SOC4003 - Introduction to Criminology

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module explores and examines the origins of criminology, some of its historical debates, concepts, literature and research. It outlines what are often considered the core perspectives and theories related to crime and criminality. It introduces students to the history and development of criminology as an academic discipline.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 50
Intended Group Size: 150

Guided independent study
Hours: 250

Further details relating to assessment
This piece of work will be broad in nature enough to allow students to use all of their module learning from across the programme. This will be in the form of essay question options, where theories of crime and criminology can be applied to a particular issue.

Assessment:

001 Essay plan; 1,000 words; mid semester 1 40%
002 Essay, 2,000 words, mid semester 2 60%
200 Essay plan; 1,000 words; mid semester 1 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - David Stockbridge
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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