module specification

This module will allow students to investigate the complex issue of violence through a multidisciplinary approach. Indicative topics include serious youth violence, murder, football hooliganism and violence in the home. The module will be structured to identify and explain violent behaviour both in the West and the Global South. These will then be tied to the wider criminological field and possible prevention strategies will be considered.

There is a negotiated element to the module, allowing students to focus on topics specific to their own interests.

The module aims to enable students to:

1. Explore the prevalence of and trends in violence in the UK and globally
2. Identify and assess violent crimes
3. Recognize and contextualize various types of violence
4. Use various theories within the field of Criminology and Sociology to explain violent behaviour.

Indicative topics include:

Serious Youth Violence (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)
Violence as Contagion (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)
Violence in the Home (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)
Corporate Violence (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)
Violence against Animals (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)
Football Hooliganism (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)
Violence and the Media (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)
Terrorism  (LO1 LO2 L03 L04)

Blended Learning will be a key component of the module and will present a ‘resource’ of information relative to content and current issues as well as a tool for formative assignments and feedback.

Lectures will be recorded and posted online on the Webelarn site. These will be supported by additional materials which will enable students to fully engage with the module, including online tasks, PowerPoint slides, lecture notes, discussion tools, full reading lists, audio-visual /documentary material, and links to first-hand documents and websites. 

The module includes a negotiated element, allowing students to focus on topics specific to their own interests. It incorporates a flipped learning approach, with students required to undertake readings each week and present summaries and analyses. This will inform in-depth discussion and debate. Preparation is therefore essential for successful engagement.

A great deal of emphasis is placed on independent study.

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On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Explain some of the root causes of various types of violence and aggression;
2. Investigate various forms of violence and aggression and the circumstances and contexts in which they occur;
3. Explain and analyse prevention strategies;
4. Use reflection and analysis to explain and evaluate violent behaviour.

1. Critical summaries of academic texts. This will allow students to familiarise themselves with and analyse and reflect on a range of readings on their chosen subject area.

2. Essay. This will allow students the synthesise the readings from throughout the module in carrying out their own analysis.

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