University of Edinburgh

The course examines key aspects of popular religious culture during the early modern period in Europe which witnessed the transformation of religious life associated with the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. It deals specifically with religious ideas and devotional practices at a popular level and the changes introduced by both Protestant and Catholic reformers. As part of the spectrum of belief it examines ideas concerning magic and witchcraft and it includes a study of the witch hunting which swept through Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Attention is given to the role of women in churches and society, and how they were affected by the religious upheavals of the period. 

The course applies AI techniques to the problems of making devices capable of interacting with the physical world. This includes moving around in the world (mobile robotics), moving things in the world (manipulation robotics), acquiring information by direct sensing of the world (e.g. machine vision) and, importantly, closing the loop by using sensing to control movement. 

This practical course encompasses both specialist skills and techniques from the jewelry and silversmithing industry in casting and modelling. The course also integrates design research and thinking alongside experience of working to professional competition briefs set by external organizations, agencies, and companies. During this project students learn carving and modelling techniques. Students are also introduced to different methods of casting metal from small-scale studios to larger foundries.

The seas and oceans appear to offer opportunities for the long term, cost effective, generation of energy. Waves and tidal currents represent high density energy resources which, in the case of the tides, are highly predictable in form. The wave resource, whilst not predictable in a true sense, is more easily forecast than is the wind. The engineering difficulties associated with effective exploitation of the marine resources are considerable, however. This course guides students through the process of understanding the resources and how to best develop and apply techniques for exploitation.

A course for beginners with no previous knowledge of Japanese, designed to introduce the Japanese Language and culture. The course is not suitable for students with previous knowledge of Japanese. Students develop basic reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. They acquire knowledge of basic grammatical structures and a vocabulary of approximately 400 high-frequency words and phrases and the two basic character sets.