This module provides a compulsory two semester project in the fourth year of the MMath programme. The project entails a weekly meeting with a supervisor during term-time who advises and assists the student in the study of a particular topic. The dissertation is written by the student incorporating the results of studying the topic and using the experience and feedback gained from writing and orally presenting an interim report
Under the guidance and mentorship of your supervisor you will carry out practical research work and independent study. You will interact with other members of the research group that you join, to learn how to carry out experimental techniques safely and effectively. Using your data together with the skills and knowledge developed in the other modules on the programme you will produce a written scientific report, an oral presentation and scientific poster of your research findings.
More and more people are using increasingly powerful mobile devices as their primary means of obtaining information and requesting services over the Internet. The shift from traditional personal computers (desktops and laptops) to mobile devices (Smart phone and tablets), as a means of accessing services, has forced enterprises to adapt mobile channels for their existing applications. At the same time, demand for new kinds of applications that can exploit the unique characteristics of mobile devices is rapidly growing. While there certainly is value in developing a mobile app user interface for an existing business application, the users of mobile applications have come to expect more from their mobile experience. This has manifested in an ever-increasing demand for mobile application development in the market.
An understanding of the numbers, characteristics and locations of human populations underpins operational work, policy analyses and scientific development globally across multiple sectors. However, traditional population data sources are often outdated, have low granularity, and are updated on the scale of decades. However, traditional population data sources are often outdated, have lo granularity and are updated on the scale of decades. This module showcases the world leading data sources and methodological advances made by the WorldPop programme in applications ranging from disease mapping, migration patterns, poverty mapping, and many more. You will learn from world-leading experts in their field, carrying out research at the cutting edge of population mapping and modelling.
The emphasis of this module is on the methods required to develop mathematical models using differential equations to understand physical problems. The module involves both conventional lectures as well as discussion lectures. The discussion lectures comprise structured group work in which small groups of students develop mathematical models to solve practical problems in partnership with one another and under the guidance of the lecturer (attendance at these discussion lectures is an essential part of the module). After an introduction to the module there are four blocks, in which the opening lectures will introduce the students to a physical problem and subsequent discussion lectures will allow possible modelling methods to be explored. Some lectures on relevant mathematical theory will also be presented. After each block students will write a report describing their investigations.
Modern Israel is the topic of this third level History Special Subject module, running over two semesters. Contemporary images of Israel are often informed by general political attitudes, and the many – different – realities of life in Israel tend to disappear behind these images. The history of the pre-state Jewish community in Palestine and of the State of Israel has to be seen in a variety of wider contexts: European interests in the Middle East; Jewish life in Europe and the rise of Zionism; the emergence of a Palestinian Arab political consciousness; the British Mandate and the League of Nations; World War I and its impact on the region; World War II and the Holocaust. These contexts will be discussed, but the focus of the course is Modern Israel itself – its history, its political situation, inner-Israeli divisions and the role of historical consciousness. Part 2 of the module will take a closer look at Israel’s cultural history.
Modern Israel is the topic of this third level History Special Subject module, running over two semesters. Contemporary images of Israel are often informed by general political attitudes, and the many – different – realities of life in Israel tend to disappear behind these images. This second part of the module takes a closer look at Israel’s cultural history and the development of a variety of aspects that allow us insight into the inner workings of the Israeli society and its many different divisions.
This module involves an in-depth study of a particular area in the History, Culture or Linguistics of the German, French, Spanish or Portuguese speaking world drawing from the resources available from the list of final year GERM, SPAN, FREN and POR modules being delivered in Southampton. Subject areas are chosen in collaboration with the module coordinators of the relevant GERM, PORT, SPAN, FREN modules and the MLang Coordinator. The focus of the study is negotiated between the student and the module coordinator and recorded on the student’s module selection form by the end of week 3. This module provides students on MLang Spanish, Portuguese, French and German programmes with a highly supervised “bite” of research on a topic of their choosing within the scope of the modules available on the particular programme and with access to the full of resources which are available to students studying those modules face to face.
Applying Widening Participation Policy, the first module in the Postgraduate Certificate in Widening Participation and Evaluation, gives an overview of the policy landscape relating to widening access and participation in Higher Education. It provides a critical lens to examine the history and development of WP, considering both the rationale from which policy emerged and the political context upon which it sits. The module will offer a two-day learning retreat at the beginning of the semester, hosted both online and in person, at the University of Southampton. We will provide a range of flexible, hybrid activities for you to be welcomed by module and programme staff, your peer mentors and fellow students; providing you with the opportunity to further develop your professional networks. You will be encouraged to explore the interplay between policy, theory and practice by examining key policy initiatives, concepts and contexts, analysing the effectiveness of their application over time, which we will continue to critically consider throughout the rest of the semester through a series of recorded lectures. Lectures are complemented by live and interactive seminars supporting learners to better understand the context within which you are working, enabling you to situate your current practice. By the end of the module you will be able to synthesise your own understanding of WP, equipped with skills to critically examine both policy and practice to develop your own politically cognisant practice. Consequently, you will build confidence in examining your own practice, within your role, whether that is in designing and delivering WP initiatives, developing strategy or shaping organisational change. Furthermore, whatever level you are working at, you will be encouraged to use these learnings to influence policy in the context of your own HEI primarily whilst also simultaneously exploring how that could be applied nationally and internationally if you have such ambitions.
This module provides an introduction to the theory of modules over a principal ideal domain and the representation theory of finite groups, two basic tools in advanced mathematics.
The course provides an insight into how molecular studies can be employed to further medical research and aid in the development of novel treatments and therapeutics. The course will cover a number of areas including the analysis of genetic diseases, amyloid diseases, the role of kinases in cancer, molecular understanding of diabetes, viral and bacterial infections.
The extraction and characterization of ancient molecules and the measurement of stable and radioactive isotopes has revolutionized archaeology over the past two decades and remains at the cutting edge of archaeological science. From the identification of chemical signatures of past foods to the ability to track an individual's movement on a month by month basis, new pictures of the past are emerging as a result of archaeology at the atomic and molecular level. This module aims to give you an understanding of these cutting edge techniques and their application, along with an ability to critically appraise their results.
The organisation of the eukaryotic cell has always fascinated researchers. This module illustrates the upkeep of cellular structure and function.
The module is concerned with a detailed study of the mechanisms of drug action at the molecular level by application of biochemical and molecular biological techniques. Receptor binding, isolation and the application of molecular cloning methods are surveyed. Detailed examples will examine the molecular details of GPCR, GABAergic and excitatory amino acid receptors, neurotransmitter transporters and voltage-gated ion channels.
This module provides fourth year students with an introduction to the molecular basis of receptor pharmacology. The module detailed analysis of the mechanisms of drug action at the molecular level through the application of biochemical and molecular biological techniques. Receptor binding, isolation and the application of molecular cloning methods are surveyed. Detailed examples will examine the molecular details of muscarinic, adrenergic, dopaminergic and excitatory amino acid receptors, neurotransmitter transporters and voltage-gated ion channels.
