Japanese for Medicine Level 6: Medicine and Culture (LCMB0030)

The course is designed for advanced level students and comprises knowledge and understanding both of the structure of the language and of the cultural (social, historical and political) contexts in which it is currently used. Medical related issues/vocabulary will also be covered. It enables participants to use their language skills in an academic environment. The course covers recent history, current affairs and the latest issues in society as well as other related topics. Students will give presentations and are involved in roundtable discussions and debates on a variety of current issues. Cultural awareness will be further developed and raised within a European/global context. The course will enhance knowledge and use of linguistically complex structures (a variety of styles and registers from a range of authentic material). Various transferable skills will also be further developed.

For full module details please see the CLIE SSC language modules site at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules/languages-sscs

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries London became one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the world. However, rapid demographic and...

Crime, Policing and Punishment in London, c.1750-1868 (HIST0810)

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries London became one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the world. However, rapid demographic and economic growth had profound consequences for life in the metropolis, disrupting traditional social relations, and increasing the potential for crime and disorder on its streets. On this course, students will learn how to critically analyse sources from the criminal archive and they will investigate the changing nature of policing, prosecution, and punishment from the Murder Act of 1750 to the abolition of public execution in 1868.

This module explores critical debates in recent art historical scholarship and art criticism in and about Latin America. We will consider colonialism and its...