Taster Lectures

Accounting and Finance
Business Objectives and Business Structures - Monday 20 Feb 12pm-1pm
Investment Appraisal – Non-Discounted Methods - Monday 13 March 10am-11am
Investment Appraisal – Discounted Methods - Monday 20 March 10am-11am

Animal Science and Conservation (Distance Learning)
Animal behaviour and physiological causes - Tuesday 21 Feb 08:15pm-10:15pm via MS Teams 
Animal Cognition - Tuesday 21 Feb 08:15pm-10:15pm via MS Teams 

Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology
Mauryan India - Tuesday 31 January 4pm-6pm
Fossils in context/Origin of primates- Thursday 2 February 1pm-3pm
Using Maps in Archaeology -Friday 24 February 10am-12pm
American cultural anthropology in the early 20th century - Friday 3 March 10am-12pm
Ritual, Religion and Magic - Wednesday 15 March 10am-12pm
Amber and Jet as Magical Materials - Tuesday 21-March 9am-11am
Vikings - Tuesday 21 March 4pm-6pm
Later Homo species in Africa and early migration out of Africa - Thursday 30 March 1pm-3pm

Childhood Studies
Play and Learning Pedagogies - Thursday 9 February 11am-12pm
Play and Learning Pedagogies - Thursday 16 February 11am-12pm
Play and Learning Pedagogies - Thursday 23 February 11am-12pm
Play and Learning Pedagogies - Thursday 2 March 11am-12pm


Classical Studies
Introduction to the Roman World: Rome's Foundation Myths - Monday 30 January 1:45pm- 2:45pm
Introduction to Classical Roman Literature: Roman poets in love - Tuesday 7 February 10am-12:30pm
Introduction to Classical Mythology - Friday 10 March 10:30am-1pm
Introduction to the Roman World: Travel in the Roman World - Monday 13 March 12:30pm-1:30pm
Introduction to the Roman World: Sports and Games in the Roman World - Monday 27 March 1:45pm-2:45pm

Computer Science
Data Structures and Operating Systems - Monday 30 January 9am-10am
Introduction to Cyber Security and Networks - Monday 30 January 2pm-3pm
Introduction to Cyber Security and Networks - Monday 20 February 2pm-3pm

Criminology
Introduction to Crime Mapping and Problem Oriented Policing - Wednesday 1 February 9am-12pm
Geographical Profiling - Wednesday 1 March 9am-12pm

Criminology & Pathways
The Mediatisation of Crime - Monday 27 February 11am-12pm
Fiction: Is it a story or is there more to it? - Monday 6 March 11am-12pm

Digital Media Design
Design Projects - Monday 6 February 10am-12pm

Economics/Economics & Finance
An Open World Economy - Monday 30 January 12pm-1pm
Fiscal Policy - Monday 6 February 12pm-1pm
Money - Monday 20 February 12pm-1pm
Money, Banking and Central Banks - Monday 27 February 12pm-1pm
Monetary Policy and Money Markets - Monday 6 March 12pm-1pm
Commercial Banking - Monday 13 March 12pm-1pm
Business Cycles and Bubbles - Monday 20 March 12pm-1pm
Stock Exchanges - Monday 27 March 12pm-1pm

Education Studies and all combinations
1944 Education Act: ideology and competing interests - Monday 30 January 1pm-3pm
Child 'development': science or ideological construction? Tuesday 31 January 1pm-3pm
Tripartite system: selection and the reproduction of social class and gender - Monday 6 February 1pm-3pm
Play pedagogies and theories of learning - Tuesday 21 February 1pm-3pm
Autism: medical and social model perspectives - Thursday 23 February 1pm-3pm
Down syndrome: medical and social model perspectives - Thursday 9 March 1pm-3pm
Cross-cultural perspectives on early childhood: anthropological and cultural perspectives - Tuesday 14 March 1pm-3pm
The Education Reform Act - Monday 20 March 1pm-3pm
Dyslexia: medical and social model perspectives - Thursday 23 March 1pm-3pm

