BA (Hons) Criminology Degree: Course Overview, Modules, and Structure at BCU, Lecture notes of Criminology

Download BA (Hons) Criminology Degree: Course Overview, Modules, and Structure at BCU and more Lecture notes Criminology in PDF only on Docsity! 1 BCU Course Specification US0682 BA (Hons) Criminology V1.04 20/06/2019 Course Specification Course Summary Information 1 Course Title BA (Hons) Criminology 2 BCU Course Code UCAS Code US0682 M900 3 Awarding Institution Birmingham City University 4 Teaching Institution(s) (if different from point 3) 5 Professional Statutory or Regulatory Body (PSRB) accreditation (if applicable) 6 Course Description Looking to study criminology degree at University? Our BA (Hons) Criminology course is supported by our close links with local criminal justice organisations, including West Midlands Police Force. Make sense of the world of criminal justice by getting the big picture perspective on crime, punishment and victimisation. This course aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the core schools of criminological thought, their historical and political foundations and practical application. What’s Covered in the Course? Our curriculum offers you a variety of subjects, through which you will be able to develop your interests before focusing on specialised fields within Criminology. The programme also utilises guest speakers, external visitors as well as unique assessments to enhance students understanding of the discipline. The course's real world applications are supported by its close links with local and national criminal justice agencies, including police forces, charities, pressure groups, criminal justice agencies, criminal rehabilitation, probation service and prisons. The course is delivered by expert staff in the fields of policing, security studies and criminology, and you will also enjoy regular guest lectures from highly influential voices in the discipline. 7 Course Awards 7a Name of Final Award Level Credits Awarded Bachelor of Arts with Honours Criminology 6 360 7b Exit Awards and Credits Awarded Certificate of Higher Education Criminology Diploma of Higher Education Criminology Bachelor of Arts Criminology 4 5 6 120 240 300 2 BCU Course Specification US0682 BA (Hons) Criminology V1.04 20/06/2019 8 Derogation from the University Regulations Not applicable 9 Delivery Patterns Mode(s) of Study Location Duration of Study Code Full Time City Centre 3 years US0682 Part Time City Centre 5 years* US0681 Sandwich City Centre 4 years US0682S * If you study this course part-time, you will study modules alongside full-time students in daytime hours (not evenings or weekends). The duration of the course will depend on how many modules you take per year, and will be agreed before you commence your studies. To qualify as a PT student you cannot undertake more than 90 credits in any one year. 10 Entry Requirements The admission requirements for this course are stated on the course page of the BCU website at https://www.bcu.ac.uk/, or may be found by searching for the course entry profile located on the UCAS website. 11 Course Learning Outcomes 1 The multidisciplinary underpinnings of the subject of Criminology and recognise and understand how it can assist in explaining how a variety of factors can result in criminal behaviour, victimisation and social control actions at a micro-, meso-, and macro-contexts; 2 The academic subject of criminology. This includes its development of criminology as a distinct area of study and inquiry; its multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary nature, and its core curricula as stipulated by QAA guidelines and subject benchmarks (2014: 11) including (but not limited to); the relationships of crime, deviance and offending, and victimisation to social divisions and stratification such as: age, gender, sexuality, social class, race, ethnicity and religious faith; the role of the state and non-governmental agencies; human rights issues; the philosophy and politics of criminalisation, victimisation, criminal justice; 3 How their own values, biography and social identity – have an impact on responses to and rival interpretations of, safety and security, crime control, and how to make ethically sound judgements in light of this knowledge and understanding; 4 Areas of social research and its methods, for example knowing how to conduct a wide-range of practice-based Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, data collection, and data analysis and how to adhere to the ethical guidelines prescribed by specialised and academic institutional ethical bodies, which govern criminological research; 5 Criminology-related career prospects that are available for graduates who would like to pursue a career in the field of criminal justice; prisons; probation; police; and beyond. Specific careers related to Criminology will be explored, whilst emphasis on transferable skills will be maintained. 