By Papri Chanda
Published Nov 27, 2024

Hindustan Times
Education

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Cambridge University offers 7 best weekend courses on AI, Film, Writing & more

Cambridge University offers weekend courses for students between Friday evening and Sunday lunchtime. Students who want to take part can check out these 7 best weekend courses on AI, Film and History, Creative Writing, and more. 

1. AI and Society: This course aims to develop new insights by examining the historical understanding of AI ethics and governance. It also considers complex sociotechnical issues both systematically and creatively. 

2. Film and History in the USA and Europe 1929-45: This course covers many different countries and periods and explores the relationship between a country's feature films and its history. 

3. The Making of the Modern Middle East: Students will gain and develop an understanding of the ambiguities, contradictions and confusion of the modern history of the Middle East, including the nature of irreconcilable narratives. 

4. Creative Writing Retreat: This course teaches students how to develop a short story or novel and encourages them to complete a draft. 

5. Beauty and utility – Arts and Crafts houses and gardens: This course aims to compare and contrast Arts and Crafts expressions in different regions of Great Britain. 

6. Marketing for start-ups: Know how a start-up can achieve success, how marketing requires awareness of your target, customers, competitors, partners and many more through this course. 

7. An introduction to mental health conditions and clinical disorders: This course helps students to get an understanding of key terms such as ‘mental health’ and ‘mental illness’. It also helps in knowing how conceptualisation and treatment issues apply to specific conditions.