Postgraduate Course: Criminology for Social Workers (SCWR11029)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Social Work |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Criminology covers a wide range of subject matter including: the causes and meaning of criminal behaviour, the social origins of criminal law, the operation of the criminal justice system and the prevention and control of crime. This course will explore how criminological perspectives have influenced and shaped social work thinking in relation work with offenders. It will explore how criminology can be useful in understanding why people engage in crime and what strategies may effectively help social workers have a positive impact through their practice and service delivery on reducing criminal behaviours. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
The course will be delivered over 2 taught days and 2 days of online study facilitated by a tutor. Classroom sessions include presentation, discussion & practical exercises. Independent study & application to the workplace setting is also required. |
| Course Start Date |
05/08/2013 |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should have broad knowledge of the following:
An understanding of the main traditions within criminological theory, focussing both on theories which try to explain why individuals commit crime and those which link crime to particular features of modern societies, such as power and class
Understanding of contemporary debates within the discipline
Issues of power and control
Possible frameworks, which can be used to examine critically the theories which inform social work criminal justice policy and practice.
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Assessment Information
| Select a theme/ issue from practice and provide a critique of the key issues raised drawing on relevant criminological thinking and practices. (2000 words) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Susan Wallace
Tel: (0131 6)50 6646
Email: Susan.J.Wallace@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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