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The youth of today' has long been a source of curiosity to older generations, and sociologists and criminologists are no exception to this trend. Over the past 100 years, there have been attempts both to explain society's fascination with the younger generation, and to delineate young people's experiences within a theoretical framework. Young people have always been discussed as troublesome, or in trouble, and this module takes this as its main theme. However, youthful crime and indiscretion cannot be divorced from the transition from youth to adulthood. Therefore, we will also spend some time on the more general sociological issues that have arisen in the field of the sociology of youth. Of course, the sub-discipline's subject matter is something we all know about from our own experience: indeed, most if not all of you taking this unit would be considered prime targets for contemporary sociologists of youth!

This module is designed to introduce you to some of the central themes and concepts in the sociology of youth and criminological concerns with youth crime, and to some of the key substantive concerns of contemporary youth researchers. With regard to the former, we will explore the social construction of youth and youth crime, dominant discourses surrounding the study of youth, subcultural approaches to youth, the youth transitions tradition, and more recent approaches drawing on theories of reflexive modernisation, which have explored the nature and extent of processes of detraditionalisation and individualisation in young people’s lives. Along the way, we will touch upon the following substantive topics: youth subcultures, youth cultures in the context of globalisation, the youth labour market and what the impact is on young people excluded from it, household formation, the youth justice system, social exclusion and civic engagement, the rise of individualised lifestyles, debates concerning gender convergence, ‘post-feminism’, the purported ‘crisis in masculinity’ and broader generational change. Where possible, the course will shed further light on these themes by taking a cross-cultural perspective, with examples both from the UK and from a variety of international contexts, including a final session on young people in post-socialist Eastern Europe.

The aim of this module is to develop students’ understanding of the principles and methods used to compensate for non-response following survey data collection and to enable them to design a strategy for compensating for non-response in a particular survey.

Complex Analysis is the theory of functions in a complex variable. While the initial theory is very similar to Analysis (i.e, the theory of functions in one real variable as seen in the second year), the main theorems provide a surprisingly elegant, foundational and important insight into Analysis and have far-reaching and enlightening applications to functions in real variables.

After introducing differentiability of complex functions and contour integrals, the highlights of this module are presented: Cauchy’s Theorem, Cauchy’s Integral Formula and the Residue Theorem. Finally, the theory is applied to prove the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, to evaluate real integrals, to provide partial-fraction and infinite-product expansions of classical functions and to introduce and study the Gamma function (a fundamental function that for example affords an asymptotic formula for factorials and a computation of the integral of the Gaussian bell curve).

Complex Analysis is the theory of functions in a complex variable. While the initial theory is very similar to Analysis (i.e, the theory of functions in one real variable as seen in the second year), the main theorems provide a surprisingly elegant, foundational and important insight into Analysis and have far-reaching and enlightening applications to functions in real variables.

After introducing differentiability of complex functions and contour integrals, the highlights of this module are presented: Cauchy’s Theorem, Cauchy’s Integral Formula and the Residue Theorem. Finally, the theory is applied to prove the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, to evaluate real integrals, to provide partial-fraction and infinite-product expansions of classical functions and to introduce and study the Gamma function (a fundamental function that for example affords an asymptotic formula for factorials and a computation of the integral of the Gaussian bell curve).

This module will consider the underpinning factors that have contributed to increased complexity within most healthcare systems around the world. Long-term conditions and multi-morbidity will be explored, alongside their causes and common management approaches. This will involve opportunities to engage in a series of case studies across the module to consider patient complexity in a variety of different contexts, how it is best managed, who should be involved and how people can themselves be supported to take on a greater role in the management of their own health and wellbeing. Specialist nursing roles will be considered, including those roles within acute care settings and the community.

This module will consider the underpinning factors that have contributed to increased complexity within most healthcare systems around the world. Long-term conditions and multi-morbidity will be explored, alongside their causes and common management approaches. This will involve opportunities to engage in a series of case studies across the module to consider patient complexity in a variety of different contexts, how it is best managed, who should be involved and how people can themselves be supported to take on a greater role in the management of their own health and wellbeing. Specialist nursing roles will be considered, including those roles within acute care settings and the community.

This module will consider the underpinning factors that have contributed to increased complexity within most healthcare systems around the world. Long-term conditions and multi-morbidity will be explored, alongside their causes and common management approaches. This will involve opportunities to engage in a series of case studies across the module to consider patient complexity in a variety of different contexts, how it is best managed, who should be involved and how people can themselves be supported to take on a greater role in the management of their own health and wellbeing. Specialist nursing roles will be considered, including those roles within acute care settings and the community.

This module will consider the underpinning factors that have contributed to increased complexity within most healthcare systems around the world. Long-term conditions and multi-morbidity will be explored, alongside their causes and common management approaches. This will involve opportunities to engage in a series of case studies across the module to consider patient complexity in a variety of different contexts, how it is best managed, who should be involved and how people can themselves be supported to take on a greater role in the management of their own health and wellbeing. Specialist nursing roles will be considered, including those roles within acute care settings and the community.