Undergraduate Course: Foundations of Criminology 1 (VS2) (LAWS08111)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Part-year visiting students only | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Law | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Exploration of crime patterns and trends; describing and assessing key issues in policing and Scottish criminal justice. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
		Monday | 
		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
		Friday | 
	 
| Central | Lecture |  | 18-29 |  12:10 - 13:00 |  |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture |  | 18-29 |  |  |  12:10 - 13:00 |  |  |  
| First Class | 
First class information not currently available |  
	| Additional information | 
	Lectures are held in Appleton Tower LT4 on both Monday and Wednesday at 12.10pm | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| By the end of the course students should be able to:  understand and interpret contemporary crime patterns and trends; describe and assess key issues in policing; summarise the main features of the Scottish criminal justice and penal systems and assess their strengths and weaknesses. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| One essay (100%) |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | crime patterns, crime trends, policing, criminal justice | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Anna Souhami 
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Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053 
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