Full elective modules listing
Search our full list of elective modules by filtering according to department, level, semester or theme.
Each module is labelled with a level which maps onto the different years of study. Please ensure you select modules appropriate for your stage of study. For example, if you will be a Year 2 undergraduate when you take the module, you can only select Level I modules.
C = Year 1 undergraduate
I = Year 2 undergraduate
H = Year 3 undergraduate
M = Masters level and Year 4 undergraduate
Once you have made your choice, apply to take your elective module.
| Module | Department | Level | Semester | Student Skills/ Prerequisites | Themes |
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| World Archaeology: Settlements and Society | Archaeology | I | Semester 1 |
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| Approaching Global Challenges: Archaeology and Heritage | Archaeology | H | Semester 1 |
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| Prehistory to the Present | Archaeology | C | Semester 1 |
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| World Archaeology: Fertile Crescent | Archaeology | I | Semester 1 |
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| World Archaeology: Alpine Landscapes | Archaeology | I | Semester 1 |
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| Genome Expression & Maintenance | Biology | I | Semester 1 | A-level Biology or equivalent qualification |
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| The Immune System | Biology | I | Semester 2 | A-level Biology or equivalent qualification |
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| Neuroscience | Biology | I | Semester 2 | A-level Biology or equivalent qualification |
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| Advanced Topics in Neuroscience | Biology | H | Semester 2 | BIO00048I |
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| Pathogens | Biology | H | Semester 1 | UG Yr 1 level Cell biology and Genetics |
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| Molecular Recognition | Biology | H | Semester 2 | A-level Biology and/or A-level Chemistry |
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| Population Genetics & Evolution | Biology | I | Semester 1 | A-level Biology or equivalent qualification |
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| Biochemical Reactions and Interactions | Biology | I | Semester 1 | A-level Chemistry or equivalent qualification |
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| Molecular Machinery in Action | Biology | H | Semester 1 | UG Yr 1 level Biochemistry |
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| Bioenterprise | Biology | I | Semester 2 |
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| Ecological Solutions for Global Challenges | Biology | I | Semester 1 | A-level Biology or equivalent qualification |
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| Behavioural Ecology | Biology | I | Semester 2 | A-level Biology or equivalent qualification |
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| Conserving Biodiversity in the Anthropocene | Biology | H | Semester 1 | UG Yr 1 level Ecology |
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| Current Research in Ecology | Biology | H | Semester 2 | UG Yr 1 level Ecology |
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| Islamic worlds | Centre for Medieval Studies | M | Semester 2 | Studying a relevant MA |
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| Feminism & Sexuality | Centre for Women's Studies | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Women, Citizenship & Conflict | Centre for Women's Studies | M | Semester 2 |
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| A Feminist World is Possible! | Centre for Women's Studies | H | Semester 2 | Suitable for students from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and Faculty of Social Sciences |
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| Green & Sustainable Chemistry | Chemistry | I | Semester 2 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Foundations of Chemistry 2 | Chemistry | C | Semester 1 | A qualification equivalent to A-level Chemistry |
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| Foundations of Chemistry 1 | Chemistry | C | Semester 1 | A qualification equivalent to A-level Chemistry |
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| Foundations of Chemistry 3 | Chemistry | C | Semester 2 | A qualification equivalent to A-level Chemistry |
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| Foundations of Chemistry 4 | Chemistry | C | Semester 2 | A qualification equivalent to A-level Chemistry |
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| The Material World: Chemistry & Applications | Chemistry | I | Semester 2 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Genes to Proteins | Chemistry | I | Semester 2 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Earth's Chemistry (no link available yet) | Chemistry | H | Semester 1 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Reaction Intermediates & Mechanisms | Chemistry | H | Semester 1 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Chemistry and Disease | Chemistry | H | Semester 1 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Chemistry-Biology Interface (no link available yet) | Chemistry | M | Semester 1 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Analytical Approaches for Complex Mixtures in the Natural World (no link available yet) | Chemistry | M | Semester 1 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Sustainable Advanced Synthesis (no link available yet) | Chemistry | M | Semester 1 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Chemistry & Disease | Chemistry | H | Semester 1 | An equivalent understanding to Y1 UG Chemistry |
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| Cryptography: Theory and Practice | Computer Science | H | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Qualitative Approaches to Investigating UX | Computer Science | H | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Software 1: Foundations of Programming for Computer Science | Computer Science | C | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Theory 1: Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science | Computer Science | C | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Network Security | Computer Science | H | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Embedded Systems Design and Implementation | Computer Science | H | Semester 2 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Quantum Computation | Computer Science | H | Semester 2 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Computing by Graph Transformation | Computer Science | H | Semester 2 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths | |
