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MAKING SENSE OF POLITICS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
170
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MAKING SENSE OF POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
MAKING SENSE OF POL
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course provides a foundation for the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods to analyze political problems. It introduces students to using empirical evidence to resolve central research questions across the discipline, and to the methods used to gather, analyse, and interpret data used in politics research. The course takes a hands-on and applied approach: students learn to explore contemporary politics research questions using real data. Students develop the skills to become independent researchers and present the findings of their research in writing and visually in reports. Students assess critically data and analyses produced by others and/or presented in media debate. The course is relevant for students on many different degree programmes and students with diverse academic backgrounds.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POLI10301
Host Institution Course Title
MAKING SENSE OF POLITICS
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Politics
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THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
143
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL POL ECON/TRADE
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course introduces students to a range of approaches theorizing international trade within international political economy; the historical origins and development of the contemporary international trading system; the principal actors in the global trading system; and the principal issues in the contemporary politics of international trade.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
POLI30721
Host Institution Course Title
THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRADE
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Politics and International Relations
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COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
Health Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE
UCEAP Transcript Title
COMM IN HEALTHCARE
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
In this course, students are expected to be familiar with ideas and concepts covered in the Adaptability and Wellbeing course units at first and second year levels at the University of Manchester. Topics to be covered include the role of illness and treatment beliefs in health care encounters, how medically unexplained conditions can be explained and managed, ways of improving how health care professionals and patients interact, and risk and decision making. Cutting across these topic areas are the themes of theoretical underpinnings, measurement, and application.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSYC31232
Host Institution Course Title
COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
bachelors
Host Institution Department
Division of Psychology and Mental Health
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MONEY, BANKING, & FINANCIAL MARKETS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
117
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MONEY, BANKING, & FINANCIAL MARKETS
UCEAP Transcript Title
MONEY/BANKS&FIN MRK
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course introduces the way that banks, financial markets, and monetary policy work and interact in theory and practice. Students examine how bond and money markets operate and how interest rates behave. Students also look into some of the problems and dilemmas that central banks face in choosing appropriate policies and implementing them, both in normal times and during financial crises. Examples from financial newspapers and other sources are used to familiarize students with how theoretical concepts are used in practice. Topics include how interest rates behave in the bonds and money markets; the term structure of interest rates; theories of the demand for money and their implications; how the supply of money is created within the banking system; how central banks conduct monetary policy; and the various tools, targets, and goals employed in monetary policy.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECON 30852
Host Institution Course Title
MONEY, BANKING, & FINANCIAL MARKETS
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
English Universities,University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
186
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCH
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course explores the intersection of philosophical and psychological inquiry, addressing philosophical questions about the mind that can be informed by evidence from empirical psychology. Students explore a range of central 20th-century texts on philosohpy of psychology and the most important contemporary theories in the areas covered by the course.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL30361
Host Institution Course Title
PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy
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CREATIVITY, DESIGN, & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
168
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CREATIVITY, DESIGN, & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UCEAP Transcript Title
ENTREPENEURSHIP
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course introduces students to the related topics of creativity, design, and entrepreneurship. By alternating sessions between creativity, design, and entrepreneurship, students learn how to develop a start-up using their own creativity as well as knowledge about users and changes in the global marketplace.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BMAN24241
Host Institution Course Title
CREATIVITY, DESIGN, & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Manchester School of Business
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LEAP INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
French
UCEAP Course Number
12
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LEAP INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO TO FRENCH
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course is for absolute beginners. The course introduces students to the fundamentals of French grammar, reading, and writing while developing some basic communicative skills. The course teaches students simple structures, lexis and phrases which enable them to communicate in a limited number of common everyday situations in French-speaking countries.
Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
ULFR51002
Host Institution Course Title
LEAP INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
University College for Interdisciplinary Learning
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INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
Near East Studies
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO TO ISLAM
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course explores works in Islamic studies and considers the theoretical problems surrounding studying Islam as a living tradition. It explores core texts in Islamic sciences (QUT'AN, hadith, prophetic biography) in relation to the scholarly traditions (Islamic law, theology, Sufism) that have emerged. Students examine significant developments in the history of major Muslim communities in Europe and the Middle East.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MEST10061
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO ISLAM
Host Institution Campus
Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Middle Eastern Studies
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WORK, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOCIETY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
WORK, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
WORK/ORGS&SOCIETY
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course examines the sociology of work, considers the emergence of modern work, and assesses the nature of contemporary work and workplace organization. The course covers themes from rationalization, discipline, and workplace organization of time, to emotional labor, unemployment, domestic labor, and low-waged work in the global economy. The course considers both global trends and specific features of contemporary work, and contextualizes work in the movement from Fordist models of production to post-Fordist and globalized production.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SOCY10912
Host Institution Course Title
WORK, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SOCIETY
Host Institution Campus
University of Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Sociology
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HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF JAPAN
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Manchester
Program(s)
University of Manchester
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
Asian Studies
UCEAP Course Number
127
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF JAPAN
UCEAP Transcript Title
HISTORY & CIV JAPAN
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course covers the historical development of Japanese culture from the earliest traces to the early 20th century. Students look at key cultural texts from genres such as mythology, theater, poetry, and prose, and study their historical context.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
JAPA10111
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF JAPAN
Host Institution Campus
Manchester
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Japanese Studies