The module introduces advanced qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques and prepares students for dissertation research.

The aims of this module are to introduce the historical development of criminology as an academic discipline and the role broader social and political processes have played in shaping this, as well as to explore key concepts and theoretical approaches within criminology.

The aim of this module is to analyse what works in crime prevention and how crime prevention strategies can be devised and applied in a range of settings.

This module aims to introduce students to advanced quantitative methods of data analysis and to prepare them for their dissertation project.

This module aims to provide a thorough grounding in debates about the role of intoxication in contemporary society by examining the contested role of alcohol and other drugs in society from social and cultural perspectives. The module encourages students to think critically about individual, group and institutional responses to the benefits and harms caused by particular intoxicants whilst understanding the complexity of issues relating to regulation, control and commercialisation.

The aim of the module is to introduce students to penal theory, encouraging them to consider its application to punishment in contemporary society and to critically engage with the application of policies and practices of punishment.

The module explores the relationship between psychology, politics and society, examining how political attitudes, behaviours and identities are shaped.

What do you know? What are skills? Where are they going to take you? This module will help you to answer those questions by building on transferrable skills and encouraging you to reflect on your learning. In addition, you’ll learn about the UK job market, and how to negotiate a range of recruitment tasks including decoding job specifications, writing an application, interviews, psychometric tests and the use of AI. Combine these with your degree and graduate with confidence.

The aim of this module is to examine the concept of security through a range of conceptual and theoretical approaches, especially its 'critical' variants. This is done by examining critical frameworks of security and insecurity, at times contrasting with orthodox and mainstream notions.

The aims of this module are to examine the role of gender within victimisation, offending, and interactions with the criminal justice system. The module focuses on theory and literature that unpacks the potential differences (and similarities!) between the criminological experiences of men, women, and non-binary/trans people. Much of criminology assumes that the 'male' is the norm, so this module will provide an alternative lens for analysis.

The aims of this module is to introduce students to the social impact of a range of psychological disorders (of mental wellbeing, cognitive functioning, sensory capacity and social adaptation), with coverage of conceptual and policy issues in diagnosis, treatment and support.

Social scientists have long been concerned with the causes and transmission of inequalities in human societies. These include differences in a range of socioeconomic outcomes such as educational attainment, income, wealth, and health. It is now well known that inequality in lifetime outcomes are the result of dynamic processes that start to develop in utero and then compound over the different stages of the life-course.

In this module we will look at the development of socioeconomic inequalities using a life-cycle perspective with attention at how social policy influences individuals' lives and inequalities at the different points of the life-cycle.

The aims of the module are:

• Introduce the main theories of human development and socioeconomic mobility that have been proposed in the social and natural sciences.
• Study the emergence and development of inequalities over the life-course with attention to role of early childhood experiences.
• Consider the role of social policy and social institutions such as families, schools and communities in shaping individuals' opportunities and trajectories over the life-course.
• Use of statistical software and longitudinal microdata to investigate inequalities over the life-course.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.