This module provides a systematic understanding of knowledge and critical awareness of issues related to the management and design of high voltage insulation systems. The course introduces a number of topics related to the design and testing of insulation systems and breakdown phenomena in insulation materials. The students will also be exposed to research activities undertaken within the Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory. The lectures (seminars) are intended to support student self learning activities and it is expected that the students should make use of a wide range of information resources including current IEC standards and research papers. Two assessment activities are designed to provide scope for students to work as a team (bushing insulation design) and individually (partial discharge classification). A range of skills, including technical (electric field simulation and programming) and transferable skills (presentation) are required to complete the two assignments. Students are not required to have taken ELEC3211 before taking ELEC6225, but it is strongly recommended.
This module examines high, popular and mass cultural forms in twentieth century Spain and Latin America. Attention is particularly paid to the political uses made of those different forms. The module explores the function of popular culture in predominantly rural societies where literacy is low, and the co-option of selective aspects of popular culture for high-cultural purposes. It discusses notions of mass reproduction and its cultural consequences for cultural form and audience response, including the appropriation of mass culture and as developed in Cultural Studies. Recent developments in the field of Cultural Studies will also include notions of globalisation and cultural hybridity. This module will explore how the processes by which certain texts are incorporated into the high-cultural canon, paying attention to texts which have been read both as popular culture and as high culture. Material studied includes theoretical writings on high, popular and mass culture, as well as notions of cultural hybridity and globalisation. Texts studied might include popular prints; photography; popular music; popular cinema; fiction; festivities.
This module introduces the principles and practise of programming, with the assumption that students may not have any prior experience in programming. The teaching language is Python, as this is relatively accessible to new programmers, but also an important language for describing and coordinating computation in real-world problems. The module will introduce the key concepts of imperative and structured programming, and use examples of solving real-world problems with actual data inputs and outputs. By the end of the course, students should be competent programmers, and able to use programming as a tool to solve previously unseen problems.
This module combines the two main elements of Highway Engineering – geometric design and road pavement structural design. You will gain an understanding of key issues and practices in both elements, including design case studies where you will put theory in to practice. There is also significant coverage of highway maintenance – an aspect of increasing importance in developed countries with ageing infrastructure.
This module will provide you with a good knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of road traffic flow and its analysis, using this as a basis for you to be able to undertake operational analysis and design of key features of the road transport system, particularly the design of the various types of road junction. You will also learn about the Highway Engineering process from its inception of planning and route location, through detailed geometric design and on to structural design, construction, condition monitoring, maintenance and eventual rehabilitation.
Hilbert spaces are the natural setting for infinite-dimensional linear systems endowed with geometry. Emerging from Fourier analysis and PDEs, Hilbert methods now unify modern analysis, numerical computation, probability, signal processing, machine learning (kernels/RKHS), and quantum theory. Weeks 1–5 establish foundations: inner products and completeness; projection geometry and orthogonality; bounded operators and adjoints; spectrum and compact operators; and tensor products. Weeks 6–11 revisit the same mechanisms across major domains: Fourier series and wavelets; weak formulations of PDEs and Galerkin methods; RKHS, kernels, and representer theorems; probability as L2 geometry with conditional expectation as projection; martingales; discrete and continuous Itô isometry; and quantum uncertainty as a consequence of Cauchy–Schwarz.
This module is an introduction to the functional analysis of Hilbert spaces. The subject of functional analysis builds on the linear algebra studied in the first year and the analysis studied in the second year. Initially pivotal in Fourier theory and differential equations, Hilbert spaces have evolved into the cornerstone of modern Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information Theory. The module begins by refreshing our understanding of linear algebra, focusing on key concepts such as orthonormal bases, self-adjoint operators, unitaries, and more. We will lay the groundwork for functional analysis on Hilbert spaces, delving into operator norms, spectrum, and the spectral theorem. Additionally, we will explore the tensor product of Hilbert spaces, and catch a glimpse of how these concepts tie into quantum information theory. Building upon our finite-dimensional understanding, we will venture into infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. Here, we will introduce the concept of completeness for inner product spaces, and carefully examine how our foundational concepts extend to this setting. New concepts such as compact operators, unilateral shift operators, and continuous spectrum will be explored, along with the intriguing realm of unbounded operators. Lastly, we will touch upon Heisenberg uncertainty principle in Quantum Mechanics, connecting theory to real-world applications.
