| Unit name | Critical Studies of Harm, Violence, and Oppression |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL30086 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Chadwick |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Why is this unit important?
This unit will provide the opportunity to critically reflect on the concepts of harm, violence, and oppression and will enable you to synthesize and build on previous learning. The unit will also examine the relationship between theoretical concepts, social issues, and lived experience.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit builds on previous knowledge in your Criminology degree and critically reflects on core themes of criminology at Bristol You will engage more deeply with critical theory across a range of transnational contexts and explore the concepts of harm, violence, and oppression in greater depth.
An overview of content
This unit explores theories of harm, violence, and oppression in a range of contemporary global and transnational contexts. You will analyse a range of critical perspectives on harm, violence, and oppression, (e.g. feminist, decolonial, intersectional, and anti-capitalist approaches) in the context of structural and transnational power relations.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
You will have expanded and developed your theoretical and critical understanding of core concepts in criminology (e.g. harm, violence, and oppression), thereby building essential skills needed for independent dissertation research and successful postgraduate study. You will also have gained an ability to link theory and social issues, and to use theories as interpretive lenses to make sense of the world.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
Teaching will mainly be delivered through lectures and seminars or workshops. Learning will also involve independent learning through reading, completing practical activities, and reflective exercises.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
You will engage in a wide range of independent study and seminar group activities each week, and keep a weekly formative assessment reflection notebook. You will have the opportunity in seminars to receive peer and tutor feedback on your notebook.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Learning journal (1000 words maximum) (50%)
Essay (1500 words maximum) (50%)
Both assessments cover all of the ILOs.
When assessment does not go to plan:
Subject to the university regulations for taught programmes, you may be offered an opportunity for reassessment. This will comprise a task of the same format as the original assessment.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. SPOL30086).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