| Human-Computer Interaction | Computer Science | C | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths |
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| Computer Vision and Graphics | Computer Science | H | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level equivalent in Maths or Further Maths |
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| High-Integrity Systems Engineering | Computer Science | H | Semester 1 | Grade A A Level or equivalent Maths or Further Maths |
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| Evolutionary and Adaptive Computing | Computer Science | H | Semester 2 | Proficiency in Python programming |
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| Principles of Economics | Economics | C | Semester 1 |
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| Microeconomic Theory | Economics | I | Semester 1 | Principles of Economics |
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| Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy | Economics | I | Semester 1 | Principles of Economics |
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| Contemporary Economic Issues and Analysis | Economics | H | Semester 2 | Quantitative background |
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| Corporate Finance | Economics | I | Semester 1 | Introduction to Finance |
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| Introduction to Finance | Economics | C | Semester 2 | Maths A level |
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| Data, Evidence and Policy | Economics | C | Semester 2 |
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| Topics in Economic History | Economics | I | Semester 1 |
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| Foundations of Economic History | Economics | C | Semester 1 |
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| Bubbles, Panics and Crashes: A Long Period Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Financial Crises | Economics | H | Semester 1 | Principles of Economics |
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| Introduction to Greek and Roman Lit | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Medieval Arabic and Persian | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Modern French and Francophone Lit | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Golden Age of Latin | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Victorians: British Literature, 1832-1901 | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| The Renaissance | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Age of Extremes: Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| The Shock of the New: Medieval Literature | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| American Literature: From the First World War to the End of Empire | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Dante | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| The World of Beowulf | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Inventing Britain, 1700-1830 | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Theatre with a Cause | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| The Stuff of Poetry | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Spices and Spies: Renaissance Global Travel | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Reading Joyce | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Defining Nature in Antiquity and the Middle Ages | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Black Writers of the Global Nineteenth Century | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Kingdoms of the North: Literary Cultures from the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Decoronial Writing: Pandemics, Public Health, Prose | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Life and Afterlife of Boccaccio's Decameron | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Borders Bodies Bridges | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Found in Translation | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Aids in the 80s and 90s | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Lost in a Book: Travel & Narrative in the Renaissance | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Bodies on the Renaissance Stage | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Pulp Fictions of Medieval England: Romance and Popular Literature | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Homer | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Henry James | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Feeling the Eighteenth Century | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Contemporary African American and Black British Writing | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Literature and Ecology ENG00089H Freya Sierhuis | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Make Grammar do | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Tragedy: Theatre, Death, and Mourning | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Green Romanticism: Nature, Ecology, Calamity | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Writing Revolution | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Food, Space, Culture & Society | Environment and Geography | I | Semester 2 |
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| Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation | Environment and Geography | I | Semester 2 |
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| Ecosystem Management and Conservation | Environment and Geography | I | Semester 2 |
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| Solving Environmental Problems with Code | Environment and Geography | I | Semester 2 |
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| Energy Transitions and Low Carbon Futures | Environment and Geography | H | Semester 2 |
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| Biodiversity and Society | Environment and Geography | H | Semester 2 |
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| Land Use Change & Management: A Global Perspective | Environment and Geography | H | Semester 2 |
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| Megacities & Urbanisation | Environment and Geography | I | Semester 2 |
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| Geographical Information Systems | Environment and Geography | I | Semester 2 |
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| Atmosphere and Ocean Science | Environment and Geography | H | Semester 2 |
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| Regression Analysis Online | Health Sciences | M | Semester 1 |
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| Regression Analysis | Health Sciences | M | Semester 1 |
