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Nursing

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/nursingcaringprofessions/
The nursing programme has many elements which include health promotion and public health, management of chronic heart failure, clinical skills for nurses, practice development, palliative care and dementia care, drug and alcohol use, management of long term conditions and more. The course aims to develop not just theoretical knowledge, but also the practical skills [...]

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Dance

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/course/512/ba_bsc_hons_dance___combined_subjects_major_dual_and_minor.php
The key aspects of Dance are its creative, flexible and innovative provision and extensive and exciting reach-out and community links. The focus is on Contemporary Dance (in its widest sense) as a Performing Art and modules are designed with a realistic vision to enable students to experience Dance as performer, creator and spectator.
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Performing Arts

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/performingarts/
Subject skills in performing arts are developed through a range of performing opportunities, through community and education projects and through the creation of your own work through devising, choreographing and composing. The course seeks to develop students’ transferable skills through oral and written communication; teamwork; managing their own learning; research and using computers [...]

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Music

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/course/241/ba_bsc_hons_music___combined_subjects_major_dual_and_minor.php
Students studying music at Sunderland will develop their musical skills through modules that encompass a wide range of musical activities including performance studies, composing and arranging music, listening, appraising and the creative use of music technology. The emphasis in all modules is to develop students’ understanding of contemporary approaches to music making and [...]

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Health and Social Care

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/course/183/ba_hons_health_and_social_care.php
Health and Social Care helps you to an understanding of how British society identifies and deals with health and care issues. Today British society faces hard decisions about the purpose, responsibility for, cost and delivery of health and social care. Students will reflect upon the increasingly complex and conditional nature of this area [...]

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Criminology

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/course/89/ba_hons_criminology.php
Criminology is a contemporary, fast-growing and exciting programme. Students acquire a comprehensive understanding of the extent and nature of crime, criminal behaviour, victimology, Government policy and crime, the Criminal Justice System, and public and media reactions to crime, along with a range of employment related and life skills.
The library has a wide [...]

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Sociology

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/course/466/ba_hons_sociology.php
Sociology looks at the most important issues facing our society today, including social exclusion, race, disability, gender and social class divisions. Sociology at Sunderland offers a solid grounding in all the major theories of sociology and in research methods. Students will also develop a critical understanding of the social world and be encouraged [...]

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Sports Science

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/sportsscience/
Sunderland University offers a range of successful programmes to suit people from all sorts of backgrounds and all types of interests in sports science. The course is designed to develop general knowledge and skills of coaching, exercise leadership and management, introductory sports and exercise sciences, and the social contexts in which sport and [...]

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Tourism

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/tourism/
Tourism is both a cultural activity and the world’s biggest single industry. In Britain alone it directly supports 1.7 million jobs and accounts for about 5% of GDP. Tourism equips students with the knowledge and skills to work in tourism, but also with transferable skills with a much wider value. Students can move on [...]

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Psychology

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/psychology/

Human nature has fascinated us throughout our history, and continues to do so today. Psychology is at the forefront of our understanding of this, with research into how we think and behave being of great interest and value to modern society. Psychology has applications in many contexts; from working with clinical disorders, to managing [...]

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