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Mind, Knowledge and Reality offers you the opportunity to explore in detail some central issues and texts in the Western philosophical tradition that address issues in philosophy of mind, epistemology and/or metaphysics. The module may focus on an important text, or a significant body of literature.

Long before the advent of Artificial Intelligence, the practice of writing was already technological, shaped by tools, systems, and media. This module explores how technology is not only a theme within, but also an unavoidable condition of what we call ‘writing’. From inscriptions rendered as flat durable marks of print to the diverse sensory modalities of the immersive internet, from short bursts of signal produced by a telegrapher to the ethereal infrastructures of the modern social web, from reference dictionaries and thesauri to powerful computers crunching linguistic data at superhuman scales, literature has always been subject to technological change and rupture.

The module combines critical reading with creative practice. Students will read writing about technology, while understanding writing as a type of technology in itself. They will see how technological objects like radio, telescreens, and surveillance cameras alter not only the form of literary texts, but also their modes of consumption. They will undertake weekly writing experiments that place them in direct contact with technological limits and affordances—in a room with a quill, over a typewriter, in front of a mainframe computer, or an 80s word processor, for example. These experiments may involve writing under constraint, composing for specific platforms or interfaces, working with automated or procedural methods, or deliberately engaging with breakdown, repetition, and obsolescence.

A central aim of the module is to challenge the assumption that writing tools are neutral. Students will reflect on how pens, keyboards, screens, software, and platforms actively influence the writing process, shaping pace, style, structure, and even content—yet they will be encouraged to ask at what point the writer begins and ends. By becoming attentive to these factors, students will develop a more self-aware and theoretically informed practice in literary composition.

Germany has had a long tradition of immigration and is one of the most multi-cultural countries in Europe today. We will examine the impact of diverse immigration movements on recent German history and notions of German identity. This includes examining broad developments of post-war immigrations, exploring some of the legacies of German colonialism and addressing contemporary issues and debates. The course puts emphasis on working with a range of scholarly, media and aesthetic texts (including films) and students will continue to hone their critical reading, reflection and research skills.

Germany has had a long tradition of immigration and is one of the most multi-cultural countries in Europe today. We will examine the impact of diverse immigration movements on recent German history and notions of German identity. This includes examining broad developments of post-war immigrations, exploring some of the legacies of German colonialism and addressing contemporary issues and debates. The course puts emphasis on working with a range of scholarly, media and aesthetic texts (including films) and students will continue to hone their critical reading, reflection and research skills.

Germany has had a long tradition of immigration and is one of the most multi-cultural countries in Europe today. We will examine the impact of diverse immigration movements on recent German history and notions of German identity. This includes examining broad developments of post-war immigrations, exploring some of the legacies of German colonialism and addressing contemporary issues and debates. The course puts emphasis on working with a range of scholarly, media and aesthetic texts (including films) and students will continue to hone their critical reading, reflection and research skills.

The Miscarriages of Justice module focuses on specific problems concerning the delivery of justice in both England and Wales and the United States. It examines aspects of the criminal justice system relating to the nature, extent and causes of miscarriages of justice, and connects them to theoretical and normative debates with socio-legal studies.

The Miscarriages of Justice module focuses on specific problems concerning the delivery of justice in both England and Wales and the United States. It examines aspects of the criminal justice system relating to the nature, extent and causes of miscarriages of justice, and connects them to theoretical and normative debates with socio-legal studies.

The Miscarriages of Justice module focuses on specific problems concerning the delivery of justice in both England and Wales and the United States. It examines aspects of the criminal justice system relating to the nature, extent and causes of miscarriages of justice, and connects them to theoretical and normative debates with socio-legal studies.

This module will introduce you to the use of mixed methods for approaching and addressing research questions in a range of disciplines within social and human sciences. You will be introduced to the theories of mixed methods, and examine the ways in which quantitative and qualitative research designs interact in the context of addressing a research question. You will also be introduced to examples of mixed methods applications within a range of research topics. The module includes a total of 22 contact hours, which includes 6 hours of pre-recorded lectures; 6 hours of face-to-face tutor-led tutorials; approximately 8 hours of audio-recorded exemplars of research accessible via Blackboard; and 2 hours of a face-to-face NVivo workshop on the use of mixed methods.

This module will introduce you to the use of mixed methods for approaching and addressing research questions in a range of disciplines within social and human sciences. You will be introduced to the theories of mixed methods, and examine the ways in which quantitative and qualitative research designs interact in the context of addressing a research question. You will also be introduced to examples of mixed methods applications within a range of research topics. The module includes a total of 22 contact hours, which includes 6 hours of pre-recorded lectures; 6 hours of face-to-face tutor-led tutorials; approximately 8 hours of audio-recorded exemplars of research accessible via Blackboard; and 2 hours of a face-to-face NVivo workshop on the use of mixed methods.