Modules about health, performance and wellbeing

The module encourages you to reflect upon your sense of self and self-knowledge. This will involve considering concepts of personal identity and equality from a range of perspectives, including psychological, sociological, environmental, political and historical viewpoints.

We'll look at the attributes we have, for example age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic identity, disability, and how these describe us, but also how these lead to labels and stereotypes. We'll also look at the stereotypical perceptions we hold of others.



What previous students say

"…it has continuously been the highlight of my week. It’s a brilliantly delivered chance to properly express myself."
"This module works well for those who want to take a deeper look into themselves, and who are in touch with their emotions."

What will I do in this module?

The module has three key elements:

  1. The chance to take part in activities, to find out more about who you are.
  2. The chance to engage in discussions in a safe and supportive environment about issues you feel passionately about.
  3. The chance to express yourself creatively and talk about where you feel you fit in the world in a non-judgemental environment.

What skills will I develop?

  • Self-compassion
  • Confidence
  • Self-awareness
  • Critical and reflective thinking

You'll also contemplate different forms of information, and realise and challenge stereotypes. You may even discover skills you never knew you had!

In this module you will study the practical and theoretical aspects of protest actions that have emphasised the body and its performance to gain visibility in the social movements.

It will provide you with an understanding of performances of protest that brought significant change through the 20th and 21st centuries and a historical context of how the body is used in resistance movements.



What will I do in this module?

The module has two key elements:

  1. You'll study, discuss, and reflect upon physical interventions that have created modes of protest in the 20th and 21st centuries.
  2. During the seminars and workshops, you'll make and create actions and gestures that will be part of your own performance of protest.

What skills will I develop?

  • Critical thinking
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Wellbeing
  • Lateral intelligence
  • Creativity, including in the workplace

This module draws upon an interdisciplinary pedagogical research project funded by Enterprise Education UK and ARU.

It asks students from different faculties what they require and demand in terms of employability skills. It also examine the skills employers and industry look for in graduates.

In doing so, it departs from traditional management education by integrating different methods and values in a truly interdisciplinary approach.

This module will appeal to students wishing to explore how they can refer to skills they've learned to their course to demonstrate to employers that they have an enterprising mindset.



What will I do in this module?

The module has three key elements:

  1. Unpacking the Problem (understanding real-life scenarios, reframing socio-economic problems, and finding solutions for these problems).
  2. Innovation and Creativity (discovering why being innovative is essential for career growth and employability).
  3. Business Pitch (communicating a creative solution and evaluating it from the business and societal perspective).

What skills will I develop?

  • Enterprising competencies
  • Confidence
  • Willingness to take risks and weigh up the consequences
  • Communication
  • Managing uncertainty and career challenges
  • Identifying and responding creatively to opportunities in our changing world.

This module explores the complexities of work across different times and places and tracing some key changes, such as the growth of automation and AI.

It encourages students to interrogate the boundaries between work and leisure, find out how work has been depicted in the arts, engage with the relationship between work and politics/activism, and reflect on what they want from their own working future – and how they might achieve those goals.



What will I do in this module?

The module has three key elements:

  1. In small groups, debating controversies and questions raised by the topic of work.
  2. Listening to mini lectures to aid understanding of key topics and spark debate.
  3. Exploring different aspects of the world of work through role play and creativity.

What skills will I develop?

  • Critical thinking
  • Reviewing evidence
  • Researching independently
  • Problem-solving and coming up with creative solutions in response to various briefs.

In a globalised world, an understanding of language with its nuances, complexities and cultural underpinning is vital for successful communication.

This module explores language and all its different forms on both a societal and a personal level examining areas such as language and emotion, language and personal identity, and language and power.

Language is a function that underpins so much of our daily life and interaction with others, but how often do we reflect on it and all its intricacies and possibilities? This module offers you the opportunity to do just that.



What previous students say

"The Ruskin Module for me was absolutely brilliant, because it was so collaborative. It was a brilliant way to learn from students and listening to everyone's opinions was amazing. Being able to work together with other students ... has really broadened my mind and improved my critical thinking."

What will I do in this module?

The module has three key elements:

  1. You'll explore and examine your own relationship and perception of language in ways that you may not have considered before.
  2. In groups, we'll carry out activities and discussions that will investigate our attitudes and sensitivity to our own language and those of others, including minority and dying languages.
  3. We'll also analyse our reactions to aspects of language such as accent, vocabulary and societal groupings.

What skills will I develop?

  • Creativity
  • Critical and reflective thinking
  • Applying knowledge to individual disciplines and circumstances
  • Collaboration and teamwork