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Liberal Arts Modules

Senior Teaching Fellow, Dr Bryan Brazeau, teaching a workshop with Liberal Arts students.

We're continually updating our modules to reflect the latest research and expertise within our Department. Please check the module pages below for the most up-to-date information. Please note, we are currently updating this page to outline the modules offered in the 2022-23 academic year.

External students

We're really happy to welcome students from across the University into our modules. Find out more.

First-year core modules

IP101

Liberal Arts: Principles and Praxis

Dr William Rupp 0 CATS Terms 1-2

IP102

Science, Society, and the Media

Dr Bryan Brazeau 30 CATS Terms 1-3

IP103

Art and Revolution

Dr William Rupp 30 CATS Terms 1-3

IP108

Qualitative Methods for Undergraduate Research

Dr Kirsten Harris 15 CATS Term 1

First-year optional core modules

SO104

Introduction to Social Analytics in Social Inequalities Research

Dr Roxana-Diana Baltaru (Sociology) 15 CATS Term 1

IP110


 

Quantitative Methods for Undergraduate Research

Dr Lauren Bird 15 CATS Term 2

This is a core module for our more technical pathways such as Economics and will act as a prerequisite for more advanced analytical modules.

First-year optional module

IP110

Quantitative Methods for Undergraduate Research

Dr Lauren Bird 15 CATS Term 2

First-year certificates

Extracurricular

New for AY 2022/23:

Carbon Literacy Certificate

Dr Rosa Fernandez Martin 6 weeks Term 1, 2, or 3

Extracurricular

Certificate of Digital Literacy

Romain Chenet 10 weeks Term 1

Extracurricular

Certificate of Professional Communication with Work Placement

Bodrun Nahar 1 week plus placement Term 3

Extracurricular

Certificate of Sustainability Consultancy (Auditing)

Dr Alastair Smith, David Chapman

2 workshops Term 3

Second-year core modules

IP201

Sustainability Dr Lauren Bird 30 CATS Terms 1-3

IP205

Consumption

Dr Kirsten Harris 30 CATS Terms 1-3

Honours-level optional modules

These optional modules are available for Liberal Arts students in their second or final year (except where indicated otherwise).

IP204

The Apocalyptic Imaginary Dr Gavin Schwartz-Leeper 15 CATS Term 2

IP209

Designing Change (foundations): Critical and Creative Arts and Humanities in the Digital Age

Dr Robert O'Toole 15 CATS Term 2

IP312

The Quest I: Departures and Heroic Journeys

Dr Bryan Brazeau 15 CATS Term 1

IP313

The Quest II: Exile and Homecoming

Dr Bryan Brazeau 15 CATS Term 2

IP315

A Sustainable Serenissima: Water and the Future of Venice

This module is offered through the Alliance Intensive Study Programme

Hear about what the 2021-22 module cohort got up to in Venice in July 2022.

Dr Bryan Brazeau 15 CATS Term 3

IP317

Venice: Resistance and Representation

Dr Bryan Brazeau 15 CATS Term 3

Second-year certificates

Extracurricular

Coming soon:

Carbon Literacy Certificate

Dr Rosa Fernandez Martin 6 weeks Term 1, 2, or 3

Extracurricular

Certificate of Coaching Practice Dr Bob Thomson 5 weeks Term 2

Extracurricular

Certificate of Professional Communication with Work Placement Bodrun Nahar 1 week plus placement Term 3

Study abroad year

An optional intercalated year abroad is available between your second year and final year. Dr Byran Brazeau is the Department's Study Abroad Coordinator.

Work placement year

An optional intercalated work placement is available between your second year and final year. Bodrun Nahar is the Department's Employability and Placement Manager.

Final-year core module

IP302

Dissertation Dr William Rupp 30 CATS Terms 1-3

Final-year certificate

Extracurricular

Coming soon:

Carbon Literacy Certificate

Dr Rosa Fernandez Martin 6 weeks Term 1, 2, or 3

Modules not running in 2022-23

IP206

Utopia: Text, Theory, Practice

Dr Kirsten Harris 15 CATS Term 2

IP303

A Sustainable Serenissima: Water, Fire and the Future of Venice Dr Bryan Brazeau 15 CATS Term 2

IP304

Posthumous Geographies I: Underworlds

Dr Bryan Brazeau 15 CATS Term 1

IP305

Posthumous Geographies II: Paradises

Dr Bryan Brazeau 15 CATS Term 2

IP306

Quantitative Methods: Research Project

Dr Lauren Bird 15 CATS Term 2

IP309

Quantitative Research Methods: Understanding Relationships in Data

Dr Lauren Bird 15 CATS

Term 1


  Please note: Module availability and staffing may change year on year depending on availability and other operational factors. The School for Cross-faculty Studies makes no guarantee that any modules will be offered in a particular year, or that they will necessarily be taught by the staff listed on these pages.