School of Social Sciences Study Abroad Modules
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Autumn and Spring Semesters (Level Two)
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This module focuses on a critical understanding of major theories of human development and to be able to draw on these theories to describe and evaluate the influence of social relations such as peer collaboration, friendship groups, social identities and how people learn in everyday and school contexts.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Psychology and Social Behaviour SI0038
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This module aims to develop the student’s knowledge and critical understanding of social psychological theory, and the methods used to explore these theoretical positions.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
The aim of this module is to extend students knowledge of modern social theory, to explore its historical roots and origins, and to show how this theory can be applied to contemporary life.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This module aims to develop students’ knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills of critical enquiry regarding contemporary social policy in the UK.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Gender Relations and Society SI0072
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
The module aims to familiarise students with the impact of gender relations on everyday life, and to enable them to evaluate causes of and remedies for gender inequalities in public and private contexts. The module draws primarily on sociological and feminist perspectives and empirical research. It critically examines notions of gender and sexuality as they relate to embodiment, subjectivity and the environment in a local and global context.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Inequality and Division of Labour SI0075
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This module explores the ways in which the division of labour is reproduced, restructured and experienced in industrial
and post-industrial societies.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 40%
Examination: 60%
Contemporary Sociology and Education SI0076
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This module aims to provide students with a good understanding of sociological explanations of inequalities in access to educational opportunities and in educational attainments. It explores different sociological approaches to the ways in which social class, gender, ethnicity and other social characteristics affect educational outcomes and how thes e are experienced by individuals. It explores ‘big ideas in the sociology of education and helps students to apply them to contemporary educational issues.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Poverty, Social Policy and Income Maintenance SI0077
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This module provides an introduction to major themes and discussions in relation to poverty and social policy with an emphasis upon those debates and considerations which surround the development of income maintenance and anti-poverty policies in Britain today.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 20%
Examination: 80%
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
From X Factor to opera, from museums to theme parks, everything calls itself 'culture' today. But what is culture? Students following this module will understand there is no easy answer. Instead, they will gain the theoretical and analytical skills and knowledge to understand the complexity of culture in society today.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This course will explore the construction, conceptualisation and status of contemporary ‘childhood’ in the UK from a range of academic disciplines and within a variety of contexts.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessments
Coursework: 50%
Two hour examination: 50%
Offending and Victimisation SI0201
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 2
Credits: 20
This module aims to build upon the criminological explanations of offending and victimisation taught in the two first year criminology modules via a detailed examination of specific types of crimes and offenders with the goal of equipping students with a critical awareness of the differing patterns of crimes and victimisation over time and space and explanations for such variety. Another component of the module is exploring victimology centred theorising, and the relationship between victims, the offender and the criminal justice system.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 40%
Examination: 60%
Autumn and Spring Modules (Level Three)
Advanced Sociology of Health, Medicine and Illness SI0148
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
The aim of the course is to provide in-depth understanding of contemporary developments in the social study of health, illness and medicine.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Crime Control, Regulation and Policing SI0153
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module will provide a detailed overview of the study of crime control and policing by incorporating theoretical an
policy issues. The module is intended for students seeking to gain knowledge of issues related to crime control, crime prevention, white-collar crime, and developments in regulation and policing.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 60%
Examination: 40%
Globalisation and Social Change SI0158
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module aims to enable students to become well-versed in theoretical approaches to globalisation. It will introduce students to a selected range of theories, covering political economy, sociological and cultural approaches. The aim is to provide the foundation for the application of these theories critically, in analysis of the relationships between global forces, the state, economy and civil society, at international, national regional and local levels. Specifically the course aims to: introduce students to approaches towards globalisation; consider the processes and outcomes of social change in nation states in the context of globalisation; and enable students to apply these approaches to a variety of specific societies and settings.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
New Frontiers in Sociology SI0163
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module examines some of the most recent developments in sociological thinking and explore the insight they give into the social, cultural and political characteristics of society.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Power, Culture and Identity SI0164
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
The aim of the module is to introduce students to both the theoretical and methodological issues and approaches concerning power, culture and identity.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Contemporary Debates and Issues in Social Science SI0174
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module provides an opportunity for students to gain an in-depth understanding of some of the contemporary debates within the social sciences regarding the nature and politics of knowledge, science and technology.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 100%
