This course aims to provide students with an overview of science fictional writing and visual arts from their ancient origins to twenty-first-century novels and films.We aim to discuss, develop and critique definitions of 'science fiction' in critical and commercial usage, explore the

After 20 years of dramatic evolution that has had a huge impact on healthcare, imaging technology now underpins the healthcare sector, allowing better patient management across diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment guidance and patient follow-up.Ideal for those serious about a medical career,

Understanding of the human body is crucial for most biomedical-related professions. This course will allow students to gain a fundamental understanding of form, i.e. anatomy, and function, i.e. physiology, of the human body. Students will learn through descriptions of the body systems using a

Health and disease have shaped individuals and societies throughout history and this course investigates how concepts of health and disease, and people's responses to illness, have developed since the Renaissance. Addressing core issues of medicine through the ages, it invites you to reflect

With its great treasure of visual arts and architecture, it is often overlooked that the Netherlands and Belgium also have a rich heritage and thriving presence in literary fields of expression. All of this is directly linked to the history of Western civilisation and European culture. The course

British cities, some thousands of years old, face a turning point. At once historic, modern and global, they are rapidly changing, with riots and protests in 2011 bringing tensions to the surface.The British City, birthplace of industry and modern democracy, the theory of gravity, the prose of

British cities, some thousands of years old, face a turning point. At once historic, modern and global, they are rapidly changing, with riots and protests in 2011 bringing tensions to the surface.The British City, birthplace of industry and modern democracy, the theory of gravity, the prose of

In September 2000 world leaders agreed to eight so-called Millennium Development Goals. With the first and most prominent Millennium Development Goal 191 member states of the United Nations committed themselves "to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of the world's people whose income is less

As the human race drives cutting-edge technology, knowledge and dramatic globalisation ever forward, much of the world has been left behind, unable to access adequate food, water, sanitation, healthcare or education. Diseases now easily cross borders, markets offer growth with volatility, cultures

Has global governance backfired? Conflict and dislocation, social protest and poverty borne out of profound economic and political blunders have exposed the inability of international organisations to mitigate national and regional crises.An excellent platform for students interested in