We often hear that media industries are in decline. However, as this unit will demonstrate, we are actually observing a profound reshaping of traditional and emerging media industries. In this unit you will examine the history, evolution, and proliferation of global media industries, including print, radio, music, advertising, film and television, and digital platforms. You will engage with key...

Research suggests that leaders play a critical role in the ongoing development of their staff when it comes to improving complex organisations in times of rapid and disruptive change. Leaders in many organisations now hold identified and specific accountabilities for the ongoing development of their staff. This unit examines some of the links between leadership on the one hand, and personal and...

Private Client Practice is an online unit that incorporates modules on criminal law practice, family law practice and wills and estates. Criminal law practice focuses on providing advice in criminal law matters, applying for bail, making pleas, and preparing cases for trial, and representing clients in minor contested matters. In family law practice you will learn about advising and acting in...

Digital and social media play an increasing role in the contemporary media landscape. In this unit you will develop your knowledge of key concepts, principles, and practices to understand how digital and social media inform a strategic communication environment. The focus of this unit is on developing your knowledge and ability to creatively plan, effectively implement, and critically evaluate...

Building on the skills and knowledge developed in first year units this unit will help you to consider student need as part of planning for learning that will ensure that all students can reach their full potential. You will examine approaches for planning, assessment, and feedback and establish connections to the theories underpinning them, as well as their applicability to professional...

Foundations of Teaching introduces you to the study of teaching as a profession and dimensions of teacher relationships and work. Through acquiring skills to reflect critically on your assumptions based on past educational experiences and attitudes and beliefs about teaching and teachers, you will have the opportunity to engage at a deep level with both research and your new experiences of...

In this unit students examine the global economy through the lens of bilateral, regional, and multi-lateral free trade rules, with a particular focus on entrenched economic and social inequalities and trans-national sovereign debt and climate change crises. This unit will closely examine the impact of global trade rules on the world’s poorer states. Many states are in a terrifying debt spiral,...

This unit introduces you to foundational methods and traditions of movement for the performer. You will learn how to identify your own habits of movement and physical awareness, and test ways your movement practice might evolve through analysing and applying influential movement methodologies and techniques. This unit enables you to reflect on the process of more efficient and flexible movement...

This unit develops practical and creative skills in the craft of writing for performance. Through practical workshops, discussions, readings and dramaturgical sessions with the Unit Lecturer, you will explore the range of styles, genres, conventions, purposes and methodologies within writing for performance. Approaches to character development, script structure, style, and diverse modes of...

This unit provides learning for you as an HDR candidate to develop your skills and knowledge of academic writing for publication (i.e., journal articles). It provides you, as an aspiring researcher, with a framework for writing based on modules such as: • planning and structuring writing • selecting target publications • presenting research findings in writing • editing writing •...