Starting soon, WW1: Aviation Comes of Age

World War 1: Aviation Comes of Age

The University of Birmingham has teamed up with the BBC to offer a free online distance learning course marking the centenary of the First World War.

On this course you will learn from academics from the Centre for War Studies.  The course will look at how technological innovations turned the aeroplane into a machine of war and how British factories developed to supply the pilots of the Western Front with aircraft and ammunition.  It will also examine how the aeroplane became a commercially viable tool for the first time, with passenger and mail routes starting to appear, and how the government tried – and failed – to regulate the aviation industry.

What is a MOOC?

A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course – these are free, open, online courses designed to offer a taste of Higher Education to learners from across the UK and the world. The University of Birmingham is delivering new MOOCs in partnership with FutureLearn, the UK’s first MOOCs provider established by the Open University.

Delivered by world-class academics from the University of Birmingham, the courses enable learners worldwide to sample high-quality academic content via an interactive web-based platform from a leading global University, increasing access to higher education for a whole new cohort of learners.

The courses have been developed by senior academic staff and their content is quality-assured in line with our other programmes. The courses do not offer credits towards admission to the University of Birmingham.

The next start date for this course is 13 July 2015.

Find out more here: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/moocs/aviation.aspx