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Iacu|ty of Soc|a| Sc|ences

1here are currenLly slx schools locaLed wlLhln Lhe laculLy of Soclal Sclences, Lo vlew Lhe
module caLalogue for a speclflc school, please scroll down Lo Lhe approprlaLe coloured
secLlon of Lhe caLalogue -

Schoo| of Lconom|cs

Schoo| of Lducat|on and L|fe|ong Learn|ng

Schoo| of Internat|ona| Deve|opment

Norw|ch Law Schoo|

Norw|ch 8us|ness Schoo|

Schoo| of sycho|ogy

When chooslng your school of sLudy, parLlcularly Lhose wlLh 'Plgh uemand' modules,
please ensure LhaL you conslder oLher schools LhaL may also offer 'cross-over' modules of
Lhe same or slmllar sub[ecL conLenL.

We would recommend LhaL you scroll Lhrough each schools offerlngs prlor Lo addlng your
cholces Lo your module requesL form.

lease ensure LhaL you have read and undersLood Lhe 'Module lnformaLlon noLlce' on Lhe
'WhaL Can l SLudy' secLlon of Lhe webslLe, prlor Lo chooslng your modules. 1he 'Module
lnformaLlon noLlce' and Lhe guldance page for each school ln Lhls caLalogue wlll alerL you Lo
any speclal conslderaLlons LhaL you need Lo Lake ln Lo accounL when selecLlng modules.

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Lconom|cs 2014]1S
1he fo||ow|ng ru|es app|y to ALL students tak|ng any LCC modu|e:
1he requlremenLs for saLlsfacLory aLLendance and saLlsfacLory compleLlon are deLermlned and publlshed
by Lhe School offerlng Lhe module. ?ou musL noLe Lhese requlremenLs carefully, parLlcularly Lhe acLlon you
should Lake lf you are unwell and unable Lo aLLend classes or submlL assessed coursework by Lhe deadllne
seL by your Leachers. lf you requlre furLher explanaLlon regardlng Lhe requlremenLs, you should consulL Lhe
module organlser concerned.

|ease choose from the fo||ow|ng codes on|y:

Leve| 4 - I|rst year modu|es have the number '4' fo||ow|ng 'LCC' - for examp|e, LCC-4002A
Leve| S - Second year modu|es have the number 'S' fo||ow|ng 'LCC' - for examp|e, LCC-S007A
Leve| 3 - 1h|rd year modu|es have the number '3' fo||ow|ng 'LCC' - for examp|e, LCC-320

Autumn Semester Modu|es
AuLumn SemesLer modules have a course code followed by Lhe leLLer 'A'. lor AuLumn modules assessed by
coursework, Lhe work ls llkely Lo be compleLed over Lhe ChrlsLmas holldays and submlLLed elecLronlcally
vla Lhe uLA on-llne sysLem.
lor examlnaLlon modules LaughL ln Lhe AuLumn semesLer - noLe LhaL Lhe exam Lakes place ln May/!une
and lL should noL, Lherefore, be Laken by sLudenLs vlslLlng for [usL Lhe AuLumn semesLer.

Spr|ng Semester and ear-Long Modu|es
Sprlng SemesLer modules have a course code followed by Lhe leLLer '8'. ?ear-long modules have a course
code followed by Lhe leLLer '?'.
1he examlnaLlon perlod beglns from Aprll Lhrough Lo !une. MosL Sprlng semesLer and ?ear-Long modules
have examlnaLlons whlch wlll Lake place durlng Lhls Llme. 1herefore, sLudenLs on such modules should noL
book LlckeLs home or make Lravel arrangemenLs unLll Lhey have recelved Lhelr examlnaLlon LlmeLable
whlch wlll be lssued ln March.

1he ma[orlLy of Lconomlcs modules offered are year-long modules, however lf you are aLLendlng for [usL
one slngle semesLer Lhey are sLlll open Lo you. lf you wlsh Lo apply for a year-long module as a slngle
semesLer sLudenL please conLacL Lhe Lconomlcs academlc hub dlrecLly Lo ensure LhaL you wlll be able Lo
selecL Lhe module - eco_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk

re-kequ|s|tes
lf you are unsure as Lo wheLher or noL you meeL Lhe pre-requ|s|te crlLerla for any of Lhe modules llsLed,
please conLacL Lhe Lconomlcs academlc hub dlrecLly who wlll be besL placed Lo advlse you -
eco_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk

Iurther Informat|on
Should you requlre any furLher lnformaLlon or asslsLance wlLh chooslng your modules please ensure LhaL
you conLacL Lhe LCC academlc hub dlrecLly - eco_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk

Wh||st every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of th|s document, the Un|vers|ty reserves the
r|ght to make changes to the ||st|ngs at any t|me and w|thout not|ce.
1h|s |nformat|on |s correct at the t|me of pub||cat|on however the Un|vers|ty cannot guarantee that
modu|es ||sted w||| be ava||ab|e |n future years.

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Leve| 4 Modu|es

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur eLer uawson
Modu|e 1ype: LxamlnaLlon wlLh Coursework or ro[ecL
1|metab|e S|ot: u4*u7, C3*L3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module covers Lhose maLhemaLlcal and sLaLlsLlcal Lechnlques LhaL are mosL relevanL Lo Lhe sLudy of
Lconomlcs aL unlverslLy level. 1he maLhemaLlcs parL of Lhe module wlll focus on developlng
undersLandlng of llnear and non-llnear funcLlons, progresslng Lo a LreaLmenL of dlfferenLlal calculus. 1he
focus wlll be on Lhe maLhemaLlcal Lechnlques Lhemselves and Lhelr economlc appllcaLlons. 1he sLaLlsLlcs
parL of Lhe module wlll provlde sLudenLs wlLh Lhe necessary groundlng ln baslc sLaLlsLlcal Lechnlques,
lncludlng an lnLroducLlon Lo regresslon analysls, and Lo lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo modern sLaLlsLlcal
sofLware. 1hls module ls a prerequlslLe for Lhe year 2 module Applled Lconomlc Analysls.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur lablo Arlco
1|metab|e S|ot: 82*89

Descr|pt|on:
1hls ls a year-long compulsory module for all LCC sLudenLs and lL ls a prerequlslLe for laLer economlc
modules. 1he alm of Lhe module ls Lo lnLroduce you Lo Lhe fundamenLal prlnclples, concepLs and Lools of
mlcroeconomlcs and macroeconomlcs. 1he alm of macroeconomlcs parL of Lhe module ls apply Lhese Lo
a varleLy of real world macroeconomlc lssues. 1here ls some maLhemaLlcal conLenL - you wlll be
requlred Lo lnLerpreL llnear equaLlons and solve slmple llnear slmulLaneous equaLlons. 1he
mlcroeconomlcs parL of Lhe module ls prlmarlly concerned wlLh: (1) Lhe ways lndlvlduals and households
behave ln Lhe economy, (2) Lhe analysls of flrms produclng goods and servlces, (3) how goods and
servlces are Lraded or oLherwlse dlsLrlbuLed - ofLen buL noL excluslvely Lhrough markeLs, and (4) Lhe role
of governmenL as provlder and/or regulaLor.
** ln 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu CAnnC1 1AkL n8S-4003?**

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Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur lernanda LelLe Lopez ue Leon
1|metab|e S|ot: C6*C2, A9*u7

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module ls concerned wlLh how economlcs can help explaln broader soclal and pollLlcal phenomena
and whaL are Lhe llmlLs of economlcs ln Lhls respecL. ln Lhe flrsL parL of Lhe course we wlll conslder
quesLlons such as: are humans always self-regardlng when maklng cholces? Can we measure peoples'
happlness and how does economlcs value a llfe? 1he module also conslders economlc lssues ln popular
culLure and enLerLalnmenL lndusLrles examlnlng Lhe behavlour of, and lnLeracLlon beLween, Lhe maln
sLakeholders (consumers, producers and Lhe governmenL). 1he emphasls LhroughouL Lhe module ls
applylng economlcs Lo real-world lssues.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur Lmlllya Lazarova
1|metab|e S|ot: u4*u7, C3*L3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module covers Lhose maLhemaLlcal and sLaLlsLlcal Lechnlques LhaL are mosL relevanL Lo Lhe sLudy of
Lconomlcs aL unlverslLy level. 1he maLhemaLlcs parL of Lhe module wlll focus on baslc undersLandlng of
llnear and non-llnear funcLlons, progresslng Lo a LreaLmenL of dlfferenLlal and lnLegral calculus. 1he focus
wlll be on Lhe maLhemaLlcal Lechnlques Lhemselves and Lhelr economlc appllcaLlons. 1he sLaLlsLlcs parL
of Lhe module wlll provlde sLudenLs wlLh Lhe necessary groundlng baslc sLaLlsLlcal Lechnlques, lncludlng
an lnLroducLlon Lo regresslon analysls, and Lo lnLroduce Lo sLudenLs Lo modern sLaLlsLlcal sofLware. ln
order Lo Lake Lhls module a sLudenL musL have Laken A level maLhemaLlcs or equlvalenL.

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Leve| S Modu|es

Description:
This Autumn module is concerned with the creation of private express, resulting and constructive trusts. It
considers the application of the trust in family and commercial contexts, and the duties and liabilities of
trustees in the administration of trusts

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Llllana Pardlng
1|metab|e S|ot: u3*u6

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-1A1? C8 1AkL LCC-1A2? C8 1AkL n8S-184?
1PlS MCuuLL lS CnL? AvAlLA8LL lC8 LCC llnALlS1 S1uuLn1S ln Lhe flrsL parL we conslder Lhe lmpacL
of lncreased economlc lnLegraLlon on Luropean markeLs, and on Lu's compeLlLlon pollcy. We Lhen
descrlbe and analyse Lhe Luropean MoneLary SysLem and Lhe Luropean CenLral 8ank. We shall pay
parLlcular aLLenLlon Lo lssues of cenLral bank credlblllLy and commlLmenL. ln Lhe second parL, we
conslder Lhe role and conducL of Lrade and lmmlgraLlon pollcles. We Lhen conLlnue Lo analyse Lhe
Lurope's exchange raLe quesLlon. AfLerwards we descrlbe Lhe consequences of Lhe cholce of an
exchange raLe reglme on flnanclal markeLs.
** ln 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu CAnnC1 1AkL LCC-3002A**

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-2A07 C8 1AkL LCC-2A8?
1PlS MCuuLL lS lC8 LCC llnALlS1 S1uuLn1S CnL? 1hls module comprlses Lwo secLlons. 1he flrsL
secLlon examlnes flnance from an lnvesLor's perspecLlve, hlghllghLlng aspecLs of porLfollo dlverslflcaLlon,
asseL prlclng and Lhe use of derlvaLlves ln flnanclal markeLs. ln Lhe second secLlon, we focus on
corporaLe flnance, examlnlng corporaLe governance lssues, how operaLlons are funded (caplLal
sLrucLure), and how flrms reLurn money Lo shareholders (payouL pollcy). arLlcular emphasls ls placed on
Lhe ablllLy of sLudenLs Lo synLheslse emplrlcal evldence from a varleLy of sources.

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Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: A1*A2

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-4002?
1hls ls a module ln lnLermedlaLe economlc Lheory. lL ls parL of Lhe compulsory core of Lhe economlc
undergraduaLe programme and bullds on Lhe concepLs covered ln lnLroducLory Lconomlcs (LCC-4002?).
lL separaLes lnLo Lwo componenLs: Mlcroeconomlcs and Macroeconomlcs. 1he mlcroeconomlcs parL of
Lhe module wlll focus on undersLandlng consumer and flrm behavlour, provldlng a framework Lo
undersLand LheoreLlcal advances ln areas such as asymmeLrlc lnformaLlon, lncompleLe conLracLs, publlc
goods and sLraLeglc lnLeracLlon. 1he macroeconomlcs parL focuses on conLemporary conLroversles ln
macroeconomlc pollcy and performance, provldlng pracLlcal lnslghLs lnLo concerns such as
unemploymenL, lnflaLlon and economlc growLh. 1he module alms Lo develop your undersLandlng of key
economlc models, Lo develop your skllls ln applylng Lhese models and Lo provlde Lhe framework for
furLher sLudy ln Lconomlcs.
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Llllana Pardlng
Modu|e 1ype: Coursework

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-1A1? C8 1AkL LCC-1A2? C8 1AkL n8S-184?
1PlS MCuuLL lS lC8 LCC llnALlS1 S1uuLn1S CnL? ln Lhe flrsL parL we conslder Lhe lmpacL of lncreased
economlc lnLegraLlon on Luropean markeLs, and on Lu's compeLlLlon pollcy. We Lhen descrlbe and
analyse Lhe Luropean MoneLary SysLem and Lhe Luropean CenLral 8ank. We shall pay parLlcular
aLLenLlon Lo lssues of cenLral bank credlblllLy and commlLmenL. ln Lhe second parL, we conslder Lhe role
and conducL of Lrade and lmmlgraLlon pollcles. We Lhen conLlnue Lo analyse Lhe Lurope's exchange raLe
quesLlon. AfLerwards we descrlbe Lhe consequences of Lhe cholce of an exchange raLe reglme on
flnanclal markeLs.
** ln 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu CAnnC1 1AkL LCC-3001A**

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Arnold olanskl

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-2A07 C8 1AkL LCC-2A8? C8 1AkL n8S-284?
1PlS MCuuLL lS lC8 LCC llnALlS1 S1uuLn1S CnL? 1hls module presenLs and explores dlfferenL formal
concepLs of game Lheory. Came Lheory provldes a framework Lo undersLand how people behave ln Lhe
sLraLeglc slLuaLlons LhaL arlse when Lhe welfare of any person depends on boLh hls own cholces and Lhe
declslons of oLhers. 1here ls an abundance of such slLuaLlons ln economlcs and ln oLher soclal sclences.
Lxamples lnclude bargalnlng slLuaLlons (e.g., beLween workers and employers), lnLeracLlons beLween
flrms ln an lndusLry, arms rlvalry and mlllLary confllcLs or war agalnsL Lerrorlsm.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: A9*u2

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-4001? C8 1AkL LCC-4004? C8 1AkL M1PA4001?
1hls module lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo some baslc economeLrlc Lechnlques and Lhe problems whlch arlse ln
Lhelr use. SLudenLs wlll have Lhe opporLunlLy Lo apply Lhese Lechnlques Lo a varleLy of economlc
problems and esLlmaLe models wlLh Lhe ald of sLaLlsLlcal sofLware. Module Loplcs lnclude robablllLy
1heory, Crdlnary LeasL Squares esLlmaLlon and Lhe esLlmaLlon of Llnear and 8lnary Models. 1hese skllls
are Lhen applled Lo a subsLanLlve pro[ecL based assessmenL, whlch requlres sLudenLs Lo source and make
use of cross-secLlon daLa Lo analyse a Loplc of lnLeresL.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Corrado ul Marla

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-2A03
1hls module ls concerned wlLh macroeconomlc performance, how Lhls may be relaLed Lo lnsLlLuLlonal
cholces and how lL mlghL be affecLed by pollcy. lL alms aL lnLroduclng sLudenLs Lo Lhe baslc LheoreLlcal
concepLs and applled debaLes of lnLernaLlonal macroeconomlcs wlLh speclal reference Lo: Lhe effecLs of
lnLernaLlonal economlc relaLlons on macroeconomlc performance and pollcles, Lhe causes of
lnLernaLlonal flnanclal crlses, lnLerLemporal models of Lhe open economy. 1herefore, Lhe module deals
wlLh growLh, unemploymenL, lnflaLlon and Lhe balance of paymenLs and lL draws on Lhe experlence of
rlch, emerglng and poor counLrles ln Lhe world economy. We shall be concerned wlLh quesLlons llke Lhe
followlng, Can Chlna's growLh be expecLed Lo slow down and wlll such a slowdown help 'rebalance' Lhe
world economy? ls Lhere an end Lo Lhe Luro crlsls and Lhe long recesslon? Pas Lhe long recesslon
undermlned Lhe growLh of poLenLlal ouLpuL? Why have labour markeLs behaved so dlfferenLly durlng
Lhe long recesslon?
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: u4*L1

Descr|pt|on:
uslng boLh a LheoreLlcal and an applled perspecLlve, Lhls module provldes an undersLandlng of key
lssues ln lnLernaLlonal economlcs. lL sLarLs wlLh a conslderaLlon of Lrade Lheory, bulldlng on core models
Lo demonsLraLe how our undersLandlng of Lrade relaLlons has evolved. lL uses Lhls background Lo analyse
Lhe lmpacL of Lrade pollcy on economlc welfare, enabllng Lhe conslderaLlon of conLroverslal lssues such
as sLraLeglc Lrade pollcy. lL Lhen, by looklng aL numerous conLemporary Luropean Lconomy lssues (e.g.
CompeLlLlon pollcy, reglonal pollcy, moneLary unlon, flscal lnLegraLlon), provldes a plaLform Lo
lnvesLlgaLe Lhe economlcs of lnLegraLlon.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur MaLLhew Aldrlch
Modu|e 1ype: Coursework and ro[ecL
1|metab|e S|ot: L3*A4, L4

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-2A07 C8 1AkL LCC-2A07C
1PlS MCuuLL lS lC8 LCC llnALlS1 S1uuLn1S CnL? 1hls module explores Lhe economlc role of
governmenLs. lssues and conLroversles Lyplcally covered lnclude Lhe provlslon and flnanclng of
educaLlon and healLh, global warmlng, Lhe fuLure of soclal securlLy, LaxaLlon and lLs economlc lmpacL,
why markeLs fall, problems of collecLlve declslon-maklng, Lhe economlcs of bureaucracy and regulaLlon.
An lmporLanL feaLure of Lhls module ls LhaL sLudenLs have Lhe opporLunlLy Lo work ln groups and explore
a pollcy area of parLlcular lnLeresL Lo Lhem.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: C8*C2

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module comblnes analysls lnLo game Lheory wlLh a more general conslderaLlon of economlc
psychology and behavloural economlcs. SLarLlng wlLh a formal LreaLmenL of game Lheory concepLs, lL
provldes a means Lo apply Lhls analysls Lo numerous applled lssues: from lmprovlng our knowledge of
flrm behavlour Lo helplng undersLand Lhe naLure of war and confllcL. 1he module Lhen lnvesLlgaLes
declslon-maklng under rlsk and uncerLalnLy (lncludlng conslderaLlons of loss averslon, framlng, and
regreL) and conslders key moLlvaLlon Lrlggers (such as Lheorles of falrness, reclproclLy, alLrulsm, and
splLe). lL ls especlally focused on lnLroduclng how economlsLs can use conLrolled laboraLory Lo LesL
behavlour, lncludlng provldlng "hands-on" experlence ln how Lo deslgn and conducL an experlmenL and
how Lo analyse Lhe resulLlng daLa.

