Introduction to Biblical Hebrew is designed to familiarise complete beginners with biblical Hebrew language and literature in a lively and enjoyable manner. We...

Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (HEBR0002)

Introduction to Biblical Hebrew is designed to familiarise complete beginners with biblical Hebrew language and literature in a lively and enjoyable manner. We use a textbook that includes fun stories, authentic biblical texts, vocabulary and grammar help, and many on-line learning aids, including audio. 

By the end of the year you will have acquired a solid grounding in biblical Hebrew grammar and vocabulary and will have read an extensive range of fascinating biblical narratives, starting with the creation story and including some of the best-known biblical stories such as the flood, the tower of Babel, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the exodus from Egypt, Samuel and David, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Job, and more.

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Models in Environmental Science (GEOG0109)

This module explores the value of material culture for the study of geography. It aims to familiarise students with the work of key authors in this field and...

Geographies of Material Culture (GEOG0078)

This module explores the value of material culture for the study of geography. It aims to familiarise students with the work of key authors in this field and to develop their ability to engage with interdisciplinary debates around these issues. in a variety of contexts. The module is split into three sections. The first introduces key approaches to consumption and material culture from political economy, sociology, anthropology, geography, history, archaeology, and other disciplines. The second considers contemporary debates across a range of different geographical subdisciplines. The final section returns to our starting definitions of materiality, asking what it would mean to rethink these in the light of current arguments about phenomenology, networks, assemblages, etc.
If possible, the module will conclude with a short excursion into London’s West End.

This module is suitable for students with previous experience of a range of discipines across the arts, humanities and social sciences and does not require any previous knowledge of the topics described above.

Students taking this module will develop the following careers skills: Critical thinking; Team working; Interpersonal skills; Communication: academic writing; Communication: verbal; Presentation skills; Time management.