犯罪学和社会政策（荣誉）

该学位课程是在跨学科社会科学背景下研究犯罪学和社会政策的机会。犯罪学是研究领域，其重点是犯罪化，受害以及对犯罪和混乱的社会反应。我们从社会科学的角度出发，为您提供探索犯罪及其控制的社会学，心理学和政治方法的机会。社会政策是对社会如何回应人类需求并寻求促进其成员的福祉的研究。这包括关于政策目标的辩论：我们如何确定人类需求是什么，满足人类需求的责任是什么，以及我们所说的“社会正义”是什么。您将学习如何客观地评估和解释证据，运用理论以及研究政策。教学利用各种数据和方法来调查一系列政策挑战，从犯罪，正义和控制问题
Why study this courseThis degree programme is an opportunity to study both Criminology and Social Policy within an interdisciplinary social sciences context.This programme combines Criminology, focusing on criminalisation, victimisation and social responses to crime and disorder, with Social Policy, studying how societies respond to human need and seek to promote the wellbeing of their members.Teaching draws on a range of social science perspectives and offers you the chance to explore sociological and political attitudes to crime and its control, along with debates on the goals of social policy: how do we decide what human needs are and whose responsibility is it to meet human needs.Learning and assessmentIn the School of Social Sciences you will learn from scholars who are shaping the future of their fields. Our courses reflect both the core ideas of their disciplines and contemporary debates, theories and research.Teaching methods include a mixture of lectures, seminars, independent study and self-directed learning that draw use of on-line resources, individual work and group tasks. Lectures generally provide an overview of the relevant topic, introducing key concepts or research, and highlighting contemporary issues or debates. An increasing number of lectures are now recorded. In contrast to lectures, seminars give you the opportunity to discuss particular readings, research or topics in detail. This allows you to consolidate your understanding and get feedback on your individual learning. Seminars also enable you to hone your communication, presentation and collaborative skills as you take part in group discussions and other tasks.