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Leve| 3 Modu|es

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8lbhas Saha

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-2A03 C8 1AkL LCC-2A07
1hls module covers mosL of Lhe cenLral lssues of concern for developlng economles. lL addresses Lhe
followlng sorLs of quesLlons: WhaL ls developmenL? uoes economlc growLh ensure human
developmenL? Why ls chlld labour so prevalenL ln developlng counLrles? Pow can a developlng economy
achleve sLrucLural LransformaLlon? Why ls agrlculLural growLh cruclal for developmenL? Can
lnLernaLlonal Lrade provlde growLh opporLunlLles Lo developlng counLrles?
** ln 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu CAnnC1 1AkL LCC-3A09C**
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8lbhas Saha

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-2A03 Anu 1AkL LCC-2A07
1hls ls a coursework-only verslon of LCC-3A09 uevelopmenL Lconomlcs.
** ln 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu CAnnC1 1AkL LCC-3A09**

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur lranco Marluzzo
1|metab|e S|ot: C3*u4

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module lnvesLlgaLes Lhe naLure of Lhe compeLlLlve process, boLh LheoreLlcally and emplrlcally,
focuslng on Lhe behavlour of flrms LhaL operaLe wlLhln a Luropean or Amerlcan lndusLry/markeL.
lndusLrles/markeLs comprlse groups of flrms supplylng slmllar goods or servlces whlch do noL perform ln
lsolaLlon from one anoLher - poLenLlally, Lhey may be rlvals or allles. So whaL deLermlnes wheLher flrms
compeLe or collude wlLhln each lndusLry/markeL? And whaL compeLlLlve weapons do Lhey use? Cf
course, flrms dlffer across a range of characLerlsLlcs, for example, some supply [usL one producL whlle
oLhers are acLlve ln a mulLlLude of markeLs, some flrms spend heavlly on adverLlslng or 8&u whlle oLhers
spend very llLLle on Lhese acLlvlLles. WhaL deLermlnes Lhe behavlour of Lhe flrm, lLs slze, and Lhe scope of
lLs acLlvlLles? Are lLs acLlvlLles dlcLaLed by efflclency conslderaLlons, or by anLl-compeLlLlve moLlves?
When, and how, should Lhe governmenL lnLervene ln Lhe compeLlLlve process? A dlsLlncLlve
characLerlsLlc of Lhls module ls Lhe appllcaLlon of economlc Lheory boLh Lo Lhe real case sLudles LhaL
have been lnvesLlgaLed by Lhe compeLlLlon auLhorlLles, and Lo real buslness case sLudles.

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur lranco Marluzzo

Descr|pt|on:
1hls ls a coursework-only verslon of LCC-3A11 lndusLrlal CrganlsaLlon.

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: L4*C6

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module uses Lhe Lools of economlc analysls Lo examlne Lhe worklngs of Lhe labour markeL. We
conslder a range of Loplcs: why do people work, whaL ls Lhe lmpacL of lmmlgraLlon on domesLlc labour
markeLs, why do men earn more Lhan women, ls lL worLh [olnlng a unlon, and whaL explanaLlons does
economlcs offer for perslsLenL unemploymenL? Pavlng looked aL Lhe relevanL economlc Lheory we use
resulLs from emplrlcal sLudles Lo assess lLs heurlsLlc value. llnally, we use lnLernaLlonal comparlsons Lo
dlscover Lhe lmpacL of labour markeL lnsLlLuLlons and governmenL.

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: L4*C6

Descr|pt|on:
1hls ls a coursework-only verslon of LCC-3A13 Labour Lconomlcs.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Cdlle oulsen

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LCC-2A03 Anu 1AkL LCC-2A07
1hls ls an advanced and lnLegraLlng module ln economlc Lheory. lL covers a broad range of Loplcs from
mlcroeconomlcs and macroeconomlcs, wlLh an emphasls on modern developmenLs ln academlc
economlcs LhaL are presenLly lnfluenLlal wlLhln Lhe sclence or more broadly ln publlc pollcy and debaLe.
1oplcs from mlcroeconomlcs mlghL be expecLed Lo lnclude aucLlons and markeL deslgn, analyses of
bargalnlng and cooperaLlon, and sLraLeglc lnLeracLlon wlLh lncompleLe lnformaLlon. lrom a
macroeconomlc perspecLlve, we examlne Lhe conLemporary macroeconomlc debaLe abouL Lhe role of
macroeconomlc pollcy. Should pollcy be governed by rules raLher Lhan dlscreLlon? WhaL are Lhe
lmpllcaLlons for Lhe economy of Lhe declslon by Lhe pollcy makers? We analyse Lhls lssue uslng game
Lheory and macro-economlc models.

14
Lducat|on and L|fe|ong Learn|ng 2014]1S
1he fo||ow|ng ru|es app|y to ALL students tak|ng any LDU modu|e:


Leve| 4 - I|rst year modu|es have the number '4' fo||ow|ng 'LDU' - for examp|e, LDU-4002A
Leve| S - Second year modu|es have the number 'S' fo||ow|ng 'LDU' - for examp|e, LDU-S007A
Leve| 3 - 1h|rd year modu|es have the number '3' fo||ow|ng 'LDU' - for examp|e, LDU-3C29



Iurther Informat|on
Should you have any quesLlons or requlre any furLher asslsLance wlLh Lhe modules from Lhls school, please
conLacL Lhe academlc hub dlrecLly edu_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk


15

Leve| 4 Modu|es

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur 8ebecca WesLrup
1|metab|e S|ot: C2, C3, u6, u7

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll provlde you wlLh boLh an lnLroducLlon Lo sLudylng aL hlgher educaLlon (PL) level and a
foundaLlon for llfelong learnlng. lL wlll supporL you wlLh Lhe developmenL of successful baslc and
academlc sLudy and research skllls ln Lhe conLexL of LducaLlon. 1he focus wlll be on developlng sLudy
skllls and Lechnlques Lo help you meeL boLh your lmmedlaLe and long-Lerm sLudy needs. Alms: Lngage
wlLh a range of key LheoreLlcal perspecLlves and conLemporary lssues and adopL a crlLlcal enqulry based
approach Lo Lhe exploraLlon of key aspecLs of LducaLlon, uevelop as educaLors wlLhln a communlLy of
learners, bulldlng on Lhe asseLs you brlng Lo Lhe learnlng process and developlng Lhe academlc
compeLencles and pracLlces approprlaLe for hlgher educaLlon. uevelop speclflc academlc sLudy and
research skllls: locaLlng, lnLerpreLlng, analyslng and crlLlcally evaluaLlng an exLenslve range of relevanL
lnformaLlon sources, communlcaLlng your ldeas ln an accuraLe, focused and sLrucLured manner, uevelop
a range of 'LranslaLable skllls' requlred by employers, lncludlng problem-solvlng and reasonlng,
Leamwork, communlcaLlon and presenLaLlon of lnformaLlon. AssessmenL: Coursework 100

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur Ceoffrey Plnchllffe
1|metab|e S|ot: L2, L3, A7, A8

Descr|pt|on:
1he module covers Lhe baslc elemenLs of educaLlonal ldeas and Lheorles wlLhln a hlsLorlcal and pollcy-
based conLexL. 1hese elemenLs lnclude phllosophy of educaLlon and educaLlonal psychology. Alms: 1he
alm ls Lo glve sLudenLs a baslc groundlng ln educaLlonal ldeas, romoLe famlllarlLy wlLh educaLlonal ldeas
and Lhe lssues/problems lnvolved, Lncourage sLudenLs Lo be famlllar wlLh and unafrald of concepLs
whlch have a phllosophlcal and/or psychologlcal dlmenslon, Clve sLudenLs a baslc groundlng ln Lhe
Lra[ecLory of posL-1944 uk educaLlon, 1o promoLe lnvesLlgaLlve skllls and aLLlLudes LhaL Lakes sLudenLs
away from Coogle and lnLo Lhe llbrary: AssessmenL: Coursework 40 Lxam 60

16

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: Mrs Pelena Clllesple
1|metab|e S|ot: 82, 83, C3, C6

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module focuses on how educaLlonal sysLems, Lhelr pedagogles and approaches dlffer around Lhe
world. 1he module looks ln deLall aL how educaLlon ls experlenced all over Lhe world and also ln deLall aL
how Lechnologlcal developmenLs have changed Lhe way educaLlon ls experlenced ln Lhe uk and abroad.
Alms: 8y Lhe end of Lhe module sLudenLs wlll be able Lo: ArLlculaLe Lhe dlfferences beLween pedagoglcal
approaches: ldenLlfy Lhe barrlers and beneflLs of dlfferenL approaches Lo educaLlon from around Lhe
worlds and wlLh global perspecLlve, 8elaLe ldeas and oplnlons on dlfferenL approaches Lo educaLlon Lo
wlder soclal, culLural and pollLlcal undersLandlngs: AssessmenL: Coursework 100

17

Leve| S Modu|es

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !anlce WaLson
1|metab|e S|ot: A1, A2, 83, 86

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o explore and galn lnslghL lnLo Lhe naLure of' 'Leachlng' and 'learnlng' ln a range of educaLlonal
lnsLlLuLlons and seLLlngs ln Lhe uk. 8y Lhe end of Lhls module sLudenLs wlll be expecLed Lo undersLand:
whaL lL means Lo be a Leacher ln dlfferenL educaLlonal conLexLs, a range of Leachlng sLraLegles and
pracLlces used Lo supporL effecLlve learnlng ln varlous seLLlngs and Lhe need for a crlLlcal appreclaLlon of
Lhe funcLlon of dlfferenL educaLlonal lnsLlLuLlons, Lhe opporLunlLles Lhey offer and Lhelr culLural
conLexLs. 1here wlll be opporLunlLles Lo lnvesLlgaLe speclflc aspecLs of Leachlng whlch are of parLlcular
lnLeresL Lo lndlvlduals. AssessmenL: Coursework 100

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: 82, 83, C7, C8

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module alms Lo explore educaLlonal and soclologlcal Lheorles of Lhe splrlLuallLy of chlldren and
young people, lL wlll enable sLudenLs Lo lnvesLlgaLe recenL pollcy and pracLlce wlLh regard Lo chlldren's
splrlLual developmenL ln schools, and Lhrough educaLlon ln dlfferenL conLexLs. 1ulLlon ls ln face Lo face
semlnars and lecLures, ln fleldwork, and Lhrough Lhe unlverslLy's vLL. AssessmenL ls Lhrough an
examlnaLlon (30) and Lhrough coursework based on personal reflecLlve dlarles and fleldwork.
AssessmenL: Coursework 30 LxamlnaLlon 30

18

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
Modu|e 1ype: LxamlnaLlon
1|metab|e S|ot: C3, C6, A3, A6

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o help sLudenLs conslder Lhe complex relaLlonshlp beLween language and learnlng, Lhe
lmpllcaLlons Lhls relaLlonshlp has for Leachlng, and how educaLlon-pollcy has addressed some lssues Lo
do wlLh language and 'llLeracy'. Learnlng CuLcomes: 8y Lhe end of Lhe course lL ls hoped sLudenLs wlll
beLLer undersLand: a) key lssues surroundlng Lhe learnlng and/or Leachlng of readlng, wrlLlng, Lalklng
and llsLenlng ln Lngllsh, b) Lhe lmporLance for learnlng of dlfferenL klnds of Lalk ln classrooms, c)
conLrasLlng approaches Lo undersLandlng and Leachlng 'llLeracy', d) how Lhe language of formal
educaLlon can consLrucL parLlcular vlews of Lhe chlld. ConLenL: 1hrough semlnars, mlnl-lecLures, sLudenL
presenLaLlons and creaLlve work sLudenLs wlll meeL and lnvesLlgaLe some ldeas and Lheorles Lo do wlLh
language and learnlng ln Lngllsh, and some educaLlonal pollcy relaLed Lo Lhls. Why lsn'L Leachlng [usL a
maLLer of Lelllng, and learnlng [usL a maLLer of llsLenlng? Pow do chlldren learn, or Leach Lhemselves, Lo
read, wrlLe and Lalk? Whose Lngllsh (spoken and wrlLLen) counLs ln formal educaLlon, who says, and
why? lf new Lechnologles are changlng Lngllsh, whaL are Lhe lmpllcaLlons for formal educaLlon? And how
mlghL your language creaLe your ldenLlLy as well as express lL? AssessmenL: Cpen 8ook LxamlnaLlon
100
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: L2, L3, A6, A7

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll provlde you wlLh an lnLroducLlon Lo key areas of psychology wlLh a focus on learnlng
and Leachlng ln educaLlon. Alms: 8y Lhe end of Lhe module sLudenLs should be able Lo: ulscuss Lhe role
of percepLlon, aLLenLlon and memory ln learnlng, Compare and conLrasL key Lheorles relaLed Lo learnlng,
lnLelllgence, language, Lhlnklng and reasonlng, CrlLlcally reflecL on key Lheorles relaLed Lo learnlng,
lnLelllgence, language, Lhlnklng and reasonlng ln Lhe pracLlcal conLexL, ulscuss Lhe lnfluence of key
lnLrapersonal, lnLerpersonal and slLuaLlonal facLors on puplls learnlng and engagemenL ln educaLlonal
seLLlngs. AssessmenL: Coursework 40 LxamlnaLlon 60

19

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll explore key ldeas, conLemporary lssues and noLlons of 'rlsk' wlLhln Lhe conLexL of
chlldhood, youLh and LranslLlons. lL wlll draw on psychologlcal and soclologlcal Lheorles Lo conslder Lhe
role of educaLlon wlLhln Lhese areas. Alms: 1hls module alms Lo provlde sLudenLs wlLh: knowledge and
undersLandlng of Lhe soclology and psychology relaLlng Lo LranslLlons wlLhln chlldhood and youLh
secLors, A LheoreLlcal undersLandlng of noLlons of 'rlsk' and LranslLlon, An analyLlcal undersLandlng of
educaLlonal and soclal pollcy, provlslon and pracLlce relaLlng Lo chlldhood and youLh secLors, A crlLlcal
undersLandlng of conLemporary lssues for chlldren and young people. AssessmenL: Coursework 100
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: unknown

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o crlLlcally evaluaLe Lhe ways ln whlch educaLlonal lnsLlLuLlons manage Lhelr responslblllLles Lo
groups and Lo lndlvlduals. Learnlng CuLcomes: a) 1o undersLand Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween lnsLlLuLlonal
pracLlces and learnlng Lra[ecLorles ln dlfferenL educaLlonal seLLlngs, b) 1o explore Lhe relaLlonshlp
beLween learners and learnlng ln convenLlonal educaLlonal seLLlngs. ConLenL: LxploraLlon of Lhe legal,
culLural and lnsLlLuLlonal framework wlLhln whlch learners' lndlvldual needs are meL, and schools' wlder
responslblllLles Lo socleLy are dlscharged. CenLral Lo Lhe module wlll be concepLs of equallLy, equlLy,
lndlvldual rlghLs and personallsaLlon. AssessmenL: Coursework 30 LxamlnaLlon 30

20

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: u2, A3, L3, L6

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe way early years pracLlLloners manage chlldren's' play and learnlng.
Learnlng CuLcomes: a) uevelop an ln-depLh undersLandlng of Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween seLLlngs and
chlldren's cognlLlve and language developmenL, b) 1o undersLand Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween lnsLlLuLlonal
pracLlces and learnlng Lra[ecLorles ln dlfferenL seLLlngs. ConLenL: SLudenLs wlll underLake focused
observaLlon ln a range of seLLlngs ln order Lo undersLand how early years pracLlLloners work. 1hese
observaLlons wlll be supporLed by sLrucLured exploraLlon of llLeraLure relaLlng Lo early years pracLlce.
AssessmenL: Coursework 100

21

Leve| 3 Modu|es

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o crlLlcally conslder Lhe mulLl-faceLed relaLlonshlp beLween educaLlon and Lhe medla. Learnlng
CuLcomes: a) ldenLlfy comparaLlve approaches Lo Lhe sLrucLure and pracLlce of LducaLlon ln dlfferenL
seLLlngs, b) uevelop crlLlcal undersLandlngs of Lhe worklngs of educaLlonal lnsLlLuLlons ln relaLlon Lo Lhelr
role ln socleLy. CLher learnlng ouLcomes addressed: C2(ll):L & l, C2(lll): L, C2(lv): A. ConLenL: 1here wlll
be Lhree sLrands - Lhe flrsL wlll relaLe Lo Lhe presenLaLlon of educaLlon lssues ln Lhe medla. 1he second
wlll relaLe Lo Lhe lnfluence of Lhe mass medla on educaLlon, and Lhe Lhlrd wlll conslder Lhe role of Lhe
medla as an lnformal educaLor.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Amy Codoy-ressland
1|metab|e S|ot: u1, u2, 84, L3

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o crlLlcally conslder Lhe mulLl-faceLed relaLlonshlp beLween educaLlon and Lhe medla. Learnlng
CuLcomes: a) ldenLlfy comparaLlve approaches Lo Lhe sLrucLure and pracLlce of LducaLlon ln dlfferenL
seLLlngs, b) uevelop crlLlcal undersLandlngs of Lhe worklngs of educaLlonal lnsLlLuLlons ln relaLlon Lo Lhelr
role ln socleLy. ConLenL: 1here wlll be Lhree sLrands - Lhe flrsL wlll relaLe Lo Lhe presenLaLlon of
educaLlon lssues ln Lhe medla. 1he second wlll relaLe Lo Lhe lnfluence of Lhe mass medla on educaLlon,
and Lhe Lhlrd wlll conslder Lhe role of Lhe medla as an lnformal educaLor. AssessmenL: Coursework 100

22

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur LsLher rlyadharshlnl
1|metab|e S|ot: C3, u4, u7, u8

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o develop advanced undersLandlng of comparaLlve ldeas abouL chlldhood and chlld developmenL
ln dlfferenL seLLlngs. Learnlng ouLcome: a) undersLand Lhe complexlLy of relaLlonshlps beLween Leachlng
and learnlng ln dlfferenL early years seLLlngs, b) uevelop an ln-depLh undersLandlng of paLLerns of chlld
developmenL ln dlfferenL culLural seLLlngs. ConLenL: ComparaLlve exploraLlon of ldeas abouL chlldhood,
learnlng and educaLlon.

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mrs Carys SmlLh
Modu|e 1ype: LxamlnaLlon wlLh Coursework and ro[ecL

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1o crlLlcally evaluaLe Lhe ways ln whlch educaLlonal lnsLlLuLlons manage Lhelr responslblllLles Lo
groups and Lo lndlvlduals. Learnlng CuLcomes: a) 1o undersLand Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween lnsLlLuLlonal
pracLlces and learnlng Lra[ecLorles ln dlfferenL educaLlonal seLLlngs, b) 1o explore Lhe relaLlonshlp
beLween learners and learnlng ln convenLlonal educaLlonal seLLlngs. ConLenL: LxploraLlon of Lhe legal,
culLural and lnsLlLuLlonal framework wlLhln whlch learners' lndlvldual needs are meL, and schools' wlder
responslblllLles Lo socleLy are dlscharged. CenLral Lo Lhe module wlll be concepLs of equallLy, equlLy,
lndlvldual rlghLs and personallsaLlon.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !anlce WaLson
1|metab|e S|ot: L3, A4, A6, A7

Descr|pt|on:
1o explore and galn lnslghL lnLo Lhe Lheory and pracLlce, phllosophy and pollcy of creaLlvlLy ln relaLlon Lo
educaLlon and engage ln pracLlcal, self-reflecLlve creaLlve learnlng acLlvlLles. 8y Lhe end of Lhls module
sLudenLs wlll be expecLed Lo undersLand, Lhe dlfferenL perspecLlves on creaLlvlLy ln educaLlon,
undersLand a range of creaLlve Leachlng sLraLegles and pracLlces used Lo supporL effecLlve learnlng ln
educaLlonal envlronmenLs, be aware of creaLlve lnlLlaLlves, explore Lhelr own creaLlve processes Lhrough
Lhe plannlng, creaLlon and presenLaLlon of an arL plece and furLher Lhelr knowledge of classroom
pracLlce, chlld psychology and chlld developmenL.

