NCB Interdisciplinary Courses
Our NCB Interdisciplinary Courses provide students with the opportunity to experience several different subject areas within one course of study.
NCB courses are delivered outside degree programmes - which means that as our students are learning for their own personal development rather than for academic credit, they can study with guidance from an experienced tutor without the pressure or additional costs of exams and essays.
There is no 'typical' NCB student - we welcome adult learners of all ages and nationalities. The one common trait our students share is their enthusiasm for their subject. Students may choose our courses because:
- We welcome students who are new to online study and those who have not studied for some time.
- There is no need to be in a set place at a set time - students can study online at a time that suits them.
- We do not expect students to have an academic background in their chosen subject
- ...but at the same time, our experienced tutors will 'stretch' more advanced students by presenting them with more challenging ideas or more complex material.
- Students can study a single NCB course, or several, and in any combination.
- NCB courses are an enjoyable way to keep mentally active, learn new things, develop IT skills and communicate with others who share your interests.
Summary of all NCB Interdisciplinary Courses
Darwin and The Battle of Beliefs I: Views from the Humanities
Monday 9th November 2009 - Friday 19th February 2010
This online course is designed as an eye-opening introduction to six different academic disciplines via an exploration of the shockwaves that Charles Darwin and like-minded nineteenth-century naturalists produced in the fields of theology, history, literature, environmental science, archaeology and the visual arts.
Students will be able to work briefly but intensively ...
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Darwin and The Battle of Beliefs II: Views from Theory
Monday 1st March 2010 - Thursday 1st April 2010
This short online course follows on from Battle of Beliefs I and is designed to offer students more challenging material by introducing theoretical approaches - perhaps best thought of as ‘intellectual tools’ - which are used extensively in cultural thought. We will look at ways of thinking that are commonly ...
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The Stuart Court: History, Politics and Culture
Monday 11th January 2010 - Thursday 1st April 2010
This online course uses a range of disciplines from archaeology to art history to examine the court of James I, Charles I, Charles II and James II between the period 1603 and 1688 – a time of great religious, political and social upheaval.
Art History
We will see how images by court ...
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