University of Manchester

Semester 1 classes explore the specific relationship between language and culture. Students analyze linguistic texts, poems, still images, film, and longer literary texts in order to understand how these objects are shaped by their own particular "language." In semester 2, the focus shifts to the analysis of forms of reading under the themes of space and the city, cultural translation, and misrepresentation and misinformation in the Italian context. Seminars focus on Italian language-specific and area-specific material that relate to the themes covered in lectures.

This course considers the role of ethnicity as a social and political cleavage. It examines the impact of immigration and ethnic diversity on party politics and political behaviour, using the experiences of countries in Europe and North America. Immigration and ethnicity are one of the major long-term social issues of today, and studying the effects of these phenomena on politics allows students to gain a deeper understanding of long-term political change - as well as current affairs. The approach taken is to consider both the political engagement and representation of immigrants and ethnic minority citizens, and the broader consequences and development of ethnicity and immigration as political issues in their own right. This includes a consideration of racism, anti-immigrant sentiment, and Brexit. This course has an empirical emphasis, teaching students to evaluate empirical (including quantitative) research.

This course explores the discipline of clinical psychology and the ways in which clinical psychologists work to reduce distress and improve psychological well-being of clients. It covers the core principles and features of contemporary theory, and evidence-based approaches and how they are applied to facilitating change in people with a range of physical, intellectual, and mental health problems. Students learn basic therapeutic skills used in everyday clinical practice and discuss the effectiveness of treatments in clinical practice for a range of problems common in people accessing clinical psychology services. The course critically analyzes the strengths and limitations of clinical psychology and equips students with an awareness of the reciprocal links between theory, research, and clinical practice in the development and evaluation of psychological work.