King's College London

This course is broadly equivalent to A1 Basic User, Breakthrough level of the Common European Framework. 

This course develops students’ familiarity with modern philosophy through an examination of the thought of Spinoza and Leibniz. Students are introduced to the central metaphysical, epistemological, and moral claims of each philosopher, through a reading of primary texts. They develop an appreciation of the historical context within which the thought of Spinoza and Leibniz developed. The course examines the similarities and differences between these two crucial thinkers in the modern period, and set out their approaches to topics such as the nature of substance, knowledge, and morality.

The course is conceived against the background of important debates on the conceptualization of development in global academic and policy contexts from the post-independence period (1960s) to date. This course is concerned with the notions of "emergence" and "transition" and pays special attention to African economies that are increasingly cited as having "achieved" some level of prominence in this regard. Students are encouraged to engage critically with mainstream thought on African experiences as they examine the interaction between theoretical frameworks/debates and empirical realities.

This course develops the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to both appreciate the real-world societal context in which taxation exists as well as the technical ability to plan and manage the taxation for individuals and companies. 

This course explores a range of dramatic works produced throughout the Caribbean since the start of the 20th century.  Students study the colonial and postcolonial context of the Caribbean, and reflect upon the ways in which this informs the work of Caribbean writers.  Theories developed by postcolonial and performance studies scholars are analyzed and applied to the plays under consideration, and colonial and postcolonial discourse is put into dialogue with theories of performance and Caribbean identity. 

This course provides a detailed introduction to complex function theory which interrelates the geometric and analytic aspects. A principal goal is Cauchy’s famous integral theorem and its many consequences.

This course builds on the methods and designs covered in the introduction to Research Methods 1, 2, and 3. Students learn about advanced experimental, quasi-experimental, and survey designs along with the statistical techniques appropriate to analyze data produced by these approaches.

Almost from its origins, the novel has been thought of as a form of literature which both documents and celebrates human subjectivity. This course will read the emergence of the novel form alongside questions of human cognition and consciousness to ask why the association between minds and fiction first emerged, and what has happened to this association since. Some of the questions students discuss include: Just why has the novel been so persistent as a form? What are its historical, cultural and aesthetic origins? What can the rise and development of the novel tell us about the lives of the people who read it? And has its time passed? Particular attention will be paid to the social and cultural history of the form, and how these intersect with philosophical and political questions pertaining to human consciousness and identity.   

This core course examines contemporary approaches to the past through a critical examination of current literature, case studies – mainly British, European and imperial/colonial – and fieldwork excursions in and around London. The course explores the complex relationships between past and present, promotes an understanding of the nature of history as a discipline, and investigates the social and public functions of historical research. 

This course introduces psychology to students from diverse biomedical backgrounds. The course covers a wide range of topics, spanning all core perspectives within psychology (biological, cognitive, social, developmental and individual differences). It introduces key theories, experimental findings, and research methods. There will be weekly core lectures, followed by lectures focusing on special topics, such as synaesthesia, addiction, false memories and hypnosis.