This module focuses on the challenges of managing complex technology or engineering projects with large teams, long timescales and multifaceted, evolving...

This module focuses on the challenges of managing complex technology or engineering projects with large teams, long timescales and multifaceted, evolving requirements.  It aims to teach students how to identify risks and manage them through progress monitoring and the effective use of contracts.  It introduces key project roles for complex projects, and the challenges of managing scope and conflict.

This module provides a broad introduction to the ways in which social identities have been studied in the social sciences. It will present key debates and the...

This module provides a broad introduction to the ways in which social identities have been studied in the social sciences. It will present key debates and the disagreements and areas of overlap between different theories. It offers students an opportunity to explore cutting edge research on social identities and the fact that everybody has multiple identities but tends to think of themselves in singular ways. It will explore the relevance of different theories for understanding the place of identity in social life by applying theories to everyday situations.

This module introduces students to social policy in terms of contemporary social problems and the drivers of social change. It emphasises human rights, social...

This module introduces students to social policy in terms of contemporary social problems and the drivers of social change. It emphasises human rights, social justice and the development of human potential taking into consideration a range of domains such as education, health, welfare, climate change, and international development. You will consider how academic disciplines across the social sciences contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of social policy. You will also consider the role of governments, international bodies and NGOs in the policy-making process in countries around the world. You will debate the role of theory, values, empirical evidence and participative democracy in addressing social problems. In doing so you will develop transferable skills in developing arguments, critiquing text, and written and oral communication.