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Diploma in Biomedical Sciences (R14)
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Diploma in Environmental Science (R29)
Diploma in Materials Science (R17)
Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences (R22)
Business and Communication
Diploma in Consumer Behaviour and Research (R48)
Diploma in Mass Communication (R32)
Diploma in Social Enterprise Management (R51)
Engineering
Common Engineering Programme (R42)
Diploma in Aerospace Avionics (R20)
Diploma in Aerospace Engineering (R40)
Diploma in Civil Aviation (R39)
Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (R50)
Diploma in Industrial And Operations Management (R11)
Diploma in Renewable Energy Engineering (R41)
Diploma in Supply Chain Management (R21)
Hospitality
Diploma in Customer Relationship and Service Management (R34)
Diploma in Hotel and Hospitality Management (R37)
Diploma in Integrated Events Management (R28)
Diploma in Restaurant and Culinary Operations (R46)
Diploma in Wellness, Lifestyle and Spa Management (R44)
Infocomm
Diploma in Business Applications (R18)
Diploma in Business Information Systems (R13)
Diploma in Information Technology (R12)
Diploma in Interactive And Digital Media (R31)
Diploma in IT Service Management (R23)
Diploma in Mobile Software Development (R47)
Sports, Health and Leisure
Diploma in Health Management And Promotion (R43)
Diploma in Healthcare Administration (R45)
Diploma in Outdoor And Adventure Learning (R33)
Diploma in Sports And Exercise Sciences (R26)
Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management (R27)
Diploma in Sports Coaching (R49)
Technology for the Arts
Diploma in Design for Interactivity (R36)
Diploma in Game Design (R35)
Diploma in New Media (R19)
Diploma in Sonic Arts (R24)
Diploma in Technology and Arts Management (R25)
RP Prospectus 2013
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A101 Science
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A101 Science
This foundation module is designed to develop scientific thinking and reasoning skills through an appreciation of some ideas that underpin much of what we know today about our natural world. The aim is to equip students with the ability to apply scientific principles of thinking and reasoning to almost any field of inquiry. Students will learn about key concepts and applications in a range of topics from energy to electricity from atomic structure to bonding in compounds, from cells to genetic inheritance of organisms, and from Newtonian mechanics to special relativity.