The aim of this course is to provide students with
1) an understanding of theories and concepts relating to structural aspects of the English language;
2) insights into issues surrounding use of the English Language.

Content:
* Historical background
* Phonetics and phonology
* Morphology
* Syntax
* Systemic Functional Grammar
* Semantics and pragmatics
* Spoken discourse
* Written discourse
* Social aspects of language
* Globalization of English

Three works of Shakespeare will be studied:
* a comedy (Much Ado About Nothing),
* a tragedy / history (Richard III),
* the sonnets (selected).

Having completed this unit students will be able to:
* identify characteristics of Shakespearean comedy
* identify characteristics of Shakespearean tragedy
* identify characteristics of Shakespearean poetry
* make connections between Shakespeare’s works and their historical, political, social, philosophical, religious, national, literary, artistic and theatrical contexts
* apply a variety of methods of critical theory to Shakespeare’s works
* analyse Shakespeare’s use of language
* identify source material for Shakespeare’s work
* identify characteristics of Renaissance thought
* discuss Shakespeare’s plays as both texts and theatrical performance pieces
* discuss screen adaptations of Shakespeare’s work.

This course aims to introduce students to the main English literary developments, movements and themes of the nineteenth century.

Works studied are:
1) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (novel)
2) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (novel)
3) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (play)
4) Notable Children’s Literature of the Long 19th Century: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, and The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
5) A variety of additional and supplementary texts will be suggested by the tutor, including the work of poets.

Students will be encouraged to contribute supporting material from their own literary and scholastic backgrounds.

This unit is an introduction to the complex interaction amongst social, political, cultural, economic and ecological factors in the field of environmental management. The unit introduces students to the background of current environmental issues, providing students with knowledge of contemporary environmental problems and resource issues. As such, the unit provides students with an understanding of the key concepts, theories, and evidence from a wide variety of disciplines, which comprises the main features in managing environmental issues. The unit highlights the multiple levels of analysis (planetary/global ecosystem, industry environment, organisational) inherent in managing environmental issues and the interrelated and complex nature of these challenges. The unit emphasises the value in thinking about environmental issues and opportunities in a holistic and interdisciplinary way.

The context of project management, its structures (focusing on 4D & 7S models of the subject) and evolution are introduced. Key topics then include project life cycles, and alternatives; project planning and control techniques, including CPM and PERT; learning and innovation in projects; resource planning; team management and motivation; contracts and incentives; evaluation and returns; stakeholder management. The learning objectives are addressed through lectures and discussion of case material.

The unit begins with an introduction to the background, opportunities and challenges in emerging markets. It then addresses the above-mentioned issues by focusing on each geographic area with the illustration of selected counties. The course concludes with comparisons of the competitive advantages and disadvantages of operating business in different emerging markets.

The unit presents students with a wide variety of businesses opportunities and challenges typically for emerging economies. Building on students prior understanding of international management, the course covers the following issues:
* The national environment (economic, political, social and resource-endowment) in conditioning the strategies and operations of organizations
* Strategies and operations of local firms, such as privatization and restructuring, entrepreneurship, business groups, and internationalization
* Strategies and operation of foreign entrants, such as entry strategies and subsidiary management.classical social theory?

This unit will provide a critical overview of contemporary social theory covering, amongst other things, the complex nature of the relationship between the individual and society. The first half of the unit introduces students to key theoretical approaches to recent social shifts, for example, postmodern and poststructuralist theories, the risk society thesis, postcolonial theory, ideas concerning liquid modernity and materialist/realist approaches to social divisions in society. The second half of the unit provides students with real-world applications of these theoretical approaches, for example, the transformation of intimate relationships, the emergence and operation of preventative strategies in health-case, the fragmentation/hybridity of social identities, neoliberalisation, the role of social movements, civil society, and ideology.

The lecture series prompts students to think about the following questions: How have social theorists sought to make sense of society and social life in the late twentieth/early twenty-first century? How has the complex relationship between the individual and society been theorist in contemporary social theory? What is the relationship between contemporary and classical social theory?