Communication, Technologies and Social Power (DEVP0037)

In a context of increased recognition of the need for opening spaces of direct participation for citizens to influence decision-making processes, together with increasing scepticism of the potential of such spaces to bring about substantive change and address structural conditions of injustice, this module aims to critically engage with the relationship between communication and social change. It does so, by exploring specific set of practices and their potential in supporting social groups in processes of recognition and mobilisation in the context of urban contestations. Throughout the module you will engage with literature from the fields of development communication, civic communication and others in order to critically explore a range of case studies and experiences around approaches like participatory photography and video, mapping, social media and theatre. In such scenarios, the module interrogates how ‘emancipatory communication practices’ relate with spaces of representation and how the diverse set of social identities is negotiated, as well as examining their implications to relations of power conditioning urban injustices. While always engaging with theoretical and practical debates the module has a hands-on dimension, where you will have the opportunity to take part and reflect on different communication practices.

Leadership, Teaching and Clinical Governance (DENT0130)

This module consolidates learning through supervised clinical practice. Graduates will have learnt through treating patients in a real-life (clinic) supervised...

Consolidation of Clinical Endodontic Skills (DENT0040)

This module consolidates learning through supervised clinical practice. Graduates will have learnt through treating patients in a real-life (clinic) supervised learning environment in a previous module. Learning progression is continuously monitored to allow tapering down of clinical supervision to allow development of independence in decision-making and diversity in treatment delivery. Integration of academic and clinical learning is continued through case conferences and topic discussions on selected learning-rich cases and topical clinical issues. In addition, this module also recognises the need to develop and hone diagnostic and treatment planning skills through supervised new patient assessments.