Try Something New
Why not explore a bit academically as well as culturally as you study abroad here at Bristol? All of these units are designed for beginners in the subject, with no pre-requisites. Some of them are very British and quite quirky, others are more universal. Why not give something new a try?
Feature units
- British and Irish Cinema and TV - FATV20037 (TB1)Mark your time in the UK with this introductory class to British and Irish film and television! Suitable for both those with no background in the subject and Film majors.
- Histories of Britain - AFAC10021 (TB2)Come on a journey through the British past as we explore the headliners and the little known stories of UK history.
Teaching Block 1
The following units run in Teaching Block 1 (September-December). You can select them if you are here for that semester.
- Analysing Film - FATV10009
- Analysing Television - FATV10010
- Big Ideas in Science - CHEM10001
- British & Irish Film & Television - FATV20037
- Challenges in World Politics - POLI10009
- Comparative Literature: What is it and how can we practise it? - MODL10016
- Contemporary European Cinema - MODL10009
- Education and Social Change - EDUC10002
- Education, Climate Change and Social Justice - EDUC10008
- Ideas and Society: Rethinking Nature - AFAC20009
- Intersections and Inequalities  - SOCI10012
- Introduction to Judaism, Christianity and Islam - THRS10067
- Introduction to Psychology in Education - EDUC10005
- Introduction to Social and Developmental Psychology - PSYC10012
- Making of the Modern World Order - POLI10008
- Our Habitable Planet - EASC10014
- The Art of Inquiry - AFAC10019
- Theory Matters - SOCI10011
- World in Crisis? - GEOG16001
Teaching Block 2
The following units run in Teaching Block 2 (January-May). You can select them if you are here for that semester.
- Classics of European Cinema - MODL10010
- Creative Futures: Tools for Changing the World - UNIV10007
- Decolonise the Future! - UNIV10009
- Global Histories: Possible Pasts, Alternative Futures - AFAC10020
- Histories of Britain - AFAC10021
- Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology - PSYC10013
- Introduction to the Religions and Philosophies of Asia - THRS10068
- Introduction to Visual Cultures: From Bristol to the World - MODL10019
- Planetary Sociology - SOCI10013
- Science of Happiness - UNIV10010. This unit is graded as pass/fail and does not involve a numerical mark.
- Sustainable Development - UNIV10001
- Theorising Crime and Harm - SPOL10049
- Theorising Politics - POLI10006
- Understanding global problems using data: inequality, climate change and the economy - UNIV10008