University of London, Queen Mary

The course emphasizes the global importance of French language and French speaking culture and is intended for beginner learners. It develops the ability of students to operate practically and effectively in the target language. The challenge of learning a language develops the greater cultural and political awareness, which is a crucial aspect of being an educated global citizen. Students develop a foundation in French language alongside an ability to communicate in a confident and competent manner. 

What makes planet Earth so remarkable? Our planet is shaped by many interacting environmental systems operating from atomic through to global scales. Understanding the science of these systems is central to developing an advanced knowledge of the physical environment. This course explores fundamental Earth surface systems (e.g. tectonics, atmosphere & oceans, landscape development, climate change), focusing on core concepts, processes, their significance within a broader environmental context and their relevance to the human species.

This course seeks to ensure that students are familiar with and competent in a number of discourses or narratives of global health, and that it fosters critical, intellectual curiosity in a range of contemporary global health challenges that are currently being addressed by policy makers, international organizations, and public health specialists. The first half of the course provides students with all the conceptual and theoretical knowledge they will need to be able to explore and, hopefully, critically interrogate the case studies presented to them in the second half of the module. A key focus of the course is the media, both print and social. The media is an important vehicle for the construction and dissemination of global health discourses, and students learn how the media can (and do) frame global health issues in particular ways. This course encourages students to explore contemporary global health challenges from a range of diverse perspectives and disciplines, including cognitive linguistics, media studies, public health, anthropology, political economy, and international relations.

This course examines a range of live productions to explore strategies for reading live performance that recognize the importance of where performances take place. Students visit the National Theatre, the Royal Court, the Barbican as well as "fringe" or alternative venues in examining how they read the performance event. Students are expected to engage with critical reviews of performances, examine the role of press and marketing, and explore the targeting of specific productions to particular audience groups.