francophone sources (radio, TV and the Internet) and will be trained in language competence in both formal and informal situations ranging from debates to recorded formal oral communication.

Assessment: Examination in the language laboratory.
Level: 6

Advanced Oral Competence in Spanish

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Consuelo Sanmateu-Martinez
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: HSP233 or HSP271

Students in their final year will practice their aural and oral skills. A range of tests will be used, such as aural comprehension of either video or audio material, summary of a lecture, ability to recognise and switch between linguistic registers (standard, colloquial, etc) and liaison interpreting.

Assessment: One three-hour examination - 80 per cent (80%); coursework - 20 per cent (20%)
Level: 6

Advanced Research and Pratise in Environmental Science

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Kate Spencer

This module is designed to develop advanced skills in Environmental Science Research and Practice, in order to prepare students for the Independent Research Project at Level 7 and employment beyond Queen Mary. The module enables students to: (i) develop project ideas for their Level 7 Independent Research Project. (ii) develop the research design for the Independent Research Project. (iii) undertake a critical review of methodological approaches within a relevant scientific field, contributing to the development of the research design for the Independent Research Project and developing writing skills in relation to the synthesis and effective communication of advanced scientific and/or technical information. (iv) produce a detailed project plan and timetable, together with full risk assessment covering any field and laboratory work to be undertaken as part of the Independent Research Project. (v) explore potential future career paths. (vi) develop their ability to effectively communicate their skills and experience in relation to employment criteria.

Level: 6

Advanced Research Skills

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr Richard Coulton
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is only available to students on English single and joint honours degree programmes. Research skills form a crucial part of the undergraduate degree at Queen Mary. In the final year, all single honours English students undertake an extended, research-led English Dissertation (a supervised independent study, assessed by a dissertation of 10,000 words in length). On this Level 5 module, you will study, assess and reflect on the skills needed to complete the dissertation. A key rationale for this module is the acquisition of transferable skills. Both in the dissertation, and in later life, as a student of English, you will be required to articulate the research processes and choices underpinning your work, to work independently and in a group on research-led topics, and to present your findings according to agreed criteria. The module is designed to enhance your research capabilities by providing you with the requisite knowledge and skills to conduct research at BA level. Classes will cover all aspects of the research process, including proposal writing, bibliographical skills, note taking, and dissertation planning. 

Assessment: Portfolio of research assessment exercises - 100 per cent (100%), including: Note-taking exercise - 15 per cent (15%); Electronic research exercise - 15 per cent (15%); Bibliography exercise - 15 per cent (15%); Writing style exercise - 15 per cent (15%); Dissertation planning exercise - 20 per cent (20%); Proposal writing exercise - 20 per cent (20%); Self-evaluation check-list - zero per cent (0%)
Level: 5

Advanced Spanish

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied Spanish up to intermediate level. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Spanish and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. You will be able to choose from a range of topics, which include study abroad, professional visits, jobs, media, advertising, the world of communications, ecology, manufacturing and change etc, and the module will be studied from different angles according to your interests. You will be able to work on individual and group projects according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced Spanish I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied Spanish up to Further Level II or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Spanish at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Spanish is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. These topics include study abroad, professional visits, jobs, meetings etc. You will be able to work on individual and group projects according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced Spanish I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Higher-further level or similar

This module is for students who have studied Spanish up to Further Level II or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Spanish at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Spanish is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. These topics include study abroad, professional visits, jobs, meetings etc. You will be able to work on individual and group projects according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced Spanish II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Advanced level or similar

This module is designed for students who have studied Spanish up to Advanced level I or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Spanish at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Spanish is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. You will be able to choose from a range of topics which include media, advertising, the world of communications, ecology, manufacturing and change etc, and the module will be studied from different angles according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced Spanish II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Advanced level or similar

This module is designed for students who have studied Spanish up to Advanced level I or similar. Its aim is to improve your performance and confidence in your use of Spanish at an advanced level and develop the different language skills equally (speaking, writing, reading and listening). It will also extend your knowledge of the world of business and industry in the countries where Spanish is spoken. The module is practical and has a core language component for social situations, and also includes language and topics for specific professional purposes. You will be able to choose from a range of topics which include media, advertising, the world of communications, ecology, manufacturing and change etc, and the module will be studied from different angles according to your interests.

Level: 4

Advanced Structure-Property Relationships in Materials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Asa Barber
Overlap: MTRM065
Prerequisite: None

This module introduces the advantages of producing complex materials consisting of constituents of relatively small size (nanomaterials). The physical properties of nanomaterials are considered and justification on using nanomaterials within composite design made. Complex materials produced synthetically and those found in nature (such as bone, teeth and shell) are examined. The production of complex materials using biomineralization in nature and synthetic routes are defined. In addition, developing an understanding of the relationship between structure and function is enhanced using practical work.

Level: 7

Advanced Topics in Biomaterials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr R Smith
Overlap: MTRM021
Prerequisite: None

This module gives an in-depth analysis of several aspects of modern biomaterials. Topics change year by year but will include tissue engineering, drug delivery systems and bioactive materials. Specific applications of these technologies are also described. Biocompatibility testing and regulatory affairs are also covered along with quality systems. Topics are covered in a series of lectures followed by a student-led seminar concentrating on a particular aspect.

Level: 7

Advanced Topics in Dental Materials (Dental Materials III)

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ihtesham Rehman
Overlap: MTRM049

This module aims to provide advance knowledge of dental materials covering a wide and in-depth knowledge of new developments in dental materials. Advanced topics will be covered in detail, these include: biocompatibility issues related to dental materials, bio-interactions, bioactivity, ethical issues, processing routes and importance of characterisation of dental materials in relation to dentistry, quality control and assurance and also requirements for FDA approval, ISO9001 registration and CE marking, review of physical and chemical structural and mechanical properties of dental materials and relate this knowledge to dental applications. Recent advances in the field of polymers, ceramics and their composites, clinical performance of dental materials (dental implants), bioactive materials, nano-ceramics as fillers, biocompatibility and bio-interactions, toxicity, cytotoxicity, foreign body reactions and carcinogenicity will also be covered.

Level: 7

Advanced Transform Methods

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 7

Advanced Transform Methods

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ioannis Patras

This module introduces transform and sub-band techniques as a pre-cursor to compression and other applications. It is the first step beyond the fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing. The module highlights the time-frequency trade-off and students will learn to understand the relative merits of different time to frequency mappings. Students will also be a exposed to joint time-frequency transforms and will learn to utilize and develop skills in high performance mathematical visualization software.

Level: 7

Advanced Translation for French Erasmus and Associate Students

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Elsa Petit
Overlap: FRE452
Prerequisite: Native competence in French

This module is intended for full-year Erasmus or Associate students from French-speaking 
countries. It offers advanced training in translation skills both from French into English
(semester 1) and English into French (semester 2). A variety of challenging literary and
journalistic texts will be used.

Assessment: Continuous assessment - 25 per cent (25%); One two-and-a-half hour examination
Level: 6

Advanced Translation into German, and Précis

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Astrid Köhler
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Near Native Competence in German

This module is intended for Erasmus or Associate Students from German-speaking countries. It offers practice and translation of linguistically and intellectually challenging literary texts and précis in English of substantial German texts.

Assessment: Coursework: translation into German - 50 per cent (50%); précis - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 6

Aeroelasticity

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ranjan Vepa
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN211

This module aims to provide an insight and understanding of complex structural dynamic and aeroelastic phenomenon by use of the standard bending-torsion vibration paradigm to model the aircraft wing. The module will provide a phenomenological understanding of aeroelastic problems such as control reversal, wing divergence and wing flutter and associated structural dynamic aspects. It will give qualitative understanding of the analytical models of the coupled rigid and flexible body dynamics of future aerospace structures and introduce the dynamics of highly flexible aircraft.

Level: 7

Aerospace Design

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Graham Dorrington
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN118

This module is concerned with the design and performance of a broad range of aerospace vehicles including fixed-wing aeroplanes (subsonic and supersonic), helicopters, hovercraft, airships, and launch vehicles. Coursework and tutorial materials involve use of spreadsheets, but the module is primarily assessed by a written exam.

Level: 6

Aerospace Structures

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Pihua Wen
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN108 and DEN201

This module will provide the student with the basic tools of structural analysis including the structure idealization, analysis of the thin-walled cellular type of structure peculiar to the aircraft, stress calculations of composite structures, fundamentals of elasticity and buckling analysis of plate.

Level: 6

Africa in Europe, 1440-1650: Renaissance Encounters

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Kate Lowe
Module Convenor: TBA
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The focus will be on sub-Saharan Africa, and the module will concentrate on three major elements. It will examine the gamut of African peoples, animals, material and artifacts transported to Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, from slaves to ambassadors, from giraffes to carved ivory horns. It will also analyse the levels of knowledge and understanding about various parts of Africa within Europe by (for example) looking at maps, influential classical and medieval sources, and Renaissance travel journals and reports. Finally, it will investigate visual representations of Africa and Africans across Europe and assess the gaps between the visual, the textual and the documentary.

Assessment: 100 per cent (100%) coursework: two 2,500 word Learning logs (15 per cent each) and one 5,000 word Research essay (70 per cent).
Level: 5

Africa in Europe, 1440-1650: Renaissance Encounters

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Kate Lowe
Module Convenor: TBA
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The focus will be on sub-Saharan Africa, and the module will concentrate on three major elements. It will examine the gamut of African peoples, animals, material and artifacts transported to Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, from slaves to ambassadors, from giraffes to carved ivory horns. It will also analyse the levels of knowledge and understanding about various parts of Africa within Europe by (for example) looking at maps, influential classical and medieval sources, and Renaissance travel journals and reports. Finally, it will investigate visual representations of Africa and Africans across Europe and assess the gaps between the visual, the textual and the documentary.

Assessment: 100 per cent (100%) coursework: two 2,500 word Learning logs (15 per cent each) and one 5,000 word Research essay (70 per cent).
Level: 5

Africa in Europe, 1440-1650: Renaissance Encounters

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Kate Lowe
Module Convenor: TBA
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The focus will be on sub-Saharan Africa, and the module will concentrate on three major elements. It will examine the gamut of African peoples, animals, material and artifacts transported to Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, from slaves to ambassadors, from giraffes to carved ivory horns. It will also analyse the levels of knowledge and understanding about various parts of Africa within Europe by (for example) looking at maps, influential classical and medieval sources, and Renaissance travel journals and reports. Finally, it will investigate visual representations of Africa and Africans across Europe and assess the gaps between the visual, the textual and the documentary.

Assessment: 100 per cent (100%) coursework: two 2,500 word Learning logs (15 per cent each) and one 5,000 word Research essay (70 per cent).
Level: 5

A History of Terror in the Modern Age 1858-2008

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Martyn Frampton
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

“Terrorism” has become a defining phenomenon of the modern era. In the “war on terror” politicians and commentators alike have argued that we face a “new kind” of threat and that the “rules of the game” have changed. This module will consider the truth of such assertions by examining the history of terrorism in the modern age. The process of modern state formation since the middle of the nineteenth century has been accompanied by violent challenges to the status quo from non‐state actors who have deployed terrorist methods in pursuit of their goals. From international anarchists to Irish “rebels”, from anti‐imperialist “revolutionaries” to the Islamist‐inspired millenarians of today, this module will examine the methods and ideologies of “terrorism”, exploring the milieu and mindset of some of its most prominent perpetrators.

Assessment: One essay (3,500 words) - 25 per cent (25%); one examination (2 hours) - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 6

Aircraft Propulsion

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Andrew Wheeler
Overlap: DEN427, DENM022
Prerequisite: DEN107, DEN205

The aims of this module are to introduce the basic concepts of propulsion and to show how thrust and fuel consumption can be calculated for a variety of engines under design conditions. It will provide an understanding of the way in which materials constraints and aerodynamics limit gas-turbine and aero-engine performance, particularly of turbines and compressors and will introduce the basic principles of turbine, compressor and nozzle design. 

Level: 6

Algebraic Structures I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Leonard Soicher
Overlap: MAS201
Prerequisite: MTH4104

The modern axiomatic approach to mathematics is demonstrated in the study of the fundamental theory of abstract algebraic structures. Group theory, subgroups, generators, Lagrange’s theorem. Normal subgroups, homomorphisms, isomorphism theorems. Ring theory, integral domains. Ideals, homomorphisms and isomorphism theorems. Polynomial rings, Euclidean algorithm, fields of fractions.

Level: 5

Algebraic Structures II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Matthew Fayers
Overlap: MAS305
Prerequisite: MTH5100

This is a second module in algebraic structures, covering more advanced aspects of group theory and ring theory as well as introducing the theory of modules. There is a strong emphasis on abstract thinking and proof. The group theory portion includes the basics of group actions, finite p-groups, Sylow theorems and applications, and the Jordan-Holder theorem. In ring theory, matrix rings and Noetherian rings are studied. After studying the basic theory of modules, the structure of finitely generated modules over Euclidean domains is determined.

Level: 6

Algorithmic Graph Theory

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Robin Whitty
Overlap: MAS210, MAS236
Prerequisite: Essential: Appropriate level-5 mathematical background; consult the module organizer for details; Helpful: MTH4104/MTH4107/MTH4108

This module uses an algorithmic approach to introduce basic concepts and results on graphs and networks. It also shows how fundamental optimisation problems on graphs and networks, such as finding shortest paths or maximum flows, can be solved efficiently.

Level: 6

Algorithms and Complexity

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Soren Riis

This is a theoretical module, which is concerned with reasoning about algorithms. Using sorting algorithms and graph algorithms as examples, the module introduces methods for proving the correctness of algorithms and for analysing their complexity. The module then introduces the theory of NP-completeness, and attempts to solve NP-complete problems in practice, including approximate and heuristic algorithms.

Level: 6

Algorithms and Data Structures in an Object-Oriented Framework

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Matthew Huntbach

Algorithms are "ways of doing something", data structures are ways of combining collections of data to form a coherent whole. Many algorithms are about processing collections of data; an obvious example being to re-arrange a collection to put it in some sorted order. This module will introduce the basic concepts of algorithms and data structures expressed using the Java programming language.Java is an object-oriented language, and the object-oriented style is recognised as a good way of both breaking down a program into coherent parts, and generalising these parts so they may be re-used in a variety of contexts. This module introduces algorithms and data structures in an object-oriented framework. A key theme is the idea of "abstraction": being able to separate out the way a program component works in interaction with other components from what goes on underneath to make it work.The module is intended for those who have already covered the basics of programming, and wish to move on to use and develop their programming skills for designing and constructing components of programs of a larger scale.

Level: 5

American Romanticism

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Sam Halliday
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

When the United States declared its independence from Great Britain, in 1776, it was felt to have no "national" literature. Just decades later, it had one of the most vibrant and innovative literatures in the English-speaking world. This module examines how this happened by reading some of America's most influential and significant authors, including Emerson, Dickinson, Douglass, Hawthorne, Jacobs, Melville, Thoreau and Whitman. The module will show how American literature developed by adapting key themes of European Romanticism - the cultivation of the self; the grandeur and significance of nature; the critique of industrial modernity; and sexual radicalism - to the distinct circumstances of the United States, including racial slavery, and the presence of Native Americans.

Level: 5

An Age of Revolution: Europe 1750-1820

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Colin Jones
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The French Revolution of 1789 is widely viewed as a founding moment in the making of the modern world. Yet events in France were only part of a wider range of dramatic developments across Europe. The course will track the different forms that revolution took in the period between 1750 and 1820, focusing not only on political upheavals but also on social transformations (the abolition of the slave trade, the industrial revolution) and on intellectual and cultural shifts (Enlightenment, Romanticism).

Assessment: Review - 5 per cent (5%); Essay - 20 per cent (20%); Examination (2 hrs) - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 4

Analysing Geographical and Environmental Data

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

This module introduces students to the analysis of geographical and environmental data. It provides hands on training in quantitative research methods, including basic descriptive and inferential statistics. Weekly lectures provide understanding of the theory behind different methods of analysis and offer geographical and environmental examples of their application. These are paralleled by weekly practical sessions where students work with their own data to undertake analysis and deploy different approaches and techniques. As part of this practical training, students learn how to use Microsoft Excel and SPSS, software widely used in both universities and the work place, to manipulate and analyse data.

Level: 4

Analytical Chemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tippu Sheriff
Overlap: SBC371
Prerequisite: A-Level Chemistry or equivalent

This module aims to introduce the basic principles of chemical analysis, from both a theoretical and practical view, and to cover methods of data analysis. It is important to cover principles of chemical equilibrium, accuracy of measurement, and simple methods of analysis in solution in order to introduce the importance of accuracy in analysis and measurement. You will also cover more modern, and therefore more accurate methods, such as high performance liquid chromatography. These basic principles should be widely applicable to all scientific modules in the chemistry programmes, and generally applicable to those in biological, environmental and materials sciences.

Level: 4

Anglo-American Relations 1945-70

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr James Ellison
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: HST4306 The Road from 1945 Britain since the Second World War or HST4302 The American Century: The United States since 1900

This course examines Anglo-American relations from 1945 to 1970 and analyses the nature of the special relationship. Set within the rich historiography of this subject, the course considers how US and UK governments responded to major events in world history from 1945 to 1970. Throughout, particular reference will be made to Anglo-American relations in the political, diplomatic, economic, defence and intelligence arenas and to the importance of personalities in strengthening and weakening the alliance.

Assessment: One historiographical paper (2,500 words) - 12.5 per cent (12.5%); one essay (2,500 words) - 12.5 per cent (12.5%); one three-hour examination - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 5

Animal Cognition

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Nathan Emery
Overlap: none
Prerequisite: None

This module builds on themes developed in Cognition, Evolution and Behaviour (year 1) to an advanced level covering cognitive abilities in non-human animals in an evolutionary and ecological context.  This is an area of major research strength at Queen Mary and lectures are given by experts in the field.  Topics covered include introduction and history of animal cognition research; fundamental conceptual and evolutionary issues in animal cognition; discrimination and concepts; memory; social cognition; meta-cognition and theory of mind; space and time; number cognition; visual and spatial cognition; and physical cognition.

Level: 6

Animal Physiology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Peter Skorupski
Overlap: None

An introduction to the organisation of nervous systems and endocrine systems in vertebrates and invertebrates, this module covers the principles of action potential generation and propagation in neurons, and the principles of synaptic transmission. You will also cover the physiology of contraction in striated and smooth muscle, and the comparative physiology of circulatory systems, gas-exchange mechanisms, energy metabolism, osmoregulation and excretion. The physiology of sensory systems including comparative biology of eye design, colour vision, sound and hearing, mechanoreception, olfaction and taste, and the neural control of whole-animal behaviour will also be considered. 