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| Randomised Control Trials | Health Sciences | M | Semester 1 |
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| Health Economics | Health Sciences | M | Semester 2 |
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| Global Public Health | Health Sciences | M | Semester 2 |
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| Evidence Synthesis | Health Sciences | M | Semester 2 |
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| Qualitative Health Research | Health Sciences | M | Semester 2 |
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| Health Policy: Systems and Society | Health Sciences | M | Semester 2 |
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| Measurement in Health and Disease | Health Sciences | M | Semester 2 |
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| English Place-names across Time & Space (LAN00072H) 2023-24 | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 1 |
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| Foundations of Meaning | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 1 |
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| English Past & Present (LAN00053C) 2023-24 - Module catalogue, Student home, University of York | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 2 | The module assumes students know the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for English, but self-study materials for the IPA can be made available before the start of the semester for elective students. |
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| Arabic for Research | Languages at York | M | Semester 1 |
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| Italian for Art History: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Arabic Language and Culture: Elementary or equivalent. |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Arabic Language and Culture: Elementary or equivalent. |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Arabic Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Arabic Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Arabic Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Arabic Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| French Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | AS in French or French Language and Culture: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| French Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | AS in French or French Language and Culture: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| German Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | AS in German or German Language and Culture: Lower Intermediate |
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| German Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | AS in German or German Language and Culture: Lower Intermediate |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | AS in Spanish or Spanish Language and Culture: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | AS in Spanish or Spanish Language and Culture: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | AS level in Italian or Italian Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent . |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | AS level in Italian or Italian Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent . |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Chinese Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Chinese Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Chinese Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Chinese Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Chinese Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Chinese Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| Classical Latin: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Classical Latin Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Classical Latin: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Classical Latin Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Classical Latin: Lower Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Classical Latin Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Classical Latin: Lower Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Classical Latin Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Classical Latin: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Classical Latin Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| Classical Latin: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Classical Latin Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| The Berlin Republic | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 2 | German Language and Cultures: Upper intermediate OR equivalent level of German. |
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| French Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Higher GCSE French, some experience of living in a French-speaking country or French Language and Cultures:Elementary or equivalent. |
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| French Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Higher GCSE French, some experience of living in a French-speaking country or French Language and Cultures:Elementary or equivalent. |
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| German Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Higher GCSE in German or German Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| German Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Higher GCSE in German or German Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Higher GCSE Spanish, some experience of living in a Spanish-speaking country or Spanish Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent. |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Higher GCSE Spanish, some experience of living in a Spanish-speaking country or Spanish Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent. |
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| Italian for Art History: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Italian for Art Historians Level 1 OR Italian for Art History: Beginner 1-2 years of Italian studies (CEFR A1-A2) |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Italian Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent; higher GCSE in Italian. |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Italian Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent; higher GCSE in Italian. |
