Undergraduate

Module Content

 

The mammalian order of primates consists of hundreds of species – including our own. Like all animals, lemurs,...

Primate Behaviour and Ecology (ANTH0060)

Module Description

Darwinian approaches can contribute to our understanding of human behaviour, including our demography, health, psychology, culture, and can...

Evolution and Human Behaviour (ANTH0038)

This module aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to assess and manage sports and musculoskeletal injuries of the upper limb. You will learn...

This module aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to assess and manage sports and musculoskeletal injuries of the upper limb. You will learn relevant clinical and functional anatomy and biomechanics; common mechanisms of injury; and evidence-based assessment and management strategies, including principles of rehabilitation and return to play criteria.

This module explores the ethical questions raised by mass social media. Our lives, both public and private, are now fundamentally shaped by social media....

This module explores the ethical questions raised by mass social media. Our lives, both public and private, are now fundamentally shaped by social media. Social media are hugely powerful forces in our lives. This modules asks: are they forces for good or for ill?

The module draws upon central concepts and theories in moral, social and political theory to explore the ethical status of social media. Topics to be covered might include: algorithmic injustice; the objectification and commodification of (women's) bodies; the proliferation of (racist and misogynistic) hate speech; the proliferation of online public shaming; threats to privacy through data mining and surveillance capitalism; threats to democracy through manipulation and misinformation; and threats to knowledge through echo chambers and fake news. 

C.D. Broad offers a comparative phenomenology of vision, audition, and touch highlighting the important differences between them. We will assess Broad’s...