Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay 4000 Words | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Podcast 20 Minutes | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 4000 Words | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Podcast 20 Minutes | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Critically assess connections between global and local transnational criminality and the ways this endangers the environment.
Critically evaluate the capacity of criminological theory and research to explain contemporary developments in the field.
Recognise and critique the limits of criminological knowledge in explaining particular transnational/international crimes, and how they relate to the environment.
Critically assess facets of victimisation relating to crimes against the environment.
Critically assess the effectiveness of responses to crimes against the environment, broadly defined.
Brief description
This module enables students to comprehensively evaluate crime and harm in this context, examining the interplay between green and traditional crimes. Students will understand the intricate relationships among offences against the latter, while critically analysing responses to these offences.
Aims
This module aims to enable students to comprehensively evaluate crime and harm concerning human and non-human entities in a global environment and to understand the intricate relationships between these alongside responses to crime and harm in this context.
Content
The exact content of the module will alter year on year as this is a fast developing area of study. However, content will always focus on the broad topics of human and non-human abuse and harm in a variety of contexts relating to the environment, broadly defined. The latter may include areas such as wildlife crime, pollution, deforestation, marine habitat destruction, cultural property destruction, heritage crime, illegal fishing, dumping of toxic waste, and many other areas that pertain to harms in this context. Responses to these problems and the effectiveness of these responses will also be analysed and assessed.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Critical and analytical thinking | Students must demonstrate this skill in terms of researching and constructing both their essay and podcast. |
| Digital capability | Students must demonstrate this skill in terms of using online journals and other reputable sources for research and in terms of the construction and recording of their podcast. |
| Real world sense | Students will develop this skill through consideration of harm and crime in a real world contemporary context. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will develop these skills through applying criminological theory to the concepts discussed and critiquing the latter.. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7