Level: 5

Animal Physiology Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Richard Pickersgill
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

An Independent Geographical Study

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr. Geraldene Wharton

All third year single honours geography students are required to submit an Independent Geographical Study (IGS), which counts towards the final class of their degree. The IGS aims to develop skills in conducting a research-based project. It requires students to formulate a research question within an appropriate theoretical context and methodology, to subsequently carry out the research and finally to analyse and write up the results in a dissertation no more than 10,000 words long. 

Level: 6

An Introduction to Medieval Islam

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Yossef Rapoport
Overlap: HST4100 History of the Medieval Islamic World 600-1500 (30 credit version)
Prerequisite: None

This module provides students with an introduction to the world of Medieval Europe, addressing a series of fundamental questions about this period of history. How did kings manage to hold power in era that is often thought to have been violent and lawless? This was a profoundly spiritual age in which many devoted their lives to religion, but why was Christianity such a powerful force in Europe and what happened when people began to question the church? Europe also began to expand its frontiers at this time, coming into contact with Islam, but what were the consequences of cross-cultural interaction? Students will explore these questions by looking at topics including the Norman Conquest, the Crusades and Heresy. This course opens students up to a period that at first appears deeply alien, but soon proves to have had many familiar features: the power of propaganda; the impact of repression; the rise of religious conflict. The course is also an ideal platform from which to go on to some of the many specialised medieval courses offered by the department.

Assessment: Four assignments - 25 per cent (25%); one examination (two hours) worth 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 4

An Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Tim Brown

The module seeks to familiarise students with qualitative research methods. It will provide students with a basic understanding of the philosophical underpinnings of qualitative approaches and of their application within geography and the humanities and social sciences more broadly. The module will be practically based and will provide the basic skills that students require to carry out such research and to evaluate critically the work of others. The module will focus on depth interviews, textual analysis, and visual methodologies and will provide the students with opportunities to put their understanding of these methods into practice. 

Level: 4

Applied Aerodynamics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Fariborz Motallebi
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN233, DEN242

To introduce and estimate the effects of the boundary layer flows in aeronautical applications. Flow separation and stall, boundary layer transition and the current flow control methods in order to improve the performance of aeroplanes will be discussed. Current European research initiatives in relation to greening the air transport, reduction of CO2 and the role of aerodynamics in aeronautical and non-aeronautical applications will be part of the lectures. High speed flows, wave drag, formation of shock and expansion waves around supersonic vehicles including supersonic jet engine inlets and nozzles will be discussed.

Level: 6

Applied Biomedical Materials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr H Gupta
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will develop an awareness of the concept of biocompatibility and the interactions that occur between implanted materials and the host, and introduce the spectrum of materials used in medicine through discussion of the scientific basis behind the formulation and use of these materials, their attributes and limitations, and the special considerations and challenges that arise, associated with working alongside or within the living body and replacing or augmenting functional living tissue and organs.

Level: 4

Applied Dental Materials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ihtesham Rehman
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will provide an understanding of the interrelationships that exist between different dental materials and that dictate their usage in clinical practice in order to develop depth and applied knowledge of the key specialist dental materials including the science that underpins their technical usage.

Level: 6

Applied Econometrics I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr. Andrea Pinna
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module provides you with a hands-on environment in which you will learn how to analyse real economic data by applying economic theories and econometric methods in combination. The module also aims to develop your abilities in data collection, information gathering from a wide range of reading and critical evaluation of what is taught in textbooks. The module is assessed by coursework only.

Level: 6

Applied Forensic Biology for Crime Scene Practitioners

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module provides information on applied biology for crime scene and forensic practitioners, for students reading the first year of the Foundation Degree in Crime Scene and Forensic Investigation. The forensic biology module describes the principles and practices, collection and analysis of common biological types of evidence found at the crime scene using a number of forensic techniques. Students will develop the knowledge and skills to identify and process a range of biological examples of evidence from the crime scene and at post mortem. The module is laboratory based, where the underlying theory of biological crime scene and forensic investigation is learnt and practiced before being applied to the crime scene in the work based learning module. The lessons are a combination of lecture-based theory and practical classes and are complemented by a number of guest talks given by biological forensic specialists.

Level: 3

Applied Forensic Chemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Bernadeta Parkin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: SBC371 (Forensic Chemistry)

This module aims to build on Techniques in Forensic Chemistry, with particular emphasis on the use of modern techniques encountered in forensic chemistry in solving particular problems. The module will include a detailed discussion of the problems encountered in tackling the source, identity and purity of illicit drugs, and the problems encountered in forgery of documents, banknotes and fine art. It will also introduce spectroscopic methods of analysis tacking problems in ballistics (eg the neutron activation method in the analysis of bullets), as well as molecular spectroscopic techniques, such as infrared and Raman spectroscopy, particularly applied to the characterisation of substances of abuse and explosives. You will also be introduced to thanatochemistry (the chemistry of death), the applications of mass spectrometry and capillary electrophoresis to forensically based problems, as well as a detailed examination of the techniques used in analysing both breath and blood alcohol levels.

Level: 6

Applied Performance

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Caoimhe Mcavinchey
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will explore through performance practice the techniques of Applied Performance and their potential for enabling non-professional groups in the community to create performance events which celebrate lives not normally seen and stories not usually told, in places where performance is unexpected.

We will be working with a range of community groups in a series of Creative Encounters, all of which involve enabling others to use performance as a way of not just looking at but of changing the world.
Some of this work will take place in designated class time, either at Queen Mary or in local venues. Other opportunities will be timetabled and negotiated by the group as they arise. Much of the practice-based research including your exploration of themes and questions of personal interest will be conducted in this way, and most of your reading will be available in the Course Pack with supplementary materials provided.

In addition to the assessment requirements for the module, students will draft a personal practice-based research question (approx. 500 words) to be handed in during Week 8 and which will inform the process of editing and selection of documentation of group work as part of the evidencing of that question. Also non-assessed will be the portfolio from which this evidence will be derived.

Level: 6

Applied Statistics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Heiko Grossman
Overlap: MAS421
Prerequisite: Essential: MTH5120; Helpful: MTH6116, MTH6134 and MTH6139

The semester will be divided into three four-week periods. In each a genuine application of statistics will be studied, led by a different lecturer with at most two lectures per period. The list of topics will vary from year to year and you should obtain the current list from the module organiser. You can find out more about this module on the Maths website. 

Level: 7

Approaches to African Cinema

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms Lorraine Blakemore
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The module provides students with a broad-based understanding of and reflection on historical and current debates in African cinema. Through an examination of the transnational and the idea of a `borderless' cinema, the nature of the relationship between Africa as origin and African diasporic communities will be explored, and notions of authenticity interrogated. The political consciousness-raising cinema of the earlier generation of filmmakers will be studied alongside developments of the past twenty years of new forms and modes of production, distribution and exhibition. Questions concerning the real versus the fantastic; the aesthetics of populism and its relationship to the canon of African film `classics┐; and the difficulties of establishing genealogies of styles and genres will be discussed. Traditions of orality in African film and literature are to be re-conceptualised around a greater sense of the diversity of Africa, its film languages and of the linguistic variety of the continent in general. Using the idea of a cultural citizenship as its starting point, an attempt will also be made to address the vexed question of indigenization and the audience for African cinema.

Level: 5

Approaches to Applied Performance

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms Anne Smith

The module will introduce students to skills and approaches used by theatre artists working in educational, community and socially engaged contexts. Students will gain a unique working knowledge of the project cycle with equal emphasis on theatre practice, project management, documentation and evaluation.

Level: 5

Approaches to Fairy Tales

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Andreas Schonle
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module offers an introduction to the study of fairy tales in a broad comparative context. We will study the various forms and media in which fairy tales have been handed down to us from oral transmission to film; the differences between national variants of tales; some of the key types of tales; and reasons for the modern world''s infatuation with them. Most importantly we will discuss major critical approaches to the fairy tale including psychoanalytical and feminist interpretations of  meaning and of impact on readers and audience.

Level: 5

Aquatic Biology Investigative Project

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Jon Grey
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

Aquatic Biology Research Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Jon Grey
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

Aquatic Ecosystems: Structure and Function

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Jon Grey
Overlap: TBA

The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) has called for an integrative understanding of aquatic systems, including river basins, lakes, estuaries and coastal ecosystems. This new module will introduce ecological concepts from an aquatic perspective, developing ideas introduced in the more general ecology modules you will have taken previously. This module will introduce you to the dynamic biological, physical and chemical attributes of aquatic ecosystems (ie both marine and freshwater) and thus unite these often separately taught disciplines to produce a more holistic insight into the structure and functioning of such systems. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the linkages and subsidies between aquatic and terrestrial systems, particularly in response to the EU WFD.

Level: 5

Aquatic Systems: Hydrological, Hydrochemical and Geomorphological Processes

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Kate Heppell

The module will comprise a selection of topics such as:  Catchment and hillslope hydrology. Fluvial and coastal geomorphology. Aquatic and wetland biogeochemistry (carbon and nutrient cycling). Physical and chemical processes in the estuarine zone. Sediment characterisation and dynamics with emphasis on the biogeomorphic approach to understanding fluvial landscape change. Sedimentary processes (physical, chemical and biologically influenced). Sediments as archives of past environmental change (cf. saltmarsh pollution history). A range of practical skills will be covered including:  Geomorphological survey techniques that are widely used by the EA and consultancies (e.g.River Habitat Survey, River Corridor Surveys) with their scientific underpinning (to link geomorphology and ecology). Laboratory analysis techniques such as Risk assessment and COSHH, quality assurance including precision and accuracy, basic instrument theory and operation (chromatography and colorimetric techniques).

Level: 7

Aquatic Systems: Science, Policy and Management

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Mark Trimmer
Overlap: TBA
Prerequisite: Aquatic Ecosystems: Structure and Function (SBC212)

This module concerns applications in marine and freshwater biology, combined with hands-on experience and direct contact with employers in the aquatic sciences. It introduces a broad spectrum of human impacts on aquatic systems, including pollution (e.g. organics, inorganics, acidification, nitrogen deposition and the concept of critical loads) and habitat alteration, and how these can be mitigated (river restoration, coastal management). National and international legislation and directives are considered (e.g. EU Water Framework Directive; Habitats Directive; Urban Waste Water Treatment; Marine Protected Areas; Nitrate Vulnerable Zones). ''Case Studies'' will be used to look at the link between successful science and policy: for example, the recovery of freshwaters from acidification, restoration of coastal salt marshes and the development of marine and freshwater nature reserves. Contemporary aspects of the EU Water Framework Directive will be considered, including underlying methodology behind bioassessment and biomonitoring (e.g. RIVPACS). This module is designed to bring the student ''face to face'' with the regulators, policies and their science base, as these potential employers (e.g. CEFAS, Defra, EA, Natural England) will give lectures on these issues and also provide information on possible career paths.

Level: 7

Architecture in London 1 1600-1837

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Stewart Abbott
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is suitable for students with no previous knowledge of Architectural History. Emphasis is placed on the social, historical and political context of the works. On-site seminars and guided visits are an important part of the module. It is designed to enable students to make the most of what London has to offer in historic sites and buildings.

Assessment: One essay (1,000 words) - 20 per cent (20%); one essay (2,000 words) - 50 per cent (50%); Slide test - 30 per cent (30%)
Level: 5

Architecture in London II 1837- to the Present

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Stewart Abbott
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is suitable for students with no previous knowledge of Architectural History. Emphasis is placed on the social, historical and political context of the works. On-site seminars and guided visits are an important part of the module It is designed to enable students to make the most of what London has to offer in historic sites and buildings.

Assessment: One essay (1,000 words) - 20 per cent (20%); second essay (2,000 words) - 50 per cent (50%); slide test - 30 per cent (30%)
Level: 5

Architexts

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Katie Fleming
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module allows you to explore systematically both the work of three influential thinkers – Marx, Nietzsche and Freud – and also the responses to and effects of their work in the thought of twentieth century intellectuals and theorists. You will read a number of seminal theoretical texts, tracing critical genealogies of modern thought.

Assessment: One 1,000 word close reading exercise - 10 per cent (10%); one 2,500 word essay - 20 per cent (20%); learning journal - 20 per cent (20%); 3,000 word essay - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Architexts I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Katie Fleming
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module allows you to explore systematically both the work of three influential thinkers - Marx, Nietzsche and Freud - and also the responses to and effects of their work in the thought of twentieth-century intellectuals and theorists. You will read a number of seminal theoretical texts, tracing critical genealogies of modern thought.

Assessment: 1,000 word close reading exercise - 40 per cent (40%); 2,500 word essay - 60 per cent (60%)
Level: 5

Art and Revolution

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Elza Adamowicz
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course will explore the relations between art and revolution across Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. The following art movements will be examined in their relation to revolutionary ideals and realities: Expressionism (Kandinsky, Meidner), Cubism (Picasso and anarchism), Futurism (Marinetti, Sonia Delaunay), Dada (Grosz, Haussman), the Russian avant-garde of the 1920s (Maiakovsky, Malevich), art of the Weimar Republic (Hoch, Heartfield), art of the Spanish Civil War, (Miro, Masson), totalitarian art. Students will analyse painting, sculpture, architecture, photomontage, political posters, avant-garde journals, manifestoes and contemporary critical reviews of the artworks. Issues explored will include: concepts of the avant-garde, art and politics, art and propaganda, aesthetics and revolution, the role of the artist as revolutionary, women artists and the revolution, socialist realism versus abstraction.

Assessment: One 2000-word essay - 50 per cent (50%); one two-hour examination - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Art Histories: An Introduction to the Visual Arts in London

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ann Matchette
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is based around the rich visual resources of London. Through lectures and visits to monuments and national museums such as Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum, The British Museum and the Tate Galleries, as well as to local collections such as the Whitechapel Gallery and contemporary art galleries in the East End, we will explore the histories of art from the medieval period to the present day by focussing on a selected group of objects, images or buildings. This will allow you to develop skills of visual analysis and provide an understanding of the historical context in which the object or building in question was originally made. At the same time we will examine issues of how these objects are presented today, considering the questions of museology, curatorial practice, and the contemporary art market. Topics covered may vary according to exhibitions and temporary displays that are open to the public during the Semester.

Assessment: One learning journal - 50 per cent (50%); one 3,000 word essay - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Artificial Intelligence

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr John Bigham
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The module introduces the student to techniques used in Artificial Intelligence including problem formulation, search, logic, probability and decision theory. The module aims to provide the participants with a basic knowledge of artificial intelligence; an understanding of how to design an intelligent agent; and knowledge of basic AI tools.

Level: 6

Art in France: Manet to Early Picasso

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Elza Adamowicz
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module proposes a history of early modernist painting in France from Manet to the beginnings of Cubism. It will focus mainly on the work of Manet (from Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe 1863), Monet, Morison, Gauguin, Cézanne, and Picasso's early paintings (up to Les Demoiselles d'Avignon 1906-7). Paintings will be discussed both as an aesthetic and a social practice: the pictorial principles of modernism will be related to the socio-historical issues of modernity and modernisation. Topics to be studied include: the spectacle of modernity, gender and representation, the dialogue between art and literature, the influence of non-European art forms, art and politics. You will study works from the collections at the National Gallery, the Courtauld Institute and Tate Modern.

Assessment: One three-hour examination - 75 per cent (75%); one coursework essay - 25 per cent (25%)
Level: 5

Arts Application Programming

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Karen Shoop

This module will introduce programming to students through designing and building arts applications. Students will learn to build graphics-based applications using Processing and audio applications using Java. By focussing on the range of applications that can be built, students will learn programming skills. The focus on this module is as much on the creativity of ideas as on how to write code to realise these ideas.

Level: 4

Art Since 1965: From the Rejection of Modernism to Postmodernism

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Giovanni Aloi
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is an introduction to the socio-historical context and artistic production from 1965 to the rise and fall of Saatchi’s Young British Art and today’s contemporary art. As the influence of Abstract Expressionism waned in the 1960’s, artists came to question the very philosophy underlying modernism, causing a variety of new movements and styles to dominate the art world. The course will follow the development of painting and sculpture and explore a variety of new artistic media including video, performance, photography and installation, through a focus on art movements like Arte Povera, Minimalism, Pop Art, Conceptual and Performance Art, Environmental Art, and Feminist Art. Individual art objects will be discussed in detail within their social, religious, intellectual, and historical contexts, and their public reception.  Visits to Tate Modern, and other venues in London will constitute integral part of the program.

Assessment: Research-based essay (2,500 words) - 50 per cent (50%); Slide exam - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Aspects of Meaning

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Paul Elbourne
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LIN040

When you say a sentence, that sentence somehow evokes a new thought in the mind of the person you are talking to. This is because words of human languages have meanings, and the ways that those words combine also has an effect on meaning. This module looks at all the different aspects of meaning that contribute to the process of understanding, and explores a number of different ways that linguists have tried to theorize about meaning. This module is a pre-requisite for LIN301 Formal Semantics and for LIN601 Philosophy of Language.

Assessment: Four 500-word exercises - 25 per cent (25%); one two-hour examination - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 5

Aspects of Medical Engineering 2

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Dan Bader
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN117 Aspects of Medical Engineering 1

This module further develops themes running through the Medical Engineering programme. It provides relevant applications for the core engineering subjects, whilst introducing new and innovative concepts, based around the focused topic of the spine in health, trauma and congenital disease. In particular, it describes medical engineering solutions to support the functional requirements of subjects with spinal conditions, particularly those who become wheelchair-bound.

Level: 5

Aspects of Medical Engineering 3

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Wen Wang
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN101, MAT306

This module covers fundamentals on physiological fluid mechanics, including the cardiovascular and lymphatic circulations, transcapillary exchange mechanisms and vascular endothelial physiology. It uses examples such as oedema and urine concentrating mechanism to explain the concept of the Starling Principle and heat and solute transport in soft tissues in the body.

Level: 6

Astrophysical Plasmas

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor David Burgess
Overlap: MAS429
Prerequisite: Appropriate level-6 mathematical background; consult the module organizer for details

A plasma is an ionized gas where the magnetic and electric field play a key role in binding the material together. Plasmas are present in almost every astrophysical environment, from the surface of pulsars to the Earth's ionosphere. This module explores the unique properties of plasmas, such as particle gyration and magnetic reconnection. The emphasis is on the plasmas found in the Solar System, from the solar corona and solar wind to the outer reaches of the heliosphere and the interstellar medium. Fundamental astrophysical processes are explored, such as the formation of supersonic winds, magnetic energy release, and plasma coupling. The module highlights the links between the plasmas we can observe with spacecraft and the plasmas in more distant and extreme astrophysical objects. 

