If you have ever been daunted by terms such as 'modernism', 'magic realism' or 'postmodern', this is the course for you.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
Writing flash fiction brings benefits to writers of all stripes. In this hands-on workshop, we'll be writing each week, discussing our work, and developing new skills in brevity, language and form.
Explore the art and power of poetry through close reading, study, and discussion of one classic poem per week. This introductory course helps students sharpen skills of critical thinking and analysis, and uncovers the timeless artistry behind great poems
During this course, we shall spend time getting to know a range of Shakespeare's plays in detail, supplementing this knowledge with information about their historical background, their theatrical history, and current critical debates.
Beginning with the vital structural innovations of the late Victorian era, this online course traces the rise and spread of modernism in European and American architecture, and concludes by examining contemporary architecture and future possibilities.
How can poetic form help you to turn the passion and intensity of life into memorable expressions? This course is for anyone who would like to start to write, or to write better, poetry.
This course provides an historical introduction to the development of folklore studies in Britain. It will review historical conceptions and approaches to folklore from the seventeenth-century antiquarians to the present.
A course for anyone who loves music but wants to understand it better. We explore classical, jazz, pop, folk and world music in a non-technical way from the point of view of the listener, aiming to give a deeper sense of involvement in the music.
During this flexible online course, learn how to study and analyse paintings, drawings and prints, and learn the 'language of looking'.
Discover the rich symbolism, striking realism and artistic innovation of Northern Renaissance painters like Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden, and explore how their work shaped the course of European art.
Deepen your understanding of Early Renaissance to High Renaissance art, the role of patronage, and how the Renaissance continues to influence modern creativity.
This course aims to give students an introduction and overview of that architectural tradition enabling students to 'read' the architecture of the contemporary built environment in a critically informed way.