Diversity, Crime and Criminal Justice SI0184
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module will provide a detailed overview of the study of crime and criminal justice by incorporating theoretical and policy issues relevant to gender, race, class and sexual orientation. The module is intended for students seeking to gain knowledge of criminology, policing, prosecution and the courts, and the sanctioning of offenders.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 60%
Examination: 40%
Prisons and Community Sanctions SI0203
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module aims to provide students with a detailed overview of the development of state responses to crime, in order to allow them to consider how penal responses have evolved in contemporary society, paying particular attention to imprisonment and probation practices; issues of reparation, reconciliation, re-integration and re-education; and specific areas of penal practice in how to deal with offenders ‘through the prison gate’ and after conviction. Another aim of this module is to equip students with an understanding of the challenges involved in turning policy into practice as well as what the state responses to crime are likely to achieve, in light of what we already know “works”.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Power, Politics and Policy SI0206
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module aims to develop knowledge of contemporary approaches and issues in respect of public policy in order to allow students to develop an understanding of the relations between politics, governance and public policy.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module presents an advanced introduction to: contemporary debates on language in developmental psycholinguistics; and the psychology of mindfulness as applied in academic psychology and professional practice.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Equality and Diversity in Education and Work SI0220
Semester: Autumn and Spring
Length: Two Semesters
Level: 3
Credits: 20
This module aims to develop a critical understanding of issues of equality and diversity in a variety of educational, training and work settings. The module aims to draw on a range of critical perspectives to explore the interconnections between gender, race, class, sexuality and educational and workplace experiences and outcomes.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Autumn Semester (Level Two)
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to develop a critical understanding of major theories of human development and to be able to draw on these theories to describe and evaluate the influence of social relations such as peer collaboration, friendship groups, social identities and how people learn in everyday and school contexts.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Psychology and Social Behaviour SI0920
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to develop the student’s knowledge and critical understanding of social psychological theory, and the methods used to explore these theoretical positions.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
The aim of this module is to extend students’ knowledge of modern social theory, to explore its historical roots and origins, and to show how this theory can be applied to contemporary life.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to develop students’ knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills of critical enquiry regarding contemporary social policy in the UK.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Gender Relations and Society SI0917
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
The module aims to familiarise students with the impact of gender relations on everyday life, and to enable them to evaluate causes of and remedies for gender inequalities in public and private contexts. The module draws primarily on sociological and feminist perspectives and empirical research. It critically examines notions of gender and sexuality as they relate to embodiment, subjectivity and the environment in a local and global context.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Inequality and Division of Labour SI0918
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module explores the ways in which the division of labour is reproduced, restructured and experienced in industrial and post-industrial societies.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 40%
Examination: 60%
Contemporary Sociology and Education SI0921
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to provide students with a good understanding of sociological explanations of inequalities in access to educational opportunities and in educational attainments. It explores different sociological approaches to the ways in which social class, gender, ethnicity and other social characteristics affect educational outcomes and how these are experienced by individuals. It explores ‘big ideas’ in the sociology of education and helps students to apply them to contemporary educational issues.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Poverty, Social Policy and Income Maintenance SI0922
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module provides an introduction to major themes and discussions in relation to poverty and social policy with an emphasis upon those debates and considerations which surround the development of income maintenance and anti-poverty policies in Britain today.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 20%
Examination: 80%
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
From X Factor to opera, from museums to theme parks, everything calls itself 'culture' today. But what is culture? Students following this module will understand there is no easy answer. Instead, they will gain the theoretical and analytical skills and knowledge to understand the complexity of culture in society today.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module will explore the construction, conceptualisation and status of contemporary ‘childhood’ in the UK from a range of academic disciplines and within a variety of contexts.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Offending and Victimisation SI0925
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to build upon the criminological explanations of offending and victimisation taught in the two first year criminology modules via a detailed examination of specific types of crimes and offenders with the goal of equipping students with a critical awareness of the differing patterns of crimes and victimisation over time and space and explanations for such variety. Another component of the module is exploring victimology centred theorising, and the relationship between victims, the offender and the criminal justice system.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 40%
Examination: 60%
Autumn Semester (Level Three)
Advanced Sociology of Health, Medicine and Illness SI0926
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
