University of Manchester

This course explores models used to analyze the growth and structural transformation of developing economies. Students examine basic policy issues facing less developed nations and the study of how different economists have analyzed development and the developmental process.

This course offers an introduction to the UK Parliament, focusing on key questions: What does Parliament do? How effectively does it exercise its functions? What is its relevance in twenty-first century Britain? Focusing on key themes of law-making, scrutiny, and representation, the course offers a theoretically informed approach to the understanding of the UK Parliament and its relationship with both the executive and the wider public. Students are introduced to key theoretical debates such as the British Political Tradition and the Parliamentary Decline Thesis (PDT), as well as the mechanics of the legislative process, the committee system, and question time.

This course introduces students to key HRM concepts in business and in the leisure sector. The course also introduces the importance of successfully recruiting, retaining, and developing people in an organization.

This course introduces students to constitutional law and practice. It gives students an understanding of the nature of constitutions, certain constitutional theories, and of the current British constitution. An important focus of the course is on the location of political and legal powers as between the various institutions of the state.

Rapid advances in technology and connectivity have led to new opportunities in every aspect of life, from manufacturing, finance and retail, to education, media, and politics. Digital technologies and services profoundly influence our lives and improve our world in countless ways. But these advances also raise challenges. What do our digital footprints reveal, and who is trying to exploit them? How do new technologies offer new opportunities for cybercriminals to steal our data, our money, and our identities, lock us out of our homes, poison our water, and switch off our lights? How does the use of digital media change the nature of democracy and affect trust in democratic systems and established authorities? And what technical, behavioral and legal measures are available to prevent harm and maintain trust in digital systems? This unit explores the risks to security in our super-connected, data-driven world and what can be done to preserve trust in our digital environment.

This introductory course explores the cognitive underpinnings of human language. Topics include language acquisition, speech perception and language processing, human and animal communication, and language impairments such as aphasia. Students examine the role of the brain in developing and using language, and how the unique cognitive faculties of human beings shape the structure of language.