Postgraduate Course: Global Crime, Justice and Security: Theories and Frameworks (PGSP11249)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
Law |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This foundational core course, designed for the MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security, will introduce students to theoretical frameworks from law and the social and political sciences through which they will be able to understand and interpret issues raised in the second semester core course and in other non-core courses. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. 2.01 Geography, Old Infirmary |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course aims to give students a firm grasp of a number of theoretical perspectives and concepts utilised by legal, social and political scholars to describe, explain and understand issues of crime, justice and security in a global context.
By the end of the course students should:
be able to identify and understand key concepts and theories in legal, social and political scholarship,
know and understand academic debates and in the field of global crime, justice and security,
be able to critically engage with scholarly work in the field of global crime, justice and security, and, particularly, to summarise and evaluate examples of such work,
be in a position to anticipate the application of concepts and theories to a range of contexts in which crime, justice and security have a global, transnational or international element.
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Assessment Information
| 2,500 word essay (70%) and 2 shorter skills based exercises (20% +10%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Andy Aitchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 4246
Email: andy.aitchison@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Cristyn King
Tel: (0131 6)51 3865
Email: cristyn.king@ed.ac.uk |
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