23

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor Llena nardl

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll explore Lhe range of lssues LhaL relaLe Lo young chlldren's learnlng of one of Lhe mosL
lmporLanL, yeL noLorlously feared and mlsundersLood, sub[ecL: maLhemaLlcs. We wlll conslder
maLhemaLlcs boLh as an area of prlmary school currlculum and as a dlsclpllne wlLh huge lmporLance ln
Lhe wlder world. We wlll conslder how educaLlon, parLlcularly ln Lhe cruclal years of prlmary school, can
work agalnsL Lhe Llde of such lmages and lnLroduce chlldren Lo Lhe wonders, creaLlvlLy and exclLemenL of
maLhemaLlcs and sclence! AssessmenL Coursework 40 LxamlnaLlon 60

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur vlcLorla WarburLon

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1hls module ls deslgned Lo lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe psychologlcal process underplnnlng moLlvaLed
behavlour ln educaLlon seLLlngs. SLudenLs wlll examlne Lhe role of Lhe Leacher ln creaLlng moLlvaLlonal
cllmaLes for learnlng and assesslng some of Lhe key moLlvaLlonal challenges LhaL may occur ln
educaLlonal seLLlngs. Learnlng CuLcomes: a CrlLlcally examlne a range of lnLrapersonal, lnLerpersonal and
slLuaLlonal lnfluences on moLlvaLlon ln educaLlon, b Apply a range of moLlvaLlonal Lheorles Lo
undersLand moLlvaLed behavlour ln educaLlon seLLlngs, c CrlLlcally examlne Lhe role of Lhe Leacher ln
moLlvaLlng sLudenLs ln educaLlonal seLLlngs: d undersLand how Lo overcome key moLlvaLlonal
challenges, such as learned helplessness, self- handlcapplng, procrasLlnaLlon and dlsengagemenL ln
educaLlonal seLLlngs. ConLenL: WhaL ls moLlvaLed behavlour?, ouLcomes of moLlvaLed behavlour (e.g.
efforL, perslsLence, Lask cholce), moLlvaLlon Lhrough feellngs of compeLence, confldence and conLrol,
moLlvaLlonal Lheorles(e.g. aLLrlbuLlon Lheory, expecLancy-value Lheory, achlevemenL goal Lheory, self-
deLermlnaLlon Lheory), lnLeresL and value, moLlvaLlonal cllmaLes (e.g. 1A8CL1 and auLonomy-
supporLlve), effecLs of rewards on moLlvaLlon, moLlvaLlonal challenges (self-handlcapplng,
procrasLlnaLlon, dlsengagemenL, learned helplessness, perfecLlonlsm), soclal lnfluences, Leacher-pupll
relaLlonshlp. AssessmenL: Coursework 40 LxamlnaLlon 60

24

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mlss naLalle LasL
1|metab|e S|ot: C3, u4, 83, 86

Descr|pt|on:
Alm: 1he alm of Lhls module ls Lo explore and crlLlcally conslder Lhe lssues LhaL currenLly face hyslcal
LducaLlon ln Lhe 21sL CenLury. SLudenLs wlll be lnLroduced Lo ways ln whlch Lhe lssues of 21sL CenLury
hyslcal LducaLlon may be undersLood and percelved by a range of audlences. SLudenLs wlll Lhen be
provlded wlLh opporLunlLles Lo dlscuss and develop Lhelr own undersLandlng of lssues LhaL lnform
currenL and fuLure pracLlce wlLhln physlcal educaLlon. Learnlng CuLcomes: - 1o demonsLraLe
undersLandlng of Lhe Lerms sporL, recreaLlon, physlcal acLlvlLy and hyslcal LducaLlon and how Lhese
lnfluence percepLlons of L, - use knowledge and undersLandlng Lo evaluaLe and crlLlque Loplcal lssues
wlLhln physlcal educaLlon. - CrlLlcally engage wlLh prevalenL lssues wlLhln Lhe conLexL of hyslcal
LducaLlon showlng an ablllLy Lo offer mulLlple perspecLlves on Lhe same lssue. ConLenL: LxploraLlon of
conLemporary lssues LhaL L ls faced wlLh ln Lhe 21sL CenLury such as, modes of assessmenL ln L - how
are successes achleved?, publlc percepLlons of L, who should be Leachlng and belng LaughL L -
conslderaLlon Lo L Leachers ln educaLlon, Lhe changes Lo Lhe naLlonal currlculum for L, from 1992 Lo
Lhe currenL currlculum, Lhe hldden currlculum wlLhln hyslcal LducaLlon - pollcy vs pracLlce, prlorlLles
and Lhe conLenL of L, Lhe sLrlve for equal opporLunlLles ln L - equallLy and lncluslon and Lhe prlorlLles
and fuLure of L ln Lhe 21sL CenLury. 8evlewlng each Loplc area from dlfferenL sLandpolnLs and vlews
and explorlng Lhe lnLerrelaLlonshlps beLween Lhe poslLlons ln debaLes. AssessmenL: Coursework 30
Lxam 30

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Internat|ona| Deve|opment 2014]1S
1he fo||ow|ng ru|es app|y to ALL students tak|ng any DLV modu|e:


Leve| 4 - I|rst year modu|es have the number '4' fo||ow|ng 'DLV' - for examp|e, DLV-4002A
Leve| S - Second year modu|es have the number 'S' fo||ow|ng 'DLV' - for examp|e, DLV-S007A
Leve| 3 - 1h|rd year modu|es have the number '3' fo||ow|ng 'DLV' - for examp|e, DLV-3C29



Iurther Informat|on
conLacL Lhe academlc hub dlrecLly dev_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk


26

Leve| 4 Modu|es

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8oberL CranL
1|metab|e S|ot: u4, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module alms Lo provlde a baslc lnLroducLlon lnLo quanLlLaLlve and quallLaLlve research meLhods,
lnLroduce key concepLs ln maLhs and sLaLlsLlcs relevanL Lo Lhe sLudy of lnLernaLlonal developmenL, and
Lo provlde a foundaLlon ln Lhe key academlc skllls expecLed aL unlverslLy lncludlng essay plannlng and
wrlLlng, readlng and Lhlnklng crlLlcally, uslng uLA Llbrary servlces and compuLlng sysLems and
developlng effecLlve oral communlcaLlon and Leamwork skllls. 1he unlL wlll be LaughL Lhrough lecLures,
pracLlcal workshops and compuLer-based lab sesslons.

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Ar[an verschoor
1|metab|e S|ot: 83*L4, u

Descr|pt|on:
1he module lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo Lhe maln macro- and mlcro-economlc lssues of developmenL. lL lays
Lhe foundaLlons for Lhe modules Mlcroeconomlcs of uevelopmenL and Macroeconomlcs of
uevelopmenL. 1he maln Lheorles of developmenL wlll be revlewed. CenLral lssues relaLed Lo poverLy,
human caplLal developmenL, Lhe envlronmenL, globallsaLlon, balance of paymenLs and flnanclal sysLems
wlll also be covered.

27

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Shawn McCulre
1|metab|e S|ot: A3*A3, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module explores Lhe blologlcal and physlcal basls for prlmary producLlon wlLhln Lhe maln naLural
resource sysLems provldlng food, fuel and flbre Lo human populaLlons. 1he course has an lnLegraLed
blophyslcal core and also deals wlLh resource demand, supply and explolLaLlon lssues. 1here wlll be a
parLlcular emphasls on Lhe lmporLanL processes ln producLlon and a number of key lssues ln naLural
resource sysLems wlll be lnLroduced here e.g. global resource cycles, dlverslLy, producLlvlLy and sLablllLy
of naLural resource sysLems. 1here ls an lmporLanL fleld-based, pracLlcal elemenL LhroughouL Lhls course.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Lmma CllberLhorpe
1|metab|e S|ot: C6*C7*C3, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls ls Lhe flrsL parL of a Lwo-year lnLegraLed course LhaL covers baslc prlnclples from Lhe soclal sclences,
and uses Lhem Lo Lhlnk crlLlcally abouL processes of soclal change ln developlng counLrles. SAlu1
provldes an lnLroducLlon Lo soclal analysls and ls framed by Lhe sLudy of soclal anLhropology. ConcepLs
and meLhods are explalned Lhrough Lhe use of ln-depLh case sLudles whlch from a range of developlng
counLry conLexLs. lssues covered ln Lhe course lnclude: klnshlp, rellglon, vlolence, labour, pollLlcs and
reslsLance. As well as lnLroduclng sLudenLs Lo classlcal anLhropologlcal LexLs Lhe course engages wlLh Lhe
work of anLhropologlsLs looklng aL lssues of conLemporary developmenL and change.

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Cllver SprlngaLe-8aglnskl
1|metab|e S|ot: A2, A3, A4, A9, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module provldes an lnLroducLlon Lo lnLernaLlonal uevelopmenL SLudles. 1hemes of poverLy,
lnequallLy, economlc growLh and susLalnablllLy are explored from Lhe perspecLlves of developmenL
economlcs, soclal developmenL, and envlronmenL and naLural resource managemenL. A number of
conLemporary developmenL lssues are examlned lncludlng globallsaLlon, envlronmenLal degradaLlon,
gender, Lhe sLaLe, ald, properLy rlghLs, knowledge and progress.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !esslca 8udds
1|metab|e S|ot: 84, L3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module lnLroduces geographlcal approaches Lo Lhe key processes of change LhaL shape our world
and lLs socleLles. ?ou wlll examlne how people and places are connecLed and Lransformed as a resulL of
processes such as colonlallsm, globallsaLlon, lndusLrlallsaLlon, mlgraLlon, urbanlsaLlon and developmenL,
and explore how dlfferences and lnequallLles emerge. A cenLral Lheme wlll be why space maLLers, as
people's llves are lnfluenced by Lhe places LhaL surround Lhem - boLh near and far - and as Lhey ln Lurn
change Lhose places. 1hese lssues wlll be explored Lhrough a range of conLemporary geographlcal Loplcs,
from sweaLshops Lo cllmaLe change, Lhrough whlch you wlll be lnLroduced Lo core geographlcal
concepLs, ldeas and approaches, emphaslslng on crlLlcal Lhlnklng and pracLlce. 1he module wlll also
cover key meLhods for geographlcal research, lncludlng Ceographlcal lnformaLlon SysLems (ClS), and wlll
lnclude fleld-based pracLlcal work ln Lhe local area.

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Leve| S Modu|es

Description:

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor nlLya 8ao
1|metab|e S|ot: A3, 84/u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module bullds on Lhe lnLroducLlon Lo gender lssues ln Lhe uLv 1 lnLroducLlon Lo uevelopmenL
SLudles, and slLs alongslde Lhe SAnu 2 anLhropology modulewhere dlsclpllnary approaches Lo gender are
covered. 1hls however ls an lnLerdlsclpllnary module whlch ls open Lo sLudenLs followlng any prlnclples
comblnaLlon. 1he course wlll begln by explorlng Lhe varlous approaches Lo Lheorlslng gender and
developmenL, Lhen lnLroduces and explalns a range of key concepLs as Lhe foundaLlons of gender
analyses. 1he second parL of Lhe course applles Lhese concepLs ln examlnlng a selecLlon of lmporLanL
relevanL debaLes: land and properLy rlghLs, work and employmenL pollcles, educaLlon and healLh
pollcles, volce and empowermenL, vlolence, rellglon and Lhe gendered naLure of soclal and culLural
lnsLlLuLlons.
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8oberL CranL
1|metab|e S|ot: 82, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hroughouL Lhe sLudy of lnLernaLlonal developmenL, lL ls lmporLanL Lo welgh our LheoreLlcal ldeas and
pollcy recommendaLlons agalnsL Lhe avallable evldence. 1hls module deals wlLh Lhe use of quanLlLaLlve
evldence. 1he alm ls Lo enable sLudenLs l) Lo undersLand quanLlLaLlve analysls encounLered ln oLher
unlLs, ll) Lo become crlLlcal readers of ubllshed quanLlLaLlve daLa analysls and lll) Lo gaLher, analyse and
lnLerpreL quanLlLaLlve evldence Lhemselves ln supporL of Lhelr own sLudy of developmenL quesLlons. 1he
module deals wlLh sampllng approaches, a revlew of descrlpLlve sLaLlsLlcs and a number of lnferenLlal
meLhods. 1echnlques LaughL lnclude slmple LesLs for group dlfferences such as Lhe L-LesL, analysls of
varlance and llnear regresslon.

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8ryan Maddox
1|metab|e S|ot: C1, L2, A3*A6, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module provldes sLudenLs wlLh an undersLandlng of key Lheorles and currenL debaLes llnklng
educaLlon Lo developmenL and relaLlng Lhese Lo lnLernaLlonal and naLlonal educaLlon sLraLegles, pollcles
and educaLlonal pracLlces. 1he module wlll have an lnLroducLory sesslon followed by four blocks. 1he
flrsL block lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo Lhree key Lheorles and how Lhey are played ouL ln Lhe conLexL of
educaLlon - human caplLal, rlghLs and capablllLles/soclal [usLlce. 1hls ls followed by Lhree lecLures
examlnlng how Lhese are arLlculaLed ln and Lhrough dlfferenL forms of educaLlon - formal/schoollng,
non-formal/adulL educaLlon and lnformal/learnlng ln famlly or communlLy envlronmenLs and Lhrough
labour. 1he Lhlrd block wlll explore lssues of dlfference and lncluslon ln relaLlon Lo currenL and
lnLerrelaLed educaLlonal prlorlLles such as economlc poverLy and chlld labour, gender lnequallLles and
gender vlolence, and mlnorlLlsed groups (on Lhe basls of eLhnlclLy, class, language eLc.). 1he fourLh block
lnvesLlgaLes Lheorles of learnlng and Lhelr provenance and boLh classroom pracLlces and pedagogles and
eLearnlng ln 'lnformal' ouL of school conLexLs.
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8ryan Maddox
1|metab|e S|ot: C4, C3, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module Leaches concepLs, Lheorles and meLhods LhaL are fundamenLal Lo soclal anLhropology and
lLs relaLlonshlp wlLh developmenL and change. 1he Leachlng meLhods lnclude formal lecLures, gulded
dlscusslons of key readlngs, small-group semlnars, and eLhnographlc fllms. 1he Loplcs lnclude: fleldwork
and eLhnography, klnshlp and marrlage, personhood, ldenLlLy and gender, culLural rlghLs, economlc
anLhropology ecologlcal anLhropology, and Lhe anLhropology of developmenL.
** 8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL uLv-40038**

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor eLer Lloyd-Sherlock
1|metab|e S|ot: A1, A4, 83*L4/u

Descr|pt|on:
A reglonal sLudles module whlch covers economlc, soclal and pollLlcal aspecLs of developmenL ln LaLln
Amerlca. lL slLuaLes Lhe reglon ln lLs hlsLorlcal and lnLernaLlonal conLexL, and glves an overvlew of ma[or
developmenL debaLes ln Lhe reglon. 1he module also lncludes counLry case sLudles of conLrasLlng
developmenL sLraLegles.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8erekeL kebede
1|metab|e S|ot: A3*A6, A7*A8/u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module provldes a hlsLorlcally-grounded analysls of pollLlcal, soclal and economlc change ln Sub-
Saharan Afrlca. urawlng on a range of scholarshlp from pollLlcal sclence, soclology and economlcs Lhe
course examlnes key developmenL Lrends. 1hough Lhe course looks aL formal developmenL asslsLance
and lLs role ln sub-Saharan Afrlca, Lhe focus ls on developmenL ln lLs broader sense. lL covers areas
lncludlng colonlallsm and Lhe posL-colonlal experlence, Lhe reason for Afrlca's poor economlc
performance, famlne and ald effecLlveness, confllcL and Lhe growlng lmporLance of rellglon ln publlc llfe
ln Afrlca. lL also explores Lhe pracLlce of pollcy Lhrough lssues such as decenLrallsaLlon, baslc servlces and
educaLlon, examlnes Lhe lmpllcaLlons of pollcy on equlLy and equallLy, and lnvesLlgaLes Lhe way forward
for economlc pollcy. 1he course Lakes lnLo accounL boLh common experlences across Lhe reglon and
more parLlcular naLlonal and local experlences.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur vasudha ChhoLray
1|metab|e S|ot: L1, C3, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module beglns wlLh an overvlew of Lhe reglon's hlsLory before analyslng recenL and conLemporary
soclal, pollLlcal and economlc developmenL processes. 1oplcs lnclude economlc growLh, soclal
dlfference, democracy, land and food securlLy, Lhe envlronmenL, healLh and educaLlon. 1he module
draws heavlly on lndla, buL also conslders 8angladesh, aklsLan and Srl Lanka ln relaLlon Lo Lhe varlous
Loplcs.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !onaLhan aLLenden
1|metab|e S|ot: C4, C3, C1*C2/u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls pollLlcal analysls for developmenL module focuses on core prlnclples ln pollLlcs and Lhelr appllcaLlon
Lo developmenL analysls, coverlng Loplcs LhaL lnclude power and reslsLance, sLaLes and naLlons,
clLlzenshlp and [usLlce, vlolence and non-vlolence, democraLlsaLlon and elecLoral sysLems and Lhe role of
Lhe medla. 1he varlous Loplcs wlll be LaughL wlLh lnLenslve reference Lo Lheory buL also lnLegraLed wlLh
emplrlcal maLerlal, boLh hlsLorlcal and conLemporary ln naLure. lL ls LaughL Lhrough a comblnaLlon of
lecLures, faclllLaLed readlng groups, vldeo sesslons and sLudenL-led semlnars.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Laura Camfleld
1|metab|e S|ot: 86*87*88, u

Descr|pt|on:
ln 8MSA we examlne how soclal anLhropologlcal meLhods have developed and how Lhey have changed
ln response Lo global facLors. We speclflcally focus on conLemporary anLhropologlcal meLhods and how
Lhey mlghL be applled Lo beLLer undersLand crlLlcal developmenL lssues such as poverLy, lnequallLy and
soclal dlslnLegraLlon. A key alm ls Lo quesLlon our mosL baslc assumpLlons abouL whaL anLhropologlsLs do
and how Lhey do lL. 8y Lhe end of Lhe module, you wlll have a baslc awareness of key anLhropologlcal
meLhods and pracLlcal experlence ln how Lo apply Lhem. 1oplcs we address lnclude: AnLhropologles and
AnLhropologlcal MeLhods, MeLhodologles and MeLhods, Sampllng and SelecLlon, lleldwork and LLhlcs,
CollecLlng uaLa, vlsual AnLhropology, Cenealogles and llfe hlsLorles, LLhnographlc lllm-maklng,
lnLerpreLlng Speech/llndlngs. SlLuaLlng your analysls wlLhln Lhe llLeraLure and LLhnographlc WrlLlng. 1he
module ls LaughL prlmarlly Lhrough pracLlcal and workshop exerclses ln small groups Lo develop pracLlcal
skllls ln gaLherlng and analyslng daLa. AssessmenL ls ln Lhe form of a porLfollo based on pracLlcal
fleldwork slLuaLed wlLhln Lhe eLhnographlc llLeraLure.
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: L4, A4

