University of Sussex

How does an adult organism arise from a fertilized egg? This course presents the concepts and principles that are rapidly emerging from studies of developmental processes in animals. The course considers egg organization and origins of cell differences, molecular mechanisms of cell differentiation, cell movements and inductive interactions, long-range signaling mechanisms, the cellular and molecular processes underlying pattern formation, and the evolutionary conservation of developmental mechanisms in different phyla.

Computer security studies the protection of software and information stored on computers connected to the internet from theft, damage, and corruption. This course explores the foundations of network and computer security, and provides an overview of the main computer system vulnerabilities and cyber attacks, as well as defenses and their limitations. The focus of the course is on the underlying principles and techniques, with examples of how they are applied in practice.

This class examines using the still image and encourages you to reflect critically on issues of form and representation in relation to your own work. You will learn key processes and techniques involved in digital imaging: research, composition, exposure, editing. You will work individually to on set exercises in and out of class and produce a completed series of images to a set brief.

This course explores the application of psychology to a wide range of issues relating to work organizations. Theories from mainstream psychology inform detailed discussions of key topics in organizational psychology. This course also considers the practical application of organizational psychological theory in workplace contexts. Individual and group activities explore students' understanding of the course material and offer students' a chance to reflect on their own experiences.

This course explores the common types of investment and analyzes investment portfolios. Students explore the investment environment, the investment process, mutual funds and other investment companies risk-return-based asset allocation methods, popular index models, theoretical and empirical asset pricing models, and their applications to investment analysis, security analysis, and performance measurement.

This course examines a momentous period of British political, social, and cultural history. Topics include imperialist conflict, the growth of nationalism, war, technological change, shifts in the relationships between the sexes, the development of consumerism, the creation of the mass press, the radio and cinema, the emergence of anarchism, socialism, communism, and fascism. Through various forms of literature, this course explores many of the key cultural issues of the period such as the changing notion of the subject; the development of "mass" culture and increased urbanization; the democratization of education; the consequences of science and technology; secularism; new attitudes toward gender, race, and sexuality; and definitions and re-definitions of Englishness.

This course addresses the long sweep of European history from the First World War to the present. While essentially chronological in structure, it hinges around the apparent contrast between the two halves of the century. Alongside this consideration of the overall narrative structure of 20th-century European history, students use a broad comparative approach to analyze specific themes of overall importance and explore how they emerged within particular national trajectories. The course ranges across Europe as a whole, cutting across distinctions of East and West, North and South, and encompasses a way of approaching certain events that draws out common features across the continent over the last century.

This course explores key ideas in the implementation of compilers for modern programming languages such as Java, including lexical analysis, parsing, semantic analysis based on types and type checking, syntax-directed translation using abstract syntax trees, intermediate languages, and code generation. Students also discuss run-time issues such as garbage collection. This course addresses key ideas in processor architecture such as stack machines and register machines, RISC vs CISC processors, and processor caching.

This course explores advanced syntax and broader lexis which improves the student's receptive and productive skills. Emphasis is on handling authentic materials, including texts of many kinds and audio-visual resources in all media. The processes of language learning (the consolidation and extension of grammar, the building of vocabulary and the application of knowledge in practical skill-based tasks) is therefore continuously embedded in authentic modern and contemporary contexts.

This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to critical perspectives on terrorism. It draws upon a variety of critical sociology, criminology, and social psychology theories, interspersed with empirical evidence.