Over 50 years ago, Merleau-Ponty began his great work The Phenomenology of Perception with the words: %E2%80%98what is phenomenology?%E2%80%99 The aim of this module is to ask that question about the nature of what has become one of the most important philosophical movements in the last 100 years.
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Greek myths, fairy tales, Bible stories and other legends form the basis of this approach to creative writing. We will look at recurring themes including creation, transformation, family scandals, heroes and monsters and the afterlife, and at classical and contemporary writers who have used myth as
UK museums are experiencing significant change. Historically evolving from private collections of curios and antiquities, the great Victorian museums zealously promoted popular education through their collections and free public exhibitions. Museums%E2%80%99 recent confident, public-funded era of
Marketing managers aim to develop and implement marketing strategies that can create and sustain competitive advantage for the organisation in the marketplace, not just for today, but into the foreseeable future. This module provides you with theoretical and practical perspectives of marketing
Innovation is central to the business success of most companies and a means to develop a sustainable competitive advantage. Companies seeking to manage their innovation programmes face a dynamic set of issues, challenges and attitudes. This module aims to provide an integrative approach in managing
This module looks at how plants created the conditions for life on land and how plants evolved a central role in human civilisation.You explore the development of agriculture in the %E2%80%98Fertile Crescent%E2%80%99 and how plants have been traded all over the world. You discover the extraordinary
This calculus-based module will provide a firm foundation in physical concepts and principles, covering electricity and magnetism, light, geometric optics, interference, wave-particle duality, atomic and nuclear physics. Applications of physical concepts will be stressed, particularly those related
Biology is the study of life, which is forever fascinating in its complexity and variety. What underlies life? What explains the multitude of functionality and the delicate interplay of cells in complex multi-cellular organisms? This module covers topics including: genetics: chromosomal
The aim of the module is to give you an understanding of the basis of medicinal chemistry as exemplified by the synthesis, structure, activity relationships, mode of action and metabolism of some major therapeutic agents. At the end of the module you should understand the basis of the
This module introduces you to the rich variety of wildlife in Sussex. We look at a range of habitats and learn how to survey the plants and animals that we find. We use maps and aerial photographs, plus surveys in the field to identify ancient woodland. We investigate fresh water ditches to see how