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PSYC6056 2023-24
Social and Psychological Approaches to Understanding Sexual Health
This module is designed to enable and encourage students to apply social psychological and related methods and theories to various aspects of sexual health, including both psychological and physical aspects. -
SSPC6004 2025-26
Social Challenges: Local and Global Action
Contemporary debate in social theory includes the claim that globalising processes have created a world that is chaotic, disorganized, and difficult to control. Exacerbated by the rise of digital technology/communications and the environmental crisis, this has generated new forms of social risk, fragmentation and powerlessness which existing governance arrangements and political/social movements are ill-suited to address. Pressing debates ask: How far are these processes rooted in the national and global inequalities of the modern era? Is globalisation primarily a neo-liberal project, the main consequence of which has been to concentrate and extend pre-existing divisions? What does social action look like in this context: must it be built on traditional sources of resistance (e.g. the labour movement, social movements etc.) or is a new intersectional and post-colonial framework needed to understand it? -
SSPC6004 2026-27
Social Challenges: Local and Global Action
Contemporary debate in social theory includes the claim that globalising processes have created a world that is chaotic, disorganized, and difficult to control. Exacerbated by the rise of digital technology/communications and the environmental crisis, this has generated new forms of social risk, fragmentation and powerlessness which existing governance arrangements and political/social movements are ill-suited to address. Pressing debates ask: How far are these processes rooted in the national and global inequalities of the modern era? Is globalisation primarily a neo-liberal project, the main consequence of which has been to concentrate and extend pre-existing divisions? What does social action look like in this context: must it be built on traditional sources of resistance (e.g. the labour movement, social movements etc.) or is a new intersectional and post-colonial framework needed to understand it? -
COMP3208 2028-29
Social Computing Techniques
The aim of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts and computational techniques used in social computing. In a broad sense, social computing is about building computational systems that harness the collective intelligence of people, using techniques and insights from artificial intelligence and economics. More specifically, in this module we will focus on four main areas: crowdsourcing, online auctions (including online advertising), recommender systems and rank aggregation. The module has a large practical component where you will learn how to solve a real-world social computing problem and how to set up experiments in a principled manner to evaluate your system. In addition, you will learn about technologies such as auctions, algorithms for recommender systems, quality control mechanisms in crowdsourcing and incentive engineering. Note that this module does not cover social networking, as this is covered elsewhere. -
COMP3208 2027-28
Social Computing Techniques
The aim of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts and computational techniques used in social computing. In a broad sense, social computing is about building computational systems that harness the collective intelligence of people, using techniques and insights from artificial intelligence and economics. More specifically, in this module we will focus on four main areas: crowdsourcing, online auctions (including online advertising), recommender systems and rank aggregation. The module has a large practical component where you will learn how to solve a real-world social computing problem and how to set up experiments in a principled manner to evaluate your system. In addition, you will learn about technologies such as auctions, algorithms for recommender systems, quality control mechanisms in crowdsourcing and incentive engineering. Note that this module does not cover social networking, as this is covered elsewhere. -
UOSM2022 2026-27
Social Enterprise
This is an interactive and practical module aiming to inspire students to social enterprise and entrepreneurship by giving them an experiential introduction to human centred design processes.
The emphasis in this module is on the translation of knowledge into action and the development of enterprising skills such as identifying user needs and addressing these needs through collaborative co-design and action, being resourceful and leadership. A secondary aim is to develop students’ confidence in developing a personal brand using blogging and social media. A third aim is to raise an awareness of the support available to students for social enterprise activities at the university (both financial and non-financial). -
UOSM2022 2027-28
Social Enterprise
This is an interactive and practical module aiming to inspire students to social enterprise and entrepreneurship by giving them an experiential introduction to human centred design processes.
The emphasis in this module is on the translation of knowledge into action and the development of enterprising skills such as identifying user needs and addressing these needs through collaborative co-design and action, being resourceful and leadership. A secondary aim is to develop students’ confidence in developing a personal brand using blogging and social media. A third aim is to raise an awareness of the support available to students for social enterprise activities at the university (both financial and non-financial). -
UOSM2022 2028-29
Social Enterprise
This is an interactive and practical module aiming to inspire students to social enterprise and entrepreneurship by giving them an experiential introduction to human centred design processes.
The emphasis in this module is on the translation of knowledge into action and the development of enterprising skills such as identifying user needs and addressing these needs through collaborative co-design and action, being resourceful and leadership. A secondary aim is to develop students’ confidence in developing a personal brand using blogging and social media. A third aim is to raise an awareness of the support available to students for social enterprise activities at the university (both financial and non-financial). -
EDUC3025 2026-27
Social Justice & Inclusive Education
Societies are increasingly diverse nowadays. This module aims to explore the complexity of the concepts of social justice and inclusive education and how everyone can contribute towards the development of a more inclusive world. This will be achieved by exploring critically the policies and practices in relation to individuals or groups of learners who have been traditionally marginalised such as those defined as having special educational needs, ethnic minorities, travellers, those from low socioeconomic backgrounds etc. There will be a special focus on how research can promote inclusion and social justice. -
EDUC3025 2027-28
Social Justice & Inclusive Education
Societies are increasingly diverse nowadays. This module aims to explore the complexity of the concepts of social justice and inclusive education and how everyone can contribute towards the development of a more inclusive world. This will be achieved by exploring critically the policies and practices in relation to individuals or groups of learners who have been traditionally marginalised such as those defined as having special educational needs, ethnic minorities, travellers, those from low socioeconomic backgrounds etc. There will be a special focus on how research can promote inclusion and social justice.