University of Glasgow

In this course, students learn the process for how to design, build, test, deploy, maintain, and monitor scalable and robust data products using the Data Product Life Cycle (DPLC). Students gain hands-on experience working with datasets and use cases, collaborating in teams, and applying agile methodologies to deliver data products that meet the needs of real world stakeholders. The course covers the entire DPLC process, including experimentation and productization, with a focus on reliability, fault tolerance, scalability, deployment, and meeting regulatory requirements. The course prepares students for careers in data & digital technology, equipping them with the knowledge and skills required to work in cross-functional teams and navigate complex regulatory requirements.

This course examines the history of modern terrorism; its methods, motives, aims, and state responses stretching from its origins in the wake of the French Revolution (when the 'infernal machine' of 'terrorism' is first labeled), through the anarchists of the 1880s and 1890s to the left- and right-wing clashes of the 20th century and the multinational operations of Islamic groups today. Guided by talks from our expert tutor and discussion with classmates, students have the opportunity to examine primary sources from these events and evaluate conflicting historical perspectives to understand better how modern terrorism relentlessly evolved while still caught in the old cliché that 'one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter'.

The course thematizes how the law shapes the contemporary organization of the political economy and how the ever changing political economy in turn shapes legal change. Based on Karl Polanyi's classic scheme, the course focuses on three pillars of the political economy - labor, nature/land and money - which Polanyi famously and influentially identified as the three 'fictitious commodities'. The first part of the course provides an in-depth overview of how the main authors of modern political economy understand the role of law in the economy (namely: Smith, Marx, Keynes, Hayek). Parts two, three, and four are devoted to an extended analysis of the legal regulation of labor, money and land/the environment.

The course examines the genre of science fiction from 1945 to the present. Students learn about the development of the genre, major works within it, and productive theoretical and methodological approaches to it.

Scotland has a rich tradition of architecture, from the prehistoric settlements of Skara Brae and Kilmartin, through Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance castles and palaces, to the Victorian splendour of our city centres and beyond. This course offers case studies of ten significant structures in Scotland, including the contentious Scottish Parliament building. The course discusses the buildings themselves, the people who planned them, their historic and social contexts, the uses to which they were put, and the meanings they have had over the years.

This course discusses psychological and neuroscientific studies on visual awareness and voluntary actions. It selects and critically assesses influential publications in this field and discuss their wider implications.

This course provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities for research psychologists with the growing development of social robotics. This is achieved by examining the state of the art in this domain, investigating social robotics use in clinical disorders, and exploring different areas where social robotics research holds potential to inform our understanding of human cognition and behavior.

This is an introductory course in Chinese (Mandarin) for students with no prior knowledge of the language. The course, which enables students to reach the A1.1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages, introduces the tonal system and the four fundamental skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) with a focus on communication. Students also develop awareness of Chinese culture.

This course offers a critical introduction to the sociology of revolution. As revolutions involve the dismantling of social orders and the remaking of new ones, revolutions are ripe for sociological exploration. Yet revolutions remain relatively absent from sociology curricula today. This course intervenes by guiding students through a global sociological history of revolutions spanning 200 years: from 1789 to 1989, before concluding by assessing 21st revolutionary movements in the aftermath of the putative 'end of history'.