Considering semester two? University College courses still available
Published on 8 November 12
Are you interested in learning about the origin and fate of the Universe or maybe the connections between science and the arts? It’s not too late to sign up for a course with the University College in semester two.
If you would like to study a topic that’s outside of your degree programme, The University College allows you to do just that! They have a list of courses that are open to all undergraduate students so you just need to check with your school office to see if you are able to take one.
There’s a wide variety of courses that still have places available for semester two and it’s not too late to change your course options, in fact, you can change your courses up until the second week of teaching.
A sneak preview of what’s on offer
Here are a few of the courses that University College have to offer next semester.
Who wants to live forever: Challenging myths in human ageing
While increasing life expectancy might be seen as a ‘good news’ story, policy discussions reflect a sense of crisis with a concern about how to finance, or otherwise provide for, the economic dependency and care needs of retired people. These are some of the challenges that will be featured in this course.
The topics covered in this course will be: the biology of ageing; the economics of ageing; older people and citizenship; inequalities in later life; genetics, lifecourse and resilience; culture, consumption, generation, age identity and change.
To find out more about this course, including how to enrol, click here.
Physics and the grand challenges of today
The course will provide students with the knowledge and conceptual understanding of certain aspects of physics, and the processes by which scientific knowledge is developed, such that they are able to evaluate critically the important scientific and technological issues and challenges facing the modern world.
This course is divided into five themes: (i) future energy needs, (ii) climate change, (iii) quantum physics, (iv) relativity and (v) the origin and fate of the Universe. The themes will be developed by discussion of the underlying fundamental physics, followed by examples of applications and analysis of existing and future challenges.
Including Brian Cox as a key note speaker, this course is ideal for anyone who wants an introductory delve into physics. To find out more, including how to enrol, click here.
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