Brunel University London

This course examines the landscape of contemporary film and television industries. It looks at the nature of the various institutional structures through which film and television are produced, distributed, and consumed in the early 21st century, focusing initially on the British film and television industries but paying careful attention to the wider global context. distribution and marketing, the employment market in the film and television industry, and, in the process, enhance their employability.

This course explores the social constructions of so-called deviant identities and the discourses that sustain or challenge the idea of "deviant." The course looks at what has been considered deviant at given historical moments and at what is considered deviant in our own times. Students analyze the notion of criminal identity and its relation to deviance and rehabilitation/punishment. The course is based around the sociological idea that "normal" and "abnormal" are often socially and culturally constructed and draws on intellectual thought from: theology, philosophy, political science, law, biology, psychology, and human geography.

In this course, students explore the issues marketers face while using digital technologies in the rapidly growing industry of marketing.

In this course, students learn to understand, analyze, and explain British political events and processes. The course introduces students to the key institutions and actors at the heart of British democracy, and how they have shaped and reacted to political events in the post-war era to create the context of modern British politics. It also introduces key theories, concepts, and debates that lie at the heart of the broader study and understanding of politics, such as political ideology and its role in shaping political parties' decisions, the representativeness of Parliament and Members of Parliament, or how voters decide who to vote for.

This course aims to examine how evolutionary theory, and an adaptationist perspective, can be used to help understand the behavior of animals, to review theoretical perspectives and research findings in behavioral ecology, and to demonstrate how advances in behavioral ecology have depended on a combination of theoretical developments, controlled experiments, and field studies.

The body is the subject of a large amount of attention in current sociological and media and communications research. It has also been, historically, the focus of important philosophical discussion. This course synthesizes classical theory, contemporary debate, and emerging ideas for a critical understanding of bodies in society. Students examine both sociological theories and concepts, and how these may inform empirical research on the body in the disciplines of sociology and media and communications. The course encourages a critical interrogation of wider public ideas and debates on the body.

The module introduces students to key themes of sociology. These themes are explored through theoretical and empirical analysis and examples. Students do this by examining some of the most important ideas of leading sociologists and critically engaging with their ideas through empirical illustrations.

In this course, students study the systems and technologies used in accounting and explore their role in today's accounting procedures.

This course introduces the financing decision and the role of the financial manager in modern corporations. It analyzes the different types of finance available to firms and discusses the costs and efficient management of competing sources of finance. Topics include equity finance, debt finance, share price valuation models, the cost of equity and debt capital, the weighted average cost of capital, capital structure policy, and dividend policy.

In this course, students review key consumer behavior theory. They identify the main literatures and concepts of consumer behavior, examine some of the topical areas of research in consumer behavior, explore key applications of consumer behavior theory in marketing practice, and consider the interdisciplinary influences on consumer behavior theory and the role and influence of culture upon consumer behavior.