2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Criminal Justice and Criminology
Programme code: | BA-LAW/CJC | UCAS code: | MM29 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Henry Yeomans | Contact address: | h.p.yeomans@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
- AAB at A Level
- or equivalent qualifications.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Law
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Law
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Criminology.
Programme specification:
Upon successful completion of this programme, students will be able to analyse, understand and discuss the key debates relating to policy and theory within the field of criminal justice and criminology and will be able to undertake research in it.
This innovative scheme concentrates upon an understanding of "criminal justice" which includes the study of both formal and informal processes of regulation and control.
Accordingly, "Criminal Justice and Criminology" draws upon a number of disciplines, ranging from legal philosophy through politicial sciences to socio-legal studies. It is the interplay between the legal, social and political which give this scheme a uniquely progressive and flexible profile and special vitality.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
- Candidates must pass 110 credits at level one to progress to Year 2 along the Honours route.
- Candidates must pass 80 credits at level one to progress to Year 2 along the Ordinary route.
- Candidates transferring to the Ordinary route will have opportunity to transfer back to the Honours route should they gain the necessary credits in Year 2 via re-sit procedures.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LAW1065 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW1128 | Criminal Justice Study Skills | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW1136 | Understanding Crime | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW1141 | Introduction to Criminal Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW1166 | Crime, Inequality and Social Issues | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PSYC1610 | Forensic Psychology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP1200 | Sociology of Modern Societies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
- Honours route candidates must pass 80 credits of level two compulsory modules and 20 other optional / discovery credits in order to progress to Year 3 along the Honours route.
- Ordinary route candidates must pass 60 credits of level two compulsory modules and 20 other optional / discovery credits in order to progress to Year 3 along the Ordinary route.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LAW2091 | Criminology: Theories and Concepts | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW2095 | Transnational and Comparative Criminology | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW2175 | Crime Prevention and Crime Science | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW2286 | Researching Crime and Criminal Justice (for undergraduates) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20-40 credits of options from the following list:
LAW2142 | International Human Rights Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW2146 | International Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW2221 | Lawyers, Ethics and Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW2420 | Youth Crime and Justice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLSP2040 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2050 | The Sociology of Gender | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP2062 | Health and Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2145 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
SLSP2150 | Debates in Childhood and Youth | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2180 | The Sociology of Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2675 | Sociology of Work | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP2953 | Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates can study up to 20 credits of discovery modules which may include further LAW or SLSP optional modules.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
- To be eligible for an Honours degree, candidates must pass at least 100 credits at level three, including all compulsory level three modules. Additionally, they must gain an average of 4.0 across 240 credits in Years 2 and 3.
- To be eligible for an Ordinary degree, candidates must pass at least 160 credits of compulsory and optional modules at level two and three combined, including 60 credits of level three compulsory modules. Additionally, they must gain an average of 4.0 across 200 credits gained in Years 2 and 3.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LAW3035 | Long Dissertation (Criminal Justice and Criminology) | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3136 | Penology | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3160 | Policing | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
LAW3032 | Cyberlaw: Law and the Regulation of the Information Society | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3055 | Disability Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3100 | Evidence | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3116 | Gender and the Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3131 | Law and the Environment I: Pollution Control | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW3132 | Law and the Environment II: Governing the Environment | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LAW3171 | Crime, Law and Social Change: Crime and Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LAW3172 | Crime, Law and Social Change: Crime and Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3173 | Technology, Crime and Justice | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3280 | Media Law | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LAW3516 | Mass Atrocities and Criminal Justice | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3120 | Disability Rights and the International Policy Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP3160 | Education, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3211 | State Crime and Immorality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3220 | Contemporary Children, Young People and Families | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP3230 | Global Terrorism and Violence | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
SLSP3500 | Gender, Technologies and the Body | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3930 | Sociology of Consumerism | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3940 | Class in Everyday Life | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
SLSP3961 | Protest and Social Movements | 20 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
SLSP3995 | Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates can study up to 20 credits of discovery modules which may include further LAW or SLSP optional modules.
Last updated: 19/12/2018
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