The aim of the course is to provide in-depth understanding of contemporary developments in the social study of health, illness and medicine.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Crime Control, Regulation and Policing SI0927
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module will provide a detailed overview of the study of crime control and policing by incorporating theoretical and policy issues. The module is intended for students seeking to gain knowledge of issues related to crime control, crime prevention, white-collar crime, and developments in regulation and policing.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 60%
Examination: 40%
Globalisation and Social Change SI0928
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to enable students to become well-versed in theoretical approaches to globalisation. It will introduce students to a selected range of theories, covering political economy, sociological and cultural approaches. The aim is to provide the foundation for the application of these theories critically, in analysis of the relationships between global forces, the state, economy and civil society, at international, national regional and local levels. Specifically the course aims to: introduce students to approaches towards globalisation; consider the processes and outcomes of social change in nation states in the context of globalisation; and enable students to apply these approaches to a variety of specific societies and settings.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
New Frontiers in Sociology SI0930
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
To consider some of the most recent developments in sociological thinking and explore the insight they give into the social, cultural and political characteristics of society.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Power, Culture and Identity SI0931
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
The aim of the module is to introduce students to both the theoretical and methodological issues and approaches concerning power, culture and identity.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Contemporary Debates and Issues in Social Science SI0932
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
To provide an opportunity for students to gain an in-depth understanding of some of the contemporary debates within the social sciences regarding the nature and politics of knowledge, science and technology.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 100%
Diversity, Crime and Criminal Justice SI0933
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module will provide a detailed overview of the study of crime and criminal justice by incorporating theoretical and policy issues relevant to gender, race, class and sexual orientation. The module is intended for students seeking to gain knowledge of criminology, policing, prosecution and the courts, and the sanctioning of offenders.
Assessment:
Coursework: 60%
Examination: 40%
Prisons and Community Sanctions SI0934
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to provide students with a detailed overview of the development of state responses to crime, in order to allow them to consider how penal responses have evolved in contemporary society, paying particular attention to imprisonment and probation practices; issues of reparation, reconciliation, re-integration and re-education; and specific areas of penal practice in how to deal with offenders ‘through the prison gate’ and after conviction. Another aim of this module is to equip students with an understanding of the challenges involved in turning policy into practice as well as what the state responses to crime are likely to achieve, in light of what we already know “works”.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Power, Politics and Policy SI0935
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to develop knowledge of contemporary approaches and issues in respect of public policy in order to allow students to develop understanding of the relations between politics, governance and public policy.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessments
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module presents an advanced introduction to: contemporary debates on language in developmental psycholinguistics; and the psychology of mindfulness as applied in academic psychology and professional practice.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Equality and Diversity in Education and Work SI0937
Semester: Autumn
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
The focus of this module is critical understanding of issues of equality and diversity in a variety of educational, training and work settings. The module aims to draw on a range of critical perspectives to explore the interconnections between gender, race, class, sexuality and educational and workplace experiences and outcomes.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Spring Semester (Level Two)
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module explores a critical understanding of major theories of human development and to be able to draw on these theories to describe and evaluate the influence of social relations such as peer collaboration, friendship groups, social identities and how people learn in everyday and school contexts.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Psychology and Social Behaviour SI0920
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to develop the student’s knowledge and critical understanding of social psychological theory, and the methods used to explore these theoretical positions.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
The aim of this module is to extend students’ knowledge of modern social theory, to explore its historical roots and origins, and to show how this theory can be applied to contemporary life.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
To develop students’ knowledge, conceptual understanding and skills of critical enquiry regarding contemporary social policy in the UK.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Gender Relations and Society SI0917
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
The module aims to familiarise students with the impact of gender relations on everyday life, and to enable them to evaluate causes of and remedies for gender inequalities in public and private contexts. The module draws primarily on sociological and feminist perspectives and empirical research. It critically examines notions of gender and sexuality as they relate to embodiment, subjectivity and the environment in a local and global context.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Inequality and Division of Labour SI0918
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module explores the ways in which the division of labour is reproduced, restructured and experienced in industrial and post-industrial societies.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 40%
Examination: 60%
Contemporary Sociology and Education SI0921
