Comics Studies is a rapidly expanding field that benefits from an interdisciplinary approach. Drawing on a range of critical, literary, historical, and creative methods, this course will provide you with an understanding of the comics medium and industry, and their relation to different genres, cultures, and media.

You will learn about the history of the comics medium and its international significance as an art form, a means of communication, and a mode of popular entertainment. You will study genres as diverse as autobiography and documentary, superheroes, science fiction, horror, humour, and public information comics, and will consider...

You will learn about jurisdiction, choice of law, and the effects of foreign judgements in two countries and specialise in commercial or family law aspects of private international law. You will spend your first semester in Dundee before completing your studies in the historic city of Toulouse.

You start in January and complete your dissertation with supervision from our academics over the summer months. You then go on to the University of Toulouse in September. Successful candidates graduate with the Dundee LLM and the Master 2 degree from Toulouse.

A core aspect of the...

The course is an ideal launch pad if you want to enter the exciting world of creative technology. You'll examine the ways digital technologies are changing the way we live our lives, exploring big data and looking at the relationship between products, the internet and the cloud.

You’ll learn how to develop socially relevant design responses to address these real world issues, challenging and creating conversations about the ways in which people and society interact with technologies.

This course is research-driven and interdisciplinary and you will be taught modules in both design and technology....

Social research methods are a means of providing evidence to examine ideas about society and are important to social scientists who want to study a particular problem or to test a theory. They are also fundamental tools of value to government, service providers, and to business.

You will gain skills in a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative research methods and engage with ‘live’ research issues and external organisations. For example, some of the recent Research in Practice placements have been with:

the police (approaches to mental health issues)
a local charity (women...

Study philosophical approaches to understanding new materialisms and realisms, and their significance within the context of recent scientific developments.

You will also learn about the ways in which we can understand the role of the imagination in philosophy and its significance within recent social, literary, and cultural contexts.

You can study continental philosophy in relation to aesthetics and art, philosophy of technology, philosophy of science (especially biology), and socio-political problems.

As well as engaging with a variety of key sources and figures in the continental tradition, you will also explore related...

**Research profile**

Doctorate-level study is an opportunity to make an original, positive contribution to research in Intermediality.

As the first UNESCO World City of Literature, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and a major cultural hub, Edinburgh is the ideal place for the study of intermediality, that is, the interrelations between different art forms and their signification.

In the course of your research, you will explore interactions between different media. For instance, you can choose to focus on the relationship between:

- literature and photography

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Forensic dentistry deals with the examination, handling, and presentation of dental evidence for the legal system.

You will develop your knowledge, experience and skills in forensic dentistry, and in aspects of forensic medicine, law and research.

You will study:

Dental identification and profiling
Disaster victim identification
Age estimation from dental sources
Dental report writing and giving evidence
Limitations of bite mark identification
Studying alongside students in forensic medicine and law means you will gain an understanding of the role of other forensic disciplines and identify...

This new specialist pathway offers undergraduates from Arts and Humanities, Business Management and Psychology the opportunity to position themselves as highly-employable, skilled individuals for multinational organisations.

This programme combines Business Psychology's specialist focus on leadership, diversity, organisational culture, and change with Intercultural Communication’s focus on written and verbal communication skills in cross-cultural, professional business contexts. The development of these specialist skills will put graduates in the perfect position to make a positive impact on the performance, communication and culture of global organisations.

The course combines periods of university-based study with a range of work-based learning; placements are arranged in schools, colleges, social inclusion projects and training providers; throughout the course there is a strong focus on practice-based learning, personal reflection and critical analysis of practice.

The main aims of the MSc is:
• To advance students’ knowledge and understanding of the nature of management and leading the manufacturing landscape of the future
• To enhance their skills in areas that will equip them to become engineering leaders in industry applying cutting edge manufacturing strategies and principles combined with an economic vision and understanding of leading successful research and development projects as part of the Scotland’s initiative to become a leader in future manufacturing.