University College London

Carriage of goods by sea has been the backbone of international trade since ancient times. This age-old yet sophisticated commercial activity remains to this day of importance to traders selling and purchasing goods across territorial borders for profit. English law enjoys a long-standing predominance in the international shipping market, as it is frequently chosen by the parties to govern their contracts of carriage. A vast amount of goods is carried around the world under contracts of carriage governed by English law. This course covers all facets of CIF and FOB sales, ranging from contract formation to remedies, focusing on the problems when the interlocking contracts are not back-to-back. It also covers the main principles of the law of carriage of good by sea, offering an essential study of the two main forms of contract of carriage, namely charterparties and bills of lading.

This course introduces students to the study of crime and its prevention. It begins by considering the challenges with how we define and measure crime, and the implications these have for interpreting key crime trends. Special attention is devoted to how crime patterns manifest in space and time, and how they can be analyzed. Next, the key sociological, psychological, and ecological theories relating to criminal behavior are critically examined. Lastly, the formal structures and machinery in place to respond to crime and security problems are outlined. This includes the role and functions of the police, courts, and corrections as the chief components of the criminal justice system, as well as the role of government in setting crime policy. Students are encouraged to critically assess the strength of different theoretical approaches throughout the course.

This course provides students of planning and other urban-related undergraduate courses with an introduction to transport studies, including key transport planning concepts, policies and the relationship between transport and urban planning. The course provides insight into ‘doing’ transport planning, to help prepare for further study or work in the planning and/or transport sectors. Students study key transport concepts such as flow and capacity, both practically through fieldwork and calculations, and through the transport policy and planning literature.

This course is for students who wish to develop the skills and techniques to develop and test a new business idea. It covers methods for analyzing, specifying, designing, and launching new ventures along with strategies for the assessment of business opportunities and techniques for effective business planning to secure the necessary resources (including finance). The course introduces frameworks to assess and to mitigate key risks to new ventures including those relating to personnel, markets and technologies. The course draws on case studies that illustrate the challenges of creating high potential enterprises but also explicitly focus on the testing and validation of new venture concepts generate.

This course provides students with an introduction to the phenomena of radicalization and terrorism, including key definitions, casual accounts, empirical trends, past and present manifestations, current groups and tactics. With a rigorous grounding in the empirical reality of terrorism trends and processes, the course then outlines a number of prevent counter-terrorism practices and asks the question: what works in countering terrorism?

This introductory course is a practical platform for students to build their understanding of games, immersive media, and film. The course provides students with an overview of the skills, knowledge, and understanding needed to create both games and film work. Students work in lab environments to both develop practical outcomes with industry-orientated skillset and acquire a critical understanding through foundational lectures. It includes an introduction to film-editing and 3D Design for Games, integrated into group and individual project activities.

Psychological disorders are common and very diverse across the lifespan. In this course, the most common disorders in childhood and adulthood are discussed. Topics include theoretical models applied to psychopathology (biological, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and systemic); the efficacy of recommended treatments; significance of experimental psychopathology to good clinical psychology research; controversies and issues, such as stigma, diagnosis, and cultural issues; and research methods in clinical psychology.