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Engaged Arts module videos

Module convenors explain our new Engaged Arts modules in one minute or less!

Our new range of Engaged Arts optional modules, available from 2026 entry onwards, are designed to help you graduate with the skills employers want. Developed alongside students, these new modules explore real-world challenges across seven contemporary themes.

We tasked our module convenors with describing their module in under a minute. See how they got on below...

Watch our year one module videos

Peter Watts - The Critical Citizen

Critical Thinking: Modes of Thinking in a Contemporary Society

"Critical analysis is an important skill, not only so we can preserve our freedoms and protect from harm caused by misinformation, but in the workplace too." - Peter Watts, module convenor

Heike Bartel - module in a minute

Disease and Society

"Epidemics and infectious illnesses have shaped our world. The Coronavirus pandemic dramatically shaped the way we work and socialise, with lasting effects." - Heike Bartel, module convenor

Module in a minute - Exploring Sustainability

Exploring Sustainability

"You will examine the idea of sustainability, looking at the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental challenges that sustainability aims to address." - Leora Hadas, module convenor

Michael Burdett - Exploring Digital Arts

Exploring Digital Arts

"You will examine how the digital arts changed the world, using examples from a range of mediums from across the globe." - Michael Burdett, module convenor

Peter Watts - Writing and Being

Writing and Being: Academic, Activist, Professional, Creative and Personal

"Writing skills are more than just how to write an academic essay. Writing can give you an insight into who you are, your values and future direction." - Peter Watts, module convenor

Module in a minute - Arts Engaged in Health

Arts Engaged in Health

"What can the arts contribute to healthcare practice and policy? You will explore big questions like these, looking at how the arts can engage with issues in health." - Heike Bartel, module convenor

Leora Hadas - Sustainability Action

Sustainability Action

"From stories to images and representation, the ways we understand the world also shape how we understand sustainability." - Leora Hadas, module convenor

Michael Burdett - module in a minute

Data, Culture and Society

"The capture and use of information is essential in modern society. To make sure these developments are not used for harm, we need the arts and humanities." - Michael Burdett, module convenor

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Degrees for the real world

Discover our brand new suite of 'Engaged Arts' modules for 2026 entry.

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Skills for success

Career skills are embedded in everything we do, from on-course teaching to extracurricular opportunities

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Get involved, make friends, learn new skills...

From societies to student media, you can try your hand at a whole range of activities.

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