Robotics and the meaning of life: a practical guide to things that think

This online course will introduce you to robotics and the design of intelligent machines. It allows you to investigate the relationship between robots and humans.

Introducing astronomy

This course will develop your understanding of such topics as violent stellar explosions, distant galaxies and the ‘big bang’, with sections on planets, stars, galaxies, extraterrestrial life, and the origin of the Universe.

Networked living: Exploring information and communication technology

We live in a networked world. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are all around us - in homes, offices, shops, schools and hospitals. This course looks inside these technologies, explores how they work in a range of situations (including entertainment, transport and health) and considers where they might take us next.

Engineering the future

From design concepts to the manufacture of products, this course examines the range of human activity that is ‘engineering’. It offers a general introduction both for those who have an interest in what engineering is and for those who wish to study engineering at higher levels.

The technology of music

This joint Technology and Arts course is designed for anyone who is involved with or has an interest in music, particularly amateur or professional musicians who wish to be able to appreciate and perhaps the opportunities that modern technology offers in their music making.

Cities and technology: from Babylon to Singapore

You will develop critical skills such as comparative analysis and the evaluation of explanatory models of urban development through examining not only how towns and cities have been shaped by applications of technology, but also how such applications have been influenced by politics, economics, culture and the natural environment.

Content last updated: 28/06/2007