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module explores Lhe place of developmenL ln geographlcal Lhlnklng. lL beglns by looklng aL
lnLellecLual foundaLlons of Lhe geographles of developmenL, beglnnlng wlLh posL-war modernlsm Lheory
and proceedlng Lhrough neo-MarxlsL and posL-modern approaches Lo Lhe undersLandlng uneven
developmenL and dlsLrlbuLlonal lnequlLles. lollowlng Lhls expllclL Lheorlslng abouL geography and
developmenL, Lhe module proceeds Lo explore lmpllclL vlew as observed ln changlng developmenL
pracLlces ln pollcy debaLes and dlscourses and ln represenLaLlons of developmenL ln fllm and prlnL
medla. flnally, Lhe module explores how Lhlnklng abouL geography of developmenL ls changlng and ln
parLlcular, how Lhls change ls assoclaLed wlLh process of economlc, pollLlcal and culLural globallsaLlon
lncludlng changlng paLLerns of naLural resource explolLaLlon and Lrade and changlng relaLlonshlps
beLween clLlzens, Lhe sLaLe and clvll socleLy.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: 83, u2

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module analyses Lwo key quesLlons abouL people, place and space: how and why people's healLh
varles ln dlfferenL developmenL seLLlngs, and Lhe llnks beLween developmenL processes and people's
mlgraLlon. 1he ways LhaL mlgraLlon affecLs healLh are also examlned. 1he module beglns by analyslng
global paLLerns of healLh and developmenL, lncludlng rlsk levels of non-communlcable dlseases across
many parLs of Lhe world, Lhe global lnsLlLuLlons lnvolved ln Lhe governance of healLh and mlgraLlon, and
broad paLLerns of healLh lnequallLy. 1he second parL of Lhe module provldes and undersLandlng of Lhe
ways dlfferenL culLures and socleLles deflne and undersLand healLh and lll healLh and why some dlseases
are hlghly sLlgmaLlsed. 1he geography and rlsk envlronmenLs for healLh ls Lhen examlned: how soclal
relaLlons (relaLed Lo class, occupaLlon, gender, eLhnlclLy, colonlal hlsLory), operaLlng across dlfferenL
spaces, generaLe suscepLlblllLy Lo healLh rlsks ln parLlcular places. 1he examples of Plv and 18 are used
Lo lllusLraLe Lhe ways soclal processes ceraLe rlsk envlronmenLs. 1he module also looks aL places where
good healLh has been achleved and why. 1he Lhlrd parL of Lhe module develops undersLandlng of Lhe
facLors drlvlng mlgraLlon, such as labour relaLlons, confllcL or cllmaLe change and how Lhese populaLlon
movemenLs lnfluence men and women, rlsk envlronmenLs and Lhelr healLh and well-belng?
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur 8erekeL kebede
1|metab|e S|ot: u3, u6, C7, C8

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module bullds on Lhe key lssues and Lhemes lnLroduced ln LC1. lL provldes a solld groundlng ln
lnLermedlaLe prlnclples of mlcroeconomlcs and macroeconomlcs, and Lhelr appllcaLlon Lo developlng
counLrles. 1he flrsL parL of Lhe module lnLroduces Lhe sLudenL Lo baslc concepLs of mlcroeconomlcs and
lLs appllcaLlon Lo developmenL problems. Mlcroeconomlcs Lheorles of consumpLlon, producLlon,
exLernallLles, publlc goods, common properLy resources, markeL sLrucLures, land and labour markeLs are
covered wlLh an emphasls on lssues relevanL Lo developlng counLrles. lnslghLs from behavloural and
lnsLlLuLlonal economlcs on developmenL problems are also covered. 1he second parL of Lhe module
covers Lhe maln macroeconomlcs and lssues of developmenL. 1hls lncludes long run economlcs wlLh a
parLlcular focus on economlc growLh, and shorL run macroeconomlcs, lncludlng flscal, moneLary and
exchange raLe pollcy. 1hls wlll lnclude recenL macroeconomlc phenomena such as Lhe global economlc
crlsls and Lhe currenL debaLes on cllmaLe change.

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Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur Shawn McCulre
1|metab|e S|ot: 83, L3, 82, 84

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module bullds on Lhe key lssues and Lhemes lnLroduced ln n81, l.e. dlverslLy, producLlvlLy,
susLalnablllLy, sLablllLy, change and degradaLlon, eLc. lL broadly addresses Lhe ma[or challenges
encounLered when Lrylng Lo achleve susLalnable managemenL ln n8 sysLems. lL alms Lo glve sLudenLs a
worklng undersLandlng of sclenLlflc prlnclples behlnd naLural processes, as well as how Lhese relaLe Lo
broader conLexLs ln developmenL. a number of dlfferenL concepLual frameworks such as legal plurallsm,
value chalns, capablllLles and rlghLs- cenLred perspecLlves are lnLroduced and used Lo explore parLlcular
aspecLs of resource managemenL lssues. Speclflc naLural resource managemenL, bloLechnology,
renewable energy and blodlverslLy Lhe module also develops sLudenLs undersLandlng of experlence ln
uslng a range of quanLlLaLlve Lools and approaches for measurlng and descrlblng naLural resources.
** 8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL S1uuLn1S MuS1 1AkL uLv-40048**
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Adrlan MarLln
1|metab|e S|ot: C7, C8

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe Lheory and pracLlce of research meLhods ln human
geography. lL wlll provlde a preparaLlon for boLh Lhe ulsserLaLlon and lleld course modules as well as
equlpplng sLudenLs wlLh research deslgn and daLa analysls skllls LhaL are Lransferable Lo Lhe workplace.
1he module wlll begln wlLh lnLroducLory lecLures on research deslgn, conslderlng Lhe dlfferenL ways ln
whlch 'knowledge' ls consLrucLed ln human geography and Lhe lmpllcaLlons for cholce of research
meLhods. lL wlll Lhen proceed Lo desk-based research skllls lncludlng speclallsL llLeraLure revlews and use
of secondary daLa. lollowlng Lhese sesslons on research deslgn, Lhe module wlll lnLroduce Lhree Lypes of
meLhodology Lhrough Lhree pro[ecLs LhaL lnvolve fleldwork ln norfolk. 1he pro[ecLs wlll enable sLudenLs
Lo learn and pracLlce quallLaLlve, quanLlLaLlve and ClS meLhods wlLh each pro[ecL spllL lnLo a deslgn
phase, daLa collecLlon phase and daLa analysls phase.

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Leve| 3 Modu|es

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur ?van Culchaoua
1|metab|e S|ot: u3*C4, u1/u2/A3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll provlde an overvlew of complex emergencles across Lhe globe (confllcLs, naLural
dlsasLers), Lhelr causes, Lhelr lmpacLs on human securlLy and Lhe mulLlple challenges Lhey pose Lo Lhe ald
communlLy. lL wlll comblne approaches 'from below' (drlvers of pollLlcal vlolence and sLaLe fallures) wlLh
global perspecLlves on securlLy, Lhe pollLlclsaLlon of ald and Lhe eLhlcal debaLes surroundlng
humanlLarlan lnLervenLlon.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Pelke Schroeder
1|metab|e S|ot: 83, 86

Descr|pt|on:
8uC alms Lo use recenL research and pracLlcal experlence ln Lhe mulLl- and lnLer-dlsclpllnary analysls of
crlLlcal challenges ln resource developmenL and conservaLlon ln Lhe developlng world. Speclflcally,
Lhemes such as Lhe relaLlon beLween sclence and pollcy, and Lhe lmpllcaLlons of lncreased parLlclpaLlon
and local conLrol are examlned Lhrough dlscusslons of Lheory and Lhe use of case sLudles, ln order Lo
develop an undersLandlng of Lhelr naLural and soclal sclence, and pollcy dlmenslons. Lach year Lhese
Lhemes wlll be explored wlLhln Lwo selecLed conLexLs such as - Afrlcan pasLorallsm, waLer resources and
lrrlgaLed agrlculLure, foresLry, blodlverslLy, flsherles and aquaLlc resources, envlronmenL and
conservaLlon, eLc.
** 8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL uLv-2u64**

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor 8hys !enklns
1|metab|e S|ot: L2*L3, u

Descr|pt|on:
1he causes and consequences of globallsaLlon are conLroverslal and Lhe module wlll presenL alLernaLlve
LheoreLlcal perspecLlves LhaL lle behlnd Lhese debaLes. lL exLends Lhe analysls of Lrade and lnLernaLlonal
flnance ln Macroeconomlcs of uevelopmenL (uLv-2u32). Speclflc areas LhaL are examlned lnclude global
producLlon and LransnaLlonal corporaLlons, global Lrade and llberallsaLlon, global flnance and debL
crlses, global labour lssues and mlgraLlon, as well as several cross-cuLLlng lssues such as Lhe lmpacLs of
globallsaLlon on Lhe envlronmenL and on poverLy and lnequallLy.
** 8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL uLv-2u32**

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8en !ones
Modu|e 1ype: LxamlnaLlon wlLh Coursework and ro[ecL
1|metab|e S|ot: u3, u6, u

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module explores relaLlons beLween publlc pollcles (deflned broadly) and processes of soclal and
pollLlcal change. 1he course has boLh LheoreLlcal and more pracLlcal componenLs. 8eflecLlng on Lhe
pollLlcs of publlc pollcy and Lhe unevenness of Lhe sLaLe ln Lhe developlng world Lhe course provldes a
framework for Lhlnklng abouL soclal change and publlc welfare. As well as Lhe role of sLaLe lnsLlLuLlons,
Lhere ls also a dlscusslon of Lhe role played by nCCs and oLher clvll socleLy acLors ln sub-Saharan Afrlca,
SouLh Asla and LaLln Amerlca. lssues covered lnclude PlvAlds and publlc pollcy ln Afrlca, and sLaLe
poverLy reducLlon programmes ln SouLh Asla.

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Norw|ch Law Schoo| 2014]1S
1he fo||ow|ng ru|es app|y to ALL students tak|ng any LAW modu|e:


Leve| 4 - I|rst year modu|es have the number '4' fo||ow|ng 'LAW' - for examp|e, LAW-4002A
Leve| S - Second year modu|es have the number 'S' fo||ow|ng 'LAW' - for examp|e, LAW-S007A
Leve| 3 - 1h|rd year modu|es have the number '3' fo||ow|ng 'LAW' - for examp|e, LAW-320



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conLacL Lhe academlc hub dlrecLly law_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk


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Leve| 4 Modu|es

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur aul 8ernal
1|metab|e S|ot: L3*A7

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo legal meLhod (deLermlnlng Lhe meanlng and appllcaLlon of sLaLuLes
and law-maklng Lhrough cases), legal research, legal wrlLlng and legal reasonlng abouL law and facL ln a
common law legal sysLem.
** WPlLS1 1PlS MCuuLL lS 1AuCP1 ln 1PL Au1uMn SLMLS1L8, nC1L 1PA1 1PL LxAM 1AkLS LACL
ln MA?/!unL. l1 SPCuLu nC1, 1PL8LlC8L, 8L 1AkLn 8? S1uuLn1S vlSl1lnC lC8 !uS1 1PL Au1uMn
SLMLS1L8. **

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mlss Llolse Lllls
1|metab|e S|ot: C6*A3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module lnvolves an lnLroducLory sLudy of: Lhe naLure of consLlLuLlons and of Lhe uk's speclflcally,
LogeLher wlLh sources of Lhe laLLer, Lhe fundamenLal prlnclples of Lhe uk consLlLuLlon (arllamenLary
SoverelgnLy, Lhe rule of law and Lhe separaLlon of powers), lLs key lnsLlLuLlons (boLh Pouses of
arllamenL, rlme MlnlsLer and CablneL, Lhe Clvll Servlce) - and Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween Lhem,
challenges Lo Lhe unlLary sLaLe (from devoluLlon and Lhe Lu), Lhe framework for proLecLlng human rlghLs
ln Lhe uk by means of Lhe Puman 8lghLs AcL, and Lhe prlnclples of [udlclal revlew. lL wlll expose sLudenLs
Lo some baslc crlLlcal perspecLlves and ldeas.
** 1PL CCu8SL 1LS1 lC8 1PlS MCuuLL 1AkLS LACL ln !AnuA8?. S1uuLn1S vlSl1lnC lC8 !uS1 1PL
Au1uMn SLMLS1L8 WlLL PAvL 1C LnSu8L 1PA1 1PLl8 PCML unlvL8Sl1? WlLL A88AnCL lC8 1PLM
1C Sl1 1PL 1LS1 Cn 1PLl8 8L1u8n. **

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Ms Cllllan ualy

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module examlnes Lhe acLors, lnsLlLuLlons and processes LhaL make up Lhe Lngllsh Legal SysLem. ln so
dolng, lL provldes sLudenLs wlLh an undersLandlng of how crlmlnal and clvll cases proceed Lhrough Lhe
legal sysLem. 1oplcs sLudled lnclude pollce powers, Lhe declslon Lo prosecuLe, [urles, Lhe [udlclary, clvll
procedure and alLernaLlve dlspuLe resoluLlon.

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur lan Ldwards

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module provldes an lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe core prlnclples of Lngllsh crlmlnal law and provldes sLudenLs
wlLh Lhe opporLunlLy Lo examlne crlmlnal laws ln Lhelr soclal conLexLs. SLudenLs wlll examlne Lhe core
prlnclples Lhrough a serles of lllusLraLlve case-sLudles. 1oplcs wlll lnclude: homlclde, causaLlon, non-faLal
offences agalnsL Lhe person, properLy offences, defences, lnchoaLe llablllLy, compllclLy.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur CareLh Spark
1|metab|e S|ot: C6*A6

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module conslders Lhe naLure of conLracLual obllgaLlons, Lhe legal prlnclples whlch govern Lhe
formaLlon, conLenL and valldlLy of conLracLs and Lhe remedles avallable for breach of conLracLual
obllgaLlons. lL provldes an undersLandlng of Lhe fundamenLal prlnclples and key docLrlnes of Lhe Lngllsh
law of conLracL.

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Leve| S Modu|es

Description:

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Ms Claudlna 8lchards
1|metab|e S|ot: 83*C1

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module provldes sLudenLs wlLh an undersLandlng of Lhe fundamenLals of Lu law whlch lmpacL on
Lhe dally llves of Lhose llvlng wlLhln Lhe Luropean unlon. lL focuses on essenLlal aspecLs of Lhe lnLernal
markeL, Lhe free movemenL of goods and persons, and enforcemenL of rlghLs conferred by Lu law
before Lhe naLlonal courLs. ln addlLlon, Lhe module Leaches sLudenLs how Lo reLrleve and work wlLh
lnformaLlon abouL Lu law from a range of sources and Lo underLake crlLlcal analysls.
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor uuncan Sheehan
1|metab|e S|ot: 82*A1

Descr|pt|on:
1hls AuLumn module ls concerned wlLh Lhe creaLlon of prlvaLe express, resulLlng and consLrucLlve LrusLs.
lL conslders Lhe appllcaLlon of Lhe LrusL ln famlly and commerclal conLexLs, and Lhe duLles and llablllLles
of LrusLees ln Lhe admlnlsLraLlon of LrusLs
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Lu xu

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module alms Lo glve an lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe Lypes of lnLeresL ln and rlghLs over land, how Lhey are
creaLed and conveyed and how Lhey blnd Lhlrd parLles. 1oplcs covered wlll lnclude Lhe naLure of land
ownershlp, land reglsLraLlon, co-ownershlp and speclflc lnLeresLs ln land.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Ms olly Morgan

Descr|pt|on:
Chlld Law examlnes chlld law ln Lngland and Wales, focusslng parLlcularly on lssues relaLlng Lo
parenLhood, parenLal responslblllLy, chlldren's welfare, chlldren's rlghLs, parenLal dlspuLes over chlldren,
Lhe regulaLlon of lnLernaLlonal chlld abducLlon, publlc law lssues surroundlng chlld proLecLlon (lncludlng
Lhe accounLablllLy of local auLhorlLles ln regard Lo Lhe care and proLecLlon of chlldren) and lasLly Lhe
changlng naLure of adopLlon, and Lhe reform of adopLlon law.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: C6*83*L4?89*810

Descr|pt|on:
1he module seeks Lo lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe way ln whlch law and buslness lnLeracL ln Lerms of Lhe
dlfferenL forms of buslness organlsaLlons and how we mlghL choose beLween Lhem, Lhe conslderaLlons
lnvolved ln sale and flnance and oLher dlscreLe areas of law on whlch more speclallsed modules can Lhen
bulld.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mr Slmon 8ehrman
1|metab|e S|ot: C7*C8*87*88/83*86/A1*A2

Descr|pt|on:
ubllc lnLernaLlonal law ls Lhe legal reglme LhaL governs SLaLes, and as such balances law wlLh
lnLernaLlonal affalrs and pollLlcs. 1hls module examlnes how lnLernaLlonal law ls formed, who lL applles
Lo, Lhe role of Lhe unlLed naLlons and how publlc lnLernaLlonal law proLecLs lndlvlduals. arLlcular focus
ls placed on human rlghLs, refugee law, lnLernaLlonal humanlLarlan law and lnLernaLlonal crlmlnal law.
1he module addresses boLh Lhe pracLlcal and LheoreLlcal aspecLs of publlc lnLernaLlonal law and
consequenLly conslders how Lhe publlc lnLernaLlonal law framework applles Lo conLemporary slLuaLlons.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Ms ueborah lves
1|metab|e S|ot: L3A4

Descr|pt|on:
lndlvldual LmploymenL Law (LmploymenL Law 1) ls a slngle (Sprlng) semesLer 20-credlL opLlonal module.
lL examlnes lndlvldual employmenL law, lncludlng employmenL sLaLus and forms of worklng
relaLlonshlps, formaLlon and conLenL of conLracLs of employmenL, LermlnaLlon of employmenL aL
common law, unfalr dlsmlssal, redundancy and buslness Lransfers.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Lmlly Laldlaw

Descr|pt|on:
SLudenLs wlll be LaughL general prlnclples of clvll llablllLy for damage done by one person Lo anoLher,
lncludlng Lhe law of negllgence (parLlcularly ln relaLlon Lo personal ln[ury), llablllLy for sLaLemenLs,
occupler's llablllLy, nulsance, lnLenLlonal LorLs and damages.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: 82*C1*83*L4/83*86/87*88

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module bullds on Loplcs covered ln Lhe flrsL-year core ConLracL Law module and allows sLudenLs Lo
explore new Loplcs. 1he module wlLh be nelLher speclflcally consumer- nor commerclal-based and wlll
Lherefore be an ldeal complemenL Lo boLh consumer- and commerclal-orlenLed opLlons wlLhln Lhe LL.8.
1he module wlll be focused upon docLrlnal analysls, buL wlll also seek Lo seL Lhese rules wlLhln Lhe
Lheory of conLracL law and Lo show Lhe lmporLance of conLracL Lo Lhe buslness world and ln everyday"
llfe. 1he aLLempL Lo balance LheoreLlcal analysls and pracLlcal appllcaLlon wlll be key Lo Lhls module.
**8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu SPCuLu 1AkL LAW-40068**

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: C3*86*83*L4/87*88

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module examlnes Luropean unlon consLlLuLlonal law and Lhe funcLlonlng of Lhe Lu aL supranaLlonal
level. lL wlll sLarL wlLh an analysls of Lhe Lu lnsLlLuLlons and Lhelr lnLeracLlon, Lhe leglslaLlve process and
Lhe role of fundamenLal rlghLs ln Lu law. lL wlll Lhen conslder dlrecL acLlons before Lhe CourL of !usLlce,
ln parLlcular acLlons for annulmenL and acLlons agalnsL recalclLranL Member SLaLes. llnally, a Loplcal
lssue of Lu consLlLuLlonal law wlll be addressed.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Lu xu

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module examlnes ln deLall a number of lmporLanL properLy lnLeresL ln land. lL covers Lhe essenLlal
naLure of and governlng legal prlnclples for Lhese lnLeresLs. ln addlLlon, lL hlghllghLs currenL
developmenL of Lhese concepLs as well as Lhelr pracLlcal lmpllcaLlons on modern socleLy and Loplcal
lssues.

