2020/21 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Social Policy and Crime
| Programme code: | BA-SOCP&C | UCAS code: | LL43 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Simon Prideaux | Contact address: | s.j.prideaux@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
- ABB at A-levels; General Studies may be included.
- GCSE Maths, Grade C or equivalent.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Sociology and Social Policy
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Sociology and Social Policy
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Social Policy
Programme specification:
The programme will provide students with the opportunity to combine the critical and creative aspects of the discipline of social policy within the policy area of crime. Students will study crime from the policy perspective and this will provide them with the conceptual understanding required for future employment within a number of areas related to crime and criminal justice.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| SLSP1160 | Understanding and Researching the City | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1170 | Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP1180 | Crime and Deviance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP1190 | Identities, Inequalities and Policy in Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP1220 | Social Policy: Poor Laws to the Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 20 credits of discovery modules:
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| SLSP2010 | Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP2020 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2650 | Key Debates in Social Policy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following crime modules:
| LAW2420 | Youth Crime and Justice | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2145 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following optional modules:
| FOSS2001 | State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW2420 | Youth Crime and Justice | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LLLC2222 | Violent and Sexually Offending Young People | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2040 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2050 | The Sociology of Gender | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2145 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP2150 | Debates in Childhood and Youth | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 20 credits of discovery modules:
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
| SLSP3095 | Research Skills for your Dissertation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following compulsory Dissertation modules:
| SLSP3051 | Social Policy Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| SLSP3200 | Dissertation in Crime | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following key debates modules:
| FOSS3001 | State of Emergency: Social science and the COVID-19 pandemic | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP3075 | Disability and Development | 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 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates will be required to study 20 credits from the following Crime modules:
| LAW3172 | Crime, Law and Social Change: Crime and Criminal Justice in Historical Perspective | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3211 | State Crime and Immorality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP3230 | Global Terrorism and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study 20 credits of discovery modules:
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