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This course examines culture and justice, including what culture is and how we know, and how justice is understood and how it is demanded, pursued, and meted out (by whom, for whom, to whom).

The first part of this course focuses on the self, identity, health, and society. Core concepts within interdisciplinary approaches to health identities are explored, including biographical disruption, stigma, disability, and the self. Next, the course looks at experiences of health, illness, and impairment in society. A series of three case studies is presented in which staff from across the school (Clinical Psychology, Nursing Studies, Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Applied Social Sciences) offer accounts of their experiences working with people living with key health issues (e.g. chronic illness, dementia, or depression). Finally, the course studies organizational and societal responses. It outlines contemporary responses to the perceived challenges of providing health and social care in a globalized and growing population. Issues covered include patients as partners, empowerment, and person-centered care.

The course explores gaming and virtual and augmented reality. The course discusses topics including what are extended, augmented, virtual, and mixed reality; what tools are used to develop MR applications and how can they be set up; practical deployment of an app on students' devices; introduction to programming for extended reality with Unity (scene setup, interactions); what is User Experience (UX), what is UX design; UX Design and important influencing factors (human/context/system); what is user testing, why is it needed, and what method can be used for testing; and how to perform a usability test and use the gathered result during the development. Students engage in creating use case design, scenarios, prototyping, and developing an app. Students perform a user test and analyze/incorporate the results into a next app version. The course recommends students have programming knowledge and the ability to write and run small programs in the language of their choice (e.g., C#), and basic understanding of mobile builds (Xcode / ADB), as a prerequisite.