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| Understanding Italian-speaking cultures and societies (post-A Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 2 | Italian Language and Cultures: Upper intermediate or equivalent level of proficiency. |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Japanese Language and Culture: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Japanese Language and Culture: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Japanese Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Japanese Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Japanese Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Japanese Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| Medieval Latin: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Medieval Latin Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Medieval Latin: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Medieval Latin Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Medieval Latin: Lower Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Medieval Latin Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Medieval Latin: Lower Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Medieval Latin Language and Cultures: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Medieval Latin: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Medieval Latin Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| Medieval Latin: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Medieval Latin Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Medieval Latin: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| German Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| French Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Classical Latin: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 1 |
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| Arabic Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Medieval Latin: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Japanese Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| German Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| French Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Classical Latin: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Chinese Language and cultures: Beginner | Languages at York | Semester 2 |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Russian Language and Culture: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Lower intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Russian Language and Culture: Elementary or equivalent |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Russian Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Russian Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Russian Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| Russian Language and cultures: Intermediate | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Russian Language and Cultures: Lower Intermediate or equivalent. |
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| French Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Rusty or basic knowledge of French, foundation GCSE or French Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| French Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Rusty or basic knowledge of French, foundation GCSE or French Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent |
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| German Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Rusty or basic knowledge of German, foundation GCSE or German Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent. |
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| German Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Rusty or basic knowledge of German, foundation GCSE or German Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent. |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Rusty or basic knowledge of Italian, foundation GCSE or Italian Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent. |
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| Italian Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Rusty or basic knowledge of Italian, foundation GCSE or Italian Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent. |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 1 | Rusty or basic knowledge of Spanish, or Spanish Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent. |
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| Spanish Language and cultures: Elementary | Languages at York | Semester 2 | Rusty or basic knowledge of Spanish, or Spanish Language and Cultures: Beginner or equivalent. |
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| Linguistic Computations: Real & Artificial Intelligence (LAN00081H) 2023-24 - Module catalogue, Student home, University of York | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 2 | Contact the module convenor joel.wallenberg@york.ac.uk to discuss the suitability of the module as an elective. |
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| Italian language and cultures: Advanced | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 1 | Understanding Italian-speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio) or Italian Language and Cultures: Upper intermediate. |
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| Spanish language and cultures: Advanced | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 1 | Understanding Spanish-speaking cultures and societies (ab initio) or Spanish Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate |
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| French language and cultures: Upper intermediate (post A-Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 1 | A-level in French or successful completion of the module French Language and Cultures: Intermediate or equivalent level of proficiency. |
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| German language and cultures: Upper intermediate (post A-Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 1 | A-Level in German or equivalent level of proficiency. |
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| Italian language and cultures: Upper intermediate (post A-Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 1 | A-level in Italian or successful completion of the module Italian Language and Cultures: Intermediate or equivalent level of proficiency |
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| Spanish language and cultures: Upper intermediate (post A-Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 1 | A-level in Spanish or successful completion of the module Spanish Language and Cultures: Intermediate or equivalent level of proficiency. |
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| Understanding German-speaking cultures and societies (post-A Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 2 | A’ level in German or successful completion of the module German Language and Culture: intermediate or equivalent level of proficiency |
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| Plurilingualism, multilingualism and transnational languages: concepts, strategies and approaches | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 1 | Either French/German/Italian/Spanish Language and Cultures (Upper Intermediate)or an A-level (or equivalent) in any language studied as second/additional language |
