University of Glasgow

This course is offered exclusively to visiting and exchange students and offers students with little or no background in Scottish studies an introduction to the development of Scotland through the ages from an interdisciplinary perspective. With contributions from academic staff in archaeology, Celtic and Gaelic, history, and Scottish literature, this course addresses how Scotland has been affected by change over time, and how – through the years – Scotland has sought expression in language and literature and the physical environment. 

This course offers anyone new to creative writing a chance to learn about different types of writing and to try them out with encouragement, support, and guidance. Students read and discuss inspiring examples of writing (such as poetry, short story, novel, non-fiction and drama) to find literary techniques, craft, and skills that they can apply to their own work. Writing exercises allow students to practice these skills and share their work for feedback. Students also discuss habits and ideas that help them write. Overall, this course offers a welcoming first step to the art of writing creatively.

This course introduces students to global history, transcending the traditional focus on single states, regions, and culture. After an introduction to concepts and methodologies the course focuses on mobility, using commodities, people, and empires over the period from c. 1500 to the present to explore some of the ways in which the connected modern world came into being. 

This course covers a range of areas within human biological sciences. The molecular, cellular, organ, and systems-based processes that link form and function are studied to provide an integrated overview. The course helps students consolidate and develop the skills required in human biology including in vitro and in vivo techniques, results analysis and presentation, interpretation of data, and statistics. 

The course covers many of the core topics in animal biology. The emphasis is on animal diversity, evolution, terrestrial and aquatic ecology, and the impact of human activities on terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems.

The interwar years (1918-1939), while dealing with the aftermath of hitherto unknown mass destruction and the advent of totalitarian systems, were nevertheless characterized by an exceptional vibrancy across various fields of cultural activity - music, theatre, and the fine arts. This course discusses and evaluates these practices in various national contexts and in relation to a number of critical approaches. 

This course introduces students to the broad range of current research on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Students learn about advantages and disadvantages of current definitions of ASD and diagnostic techniques; critically assess current psychological/cognitive theories of ASD; assess current neural theories of ASD; study potential causes of ASD; and explore the social and scientific importance of ASD.

This course explores the key aspects of the rise of Europe: concentrating on its environmental resources, aspects of power including rulership, community formation (including gender as a constituent of social relations), its belief and thought and its encounters with surrounding religions and cultures.

This course, which provides students with the resources needed to attain B1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL), is targeted at students who have completed German for International Mobility 3 (IM3), or have equivalent knowledge of the language. The course will help students continue their development of the four fundamental skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), while introducing additional grammar points and vocabulary and expanding their awareness of German culture.

The course analyses various depictions of "heroic women" in different cultural contexts and historical times. It explores the notion of female heroism in contrast to male heroism, indicating major differences and similarities. It also deals with women writers’ responses to male writers’ depictions of female protagonists. This course introduces students to certain major representative works of literature/topics from different cultural milieux and thereby develops their literary awareness and sensitivity, with a particular emphasis on the theme of heroic women in literature across a range of cultures and periods; engages students imaginatively in the process of reading and analyzing selected culturally different texts; develops an awareness of intercultural issues by presenting set texts not only individually, but also in relation to each other.