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Overview
Key facts
- The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis such as most of us have never experienced before.
- Throughout The Open University UK's The languages of crises short course, you’ll explore the role that language and culture play in how people manage and respond to crises.
- The COVID-19 pandemic will be our case in point, but you’ll also explore other crises. You’ll learn about key linguistics and intercultural concepts and how people have engaged with humour, art and language change within the contexts of crises.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Unit 1 provides an introduction to the course.
- Unit 2 focuses on the role of humour and language in the COVID-19 pandemic internationally.
- Unit 3 explores how people use art to translate, document, transform, and make sense of crises.
- Unit 4 covers methods to gather, evaluate, read and share reliable information in times of crisis.
- Unit 5 focuses on the situation of people adversely affected by structural inequalities in times of crisis.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
Registration closes 31 July
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Economics View 52 other Short Courses in Economics in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no entry requirements for this course.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents99 GBP / full≈ 99 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents99 GBP / full≈ 99 GBP / full
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