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Postgraduate Course: Police and Policing (LAWS11047)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis module aims to introduce students to a broad view of the varied literature on po-lice and policing, and gives them the opportunity to investigate some aspects of the subject in greater depth. The module requires students to make connections between broad theoretical issues and more limited and tightly defined questions, and to con-nect these also with the relevant findings from empirical research.
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-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 5000 word essay
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
The module is suitable both for students with an interest in theoretical questions related to policing, social order, coercion, and the state, and for students with an interest in the policy and practice of policing.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Alistair Henry
Tel: (0131 6)50 9697
Email:
Course secretaryMs Olivia Hayes
Tel: (0131 6)50 9588
Email:
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