Level: 7

Atomic, Molecular and Ionic Structure

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Isaac Abrahams
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Chemistry at A-level

A basic introduction to atomic and molecular structures and shapes is presented. Simple ideas of bonding are elaborated and the concepts of molecular orbital theory and hybridisation introduced. These theories are developed further to account for the bonding in conjugated and isoelectronic systems, simple molecules and to explain the polar nature of bonds. The concept of electronegativity is introduced, followed by a discussion of weak bonding (ionic, hydrogen bonding, dipole-dipole interactions and London forces). A basic introduction to bonding in the solid state will then be presented including lattice structures, Pauling's rules and the concept of lattice enthalpy.

Level: 4

Austrian Literature

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms Heide Kunzelmann
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: A Level German or equivalent

In this module, we will consider major figures, themes, and genres of Austrian literature from the nineteenth century to the present day. An important element will be the incorporation of audio-visual materials.

Assessment: Presentation and essay - 25 per cent (25%); examination - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 4

Auteurism: The European Tradition

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Sue Harris
Overlap: SML009
Prerequisite: none

This module will introduce you to the concept of the 'auteur', and to critical debates relating to auteurism. You will read texts by François Truffaut, VF Perkins, Andrew Sarris, Peter Wollen, Roland Barthes, Claude Levi-Strauss and Christian Metz, and will use your understanding of auteurism to evaluate the work of a range of major European directors.    

Assessment: SUBJECT TO APPROVAL: One 2000-word essay - 50 per cent (50%); one two-hour examination - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 4

Avionics Design

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ranjan Vepa
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Modules within the Avionics programme of study.

This module is centred on a group design, build and test project, carried out in Semester 6 in which an Avionics system or subsystem is designed, built and tested against a specification. The design activity is supervised by academic staff and/or a visiting industrial consultant. It involves using the knowledge gained during your studies.
During academic year 2009-10 students taking this module designed, built and tested "a model Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) driving a Synchronous Generator, including the power converters to interface to a typical grid". (The APU here is a simple variable speed wind turbine.)

Level: 6

Basic Biochemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Bob Janes
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Chemistry at A-level or equivalent

This module will cover amino acids, the fundamentals of protein structure, isolation and purification of proteins, modification of proteins, and methods of determining protein conformation. You will also cover the basics of enzyme catalysis and kinetics with specific case studies. Other topics include ion transport, and other transport proteins, and the utilisation of proteins and soluble cofactors to generate and store metabolic energy. You will cover the basics of metabolism in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, as well as ATP synthesis and membrane bound electron transfer in mitochondria. Chloroplasts in plants and algae, and molecular motors, such as muscles, that consume metabolic energy are also covered. A detailed module synopsis will be handed out in the first lecture, and summary outlines of subsequent lectures will be available on the school teaching website for guidance.

Level: 4

Basic Immunology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Thomas Macdonald
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Basic Biochemistry (SBS017), Heredity and Gene Action (SBS008), The Diversity of Life (SBS005)

This module will cover the principles of innate and acquired immunity, as well as the structure and function of cells and organs of the immune system. Antigens, immunoglobins, complement, and immunoassays and the molecular basis of Bcell and Tcell responses are also covered. Other topics include major histocompatibility complex, antigen presentation, cellcell interactions and cytokines. Transplantation, tolerance, autoimmunity, infectious diseases, inflammation and hypersensitivity reactions are also considered.

Level: 5

Bayesian Statistics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Lawrence Pettit
Overlap: MAS442
Prerequisite: Essential: MTH6136 or MTH736U; Helpful: MTH5120

The module aims to introduce you to the Bayesian paradigm. The module will show you some of the problems with frequentist statistical methods, show you that the Bayesian paradigm provides a unified approach to problems of statistical inference and prediction, enable you to make Bayesian inferences in a variety of problems, and illustrate the use of Bayesian methods in real-life examples.

Level: 7

Bedouin, Fellahs and Sultans: History of the Islamic Countryside

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: TBA
Module Convenor: TBA
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This is a unique introduction to the history of the majority of the population in the Muslim world, past and present: the peasantry. The readings for this module would bring together papers from the disciplines of history, archaeology, anthropology, geography and development economics. The module would proceed chronologically from the emergence of Islam up to the present day, and would also consider thematic issues, with focus on the peasantry and their relations with the state and transhumant communities.

Level: 5

Beginners’ French

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of French, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using French and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ French I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of French, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using French and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ French I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of French, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using French and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ French II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU111

Aimed at students with very basic knowledge of French, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using French and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ French II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU111

Aimed at students with very basic knowledge of French, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using French and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ German

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of German, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using German and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ German I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of German, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using German and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ German I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of German, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using German and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ German II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU101

Aimed at students with very basic knowledge of German, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using German and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ German II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU101

Aimed at students with very basic knowledge of German, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using German and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Italian

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms. Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Italian, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Italian and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken. 

Level: 3

Beginners’ Italian I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms. Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Italian, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Italian and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken. 

Level: 3

Beginners’ Italian I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms. Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Italian, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Italian and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken. 

Level: 3

Beginners’ Italian II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms. Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU131 (or similar)

Aimed at students with a basic knowledge of Italian, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Italian and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken. 

Level: 3

Beginners’ Italian II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms. Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU131 (or similar)

Aimed at students with a basic knowledge of Italian, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Italian and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken. 

Level: 3

Beginners’ Japanese

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Japanese, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Japanese and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials, and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of Japan.  

Level: 3

Beginners’ Japanese I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Japanese, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Japanese and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials, and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of Japan.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Japanese I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Japanese, these are practical, general modules which will develop the various communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build your competence and confidence in using Japanese and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials, and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of Japan.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Japanese II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU241

Aimed at students with a basic knowledge of Japanese, this is a practical, general module with an emphasis on speaking and listening. It will build your competence and confidence in using Japanese and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials, and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of Japan.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Japanese II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU241

Aimed at students with a basic knowledge of Japanese, this is a practical, general module with an emphasis on speaking and listening. It will build your competence and confidence in using Japanese and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials, and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of Japan.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Spanish

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Spanish, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using Spanish and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Spanish I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Spanish, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using Spanish and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Spanish I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Aimed at students with no knowledge of Spanish, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using Spanish and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Spanish II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU121

Aimed at students with very basic knowledge of Spanish, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using Spanish and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Beginners’ Spanish II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Rosa Martin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: LLU121

Aimed at students with very basic knowledge of Spanish, this is a practical, general module which will develop the various communication skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. It will build your competence and confidence in using Spanish and will help you to enjoy your language learning through the use of authentic materials and multimedia packages (taking individual interests and needs into consideration), and by presenting a broad picture of the culture and society of the countries where the language is spoken.

Level: 3

Behavioural Ecology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor John Gurnell
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: The Diversity of Life (SBS005), Evolution (SBS110), Statistical Methods in Biology (SBS020)

Prerequisites: The Diversity of Life (SBS005), Evolution (SBS110), Statistical Methods in Biology (SbS020). This module will cover concepts in animal behaviour which underpin ideas about more complex behaviours, including communication, ritualisation, homeostasis, instinct and learning. Decision-making and the evolution of adaptive strategies of individuals, optimal strategy sets and habitat selection are also included. Comparative socio-ecology including sexual and kin selection, reproductive strategies and social structure is considered. You will also look at resource patchiness, predictability and productivity as determinants of individual and social behaviour.

Level: 6

Beyond Acting

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Martin Welton
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is about things you can do on stage without acting. Since the 1960s, among many serious attempts to reinvigorate the work of the performer, some artists have tried to avoid acting altogether. This module will explore how we might make theatre out of such behaviour: task-based activities, durational work, working from audio and video feeds, building systems and making mistakes, using transcripts, following stage directions to the letter, doing nothing, flirting and listening to music.

Assessment: 1,000 word essay - 30 per cent (30%); practical project - 70 per cent (70%)
Level: 6

Bilingualism

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Esther De Leeuw
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will provide an introduction to the field of bilingualism from a linguistic, psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspective. Topics to be covered include the definition of bilingualism and types of language contact, bilingual interaction and code-switching, bilingual education and policy, cognitive aspects of bilingual ability, and bilingual language development.

Assessment: One 3500 word project - 90 per cent (90%); oral presentation - 10 per cent (10%)
Level: 6

Biochemistry Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Richard Pickersgill
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

Biogeochemistry: Carbon, Nutrients and Pollutants in Aquatic Systems

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Kate Spencer

This module explores biogeochemical processes at the catchment level, with reference to the broader context of global climate and land use change. Major themes include interactions among the biogeochemical cycles; the linkages of biogeochemistry with sediment dynamics and hydrological processes; and climate change and land use effects on biogeochemical processes in floodplains, rivers and estuaries. The module introduces methods of field sample collection and laboratory analysis; and approaches to controlling pollutants, nutrient levels and greenhouse gas emissions in aquatic systems.

Level: 7

Bioinformatics Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Richard Pickersgill
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

30-unit projects require prior approval from SBCS. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

Biological and Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Mike Watkinson
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Contemporary Inorganic Chemistry (CHE512)

This module seeks to provide a coherent introduction into the roles that metals play in biological and medicinal systems. The first six lectures of the module focus on electron transfer and will include an introduction to basic terms (redox potential and its tuning in biological systems, excited-state electron transfer) and elements of the Marcus theory, followed by a discussion of electron transfer processes in biology, including light-energy harvesting and conversion in photosynthetic reaction centre, long-range electron transfer in metalloproteins, DNA and molecular wires. Application in molecular devices will be discussed as well. Molecular redox chemistry and electrochemistry including redox catalysis is surveyed.

The next set of lectures detail the role that metal plays in a range of biological systems and in medical applications. Initially the focus will be on electron transport in naturally occurring systems such as in the oxygen evolving centre within PS2 of the photosynthetic apparatus, nitrogenase enzymes and the role of iron-porphyrin complexes in biological electron transfer. There will then follow a discussion of the roles metals play as Lewis acids in a range of biological systems covering metalloenzymes such as carbonic anhydrase, liver alcohol dehrdrogenase and nickel urease. The final lectures in this part of the module will focus on the roles metal play in medicine eg anti-ageing drugs, anti-cancer drugs and in imaging agents.

The final four lectures of the module will begin with an introduction to the important area of biomaterials, which will then be followed by an overview of selected topics from the areas of metallic biomaterials, ceramic biomaterials and bioglasses. The final lecture will consider implant/host interactions and the factors affecting long-term performance of a biomaterial.

Level: 7

Biological Sciences Psychology Research Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr. Qazi Rahman

30-unit research projects require SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits). 

Level: 6

Biology for Psychologists

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tiina Eilola
Overlap: none
Prerequisite: None

Level: 4

Biology Project

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Richard Pickersgill
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

30-unit projects require prior approval from SBCS. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

Biomechanics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Peter Dabnichki
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN102 or equivalent

This module covers particular aspects of biomechanics related to human motion and related functions of the musculo-skeletal structure. These topics are considered both theoretically and experimentally utilising a variety of techniques such as kinetic and kinematic analysis and EMG.

Level: 6

Biomedical Engineering in Urology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Martin Knight
Overlap: DENM016
Prerequisite: None

This module explores a broad range of medical engineering associated with the areas of urology and nephrology. Topics will include surgical instrumentation, imaging and diagnostics, tissue engineering, implantable devices, functional electrical stimulators, dialysis and lithotripsy. Initially you will cover the basic anatomy, physiology of the urinary tract in health and disease, with particular reference to clinical incontinence. The module will utilize tissue and fluid mechanics to examine the biomechanics of the bladder and urodynamic clinical assessment. Specialist information will be provided by outside lecturers including clinicians and NHS clinical engineerings.

Assessment: There will be three pieces of coursework which will include a technical report, a poster and a literature review/oral presentation.
Level: 7

Biomedical Engineering Research Project

Credits: 60 credits

Contact: Professor David Lee
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The project consists of an individual piece of work, under the supervision of an academic member of staff. It can take either one, or a combination, of the following forms: (i) an experimental investigation; (ii) a computational exercise; (iii) the development of a piece of experimental apparatus; (iv) a design study; (v) a theoretical analysis; (vi) a review of a topic of current interest. 

Level: 6

Biomedical Pharmacology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Robin Whelpton
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: SBS022 Biomedical Physiology I

This module is only open to students on the Biomedical Sciences degree programme and to suitably qualified associate students. The module aims to show how, from an understanding of biochemical and physiological processes, putative drug targets can be identified and therapeutic agents developed. You will also cover the reasons for prototypical drugs being refined to provide more suitable drugs with regard to route of administration; bioavailability; duration of action; selectivity; and reduction of adverse effects. All the above will be exemplified by consideration of the pharmacological properties of drugs used for the treatment of well known medical diseases or conditions.

Level: 5

Biomedical Physiology I – Exchange, Movement and Integration

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Rachel Ashworth
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module provides an introduction to major non-cardiovascular or respiratory physiological systems involved in human homeostasis for students reading for the degree in Biomedical Science. Topics covered will include: microanatomy and histology of the major human tissues; feedback control, temperature regulation, cell exchange processes; function and integration of nervous, muscle, gastrointestinal, excretory, endocrine and reproductive systems. The module will describe some of the major human physiological diseases, disorders and dysfunctions of these systems, and some parasitic diseases.

Level: 4

Biomedical Physiology II – Cardiovascular and Respiratory

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Rachel Ashworth
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Human Anatomy (SBC102), The Human Cell (SBC100)

Only available to students who enter under the B990 programme, this module provides an introduction to the human cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Topics covered will include: structure, function and regulation of cardiovascular activity and respiration. It will include descriptions of some of the major diseases, conditions, abnormalities and dysfunction's of the human cardiovascular and respiratory systems and problems associated with aerospace travel and diving.

Level: 5

Biomedical Science Case Approach to Problem Solving

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Kelvin Smith
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: CHE043 or similar introductory module

B990 students only. The SBS320 modules comprise 6 Biomedical Science clinical case histories at both levels 5 and 6. The case histories will be analysed in group tutorials with subsequent self-directed learning and 6 one hour assessment sessions. The clinical case histories studied will be chosen from a bank of histories and will embrace, over the entirety of the SBS320 modules in years 2 and 3, the disciplines of human physiology, anatomy and development, metabolism, molecular biology and genetics and pharmacology. The tutorial will comprise a 1 hour problem analysis and tutor facilitation session. Assessment of the case history will follow a 3 week period of self directed learning founded on the learning objectives defined in the tutorials. The module is examined in SBS320 year 3 and the 2nd year coursework marks will comprise 10% of the coursework marks for SBS320 3rd year.

Level: 6

Biomedical Science Case Approach to Problem Solving

Credits: 0 credits

Contact: Dr Kelvin Smith

B990 students only. This module is a pre-requisite for the 3rd year SBS320. The SBS320(X) modules comprise 6 Biomedical Science clinical case histories at both levels 5 and 6. The case histories will be analysed in group tutorials with subsequent self-directed learning and 6 one hour assessment sessions. The clinical case histories studied will be chosen from a bank of histories and will embrace, over the entirety of the SBS320(X) modules in years 2 and 3, the disciplines of human physiology, anatomy and development, metabolism, molecular biology and genetics and pharmacology. The tutorial will comprise a 1 hour problem analysis and tutor facilitation session. Assessment of the case history will follow a 3 week period of self directed learning founded on the learning objectives defined in the tutorials. The module is examined in SBS320 year 3 and the 2nd year coursework marks will comprise 10% of the coursework marks for SBS320 3rd year. 

Level: 5

Biomedical Sciences Investigative Project

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Richard Pickersgill
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

Biomedical Sciences Research Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Richard Pickersgill
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: 30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval.

30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits). 

Level: 6

Biomolecules of Life

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr James Sullivan
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: none

The module offers a grounding in a good range of biochemical topics including the structure function relationship of protein, carbohydrates and lipids; fundamentals of enzyme catalysis and kinetics; transport of molecules across biomembranes; biochemical reactions involved in the generation and storage of metabolic energy; in glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle; mitochondrial electron transfer and ATP synthesis; and molecular motors.

Level: 4

Biosciences 2

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Paul Hurd
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module provides essential information on biosciences appropriate for second-year foundation degree students training to become crime scene practitioners. This module will describe the fundamental anatomy and physiology of the human body. Building on from cellular and tissue level organisation, this module will focus on organ and system-level human biology. In addition, this module will describe the structure, function and life cycles of forensically important microorganisms and arthropods.  

Level: 5

Body, Health and Society

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Isabel Dyck
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The module examines a variety of contemporary health and care issues and their distinct geographies. The tension between biomedical and alternative knowledge's of healthy and ill bodies is an underlying theme informing the module and the body is a lens through which to explore such tension. Topical themes of the module are used to examine how health and care experience is constructed, interpreted, managed and represented within relations of power and social, cultural, and economic change. The module will draw on a number of theoretical influences to consider the gendered, classed and raced dimensions of health, illness and care and their shaping by political economy, globalisation and the politics of medical knowledge. Specific topics include the construction and impacts of the ideal body on understandings and enactment of health, the contribution of feminist and anti-racist critiques to understanding health behaviour, the politics of the body in public health, the transformation of health knowledge and care through global flows of knowledge and people, the construction of disability and the management and experiences of those defined as mentally ill and the therapeutic landscape concept in explaining health and place relationships.

Level: 6

Brain and Behaviour

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Qazi Rahman
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is intended for students studying BSc Psychology (C800). This module builds on the theme of psychology as a biological science in parallel with the 'Exploring Psychology' module by specifying the proximate biological mechanisms involved in psychological phenomena. The module will focus on basic principles of biological psychology predominantly, and then introduce psychological processes to illustrate these.

Level: 4

Brazilian Cinema: The Social Tradition

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor E Vieira
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

"Why would a Brazilian director depict not the guerrilla Che Guevara but the young doctor developing his social awareness? Walter Salles's Motorcycle Diaries will set the tone for the discussion of Brazil's emphasis on the social agenda as its major contribution to world cinema. This module will approach the evolution of this genre, beginning with Cinema Novo, the shift towards the commercial film (Pixote, Central Station), the development of a new aesthetics (City of God) and of recent radical experimentation's such as prisoners and favela (shantytown) inhabitants making their own film. Discussions will include the tensions between aesthetics and ethics, and the achievement of the commercial film and of the
documentary as social action."