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| French language and cultures: Proficient | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 1 | French Language and Cultures: Advanced (or equivalent level of language proficiency). |
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| Understanding French-speaking cultures and societies (post-A Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 2 | French Language and Cultures: Upper intermediate or equivalent level of proficiency. |
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| Contemporary German-Speaking Film | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 2 | German Language and Cultures: Advanced |
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| German language and cultures: Proficient | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 1 | German Language and Cultures: Advanced (or equivalent level of language proficiency). |
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| Modern German Language | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 2 | German Language and Cultures: Advanced OR equivalent level of German. |
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| Contemporary German-Speaking Film | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 2 | German Language and Cultures: Upper Intermediate AND Understanding German-Speaking Cultures and Societies (Post A-level) OR Intensive German Language and Cultures: Beginner AND Understanding German-Speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio) OR Comparable level of German proficiency |
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| Italian language and cultures: Proficient | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 1 | Italian Language and Cultures: Advanced OR equivalent level of language proficiency. |
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| Mass media, culture and intellectuals in contemporary Italy | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 2 | Italian Language and Cultures: Advanced or equivalent level of language proficiency. |
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| Spanish language and cultures: Proficient | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 1 | Spanish Language and Cultures: Advanced |
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| Latinos in the US | Language and Linguistic Science | H | Semester 2 | Spanish Language and Cultures: Advanced or equivalent level of language proficiency. |
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| Understanding Spanish-speaking cultures and societies (post-A Level) | Language and Linguistic Science | C | Semester 2 | Spanish Language and Cultures: Upper intermediate or equivalent level of proficiency. |
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| French language and cultures: Advanced | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 1 | Understanding French-speaking Cultures and Societies (ab initio) or French Language and Cultures: Upper intermediate. |
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| Filming the Nation: Cinematic Representation of Modern Italy | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 2 | Understanding Italian-speaking Cultures and Societies or equivalent level in Italian. |
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| The Role of Art in Italian Society | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 2 | Understanding Italian-speaking Cultures and Societies or equivalent level in Italian. |
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| Historical Memory in the Spanish-Speaking World | Language and Linguistic Science | I | Semester 2 | Understanding Spanish-speaking Cultures and Societies. |
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| Cryptography | Mathematics | H | Semester 2 | Please contact the department for information on the prerequisites for this model |
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| Introduction to Applied Mathematics | Mathematics | C | Semester 2 | A or above in A-level Maths; self-study of further techniques from Calculus | |
| Differential geometry | Mathematics | H | Semester 2 | A good knowledge of Vector Calculus, such as that provided in second-year Maths or Physics modules on the subject | |
| Introduction to Probability & Statistics | Mathematics | C | Semester 1 | A or above in A-level Maths; some self-study of concepts in sets and functions | |
| Introduction to Pure Mathematics | Mathematics | C | Semester 1 | A or above in A-level Maths | |
| Classical and Biological Fluid Dynamics | Mathematics | H | Semester 2 | A good first course in Vector Calculus and Complex Analysis. Some experience with ODEs and PDEs. |
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| Electromagnetism & Special Relativity | Mathematics | H | Semester 2 | A good first course in Vector Calculus |
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| Statistical Pattern Recognition | Mathematics | H | Semester 1 | Introductory University-level probability and statistics, equivalent to that found in MAT00004C. Core mathematics content: differentiation; vectors/matrices/eigenvectors. |
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| General Relativity | Mathematics | M | Semester 2 | Suitable for students with a strong record in modules with mathematical content. Essential: Vector calculus, including index notation. Lagrangian mechanics. Special relativity. Desirable: Electromagnetism and/or quantum field theory. Students on Physics programmes should have taken Advanced Theoretical Techniques (PHY00068H). |
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| Mathematical Methods in Biophysics | Mathematics | M | Semester 1 | The basics of probability theory; for students with a background in physics, the basics of Statistical Mechanics or Thermodynamics. |
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| Quantum Field Theory | Mathematics | M | Semester 1 | Suitable for students on Physics programmes with a strong record in modules with mathematical content. Must have taken: • Quantum, Atomic, Nuclear & Particle Physics (PHY00032I) • Advanced Theoretical Techniques (PHY00068H) |
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| Biophysics | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | M | Semester 1 | A level Maths & Physics or equivalent |
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| Medical Physics | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | H | Semester 2 | Nuclear Physics Y2 is highly desirable |
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| Classical & Quantum Waves | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | C | Semester 1 | A level Maths & Physics or equivalent |