English Language
Onomastics: Naming Conventions and What They Can Tell Us - Tuesday 7 February 3:30pm-4:30pm
Onomastics: Nicknames - Tuesday 21 February 3:30pm-4:30pm
Literary Onomastics - Tuesday 28 February 3:30pm-4:30pm
Onomastics: Studying Place-Names- Tuesday 14 March 3:30pm-4:30pm
Onomastics: Place-Names as Signposts to the Past - Tuesday 28 March 3:30pm-4:30pm
Ideology and Semiotics: Nations, States, Authorised Violence - Monday 6 February 10am-11am
Ideology and Semiotics: Education, Media, Representation - Monday 20 February 10am-11am
Ideology and Semiotics: Race, Ethnicity, Diversity - Monday 27 February 10am-11am
Ideology and Semiotics: Music, Art, Culture - Monday 6 March 10am-11am
Ideology and Semiotics: Health, Ability, Responsibility - Monday 27 March 10am-11am
Language Death, Revival and Change - What's Language Death? Why does it happen? Monday 30 January 12pm-2pm
Language Death, Revival and Change - Revitalisation, how does it work? Monday 20 Feb 12pm-2pm
Language Death, Revival and Change - Revitalisation: Case Studies - Monday 27 February 12pm-2pm
Language Death, Revival and Change - Standardisation - Monday 13 March 1pm- 3pm
Language Death, Revival and Change - Language contact - Monday 20 March 12pm-2pm
English on the Periphery - Northern Englishes - Thursday 2 February 4pm- 6pm
English on the Periphery - Scots: History and Development - Thursday 9 February 4pm- 6pm
English on the Periphery - Irish English - Thursday 2 March 4pm- 6pm
English on the Periphery - Polari & LGBTI+ Language - 16 March 4pm- 6pm
English on the Periphery - Black British English - Thursday 23 March 4pm- 6pm
English on the Periphery - Multicultural London English - Thursday 30 March 4pm- 6pm


English Literature
World Literature - Friday 3 February 11am-12pm
World Literature - Friday 10 February 11am-12pm
World Literature - Friday 24 February 11am-12pm

Forensic Pathways
Biological Evidence: Impressions (bitemarks, ear marks and lip prints) - 24 February 09:00 - 10:30.

Film Production
Film Enterprise - Tuesday 31 January 2pm-4pm
Film Enterprise - Tuesday 7 February 2pm-4pm
Film Enterprise - Tuesday 21 February 2pm-4pm

Health and Social Care
History of Public Health - The history of vaccination and anti-vaccination movements - Monday 6 February 3pm-5pm
History of Public Health - Preventing disease - isolation and containment - Monday 20 February 3pm-5pm
Community and Community Development - Is Britain Broken? Tuesday 28 February 2pm-5pm
Community and Community Development - Poverty - Tuesday 14 March 2pm-5pm
Hitsory of Public Health - Public health and genetics: eugenics and reproductive technologies - Monday 20 March 3pm-5pm
Community and Community Development - Conflict - Tuesday 21 March 2pm-5pm

History and all combinations
Politics and Society : From Declaration of Independence to the Constitution - Tuesday January 31 1pm-3pm
Anti-colonial movements and ideologies - Thursday 2 February 4:30pm- 6pm
US Politics and Society : The Executive Branch - Tuesday February 7 1pm-3pm
Supernatural and Witchcraft Beliefs in the British Isles, Continental Europe, & America, c. 1450-1800 - Monday Feb 20 9am-11:30am
Politics and Society : Congress Week 5 - Tuesday February 21 1pm-3pm
Commodities, consumption and cheap labour in history - Thursday 23 February 4:30pm-6pm
Politics and Society : The Supreme Court - Tuesday February 28 1pm-3pm
Politics and Society : Elections From Federal to Local - Tuesday March 7 1pm-3pm
The Hundred Years War 1415-1453 - Tuesday 14 March 10.00am-11.00am
Politics and Society : Party Idelogies - Tuesday March 14 1pm-3pm
Climate and Famine in World History - Thursday 16 March 3pm-4pm