Assessment: One 2,500-word essay - 60 per cent (60%); one 1,500-word essay - 40 per cent (40%)
Level: 5

Brazilian Cinematic Cities: Regional and Historical Diversity

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Else Vieira
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module introduces students to the way cinema represents four Brazilian cities: a) Rio de Janeiro: its wonders, exoticism and the spectacle of its Carnival contrasting with the over-sensationalized violence on the screen; its unique status as the seat of the Portuguese monarchy and colony in the 19th Century; b) Soo Paulo: social mobility and stagnation in the complexity of a city the size of Lebanon; the impact of technology and traffic on its social networks; the Gardens and financial high-rises of the epicentre of an emerging global power contrasting with underclass pockets; its industrialization in the 1950s and 1960s, and the rise of the Labour Unions' political power; c) Salvador: its vibrant Afro-Brazilian culture contrasting with Cinema Novo's depiction of power hierarchies and cultural conflicts; d) Brasilia: projections of utopia in the urban planning of Brazil's Modernist capital. No previous knowledge of Portuguese is required, as all the films studied are available in English or with English subtitles.

Level: 4

Bridging Arts and Technology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Karen Shoop

This module investigates the relevance of creativity to computers and their applications. Students will develop ideas through a range of artistic practices to see how creativity informs technological development. Student writing will be developed through exploring narratives of technology, such as science fiction, using this as a springboard to understand the protocols and algorithms that underpin the technologies used in the digital world.

Level: 4

Brief Encounters: Short Stories and Tall Tales

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Will McMorran
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module provides an introduction to that most adaptable of literary forms: the short story. It explores texts ranging from the comic to the disturbing, and from the early modern to the post-modern, by major European and Latin American Authors. Texts will be studied in translation.

Assessment: One 1500-word essay - 40 per cent (40%); one 2500-word essay - 60 per cent (60%)
Level: 4

Britain and Europe 1945-1963

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr James Ellison
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module examines the development of Britain's policy towards Europe from 1945 to 1963. It focuses in particular on the decision-making of British governments and Britain's international relations during a period which saw Europe divided in the Cold War and Britain attempt to reconcile its foreign policy traditions with the growing power of the European Community. As this subject has become a significant theme in the historiography of post-war British and European history, the course is set within the historiographical debates and exposes students to the most recent research.

Assessment: One exam (2 hours) - 75 per cent (75%); one historiographical paper (2,500 words) - 12.5 per cent (12.5%); one essay (2,500 words) - 12.5 per cent (12.5%)
Level: 5

British Cinema from the 1960s New Wave to the Arrival of Channel 4

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Charles Drazin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module examines the hybrid and diverse nature of the British cinema from the New Wave of the early 1960s to the collapse of Goldcrest in 1987. You will explore two key themes in the British cinema’s long quest for a sustainable model of film-making: the tensions between the indigenous and the international; and the recurring pattern of ‘boom and bust’ in British production. Topics covered include: the emergence of the ‘New Wave’ and the ‘Swinging London’ films of the 1960s; the relationship between British cinema and Hollywood; the British film renaissance of the early 1980s; ‘state of the nation’ cinema in the Thatcher era; the advent of Channel 4; British auteur film-makers (Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Terence Davies, Bill Douglas); and British genre from horror to heritage.

Assessment: Two 1000-word assignments - 25 per cent each (25%); one 2000-word essay - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 6

British Horror: Film, Television and Literature

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Matt Jacobsen
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

British cinema has made widely influential contributions to the Horror and Science Fiction film genres that have significantly shaped the course of cinema history worldwide. This course will consider seminar examples of British film, from an historical as well as theoretical viewpoint. It will focus particularly on the Golden Age of British Horror in the 60s and 70s, with considerations of the conditions of production of Hammer Studios and the BBC.

Assessment: One essay (3,000 words) - 75 per cent (75%); film analysis test - 25 per cent (25%)
Level: 5

British Politics

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr. Catherine Woodham
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: POL100

This module will provide students with an advanced knowledge of the British Political system.  It is divided into two principal parts: the study of the institutions of British politics, and the study of political culture, behaviour and participation within those institutions.  Topics covered include: constitutional reform, Parliament, Prime Minister and the Cabinet system, civil service devolution, role of the judiciary, representation, political engagement, electoral and party systems, political parties, electoral behaviour and pressure groups. Associate student registration: 

Autumn Semester POL/243A; Spring Semester POL/243B.  

Level: 5

British Politics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Catherine Woodham
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: POL100

This module will provide students with an advanced knowledge of the British Political system.  It is divided into two principal parts: the study of the institutions of British politics, and the study of political culture, behaviour and participation within those institutions.  Topics covered include: constitutional reform, Parliament, Prime Minister and the Cabinet system, civil service devolution, role of the judiciary, representation, political engagement, electoral and party systems, political parties, electoral behaviour and pressure groups. Associate student registration: 

Level: 5

British Politics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Catherine Woodham
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: POL100

This module will provide students with an advanced knowledge of the British Political system.  It is divided into two principal parts: the study of the institutions of British politics, and the study of political culture, behaviour and participation within those institutions.  Topics covered include: constitutional reform, Parliament, Prime Minister and the Cabinet system, civil service devolution, role of the judiciary, representation, political engagement, electoral and party systems, political parties, electoral behaviour and pressure groups. Associate student registration: 

Level: 5

Building the American Nation: The United States, 1763-1917

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Joanna Cohen
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course examines the turbulent development of the United States from the mid-eighteenth century through to 1917. Beginning with the country’s origins as a band of disparate colonies, the course charts the establishment of the United States, its growth and expansion into the West, the nation’s disastrous descent into Civil War and finally its emergence as a world economic power at the start of the twentieth century. The course will focus particularly on America’s diverse and often diverging culture, politics and society, examining the limits and fragility of democracy, both as a way of politically empowering citizens and as a political system that held the nation together.

Recommended reading Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought, The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (2007), Peter Kolchin, American Slavery (1993), Sven Beckert, Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896 (2001), Robert H. Wiebe, The Search for Order, 1877-1920 (1980).

Assessment: Coursework - 25 per cent (25%); one three-hour examination - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 4

Building the American Nation: The United States, 1763-1917

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Joanna Cohen
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course examines the turbulent development of the United States from the mid-eighteenth century through to 1917. Beginning with the country’s origins as a band of disparate colonies, the course charts the establishment of the United States, its growth and expansion into the West, the nation’s disastrous descent into Civil War and finally its emergence as a world economic power at the start of the twentieth century. The course will focus particularly on America’s diverse and often diverging culture, politics and society, examining the limits and fragility of democracy, both as a way of politically empowering citizens and as a political system that held the nation together.

Recommended reading Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought, The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (2007), Peter Kolchin, American Slavery (1993), Sven Beckert, Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896 (2001), Robert H. Wiebe, The Search for Order, 1877-1920 (1980).

Assessment: Coursework - 25 per cent (25%); one three-hour examination - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 4

Building the American Nation: The United States, 1763-1917

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Joanna Cohen
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course examines the turbulent development of the United States from the mid-eighteenth century through to 1917. Beginning with the country’s origins as a band of disparate colonies, the course charts the establishment of the United States, its growth and expansion into the West, the nation’s disastrous descent into Civil War and finally its emergence as a world economic power at the start of the twentieth century. The course will focus particularly on America’s diverse and often diverging culture, politics and society, examining the limits and fragility of democracy, both as a way of politically empowering citizens and as a political system that held the nation together.

Recommended reading Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought, The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (2007), Peter Kolchin, American Slavery (1993), Sven Beckert, Monied Metropolis: New York City and the Consolidation of the American Bourgeoisie, 1850-1896 (2001), Robert H. Wiebe, The Search for Order, 1877-1920 (1980).

Assessment: Coursework - 25 per cent (25%); one three-hour examination - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 4

Business and Social Approaches to Social Media - Opportunities and Issues

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Yasmin Ibrahim

This optional module seeks to familiarise students with social media as a business and social platform. It locates social media through the changes in the communication frameworks and explores the different and diverse opportunities, challenges and issues created by social media in an inter-connected world. The lectures will apply theoretical and conceptual issues to real life contexts and phenomena in different cultural contexts.

Assessment: Coursework - 100 per cent (100%): case study - 70 per cent (70%), group presentation - 30 per cent (30%)
Level: 6

Business and Society

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Stefano Harney

This module will explore the relationship between business and society, and management and the self. It is designed to set the stage for an undergraduate education in business and management by placing such an education in the context of choices, structures, subjectivities, and the struggles and challenges of contemporary capitalist society. It provides a broad introduction to the consolidation of business as a determining and structuring force in both the West and the Global South. It charts the tensions, contradictions and alternatives of this continuing rise to dominance in society, while examining the core assumptions and theoretical advances in management thought. Students will complete the module able to ask who business can address the issues of society, and how they can be responsible to the societies in which they work. This module will be followed by Markets and Society in the second semester, which offer students the chance to place the relationship between business and society in historical, geographical, and anthropological  perspective by contextualising this rise in the naturalisation and normalisation of the firm, the market, and the individual.

Assessment: Coursework - 100 per cent (100%): 40% essay (1000-1500 words), 60% essay (2000 words)
Level: 4

Business Cycles

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ana Galvao Soares Ferreira
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The module aims to evaluate how business cycle theories perform when confronted with business cycles stylised facts. The theories are presented based on a micro-founded intertemporal model of the economy that provides understanding on how different types of shocks cause macroeconomic fluctuations.

Level: 6

Business Information Systems

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tony Stockman

This module covers the basics of business information systems, with emphasis on the technical, ethical and human factors in successful information system deployment. You will study how organisations use information systems as well as the basic concepts, methods and terminology used during the design and development stages of business information systems. The module reviews the typical hardware, software, data and telecommunications used in business systems and their strategic importance.

Level: 5

Business Law

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr. Barry Heard

This unit provides an understanding of: the English legal system, the principles of the law of contract and of the tort of negligence as they apply to business. The unit also provides an understanding of the part law plays in enabling the conduct of business generally; its regulation, and the achievement of commercial aims.

Assessment: Coursework - 100 per cent: Case study - 50 per cent (50%), time constrained assignment - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Business Management

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr Ron Holland
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module provides a general introduction to business management and administration. It develops understanding of the external and internal business environment, the different contexts of business, an analysis of markets and issues within business management.

Level: 3

Business Management Dissertation

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Dorota Bourne

A dissertation is a piece of independent research carried out by the student under the supervision of an academic member of staff. Research can be carried out in any area of business and management, broadly defined, as long as there is sufficient expertise in the School of Business and Management to supervise the research. The student is expected to identify and review the relevant literature, identify a research problem and conduct original empirical research on primary data, or conduct original analysis of secondary data.

Assessment: Coursework - 100 per cent (100%): essay (10,000 words)
Level: 6

Business Studies

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms Cathrine Seierstad

The module examines the political, economic and legal context in which business operates, people and resources, the structure of firms and organizations, management and leadership, marketing, strategic management and development, organisation management and control, organisational communication, Human Resource Management, motivation, business ethics, and globalisation. Students will analyse and comment on management in both written work and seminar discussions to the level that will lead to potential success on taught masters degrees with the School of Business and Management. 

Level: 6

Business Studies

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Mr Terry Morris

The module examines the political, economic and legal context in which business operates, people and resources, the structure of firms and organizations, management and leadership, marketing, strategic management, and development, organisation management and control, organisational communication, Human Resource Management, motivation, business ethics, and globalisation. Students will analyse and comment on management in both written work and seminar discussions to the level that will lead to potential success on Year 1 of a BA Business Management, or similar programme. 

Level: 3

Business Technology Strategy

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 6

C++ for Image Processing

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Pengwei Hao

This module gives you a practical introduction to C++ and uses this programming language to examine applications in low-level image processing. Areas covered include image representation, examining perception, sampling and display, and image transforms and image enhancement using point and spatial operations. Also considered are image processing methods such as convolution, frequency filtering and image restoration, compression and segmentation.

Level: 6

Cabinet, Premiership, and the Conduct of Central Government since 1945

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Jon Davis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover the style of Cabinet Government under post-war premiers, their management of party, Parliament and media, the changing nature of the job and the tradition Cabinet versus prime ministerial government debate. It will also examine Cabinet as the engine room of the Whitehall machine, the stress upon ministers and civil servants, official secrecy and the extent to which the use of the royal prerogatives has made the British Prime Minister and cabinet the strongest executive in the democratic world.

Assessment: Two essays (3,500 words each) - 25 per cent (25%); one examination (three hours) - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 5

Cabinet, Premiership, and the Conduct of Central Government since 1945

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Jon Davis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover the style of Cabinet Government under post-war premiers, their management of party, Parliament and media, the changing nature of the job and the tradition Cabinet versus prime ministerial government debate. It will also examine Cabinet as the engine room of the Whitehall machine, the stress upon ministers and civil servants, official secrecy and the extent to which the use of the royal prerogatives has made the British Prime Minister and cabinet the strongest executive in the democratic world.

Assessment: Two essays (3,500 words each) - 25 per cent (25%); one examination (three hours) - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 5

Calculus I

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Karim Malik
Overlap: ECN114, MAS115, PHY121
Prerequisite: A-level Mathematics or equivalent

This is the first of three calculus modules, whose collective aim is to provide the basic techniques and background from calculus for the pure, applied and applicable mathematics modules that follow. This module develops the concepts and techniques of differentiating and integrating with supporting work on algebra, coordinate transformations and curve sketching.

Level: 4

Calculus II

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Rainer Klages
Overlap: ECN114, ECN124, MAS125, PHY121, PHY122
Prerequisite: MTH4100

This module is the second of three calculus modules, whose collective aim is to provide the basic techniques from calculus for the pure, applied and applicable mathematics modules that follow. This module introduces complex numbers, infinite series including power series, and develops techniques of differential and integral calculus in the multivariate setting.

Level: 4

Calculus III

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr W J Sutherland
Overlap: MAS204, PHY122
Prerequisite: MTH4101 and MTH4103

The module develops the elements of vector calculus and advanced topics in ordinary and partial differential equations, such as special functions, Fourier series and Laplace’s equation, for application in subsequent applied mathematics modules.

Level: 5

Cancer Biology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr David Prowse
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will define neoplasia, describe the macro and microscopic appearance of range of specific tumours and current ideas on the molecular and genetic basis of their pathogenesis. Specifically, the causes of the transformation from normal to malignant tissue will be described together with the manner in which tumours grow and spread. The module will end with an overview of tumour diagnosis and general methods of treatment (pharmacological, radiotherapeutic and surgical).

Level: 6

Cancer Chemotherapy

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Peter Wyatt
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: CHE322 Constructing Organic Molecules and CHE422 Chemistry of Biological Molecules

An introduction to current cancer research and the treatment of cancer by chemotherapy. Topics may include: DNA lesions, oncogenes, short term assays, multistage carcinogenesis, classes of anticancer drugs and their modes of action.

Level: 6

Capital Markets 1

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Radoslawa Nikolowa
Overlap: BUS306
Prerequisite: None

The aim of this module is to provide a rigorous training in the theory of investment and capital markets and a good understanding of its central concepts. More specifically, its purpose is to show how firms, individuals and institutions take decisions about optimal investment, and to examine the behaviour of the capital markets in which these decisions are taken.

Level: 5

Case Studies in Ethnic Conflict: Northern Ireland

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Brendan O'Duffy
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: POL100

This course aims to analyse the ways in which British and Irish governments have attempted to
resolve or regulate the conflict in Ireland and Northern Ireland in the modern era (end of 16th C.).
After outlining the historical, religious and political foundations of the conflict, the bulk of the
course will focus on the period following partition (1920-21), studying the dynamics of conflict
from the Civil Rights era (1960s) until and the negotiation and implementation of the Belfast (Good
Friday) Agreement (1998-).

Level: 6

Catalan Cinema

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms Consuelo Sanmateu-Martinez
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module focuses on a number of key Catalan films from 1975 to the present day. It reflects on the concept of ''national'' cinema in the context of globalisation; it provides critical tools for discussing and writing about the specificities of Catalan cinema as well as for setting it in a Western  context; it studies film adaptations of Catalan and/or non-Catalan literary texts; it examines film (re-) constructions of the historical past; it analyses filmic discourses on identity, illness and trauma; and it looks into the relationship between Catalan cinema and Catalan/Spanish/European history and society. No previous knowledge of Catalan is required, as all the films studied are available in English or with English subtitles.

Level: 5

Catalan Culture: History, Language, Art

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Jordi Larios
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module offers a general introduction to modern Catalan culture (nineteenth and twentieth century). Topics covered include: nationalism; the politics of language; the city of Barcelona and the architecture of Antoni Gaudi; the avant-garde art of Joan Miro and Salvador Dali; popular and traditional culture. The module also aims to help students identify the strengths and weaknesses of their writing skills and improve the quality of their essay writing. Please note that there is no language requirement for this module, and therefore it is suitable for students with no knowledge of Catalan or Spanish.

Level: 4

Catalan II Intensive

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms Ester Pou
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: CAT103, CAT104

This module is aimed at students who already have a basic knowledge of Catalan. Its focus is on developing oral fluency, improving aural and reading comprehension skills, learning new structures and vocabulary, and writing skills.

Assessment: One three-hour examination - 50 per cent (50%), oral examination - 25 per cent (25%), four 500-word compositons in Catalan - 25 per cent (25%)
Level: 5

Catchment Hydrology: Managing Water Resources

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Angela Gurnell

The module will cover four broad themes, which are each explored from the perspectives of estimation, risk assessment and the legislative framework: (1) Implications of global changes in climate and land use for catchment hydrology (2) The catchment water balance: measurement and estimation of precipitation, evapotranspiration and river flow. (3) Flood estimation, flood risk management and the EU Floods Directive (4) Managing low flows and groundwater resources.

Level: 7

Catholics and Politics in England c1558 - 1603

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Michael Questier
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Level: 5

Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Angellika Stollewerk
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is designed to provide you with detailed up-to-date knowledge of cell biological techniques, the structural organisation, development and differentiation of eukaryotic cells as well as key processes in development that are based on cell-cell interactions and cell movements. In the practicals you will learn standard cell biological techniques in histology and immunohistochemistry and you will be familiarised with the preparation of cell material from living organisms. The module provides an invaluable foundation for genetics, biochemistry, molecular, neurobiological, physiological and biomedical programmes.

Level: 5

Cell Biology Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Richard Pickersgill
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

30-unit research projects require prior SBCS approval. All students wishing to graduate with a degree from the School of Biological and Chemical sciences must undertake a project in their final year of study. In the case of biology related projects, students have three choices: a research project (worth 30 credits), which can encompass laboratory based experimental investigations, field studies, field experiments and so on; an investigative project (worth 15 credits), which can include analysis of previously acquired epidemiological data, nutritional surveys and analysis, mathematical modelling of biological processes and so on; as an alternative, students can take the Project skills in the life sciences module (worth 30 credits).

