Re-Designing Life: Anthropological Approaches to New Biotechnologies (L6305S)
30 credits, Level 6
Spring teaching
On this module, you will explore how societies deal with the health, life and environmental problems caused by global developments in the life sciences, including genomics, neurobiology, GMOs and regenerative medicine.
Teaching
100%: Practical (Workshop)
Assessment
100%: Practical (Portfolio)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 30 hours of contact time and about 270 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
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