Law combinations (BA and LLB)
Introduction to the Criminal justice system and the police - Monday 6 February 10am-11am
Sentencing and criminal appeals - Monday 20 May 10am-11am

Nursing
Underpinning communication skills - Monday 30 January 1pm- 4pm
Underpinning communication skills - Thursday 2 February 1pm- 4pm
Underpinning communication skills - Monday 20 February 9am- 12pm
Underpinning communication skills - Tuesday 21 February 9am- 12pm

Nutrition and Dietetics
Why we eat - Monday 30 January 10am-1pm
Prenatal environment and pregnancy - Thursday 9 February 10am-1pm
Fetal nutrition and disease in later life - Thursday 23 February 10am-1pm
Health Literacy- Thursday 9 March 2pm-5pm

Primary Education
Cracking Good Books' - Tuesday 14 March 9am-10am

Professional Policing
Missing Persons - Wednesday 15 March 12pm-3pm
Initial Action at Major Crime Scenes - Friday 3 March 2pm- 5pm

Psychology
Cognitive Perspectives of Psychopathology - Tuesday 28 February 12pm-2pm
Individual differences 1: Psychoanalytic perspectives part 1 - Mon 27 March 2-4pm

Sociology
Identity, Equality and Diversity: Identity and Self - Tuesday 31 January 3pm- 6pm
Families and Intimate Relationships: Is the family patriarchal? Monday 30 January 2pm-3pm
Families and Intimate Relationships: Changing roles within the family - Monday 6 February 2pm-3pm
Families and Intimate Relationships: Family Sociological Theories - Monday 20 February 2pm- 3pm

Sport and Exercise Psychology
Choking in Sport - Tuesday 7 February 9am-12pm
Attention and Concentration in Sport - Tuesday 21 February 9am-12pm
Using Performance Profiles in Sport - Tuesday 28 February 9am-12pm

Sport and Exercise Science
Gait and Posture analysis - Monday 30 January 9am-10am
Gait and posture Lab - Monday 30 January 10:30am-12:30am
Collecting Movement data - Monday 30 January 11:30am-1pm
Electromyograhpy - Thursday 2 February 11am-12pm
Electromyograhpy Lab - Thursday 2 February 1pm-3pm

Sport Management
eSport - Monday 30 January 10am-1pm
Sport Geography: Sportscapes - Thursday 2 February 1pm-3pm
eSport - Monday 6 February 10am-1pm
Sport Geography: Sport in the City - Thursday 9 February 1pm-3pm
eSport - Monday 20 February 10am-1pm
Sport Geography: Global Sport Week 5 - Thursday 23 February 1pm-3pm

Strength and Conditioning
Agility theory - Tuesday 31 January 4pm-5pm
Acceleration and deceleration practical - Friday 3 February 1:30pm-3:30pm
Change of Direction Practical - Tuesday 7 February 4:30pm-6pm
Change of Direction Practical - Friday 10 February 1:30pm-3pm
The Stretch Shortening Cycle Theory - Tuesday 21 February 1pm-2:30pm
Vertical Plyometrics - Friday 24 February 1:30pm-3pm
Testing and monitoring practical - Tuesday 28 February 2pm-4pm
Horizontal Plyometrics Practical - Tuesday 28 February 4:30pm-6pm
Horizontal Plyometrics Practical - Friday 3 March 1:30pm-3pm
UKSCA PAS assessment Practice - Tuesday 7 March 4:30pm-6pm
UKSCA PAS assessment Practice - Friday 10 March 1:30pm-3pm
How to Design Training Sessions - Monday 13 March 11am-12:30pm
Excel Skills and creating a session template - Friday 17 March 3:30pm-5pm
Introduction to programming and adaptations - Monday 20 March 1:30pm-3pm
Programming practical- Training goals - Tuesday 21 March 1:30pm-3:30pm
Agility progressions practical - Friday 24 March 1:30pm-3pm

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