Level: 6

Cell Dynamics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Fanourios Missirlis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module offers a resume of cell biology and understanding of pro and eukaryotic cell structure based on microscopic techniques (transmission and scanning electron microscopy, freezing techniques, immunocytochemistry). You will study membrane structure and dynamics; and the roles and interactions between the cell membrane. Golgi, ER and nuclear envelope including endo- and exocytosis, cell recognition, functions and cell signaling are also covered. You will investigate the properties of cytoplasm, including a consideration of the structural and force-generating roles of the cytoskeleton. Other topics include nuclear structure, chromatin nucleolus; how chromosomes move and the cell cycle; the biogenesis of mitochondria and chloroplasts; and the endosymbiotic theory of organelle evolution. Finally you will look at the cell differentiation including apoptosis from STEM cells to examples of specialised cells, eg epithelial cells, neurons, erythrocytes, spermatozoids, sieve and vessel elements. 

Level: 4

Cellular Pathology and Blood Science

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ronald Cutler
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Tissue Biology (SBC101)

This module is only available to those students who enter under the B990 programme.  This module provides an overview of basic pathological mechanisms including cell injury, wound healing, inflammation and cell adaptations. The process of neoplasia and the characteristics of major solid tumours will be covered including a review of the mechanisms of tumour spread. The Haematology component will cover basic haematopoiesis, anaemia, haemaglobinophathies, thalassaemia, myelodysplasia, haematological malignancies, haemostasis and bleeding and thrombotic disorders of haemostasis. An overview of the history and basis of blood transfusion and its complications will also be provided.
The practical sessions will build on the earlier Microanatomy, Histology and Cytology Module in providing exposure to the histological and cytological interpretation of disease.

Level: 6

Ceramics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Mike Reece
Overlap: MTRM014
Prerequisite: None

Review to physical and structural origin of the mechanical, electrical and optical properties of ceramics. Relate this knowledge to their applications and commercial importance. Review the processing and characterisation of ceramics. (Particular reference will be made to the following structural ceramics: alumina; silicon nitride; zirconia; and silicon carbide.) Review of functional ceramics: varistors; ferroelectrics; piezoelectrics; pyroelectrics; optoelectronics; and ferrites. Throughout the module the students will develop their knowledge so that they can relate structure, properties and applications.

Level: 6

Cervantes and the Nature of Fiction

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Elena Carrera
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: HSP141 or SML002; HSP633 or equivalent

One of the world's greatest writers of prose fiction, Miguel de Cervantes almost single-handedly created a new literary genre in the early seventeenth century. The module begins by looking at those works which have as their central concern the role of the individual in society, and then proceeds to examine one of Cervantes's recurring themes, the nature of fiction itself. The module consists of a series of seminars and discussion sessions built around (some of) the following texts: the short stories: El celoso extremeño, El licenciado Vidriera, Las dos doncellas, El casamiento engañoso, El coloquio de los perros; the plays: El retablo de las maravillas and El viejo celoso; the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha (Parts I and II).        

Assessment: One 2,500-word essay - 60 per cent (60%); one 1,500-word paper based on seminar presentation - 40 per cent (40%)
Level: 6

Challenging Europe's Political and Social Order: The 1848 Revolution

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Maurizio Isabella
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The 1848 revolutions represented a truly pan-European phenomenon, one which gave rise to several republican experiments, to an unprecedented development of the public sphere and to the politicisation of new sectors of Europe’s society. The course will analyse the causes of the revolutionary wave in Europe and discuss both the commonalities and the regional or national peculiarities of these events. Attention will be devoted to specific case-studies in France, the Habsburg Empire, the Italian and German states. The course will also account for the influence of the European revolutions over British politics, and look at the consequences that the emigration of the revolutionary elites after 1848 had on the development of democratic and socialist ideas. Finally, it will discuss the historiography of the Revolution and the impact that this trans-national event had on European society, politics and political thought in the following decades.

Assessment: Two essays (3,500 words each) - 50 per cent each (50%)
Level: 5

Chaos and Fractals

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Franco Vivaldi
Overlap: MAS308
Prerequisite: MTH4101 and MTH4103

The main aims are twofold: to illustrate (rigorously) how simple deterministic dynamical systems are capable of extremely complicated or chaotic behaviour; to make contact with real systems by considering a number of physically motivated examples and defining some of the tools employed to study chaotic systems in practice. Discrete and continuous dynamical systems, repellers and attractors, Cantor sets, symbolic dynamics, topological conjugacy for maps, definition of chaos. Fractals, iterated function systems, Julia sets.

Level: 6

Chaucer

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Tamara Atkin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will introduce students to some of the foundational works of English literature, in examining the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer. It will cover a broad range of his work, including the majority of The Canterbury Tales, the dream visions, and his translations from canonical medieval French texts such as the Romance of the Rose. The first semester will deal with The Canterbury Tales in detail, covering ten different tales from a variety of genres. The lectures will offer a variety of ways of approaching the Tales, while the seminars will focus on both textual analysis, and the linguistic skills necessary for the reading of Middle English. The Tales will be used as a means of access to the themes of narrative genre, didacticism and parody, and social hierarchies and heterogeneity, with a focus upon contemporary English society and history. The second semester will broaden the scope of enquiry, looking beyond the Tales to Chaucer's lesser-known works, and placing them firmly in the context of western European medieval and classical literature. It will thus build on the foundations of the first semester, properly situating Chaucer as an author working within a vast literary inheritance and tradition.

Assessment: One 1,500 word translation and commentary - 20 per cent (20%); one 2,500 word essay - 30 per cent (30%); one 1,500 word comparative exercise - 20 per cent (20%); one 2,500 word essay - 30 per cent (30%)
Level: 5

Chaucer

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tamara Atkin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will introduce students to some of the foundational works of English literature, in examining the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer. It will cover a broad range of his work, including the majority of The Canterbury Tales, the dream visions, and his translations from canonical medieval French texts such as the Romance of the Rose. The first semester will deal with The Canterbury Tales in detail, covering ten different tales from a variety of genres. The lectures will offer a variety of ways of approaching the Tales, while the seminars will focus on both textual analysis, and the linguistic skills necessary for the reading of Middle English. The Tales will be used as a means of access to the themes of narrative genre, didacticism and parody, and social hierarchies and heterogeneity, with a focus upon contemporary English society and history. The second semester will broaden the scope of enquiry, looking beyond the Tales to Chaucer's lesser-known works, and placing them firmly in the context of western European medieval and classical literature. It will thus build on the foundations of the first semester, properly situating Chaucer as an author working within a vast literary inheritance and tradition.

Assessment: One 1,500 word translation and commentary - 40 per cent (40%); one 2,500 word essay - 60 per cent (60%)
Level: 5

Chemical and Biological Sensors

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Steffi Krause

An understanding and appreciation of the principles and applications of chemical and biological sensors is introduced. The basic sensor technology is presented, and this is then augmented by considerations of practical applications and the interfaces in biological systems. The problems of sensing in a biological environment will be highlighted together with examples of the current state of the art and prospects for future development.

Level: 7

Chemical Pharmacology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Robin Whelpton
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Introduction to Drug Action (CHE361)

This module covers the major classes of drugs and their mechanisms of action, including: anti-hypertensives, antihistamines, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs, local and general anaesthetics, drugs for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease and asthma, opiates and opioids, anxyiolytics, neuroleptics, antidepressants. You will also consider the unwanted effects of drugs and drug-drug interactions, as well as the the rationale for developing, or prescribing, a particular drug.

Level: 5

Chemistry for Biologists

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tippu Sheriff
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: A-Level Chemistry or Physical Science, Maths at GCSE

This is a level four module aimed at students who have previously studied Chemistry to A-level, but who would benefit from a more extended knowledge and understanding of chemical topics as part of a degree programme in the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences. The module will reinforce your understanding of fundamental concepts of chemistry, including structure and bonding, and chemical reactivity, as well as covering important aspects of chemistry from both the inorganic and organic fields. Topics are illustrated using examples which emphasise the biological and environmental context.

Level: 4

Chemistry Investigative Project

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Marina Resmini
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Projects are literature based and focus on investigation by means of original scientific works. The students work independently on topics set by their project supervisors. The work involves extensive searching, reviewing and critical evaluation of scientific literature. A final dissertation is prepared.

Level: 6

Chemistry of Biological Molecules

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Geoff Hawkes
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Organic Functional Group Chemistry (CHE222)

This module deals with the reactions of organic compounds which are of importance in biology, including amino acids, peptides, sugars, nucleosides, and nucleotides.

Level: 5

Chemistry of Condensed Matter

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Isaac Abrahams
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will focus on the structure and properties of condensed phases of matter (solids and liquids). Topics covered will include: the crystal structures of inorganic solids, band structure and electrical properties of solids, techniques for solid-state structural characterisation, polymers, electronic or optical properties of materials, the nature of the liquid state and characteristics of liquids.

Level: 5

Chemistry Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Ali Zarbakhsh
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Students with an average of 60% or above (combination of first year and second year results) are eligible to register for this module.

Prerequisites: Students with an average of 60% or above (combination of first year and second year results) are eligible to register for this module. Overall the module is expected to involve students for approximately 18h per week, for 12 weeks, spent on laboratory and library work, plus additional time spent on data analysis and on writing the dissertation.

Level: 6

Chinese Cinema

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Lorraine Blakemore
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will offer a broad overview of Chinese Cinema and its historical and cultural determinants, introducing students to an unfamiliar area of study using a variety of learning methods and critical approaches. Students will gain an understanding of the network of economic, cultural and political forces that have shaped Chinese cinema from the 1930s to the present, as well as an insight into Chinese visual culture and media as it continues to develop into the twenty-first century.

Assessment: One 2500-word assignment - 50 per cent (50%); one two-hour examination - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Chromosomes and Gene Functions

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Brendan Curran
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: A-Level biology or equivalent.

This module is only available to students who enter under the B990 programme. This module aims to provide Biomedical Sciences students with a basic understanding of genetic inheritance, chromosome structure and function, how the flow of biological information from DNA to RNA to protein gives rise to the recognisable, inherited attributes of living organisms and how genetic mutations affect these processes. It uses seminal experiments to introduce the students to basic classical and molecular genetics, and then expands on these themes to include genetic engineering and genomic approaches to these phenomena. By the end of the module the students should appreciate the power and limitations of genetics, understand how inherited information manifests as phenotypes, and be able to discuss the principles that underlie patterns of inheritance.

Level: 4

Circuit Design and Applications

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Jonathan Pitts
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: ELE102

Provides an understanding of the constraints and objectives to be considered when designing electronic hardware, an ability to analyse simple electronic circuits, and knowledge of the processes used in the manufacture of electronic hardware.

Level: 4

Clinical Applications of Biomaterials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr J Behiri
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module introduces the range of clinical biomaterial applications for different areas of the body. Describing the structure and function of the body systems and tissues and the pathological/congenital/traumatic conditions, which necessitate the need for these different biomaterial devices.

Level: 4

Clinical Measurements

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Hazel Screen
Overlap: DENM024
Prerequisite: None

This module aims to provide an understanding of biopotentials and other biological signals, and identify the mechanisms by which they can be measured. It also aims to provide a detailed understanding of the fundamental principals associated with transducers, and a comprehensive review of the most widely used techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of disease states.

Level: 7

Clinical Microbiology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ronald Cutler
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: The Microbial World and Humans (SBC211)

This module is only available to students who enter under the B990 programme.  In this module you will acquire a basic understanding of modern medical microbiology. You will study the processes by which microorganisms cause human disease, how the pathogens can be identified, and what steps can be taken for the prevention and treatment of infections. There will be a particular emphasis on the development of observational, practical and analytical skills through laboratory work and demonstrations. Your topics will include: pathogens and their interaction with the human host, covering bacteria, protists and viruses and including mechanisms of infection, mechanisms of defence, antibiotic action and antibiotic resistance, the transmission of disease, including public health microbiology, the prevention of infection in hospitals and in the community, and a review of newly emerging diseases. You will be provided with a catalogue of microbial diseases, including infections of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts, the nervous system and wounds.

Level: 5

Clinical Problems in Biomedical Engineering and Materials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Julia Shelton

The module is to provide a platform for the students in various disciplines of Medical Engineering, Medical Materials and Dental Materials to give them an insight to the range of disciplines at a fundamental level. These topics include understanding the range of clinical problems and the anatomy/structure and physiology/function of biological systems . The students will be expected to carry out group presentations assessed by SEMS academic staff, a PBL exercise and In-class short tests.

Level: 4

Clinical Problems in Biomedical Engineering and Materials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Julia Shelton

The module is to provide a platform for the students in various disciplines of Medical Engineering, Medical Materials and Dental Materials to give them an insight to the range of disciplines at a fundamental level. These topics include understanding the range of clinical problems and the anatomy/structure and physiology/function of biological systems . The students will be expected to carry out group presentations assessed by SEMS academic staff, a PBL exercise and In-class short tests.

Level: 4

Cloud Computing

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Cloud computing is to represent the future of modern computing. This module provides students adequate information on the basic topics of cloud computing, such as cloud infrastructure, service oriented architectures, data storage and protocols. This module also introduces current platforms, social networking and explores the managing and security issues. This module contains practical topics requiring students to understand how to develop applications on the cloud using the application programming interfaces(APIs).

Level: 7

Coastal and Aquatic Management

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Kate Spencer
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: GEG5201 or GEG5205

This module will build on fundamental process based learning that students will have developed through either GEG5201 or GEG5205.  The module will be based around a 10 day field trip to S. Florida with 2 of the seminars prior to departure.  We will examine the physical, environmental, political and economic issues surrounding the hydrological restoration and management of S. Florida from the Kissimmee River to Florida Bay.  This will include visits to the Kissimmee River Restoration project, the Everglades and Tampa Bay Estuary Programme with de-briefing sessions intended to give a political and economic context from a range of organisations including; the South Florida Water Management District, South Florida Marine Research Institute, NOAA and the US EPA.

Level: 6

Coding Theory

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Matthew Fayers
Overlap: MAS309
Prerequisite: MTH5112

The theory of error-correcting codes uses concepts from algebra, number theory and probability to ensure accurate transmission of information through noisy communication links. Basic concepts of coding theory. Decoding and encoding. Finite fields and linear codes. Hamming codes. Parity checks. Preliminary algebra on vector spaces and finite fields will be included in the module.

Level: 6

Cognition, Evolution and Behaviour

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Nathan Emery
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is only available to students who enter under the C1C8 or C800 programme This module builds upon the theme of psychology as a biological science explored in previous modules. It develops this aspect further by specifying the evolutionary and comparative context of contemporary psychology. The module reviews areas such as animal cognition, animal behaviour, evolutionary psychology, developmental processes in the human infant and child, how comparative work may inform developmental psychology, and the extent to which it could be argued that humans are unique in the animal kingdom.

Level: 4

Cognitive Psychology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Michael Proulx
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: This module is only available to students who enter under the C1C8 programme

This module builds upon themes developed in level 4 psychology modules and considers specific cognitive functions and properties of the human mind. The material covered will include traditional cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology (the understanding of normal cognitive processes through unique case studies of human brain damage). Cognitive functions examined will include visual, object and spatial perception, psychophysics, memory processes, complex reasoning, language, face processing and the relationship between emotion and these processes. Experiments and studies from classical and modern cognitive psychology will be provided throughout.

Level: 5

Cold War America, 1945-1975

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Mark White
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module examines the major developments in United States history from the end of the Second World War to Watergate.  The issues to be covered include the onset of the Cold War, McCarthyism, civil rights, Vietnam, 1960s culture and the presidency.  The debates amongst historians on these subjects will be addressed.  Some primary sources will also be used to further understanding of this period in American history.

Assessment: One essay (3,500 words) - 25 per cent (25%); one examination (two hours) - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 6

Colloidal Chemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ali Zarbakhsh
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Molecules and Ions at Interfaces (SBC702). For F152 students only

This module will cover various advanced concepts of colloidal system and their application. An overview of the concepts involved such as surface tension and surfactants, monolayers such as lipids will be given. We shall investigate the application of colloids and their structures and characterisation. Techniques such as light scattering, small angle X-ray and neutron scattering as well as rheology of these systems will be covered. Various examples of in pharmaceuticals and natural products design will be discussed.

Level: 7

Colonialism and Culture in Latin America

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Patricia D'Allemand
Module Convenor: None
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: HSP141 or SML002; reading knowledge of Spanish

This module examines the cultural development of Latin America from the early colonial period to the 1960s in the light of a history of colonialism and social and ethnic conflict. It focuses on the ways in which such issues have been addressed in works ranging from European accounts of the encounter between conquerors and conquered, to approaches in recent Cuban film. The module will establish links between views which emerge from these works and the present make-up of the societies of the region

Assessment: One 2,500-word essay - 60 per cent (60%); one 1,500-word essay - 40 per cent (40%)
Level: 5

Combinatorics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Robert Wilson
Overlap: MAS219
Prerequisite: Essential: MTH5112; Helpful: MTH4107/MTH4108

Combinatorics involves reasoning about 'discrete' structures, particularly finite sets of objects where there are links or relationships among the objects. The module is largely concerned with concepts and theory, but this is a subject that has many practical applications. Counting, recurrence relations, permutations. Steiner triple systems: construction and properties. Ramsey's theorem and applications. Transversal theory.

Level: 6

Combustion Concepts and Modelling

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Alexander Vikhansky
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN107

This module aims to integrate the basic results of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer into a single subject known as the theory of combustion. Using this approach you will consider flame propagation, ignition and self-ignition, performance of homogeneous reactor and stabilization of flames, turbulent combustion. The last part of the module is devoted to the modern numerical models of turbulent combustion.

Level: 7

Combustion in Automotive Engines

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Dongshen Wen
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN101 Mechanics of Fluids 1 , DEN208 Heat Transfer 1 , DEN313 Thermodynamics

This module introduce fundamentals of combustions in automotive engine. Topics included cover the principles of operation of spark and compression ignition engines, energy and fuels, fuel properties for use in engines, combustion and flame development in CI and Si engines, gaseous and particle emission, and regulations.

Level: 6

Commercial and Consumer Law

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Mr. Stephen Bishop
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:

Sale of goods: Nature of a sale of goods contract; Terms implied into the contract of sale by the Sale of Goods Act; Passing of property and risk in goods; Liability of a seller without the right to sell; Delivery obligations; Remedies of the buyer; Remedies of the seller.

Consumer Credit: Classification of credit agreements under the Consumer Credit Act; Formalities for making regulated agreements; Liability of the creditor/credit broker /supplier to the debtor; Liability of the debtor to the creditor; Termination of regulated agreements; Judicial control of regulated agreements.

Agency: Definition of agency; The agent’s authority to bind his principal; The agent’s rights and duties; Contractual relationships between the principal, agent, and third party; Termination of the agency.

