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Free choices
This section must be read in conjunction with the curriculum for your Degree Programme. Free choice selections should be made in consultation with your Head of Department and must be registered with the Department offering the course. They may be subject to limitations on size or other pre-requisite noted below.
The level is the stage at which the course is taken by students for whom it is a compulsory main course (i.e. Preliminary, Part 1 or Part 2). Students are advised to consult with the lecturer if they are uncertain whether a particular free choice course is at the appropriate level for their own programme of study.
French and Spanish are also available as free choices.
The list of free choices is also available as a PDF document: freechoi.pdf (27 KB)
The free choice courses offered are as follows:
- Winter Term, Level P/1
- Winter Term, Level 2
- Spring Term, Level P/1
- Spring Term, Level 2
- Summer Term, Level P/1
- Summer Term, Level 2
- Autumn Term, Level P/1
- Autumn Term, Level 2
| Course | Department / subject area | Term | Level | Units |
| Introduction to Business | Business: Management | Winter | P | 15 |
| Quantitative Methods for Business | Business: Management | Winter | P | 15 |
| The Economic Environment of Business | Business: Management | Winter | P | 15 |
| Study Skills | Applied Computing | Winter | P | 15 |
| Fundamentals of Computing | Applied Computing | Winter | P/1 | 15 |
|
Modern English
Language
(EFL)
|
English | Winter | 1 | 15 |
| Approaches to Literature 1 | English | Winter | 1 | 15 |
| Victorian Fiction | English | Winter | 1 | 15 |
| English Composition (ESL / ENL) | English | Winter | 1 | 15 |
| Principles of Microeconomics (A) | International Studies | Winter | 1 | 15 |
| Liberalism and Nationalism | International Studies | Winter | 1 | 15 |
| Theories of Empire and India | International Studies | Winter | 1 | 15 |
| Government and Politics in the UK and the US | International Studies | Winter | 1/2 | 15 |
| Introduction to Legal Studies 1 | Law | Winter | P/1 | 15 |
| Law for Business | Law | Winter | P/1 | 15 |
| Introduction to Psychology 1 | Psychology | Winter | P | 15 |
| Perception | Psychology | Winter | 1 | 15 |
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| Business Psychology | Business: Management | Winter | 2 | 15 |
| Multi-Media Systems | Applied Computing | Winter | 2 | 15 |
| Modern American Literature | English | Winter | 2 | 15 |
| Restoration and Augustan Literature | English | Winter | 2 | 15 |
| Intercultural Communication (EFL) | English | Winter | 2 | 15 |
| Diversity in English (ESL / ENL) | English | Winter | 2 | 15 |
| Politics of Latin America | International Studies | Winter | 2 | 15 |
| Sex and Gender in the Legal Process 1 | Law | Winter | 2 | 15 |
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| Introduction to Management Accounting | Business: Accounting & Financial Management | Spring | 1 | 15 |
| Introduction to Web Computing | Applied Computing | Spring | P/1 | 15 |
| Business Information Systems 1 | Business: Management | Spring | P | 15 |
| Introduction to Management | Business: Management | Spring | P | 15 |
| Quantitative Methods 2 | Business: Management | Spring | P | 15 |
|
Modern English
Usage
(EFL)
normally paired with: Modern English Language |
English | Spring | 1 | 15 |
|
Approaches to
Literature 2 pre-requisite: Approaches to Literature 1 |
English | Spring | 1 | 15 |
| Victorian Poetry | English | Spring | 1 | 15 |
|
Discourse and
Debate
(ESL /
ENL)
normally paired with: English Composition |
English | Spring | 1 | 15 |
| Western European Political Systems | International Studies | Spring | 1 | 15 |
| Rivalries and Alliances 1879-1914 | International Studies | Spring | 1 | 15 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics (A) | International Studies | Spring | 1 | 15 |
| European Union Law 1 | Law | Spring | P | 15 |
|
Introduction to
Psychology 2
|
Psychology | Spring | P/1 | 15 |
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| Service Management | Business: Management | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Image Processing | Applied Computing | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Information Security | Applied Computing | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Policy Issues in Less Developed Economies | International Studies | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Africa and the Dominions | International Studies | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Politics of Culture and Identity | International Studies | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Change in English (ESL / EFL) normally paired with: Diversity in English |
English | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Film Studies | English | Spring | 2 | 15 |
|
Global Communication
(EFL) normally paired with: Intercultural Communication |
English | Spring | 2 | 15 |
|
Sex and Gender in the
Legal Process 2
|
Law | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Forensic Psychology | Psychology | Spring | 2 | 15 |
| Developmental Psychology | Psychology | Spring | 2 | 15 |
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| Quantitative Methods 1 | Business: Management | Summer | P | 15 |
| Business Ethics | Business: Management | Summer | 1/2 | 15 |
| Marketing | Business: Management | Summer & Autumn | 1 | 30 |
| Organisational Behaviour | Business: Management | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Fundamentals of Database Systems | Applied Computing | Summer | 1 | 15 |
|
Intercultural Communication
(ESL
/
ENL) Normally paired with: Global Communication |
English | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Media Studies | English | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Women's Writing | English | Summer | 1 | 15 |
