University College London

This course is an introduction to the study of meaning in natural language (semantics and pragmatics) and to some basic logical concepts and their application therein.

This course explores the processes shaping urban development in contemporary London and the challenges facing its role as a global city is the face of economic, social, and environmental challenges. Drawing on ideas, perspectives and approaches from social science and urban design, the course critically examines how London is responding to these urban development challenges through a sequence of related topics.

Mental disorders, e.g. schizophrenia, dementia, depression, are common across all countries and constitute about 14% of the global burden of disease. Many people with a mental disorder - and the majority of those living in low income countries - still have no access to the treatments they need. This course offers students from a range of backgrounds, e.g. social sciences, medicine, psychology, an understanding of basic principles of how mental disorders present, the impact on individuals and the advances in treatment and recovery. The course addresses general aspects of the aetiology of mental disorders, the setting within which such disorders are managed in the UK and globally, and finally brings the students in touch with people with lived experience of a mental disorder in order to elucidate aspects of stigma and health and social inequalities.