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Leve| 3 Modu|es

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur karen McCullagh
1|metab|e S|ot: L9*A10, 81*82/C1*C2

Descr|pt|on:
lnLerneL law ls a cross-cuLLlng area of law for Loday's mulLlnaLlonal and lnnovaLlve envlronmenL,
parLlcularly relevanL ln lndusLrles llke elecLronlc commerce, lnformaLlon Lechnology, and Lhe medla.
1oplcs covered ln Lhls module lnclude daLa proLecLlon and prlvacy, cybercrlme, Lelecoms, conLracLs,
domaln names, Lhe conLrol of conLenL and Lhe resoluLlon of dlspuLes. SLudenLs wlll explore Lhe
appllcaLlon of law across LradlLlonal caLegorles and are encouraged Lo reflecL on Lhe role of a naLlonal
legal sysLem ln an lnLerconnecLed world. 1eachlng wlll lnclude some onllne elemenLs as well as lecLures
and semlnars, and Lhe module ls assessed by 100 summaLlve asslgnmenL.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: C3*u4/u3*u6

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module examlnes ln deLall a number of lmporLanL aspecLs of 8rlLlsh ConsLlLuLlonal Law wlLh a
parLlcular focus on recenL and slgnlflcanL developmenLs and Lhelr pracLlcal lmpllcaLlons and wlder
lmpacL on Lhe consLlLuLlonal sLrucLure of Lhe uk. lL develops buL does noL dupllcaLe or slgnlflcanLly
overlap wlLh Lhe flrsL year module. 1he focus of Lhe module wlll be upon currenL and Loplcal
developmenLs as Lhey happen and lL ls llkely Lo lnclude Loplcs such as: - lnLernaLlonal/LxLernal
lnfluences on Lhe 8rlLlsh ConsLlLuLlon - ollLlcal and Legal ConsLlLuLlonallsm - uevoluLlon (and ScoLLlsh
lndependence?) - 8evlLallslng arllamenL - 1he Monarchy and Lhe rerogaLlve.
** 8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL LAW-4003A**

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mr Slmon 8ehrman
1|metab|e S|ot: A7*A8/u1*u2

Descr|pt|on:
lnLernaLlonal PumanlLarlan Law (lPL) ls Lhe law governlng armed confllcL, whereas 8efugee Law provldes
lmporLanL proLecLlon for Lhe vlcLlms of armed confllcL. uurlng Lhls module sLudenLs wlll conslder key
lssues ln boLh lPL and refugee law, such as Lhe dlfference beLween combaLanLs and clvlllans, leglLlmaLe
LargeLs and lllegal weapons and Lhe scope of proLecLlon offered Lo refugees. uurlng semlnars sLudenLs
wlll apply Lhese prlnclples and assess Lhe legallLy of currenL lnLernaLlonal evenLs. 1hls module wlll be a
prerequlslLe for sLudenLs wlshlng Lo Lake parL ln Lhe uLA Law School and 8rlLlsh red Cross PumanlLarlan
Law ro[ecL.

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur SLaLhls 8anakas

Descr|pt|on:
LecLures on Lhe meLhods, alms and uses of ComparaLlve Law and Lhe maln legal LradlLlons of Lhe world
Loday. resenLaLlons by sLudenLs ln Lhe Sprlng SemesLer on speclflc coursework Loplcs.

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor Mlchael Parker
1|metab|e S|ot: 89*L4, u9*u10/C7*C8

Descr|pt|on:
1he alms of Lhls module are: 1o lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe sLrucLure of Lhe medla lndusLrles ln Lhe uk,
Lhe [usLlflcaLlon for, and dlfferenL models of regulaLlon. 1o conslder Lhe maln soclal, Lechnologlcal and
regulaLory lnfluences shaplng lLs developmenL. 1o conslder Lhe regulaLlon of Lhe medla markeLs. 1o
conslder Lhe lssues relaLlng Lo Lhe managemenL of repuLaLlon from a prlvaLe law perspecLlve, lncludlng
defamaLlon and Lhe proLecLlon of prlvacy. 1o conslder legal lssues perLalnlng Lo [ournallsm (e.g.,
conLempL, courLs, prlvllege).

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor Mlchael Parker
1|metab|e S|ot: A9*A6, L3*A4

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module ls deslgned Lo allow a good undersLandlng of boLh Lhe core economlc concepLs of
compeLlLlon, and Lhe subsLanLlve and procedural rules of compeLlLlon law. lL focuses on Lhe maln
prlnclples of compeLlLlon law and lnvesLlgaLes Lhe means by whlch compeLlLlon laws Lackle such
problems as carLels, abuses of monopolles and mergers. 8roader lssues, such as remedles and
enforcemenL sLraLegles wlll also be revlewed. 1he module wlll help Lo place Lhe uk compeLlLlon reglme
wlLhln lLs Luropean and lnLernaLlonal conLexLs.
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mr CareLh 1homas
1|metab|e S|ot: L1*u3, 83*86

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module examlnes Lhe phllosophlcal and concepLual basls of equallLy and anLl-dlscrlmlnaLlon law,
Lhe subsLanLlve law of Lhe uk concernlng dlscrlmlnaLlon on Lhe grounds of sex, race, dlsablllLy, sexual
orlenLaLlon, rellglon, age and geneLlc lnherlLance, Lhe lmpacL of Lu law on Lhe developmenL of uk anLl-
dlscrlmlnaLlon law, Lhe enforcemenL of anLl-dlscrlmlnaLlon leglslaLlon and fuLure dlrecLlons ln
dlscrlmlnaLlon law.

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Ms olly Morgan
1|metab|e S|ot: C2*L2*A3*84/u1u2

Descr|pt|on:
lamlly and 8elaLlonshlp Law endeavours Lo lmparL an undersLandlng and knowledge of Lhe law relaLlng
Lo and key lssues of adulL relaLlonshlps lncludlng cohablLaLlon, marrlage, famlly breakdown, domesLlc
vlolence, Lhe effecL of Lhe Puman 8lghLs AcL 1998 on Lhls aspecLs of Lhe law, Lhe properLy aspecLs of
marlLal breakdown, pre-nupLlal conLracLs, and chlld supporL. lL encourages research lnLo and analysls of
Lhe famlly and adulL relaLlonshlp relaLed legal and pollcy source maLerlals, lncludlng elecLronlc
daLabases, and concluslons drawn from LhaL process. lamlly law relaLlng Lo adulL relaLlonshlps ln
Lngland and Wales ln 2012 ls seL wlLhln an hlsLorlcal, soclal, sLaLuLory and lnLernaLlonal conLexL and
generally Lhe law and pollcy lssues relaLlng Lo adulL famlly relaLlonshlps and Lhe effecLs of breakdown
and separaLlon of parLners are debaLed and analysed ln some depLh.

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Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: C6, u3, 83*86/87*88

Descr|pt|on:
1he module wlll conslder Lhe law relaLlng Lo anlmal proLecLlon and anlmal welfare ln Lngland and Wales,
lncludlng Lhe effecL on domesLlc law of Lu law and lnLernaLlonal law. ln parLlcular, lL wlll conslder, flrsL,
Lhe orlglnal developmenL of anlmal proLecLlon law, lncludlng Lhe soclal and pollLlcal conLexL ln whlch
leglslaLlon was orlglnally enacLed. 1he module wlll Lhen move on Lo conslder ln deLall Lhe move from
lndlvldual, narrow, slLuaLlon-speclflc leglslaLlon Lo Lhe general proLecLlon offered by Lhe roLecLlon of
Anlmals AcL 1911, Lhe flrsL general anlmal proLecLlon leglslaLlon ln Lhe uk. AfLer conslderlng Lhe
slgnlflcanL developmenL of anlmal proLecLlon leglslaLlon ln Lhe uk, Lhe module wlll conslder Lhe fleld of
anlmal welfare sclence, glvlng sLudenLs a foundaLlon ln Lhe baslc welfare concepLs on whlch Lhe modern
anlmal welfare law ls based. AfLer explalnlng Lhe necessary concepLs of anlmal welfare sclence, Lhe
module wlll move on Lo conslder Lhe developmenL of law ln Lhe uk, whlch led Lo Lhe Anlmal Welfare AcL
2006, Laklng Lhe law from lLs prlnclpal focus on prevenLlon of cruelLy Lowards an addlLlonal concern for a
promoLlon of good welfare. 1he module wlll Lhen conslder Lhe law relaLlng Lo Lhe proLecLlon/welfare of
anlmals ln speclflc slLuaLlons, such as: * 1he uangerous uogs AcL 1991, as amended (lncludlng currenLly
proposed amendmenLs), * SclenLlflc LesLlng (lncludlng conslderaLlon of Lhe Anlmals (SclenLlflc
rocedures) AcL 1986 and Lhe assoclaLed regulaLory reglme), * Wlld anlmals (lncludlng Lhe Wlldllfe and
CounLryslde AcL 1981 and Lhe Wlld Mammals (roLecLlon) AcL 1996), * larm anlmals (lncludlng Lhe
Welfare of larmed Anlmals 8egulaLlons 2007, as amended, and Lhe Lu Welfare of Anlmals (1ransporL)
Lngland Crder 2006 and assoclaLed Lu leglslaLlon), * PunLlng (lncludlng Lhe pollLlcal and legal debaLes
surroundlng Lhe PunLlng AcL 2004). 1he alms of Lhe module are: * 1o allow sLudenLs Lo undersLand Lhe
essenLlal pollLlcal, legal, phllosophlcal and sclenLlflc underplnnlngs of anlmal welfare law ln Lngland, * 1o
enable sLudenLs Lo undersLand Lhe maln rules and prlnclples of Lhe Lngllsh anlmal welfare law (lncludlng
lnfluences from Lu and lnLernaLlonal law), * 1o provlde a crlLlcal perspecLlve from whlch sLudenLs can
evaluaLe Lhese rules and prlnclples, * 1o famlllarlse sLudenLs wlLh Lhe Lermlnology of anlmal welfare
sclence and anlmal welfare law, * 1o encourage sLudenLs Lo develop Lhelr own research skllls, legal
readlng and wrlLlng skllls, as well as problem-solvlng and oral communlcaLlon skllls.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor uavld Mead

Descr|pt|on:
1he Law of Crlmlnal Lvldence examlnes Lhe baslc concepLs (evldence, relevance, credlblllLy, probaLlve
value, welghL) and rules of proof LhaL apply ln Lngllsh crlmlnal Lrlals, LhaL ls, Lhe burden and sLandard of
proof, Lhe hearsay rule and lLs excepLlons, Lhe oplnlon evldence rules, Lhe course of Lhe Lrlal (lncludlng
wlLness compeLence), Lhe LreaLmenL of evldence of bad characLer and dlscreLlonary and non-
dlscreLlonary excluslon of evldence. 1he [usLlflcaLlon for rules ls consldered alongslde Lhe rules
Lhemselves.
**1PlS MCuuLL lS AvAlLA8LL lC8 LAW S1uuLn1S CnL?**
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur 8ob Peywood
1|metab|e S|ot: 83*L4/u3*u6

Descr|pt|on:
1he module provldes an ln-depLh examlnaLlon of a range of medlco-legal lssues and explores Lhe
lnLerface beLween Lhe law and medlcal eLhlcs. 1he module wlll lnvesLlgaLe varlous areas of law and
analyse Lhe poLenLlal effecL of legal rules on Lhe provlslon of conLemporary medlclne. lL wlll furLher
address how Lhe law lmpacLs upon medlcal professlonals ln Lerms of Lhelr legal, professlonal and eLhlcal
accounLablllLy and conslder lmporLanL quesLlons perLalnlng Lo paLlenL rlghLs.

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur SLaLhls 8anakas
1|metab|e S|ot: A3*84

Descr|pt|on:
SLudenLs underLake dlrecLed readlng on maln currenLs of legal phllosophy. 1hls module does noL have
formal lecLures.

51

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mrs !acqul Longman
1|metab|e S|ot: u2, u3*u6/u9*u10

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module ls lnLended Lo lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe Lngllsh law and pracLlce of lnLernaLlonal Lrade.
AlLhough Lhere have been conslderable aLLempLs Lo harmonlse Lhe law relaLlng Lo lnLernaLlonal Lrade aL
an lnLernaLlonal level, Lngllsh law remalns of very conslderable lmporLance and ls ofLen chosen as Lhe
appllcable law Lo govern lnLernaLlonal LransacLlons. 1hls module looks aL Lhe Lngllsh law relaLlng Lo
lnLernaLlonal sales, lnLernaLlonal paymenLs and lnLernaLlonal carrlage of goods by sea. As well as Lhese
core conLracLs ln an lnLernaLlonal Lrade LransacLlon, Lhe module wlll also examlne lnLernaLlonal dlspuLe
resoluLlon and Lhe problems of governlng law, [urlsdlcLlon and enforcemenL of [udgmenLs, and Lhe
growlng use of lnLernaLlonal commerclal arblLraLlon as an alLernaLlve Lo lnLernaLlonal llLlgaLlon. lL also
brlefly lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo why and how Lhe laws ln Lhese areas have become lncreaslngly
harmonlsed.

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur nlck Scharf

Descr|pt|on:
lnLellecLual properLy law deals wlLh Lhe proLecLlon and encouragemenL of lnnovaLlon ln Lechnology,
buslness, Lhe arLs, and Lhe creaLlve lndusLrles. lnLellecLual properLy ls an exclLlng and up Lo Lhe mlnuLe
fleld of law. 1he law ls consLanLly evolvlng, and has a sLrong Luropean componenL. ln Lhls module we
shall concenLraLe on Lhe Lhree maln lnLellecLual properLy rlghLs, whlch are Lrade marks, copyrlghL, and
paLenLs. 1he module wlll be LaughL ln weekly Lwo-hour classes and forLnlghLly small-group semlnars. 1he
classes wlll follow a roblem-8ased Learnlng (8L) formaL whlch wlll lnvolve small groups of sLudenLs
(preclse numbers dependlng on enrolmenL) researchlng a speclflc legal lssue ln advance of each week's
class and maklng a presenLaLlon Lo Lhe whole class Lo explaln lL. ln Lhls way, each group wlll have a
weekly opporLunlLy Lo research and presenL one Loplc ln depLh, and Lhe oLher groups wlll learn from
llsLenlng Lo Lhelr presenLaLlons. undersLandlng Lhls maLerlal wlll be relnforced and developed by Lhe
convenLlonal semlnar serles.

52

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Mlchael PamllLon
1|metab|e S|ot: u3*C4

Descr|pt|on:
1hls course wlll lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe concepL of human rlghLs, Lhe mechanlsms of Lhe Luropean
ConvenLlon on Puman 8lghLs and Lhe [urlsprudence of Lhe Luropean CourL of Puman 8lghLs. lL wlll
examlne Lhe phllosophy of human rlghLs and place Lhe Luropean ConvenLlon ln lnLernaLlonal conLexL
before conslderlng speclflc rlghLs. 1he human rlghLs under conslderaLlon wlll lnclude Lhe rlghL Lo llfe, Lhe
prohlblLlon of LorLure and Lhe rlghL Lo a falr Lrlal.

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur SLephen PeaLon

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll glve sLudenLs Lhe chance Lo conslder how Lhe crlmlnal [usLlce sysLem deals wlLh errors.
uslng acker's model as a concepLual framework sLudenLs wlll crlLlcally analyse currenL and prevlous
arrangemenLs. ueflnlng and quanLlfylng mlscarrlages of [usLlce (and conslderlng whaL level of error ls
accepLable") wlll be underLaken. lnLer-dlsclpllnary (drawlng on psychologlcal research) and comparaLlve
lssues wlll be consldered. 1he roles of Lhe medla, CourL of Appeal and Crlmlnal Cases 8evlew
Commlsslon and lnnocence pro[ecLs wlll be examlned. SLudenLs wlll be encouraged Lo challenge exlsLlng
arrangemenLs and conslder crlLlcally proposals for change. A case sLudy wlll be used.

53

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor uavld Mead

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module offers sLudenLs Lhe opporLunlLy Lo explore Lhe hows" and Lhe whaLs" of human rlghLs
proLecLlon ln Lhe uk. ln Lhe flrsL couple of weeks, we conslder Lhe modallLles of Lhe P8A and wlll Louch
upon Lhe general [urlsprudence of Lhe LCP8. lor Lhe ma[or parL of Lhe module, we wlll look aL a range of
subsLanLlve rlghLs and conslder how - by whaL means and Lo whaL exLenL - Lhey are proLecLed ln
domesLlc law under Lhe P8A. Areas LhaL we wlll cover, glven Lhe Loplcal and dynamlc naLure of Lhe
course, cannoL be predlcLed buL ln pasL years classes have covered: proLesL, medla prlvacy, pollce
powers, counLer-Lerrorlsm, haLe speech, prlsoners' rlghLs and rellglous freedom.

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur lan Ldwards

Descr|pt|on:
Crlme & SenLenclng addresses key lssues ln conLemporary penal Lheory and senLenclng law. SLudenLs
wlll examlne Lheorles of punlshmenL before Lurnlng Lo some of Lhe mosL conLroverslal lssues ln Lhe
modern legal sysLem. lor whom should prlsons be used and why? 1o whaL exLenL are senLencers free Lo
lmpose senLences LhaL Lhey conslder are approprlaLe and Lo whaL exLenL musL Lhey follow guldellnes?
Pow oughL we Lo deal wlLh offenders who have drug or menLal healLh problems? Pow besL can vlcLlms
be accommodaLed ln senLenclng procedures? 1he module explores Lhese Loplcs and evaluaLes Lhe
relevanL law ln lLs soclal and pollLlcal conLexLs.
**1PlS MCuuLL lS AvAlLA8LL lC8 LAW S1uuLn1S CnL?**

54

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20

Descr|pt|on:
1he law of resLlLuLlon, or LhaL of un[usL enrlchmenL, ls concerned wlLh Lhe clrcumsLances ln whlch a
defendanL's galn can be reLurned or glven up Lo Lhe clalmanL. 1he syllabus ls dlvlded lnLo Lwo parLs. 1he
flrsL we wlll refer Lo as Lhe law of auLonomous un[usL enrlchmenL and Lhe second as resLlLuLlon for
wrongs.