The 'Historical Development of the Common Law' module tells the story of the Common Law and its major developments through a study of some of its most prominent personalities, historical moments and decisive cases. The module charts the development and growth of law from its earliest beginnings in Anglo-Saxon England, through its various transformations, up to the present day - from the earliest extant code of the reign of King Aethelbert of Kent, through Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest, and on through the great constitutional crises and conflicts of the seventeenth century. The emergence of civil liberties and the protection of universal human rights, as well as the troublesome relationship between people and power, freedom and authority, are all brought to life through a study of some of the field's most important historical moments, personalities and cases. Selected works from across the field help to frame these discussions and provide an inspiring and entertaining means through which essential legal skills are encouraged and taught.
The ‘Historical Development of the Common Law' module tells the story of the Common Law and its major developments through a study of some of its most prominent personalities, historical moments and decisive cases. The module charts the development and growth of law from its earliest beginnings in Anglo-Saxon England, through its various transformations, up to the present day - from the earliest extant code of the reign of King Aethelbert of Kent, through Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest, and on through the great constitutional crises and conflicts of the seventeenth century. The emergence of civil liberties and the protection of universal human rights, as well as the troublesome relationship between people and power, freedom and authority, are all brought to life through a study of some of the field's most important historical moments, personalities and cases. Selected works from across the field help to frame these discussions and provide an inspiring and entertaining means through which essential legal skills are encouraged and taught.
This interdisciplinary module is concerned with the interrelationships between society, social change, and social censure. A central theme running the module is that we can only make sense of contemporary social change (and responses to it) today if we have an understanding of the past. Nevertheless, 'history' is presented throughout as contested terrain in which competing interpretations abound, especially in the study of deviance, conflict, crime and criminal justice.
This module is designed to provide you with knowledge of the historical and contextual development of graphic communication across the twentieth century. It introduces key ideas and concepts that will inform your practical work through an examination of the social, political and cultural debates within historical and critical contexts. Through a range of relevant discussions, you will be introduced to methods and approaches that will inspire you to challenge the work of others and to form critical and contextual awareness to evaluate and apply to your own practice. Alongside you will explore and create practical outcomes that are informed by and integrated with theory. As such you will obtain awareness of the inter-relationship between practice and theory and how they actively influence each other. You will also be introduced to the importance of academic integrity and to the academic conventions that you will utilise during the rest of the programme.
The dissertation is a key component of your degree; in it you have a chance to show the skills of analysis and research you have learned during the three years of your course.
History is not just about studying written documents and sources; historians examine the ‘stuff’ of history, including objects, images, and buildings which were made and used by people in the past. We can also ‘read’ these sources, if we know how to approach them. Focusing particularly on non-written sources, this module invites you to think more about visual and material sources, such as buildings, paintings, clothing, and digitised sources, as well as the impact and significance of how historians interact with these. Thinking about how the digital age has changed our approach to, and use of, sources, you will have the opportunity to engage with our Digital Humanities Hub, which provides access to ground-breaking technologies such as ArcGIS, digital scanning, and 3D imaging and printing.
Our modern world has been profoundly shaped by the availability of cheap and reliable computers, but the ubiquity of this technology has led many to overlook the rich history of its development. In this module, we will study the evolution of technologies for calculation, computation and information processing from early mechanical devices through to the present day. In addition to the technological aspects, we will also consider the commercial, political and social factors that have shaped the development and adoption of computers.
This module is designed to prepare nurses, midwives and allied healthcare practitioners with the additional skills in History Taking and Physical Examination (specifically the skills of inspection palpation and auscultation) across all major body systems. The module is appropriate for anyone who seeks to practice enhanced patient/client assessments with a higher level of autonomy. These skills are the foundation for Advanced Practitioner education for those undertaking roles such as Advanced Practitioner, Specialist Practitioner, Consultant Practitioner or Emergency Care Practitioner. They are also essential skills for anyone undertaking Non Medical Prescribing. The skills are also of value to many ward and community based nurses or allied health practitioners seeking to enhance the quality of the assessments that they undertake on patients in their care as part of their regular nursing, midwifery or allied health professional roles.
This module provides theoretical underpinning that will enable you to promote and protect health and wellbeing in individuals, communities and populations. It will also consider vulnerable groups, mental capacity, ethical considerations and psychological wellbeing at an international, national and regional level.
How has the Holocaust been represented? We will examine a range of responses to the Holocaust from the 1940s to the present day, including memoirs of camp survivors and experimental texts. Focusing on the limits of representation we will approach questions concerning memory, trauma and the aestheticization of horror through testimony, fiction, poetry and film.
