2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Social Policy and Crime (Industrial)
| Programme code: | BA-SOCP&C4 | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 4 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Claudia Radiven | Contact address: | c.e.radiven@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 480
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 enable students to understand scholarship and recent research within the policy area of crime. They will have the opportunity to deploy various techniques of analysis and enquiry within Social Policy and Crime, and develop a conceptual understanding of social olicy and crime and criminal justice debates and describe and comment on particular aspects of scholarship and recent research in Social Policy and Crime. They will be able to apply their knowledge and understanding in a Social Policy or Crime dissertation at level 4.
Study in the programme is structured in ways that provide both breadth and depth, and opportunities for demonstrating proficiency in the application of Social Policy and Crime concepts and techniques. Opportunities will be provided for students to develop interests and informed opinions and to undertake some autonomous study.
This is a four year programme with year 3 spent in an industrial placement.
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 | Not running in 202324 | |
| SLSP1170 | Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| SLSP1180 | Crime and Deviance | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| SLSP1190 | Identities, Inequalities and Policy in Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| SLSP1220 | Social Policy: Poor Laws to the Present | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 |
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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2650 | Key Debates in Social Policy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
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 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 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP2050 | The Sociology of Gender | 20 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| 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) | |
| SLSP2975 | Social and Public Policy beyond the University | 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:
| CSER8000 | Work Placement Year | 120 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Discovery modules:
Year4 - 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) | |
| 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 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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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