55
Norw|ch 8us|ness Schoo| 2014]1S
1he fo||ow|ng ru|es app|y to ALL students tak|ng any N8S modu|e:


Leve| 4 - I|rst year modu|es have the number '4' fo||ow|ng 'N8S' - for examp|e, N8S-4002A
Leve| S - Second year modu|es have the number 'S' fo||ow|ng 'N8S' - for examp|e, N8S-S007A
Leve| 3 - 1h|rd year modu|es have the number '3' fo||ow|ng 'N8S' - for examp|e, N8S-3A20


1he ma[orlLy of n8S modules are year-long, Lherefore sLudenLs sLudylng for [usL one semesLer should noL
choose such modules. As an alLernaLlve, slngle semesLer sLudenLs should lnsLead look aL alLernaLlve school
caLalogues for cross-over modules such as Lhe School of Lconomlcs.

re-kequ|s|tes
?ou wlll noLe LhaL Lhe ma[orlLy of n8S modules have pre-requlslLes LhaL musL be meL ln order for you Lo be
permlLLed Lo Lake Lhe module. lf you are unsure as Lo wheLher or noL you meeL Lhe pre-requ|s|te crlLerla
for any of Lhe modules llsLed, please conLacL Lhe norwlch 8uslness School academlc hub dlrecLly who wlll
be besL placed Lo advlse you - nbs_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk

Iurther Informat|on
conLacL Lhe academlc hub dlrecLly nbs_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk


56

Leve| 4 Modu|es

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Ms Susan Wheeler

Descr|pt|on:
1hls lnLroducLory module for non-accounLlng speclallsLs emphaslses Lhe use and lnLerpreLaLlon of
accounLlng daLa ln a corporaLe envlronmenL. ConcepLs of cosL, proflL, cashflow and Lhe Llme value of
money wlll be lnLroduced and Lhelr usefulness ln Lhe conLexL of buslness declslon maklng crlLlcally
examlned. 1he alm of Lhls module ls Lo presenL an lnLroducLlon Lo flnanclal and managemenL accounLlng
and Lhe Lypes of lnformaLlon whlch each provldes (and does noL provlde). lL lnLroduces baslc accounLlng
concepLs and procedures used ln Lhe preparaLlon of accounLlng sLaLemenLs Lo enable Lhe lnLerpreLaLlon
of Lhe performance of Lhe organlsaLlon. 1he module also alms Lo lnLroduce some of Lhe Lechnlques used
ln managemenL accounLlng so as Lo develop an appreclaLlon of lLs role ln organlsaLlonal plannlng,
conLrol, declslon maklng and performance evaluaLlon. no prlor knowledge of accounLlng ls assumed.
1hls module ls only avallable Lo CM sLudenLs enrolled on Lhe flrsL year of Lhe 8Sc 8uslness lnformaLlon
SysLems degree.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur CcLavlan lonescu

Descr|pt|on:
IN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU CANNOT TAKE NBS-2A10
This module provides a foundation in the theory and practice of accounting and an introduction to the
role, context and language of financial reporting and management accounting. The module assumes no
previous study of accounting. It may be taken as a stand-alone course for those students following a more
general management pathway or to provide a foundation to underpin subsequent specialist studies in
accounting.

57

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mrs Leslle Le Meunler-llLzhugh
1|metab|e S|ot: L4*u4, u, u2

Descr|pt|on:
1he module provldes a broad perspecLlve on Lhe world of managemenL and Lhe acLlvlLles of managers
who drlve Lhese buslnesses forward. 1he module explores Lhe buslness envlronmenL generally lncludlng
ma[or lssues e.g. susLalnablllLy, globallsaLlon and corporaLe soclal responslblllLy, and Lakes lnLo
conslderaLlon a wlde range of buslness secLors, from 'for proflL' Lo soclal enLerprlses, from prlvaLe,
publlc and noL for proflL /volunLary secLor organlsaLlons. 1he module develops awareness of varlous
organlsaLlonal sLrucLures and processes for Lhe developmenL of approprlaLe pollcles and sLraLegles.
1here ls conslderaLlon of how dlfferenL buslnesses are managed, developlng sLudenLs undersLandlng and
ablllLy Lo apply key concepLs and Lo develop managemenL pracLlces, Lhereby lmprovlng Lhelr
employablllLy, Lhelr career prospecLs, Lhelr effecLlveness ln [ob roles and Lhelr ulLlmaLe career success.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur nlcholas vasllakos

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module addresses some of Lhe key quesLlons ln buslness economlcs: Pow do lndlvlduals make
declslons? Pow are Lhe opLlmal declslons made uslng marglnal analysls? WhaL ls Lhe loglc behlnd Lhe
lnLernal organlsaLlon and sLrucLure of flrms (verLlcal lnLegraLlon and dlverslflcaLlon)? Pow does Lhe
macroeconomlc envlronmenL lmpacL on Lhe flrm? 1o answer Lhese quesLlons, lL explores some of Lhe
cenLral concepLs and develops some of Lhe meLhods used ln economlc analysls.

58

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mrs Sally lff
1|metab|e S|ot: 82

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module ls Lhe essenLlal beglnnlng of employablllLy skllls relevanL Lo Lhe needs of graduaLes and
graduaLe employers. 1hls module ls deslgned Lo glve sLudenLs an undersLandlng of self-analysls as a
buslness dlsclpllne and a meLhod of performance managemenL. AddlLlonally, Lhe module conLalns
essenLlal numerlcal and sLaLlsLlcal skllls developmenL approprlaLe Lo Lhe needs of Lhe graduaLe
workforce. 8unnlng LhroughouL Lhe module wlll be Lhe developmenL of communlcaLlon skllls
approprlaLe Lo success ln subsequenL years of undergraduaLe sLudy and preparaLlon for enLerlng Lhe [ob
markeL.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !osephlne klnge
1|metab|e S|ot: u3*C4

Descr|pt|on:
1he overall alm of Lhls module ls for sLudenLs Lo develop an undersLandlng of Lhe sLrucLure, funcLlonlng,
and performance of organlsaLlons wlLh parLlcular reference Lo Lhe behavlour of Lhe lndlvlduals and
groups who work wlLhln Lhem. Speclflcally, Lhe module alms are Lo: - uevelop an appreclaLlon of Lhe
naLure and hlsLorlcal developmenL of organlsaLlonal behavlour - lnLroduce key concepLs, Lheorles, and
meLhodologles ln organlsaLlonal behavlour - uevelop an undersLandlng of Lhe llnkages beLween C8
research, Lheory, and pracLlce - uevelop analyLlcal and academlc wrlLlng skllls
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur nlck ?lp
1|metab|e S|ot: u6

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module ls concerned wlLh Lhe markeLlng funcLlon of an organlsaLlon. lL seeks Lo develop awareness
and undersLandlng of markeLlng as an lnLegraLed buslness acLlvlLy and focuses on Lhe framework of
Lheory whlch underplns an organlsaLlon's responses Lo markeL demand. ln addlLlon lL conslders
examples of markeLlng programmes for a varleLy of organlsaLlonal conLexLs.

59

Leve| S Modu|es

Description:

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Ms Susan Wheeler

Descr|pt|on:
1hls lnLroducLory module for non-accounLlng speclallsLs emphaslses Lhe use and lnLerpreLaLlon of
accounLlng daLa ln a corporaLe envlronmenL. ConcepLs of cosL, proflL, cashflow and Lhe Llme value of
money wlll be lnLroduced and Lhelr usefulness ln Lhe conLexL of buslness declslon maklng crlLlcally
examlned. 1he alm of Lhls module ls Lo presenL an lnLroducLlon Lo flnanclal and managemenL accounLlng
and Lhe Lypes of lnformaLlon whlch each provldes (and does noL provlde). lL lnLroduces baslc accounLlng
concepLs and procedures used ln Lhe preparaLlon of accounLlng sLaLemenLs Lo enable Lhe lnLerpreLaLlon
of Lhe performance of Lhe organlsaLlon. 1he module also alms Lo lnLroduce some of Lhe Lechnlques used
ln managemenL accounLlng so as Lo develop an appreclaLlon of lLs role ln organlsaLlonal plannlng,
conLrol, declslon maklng and performance evaluaLlon. no prlor knowledge of accounLlng ls assumed.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mr !ohn WyeLL

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-4001? C8 1AkL n8S-2A10
1he general alm of Lhe module ls Lo sLudy Lhe Lheory and pracLlce of flnanclal accounLlng and reporLlng.
1hls lncludes an examlnaLlon of currenL and legal professlonal requlremenLs as Lhey relaLe Lo llmlLed
llablllLy companles ln Lhe uk. Some lnLernaLlonal lssues, for example ln relaLlon Lo Lhe uS and Lhe
Luropean unlon, are also consldered.

60

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur aL 8arrow
1|metab|e S|ot: A7

Descr|pt|on:
1he module addresses Lhe changlng role of lnformaLlon Lechnology and managemenL lnformaLlon
sysLems ln organlsaLlons Loday. ln parLlcular, lL examlnes Lhe role of l1 and MlS as compeLlLlve Lools for
all organlsaLlons and Lhe role of l1 as an essenLlal enabler of lnnovaLlon. lL alms Lo provlde an
undersLandlng of Lhe use of lnformaLlon by modern organlsaLlons and an undersLandlng of concepLs
such as sysLems Lheory, daLa warehouses and elecLronlc commerce.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mrs Sarah Allen

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module provldes an lnLroducLlon Lo conLracL and company law. lL ls deslgned prlmarlly for sLudenLs
on AccounLlng relaLed degrees who lnLend Lo pursue a career ln Lhe accounLancy professlon. 1he
module should also be of lnLeresL Lo sLudenLs conLemplaLlng a career ln buslness or commerce.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mrs Sally lff
1|metab|e S|ot: u3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module conslders quanLlLaLlve meLhods used ln buslness for analyslng and solvlng problems. 1he
emphasls ls on pracLlcal appllcaLlons such as SSS sofLware, lncludlng lnLerpreLaLlon, presenLaLlon and
reporLlng of flndlngs.

61

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Annllee Came
1|metab|e S|ot: A4

Descr|pt|on:
As buslness ln Lhe 21sL cenLury assumes a poslLlon of unprecedenLed power and lnfluence LhroughouL
Lhe world, undersLandlng lLs moral slgnlflcance - ln parLlcular Lhe lmpacL on sLakeholders - becomes
lncreaslngly lmporLanL. 1hls module explores some of Lhe eLhlcal quesLlons ralsed by modern buslness
pracLlce ln a global conLexL. 1he module draws upon a range of eLhlcal Lheorles based on Lhe phllosophy
of ArlsLoLle, kanL, Mllls and oLhers buL no prlor knowledge of phllosophy ls requlred.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur nor Abdul kadlr

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-4001? C8 1AkL n8S-2A10
1he module alms Lo develop sLudenLs' undersLandlng of Lhe Lheory and pracLlce of managemenL
accounLlng. 1he course develops some underplnnlng compeLencles ln managemenL accounLlng. lL bullds
on Loplcs lnLroduced ln Lhe flrsL year Lo exLend comprehenslon of Lhe role and sysLem of managemenL
accounLlng for performance measuremenL, plannlng, declslon maklng and conLrol across a range of
organlsaLlons. lL also emphaslses recenL developmenLs ln managemenL accounLlng pracLlce, parLlcularly
Lhose whlch underpln lLs growlng sLraLeglc role.

62

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Ceorge uaskalakls
1|metab|e S|ot: C2

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module seLs ouL Lhe baslc prlnclples of flnanclal managemenL and applles Lhem Lo Lhe maln
declslons faced by Lhe flnanclal manager. lor example, lL explalns why Lhe flrm's owners would llke Lhe
manager Lo lncrease flrm value and shows how managers choose beLween lnvesLmenLs LhaL may pay off
aL dlfferenL polnLs of Llme or have dlfferenL degrees of rlsk. Moreover, lL dlscusses how companles ralse
Lhe necessary funds Lo pay for Lhese lnvesLmenLs and why Lhey mlghL prefer a parLlcular source of
flnance. AddlLlonally, lL provldes a broad lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe flnanclal landscape by descrlblng Lhe maln
feaLures of flnanclal markeLs, Lhe ma[or players operaLlng wlLhln Lhem, Lhe role of flnanclal lnsLlLuLlons
ln Lhe economy and how securlLles are Lraded and valued by lnvesLors. Cverall, Lhls module presenLs Lhe
Lools of modern flnanclal managemenL ln a conslsLenL concepLual framework.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Markus Wohlfell
1|metab|e S|ot: L3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo Lhe fundamenLal concepLs, Lheorles, Lechnlques and challenges
lnvolved ln managlng Lhe organlsaLlon's lnLegraLed markeLlng communlcaLlons mlx and examlnes lLs
lndlvldual elemenLs. 1he module Lhereby conslders lssues LhaL arlse ln plannlng, lmplemenLlng and
conLrolllng markeLlng communlcaLlons sLraLegles across dlfferenL medla channels, lncludlng prlnL and
broadcasL adverLlslng, 8, sponsorshlps, producL placemenLs, sales promoLlons, reLall markeLlng as well
as dlrecL and dlglLal markeLlng. SLudenLs wlll also evaluaLe currenL promoLlonal sLraLegles for exlsLlng
brands and have Lo develop, deslgn and presenL a new markeLlng communlcaLlon campalgn of Lhelr
own.

63

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur ?u xlong

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module deals wlLh Lhe key operaLlons sLraLegy and operaLlonal managemenL funcLlons ln a work
seLLlng. 1he core Lheme ls Lhe relevanL knowledge and managemenL skllls necessary Lo effecLlvely and
efflclenLly develop sLraLegles for Lhe dellvery of hlgh quallLy servlces and/or goods ln complex and
dynamlc envlronmenLs. SLudenLs wlll examlne Lhe sLraLeglc lmporLance of operaLlons, Lhe core lnpuL,
LransformaLlon and ouLpuL funcLlons of any buslness and managemenL slLuaLlon, and Lhe laLesL
lnLernaLlonal sLraLeglc developmenLs across numerous commerclal secLors and organlsaLlons.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !osephlne klnge

Descr|pt|on:
SLudenLs who successfully compleLe Lhls module wlll be able Lo demonsLraLe an undersLandlng and
crlLlcal awareness of Lhe lmporLance of people resourclng, and performance managemenL ln creaLlng
employees who are "Lhlnklng performers" demonsLraLlng hlgh commlLmenL Lhrough Lhelr
"organlsaLlonal clLlzenshlp". As such, Lhls module provldes Lhe knowledge requlred Lo undersLand Lhe
organlsaLlonal lmporLance of creaLlng a performance managemenL culLure allgned Lo Lhe sLraLeglc
buslness ob[ecLlves. Such a "conLrlbuLor culLure" ls one where employees add organlsaLlonal value
Lhrough Lhelr flexlblllLy and wllllngness Lo make a poslLlve dlfference ln Lhe workplace. ApposlLe and
effecLlve P8M pracLlce ls Lhus a crlLlcal sLraLeglc Lool ln buslnesses galnlng susLalnable compeLlLlve
advanLage, one LhaL ls becomlng lncreaslngly lmporLanL ln Lhe labour markeL's "War for 1alenL". lurLher,
Lhe module affords Lhe opporLunlLy for sLudenLs Lo develop apposlLe skllls assoclaLed wlLh human
resource managemenL pracLlce.

64

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur nlck ?lp
1|metab|e S|ot: 84

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module alms Lo provlde a comprehenslve lnLroducLlon Lo markeLlng sLraLegy. ?ou wlll develop an
undersLandlng of Lhe dlfferenL perspecLlves on markeLlng sLraLegy. 1he module wlll examlne sLraLeglc
analysls, sLraLegy formulaLlon and lmplemenLaLlon and evaluaLlon. ln order Lo supplemenL Lhls learnlng,
case sLudles wlll be applled Lo lllusLraLe beLLer Lhe use of sLraLeglc markeLlng ln Lhe ever more
compeLlLlve buslness envlronmenL. 1hls module ls also deslgned Lo equlp sLudenLs wlLh pracLlcal skllls
needed Lo successfully develop a professlonal sLraLeglc markeLlng presenLaLlon Lhrough groupwork.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown
1|metab|e S|ot: u9

Descr|pt|on:
1hls skllls module bullds on Lhe llrsL level course ueveloplng 8uslness Skllls (n8S-4004?) and develops
sLudenLs skllls ln four key areas: Worklng wlLh words (e.g., managemenL reporLs, execuLlve summarles,
presenLaLlons, posLers, eLc.,) Worklng wlLh numbers (e.g, Lhe lnLerpreLaLlon, analysls and presenLaLlon
of numerlcal lnformaLlon ln a varleLy of forms) Worklng wlLh Leams (e.g., Leam roles, leadershlp eLc.)
ConLlnulng ersonal uevelopmenL and Career lannlng (e.g., career plannlng, Cu, eLc.)
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur nlcholas vasllakos
1|metab|e S|ot: L2

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module develops undersLandlng of Lhe lnLernaLlonal economy. ln arL 1 lL conslders lnLernaLlonal
Lrade. We ask who beneflLs from Lrade, who lL can harm, and relaLe our lnslghLs Lo Lhe currenL debaLe
abouL globallzaLlon. ln arL 2 we conslder currency markeLs, Lhe cenLral banks, lnLeresL raLes, exchange
raLes, and Lhe balance of paymenLs. arL 3 Lurns Lo mulLlnaLlonal flrms, asklng why Lhey have grown so
fasL, and whaL ls Lhelr lmpacL.

65

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: 87

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo aspecLs of law whlch are relevanL Lo Lhelr fuLure careers as
managers. lL ls an exLremely pracLlcal module whlch ls LaughL uslng a range of legal cases, pracLlcal
scenarlos, and problem quesLlons. 1hls approach enables sLudenLs Lo learn Lhe essenLlals of buslness law
ln a useful and engaglng way, and lnLroduces Lhem Lo some of Lhe key legal documenLaLlon Lhey are
llkely Lo encounLer ln a managerlal role. SLudenLs wlll learn where Lo flnd Lhe law, Lhe pracLlcal
lmpllcaLlons for managers, and when lL ls essenLlal Lo seek legal advlce.

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Leve| 3 Modu|es

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mrs Amanda Wllllams
1|metab|e S|ot: C7

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-2A1?
1hls module conLlnues Lhe sLudy of Lhe Lheory and pracLlce of flnanclal accounLlng and reporLlng
lnLroduced ln llnanclal AccounLlng. 1he module examlnes a narrow range of Loplcs ln depLh whlch
reflecL currenL academlc and professlonal lnLeresLs. lL develops accounLlng skllls and Lhe ablllLy crlLlcally
Lo assess flnanclal accounLlng prlnclples.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor lan uewlng
1|metab|e S|ot: u1

Descr|pt|on:
1he alm of Lhls module ls Lo glve sLudenLs an lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe Lheory and pracLlce of audlLlng. 1he
emphasls ls on Lhe exLernal audlL of llmlLed companles. 1he module also lncludes a dlscusslon of currenL
dllemmas and research ln audlLlng, noLably Lhe audlL expecLaLlons gap and audlL regulaLlon. lL ls
deslgned as a speclallsL module for sLudenLs on accounLlng relaLed degrees.

