All of us are affected by government policies, and governments place particular emphasis on economic policies. This course will equip you to evaluate the economic arguments made about public policy choices.
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How can we begin to understand the spiritual lives of prehistoric people? When do religious ideologies first appear on the human evolutionary timescale? Using both anthropology and archaeological evidence these and many other questions are examined.
A creative and critical 10-week online course helping you develop your passion for drama into the craft of dramatic writing.
This course will explore the English medieval cathedral as a developing institution which survived over a thousand years of religious upheaval and historical change, focusing on the multifaceted architecture of a range of truly great churches.
Explore how ideas about trade, value and society took shape in ancient Greece, China, India and Europe, before tracing how these traditions influenced the economic thinking that shaped the 20th century.
This course introduces you to Old English literature: from tales of heroism, courage and fellowship, to poignant elegies of love and loss.
This lecture examines Elizabeth of York in her role as queen consort to Henry VII.
The course explores the reigns of English queens regnant and consort from 1485-1642, with a focus on gender: did Mary I and Elizabeth I perform and rule differently from kings? What kinds of influence did the wives of kings exert?
Trace the evolution of ransomware from a niche technical problem to a threat to national infrastructure.
5,000 years ago on the plains of southern Mesopotamia, the Sumerians invented writing, built cities and forged the earliest empires. Using archaeology and textual sources, we will explore a unique civilisation, one that is at the root of our modern world.
Machine Learning methods lie at the heart of the Artificial Intelligence revolution. This course introduces fundamental concepts to explain Machine Learning methods, potential, and pitfalls to a general audience.
Sir Winston Churchill, regarded as one of Britain's greatest statesmen, still provokes controversy and debate. The aim of this course is to study his life in detail, assess his successes and failures and to gain some insights into the complex personality.