Queen's new Spring Open Learning programme will begin with a course on the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement entitled 'The Agreement-Ten Years On'.
The course will examine social and political developments since 1998 and assess how the peace process has evolved. It will also show how the various political ideologies of Northern Ireland have responded to the political climate created by the Agreement.
Other courses include 'Spring Clean Your Life' which will explore what you truly want from the important areas in your life. These include health, work, family, relationships, financial, social and spiritual life.
Keeping you up to date with all the issues is also part of the value of taking an Open Learning course. 'Television: Some Topical Issues' is a five week course that will examine how television is changing. With 500 channels now available the course will evaluate past and present television schedules and the changing roles of television.
For those who want a more active role, there is Kate Fletcher's 'Change the World in Song'. Songs will be in harmony, and learned by ear, and written music will be available. You can draw on a range of cultures including African, South American, Balkan and European to explore how song is used to express a desire to change the world for the better.
Many people want to get out and about in Spring and the new programme features a number of courses which will help you to get the most out of the great outdoors. You can explore the beauty of Belfast's Colin Glen with Mark Cooper and Peter McConvey, in 'An Introduction to the Geology of Northern Ireland, a case study of Colin Glen' or you can take up golf and improve your skills on the range with Wesley Ramsey.
Those of a more literary temperament might want to join Tess Maginess for 'Owls, Pussycats and Ruined Choirs: The Many Arts of Poetry'. The course will offer an entertaining guide to reading and writing poetry, considering both comic and serious examples.
Speaking about the programme, Open Learning co-ordinator, Dr Tess Maginess said: " We have courses galore across many subject areas from history to self-help to literature to art.
"And it's really easy to enrol. You can telephone, (028) 90 973323/3539, enrol by post, or call with us at 20 College Green."
People can enrol for courses up to the first week of classes, which will be 28 April. You can also enrol online by going to www.qub.ac.uk/edu.
Contact:
Tess Maginess, 90972512, 07754064599, email: t.maginess@qub.ac.uk
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