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to provide students with a good understanding of sociological explanations of inequalities in access to educational opportunities and in educational attainments. It explores different sociological approaches to the ways in which social class, gender, ethnicity and other social characteristics affect educational outcomes and how thes e are experienced by individuals. It explores ‘big ideas’ in the sociology of education and helps students to apply them to contemporary educational issues.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Poverty, Social Policy and Income Maintenance SI0922
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module provides an introduction to major themes and discussions in relation to poverty and social policy with an emphasis upon those debates and considerations which surround the development of income maintenance and anti-poverty policies in Britain today.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 20%
Examination: 80%
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
From X Factor to opera, from museums to theme parks, everything calls itself 'culture' today. But what is culture? Students following this module will understand there is no easy answer. Instead, they will gain the theoretical and analytical skills and knowledge to understand the complexity of culture in society today.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This course will explore the construction, conceptualisation and status of contemporary ‘childhood’ in the UK from a range of academic disciplines and within a variety of contexts.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Offending and Victimisation SI0925
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 2
Credits: 10
This module aims to build upon the criminological explanations of offending and victimisation taught in the two first year criminology modules via a detailed examination of specific types of crimes and offenders with the goal of equipping students with a critical awareness of the differing patterns of crimes and victimisation over time and space and explanations for such variety. Another component of the module is exploring victimology centred theorising, and the relationship between victims, the offender and the criminal justice system.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 40%
Examination: 60%
Spring Semester (Level Three)
Advanced Sociology of Health, Medicine and Illness SI0926
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
The aim of the course is to provide in-depth understanding of contemporary developments in the social study of health, illness and medicine.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Crime Control, Regulation and Policing SI0927
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module will provide a detailed overview of the study of crime control and policing by incorporating theoretical and policy issues. The module is intended for students seeking to gain knowledge of issues related to crime control, crime prevention, white-collar crime, and developments in regulation and policing.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 60%
Examination: 40%
Globalisation and Social Change SI0928
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to enable students to become well-versed in theoretical approaches to globalisation. It will introduce students to a selected range of theories, covering political economy, sociological and cultural approaches. The aim is to provide the foundation for the application of these theories critically, in analysis of the relationships between global forces, the state, economy and civil society, at international, national regional and local levels. Specifically the course aims to: introduce students to approaches towards globalisation; consider the processes and outcomes of social change in nation states in the context of globalisation; and enable students to apply these approaches to a variety of specific societies and settings.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
New Frontiers in Sociology SI0930
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to consider some of the most recent developments in sociological thinking and explore the insight they give into the social, cultural and political characteristics of society.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Power, Culture and Identity SI0931
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
The aim of the module is to introduce students to both the theoretical and methodological issues and approaches concerning power, culture and identity.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Contemporary Debates and Issues in Social Science SI0932
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module provides an opportunity for students to gain an in-depth understanding of some of the contemporary debates within the social sciences regarding the nature and politics of knowledge, science and technology.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 100%
Diversity, Crime and Criminal Justice SI0933
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module will provide a detailed overview of the study of crime and criminal justice by incorporating theoretical and policy issues relevant to gender, race, class and sexual orientation. The module is intended for students seeking to gain knowledge of criminology, policing, prosecution and the courts, and the sanctioning of offenders.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Coursework: 60%
Examination: 40%
Prisons and Community Sanctions SI0934
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to provide students with a detailed overview of the development of state responses to crime, in order to allow them to consider how penal responses have evolved in contemporary society, paying particular attention to imprisonment and probation practices; issues of reparation, reconciliation, re-integration and re-education; and specific areas of penal practice in how to deal with offenders ‘through the prison gate’ and after conviction. Another aim of this module is to equip students with an understanding of the challenges involved in turning policy into practice as well as what the state responses to crime are likely to achieve, in light of what we already know “works”.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 50%
Coursework: 50%
Power, Politics and Policy SI0935
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to develop knowledge of contemporary approaches and issues in respect of public policy in order to allow students to develop understanding of the relations between politics, governance and public policy.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module presents an advanced introduction to: contemporary debates on language in developmental psycholinguistics; and the psychology of mindfulness as applied in academic psychology and professional practice.
Assessment:
Coursework: 50%
Examination: 50%
Equality and Diversity in Education and Work SI0937
Semester: Spring
Length: One Semester
Level: 3
Credits: 10
This module aims to develop a critical understanding of issues of equality and diversity in a variety of educational, training and work settings. The module aims to draw on a range of critical perspectives to explore the interconnections between gender, race, class, sexuality and educational and workplace experiences and outcomes.
Teaching Methods:
Lectures
Seminars
Assessment:
Examination: 40%
Coursework: 60%