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| Electromagnetism & Relativity | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | C | Semester 2 | A level Maths & Physics or equivalent |
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| Advanced Condensed Matter Physics | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | M | Semester 1 | Condensed Matter Physics: Electrons in Solids or equivalent |
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| Quantum, Atomic, Nuclear & Particle Physics | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | I | Semester 2 | PHY00005C or equivalent |
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| Nuclear & Particle | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | H | Semester 2 | Stage 2 Mathematics and Stage 2 Quantum, Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics or equivalent |
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| Statistical & Solid State Physics | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | I | Semester 2 | Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism or equivalent |
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| Advanced sensors and instrumentation | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | H | Semester 2 |
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| Mathematical. Computational & Professional Skills 1 | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | C | Semester 1 | A level Maths & Physics or equivalent |
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| Mathematical. Computational & Professional Skills 2 | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | C | Semester 2 | A level Maths & Physics or equivalent, PHY00031C |
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| Mathematical Techniques & Machine Learning | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | I | Semester 1 | Mathematical, Computational and Professional Skills I and II or equivalent |
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| Machine Vision and Human Machine Interaction | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | M | Semester 1 | Matrix Algebra and some Python or C/C++ programming. |
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| Mobile Communications and Internet Protocols | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | H | Semester 2 | Some wider reading of text books might be required for people with a less suitable background (in mathematics perhaps and in some of the physics or engineering more generally). |
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| Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | M | Semester 1 | Students will need to have reasonable programming skills, Preferable Python, C and MATLAB. |
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| Sustainability in Engineering Management | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | M | Semester 1 | There are examples and discussion on engineering technologies and having basic knowldge in engineering would be beneficial |
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| Innovation Management | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | M | Semester 1 | This module is part of MSc Engineering Management |
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| Scientific Supercomputing | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | M | Semester 1 | This module presumes that you already have a basic programming ability in (at least one of) Fortran or C or C++. |
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| Foundations of Maths | Philosophy | H | Semester 2 | Can be taken by any student but is particularly suitable for students studying Maths | |
| Philosophy of Physics | Philosophy | H | Semester 1 | Recommended to students on a Physics programme | |
| Philosophical Analysis | Philosophy | C | Semester 1 | ||
| Knowledge and Perception | Philosophy | C | Semester 1 | ||
| Medieval Jewish Philosophy | Philosophy | M | Semester 1 | ||
| Data Privacy Problem Based Learning 1: Government and Health Data | Philosophy | M | Semester 1 | ||
| Philosophy of Christianity | Philosophy | H | Semester 1 | ||
| Mind and Morality | Philosophy | H | Semester 1 | ||
| Buddhism as Philosophy | Philosophy | H | Semester 1 | ||
| Politics and Freedom: Anarchism and Conservatism | Philosophy | I | Semester 1 | ||
| Metaphysics | Philosophy | I | Semester 1 | ||
| Power and Consent | Philosophy | C | Semester 1 | ||
| Fictionalism | Philosophy | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Data Privacy Problem Based Learning 2: Surveillance Capitalism | Philosophy | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Advanced Topics in Ethics | Philosophy | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-making, and Democracy | Philosophy | H | Semester 2 | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | Philosophy | I | Semester 2 | ||
| Lived Experiences: An Introduction to Phenomenology | Philosophy | I | Semester 2 | ||
| Ethical Theory | Philosophy | I | Semester 2 | ||
| Reason and Argument | Philosophy | C | Semester 2 | ||
| Free Will | Philosophy | C | Semester 2 | ||
| Ethics | Philosophy | C | Semester 2 | ||
| Social Justice and Political Economy | Philosophy | M | Semester 2 | Suitable as an elective for students studying Law or Politics | |
| Science-Engaged Analytic Theology | Philosophy | M | Semester 2 | Suitable as an ellective for students with a background in Psychology or Physics | |
| Philosophy of Science | Philosophy | I | Semester 2 | Suitable for anyone on a programme studying Natural Science; Cognitive Science; Mathematics. | |
| Freedom, Right, and Revolution | Philosophy | M | Semester 1 | Suitable for students taking a Politics programme. | |
| Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy | Philosophy | M | Semester 1 | Suitable for students taking a programme in law, politics, women’s and gender studies | |
| Time, Tense, and Existence | Philosophy | M | Semester 2 | Suitable for students who have studied philosophy at undergraduate level or with a background in theoretical parts of linguistics, physics, or psychology | |
| Comparative Analytic Theology | Philosophy | M | Semester 1 | Suitable for students with a relevant background. Please email david.worsley@york.ac.uk to discuss suitability. | |
| Happiness, Utility, and Wellbeing | Philosophy | H | Semester 2 | ||
| Experimental Philosophy: The Psychology of Philosophy (co-taught with Psychology) | Philosophy | H | Semester 2 | ||
| Happiness and Wellbeing | Philosophy | M | Semester 1 | ||
| Truth | Philosophy | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Thermodynamics & Electromagnetism | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | I | Semester 2 | Mathematics I, Electromagnetism, Waves and Optics or equivalent |
