This module is designed to analyse and question the recurring argument in modern society which claims that science and religion are and have always been in...

Science Meets Religion in a Global Context (BASC0008)

This module is designed to analyse and question the recurring argument in modern society which claims that science and religion are and have always been in conflict with one another. The belief that there are fundamental and irreconcilable differences between these two systems and the ways they view the world actually has a much more recent history than is generally assumed, arising primarily out of the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries. This module explores the ways in which people in different cultures and different time periods have attempted to navigate between naturalistic and faith-based understandings of the world we inhabit. We will look at several cultures including the Christian, Islamic and Chinese traditions, as well as various themes such as cosmology, Darwinism and medicine.

Thesis report|in-depth experimentation and specialisation

Following the Literature Review in term 1, this 30-credit module focuses on an individual exploration that is both theoretical and practical. It runs in...

Bio-Integrated Design: Year 1 Thesis Report (BARC0184)

Following the Literature Review in term 1, this 30-credit module focuses on an individual exploration that is both theoretical and practical. It runs in parallel to the main design project, giving students the opportunity to specialise and investigate a particular technical aspect that feeds knowledge and experience into the project. Very specific tests will be carried out to help understanding in-depth certain aspects of the design. This can entail the characterisation of materials, evaluation of environmental performances, analysis of growth parameters, multi-physics simulations or design aesthetics, all of which are described and contextualised in the report.

This module gives a detailed introduction to the methodology used in the study of the skull in archaeology and physical anthropology, and the main current...