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Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mr !ohn WyeLL
1|metab|e S|ot: C3

Descr|pt|on:
1he general alm of Lhls module ls Lo sLudy Lhe Lheory and pracLlce of personal and corporaLe LaxaLlon
wlLhln Lhe uk. 1he module lncludes an examlnaLlon of currenL legal and professlonal LaxaLlon
requlremenLs. WhllsL Lhe module ls prlmarlly dlrecLed aL Lhe uk LaxaLlon sysLem, aspecLs of lnLernaLlonal
LaxaLlon wlll also be consldered.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur xlao[lng Song
1|metab|e S|ot: C1

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-284? C8 1AkL n8S-2l2?
1hls module explores why flnanclal markeLs exlsL, Lhelr sLrucLure, how flnanclal lnsLlLuLlons serve Lhese
markeLs, and whaL servlces Lhose lnsLlLuLlons offer. 1he module also develops varlous meLhodologles for
Lhe valuaLlon of flnanclal securlLles. 1oplcs covered ln Lhls module wlll lnclude: Lhe role of flnanclal
markeLs and lnsLlLuLlons, lnLeresL raLe sLrucLure, moneLary pollcy, commerclal banklng operaLlons, 8ank
managemenL and regulaLlons, Lurozone banklng, 8ond and equlLy MarkeLs, valuaLlon of bonds and
equlLy, luLure and opLlon MarkeLs.

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Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: rofessor ChrlsLlne Mallln
1|metab|e S|ot: A3, 84

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-2l2? C8 1AkL n8S-284?
1hls module provldes Lhe knowledge requlred Lo undersLand lssues ln lnLernaLlonal corporaLe
governance. Lxplorlng corporaLe governance developmenLs ln dlfferenL counLrles wlll enable sLudenLs Lo
undersLand Lhe lmporLance of dlfferenL lnsLlLuLlonal seLLlngs, Lhe lnfluence of legal, regulaLory and
pollLlcal envlronmenLs, and why dlfferences ln ownershlp sLrucLure have arlsen and how Lhls lmpacLs on
companles and organlsaLlons. 1he module wlll cover Lhe followlng Loplcs: ownershlp sLrucLure of Lhe
corporaLlon, agency problems arlslng from Lhe separaLlon of ownershlp and conLrol, deLermlnanLs of
ownershlp sLrucLure, evoluLlon of corporaLe governance lncludlng lnLernaLlonal developmenLs ln
corporaLe governance, roles of lnsLlLuLlonal lnvesLors, lndlvldual lnvesLors and sLakeholders, shareholder
acLlvlsm, board sLrucLures and remuneraLlon, board dlverslLy and successlon plannlng, regulaLory
aspecLs of corporaLe governance and Lhelr effecLs on corporaLe governance (l.e. hard versus sofL law),
pracLlce and effecLlveness of corporaLe governance ln selecLed counLrles. 1he debaLe on Lhe
convergence or dlvergence of corporaLe governance naLlonal sysLems, Lhe lmpacL of Lhe global flnanclal
crlsls and Lhe percelved fallures of corporaLe governance wlll also be Laken lnLo accounL.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur konsLanLlnos ChalvaLzls
1|metab|e S|ot: u6

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-283? C8 1AkL n8S-2l2?
All buslness operaLlons have an lmpacL on Lhe envlronmenL and mosL counLrles regulaLe Lhe
buslness/envlronmenL lnLerface. 1hls module revlews Lhe challenges and opporLunlLles for buslnesses as
Lhey sLrlve Lo lmprove Lhelr susLalnablllLy performance. 1hls lssue wlll be examlned Lhrough regulaLory,
sLraLegy and economlcs frameworks. Powever, baslc knowledge of sclence and englneerlng sysLems wlll
be Lransferred. 1hls approach wlll enable lnLerdlsclpllnary, lndusLry relevanL skllls Lo be acqulred.
CorporaLe susLalnablllLy ls hlghly relevanL as nearly all buslnesses are requlred Lo and lnLeresLed ln
lmprovlng Lhelr capaclLy ln Lhls fleld.

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Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mr eLer LlllngLon
1|metab|e S|ot: u4

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-2l1?
1hls module ls deslgned Lo glve sLudenLs a crlLlcal vlewpolnL of managemenL accounLlng, whlch can be
applled Lo 21sL cenLury organlsaLlons. 1he module ls concerned wlLh Lhe deslgn and funcLlonlng of
accounLlng lnformaLlon wlLhln organlsaLlons. A llmlLed number of Loplcs wlll be examlned ln depLh Lo
lllusLraLe Lhree maln Lhemes: organlsaLlonal conLrol, performance measuremenL and managemenL
declslon-maklng. 1he alm ls Lo explore a number of lssues relaLlng Lo conLemporary pracLlces from a
research perspecLlve ln Lhe llghL of Lhe changlng naLure of managemenL accounLlng ln dlfferenL applled
conLexLs and seLLlngs. lL bullds upon prevlous sLudy of Lhe sub[ecL and seLs managemenL accounLlng
wlLhln an organlsaLlonal, sLraLeglc and eLhlcal conLexL. 1here ls a sLrong research and enqulry Lheme Lo
Lhe module whlch ls enabled by exploraLlon of some of Lhe underlylng LheoreLlcal frameworks and
schools of LhoughL.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur AposLolos kourLls
1|metab|e S|ot: C4

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-2l2?
1hls module lnLends Lo bulld a brldge beLween Lhe Lheorles LhaL are lnLroduced durlng Lhe n8S-2l2?
module and flnanclal pracLlce. 1he module wlll enable Lhe sLudenL Lo analyse flnanclal models uslng real
daLaseLs and spreadsheeL sofLware (MlcrosofL Lxcel). AppllcaLlons wlll lnclude models of valuaLlon,
caplLal appralsal, porLfollo cholce and rlsk managemenL. An lmporLanL parL of Lhe module wlll lnLroduce
baslc sLaLlsLlcal meLhods and Lhelr use ln flnanclal modelllng. Cverall, Lhe module wlll provlde a
comprehenslve overvlew of Lhe Lools used by flnanclal advlsors, researchers and lndusLry consulLanLs.

70

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Markus Wohlfell
1|metab|e S|ot: A7

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-2M1?
1hls module bullds upon Lhe rlnclples of MarkeLlng module Laken ln ?ear 2. lL lnLroduces Lhe sLudenL Lo
Lhe fleld of consumer behavlour, a ma[or sub-dlsclpllne wlLhln markeLlng LhaL ls concerned wlLh
undersLandlng whaL meanlngs producLs, brands and possesslons have ln consumers' llves and ldenLlLy
pro[ecLs. 1hus, Lhe module's overall alm ls for Lhe sLudenL Lo develop a deLalled knowledge and deeper
undersLandlng of Lhe fundamenLal concepLs and maln Lheorles behlnd Lhe Lwo domlnanL paradlgms of
8uylng ueclslon-Maklng 1heory" (8u1) and Consumer CulLure 1heory" (CC1). lurLher aLLenLlon ls pald
Lo how Lhe appllcaLlon of such knowledge and lnslghLs would beneflL Lhe developmenL of sulLable
markeLlng sLraLegles. lL Lhereby alms Lo demonsLraLe LhaL a cusLomer focus wlLhln Lhe organlsaLlon ls
noL only Lhe key Lo any successful markeLlng sLraLegy, buL ls also hlghly dependenL on a Lhorough ln-
depLh undersLandlng of boLh 8u1 and CC1. 1he lecLures wlll be supporLed by a serles of semlnar
sesslons, whose alm ls Lhe pracLlcal appllcaLlon of Lhe module syllabus.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur kevan Wllllams
1|metab|e S|ot: A3

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-2M1? Anu 1AkL n8S-22?
1hls module alms Lo develop sLudenLs' undersLandlng of Lhe prlnclples and pracLlces of sLraLeglc
managemenL. lL bullds on buslness managemenL concepLs developed durlng Lhe flrsL and second years,
and whlle Lhe focus of Lhe module ls on sLraLeglc managemenL as a managed process, Lhe module also
Lakes lnLo accounL dlfferences ln sLraLegy perspecLlves, exLernal and lnLernal organlzaLlonal conLexLs. As
a Lhlrd year module, sLudenLs are requlred Lo undersLand sLraLeglc managemenL wlLhln Lhe broad
conLexL of currenL debaLes and conLemporary lssues as Lhey lnfluence buslness managemenL ln Lhe
global economy.

71

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Zografla 8lka
1|metab|e S|ot: u2

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-2l1? C8 1AkL n8S-2M1?
1hls module alms Lo provlde sLudenLs wlLh knowledge of Lhe slgnlflcance of enLrepreneurshlp and Lhe
small buslness secLor wlLhln Lhe economy, and research-led undersLandlng of Lhe facLors LhaL affecL Lhe
small buslness blrLh, growLh, success & fallure.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !asmln 8aumann
1|metab|e S|ot: 83

Descr|pt|on:
1hls ls an advanced module for buslness and managemenL Lhlrd year undergraduaLe sLudenLs, deslgned
Lo famlllarlse Lhe sLudenL wlLh conLemporary brand managemenL Lheory and pracLlce. 1he focus of Lhe
course ls on brand-relaLed concepLs (e.g. cusLomer-based brand equlLy and brand value chalns) and
developlng an undersLandlng of how organlsaLlons can lnvesL ln esLabllshlng sLrong brand lmage and
equlLy. arLlcular emphasls wlll be placed on a) hollsLlc approaches Lo brand bulldlng, lnsLead of pure
markeLlng communlcaLlons-based approaches, and b) a comblnaLlon of boLh mosL recenL academlc
brand research and conLemporary brandlng pracLlce. 1o be ellglble Lo aLLend Lhls module, you musL
have passed Lhe module 2M1? (rlnclples of MarkeLlng).

72

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module examlnes soclally lrresponslble markeLlng pracLlces by governmenLs and buslnesses, Laklng
naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal perspecLlves, and looks aL Lhe effecL on Lhe publlc, consumers and oLher
buslnesses. Legal, moral and eLhlcal concerns are lnvesLlgaLed ln an exclLlng and sLlmulaLlng way, uslng
case sLudles LhaL are regularly updaLed Lo reflecL Lhe conLlnual developmenLs wlLhln Lhe fleld of soclally
responslble markeLlng. SLudenLs successfully compleLlng Lhls module wlll demonsLraLe an undersLandlng
and awareness of Lhe lmpacL of markeLlng declslons on consumers, buslnesses and Lhe wlder socleLy.
1hls unlL wlll provlde Lhem wlLh greaLer knowledge and awareness of Lhe legal and regulaLory
frameworks whlch affecL markeLlng pracLlce, and equlp Lhem wlLh Lhe skllls Lo formulaLe Lhelr own
markeLlng declslons and Lo know when experL legal advlce ls requlred.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Ana Sanz vergel

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-23?
1hls module ls deslgned Lo provlde sLudenLs wlLh knowledge and skllls Lo develop beLLer sLrengLhs and
resources aL work and lncrease Lhe well-belng and performance of organlzaLlonal members. We wlll
explore and dlscuss sLrengLhs and resources aL four levels: lndlvldual, groups, leaders, and organlsaLlons.
1he maln sLrengLhs LhaL may be bullL ln each area wlll be dlscussed from a LheoreLlcal and a pracLlcal
polnL of vlew from Lhe perspecLlve of evldence-based managemenL.

73

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Alfonso Avlla-Merlno
1|metab|e S|ot: C8

Descr|pt|on:
lnnovaLlon and creaLlvlLy are aL Lhe cenLre of Lhe conLemporary economy. lL ls convlnclngly argued LhaL
Lhe developmenL of lndlvlduals, buslness, clLles and whole naLlons lncreaslngly relles on Lhelr capaclLy Lo
develop noL only new producLs and processes, buL also new Lechnologles, new organlsaLlonal sLrucLures
and new culLural forms. 1hls course wlll lnLroduce Lhlrd year sLudenLs Lo key concepLs and Loplcs ln
lnnovaLlon and creaLlvlLy research from a crlLlcal perspecLlve as well as explorlng Lhe appllcaLlon of
Lhose ldeas Lo managemenL pracLlce.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: Mr !ullan Campbell
1|metab|e S|ot: L1*L2

Descr|pt|on:
8LlC8L 1AklnC 1PlS MCuuLL ?Cu MuS1 1AkL n8S-22? Anu 1AkL n8S-23?
1hls module ls almed aL Lhose sLudenLs who are conslderlng pursulng a career ln managemenL
consulLlng and/or organlsaLlonal developmenL. lL lnLroduces Lhe concepLual frameworks, Lheorles and
processes assoclaLed wlLh managemenL consulLlng and organlsaLlonal developmenL ouLllnlng lLs lmpacL
wlLhln a buslness conLexL. SLudenLs wlll examlne managemenL consulLlng from Lhe descrlpLlve,
pracLlLloner and cllenL perspecLlve. SLudenLs wlll dlscuss Lhe crlLlcal lssues regardlng Lhe dellvery of
successful consulLlng pro[ecLs, lncludlng LheoreLlcal, pracLlcal and research challenges, and furLher
examlne lssues such as eLhlcal conslderaLlons when dellverlng consulLancy pro[ecLs and consulLancy as a
career. SLudenLs wlll parLlclpaLe ln groups ln a 'llve' consulLancy pro[ecL where Lhey wlll dellver agalnsL a
speclflc brlef.

74

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Plng kal Chan
1|metab|e S|ot: C2

Descr|pt|on:
Supply Chaln managemenL (SCM) ls abouL how upsLream and downsLream members (e.g. suppllers,
manufacLurers, reLallers) collaboraLe LogeLher Lo deslgn, manufacLure, and dlsLrlbuLe Lhe producLs or
servlces ln order Lo serve Lhe flnal cusLomers. Success depends on Lhe ablllLy Lo provlde sulLable (be lL
lnnovaLlve, hlgh quallLy or low cosL) producLs and servlces LhaL cusLomers need. 8ecenL Lechnologlcal
developmenLs have led Lo promlslng changes ln SCM LhaL ls now recognlsed as a key aspecL of
compeLlLlve sLraLegy. 1he module lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo large-scale, real-world supply chaln processes
and Lhelr key operaLlonal cholces and managerlal declslons.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: A2

Descr|pt|on:
Lmployee relaLlons are cenLral Lo organlsaLlonal and work-place pracLlce. lneffecLlve governance of
workplace relaLlons wheLher lL be dlsclpllne, redundancy or dlscrlmlnaLlon or any oLher relaLed aspecLs
can have serlous consequences for modern organlsaLlons. 1he changlng naLlonal and lnLernaLlonal (Lhe
Luropean unlon ln parLlcular) as well as Lhe pollLlcal conLexL ln whlch employee relaLlons Lake place
dlrecLly affecL boLh employers, employees and Lhelr represenLaLlves. ln essence dynamlc employee
relaLlons shlfL beLween confllcL and cooperaLlon. 1hus Lhe shlfLlng power relaLlons LhaL underpln
employee relaLlonshlps can mean LhaL employee relaLlons pollcles and pracLlce can subLly change whlch
has ma[or lmpllcaLlons for how employee relaLlons are managed. 1hls course wlll lnLroduce Lhlrd year
sLudenLs Lo key concepLs and Loplcs ln employee relaLlons research from a crlLlcal perspecLlve ouLllnlng
boLh conLlnulLy and change ln employee relaLlons as well as explorlng how Lhls ls managed ln
organlsaLlons.

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Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: unknown

Descr|pt|on:
ro[ecL managemenL has become an lncreaslngly lmporLanL approach Lo managlng wlLhln and beLween
organlsaLlons and skllled pro[ecL managers are ln lncreaslng demand across all secLors of Lhe economy.
1hls module wlll lnLroduce you Lo Lhe baslc Lools and skllls requlred Lo creaLe, plan, dellver and evaluaLe
pro[ecLs. ln Lhe module you wlll work, ln Leams, Lo use Lhese skllls Lo manage a real pro[ecL for a
sponsor, lncludlng developlng deLalled ob[ecLlves, a plan, a budgeL, a rlsk reglsLer, uslng conLrols Lo
ensure LhaL you sLay on Lrack, a communlcaLlons plan Lo ensure LhaL all sLakeholders remaln lnformed
and execuLlng an evaluaLlon plan Lo provlde robusL evldence of ouLcomes. urawlng on Lhls experlence
and Lhe crlLlcal academlc llLeraLure on pro[ecLs and pro[ecL managemenL, you wlll wrlLe a crlLlcal
reflecLlon on Lhe sLrengLhs and weakness, llmlLs and posslblllLles of pro[ecL managemenL. A flnal exam
wlll LesL boLh your Lechnlcal pro[ecL managemenL skllls and your crlLlcal undersLandlng of Lhe role and
llmlLs of pro[ecL managemenL.

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sycho|ogy 2014]1S
1he fo||ow|ng ru|es app|y to ALL students tak|ng any S modu|e:


Leve| 4 - I|rst year modu|es have the number '4' fo||ow|ng 'S' - for examp|e, S-4002A
Leve| S - Second year modu|es have the number 'S' fo||ow|ng 'S' - for examp|e, S-S007A
Leve| 3 - 1h|rd year modu|es have the number '3' fo||ow|ng 'S' - for examp|e, S3W20

AuLumn SemesLer modules have a course code followed by Lhe leLLer 'A' or Lhey end ln an odd number for
example '3'. lor AuLumn modules assessed by coursework, Lhe work ls llkely Lo be compleLed over Lhe
ChrlsLmas holldays and submlLLed elecLronlcally vla Lhe uLA on-llne sysLem.

Sprlng SemesLer modules have a course code followed by Lhe leLLer '8' or Lhey end ln an even number for
example '2'. ?ear-long modules have a course code followed by Lhe leLLer '?'.
lf you declde Lo choose a ?ear-Long module, you may only do so lf you wlll be aLLendlng for Lhe full year.

Iurther Informat|on
conLacL Lhe academlc hub dlrecLly psy_ug.hub[uea.ac.uk


77

Leve| 4 Modu|es

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur lers llemlng
1|metab|e S|ot: C7, C8, C2/C3/L2/L3

Descr|pt|on:
1PlS MCuuLL lS 8LSL8vLu lC8 S?CPCLCC? S1uuLn1S
ln Lhls module sLudenLs are lnLroduced Lo Lhe prlnclples of research meLhods ln psychology. 1hey wlll be
expecLed Lo Lhlnk abouL Lhe meanlng of research and Lhe phllosophlcal underplnnlngs of sclenLlflc
meLhod. SLudenLs wlll be provlded wlLh an lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe lnLellecLual and pracLlcal process of
sclenLlflc dlscovery. 1hey wlll be LaughL how Lo use and evaluaLe some common research Lechnlques and
Lo produce properly organlsed research reporLs.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur nell Cooper
1|metab|e S|ot: u6, u8, A6/A7

Descr|pt|on:
1he module lnLroduces sLudenLs Lo Lhe Lheorles, approaches and research areas wlLhln soclal psychology
and provldes sLudenLs wlLh a broad perspecLlve of ma[or LheoreLlcal perspecLlves ln soclology, Lo enable
psychology Lo be sLudled as boLh a sclenLlflc and humanlsLlc enLerprlse. 1heorles are used Lo provlde
sLudenLs wlLh a foundaLlon for undersLandlng people as lndlvlduals llvlng wlLhln a soclal conLexL.

78

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
Crgan|ser: ur kamena Penshaw
1|metab|e S|ot: 82*L4, C2/C3/L2/L3

Descr|pt|on:
1he overall alm of Lhe module ls Lo provlde you wlLh an lnLroducLlon Lo Lhe knowledge base and
research lssues underplnnlng how psychologlsLs undersLand boLh normaLlve processes and how people
are dlfferenL. lrom developmenLal psychology Lhe module covers a range of lssues such as Lhe
conLrlbuLlons of naLure and nurLure. lrom personallLy psychology you wlll look aL areas such as Lhe
measuremenL and ma[or conLroversles of personallLy. ln semesLer 2 Lhe module provldes you wlLh an
lnLroducLlon Lo evoluLlonary, blologlcal and cognlLlve psychology enabllng you Lo develop an
undersLandlng on a range of sub[ecLs lncludlng Lhe baslcs of evoluLlonary Lheory, Lhe anaLomy and
physlology of Lhe cenLral nervous sysLem, Lhe compuLaLlonal meLaphor of Lhe mlnd and how Lhls ls used
Lo comprehend processes such as memory and percepLlon. Also wlLhln Lhls module you wlll begln Lo
develop effecLlve sLudy skllls, such as searchlng for llLeraLure, research and essay wrlLlng.

