Discovery modules Technology and its Impacts discovery modules

Whilst technology has improved our lives immeasurably, and will continue to do so in amazing ways, it has never been more important to understand the risks associated with its use and abuse.

The benefits of enrolling on Technology and its Impacts discovery modules

The modules in this Theme cover the full spectrum – from learning new practical skills, such as programming for web pages, through to taking part in informed debate about the risks the internet poses to our privacy - and even democracy itself.

Modules in this Theme will help you explore how technologies both assist and challenge us. New technologies often come with all kinds of promises for a better future but sometimes they come with threats too.

If you are looking to future-proof your prospects by grappling with technology, and exploring its potential benefits, challenges and impacts, this Theme is for you. Anybody that has an ambition to take part in creating a better world needs to understand technology and its impacts. For example, robotics is on the cusp of a big revolution, and various in-depth studies suggest that between a third and a half of current jobs in the UK will be made obsolete by robotics and autonomous systems.

Modules in this Theme will help you gain analytical and organisational skills, and bring fresh perspectives on the rich, fascinating and ever-changing relationships that our technologies help us create with the wider world.

By looking at the roles of technologies in relation to the environment, the world of entertainment, paths to innovation, and the kinds of risks we all take, this Theme will give you confidence in coping with our 24/7, global, technological world. After all, you want to ensure that you control the technology – not the other way around!

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Globalization and the Environment discovery modules for the 2024/25 academic year

If you care about the wider human implications and opportunities offered by technologies, this sub-theme is for you.

It will inspire you to think responsibly about how technologies have threatened our world (eg nuclear weapons and global warming) and help you to examine the benefits of technologies in delivering effective new solutions to human problems (eg new means of travel and information systems).

There are 7 modules available.

If you are an incoming year one student, you should only choose level 1 modules.

Darwin, Germs and the Bomb

Module level: 1
Module code: HPSC1050

Living with Technology

Module level: 1
Module code: HPSC1070

Challenges in Transport and Mobility

Module level: 1
Module code: TRAN1011

Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS

Module level: 2
Module code: ARAB2190

Climate Change: Science and Impacts

Module level: 2
Module code: SOEE2160

Transport Land Use and Development

Module level: 2
Module code: TRAN2020

Creating Alternative Futures

Module level: 3
Module code: GEOG3121

History and Culture modules for the 2024/25 academic year

Interested in the ways in which technological changes have been embedded in past and present lives?

From practical heritage work with the University’s Museum of the History of Science, Technology and Medicine to the critical analysis of the role of technology in social change, this sub-theme offers much scope for reflection.

A major emphasis is on the deep historical analysis of rapid technological change, and on the philosophical analysis of what technologies mean for the nature of human existence.

There are 12 modules available.

If you are an incoming year one student, you should only choose level 1 modules.

Living with Technology

Module level: 1
Module code: HPSC1070

History of Modern Medicine

Module level: 1
Module code: HPSC1080

Exploring the Digital World

Module level: 1
Module code: LLLC1412

Economic Institutions (Labour)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1125

Business and Society (Combined)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1755

Business and Society (Organisation Theory)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1760

Business and Society (Social Theory)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1765

Medical Technology Futures

Module level: 2
Module code: LDES2500

Management, Work and Organisations

Module level: 2
Module code: LUBS2000

Managing Innovation in Business

Module level: 2
Module code: LUBS2065

Science Communication: History & Theory

Module level: 3
Module code: HPSC3200

Gender, Technologies and the Body

Module level: 3
Module code: SLSP3500

Roles and risks modules for the 2024/25 academic year

Want to explore the practical and intellectual challenges of new technology?

This sub-theme focuses on the potential hazards of new technologies. For example, on the one hand autonomous vehicles will lead to more convenient and sustainable transport systems. On the other, they challenge law makers to address new issues of privacy, security and liability. This sub-theme explores how the new roles and risks of such technologies have prompted changes in the law to manage the perils of crime and hazard that can accompany innovation.

This sub-theme may be especially useful for those considering a career in law or politics.

There are 15 modules available.

If you are an incoming year one student, you should only choose level 1 modules.

Topics in Nanotechnology

Module level: 1
Module code: CAPE1700

Traditional and Alcoholic Beverages

Module level: 1
Module code: FOOD1071

Traditional and Alcoholic Beverages

Module level: 1
Module code: FOOD1171

Living with Technology

Module level: 1
Module code: HPSC1070

Economic Institutions (Labour)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1125

Business and Society (Combined)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1755

Business and Society (Organisation Theory)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1760

Business and Society (Social Theory)

Module level: 1
Module code: LUBS1765

Science and Society: The Critical Interface

Module level: 2
Module code: CHEM2200

Management, Work and Organisations

Module level: 2
Module code: LUBS2000

Managing Innovation in Business

Module level: 2
Module code: LUBS2065

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Module level: 3
Module code: IDEA3000

Travel Activity Analysis

Module level: 3
Module code: TRAN3061

Technology in Practice modules for the 2024/25 academic year

Explore this sub-theme if you want to learn a new skill, get hands-on experience with technologies, or find out about a range of practical applications of technology.

This sub-theme is for you if you have a practical turn of mind and want to get to grips with the ways in which technology informs modern life. The Technology in Practice sub-theme focusses on our interaction with and uses of technology.

You can learn how to develop web pages, programme mobile apps, and improve your digital skills to enhance your studies.

You can learn to use digital technologies to create and produce music, video, animation, digital photography, or gain an understanding of the importance of imaging in modern medicine. You can even learn how to make wine and beer.

There are three modules available.

If you are an incoming year one student, you should only choose level 1 modules.

Medical Technology Futures

Module level: 2
Module code: LDES2500

Visualising and Analysing Data Effectively

Module level: 2
Module code: LUBS2021

Nuclear Operations

Module level: 3
Module code: CAPE3331

The benefits of enrolling on Technology and its Impacts discovery modules

Explore Technology and its Impacts discovery modules

Globalization and the Environment discovery modules for the 2024/25 academic year

Darwin, Germs and the Bomb

Living with Technology

Challenges in Transport and Mobility

Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS

Climate Change: Science and Impacts

Transport Land Use and Development

Creating Alternative Futures

History and Culture modules for the 2024/25 academic year

Living with Technology

History of Modern Medicine

Exploring the Digital World

Economic Institutions (Labour)

Business and Society (Combined)

Business and Society (Organisation Theory)

Business and Society (Social Theory)

Medical Technology Futures

Management, Work and Organisations

Managing Innovation in Business

Science Communication: History & Theory

Gender, Technologies and the Body

Roles and risks modules for the 2024/25 academic year

Topics in Nanotechnology

Traditional and Alcoholic Beverages

Traditional and Alcoholic Beverages

Living with Technology

Economic Institutions (Labour)

Business and Society (Combined)

Business and Society (Organisation Theory)

Business and Society (Social Theory)

Science and Society: The Critical Interface

Management, Work and Organisations

Managing Innovation in Business

Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Travel Activity Analysis

Technology in Practice modules for the 2024/25 academic year

Medical Technology Futures

Visualising and Analysing Data Effectively

Nuclear Operations

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