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Title: Liberal Studies


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Liberal Studies
  • Autumn 2009

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The Liberal Studies Course
  • Three parts
  • Speaker meetings
  • Trips
  • Taught courses

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Taught Courses
  • 3 stretches
  • Different subject each time
  • 7 sessions

4
Influences On Popular Culture In The 1960s
  • The 1960s were without doubt the defining decade
    for popular culture in the twentieth century. The
    first half of the century had been dominated by
    the two world wars and the fifties were a period
    of recovery. By the time the sixties began, rock
    and roll had been invented and young working and
    middle class people were living a relatively
    economically comfortable existence. The Cold war
    was entering a very tense and potentially
    world-ending phase and young people were thinking
    that they had better do what they had to as
    quickly as possible. This led to major
    developments in fashion, music, film and
    literature. The aim of this course is to look at
    the developments in these areas and also to
    examine the political changes that took place in
    this decade by focusing on the major icons of the
    time.
  • JFH

5
British Cinema Since 1940
  • The course looks at seven films made in Britain
    since 1940 and aims to give pupils an overview of
    different styles and eras of British film-making.
    Films covered range from the classic 1940s
    weepy, Brief Encounter, through to The Dam
    Busters, the 1955 Ealing comedy The Lady-Killers
    and then encompasses modern film-making including
    the surreal dark comedy Drowning by Numbers
    (1987) and the bleak vision of modern Britain in
    All or Nothing (2003).
  • ADB

6
Contemporary World Cinema
  • This course looks at a number of contemporary
    films from different countries around the world.
    All films are shown in the original language with
    English subtitles. If you prefer movies with
    non-stop action and thumping-loud soundtracks
    then these films will probably not be for you
    however, if you relish a chance to watch and
    discuss films that are thoughtfully made, assume
    a certain degree of intelligence on the part of
    the audience, and provide a window into different
    cultures, then you should give this course a go.
    Films come from a range of countries that include
    Brazil, France, the Czech Republic, Russia and
    Iran, and embrace a number of different genres
    including documentaries, thrillers and dramas.
  • ADB

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Critical Thinking Crash Course
  • Aimed specifically at Oxbridge, Law and Medical
    candidates, this course serves as a primer for
    the various logical and reasoning tests likely to
    be encountered during the application process. It
    will not lead to the full AS qualification as in
    previous years but any student interested in
    sitting the exam under their own steam would be
    well advised to give this some consideration.
    Numbers are strictly limited no time wasters.
  • JPF

8
Creative Writing
  • This workshop course provides an introduction to
    the writing process, and aims to develop an
    awareness of the skill inherent in creating high
    quality written work. Students develop their own
    writing, using a selection of 'interesting' tales
    as a basis for investigation of the short story
    form. The group will critically examine their own
    procedures in workshop. There are two aims to
    promote the short-story form and to write within
    it, building to the limited publication of the
    best work.
  • TCM

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Digital Imagery
  • Exposure and colour can be corrected with a few
    clicks as most of you know, but Working with
    Digital Images will introduce you to the wider
    range of possibilities involved in manipulating
    digital images.
  • The course will introduce you to Photoshop CS3
    and will cover restoration, tinting, sharpening
    and cloning (inserting missing pieces). You will
    explore photo manipulation techniques which will
    help you to create new and unique images or
    alternatively enable you to restore your old
    family photographs to the original glory.
  • Tutor PZ

10
Introduction to Financial Markets
  • If you know your puts from your call options, can
    explain why a P/E multiple is important and
    advise on suitable capital issues, if you know
    when you are in the settlements department and
    when you are on a dealing floor and if you can
    tell the joke about fund managers and shopping
    trolleys and make it funny then this course is
    probably not for you. If you cant but you are
    interested in a career in finance or simply keen
    to find out how someone can send US64mn to the
    wrong place over a long weekend and still keep
    their job, sign on the dotted line. Pay nothing
    now - all fees based on future earnings.
  • JPF/AH

11
Introduction to Photography
  • In this short introduction to non-digital
    photography you go through from taking a photo,
    developing a film, to producing a black and white
    print. If you have access to a 35mm camera you
    can use that. Other materials and equipment will
    be supplied. Look at the display outside room P2
    to get an idea of what we do.
  • EMG

12
Bridge for Beginners
  • A short introduction to Bridge, probably the best
    card game in the world.
  • EMG

13
Looking at Paintings
  • The course will consist of looking at paintings
    with a view to understanding what they are
    communicating. We will look at material from the
    15th century to the 20th ... possibly even the
    21st. Pupils will be invited to talk to the group
    about a painting they have selected from the
    100 I have catalogued or, indeed, anything they
    care to bring in as long as it is a painting.
  • Tutor JACY

14
Lifeguard
  • A short course leading to a basic qualification
    (tbc)

15
Musical Appreciation The Quest For Quality
  • This course is aimed at non-musicians and is
    certainly not for anyone doing Music A level.
    Where most studies of this nature focus (not
    unreasonably) on western classical music, this
    course has wider ambitions and is in search of
    quality. So, rather than concentrating on a
    specific type, NAL will be looking for good
    music and asking what it is that makes it good.
    In this quest for quality, no genre is safe
    obviously classical music will feature but the
    course enjoys licence to roam freely from jazz,
    reggae, ska, rock and to even pop simply
    anywhere where good music can be found.
    Absolutely no previous knowledge or interest is
    needed to participate in this course, just an
    open-minded attitude and open ears.
  • Tutor NAL

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Practical Film Making
  • The purpose of the course is to familiarise the
    students with the basics of film-making. The
    students will have the opportunity to operate a
    video camera and use digital editing hardware and
    software to enhance video clips. During the
    course we hope to be able to complete a short
    documentary film about the life of the college.
    The course will be taught on a number of Thursday
    afternoon sessions, but there might also be
    editing sessions scheduled elsewhere.
  • Taught by visiting tutor

17
Salsa
  • Lessons in salsa
  • Tutor external

18
Screen Printing
  • On this course students will learn how to produce
    screen-prints using various drawing techniques
    and also produce artwork from photographs and
    computer generated imagery using Photoshop. You
    will explore the possibilities of printing your
    images onto a variety of surfaces such as paper,
    wood, metal, fabric and even ceramic objects such
    as plates and mugs. This process does not require
    any previous experience.
  • DH

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Tai Chi
  • The course aims to give an introduction to this
    Chinese system of moving meditation and exercise.
    It is based on martial arts principles but is not
    a course in self defence more an insight into
    conserving and using ones energy. It will rely
    on learning by doing and cover basic relaxation
    exercises and an introduction to the Short
    Form-Yang style of Tai chi. This is a series of
    movements that promote health and agility.
    Students will hopefully complete the learning of
    this whole routine over the course of seven
    sessions and there is a possibility of further
    practice during the mornings, before school.
  • Tutor PDA
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