79

Leve| S Modu|es

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 30
Crgan|ser: ur Andrew 8ayllss
1|metab|e S|ot: 81*82*u7*u8*A6*A7, C1*C2/C2*C3/L1*L2/L2*L3

Descr|pt|on:
1he module runs across Lhree core Lhemes of psychology: CognlLlve sychology, 8lologlcal sychology
and lndlvldual ulfferences. 1he CognlLlve Lheme wlll offer you an lndepLh examlnaLlon of aspecLs of
cognlLlve psychology Lheory and appllcaLlon, develop academlc skllls regardlng Lhe lmpllcaLlons of
cognlLlve psychologlcal flndlngs and explorlng Lhe mosL up-Lo-daLe research ln cognlLlve psychology. 1he
8lologlcal Lheme elaboraLes your knowledge of Lhe anaLomy, physlology and funcLlons of Lhe cenLral
nervous sysLem ln humans. lL lnLroduces esLabllshed flndlng from neurology and neurosclence whlch
offers ways of undersLandlng Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween braln, behavlour and psychologlcal processes.
1he lndlvldual ulfferences Lheme alms Lo develop undersLandlng of Lhe psychology of lndlvldual
dlfferences lncludlng psychologlcal LesLlng, ablllLles and personallLy. lL offers a deLalled crlLlcal
examlnaLlon of a selecLlon of currenL lssues wlLhln Lhe psychology of personallLy and lnLelllgence. ln
addlLlon, lL conslders how dlfferenL LheoreLlcal perspecLlves and meLhodologles can be broughL Lo bear
on selecLed speclflc lssues, for example anxleLy, shyness and lndlvldual dlfferences ln spaLlal ablllLy. lL
wlll emphaslse Lhe close connecLlons beLween Lheory (eg. personallLy LralLs), meLhod (eg. facLor
analysls), casual bases (eg. blologlcal processes) and real-world ouLcomes (eg. healLh).

80

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 40
1|metab|e S|ot: C3*C6*C7, C1*C2/C2*C3*/L1*L2/L2*L3

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module bullds upon Lhe foundaLlons of Lhe flrsL year 8esearch ueslgn and Analysls module ln order
Lo develop your undersLandlng of quanLlLaLlve and quallLaLlve research meLhods. 1he module wlll
enhance your undersLandlng of sLaLlsLlcal meLhods for drawlng valld concluslons from numerlcal daLa
Lhrough examlnaLlon of (l) Lechnlques for daLa screenlng and exploraLlon, (ll) sLaLlsLlcal slgnlflcance,
power and effecL slze (lll) parameLrlc and nonparameLrlc LesLs, (lv) analysls of varlance models, (v)
mulLlple regresslons. lL alms Lo develop your skllls and confldence ln uslng SSS for Lhe analysls of daLa.
1he module also offers Lhe opporLunlLy Lo develop your skllls ln relaLlon Lo quallLaLlve research deslgn
and analysls. ?ou wlll become famlllar wlLh Lhe LheoreLlcal, phllosophlcal and meLhodologlcal
dlmenslons of quallLaLlve psychology, bulldlng lnLervlewlng skllls and explorlng meanlng Lhrough Lhe
analyLlcal processes of grounded Lheory, narraLlve and dlscourse analysls.

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: u4, u3/u6

Descr|pt|on:
1he module explores currenL and hlsLorlcal undersLandlngs of Lhe orlgln, phenomenology and LreaLmenL
of a range of menLal healLh lssues. 1hls lncludes: exploraLlon of Lhe hlsLorlcal and culLural conLexLs of
'abnormal' behavlour, conslderaLlon of Lhe dlfflculLles ln formulaLlng accepLable deflnlLlons of menLal lll
healLh, conslderaLlon of a range of perspecLlves on Lhe orlglns of ma[or menLal healLh problems, plus
exploraLlon of Lheory and evldence relaLlng Lo a sample of lnLervenLlons ln a selecLlon of ma[or menLal
healLh problems. 1hrough exposure Lo, and engagemenL wlLh, Lhe range of Loplc areas covered, sLudenLs
wlll be asslsLed Lo develop an awareness of Lhe psychosoclal naLure of menLal healLh and lll healLh.

81

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 30
Crgan|ser: ur vlcLorla Scalfe
1|metab|e S|ot: 81*82*u7*u8*A6*A7, C1*C2/C2*C3/L1*L2/L2*L3

Descr|pt|on:
1he module runs across Lhree core Lhemes of psychology, Soclal sychology, uevelopmenLal sychology
and ConcepLual and PlsLorlcal lssues. 1he Soclal sychology Lheme wlll consolldaLe sLudenL knowledge
of core areas of soclal psychologlcal Lheory and research, namely: Soclal ercepLlon (lncludlng person
percepLlon, aLLlLudes, aLLrlbuLlon), lnLer-group processes (lncludlng pre[udlce, lnLer-group confllcL, soclal
ldenLlflcaLlon) small group processes (lncludlng norms, leadershlp, declslon-maklng, producLlvlLy), soclal
lnfluence (lncludlng conformlLy, obedlence, ma[orlLy and mlnorlLy lnfluence, Lhe bysLander effecL), close
relaLlonshlps (lncludlng lnLerpersonal aLLracLlon, relaLlonshlps). 1he Lheme wlll asslsL sLudenLs ln
formulaLlng a crlLlcal lnslghL of Lhe sLrengLhs and llmlLaLlons of Lhe key approaches wlLhln Lhese core
areas of soclal psychology, lncludlng pracLlcal appllcaLlons. Lncourage sLudenLs Lo adopL a consLrucLlvely
crlLlcal approach and fosLer Lhe developmenL of defenslble orlglnal Lhlnklng whlch ls emergenL from a
Lhorough, accuraLe undersLandlng of relevanL llLeraLure. llnally Lhe Lheme wlll nurLure lnLellecLual
enLhuslasm for Lhe core areas of soclal psychologlcal Lheory and research wlLhln a supporLlve learnlng
envlronmenL. 1he uevelopmenLal Lheme wlll conslder a range of concepLs, lssues and debaLes
concernlng soclal, emoLlonal and cognlLlve developmenL durlng lnfancy, chlldhood and adolescence. ?ou
wlll be encouraged Lo Lhlnk crlLlcally abouL some key LheoreLlcal and meLhodologlcal approaches.
8ecurrenL Lhemes lnclude Lhe lnfluences of genes and envlronmenL, LhoughL and language, Lyplcal and
aLyplcal developmenL, soclal conLexL and communlcaLlon wlLh chlldren, and Lhe relaLlve roles of Lhe
lndlvldual and culLure ln developmenL. 1he ConcepLual and PlsLorlcal lssues (CPls) Lheme alms Lo
lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo Lhe hlsLory of psychology and Lhe concepLual lssues LhaL have shaped Lhe
dlsclpllne. 1he Lheme wlll focus on key Lhlnkers and conslder Lhelr conLrlbuLlon Lo vlews on Lhe example:
Lhe sclenLlflc sLaLus of psychology and lLs meLhods, reducLlonlsm and deLermlnlsm and eLhlcal lssues ln
research and pracLlce. SLudenLs wlll be encouraged Lo reflecL on Lhe exLenL Lo whlch, and processes by
whlch, conLemporary schools of LhoughL have developed from Lhe reframlng of hlsLorlcal ldeas.

82

Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: u4, u3/u6

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module Lakes a broad perspecLlve ln explorlng crlme and punlshmenL. SLudenLs wlll be lnLroduced
Lo lssues such as - WhaL ls crlme? Pow we deflne lL and whaL we do abouL lL .lnLervenLlon - how do we
promoLe reslllence, creaLe Lurnlng polnLs, and rehablllLaLe offenders? 1heoreLlcal approaches and
research wlll underpln Lhe module alongslde examples from popular medla, fllm, currenL evenLs, and
case sLudles.
Semester: lull ?ear
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: A2*u3*C4

Descr|pt|on:
1PlS MCuuLL lS 8LSL8vLu lC8 nCn-S?CPCLCC? S1uuLn1S
1he module explores a range of conLemporary appllcaLlons of psychologlcal sclence wlLh a focus on
'menLal healLh', 'crlme and [usLlce', plus 'poLenLlal, performance and self-undersLandlng'. 8egardlng
menLal healLh Loplcs: currenL and hlsLorlcal undersLandlngs of Lhe orlgln, phenomenology and LreaLmenL
of a range of menLal healLh lssues are consldered. 1hls lncludes: exploraLlon of Lhe hlsLorlcal and culLural
conLexLs of 'abnormal' behavlour, conslderaLlon of Lhe dlfflculLles ln formulaLlng accepLable deflnlLlons
of menLal lll healLh, conslderaLlon of a range of perspecLlves on Lhe orlglns of ma[or menLal healLh
problems, plus exploraLlon of Lheory and evldence relaLlng Lo a sample of lnLervenLlons ln a selecLlon of
ma[or menLal healLh problems. 1hrough exposure Lo, and engagemenL wlLh, Lhe range of Loplc areas
covered, sLudenLs wlll be asslsLed Lo develop an awareness of Lhe psychosoclal naLure of menLal healLh
and lll healLh. 8egardlng crlme and [usLlce Loplcs: Lhe module Lakes an lnLernaLlonal perspecLlve ln
explorlng gender, vlolence and crlme. SLudenLs wlll be lnLroduced Lo gendered dlfferences ln
compeLlLlon, aggresslon, vlolence (boLh vlcLlmlsaLlon and perpeLraLlon), and crlme, before learnlng
abouL programs and lnLervenLlons deslgned Lo promoLe reslllence, creaLe Lurnlng polnLs, and
rehablllLaLe offenders. 1heoreLlcal approaches and research wlll be covered alongslde examples from
popular medla, fllms, currenL evenLs, and case sLudles. 8egardlng 'poLenLlal, performance and self-
undersLandlng' Loplcs: Lhe module explores how psychology relaLes Lo healLh and wellbelng and alms Lo
develop an undersLandlng of how psychologlcal research may lnform Lhe promoLlon of healLh and
opLlmal funcLlonlng. ln dlscusslng Lhe sclenLlflc flndlngs and pracLlcal appllcaLlons of psychology ln Lhe
area Lhe module draws upon flelds such as sporL, healLh, developmenLal, personallLy and organlsaLlonal
psychology. arLlcular emphasls ls places on exerclse, moLlvaLlon, Leam work and performance. 1he
module represenLs Lhe movemenL ln psychology Lowards a poslLlve approach Lo wellbelng whlch relaLes
Lo oLher areas of everyday llfe lncludlng performance, sLress and burnouL and relaLlonshlp lssues such as
Leamwork and communlcaLlon.

83

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20

Descr|pt|on:

84

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20

Descr|pt|on:

85

Leve| 3 Modu|es

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur kamena Penshaw
1|metab|e S|ot: C3*C6, C7/C8

Descr|pt|on:
1he alm of Lhls module ls Lo map ouL and explore Lhe lnLerconnecLlons beLween Lhe psychosoclal facLors
LhaL make and shape famlly sLrucLures, processes and relaLlonshlps. lamllles are soclal groups as well as
personal seLLlngs for Lhe psychologlcal developmenL of lndlvlduals. 1he module beglns by quesLlonlng
'WhaL ls a famlly?' lL Lhen conslders crlLlcal dyadlc and Lrladlc relaLlonshlps, demography, class/lncome,
eLhnlclLy, gender, age and agelng, Llme, klnshlp, work, popular culLure and famlly pollcy.
Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur lers llemlng
1|metab|e S|ot: A3*A6, A7/A8

Descr|pt|on:
Assesslng rlsk has always been of greaL lmporLance as lndlvlduals aLLempL Lo avold negaLlve ouLcomes
under condlLlons of uncerLalnLy. More recenLly Lhere has been an aLLempL Lo make Lhls assessmenL
ob[ecLlve as a foundaLlon for governmenL pollcles and publlc lnformaLlon. Powever, Lhere ls ofLen a gap
beLween experL ob[ecLlve oplnlon and lndlvlduals' oplnlons, whlch can be problemaLlc, for example
when aLLempLlng Lo persuade people Lo reduce Lhelr carbon fooLprlnL or cuL down on unhealLhy
behavlours. 1hls module examlnes ongolng research whlch seeks Lo explaln Lhe phenomena and
Lheorles LhaL underlle lndlvldual's ablllLy Lo gaLher and assess lnformaLlon abouL poLenLlal rlsks and Lhelr
subsequenL declslons. 1hls lncludes deflnlng rlsk, conslderlng lndlvldual dlfferences ln rlsk percepLlon
and Lhe lnfluence of sources of rlsk lnformaLlon.

86

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: u7*u8, u6

Descr|pt|on:
1he overall alm of Lhe module ls Lo lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo a range of psychologlcal perspecLlves on
subsLance use. 8aslc psychopharmacology of subsLance use and effecLs of use wlll be examlned. Levels
and paLLerns of use wlll be examlned along wlLh perLlnenL meLhodologlcal lssues. CurrenL uk
governmenL subsLance use pollcy wlll be ouLllned and deflnlLlonal debaLes surroundlng Lhe use of Lerms
such as use, mlsuse, abuse and addlcLlon wlll be examlned. 1he module wlll Lhen explore Lhe range of
psychologlcal perspecLlves on subsLance use (e.g. blologlcal, soclal, lnLegraLed) before focuslng upon
subsLance use ln speclflc populaLlons (e.g. vulnerable young people, parenLs).

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Charles Seger
1|metab|e S|ot: C1*C2, C3

Descr|pt|on:
1he alm of Lhls module ls Lo explore how we percelve Lhe world around us, lncludlng Lhe psychologlcal
processes whlch drlve our undersLandlng of human behavlour. 1hls lncludes dlscusslons of lmpllclL and
expllclL cognlLlve processes, how we percelve ourselves, Lhe lnfluence of physlcal sLaLes on our
cognlLlon, and whaL drlves poslLlve and negaLlve behavlours Loward oLhers. 1hese quesLlons and oLhers
wlll be explored wlLhln Lhe soclal ldenLlLy perspecLlves, whlch ls a prlmary way Lo undersLand lnLer-
eLhnlc behavlour and how Lhe self ls slLuaLed wlLhln an lnLergroup conLexL.

87

Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur Andrew 8ayllss
1|metab|e S|ot: C3*C6*C7

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll lnLroduce sLudenLs Lo currenL Loplcs ln Lhe burgeonlng fleld of soclal neurosclence. 1he
rapld recenL advances ln human neurosclenLlflc Lechnlques has opened up a whole new llne of enqulry
for researchers from flelds as dlverse as pharmacology, soclal psychology, neurophyslology and braln
lmaglng approaches. 1oplcs Lo be covered from a soclal neurosclenLlflc perspecLlve lnclude: face
percepLlon, acLlon undersLandlng, morallLy and human relaLlonshlps.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur !udl Walsh
1|metab|e S|ot: C6*C7, C8/84

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll bulld on knowledge galned ln earller developmenLal psychology modules Lo conslder
aLLachmenL and careglvlng processes ln adulLhood. We wlll conslder normaLlve processes and lndlvldual
dlfferences ln adulL aLLachmenL and careglvlng, and Lhelr role ln behavlours and processes llke emoLlon
regulaLlon, how we funcLlon ln lnLlmaLe relaLlonshlps, and our psychologlcal and physlcal healLh and
wellbelng.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: L1*L2, L3/A4

Descr|pt|on:
Cllnlcal sychology ls a speclallsm whlch alms Lo enhance and promoLe psychologlcal well-belng, and Lo
reduce dlsLress arlslng from a wlde range of psychologlcal dlfflculLles e.g. anxleLy, depresslon,
relaLlonshlp problems, learnlng dlsablllLles, chlld and famlly problems, and serlous menLal lllnesses.
Cllnlcal sychologlsLs use a varleLy of meLhods and assessmenL porLfollos (e.g. psychologlcal LesLs,
lnLervlews, dlrecL observaLlons of behavlour), and assessmenLs may lead Lo Lherapy, counselllng or
advlce. 1hls module examlnes key componenLs of cllnlcal psychologlcal enqulry, lL wlll cover a range of
LheoreLlcal, analyLlcal and meLhodologlcal lssues as well as some aspecLs of cllnlcal pracLlce.

88

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur lrene Sperandlo
1|metab|e S|ot: u6*u7*u8

Descr|pt|on:
1PlS MCuuLL lS 8LSL8vLu lC8 S?CPCLCC? S1uuLn1S CnL?
1he module wlll provlde Lhe sLudenLs wlLh an advanced undersLandlng of Lhe neural mechanlsms
underlylng Lhe mosL common cognlLlve funcLlons (eg. percepLlon, vlsuomoLor conLrol, memory and
consclousness). lL wlll also cover Lhe dlfferenL meLhodologlcal approaches used Lo examlne mlnd-braln
relaLlonshlps (eg. behavloural experlmenLs, case sLudles, evenL relaLed poLenLlals, funcLlonal and
sLrucLural braln lmaglng) as well as relaLed concepLual and hlsLorlcal lssues. 1hroughouL Lhe module,
sLudenLs wlll be encouraged Lo crlLlcally engage wlLh Lhe maLerlals Lo promoLe crlLlcal Lhlnklng and
debaLlng skllls.
Semester: Sprlng
UCU: 20
Crgan|ser: ur aul LngelhardL
1|metab|e S|ot: 81*82, 83

Descr|pt|on:
1he module wlll survey psychologlcal approaches Lo language, feaLurlng dlscusslons of experlmenLal
meLhods ln psychollngulsLlc research and LheoreLlcal approaches Lo boLh language comprehenslon and
producLlon. More speclflcally, sLudenLs wlll galn an undersLandlng of Lhe maln Lheorles of language
comprehenslon and producLlon, and how psychollngulsLlc research develops and LesLs LheoreLlcal
quesLlons concernlng Lhe naLure of underlylng represenLaLlons and Lhe mechanlsms assoclaLed wlLh
language *processlng*. Lmphasls wlll be placed on a full undersLandlng of Lhe mapplng beLween
LheoreLlcal research quesLlons, and Lhe experlmenLal meLhodologles and Lechnlques used Lo advance
our undersLandlng of how language ls processed ln Lhe adulL human braln.

89

Semester: AuLumn
UCU: 20
1|metab|e S|ot: L1*L2, L3/A4

Descr|pt|on:
1hls module wlll explore areas of currenL lnLeresL and debaLe ln Lhe psychology of crlmlnal acLlvlLy and ln
Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween psychology and Lhe crlmlnal [usLlce sysLem. 8ulldlng on research covered ln
earller modules such as cognlLlve and developmenLal psychology, we wlll conslder areas such as Lhe
developmenLal precursors of offendlng, Lhe accuracy of eyewlLness LesLlmony, offender proflllng,
characLerlsLlcs of murderers, and Lhe role of rehablllLaLlon versus punlshmenL of offenders.

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