Assessment: 3 hours 15 minutes (includes 15 minutes reading time)
Level: 6

Commercial and Consumer Law

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr. Stephen Bishop
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:  Sale of goods: Nature of a sale of goods contract; Terms implied into the contract of sale by the Sale of Goods Act; Passing of property and risk in goods; Liability of a seller without the right to sell; Delivery obligations; Remedies of the buyer; Remedies of the seller.  Consumer Credit: Classification of credit agreements under the Consumer Credit Act; Formalities for making regulated agreements; Liability of the creditor/credit broker /supplier to the debtor; Liability of the debtor to the creditor; Termination of regulated agreements; Judicial control of regulated agreements.  Agency: Definition of agency; The agent's authority to bind his principal; The agent's rights and duties; Contractual relationships between the principal, agent, and third party; Termination of the agency.

Level: 6

Communicating and Teaching Mathematics: the Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr C Agnor
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Acceptance based on academic record and an interview in Semester A; consult the module organiser for details [Restricted to Queen Mary Mathematical Sciences students]

This module allows undergraduates to gain valuable transferable skills whilst exploring the teaching profession first hand by working with a teacher in a local school. The key skills gained include communication and presentation of mathematics, team-working, active listening, time management and prioritisation. The module will be supported by regular classes and assessed by a combination of written reports and an oral presentation. Registration for this module requires validation; places will be limited and interviews to assess suitability will be held during Semester A.

Level: 6

Communication in Science and Technology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Francesca Di Lodovico
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module addresses communication skills for scientists and engineers, and also seeks to reinforce other generic skills of a more technical nature. Topics covered include study skills, academic writing, data presentation and analysis, information retrieval and oral communication skills. SEFP students who are non-native English speakers and who do not have at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent must register for SEF009 in Semester 1, and then take this module in Semester 2.

Level: 3

Communication in Science and Technology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Francesca Di Lodovico
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module addresses communication skills for scientists and engineers; and also seeks to reinforce other generic skills of a more technical nature. Topics covered include study skills, academic writing, data presentation and analysis, information retrieval and oral communication skills. SEFP students who are non-native English speakers and who do not have at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent must register for SEF009 in Semester 1, and then take this module in Semester 2.

Level: 3

Communication in Science and Technology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr Alan Hart
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module addresses communication skills for scientists and engineers; and also seeks to reinforce other generic skills of a more technical nature. Topics covered include study skills, academic writing, data presentation and analysis, information retrieval and oral communication skills. SEFP students who are non-native English speakers and who do not have at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent must register for SEF009 in the first semester, and then take this module in the second semester.

Level: 3

Communication Skills

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 4

Communication Systems Electronics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

This module studies the analysis and design of basic sub-systems for modern radio communication systems.

Level: 6

Communication Systems Electronics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Jonathan Pitts

The module covers: RF SPECTRUM: Revision of basic RF spectrum. Radio transmission bands. Regulatory considerations.
MODULATION and DEMODULATION: AM and FM modulation principles; basic modulation and demodulation circuits. Digital modulation principles; basic digital modulation and demodulation circuits.
BEHAVIOUR OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AT RF: Behaviour of R, L and C at RF; use of reactance plots and reactance charts. Transistor equivalent circuits for RF applications.
COUPLING NETWORKS and FILTERS: The design of RF coupling networks; design of basic Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass and Band Stop filters.
AMPLIFIERS: Revision of basic amplifier circuits. Multi-stage small-signal linear amplifiers. Class B and C amplifiers; switching amplifiers. R.F. and wide band amplifiers. Noise in amplifiers. Principles of feedback and feed-forward. Frequency response.
MIXERS and OSCILLATORS: Mixer and oscillator theory; basic mixer and oscillator circuits. L.C. tanks, quartz crystals and ceramic resonators. Phase Locked Loops and Frequency Synthesizers.

Level: 6

Company Law

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Viviana Mollica
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Subject to assessment and approval of Module and Associate Student Module Director

The principles of modern Company Law including the formation of companies, the corporate constitution, the protection of persons dealing with a company, corporate financing, management, the duties of directors, corporate governance, the protection of minority shareholders and insolvency. 

Assessment: 3 hours 15 minutes written examination (includes 15 minutes reading time)
Level: 6

Company Law

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Viviana Mollica
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The principles of modern Company Law including the formation of companies, the corporate constitution, the protection of persons dealing with a company, corporate financing, management, the duties of directors, corporate governance, the protection of minority shareholders and insolvency.

Level: 6

Comparative European Law

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Margaretha Horspool
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:  Comparative law;  Historical development of European law;  Judicial systems;  Constitutions;  Private law;  Human rights;  Constitutional and judicial systems of the European Union;  Comparative law and national courts;  Impact of European Union law on national legal systems;  Comparative law and the European Court of Justice;  Comparative law shaping EU protection of fundamental rights.

Level: 6

Comparative European Law (A): European Legal Systems

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Margaratha Horspool
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:  Comparative law;  Historical development of European law, focusing on French, German and common law legal families;  Judicial systems;  Constitutions;  Private law;  Human rights.

Level: 6

Comparative European Law (B): European Integration

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Margaretha Horspool
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:  Relation between comparative law and EU law;  Comparative law before the national courts;  Use of comparative law by the ECJ and the European legislator;  Common European principles in constitutional, criminal and civil law; Impact of the implementation of EU law on national legal systems;  Role of comparative law in EU protection of fundamental rights.

Level: 6

Comparative Government and Politics

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Brendan O'Duffy
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module aims to help you develop a critical understanding of political decision-making processes in modern states. In doing so, it seeks to lay the basic foundations, which will enable more advanced study of political institutions in the second and third years.

The module introduces the major branches of the governmental process backed up by examples drawn from a variety of countries and examines these through the major theoretical perspectives that have sought to explain the operation of political institutions. In particular, we will examine structuralist, cultural/institutionalist and rational choice approaches. The focus of the material is comparative in nature with examples drawn from a variety of political contexts.

This module is compulsory for all single honours Politics students.

Level: 4

Comparative Government and Politics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Brendan O'Duffy
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module aims to help you develop a critical understanding of political decision-making processes in modern states. In doing so, it seeks to lay the basic foundations, which will enable more advanced study of political institutions in the second and third years.

The module introduces the major branches of the governmental process backed up by examples drawn from a variety of countries and examines these through the major theoretical perspectives that have sought to explain the operation of political institutions. In particular, we will examine structuralist, cultural/institutionalist and rational choice approaches. The focus of the material is comparative in nature with examples drawn from a variety of political contexts.

This module is compulsory for all single honours Politics students.

This module is available to Associate students for the full year or for the Autumn semester; not available to Spring Associates.

Level: 4

Comparative Literature Research Project

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor Else Vieira
Overlap: Students are not permitted to take more than one Research Project module
Prerequisite: At least a 2:1 average level of attainment up to final year

Entry to this module will not be automatic. All students wishing to take this module must see the module organiser before registration and must present a written recommendation from their adviser regarding their suitability. It is designed to enable suitably qualified final-year students to pursue a sustained piece of individual or group research on an agreed topic which may not necessarily be covered in the taught modules. Introductory group sessions on research methods will be followed by individual supervision. You will give presentations of your research in the second semester, and should note that failure to provide evidence of satisfactory progress will lead to de-registration.  

Assessment: One 8000-word project.
Level: 6

Competition Law

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr. Maher Dabbah
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Subject to assessment and approval of Module and Associate Student Module Director

The purpose of this module is to teach you the basic provisions of both EC and UK competition law. The module will provide you with a flavour of the economic and market context in which EC and UK competition law is applied. The module will aim to consider important business phenomena in the market such as anti competitive agreements, abuse of market dominance and mergers between firms. It is hoped that by the end of the module you will gain a good understanding of the competition rules of the EC and the UK in order to help you identify situations in which such phenomena may arise. The module is taught on the basis of on one-and-a-half hour lecture each week and one-and-a-half-hour tutorials held biweekly. In addition, the module includes several case studies based on real cases. You will be asked to prepare the case studies beforehand and be ready to discuss them in the class. The case studies will give you a taste of what competition law in practice is really like. They will also provide an excellent guidance on how to approach competition law problems in the examination room and beyond.

Assessment: 3 hours 15 minutes written examination (includes 15 minutes reading time)
Level: 6

Competition Law

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Maher Dabbah
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The purpose of this module is to teach you the basic provisions of both EC and UK competition law. The module will provide you with a flavour of the economic and market context in which EC and UK competition law is applied. The module will aim to consider important business phenomena in the market such as anti competitive agreements, abuse of market dominance and mergers between firms. It is hoped that by the end of the module you will gain a good understanding of the competition rules of the EC and the UK in order to help you identify situations in which such phenomena may arise. The module is taught on the basis of on one-and-a-half hour lecture each week and one-and-a-half-hour tutorials held biweekly. In addition, the module includes several case studies based on real cases. You will be asked to prepare the case studies beforehand and be ready to discuss them in the class. The case studies will give you a taste of what competition law in practice is really like. They will also provide an excellent guidance on how to approach competition law problems in the examination room and beyond.

Level: 6

Complex Analysis

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Cho Ho Chu
Overlap: MAS310
Prerequisite: Essential: MTH5103 and MTH5104

This is a rigorous module in complex analysis. The first part of the module will be concerned with detailed analysis of topics already seen in Complex Variables, such as differentiation, integration, Taylor and Laurent series, conformal mappings and the residue theorem. The second part of the module will introduce more advanced topics, perhaps including Riemann surfaces and elliptic functions.

Level: 6

Complex Systems

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Mark Jerrum
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Appropriate level-6 mathematical background; consult the module organiser for details

Complex systems can be defined as systems involving many coupled units whose collective behaviour is more than the sum of the behaviour of each unit. Examples of such systems include coupled dynamical systems, fluids, transport or biological networks, interacting particle systems, etc. The aim of this module is to introduce students with a number of mathematical tools and models used to study complex systems and to explain the mathematical meaning of key concepts of complexity science, such as self-similarity, emergence, and self-organisation. The exact topics covered will depend on the module organiser's expertise with a view to cover practical applications using analytical and numerical tools drawn from other applied modules.

Level: 7

Complex Variables

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Bernard Carr
Overlap: MAS205
Prerequisite: MTH4101

The integral and differential properties of functions of a complex variable. Complex differentiation, Cauchy-Riemann equations, harmonic functions. Sequences and series, Taylor and Laurent series, singularities and residues. Complex integration, Cauchy’s theorem and consequences, Cauchy’s integral formula and related theorems. The residue theorem and applications to evaluation of integrals and summation of series. Conformal transformations.

Level: 5

Computability

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Max Kanovich

This module concerns the limits of what computers can do. The computing methods we study are the simplest models of computers (automata and Turing machines) and of programming languages: Register machines are prototypes of imperative languages (go-to commands) and recursive functions are the base of languages like LISP and SCHEME. We can say, in a precise sense, that certain functions are not computable even in principle, using interesting kinds of argumentation, the so-called 'diagonal arguments'. A related area is complexity theory: what computers can do efficiently. By contrast, computability is about what can be done at all. In complexity theory, we draw a map of the computable realm; in computability theory, we meet the frontier of that realm, and also start to explore the territory beyond it. 

Level: 6

Computational Engineering

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr A Munjiza
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN121, DEN122, DEN223, DEN201

This is an advanced module in computational modelling focusing on computational solids. Both the finite element method and boundary element method are covered together with applications to medical, aero and mechanical engineering. Hands on experience in using commercial packages is an important part of the module.

Level: 7

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Jens-Dominik Mueller
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN121, DEN122, DEN240/DEN241/DEN242, DEN331

Following on from an introduction to CFD in DEN331, in this module you will deepen your knowledge in various areas. You will learn to analyse the properties of discretisations and apply these to simple model equations. The various aspects of modelling turbulence will be discussed. In the accompanying laboratory, you will learn how to generate meshes, solve viscous flow problems on these meshes and perform the relevant analysis of the quality of our simulations.

Level: 7

Computational Genomics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Fabrizio Smeraldi

Genome sequencing projects have a large role to play in biology and medicine. High throughput experiments are generating large quantities of high-dimensional biological data, and computational methods play a key role in analysing, envisioning and understanding this data. This module provides an introduction to the types of data and some commonly used methods of analysis.

Level: 6

Computational Statistics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Hugo Maruri-Aguilar
Overlap: MAS344, MAS311, MTH6114
Prerequisite: MTH6136/MTH736U

This module introduces modern methods of statistical inference for small samples, which use computational methods of analysis, rather than asymptotic theory. Some of these methods such as permutation tests and bootstrapping, are now used regularly in modern business, finance and science.

Level: 7

Computer Aided Engineering for Solids and Fluids

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Ante Munjiza
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN101, DEN102, DEN121, DEN122, DEN205

This is an introductory module into the computational solids and computational fluid mechanics. The emphasis is on fundamental methods including the finite element method and students are exposed to hands on experience of both solids and fluids commercial packages.

Level: 6

Computer Architecture

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr William Marsh

This module provides you with a basic understanding of how a computer works and how programs are executed by the CPU at the machine level. As an introduction to computer architecture and systems software, this module presents the concepts needed to understand typical computers at the level of their machine code, instruction set. It covers Boolean algebra rules and terminology as well as logic gates. The module also examines the use of bits, bytes and data formats to represent integers, text and programs as well as looking at the conventional von Neumann computer architecture (CPU, registers, memory). Assembly language programming and system software are introduced. 

Level: 4

Computer Crime

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 6

Computer Graphics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Pengwei Hao

This module is concerned primarily with computer graphics systems and in particular 3D computer graphics. The module will include revision of fundamental raster algorithms such as polygon filling and quickly move onto the specification, modelling and rendering of 3D scenes. In particular the following topics may be covered: viewing in 2D, data structures for the representation of 3D polyhedra, viewing in 3D, visibility and hidden surface algorithms, illumination computations. Some attention will be paid to human perception of colour and interactive 3D such as virtual reality.

Level: 6

Computers and Languages

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr Martin Barge
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is designed as an introduction to the application of technology in language education.  Providing a balance of theory and practice, it will equip students with the knowledge and skills to make optimum use of computers in their studies and research activities.  The module will cover key concepts in the use of digital technologies for language learning and humanities, as well as providing practical experience in the creation of digital materials using a variety of computer-based applications.

Assessment: Five mini reports - 20 per cent (20%); one 1400-word evaluation report - 30 per cent (30%); one 1800-word project - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Condensed Matter

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Andrei Sapelkin
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: A-level Physics and Mathematics or equivalent

Practical work in the laboratory serves to illustrate basic concepts in physics, and the processes of carrying out experiments and interpreting their results. You will be taught techniques of measurement and the use of instruments and computers. There are some lectures on statistics and data analysis, which are applied to the laboratory measurements. There is no final examination. All assessment is by coursework and laboratory reports. 

Level: 4

Condensed Matter 2

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Terence John Dennis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: PHY108

This module intends to apply the principles of thermodynamics and kinetics to the study of the physical properties of gases, liquids and solids on both microscopic and macroscopic scales. There will be particular emphasis on the properties of liquids and solutions.

Level: 5

Consciousness and Causality

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Magda Osman
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module is designed to give students a scientific overview of the study of consciousness and control (eg, agency, free will, choice behaviours) by introducing critical theoretical movements and empirical findings in psychology. Both the theory and practice of the science behind studying consciousness and control will be grounded in key philosophical arguments concerning causality and agency. In this way, the module will encourage students to critically evaluate a range of approaches in the study of consciousness and control, and integrate philosophical arguments with scientific methods. Topics covered include: The philosophy of causality and agency (eg, Hume, Kant, Mackie, Hempel); the historical treatment of consciousness and control in psychology (eg, Behaviourist, Psychodynamic, Information Processing); current developments and advances in the study of consciousness and control (eg, neuroscientific techniques, EEG, fMRI), differences between intentions and actions, applied issues concerning consciousness and control (eg, how do we decide when an error in judgment was not made under our conscious control?).

Level: 6

Conservation and the Environment

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Rob Hughes
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: none

This module will enhance your understanding of ecological principles in the context of the important problems facing this planet. You will be stimulated to think about ecological issues, especially global warming, experience field data collection on field day trips or residential courses, and practice data analyses.

Level: 4

Constructing Organic Molecules

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Adrian Dobbs
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Foundations of Organic Chemistry (CHE121), Organic Functional Group Chemistry (CHE222)

This module is split into two equal parts, which may be taught in either order from year to year. You will study the acidity of organic compounds, particularly with respect to carbonyl compounds. The implications for the formation of enols and enolates, and the reactions of enols and enolates will also be considered. Carbonyl condensation reactions, reactions of conjugated organic molecules and their reactions, and the factors controlling the outcome of these reactions will also be covered. Simple Frontier Molecular Orbital theory will be discussed.

Level: 5

Contemporary Hollywood Cinema

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Guy Westwell
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Through a detailed examination of a number of contemporary Hollywood movies this module aims to foster an understanding of the network of forces that have shaped Hollywood production from the late 1970s to the present day. We will be interrogating contemporary Hollywood movies in order to describe changes in the US film industry since the decline of the studio system and to profile some of the ways in which Hollywood reflects and interacts with American culture and society. This module will be assessed through the production of a 'film note' in which you will select a film of your own choice and across three written assignments situate the film within its industrial and cultural context. The module is research-based and requires a significant commitment to independent study.

Assessment: One 250-word assignment - 5 per cent (5%); one 500-word assignment - 20 per cent (20%); one 3500-word assignment - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 6

Contemporary Inorganic Chemistry

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Isaac Abrahams
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Atomic, Molecular and Ionic Structure (CHE111), Transition Metal Chemistry (CHE312)

This module covers aspects of modern inorganic chemistry. It is essentially divided into two parts viz: modern solid state chemistry and aspects of modern organometallic chemistry. A basic introduction to each topic is given before specialist topics are discussed. The specialist topics vary from year to year.

Level: 6

Contemporary Inorganic Chemistry by Distance Learning

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Isaac Abrahams

Pre-requisites: CHE111, CHE312; overlapping module: CHE511. The module covers aspects of modern inorganic chemistry. It is essentially divided into two parts viz: modern solid state chemistry and aspects of modern organometallic chemistry. A basic introduction to each topic is given before specialist topics are discussed. The specialist topics vary from year to year. 

Level: 6

Contemporary Italian Cinema

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mrs Pauline Small
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: A pass in a Film module

The module will give you an understanding of present-day Italian cinema, its recurrent preoccupations and its most prominent film-makers. It will also consider the critical and commercial reception of such success stories as Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso and Benini's La Vita e Bella. No prior knowledge of Italian is required, as all the films studied are available with subtitles.

