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Undergraduate Course: Criminology (VS1) (LAWS10129)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course examines key criminological theories and research studies relating to topics such as the cause(s) of crime, societal responses to crime, representations of crime, or the politics of law and order.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesPlease note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students).
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to: identify and discuss some key criminological theories and research findings; apply and test theories to research findings; compare and contrast competing theories; and analyse approaches and studies within a contemporary context.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/courses/viewcourse.asp?ref=29
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Richard Sparks
Tel: (0131 6)50 2059
Email: r.sparks@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk
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