6 Develop a critical, intellectual insight into the context of the above knowledge and understanding and the opportunities to develop critical thinking and analytical skills in order to understand the 5 BCU Course Specification US0682 BA (Hons) Criminology V1.04 20/06/2019 In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete at least 40 credits from the following list of OPTIONAL modules. Level 6: In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 80 credits): Module Code Module Name Credit Value CRI6064 Transnational, Organised and Corporate Crime 20 CRI6088 Dissertation / Live Project / Placement 40 CRI6093 Human Rights: Theory and Practice 20 Module Code Module Name Credit Value CRI6083 Homicide and Multiple Homicide: Criminological understandings of killing 20 CRI6068 Gender and Crime 20 CRI6092 Hate Crime 20 CRI6086 Cyber Crime 20 CRI6091 Rehabilitation, Reintegration, Re-entry and Therapeutic Communities 20 CRI6089 Britain and Terrorism 20 CRI6090 Everyday Surveillance 20 CRI6087 Dark Leisure 20 6 BCU Course Specification US0682 BA (Hons) Criminology V1.04 20/06/2019 12b Structure Diagram Please note list of optional modules is indicative only. Students’ choice will not be guaranteed for optional modules but a fair and transparent process will be adopted and shared with students. Full Time Course Structure BA (Hons) Criminology: Course Structure Level 4 Level 4 HE Learner Programme (e.g. Two weeks) Semester 1 On Crimes and Punishment: An Introduction to Criminological Theory Core Module Doing Criminological Research Core Module Crime in its Political and Historical Context Core Module Semester 2 Policing, Investigation and Society Core Module Security Studies: The Essentials Core Module Social Construction of Crime and Deviance Core Module Level 5 Level 5 Transition Programme Semester 1 Crime in the City: Criminology, Urban Culture and Social Change Core Module Beyond the Statistics: Researching Criminological Experiences Core Module Optional Module Optional International Exchange Semester 2 Prisons and Punishment Core Module Crime Media Culture: Representation, Consumption and Production Core Module Optional Module Optional International Exchange Work Placement (e.g. 12 months) Level 6 Level 6 Transition Programme Semester 1 Transnational Organised and Corporate Crime Core Module Dissertation / Live Project / Placement Core Module Optional Module Semester 2 Human Rights: Theory and Practice Core Module Optional Module 7 BCU Course Specification US0682 BA (Hons) Criminology V1.04 20/06/2019 Part Time Course Structure Year 1 Semester 1 L4 On Crimes and Punishment: An Introduction to Criminological Theory (20 credits) L4 Doing Criminological Research (20 credits) Semester 2 L4 Policing, Investigation and Society (20 credits) L4 Security Studies: The Essentials (20 credits) Year 2 Semester 1 L4 Crime in its Political and Historical Context (20 credits) L5 Crime in the City: Criminology, Urban Culture and Social Change (20 Credits) Semester 2 L4 Social Construction of Crime and Deviance (20 credits) L5 Prisons and Punishment (20 credits) Year 3 Semester 1 L5 Beyond the Statistics: Researching Criminological Experiences (20 credits) L5 Optional Module (20 credits) Semester 2 L5 Crime Media Culture: Representation, Consumption and Production (20 credits) L5 Optional Module (20 credits) Year 4 Semester 1 L6 Transnational Organised and Corporate Crime (20 credits) L6 Optional Module (20 credits) Semester 2 Human Rights: Theory and Practice (20 credits) L6 Optional Module (20 credits) Year 5 Semester 1 L6 Integrative Criminology Project Based Module (40 credits) 13 Overall Student Workload and Balance of Assessment Overall student workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activity, with each credit taken equating to a total study time of around 10 hours. While actual contact hours may depend on the optional modules selected, the following information gives an indication of how much time students will need to allocate to different activities at each level of the course. • Scheduled Learning includes lectures, practical classes and workshops, contact time specified in timetable • Directed Learning includes placements, work-based learning, external visits, on-line activity, Graduate+, peer learning • Private Study includes preparation for exams The balance of assessment by mode of assessment (e.g. coursework, exam and in-person) depends to some extent on the optional modules chosen by students. The approximate percentage of the course assessed by coursework, exam and in-person is shown below. Level 4