Assessment: Two 2,000-word essays - 50 per cent each (50%)
Level: 6

Contemporary Writing

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Peggy Reynolds
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

You will analyse a range of contemporary writing, (ideally published in the last two years), and you will be able to consider the modes of literary production and the function of the marketplace. The module aims to give you confidence in finding and responding to new work. Books on the reading list will include novels, essays, some poetry and short stories. There will also be room for you to choose your own texts for discussion.

Assessment: Two 500 word reviews - 20 per cent (20%); one 3,000 word essay - 60 per cent (60%)
Level: 6

Control Theory

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 6

Convergence and Continuity

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Shaun Bullett
Overlap: MAS111
Prerequisite: MTH4100 and MTH4104

This module introduces some of the mathematical theory behind Calculus. It answers questions such as: What properties of the real numbers do we rely on in Calculus? What does it mean to say that a series converges to a limit? Are there kinds of function that are guaranteed to have a maximum value? The module is a first introduction, with many examples, to the beautiful and important branch of pure mathematics known as Analysis.

Level: 5

Coordination and Social Dynamics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Pietro Panzarasa

The module aims to provide an interdisciplinary approach to the organization of economic action and interaction. It builds on a revisited theory of rationality that goes beyond the divides between "global" and "bounded" rationality, and between prescriptive and descriptive theories of choice. The course develops a model of multiple rationalities in which agents are expected to adopt different decision strategies that are applicable under different configurations of knowledge and preferences. The course begins by introducing the notion of agents as intentional systems, the structure of their knowledge, and the processes of perception, judgement and decision-making. Focus will then shift to the problem of interdependent action in multi-agent settings, and to the main coordination mechanisms through which agents interact, communicate, and cooperate with one another. Special emphasis will be placed on group decision-making, authority, negotiation, auctions, rules and social norms. Active learning is sustained by case studies, simulations, and exercises that will concentrate primarily on how to compare and combine different coordination mechanisms to govern interdependencies in areas as diverse as industrial process control, electronic commerce, innovative and dynamic activities, and small group interaction.

Assessment: Exam - 75 per cent (75%), Coursework - 25 per cent (25%) (Coursework: 25% in-course test)
Level: 5

Corporate Finance 1

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Paola Paiardini
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: ECN226

This module is part of a two-module sequence that studies how firms make their investment decisions and design their capital structure. This first part deals with Capital Budgeting, building on the asset pricing notions acquired in the Capital Markets 1 module. Topics covered include: finance and the financial manager, present values, the value of bonds and common stocks, superiority of decisions based on present value method, making investment decisions with the net present value rule, risk-return and the cost of capital, recap on portfolio theory, capital budgeting and risk, and practical problems in capital budgeting.

Level: 6

Corporate Finance 2

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Radoslawa Nikolowa
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: ECN371 Corporate Finance 1

This module is part of a two-module sequence that studies how firms make their investment decisions and design their capital structure. This second part deals with issues of capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, and looks at topics of capital structure and asymmetric information and corporate governance. Topics covered include: the Modigliani-Miller theorems, optimal debt/equity mix with taxes and costly bankruptcy, bankruptcy costs and debtholder-equity holder conflicts, managerial incentives, basic credit rationing models with asymmetric information, optimal capital structure and agency costs, the information conveyed by financial decisions, and corporate governance models.

Level: 6

Corporate Social Responsibility

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Peter Fleming

This module will act as a general introduction into issues of business ethics. The course will approach these issues through the concept of corporate social responsibility. After a general introduction into theories of morality and ethics, the course will introduce key aspects of ethical considerations in business practice, such as those linked to the idea of civil society, globalisation, sustainability, stakeholder relations, corporate accountability and corporate citizenship. This course does not intend to prove that businesses are either ethical or unethical, but rather to illustrate how ethics (both "good" and "bad") can be used as a lens to understand organisations and the dynamics of their relationship to various constituencies (clients, shareholders, competitors, customers, regulators etc.).

Assessment: Exam - 100 per cent (100%)
Level: 6

Corporate Strategy

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Rachel Male
Overlap: TBC
Prerequisite: None

This module provides an overview of corporate strategy in a global context and will enable you to become familiar with the core concepts of: External environmental analysis; models of internal and external analysis, analysis and management of resources; analysis of corporate strengths and weaknesses; knowledge management; development of strategic choice; elements influencing implementation of strategy.

Level: 6

Corpus Linguistics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Sylvia Jaworska
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will introduce you to Corpus Linguistics (CL). It focuses on theoretical aspects underlying CL such as collocation, idiom principle, semantic prosody and pattern grammar. You will be introduced to some of the commonly used software and electronic corpora, and gain hands-on experience in creating and analyzing corpus-data. Finally, the module will demonstrate the ways in which CL can be applied to investigate language structures and use in a variety of registers and contexts, e.g. in diachronic research (language change), synchronic research (language variation), discourse studies (gendered discourse) and in work on language acquisition.

Level: 5

Costume Drama: The Past Performed

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Bridget Escolme
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module explores the ways in which British culture has reproduced, appropriated and performed the past through costume and clothing. The ‘performance’ of the title includes historical plays and plays about history, novel adaptations on film and television and the performance of the self through ‘retro’ fashion. The module takes the visual cultures of costume and fashion as the starting point for an analysis of the ideological and historically situated meanings we make of the past. It is taught through seminars, video screenings, fieldwork (one piece of which may take place outside London) and at least one theatre visit.

Assessment: Portfolio of visual responses to and commentary on the module - 50 per cent (50%); 2,000 word essay - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 5

Creating Interactive Objects

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Nick Bryan-Kinns

Interactive objects are physical devices controlled by microcontrollers using simple sensors and actuators. The module provides students with skills, knowledge, and experience of designing and prototyping interactive physical objects using contemporary microcontrollers. The module covers basic electronics, control circuits, sensors (analogue and digital), output (analogue and digital), microcontrollers, simple networking, and microcontroller programming using the popular Arduino open-source platform. It additionally touches on topics of interaction design and evaluation to provide a framework in which students can prototype and understand interactive objects.

Level: 5

Creative Group Project

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Andrea Cavallaro

The module will be practice-based where students work in a team to produce a creative system for audio-visual content production or interactivity. Students will work in a team to identify the elements in a product development cycle; develop an audio, video, multimedia product with particular attention to its aesthetics, usability and marketability; analyse and present results in qualitative and quantitative measures; report and present findings in a clear and coherent manner.

Level: 5

Creative Production

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Athena Mandis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: FLM016/FLM018

This module is for single Honours Film Studies students at level 6, it is not available to joint Honours Film students or students on other degree programmes. It is valued at 30 credits, running over both semesters and will involve a considerable amount of work and commitment in terms of project development, planning production and post production. Working in groups, students will develop a production either from a pre-written script, as an adaptation from another source such as a short story, or as a new original idea. This project will then be developed, prepared and produced over the course of the year. There is a written requirement for the module that involves an evaluation of the project and student's contribution to it.

Assessment: One 300-word written report - 20 per cent (20%); two 10-12 minute productions - 80 per cent (80%)
Level: 6

Criminal Law

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor William Wilson
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:

Introduction: the scope and character of the criminal law and its objectives; Deconstructing a typical crime – Criminal Damage; The General Principles of Criminal Responsibility; Criminal conduct - the actus reus; principles of causation; crimes of omission; Criminal fault - the mens rea; General defences; capacity and incapacity; insanity and diminished responsibility, intoxication, duress, necessity, self defence; Particular Crimes; Offences against the person: homicide; wounding and assaults, including assaults aggravated by hatred, sexual offences; Offences against property: theft and fraud; Preliminary or inchoate offences; Conspiracy; Attempt; Assisting and encouraging crime; 6. Participation in crime.

Assessment: 3 hours 15 minutes (includes 15 minutes reading time)
Level: 4

Criminal Law for BA Law Politics Students

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Professor William Wilson
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:  Introduction: the scope and character of the criminal law and its objectives;  Deconstructing a typical crime - Criminal Damage; The General Principles of Criminal Responsibility:  Criminal conduct - the actus reus; principles of causation; crimes of omission;  Criminal fault - the mens rea;  General defences; capacity and incapacity; insanity and diminished responsibility, intoxication, duress, necessity, self defence. Particular Crimes:  Offences against the person: homicide; wounding and assaults, including assaults aggravated by hatred, sexual offences;  Offences against property: theft and fraud. Preliminary or inchoate offences:  Conspiracy;  Attempt.

Level: 5

Criminology

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Leonidas Cheliotis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: (For Associates) a module in Sociology or Psychology. All students subject to assessment and approval of Module and Associate Student Module Director.

Sociological and psychological approaches to the aetiology of criminal behaviour; questions of criminal justice policy-making. Topics include: the aims and values of the criminal justice system; the definition of crime both in a theoretical and a practical sense; studies of particular types of crime (e.g., 'white collar' crime and crimes of the powerful, juvenile crime); penal policy with regard to particular types of crime; crime and public opinion; crime and the mass media; police organisation; prisons and the penal crisis; the role of victims of crime. The module focuses on the contemporary British context but adopts historical and comparative perspectives where relevant.

Level: 6

Criminology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Leonidas Cheliotis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover:  Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice;  Defining crime;  Rhetoric and reality of crime;  Policing and prosecution of crime;  Punishment of crime.

Level: 6

Criminology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mr. Leonida Cheliotis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will cover: Origins of criminology; Powerful and powerless in criminology; Variables in crime. 

Level: 6

Crises of Consciousness: American Writing 1880-1915

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Sam Halliday
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module examines a range of literary and non-literary texts from a troubled and exciting period in American cultural history. By looking in detail at a relatively short period (three to four decades), the module aims to render a detailed picture of the social and intellectual controversies of the time. In particular, the module focuses on the human consciousness and selfhood, the various ways in which these were explained and imagined in the period, and the various ways in which they were related to each other. Within the period itself, both consciousness and selfhood were considered subject to a range of potentially debilitating pressures and pathologies, including neurasthenia (or ‘nervous exhaustion’); splitting into ‘multiple personalities’ (often explained as instances of ‘double consciousness’); alcohol or drug addiction; sexual knowledge or malaise; and the vagaries of ‘race’. With these and related issues in mind, we will examine several genres of writing, including medical, psychological, and philosophical texts, alongside literary works, including novels and autobiographies. The module as a whole thus hopes to show (and asks you to show, in your written work), how literary and non-literary texts can profitably be read alongside each other.

Connected module(s): None

Assessment: One 1,500 word essay - 20 per cent (20 per cent); one 4,000 word essay - 80 per cent (80 per cent)
Level: 6

Critical and Post-Modern Theories of Organisations

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Peter Fleming

This module unpacks key themes associated with the growing field of critical and post-modern management studies. This perspective analyses organisations as political and discursive systems, highlighting the importance of power, conflict and resistance within contemporary work forms. The module will demonstrate how critical and post-modern approaches to business and society can yield unique insights into how organisations are run and experienced. Topics covered include power, resistance, discourse, organisations in the media, globalisation and business ethics. Having completed this module, students will be able to critically understand why organisations function the way they do and position them in the broader context of contemporary political economy.

Assessment: Coursework - 100 per cent (100%) - (70% essay (2,500 words), 30% group presentation)
Level: 5

Critical Approaches to Film: Film Noir

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mark Glancy
Overlap: HST4301 Critical Approaches to Film: Alfred Hitchcock
Prerequisite: None

Is film noir a genre, a cycle of films within the crime genre, a visual style or a period in Hollywood’s history? The issue of how to define film noir has long divided critics and scholars, but it has also inspired a wide range of influential and groundbreaking film criticism. This course provides an introduction to film noir and key writings on film. Topics include the concepts of genre, authorship and star studies; the industrial and social factors that influenced the rise and fall of film noir; and the legacy of noir in contemporary Hollywood films. Screenings include Double Indemnity (1944), Touch of Evil (1958) and Mulholland Drive (2000).

Assessment: Seminar presentation - 10 per cent (10%); in-class test - 40 per cent (40%); essay (2,500 words) - 50 per cent (50%)
Level: 4

Critical Human Geographies

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr David Pinder
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

How have understandings of geography informed political struggles and protest? How attempts to change the world have shaped the discipline of geography? This module situates geographical knowledge in relation to social and political change. Geography has a long tradition of radical thought, from early anarchist thinkers who raised questions about environmental and social justice to today's critical human geographies that reveal the connections between power, politics and geographical knowledge. The module provides a strong foundation in such critical geographical thinking by introducing a range of radical perspectives and key debates, including anarchism, Marxism, feminism, sexuality politics and postcolonialism. It considers how the study of geography is tied to politics and struggles outside as well as within the academy by introducing questions of scholarship, activism and social change from a geographical perspective. Case studies illustrate the spatiality of political practice and the politics of geographical thought. The module complements GEG4103 Geographical Perspectives in developing themes in the history and philosophy of geography.

Level: 4

Cryptography

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Behrang Noohi
Overlap: MAS335
Prerequisite: MTH4104, MTH5112/MAS212

Cryptography is fundamental to commercial life; in particular, the principles of public-key cryptography were a major intellectual achievement of the last century. The module will give you a detailed understanding of the subject.

Level: 6

Cuban Society through Film: post-1959 Revolution

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Omar García
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: HSP141, SML002 or equivalent; fluency in Spanish is expected

This module aims to study the different issues raised by Cuba's cultural politics after 1959. We will examine the questions of modernity and post-modernity, sexuality, communism, revolution and counter-revolution, identity, nationalism, exile, and subjectivity versus the state. Students are informed that many films do not have subtitles and attending the screening is essential.

Assessment: Coursework - 45 per cent (45%); one two-hour examination - 55 per cent (55%)
Level: 6

Culture, Performance and Globalisation

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Ms Siddhartha Bose
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module will consider the practice and problematic of performance in and between different cultures, particularly in relation to the apparently pan-cultural phenomenon of ''globalisation''. Students will be introduced to, and will discuss key issues from discourses which seek to critique cross- and inter- cultural artistic practice (specifically those of post-colonialism and globalisation). They will seek to situate issues concerning culture within the practice of performance, whether this is from the perspective of the spectator, or the performer him/herself. The module will examine and formulate theory in relation to play texts, historical accounts of performance, video recordings and live performances.

Level: 6

Culture and Society in Medieval Spain: Christians, Jews and Muslims

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr R Vidal Doval
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Spanish; HSP176 or HSP19 recommended

This module aims to provide an insight into medieval Spanish culture and society, in particular the interaction between Christians, Jews and Muslims through the study of a series of literary works. These introduce students to key genres (epic and lyric poetry, ballads, short stories and miracle collections) and key themes in the history and culture (conquest and reconquest, love and sexuality and religion) of Medieval Spain.

Assessment: One two-hour examination - 60 per cent (60%); one 2,000-word essay - 40 per cent (40%)
Level: 5

Culture and Society in Medieval Spain: Christians, Jews and Muslims

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr R Vidal Doval
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Spanish; HSP176 or HSP19 recommended

This module aims to provide an insight into medieval Spanish culture and society, in particular the interaction between Christians, Jews and Muslims through the study of a series of literary works. These introduce students to key genres (epic and lyric poetry, ballads, short stories and miracle collections) and key themes in the history and culture (conquest and reconquest, love and sexuality and religion) of Medieval Spain.

Assessment: One two-hour examination - 60 per cent (60%); one 2,000-word essay - 40 per cent (40%)
Level: 5

Cultures of Regulation: The Globalisation of Environmental Governance

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Bronwyn Parry
Overlap: None

This module is based on lectures and seminars and is divided into four parts. The first part deals primarily with conceptual issues: students are first invited to consider what might be encompassed by the terms 'environment' and 'regulation', and encouraged to adopt a critical and nuanced approach to their definition. Theoretical debates about the 'transboundary' nature of emerging environmental issues and of the need for a globalized approach to their governance are then explored. Part two lectures investigate the history of the development of global regulatory institutions and regimes in the post war period, their intended purpose and operational structure. In part three, four case studies (on genetic resources and intellectual property rights; commodification of cultural property; food safety governance; and global regulation of specialized labour markets) illustrate the impact that their regulations are having in shaping local environments in both developing and industrialized states. In the last lectures we investigate why these impacts are so geographically uneven and consider what powers (if any) nation states and non-state actors (NGOs and indigenous groups) have to mediate these effects through international lobbying or the development of alternative, localized, systems of regulation.

Level: 6

Cyberspace Law

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Julia Hornie
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module aims to address policy, regulatory and transactional issues raised by the internet and technology applications enabled by the internet. The borderless nature of the internet and the possibility to transmit information quickly on a global basis has raised difficult questions of state jurisdiction, regulation and structuring commercial activities online, which this module will explore in depth. The subject-matter of this module affects many different areas of law (contract, intellectual property protection, privacy, content regulation, criminal law, competition law, administrative law) and is therefore a pervasive theme, which lawyers cannot ignore. The module is divided into two parts: the first focusing on policy and regulation; the second on the legal and practical aspects of eCommerce. The module is therefore aimed both at students wishing to specialise in technology/intellectual property law and at students with interests in other subjects (such as human rights, media law, administrative law or commercial law).

Assessment: 3 hours 15 minutes (includes 15 minutes reading time)
Level: 6

Data Analysis

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr. Simon Carr

Students of Physical Geography and Environmental Science require a range of numerical, statistical land modelling skills to undertake higher-level analysis of environmental datasets. This  module provides specific training and experience in specific approaches to data analysis relevant to individual students or groups of students. This will include one-to-one or small group workshops on specific statistical methods, but the precise content of the teaching will be specific to the needs of the cohort in each year.

Level: 7

Databases

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

This module provides a practical introduction to the skills and knowledge required to design, create, integrate and maintain distributed database systems, using JDBC and SQL. The module will illustrate the application of extended database technologyacross a range of interesting and complex applications. In addition this module considers the Internet itself as a vast data resource and information grid. Students also investigate sophisticated extraction techniques such as data mining.

Level: 5

Database Systems

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Tony Stockman

This module is an introduction to databases and their language systems in theory and practice. The main topics covered by the module are: the principles and components of database management systems; the main modelling techniques used in the construction of database systems; implementation of databases using an object-relational database management system; the main relational database language; Object-Oriented database systems; future trends, in particular information retrieval, data warehouses and data mining. There are two timetabled lectures a week, and one-hour tutorial per week (though not every week). There will be timetabled laboratory sessions (two hours a week) for approximately five weeks.

Level: 5

Democracy and Justice

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Eric Heinze
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Subject to assessment and approval of Module and Associate Student Module Director

Democratic government is commonly assumed to be essential to a just legal system. But is that assumption always correct? Do our traditions of active and vigorous legislation, zealous litigation, and professional lawyering guarantee justice? Are there ways in which they wholly undermine justice? What about public discourse, arts or the media? Do they always promote the kind of open, free society in which law and justice thrive? These questions receive sharp scrutiny in the writings of the acient Greek philosopher Plato. In this module, we examine how some classic ideas about justice and democracy have shaped law and society for centuries.