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| Condensed Matter Physics: Electrons in Solids | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | H | Semester 2 | Thermodynamics and Solid State I, Maths II, Quantum II or equivalent |
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| Astrobiology | PET (Physics, Engineering and Technology) | I | Semester 2 | Faculty of Science stage 1 |
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| Global Transformation of Health | Sociology | H | Semester 1 |
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| Humans and Other Animals | Sociology | I | Semester 1 |
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| Societies and the Climate Crisis | Sociology | I | Semester 2 |
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| Morbidity, Culture and Corpses | Sociology | H | Semester 2 |
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| Sustainability Clinic (A: Semester 1) | York Interdisciplinary Modules (YIMs) | H | Semester 1 |
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| Sustainability Clinic (A: Semester 1) | York Interdisciplinary Modules (YIMs) | M | Semester 1 |
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| Sustainability and Policy: Research, Engage, Change | York Interdisciplinary Modules (YIMs) | H | Semester 2 |
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| Sustainability Clinic (B: Semester 2) | York Interdisciplinary Modules (YIMs) | M | Semester 2 |
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| Sustainability Clinic (B: Semester 2) | York Interdisciplinary Modules (YIMs) | H | Semester 2 |
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| Future of food | York Interdisciplinary Modules (YIMs) | I | Semester 2 |
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| Teaching Learning & Assessment | Education | I | Semester 1 |
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| Children's Literature | Education | I | Semester 1 |
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| Learning & Transformation Across the Lifecourse (LATAL) | Education | I | Semester 1 |
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| Education and the Environment | Education | I | Semester 2 |
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| Education Policy and its Impacts | Education | I | Semester 2 |
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| Sociology of Childhood and Youth | Education | I | Semester 2 |
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| Active Learning for Social Change | Education | I | Semester 2 |
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| Teaching & Learning a Second Language | Education | I | Semester 2 |
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| Education & Global Development | Education | H | Semester 2 |
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| Perspectives on Literacy in Education | Education | H | Semester 1 |
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| Language & Psychology | Education | H | Semester 1 |
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| Reading Development & Disorders | Education | H | Semester 1 |
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| Child & Adolescent Mental Health | Education | H | Semester 1 |
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| Bullying in School | Education | H | Semester 1 |
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| Assessment in Education | Education | H | Semester 2 |
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| Learning Gender: Exploring the Links between Gender, Education & Society | Education | H | Semester 2 |
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| Genetics & Education | Education | H | Semester 2 |
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| Intelligence (UG) | Education | H | Semester 2 |
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| Positive Psychology in Education (UG) | Education | H | Semester 2 |
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| Dressed for Success: Bringing Texts Alive in the Classroom | Education | H | Semester 2 |
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| Bilingualism | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Teaching | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Discourse Analysis & Language Learning | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Teaching English for Academic Purposes | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Language Curriculum Design & Evaluation | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Teaching World Englishes | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Psychology of Language & Language Learning | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Topics in Second Language Acquisition | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Intercultural Communication in Education | Education | M | Semester 2 |
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| Motivation in Education | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Computer-assisted Language Learning | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Testing and Assessment in ELT | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Higher Education in the 21st Century | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Gender, Sexuality and Education | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Genetics & Education | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Has Neuroscience Entered the Classroom? | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Child & Adolescent Mental Health | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Intelligence | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| What makes a great teacher? | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Language and Power | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Positive Psychology in Education | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Evaluating UK Classroom Practice | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Embodied Cognition in Learning & Development | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Migration and Education | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Teaching & Learning with Technology | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Imagining Alternative Futures | Education | M | Semester 2 | ||
| Health and Illness | Sociology | I | Semester 1 |
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| Popular Culture, Media and Society | Sociology | I | Semester 1 |
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| Social Interaction and Conversation Analysis | Sociology | I | Semester 1 |
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| People and the State | Sociology | I | Semester 1 |
