Ancient Languages and Cultures|Hebrew and Jewish Studies|Theology and Religion

Ugaritic is an ancient Semitic language written in its own distinctive alphabetic cuneiform script. It is the closest linguistic relative of Biblical Hebrew...

Ugaritic is an ancient Semitic language written in its own distinctive alphabetic cuneiform script. It is the closest linguistic relative of Biblical Hebrew and the oldest documented Northwest Semitic language. It is the language of a number of fascinating mythological epics featuring Canaanite gods such as El, Baal, and Anat, many of whom are familiar to us from their appearances in the Hebrew Bible.

The study of Ugaritic language and literature is therefore invaluable for anyone who would like to gain a unique insight into the early history of Hebrew, the literary and cultural context of the Hebrew Bible, or the development of Semitic languages. On this module you will learn to read the Ugaritic alphabet, gain a good understanding of the language’s grammatical features, and read a wide range of Ugaritic texts in the original. You will also become familiar with the relationship between Ugaritic, Biblical Hebrew, and other ancient Semitic languages.

Aims: This module provides the introduction to economics for undergraduates in the Department of Economics. It introduces the characteristics of economies...

Aims: This module provides the introduction to economics for undergraduates in the Department of Economics. It introduces the characteristics of economies using historical and crosscountry comparisons across the major dimensions of economic performance (growth, inequality, stability). The aim if the module is to provide an analytical introduction to the core concepts of modern microeconomics and macroeconomics.

By taking the main economic actors and showing how they make decisions, the module covers behaviour in goods, labour and credit markets, highlighting the role of the rules of the game (institutions), and showing the sources of market successes and market failures. Behaviour of households and firms is analysed in the economy as a whole, along with that of fiscal and monetary policy makers.

Compulsory for:1st year BSc Economics (L100, L101 and L102) and the combined-studies degrees in Economics and Geography (LL17), Philosophy and Economics (VL51) and also Politics, Philosophy and Economics (4V86) students on the Economics and Politics concentration.