This course will examine the development of Marxism, focusing on the works of Marx and Engels. Representative topics will include the critique of religion,...

This course will examine the development of Marxism, focusing on the works of Marx and Engels. Representative topics will include the critique of religion, alienation, morality, surplus value and exploitation, and the Marxian philosophy of history (historical materialism). A range of primary texts will be assigned, including those of Marx and Engels, but also including Feuerbach and Lenin. The course is designed to enable students to understand and evaluate the core philosophical theory of Marxism, and show the beginnings of how the story unfolds throughout the 20th century.

Philosophy Area C

This module aims to give students an understanding of innovation, emerging technology applications (AI, DLT etc.), and new business models that are changing...

This module aims to give students an understanding of innovation, emerging technology applications (AI, DLT etc.), and new business models that are changing the Financial Services sector. This course also looks at the dynamics between stakeholders in the fintech ecosystem, from startups to incumbents and how they respond to disruption and change. Students will utilise business model and innovation frameworks to make strategic decisions related to organisations in the financial services industry. Students will also get the opportunity to apply emerging technologies used in the financial services domain through optional workshops coding in Python.

 

Over the summer, after the written exams, each student is required to write a dissertation on a topic agreed between the student and their tutor. The topic...

Over the summer, after the written exams, each student is required to write a dissertation on a topic agreed between the student and their tutor. The topic must be relevant to the broad area of social influences on health. Suitable projects for a dissertation are: secondary data analysis and writing up the results; a structured literature review on a specified topic.