University of Sussex

This course focuses on designing, evaluating, and deploying usable, effective, and enjoyable technologies in a range of contexts. It provides an introduction to the key areas, approaches, and developments in the field. Topics include principles of design, techniques for prototyping and implementing user interfaces, and methods for evaluating interfaces with or without user involvement.

This course links theories of wellbeing to spiritual practices, providing a space to consider how we envisage and experience spirituality in a society often described as secular. It considers how spirituality is associated with health and wellbeing in contemporary societies. For example, in the growth of mindfulness practices in a range of health, social care, and educational settings. It discusses "belief" in wellbeing (and ‘non-belief’ as part of this), considering differences between a religious and spiritual perspective, while treating people’s beliefs with care and respect. Students examine evidence for the effectiveness of spiritual practices, such as meditation and prayer, for wellbeing. The course further reflects on the ways individuals and communities use practices that have emerged from a spiritual foundation, such as mindfulness, martial arts, chanting, yoga, and shamanic work.

This course examines contemporary policing. It focuses on policing in the UK, but takes a global perspective on its themes, and it examines some of the key areas covered by policing scholars including the significance of police culture, the police mandate and police powers, police discrimination and violence, police legitimacy and police accountability and control. The course focuses on different types of approaches, contexts and situations, such as those relating to counter-terrorism, diverse communities, gender, race and class. It pays careful attention to the rapid transformations in policing occurring at present, and has a particular focus on private policing and the impact of advanced digital technologies on police work and practice.