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| Gender, Sexuality and Inequalities | Sociology | I | Semester 2 |
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| Body and Society | Sociology | I | Semester 2 |
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| Urban Pasts and Futures | Sociology | I | Semester 2 |
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| Crime, Gender and Sexuality | Sociology | H | Semester 2 |
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| Working in the Criminal Justice System | Sociology | H | Semester 2 |
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| Morbidity, Culture and Corpses | Sociology | H | Semester 2 |
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| Talk at Work | Sociology | H | Semester 2 |
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| Spiritual Realities | Sociology | H | Semester 2 |
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| The Racial State | Sociology | H | Semester 1 |
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| Crime, Media and Culture | Sociology | H | Semester 1 |
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| AI in Society | Sociology | H | Semester 1 |
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| Music Education and Social Justice | Music | H | Semester 2 |
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| Climate Crisis Action Lab | York Interdisciplinary Modules (YIMs) | H | Semester 2 |
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| African Imaginations, Afrophone Literatures and World Literatures | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| The Literature of Hispanic America | English and Related Literature | I | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Creativity Studies: Theory, Process, Play | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Remaking the Eighteenth Century | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 1 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Elemental: Contemporary Indigenous Literatures in English | English and Related Literature | H | Semester 2 | A grade at A level English Literature (or equivalent) |
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| Art in Renaissance Florence: Materials, Making, Agency | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Contemplation, Knowledge and Power | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Curating the Dressed Body | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| The Emergence of Photography | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| English Country House | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Indo-British Art | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Interwoven: Fashion and Clothing Communities in Art History | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Journeys, Histories & Methods of Display | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Material Encounters in Northern Renaissance Art | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Seeing & Being Seen | History of Art | I | Semester 1 | None |
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| Art in Renaissance Florence: Materials, Making, Agency | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| Contemplation, Knowledge and Power | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| Curating the Dressed Body | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| The Emergence of Photography | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| English Country House | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| Indo-British Art | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| Interwoven: Fashion and Clothing Communities in Art History | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| Journeys, Histories & Methods of Display | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| Material Encounters in Northern Renaissance Art | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| Seeing & Being Seen | History of Art | H | Semester 1 | None |
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| What is Pop Art? | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| Camera South Asia: Indo-British Photography, c.1837-1947 | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| Three Rogue Architects: Michelangelo, Borromini, Hawksmoor | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| Painting in Eighteenth-century Britain | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| From Brick into Stone: Architecture in Anatolia during the Long Thirteenth Century | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| How to Be a Critic | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| Images as Knowledge in Early Modern Europe | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| Art and Iconoclasm: The Power of Images | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| Power Dressing in Seventeenth-Century Europe and Beyond | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| Conceptions of the Body in Art and Fashion History | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| The Future is Still Female | History of Art | I | Semester 2 | None |
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| What is Pop Art? | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Camera South Asia: Indo-British Photography, c.1837-1947 | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Three Rogue Architects: Michelangelo, Borromini, Hawksmoor | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Painting in Eighteenth-century Britain | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| From Brick into Stone: Architecture in Anatolia during the Long Thirteenth Century | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| How to Be a Critic | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Images as Knowledge in Early Modern Europe | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Art and Iconoclasm: The Power of Images | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Power Dressing in Seventeenth-Century Europe and Beyond | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Conceptions of the Body in Art and Fashion History | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| The Future is Still Female | History of Art | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Outdoor Learning: People, Nature and the Environment | Education | H | Semester 2 | None | |
| Business and Innovation in Digital Enterprise | School of Arts and Creative Technologies | M | Semester 2 | None |
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| Business & Enterprise in Interactive Media | School of Arts and Creative Technologies | H | Semester 2 | None |
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| Feminism on the Screen | School of Arts and Creative Technologies | H | Semester 1 | None |
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