Course Modules

This module seeks to interrogate how media representations shape the way we understand our own and others’ lives in a global age. You will examine how the media construct marginalised and intersectional identities such as: Race Ethnicity Class Age Disability […]

This module delivers an overview of the history of early medieval Britain. You will examine major political events and social change from around 500AD to the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of 1066. You will explore the Saxon societies of

This module explores major themes and events in English history from the 12th to the 15th century. You will study events including: the Angevin Empire and its loss, Magna Carta and the role of the Papal Monarchy, the relative peace

This module will introduce you to conflicts and relations between southern Europe, the Maghreb and the Ottomans from 1450 to 1700. You will explore the socio-political structure of Mediterranean Europe through the study of early modern urban history with a

This module examines the causes and ramifications of the Hundred Years’ War. You will explore the long-standing tensions between the royalties of England and France in the lead up to the war, as well as military tactics used by both

This module examines different approaches to a range of historical case studies. These will include, amongst others, social and cultural history, the history of women, gender and sexuality, ideology and discourse analysis, postcolonial, the history of the visual image, landscape

This module evaluates the political, intellectual and religious development, popular, elite and court culture, warfare and international relations and gender issues across Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire within the Renaissance and Reformation periods. You will gain a better understanding

This module provides a summary of common thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer topics, covering essential areas that engineering students most likely require in their professional lives upon graduation.

This module will explore Hollywood films and independent US cinema as textual and cultural products. You will place these in a context that traces their aesthetic and formal development to gain a firm grounding in film studies.

This module develops your critical understanding of contemporary journalism, from hard news to niche interest writing. You will explore: different writing styles (news reporting, reviewing, opinion pieces and more) across a range of different media outlets such as: newspapers review