Undergraduate Course: Criminal Law (LAWS10133)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The scope and function of criminal law in society; theories of punishment; responsibility and punishability; freewill and determinism; mentally abnormal offenders; intention, recklessness and negligence. Other selected topics in the field of general principles of criminal law. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Criminal Law Ordinary (LAWS08102)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
Students will have developed a socially contextualised as well as a theoretically rich understanding of the central concepts and principles of the criminal law. Students will be able to engage with contemporary questions of the theory and practice of criminal law, as well as processes of criminalisation and reform.
Students will be able to analyse the social and moral aims, and the proper parameters of the criminal law in both Scotland and, where relevant, other jurisdictions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sharon Cowan
Tel: (0131 6)50 8000
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Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
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