University of Edinburgh

The course covers the political and social history of Rome down to Augustus, together with the material culture, monuments, art, literature and thought of the Romans during this period. Lectures cover topics such as early Rome, the conquest of Italy and the Mediterranean, Roman myth and religion, the city of Rome, Roman poetry and drama, the fall of the republic and the Augustan revolution.

Selected aspects of physiological processes in health and disease: from the integrative function of single cells to whole systems physiology. A core emphasis will be on the experimental basis for our foundational knowledge of how physiological systems function and their regulation. Topics may include: cell and epithelial physiology, ion channels and transporters and their regulation, cell signaling and communication, endocrine and neuroendocrine physiology, sensory physiology, control and co-ordination of movement, control of feeding and responses to stress.

This course introduces environmental engineering and sustainability, covering the hydrological cycle, how to assess the quantity of water available for use (potable water supply, irrigation, etc.), how to ensure the required water quantity is sustainably met and what challenges are currently faced by engineers. Furthermore, transport contamination in water is covered through transport phenomena principles. Environmental sustainability is examined in an engineering context, including basic concepts such as life cycle analysis and environmental impact assessment. 

The course is intended to provide a broad introduction to the principles of microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis. Course content varies from year to year, but would typically address the microeconomic analysis of the behavior of individuals and firms, the operation of markets, and government intervention in markets through taxes and regulation; and the macroeconomic analysis of the behavior of economy-wide measures such as output, unemployment, money, interest rates, and inflation.