Minor in
Criminology

US Credits

UK Credits

• CRIM 4101 Introduction to Criminology

  This course provides the fundamentals of object-oriented programming. This will include usage of variables, objects, classes; assignment and control through statements, loops, functions, procedures, interaction between objects and inheritance. This course may introduce any current specialists programming topics, eg. programming for mobile applications.

• CRIM 4102 Crime, Deviance and Society

  This course immerses students in the study of deviant and criminal behaviour, exploring the historical context, theories, and challenges surrounding the concept of ’deviance’. It invites students to engage with debates on how crime and deviance are socially constructed, examining how public perceptions have evolved over time. The curriculum then shifts focus to the impact of social structures, highlighting issues of social exclusion and problematic forms of inclusion. Finally, students analyse historical behaviours once labelled as ’deviant’ that may no longer be considered criminal, offering insight into the fluid nature of societal norms.

• CRIM 5101 Criminology and the Media

  This course is designed to enable students understand the interaction between the discipline of criminology (and its focus on criminality and criminal justice) and the changing media landscape. The course primarily engages with the mass media, particularly television and newspapers with their reporting on crime and criminal justice, and the rise of social media, and the impact of these on both the theory and practice of criminology (for example the role of the media in causing moral panic, trial by media, and accusations of criminogenic fallout from these). Finally, students can engage with representations of crime and criminology in popular culture, from ’penny dreadfuls’ to ’true crime’ television, and in crime and forensic criminology dramas (e.g. CSI, Mind Hunters & Law and Order).

• CRIM 5102 Criminal Justice Institutions and Processes

  This course is designed to enable students to build expertise in the main institutions and processes of the criminal justice system. We look at the key agents of state that are involved in criminal justice - law enforcement agencies, the judicial system, corrections and rehabilitation - as well as an in-depth look at alternative models, including non-custodial sentencing and privatised agencies of justice. We critically assess the various controversies and problems in the activities of these institutions over time, and the weaknesses and limitations of their processes.

• LIBA 5301 SL: Global Citizenship and Migration

  This course helps students make a real difference in the world. Service Learning as experiential learning combines community service with academic study. This course will apply service-learning to the theoretical, political and sociological conceptions of citizenship and their limitations. Students will work on live projects and challenges to address real-world issues and critically reflect on their role as agents in communities and as legal and social citizens. Skills will be gained from working on a project with charities, NGOs, or non-profit organisations on citizenship concepts which will enable the student to critically reflect through service-learning. This course builds professional, entrepreneurial and personal skills to engage with a variety of stakeholders. This course is underpinned by JEDI approaches to justice, equality, diversity and inclusion across the global community.

• CRIM 6101 Counter-Extremism and Counter-Terrorism

  This course explores some of the main national and international efforts to counter terrorism, extremism and transnational crime. We examine types of terrorism and extremism and the theories and strategies underpinning state responses. We explore the phenomenon of transnational organised crime and consider where it intersects with terrorism and extremism. We discuss these phenomena from the perspectives of victims and perpetrators, processes of violent radicalisation, typologies of terror, and the strengths and weaknesses of strategies to counter and/or limit terrorism and extremism, including deradicalisation. We also consider the capacity of institutions and internationalcooperations to thwart and restrict transnational crime, and explore the intersections between trafficking, terrorism and the commission of atrocities.