Level: 6

Describing Prosody

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Esther De Leeuw
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module aims to introduce students to the range of prosodic features found in human languages, and also to their systematicity. It will cover phonetic elements of prosody, such as pitch and duration, and how such elements influence, for example, the notion of stress and its relation to phonological structure. The module also aims to introduce students to intonational contours, tone languages, tempo and rhythm. As well as examining a range of languages (including but not limited to English) certain contrasting languages will be examined more closely as case studies. Much of the module will involve lab work with both impressionistic and instrumental analyses and students will have the opportunity to measure and annotate prosodic features with guidance and independently.

Level: 5

Design and Build Project in Electronic Engineering

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Maria De Los Angeles Mondragon
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

A group project for second-year electronic engineering students to enable them to learn practical skills in solving engineering problems using electronics. Not open to Associate Students or students from other departments.

Level: 5

Design and Innovation Year 4 Major Design Project

Credits: 60 credits

Contact: Professor Nobuoki Ohtani
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: DEN327 and DEN329

Students will be engaged in a self-initiated project of some weight; evolving their own practice and producing new and meaningful design work. Students will be expected to produce design work, which is appropriately contextualised and also produced to high professional standard. The student will experience the critical decision making in the design development process and learn to synthesize knowledge and understanding gained from previous courses in design and engineering. They will also demonstrate project management skills and how creative design work is produced.

Level: 7

Design for Human Interaction

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Pat Healey

Technology can support new forms of human communication. Embodied robotics, virtual avatars and social software applications (e.g. Twitter, Facebook and Flikr) create new forms of human interaction and new social economies ('crowdsourcing', 'prosumers', 'GPL licensing'). This research-led course introduces psychological theories of human communication that help us to understand how technology can enrich and transform human interaction. It also introduces the tools and techniques necessary for a principled approach to the design and evaluation of such technology. 

Level: 6

Design in Materials

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Ray Smith

This module provides an introduction to modelling of materials approached through Molecular modelling. The module will include a basic introduction to molecular modelling, modelling of simple molecules such as water and ammonia and more complex molecules such as polymers. Property prediction will also be covered.

Level: 4

Design of Experiments

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Hugo Maruri-Aguilar
Overlap: MAS314
Prerequisite: MTH6134

Experiments are carried out in all areas of business, industry, science and medicine. To obtain reliable information, the experiments must be carefully planned. This module introduces the statistical side of the design of experiments from consultation to interpretation.

Level: 6

Desire and Society in Twentieth Century Catalan Literature

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Jordi Larios
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: SML002 or HSP141 or HSP191 or HSP657. Introductory Catalan recommended.

This module aims to provide an overview of twentieth Century Catalan literature, focusing on the crucial issue of the relationship between history, society and subjectivity. Through detailed analysis and discussion of a number of key texts by some of the most important Catalan writers, the module will explore issues such as the relationship between the individual and society; the construction of identity through gender, sexuality, class and nation; the desire for social, personal, and national emancipation; exile and political oppression; the modern and post-modern recycling of myth; the textualisation of illness. All texts are available in English and/or Spanish translation.

Assessment: One 1,500 word essay - 40 per cent (40%); one 2,500 word essay - 60 per cent (60%)
Level: 5

Desk Study

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor Angela Gurnell

The module provides an opportunity for students to research and acquire in-depth knowledge of a contemporary environmental science issue or specialised area of environmental science not covered in the taught programme. Students select their own research topic, subject to consultation with and approval by the module organiser. Module supervision is provided on an individual basis by the most appropriate member of physical geography staff.

Level: 7

Developmental Biology and Cell Signalling

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Caroline Brennan
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Cell Biology and Developmental Genetics (SBS118) or Human Molecular Biology (SBS009)

This module covers genes in development including the specification of the body plan, head development and anterior-posterior development, and dorso-ventral patterning including mesoderm induction. Regulation of morphogenesis, growth and size control (apoptosis) is also covered. A range of model systems will be studied (Drosophila, nematode, Xenopus, Zebra fish, mouse, plants). Basic properties of the cell cycle including the universal cell cycle engine; checkpoints and feedback controls; cancer and feedback controls will also be studied. Other topics include hormones, and hormonal and paracrine regulation of cell signalling in specific endocrine regulated tissues, and the mechanisms underlying cell phenotype responses to physiological stimuli, tissue and organism integrative regulation. Perturbation of these functions in disease will be discussed. 

Level: 6

Development Economics

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Jose Alabala-Bertrand
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: ECN206 and ECN211

This module is concerned with the analysis of economic problems faced by developing countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It focuses, on the one hand, on the meaning, measurements and comparability of growth and development across countries (ie income per capita, income distribution and poverty) and, on the other, on the availability and characteristics of resources (ie labour, land, capital, savings), and the problems with their use in the context of developing countries vis-à-vis OECD countries. The above is presented in the analytic context of (historical) alternative development models and globalisation issues. Although the module does not demand advanced mathematics it does require the use of some mathematics and a fair amount of reading.

Level: 6

DH Lawrence: Controversy and Legacy

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Suzanne Hobson
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The shadow cast by D.H. Lawrence over the history and study of literature in the 20^th century is a long one. In his own lifetime, he engaged both positively and negatively with some of the most fashionable literary and intellectual currents of the day (he was, for example, both a Modernist and a Georgian poet, a Nietzschean and a critic of war, an Anti-Imperialist and a Primitivist). After his death, his writings were claimed for tradition of working-class writing in England, both for and against feminist campaigns against the suppression of female sexuality and for a new ‘postcolonial’ approach to early twentieth-century texts. Most famously the Lady Chatterley trial in 1960 gained iconic significance as the event that marked the beginning of a new period of sexual freedom. This module aims to reconsider Lawrence’s writings in the light of this history of rediscovery and controversy. It takes seriously (and where necessary not so seriously) Lawrence’s claims to be a poet and a thinker, reading his philosophical writings alongside two of his models, Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, and traces the important shifts in his fiction writing from the early provincial stories to the later ‘leadership’ novels. The module looks at influential responses to Lawrence in the 1950s and 60s and considers what these responses might reveal about how literary legacies are shaped and how this changes the way we read Lawrence’s texts in the present.

Assessment: One 1,500-2,000 word research essay - 30 per cent (30%); one 2,500-3,000 word independent essay - 70 per cent (70%)
Level: 6

Dichtung Und Wahrheit: Fictions of the Self from Goethe to the Present Day

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms Annja Neumann
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Who in a text has the right to say "I"? And what might they mean by it? On the one hand, the only person who can know the truth about my life is myself. On the other, nobody is likely to have stronger reasons for lying than a first person narrator. So what does it mean to write an autobiography? And what difference does it make if such a narrative is given the designation ''novel''? These are the questions which the module will investigate, starting with Goethes Dichtung und Wahrheit. Texts include Johanna Schopenhauer Jugendleben und Wanderbilder, Klaus Mann Kind dieser Zeit, Erich Kõstner Als ich ein kleiner Junge war, and Hubert Fichte Detlevs Imitationen, ''Gronspan''.

Level: 6

Dichtung Und Wahrheit: Fictions of the Self from Goethe to the Present Day

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Astrid Kohler
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Who in a text has the right to say "I"? And what might they mean by it? On the one hand, the only person who can know the truth about my life is myself. On the other, nobody is likely to have stronger reasons for lying than a first person narrator. So what does it mean to write an autobiography? And what difference does it make if such a narrative is given the designation ''novel''? These are the questions which the module will investigate, starting with Goethes Dichtung und Wahrheit. Texts include Johanna Schopenhauer Jugendleben und Wanderbilder, Klaus Mann Kind dieser Zeit, Erich Kõstner Als ich ein kleiner Junge war, and Hubert Fichte Detlevs Imitationen, ''Gr³nspan''.

Level: 6

Dichtung Und Wahrheit: Fictions of the Self from Goethe to the Present Day

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Astrid Kohler
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

Who in a text has the right to say "I"? And what might they mean by it? On the one hand, the only person who can know the truth about my life is myself. On the other, nobody is likely to have stronger reasons for lying than a first person narrator. So what does it mean to write an autobiography? And what difference does it make if such a narrative is given the designation ''novel''? These are the questions which the module will investigate, starting with Goethes Dichtung und Wahrheit. Texts include Johanna Schopenhauer Jugendleben und Wanderbilder, Klaus Mann Kind dieser Zeit, Erich Kõstner Als ich ein kleiner Junge war, and Hubert Fichte Detlevs Imitationen, ''Gr³nspan''.

Level: 6

Differential and Integral Analysis

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Oliver Jenkinson
Overlap: MAS221
Prerequisite: MTH5104

This module provides a rigorous basis for differential and integral calculus. 

Level: 5

Differential Equations

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Professor James Lidsey
Overlap: MAS112, MAS118
Prerequisite: MTH4100, MTH4103

This is an applied calculus module, which follows on from the Calculus I and Geometry I modules. The purpose of the module is to develop techniques of solving differential equations and also to show how a higher-order differential equation can be seen geometrically as a vector field. This brings in discussions of matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Some applications are given.

Level: 4

Digital Audio Effects

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Joshua Reiss

This module covers the entire field of digital audio effects, including some depth in the subfields and related subjects. It is concerned with the use of digital signal processing and its applications to the creation or modification of sounds and sound effects. It explains what can be done in the digital processing of sounds in the form of computer algorithms and sound examples resulting from these transformations. It describes signal processing concepts and software implementations, as well as advances in filters, delays, modulators, and time-frequency processing of sound. It primarily covers time-domain, non- linear, time-segment, time-frequency, source-filter, spectral, bitstream signal processing, spatial effects, time and frequency warping, and the control of audio effects.

Level: 7

Digital Broadcasting

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Alan Pearmain

The aims of the module are: To impart an understanding of the technology used in digital radio and television broadcasting; To impart an understanding of the probable future developments in digital broadcasting; and to enable students to obtain employment in the digital broadcasting industry.

Level: 7

Digital Circuit and Logic Design

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Mark Jenkinson
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: A-level Mathematics

This module is concerned with the design of digital electronic circuits. The principles of combinational and sequential logic design and the fundamentals of digital hardware design are covered.

Level: 5

Digital Circuit Design

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 4

Digital Circuit Design

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Maria De Los Angeles Mondragon

The module covers: Number Systems and Codes; Boolean Algebra and Basic Logic Functions; MAP minimisation; Combinational Logic; Synchronous Sequential Logic; VHDL

Level: 4

Digital Literacy and Intercultural Communication

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Sylvia Jaworska
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module introduces students to a range of scholarship on intercultural communication and the cultural meanings of behaviours that can be bewildering when encountered in unfamiliar contexts. We will consider the processes by which we universalise the ways in which ethnographic knowledge is constructed in on- and offline cultures, and our own role in that knowledge construction. Through the analysis of different digital environments and technologies (social network sites, wikis, web pages), the students will examine the linguistic and cultural diversity of online communication and develop their digital literacy.

Level: 6

Digital Signal Processing

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 6

Digital Signal Processing

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Joshua Reiss

This is a Level 6 module, which builds upon the signal processing theory introduced in ELE374, Signals and Systems Theory. The main part of the module covers the theory of digital signal processing techniques and digital filter design. The module concludes with an examination of some applications of digital signal processing. 

Level: 6

Digital Systems Design

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 5

Digital Systems Design

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Akram Alomainy

This module provides a basic understanding of the principles of large digital system design using the knowledge of combinational and sequential logic design gained in the prerequisite module ELE202, Digital Circuit Design. The module also uses the Xilinx 'Symbol' and Ograve; Field Programmable Gate Arrays and associated design tools for the laboratory design work.

Level: 5

Digital Worlds: Cartography, GIS and Modelling

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr Sven Lukas
Overlap: GEG5102
Prerequisite: GEG4203

This module will build on existing mapping and surveying techniques introduced in GEG4203. It will consist of three connected blocks of teaching centred on digital techniques that all represent key skills in Physical Geography: Digital cartography and remote sensing, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and numerical modelling approaches. For each of the three blocks, lectures will introduce the principles and provide case histories of applications, and laboratory practicals will be used to provide "hands-on" experience of key software packages and the handling of digital data. Assessed coursework assignments, including seminar presentations as well as written submissions, will be used to test the understanding of the subject matter and to discuss key issues in each of the three blocks.

Level: 5

Directing Drama

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Eugene Doyen
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Enrolment on Single Honours Film Studies

Directing Drama is an optional module at level 5 for students taking BA(Hons) Film Studies. (It is not available to joint Honours Film students). The module involves developing a practical understanding of and the ability to apply skills related to preparing a script for performance, casting, rehearsing, directing actors on set and blocking techniques for performance.

Assessment: Performance portfolio 2000 words - 30 per cent (30%); Performance Production (5 to 8 minutes) - 70 per cent (70%)
Level: 5

Discrete Mathematics (Foundation)

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Juan Antonio Valiente Kroon
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: SEF026 Essential Foundation Mathematical Skills

This module introduces students to arithmetic beyond the integers and rational numbers: modulo arithmetic, and the arithmetic of polynomials, matrices, logical propositions and sets. Applications of these concepts in prepositional logic, relational algebra and graph theory will also be covered. 

Level: 3

Discrete Mathematics (Foundation)

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Prof Thomas Mueller
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module introduces students to arithmetic beyond the integers and rational numbers: modulo arithmetic, and the arithmetic of polynomials, matrices, logical propositions and sets. Applications of these concepts in prepositional logic, relational algebra and graph theory will also be covered. 

Level: 3

Discrete Techniques for Computing

Credits: 15 credits

Contact:

Level: 4

Disraeli, Democracy and Empire

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr David Brooks
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This course will examine half a century of British history, essentially between the first and third parliamentary reform acts of 1832 and 1884-5 respectively. Partly by focussing on Disraeli’s own career, it will consider key developments for this country in terms both of domestic politics and of imperial and international affairs. Particular attention will be given to Chartism, the repeal of the Corn Laws, the Crimean war, the Indian mutiny, the second parliamentary reform act and Disraeli’s second ministry of 1874-80.

Suggested reading: Shannon, R., Gladstone: Heroic Minister 1865-1898 (1999); Lyons, F. S. L., Charles Stewart Parnell (1977)

Assessment: One essay (3,500 words) - 25 per cent (25%); one examination (2 hours) - 75 per cent (75%)
Level: 5

Dissertation

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Dr. Phoebe Okowa
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Final Year Only

The content of the dissertation is determined by the student, with limited guidance by a supervisor.

Assessment: Dissertation
Level: 6

Distributed Systems and Security

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Kohei Honda

In this module we cover the basic technical elements of distributed systems, with a focus on basic technologies for security in distributed computing because of their technical and social significance. Concretely we discuss fundamental characteristics of distributed systems, including: openness, geographic distribution, heterogeneity, communication delay and failure; key elements for networking and Internet working, including: layered protocols (centring on the TCP/IP protocol suit), addressing and routing, naming service; server-client models, remote procedure calls (RPC) and remote method invocation (RMI), taking Java and CORBA as examples; basic ideas of distributed file service, including basic architecture/mechanisms, name space management, cache management and concurrency control; and finally models and mechanisms of security, in particular fundamental ideas of security, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, authentication mechanisms, basic cryptographic protocols and algorithms, protection domains, access control, firewall, and real-world examples of security including web commerce and Kerberos.

Level: 6

Diversity and Ecology

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Alan McElligott
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: SEF031

This module is designed to introduce you to the basic principles of evolution and to develop an appreciation of the dynamic nature of ecological systems. It is particularly suitable for students who wish to study Ecology, Zoology, Marine and Freshwater Biology, Genetics, and Biology.

Level: 3

DNA Evidence in Forensic Science

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Denise Syndercombe Court
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

The development of DNA profiling has arguably had a greater impact on forensic science than the development of fingerprinting. It not only provides extremely powerful evidence, it has changed the character and approach to policing. The use of DNA evidence is continuing to go through a dramatic change because of the recent innovations in genetic technology. One central innovation associated with DNA evidence is that the forensic scientists' conclusions are usually presented to the courts as a number, representing the weight of the evidence, which at first sight appears to provide overwhelming proof. This has introduced new challenges and pitfalls, both in providing an appropriate calculation and in communicating its meaning to the court. In addition there is public and political pressure and expectation in the scientists' ability to analyse even smaller amounts of material. As well as this leading to new techniques enabling analysis at these levels, the interpretation of this evidence is not straightforward. The "DNA evidence in Forensic Science" module is designed to tackle these issues. It will describe the latest theoretical knowledge underpinning forensic DNA methodologies, the technology employed in preparation and analysis, as well addressing the challenges and pitfalls involved in obtaining, analysing and presenting, in court, reliable evidential forensic DNA data. 

Level: 6

Documentary - Theory and Practise

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Athena Mandis
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module requires students to put theory into practice by cultivating a sense of the history and theory of documentary alongside the chance to make a short documentary film. The first part of the module requires you to produce a short documentary film that engages with four key issues related to documentary filmmaking: 1) getting your facts straight; 2) ensuring that you adhere to an ethical code whilst producing your film; 3) exploring how documentary necessarily involves the telling of a particular kind of story and the use of a particular kind of narrative form (which may take you away from the facts and towards fiction); and 4) increasing your awareness of how meaning is made in post-production (with a  particular focus on editing). The second part of the module will chart the historical development of documentary filmmaking through the examination of a number of case studies ranging from the early twentieth century to the present day, giving further opportunity to examine the inter-relatedness of theory and practice in the work of well-known documentarists.

Level: 5

Dramaturgy and Translation

Credits: 30 credits

Contact: Ms Sarah Grochala
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None

This module aims to investigate key questions around the areas of theatre writing, adaptation and translation through practical application. In the first half of the semester, issues around the cultural and linguistic transfer and relocation of dramatic material will be explored as you work both individually and in groups on dramaturgical projects. The second half of the semester will allow for you to begin work on your own play, translation or adaptation, providing the space for scenes to be revised as they are read and presented within a laboratory environment. You will be encouraged to locate and read a variety of new plays as well as neglected pieces from earlier this century in the hope of sharpening your evaluation and critical skills and of introducing you to as wide a body of international writing as possible.

Assessment: Ongoing assessment of contributions to the dramaturgy and translation laboratory - 10 per cent (10%); submitted portfolios of materials - 90 per cent (90%)
Level: 6

Drug Design and Development

Credits: 15 credits

Contact: Dr Marina Resmini
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: Levels 4-6 of F152 programme, 18 modules passed in F152