Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Criminology (LAWS08137)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to give an introduction to a wide range of questions about offending behaviour, crime and its control, drawing on criminological theory and research. The course introduces the origins and development of thinking about crime, patterns of offending behaviour, the problems of determining what we ¿know¿ about crime and the implications for how we should respond. Throughout the course there is an emphasis on the relationships between theory, research and practice and students are encouraged to think critically about the nature of ¿evidence¿ in relation to crime and control. All course materials are hosted on the Law School website. |
| Course description |
The course will be divided into ten sections, as follows:
1. Thinking about crime and criminology
2. Crime and the individual
3. Crime and society
4. Crime and inequality
5.Crime and the city
6.Crime and conformity
7. Crime and criminalization
8. Forgotten criminology?
9.Knowing and not knowing about crime
10. Explaining the contemporary world.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 292 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
164 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Exam 100% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to: Describe and summarise the main paradigms within criminological theory and be able to assess their strengths and weaknesses; understand and interpret contemporary crime patterns and trends; apply criminological theory to contemporary problems of crime and control, and critically assess the use of evidence. The course will develop students' ability to:
critically assess ideas both in terms of their logical coherence and the use made of evidence and think independently and critically.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
First lecture on Monday 15th September 2014 at 12 noon in Lecture Theatre 4, Appleton Tower. Lectures run on Monday and Wednesday in same venue and time. |
| Keywords | Intro to Criminology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anna Souhami
Tel:
Email: anna.souhami@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk |
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