Undergraduate Course: Punishment and Society (VS1) (LAWS10128)
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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Law | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The aim of the course is to introduce students to key features of penal systems in Scotland and in England and Wales (and elsewhere, where relevant). | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | Please 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). | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  3 | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| By the end of the course, students should be able to: identify and discuss the main penal sanctions available in Scotland and in England & Wales; explain the workings of these sanctions and analyse their rationales; and summarise research evidence as to these sanctions' effectiveness and effects. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Assessed essay (100%), of up to 15 pages.  
Format of pages must be as follows: 
Paper: A4 size, portrait form 
Font: Times New Roman 
Font size: 12 
Margins: All 1 inch (2.54 cm) 
Line spacing: 1.5 
Footnotes/endnotes font size: 10 
Page numbering: All pages should be numbered in the following style: "Page x of y" where x represents the page number and y the total number of pages. Such numbering should appear either at the very top or very bottom of each page. 
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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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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Jones 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2032 
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Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053 
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