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Head of Department:
Jane Chamberlain

Departmental Administrator
Mandy Yu
Tel: 020 7269 6023

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  • Explore the ideas of some of the greatest philosophers the world has known. Learn the skills of a historian, and discover more about the development of human ideas and beliefs over the centuries. Explore contemporary social, political and economic issues, and scrutinise the clichés that crowd our minds. Or start teacher-training, making possible a new career. Whatever the subject, these courses will enable you to become a more rigorous thinker, and strengthen or test your beliefs through discussion and debate with others.

    If you require advice about the right course for your particular needs, please ask to see a course description available in Reception or on this website.

    If you are still in doubt, ask to speak to Jane Chamberlain or Mandy Yu on 020 7269 6023. Please note, you may need to seek guidance for certain courses before enrolling.

    Please Note: Enrolment for Birkbeck courses is only through Birkbeck College: call 020 7631 6651, or enrol online at www.bbk.ac.uk/ce


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    Humanities & Social Sciences Courses

    Teacher Training
    PREPARING TO TEACH IN THE LIFELONG LEARNING SECTOR ©
    CERT IN TEACHING IN THE LIFELONG LEARNING SECTOR

    Philosophy
    PART 1:INTRO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
    PART 2:INTRO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
    PART 3:INTRO WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
    CRITICAL THINKING/REASON
    THE EMOTIONS
    LOGIC
    WHAT IS ART?
    POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
    CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY
    FILM AND PHILOSOPHY
    PHILOSOPHY DEBATES
    PUBLIC LECTURES
    NOAM CHOMSKY
    ETHICS I: MORAL THEORY
    ETHICS II: PRACTICAL ETHICS
    PT 1:SEMINARS ON CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY
    PT 2:SEMINARS ON CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY
    PT 3:SEMINARS ON CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY
    ADV EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY

    Ideas & Culture: Exploring Our World
    HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
    ON POVERTY:AN INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE
    WHY WEALTH,POVERTY & CRISES?
    HUMAN RIGHTS INTRODUCTION
    CHINA & INDIA:IDEAS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD I
    GREECE & ROME:IDEAS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD II
    PART 1:IDEAS IN THE MODERN WORLD
    PART 2:IDEAS IN THE MODERN WORLD
    IDEAS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
    THE MAGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS
    THE LEGACY OF THE CELTS
    MYTH-KEYS TO SELF-KNOWLEDGE

    Film Studies
    FILM APPRECIATION FOR BEGINNERS
    FILM STUDIES:AFRICAN FILMS
    FILM STUDIES:AMERICAN CINEMA

    Thinking & Communication Skills
    CREATIVE THINKING
    DEVELOP LATERAL THINKING
    THE MARY WARD DEBATING SOCIETY
    SPEAK UP!

    History
    THE SMASHING SAXONS 600-1066
    THE NASTY NORMANS 1066-1154
    THE CROSS & THE CRESCENT:WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
    A PLAGUE ON BOTH THY HOUSES:ENGLAND 1400-1485