|
Interpersonal
Communication
(EFL) Normally paired with: Mass Communication |
English | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Principles of Microeconomics (B) | International Studies | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Intervention, Free Trade and Protection | International Studies | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| The European Union in the International System | International Studies | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Introduction to Western Political Thought | International Studies | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Introduction to Legal Studies 1 | Law | Summer | P | 15 |
| Corporate and Business Law | Law | Summer & Autumn | P/1 | 30 |
| Individual Differences | Psychology | Summer | 1/2.1 | 15 |
| Evolutionary Psychology | Psychology | Summer | 1 | 15 |
| Biological Psychology | Psychology | Summer | 1 | 15 |
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| Taxation B | Business: Accounting & Financial Management | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| Advertising | English | Summer | 2 | 15 |
|
English in
Society
(EFL) Normally paired with: English in Institutions |
English | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| Modernist Writing | English | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| Shakespearean Drama | English | Summer | 2 | 15 |
|
Language and Society
(ESL
/
ENL) Normally paired with: Language and Power |
English | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| Social Theory and Social Welfare | International Studies | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| The Bipolar World 1945-1975 | International Studies | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| The Rise of the Dictators | International Studies | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| Criminology / Criminal Justice | Law | Summer & Autumn | 2 | 30 |
| Introduction to Sports Law | Law | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| Jurisprudence | Law | Summer & Autumn | 2 | 30 |
| Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy | Psychology | Summer | 2 | 15 |
| Educational Psychology | Psychology | Summer | 2 | 15 |
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| Introduction to Management | Business: Management | Autumn | P | 15 |
| Quantitative Methods 1 | Business: Management | Autumn | P | 15 |
| The Economic Environment of Business | Business: Management | Autumn | P | 15 |
| Business Information Systems 2 |
Business: Management | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| Quantitative Methods for Business | Business: Management | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| Introduction to Statistics | Applied Computing | Autumn | P | 15 |
| Study Skills | Applied Computing | Autumn | P | 15 |
| Network Applications and their Environments | Applied Computing | Autumn | 1/2.1 | 15 |
| Eras of English | English | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| The Art of Journalism | English | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
|
Global Communication
(ESL
/
ENL) Normally paired with: Intercultural Communication |
English | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
|
Mass Communication
(EFL)
Normally paired with: Interpersonal Communication |
English | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| European Industrial Revolutions | International Studies | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| Contemporary Political Theory | International Studies | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics (B) | International Studies | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| The Political and Social History of the United Kingdom, 1868-1979 | International Studies | Autumn | P/1 | 15 |
| European Union Law 1 | Law | Autumhn | P | 15 |
| Introduction to Psychology 1 | Psychology | Autumn | P | 15 |
| Cognition | Psychology | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| Social Psychology | Psychology | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
| Health Psychology | Psychology | Autumn | 1 | 15 |
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| Human Resource Management | Business: Management | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| Contemporary Writing | English | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| English in Institutions (EFL) Normally paired with: English in Society |
English | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
|
Language and Power
(ESL
/
ENL) Normally paired with: Language and Society |
English | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| News Management and Public Relations | English | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| Appeasement and War | International Studies | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| The New International Society 1975-2005 | International Studies | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| International Relations: Theories and Concepts | International Studies | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| Clinical Psychology | Psychology | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
| Cognitive Neuroscience & Neuropsychology | Psychology | Autumn | 2 | 15 |
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Modern Foreign Languages
French or Spanish can be studied as a free choice. Each course is worth 30 credits and runs over two terms (Winter and Spring or Summer and Autumn). The level at which you study French or Spanish depends on your previous knowledge of the language.
|
Winter & Spring Terms
French Stage
1
|
Winter & Spring Terms
Spanish Stage
1
|
|
Summer & Autumn Terms French Stage 1 |
Summer & Autumn Terms Spanish Stage 1 |