Postgraduate Course: Media and Crime (LAWS11100)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
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 | Law |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will be offered as an optional module for the MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Students taking the module will study media representations of crime and responses to crime (such as policing and punishment). The module will study both non-fictional and fictional representations, exploring theoretical models of the workings of the media (both sociological and political), as well as specific stufy of the ways in which crime is portrayed, discussed and consumed in different media genres. Genres to be examined include newspapers (local and national), television news, television documentaries, radio, movies, and the Internet. Genres will be studied by focusing on specific instances (for example, a specific television show, newspaper, or newspaper report) of each kind, with materials being available in the Law Library, on the course website, and via the Internet. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students will be able to explain and assess some leading theories of the workings and social effects of the media, and be able to identify, examine, describe and discuss various different examples of depiction of crime (and related activities) as found in different media genres. Students will be able to apply media theories to specific examples, and explain and assess the results. Students taking the module will acquire sufficient knowledge and skills in the subject area as to be able subsequently to conduct independent but guided research for the purposes of writing an MSc dissertation on a topic in the area. |
Assessment Information
Essay (50%)
Review Essay (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Media crime policing reporting news television cinema Internet |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Sparks
Tel: (0131 6)50 2059
Email: r.sparks@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Douglas Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: D.Thompson@ed.ac.uk |
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