The major schools of thought that theoretically represent the interrelationships between politics, social structures, ideologies and culture will be explored throughout the module. Indicative topics of study include:.
This module, Young People and Violence, approaches the study of interpersonal violent crime as it relates to young people. It will explore violence experienced in everyday life paying particular interest to the social context in which it can occur; for example urban spaces, schools, familial setting and 'gang, gun and knife culture'. The concern with youth, crime and violence is critically appraised in the context of shifting political focus on disaffected young people.
It will seek to understand violence within the context of youth in late modernity. One of the primary objectives of this module will be to engage students in analytical debates on crime and violence as experienced by young people as perpetrators and victims.
It will examine and apply criminological theory to youth violence exploring the connection between crime and violence through the intersection of race, gender, ethnicity and class. In particular, the module will investigate the link between structure and agency. In this module, students will have the opportunity to review the impact of changing political and criminal justice responses to the youth crime problem.
The module will have a national, as well as international focus. It was not until the early 20th century that criminologists [re] discovered the victim and began to consider the role they played in the commission of crime. From these initial investigations, the victim became the central focus of academic scholarship from which the discipline 'victimology' emerged.
The victim is no longer considered to be 'a bit part player' in understanding crime. They are deemed to be central to crime detection and the prosecution of criminal acts. This module charts the birth and growth of victimology and considers some of its major theoretical concepts. It will explore the nature and extent of criminal victimisation in society and critically examine it from a number of different perspectives. The module will also examine the changing role of the victim within the criminal justice system.
This module encourages students to take an international view of social policy, beyond the nation state, and to develop understanding of the global links and comparisons that can be used to consider welfare in this way.
Introductory lectures and seminars will present the challenges and risks facing contemporary welfare regimes, including neoliberalism, globalisation and financial uncertainty, and the notion of mixed economies of welfare. Another block of learning will provide accounts of comparative approaches to welfare and explore histories and contemporary dynamics of welfare in the US and in mainland Europe.
Finally a series of welfare topics on migration, care, work and citizenship will be introduced in order to explore issues and policy responses within a global framework. This module encourages students to take an international view of social policy, beyond the national state, and to develop understanding of the global links and comparisons that can be used to consider welfare in this way.
It is recommended that students take this in their third year having studied one or both of the second year social policy modules SO or SO Introductory lectures and seminars will introduce the challenges and risks facing contemporary welfare regimes, including neoliberalism, globalisation and financial uncertainty, and the notion of mixed economies of welfare.
The module offers a broad overview of the changing socialities and conflicts in cities, from medieval to post-modern, alighting on a number of key arenas of social conflict and contestation. The module focuses primarily on the everyday life of Western cities, simultaneously noting the limitations of urban theories evolved in the metropolitan centres of the urban West.
The first half of the teaching presents broad theories of urban change, focusing on economic, cultural and political change in cities since the midth century. Consumption is a particular focus. The second half of the teaching sessions focuses on particular groups in cities, including young people, ethnic minorities, homeless people and those with disabilities.
The year in professional practice is taken between Stage 2 and 3 and is an opportunity to apply your social science learning in practice.
You learn about the pragmatic contexts in which voluntary and public sector organisations operate and also develop your knowledge about employment opportunities in these areas. Not only does placement year help you to gain work experience and contacts, it also encourages you to look at your studies in a new light. Graduates from our degrees with a year in professional practice leave the School with the much sought after combination of the skills and competency gained through a university education, and the ability to demonstrate these in a practical work setting.
The option of a placement year is open to those students who have attained a good academic record at Stages 1 and 2, and have successfully completed an interview process. Read one student's experience of the placement year. Alternatively, you can use our pathway options to specialise in two subject areas in Stages 2 and 3, and therefore graduate with a BSc Hons Social Sciences Sociology and Psychology or Sociology and Criminology or Psychology and Criminology or Sociology and Social Policy.
Going abroad as part of your degree is an amazing experience and a chance to develop personally, academically and professionally. You experience a different culture, gain a new academic perspective, establish international contacts and enhance your employability. You can apply to add a year abroad to your degree programme from your arrival at Kent until the autumn term of your second year.
The year abroad takes place between Stages 2 and 3 at one of our partner universities. Places and destination are subject to availability, language and degree programme. For a full list, please see Go Abroad. You are expected to adhere to any academic progression requirements in Stages 1 and 2 to proceed to the year abroad.
The aim of the Dissertation is to enable students to undertake independent research. In the course of their projects, students will deepen their critical understanding of research design and the application of specific techniques, and will further develop theoretical and practical understandings of the approaches of the relevant discipline. Restorative justice has emerged in recent years as a new way of thinking about how we should view and respond to crime.
Restorative approaches are making significant inroads into criminal justice policy and practice and this module provides students with an opportunity to engage in an increasingly dynamic and interesting field in contemporary criminal justice. The main aim of this module is to provide students with a critical understanding of restorative justice. It explores key values, issues and debates in restorative justice set in the context of theoretical arguments and criminal justice policy and practice.
The module will open with the concepts and theoretical underpinnings of restorative justice and go on to explore restorative justice and offenders, restorative justice and victims, emotions in restorative justice, the role of the community and the role of the state. It will close with critical issues and debates in restorative justice and future directions. This module traces the way in which criminal justice and criminal justice policy have become increasingly politicised in recent years.
It utilises topics such as terrorism, dangerous offenders, penology and capital punishment to highlight the interaction between popular opinion, research, policy formation and the criminalisation of particular groups within society. The module will analyse the manner in which crime has become such an important issue on the political agenda, as well as examining the important role that pressure groups such as NACRO and the Howard League for Penal Reform have played in mediating political rhetoric and policy.
This module explores contemporary issues in criminal justice focusing mostly on the British context. The curriculum provides the opportunity for Kent students to connect with real world criminal justice issues, including imprisonment, and for Prison Partner inside students to place their own experiences of the criminal justice system in a wider academic context. This project will be related to one of the substantive topics from part two and will culminate in a group presentation.
For details of when and how to pay fees and charges, please see our Student Finance Guide. The University will assess your fee status as part of the application process. Students studying abroad for less than one academic year will pay full fees according to their fee status. Find out more about accommodation and living costs , plus general additional costs that you may pay when studying at Kent. Kent offers generous financial support schemes to assist eligible undergraduate students during their studies.
See our funding page for more details. You may be eligible for government finance to help pay for the costs of studying. See the Government's student finance website.
Scholarships are available for excellence in academic performance, sport and music and are awarded on merit. For further information on the range of awards available and to make an application see our scholarships website. At Kent we recognise, encourage and reward excellence. We have created the Kent Scholarship for Academic Excellence. We have a range of subject-specific awards and scholarships for academic, sporting and musical achievement.
We use a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, case study analysis, group projects and presentations, and individual and group tutorials. If you choose to take the placement year, you have the opportunity to spend hours in a relevant professional setting, approved in advance to be suitable for your respective degree. Although you are responsible for obtaining your own placement, guidance is offered in the form of tutorial support and access to networks of providers developed and maintained by the School.
You are visited once where possible during your placement, to ensure that the placement activities are suitable and achieving the programme learning outcomes.
Assessment is on a pass or fail basis and the marks gained do not contribute to the final degree classification. Assessment is by a mixture of coursework and examinations; to view details for individual modules click the 'read more' link within each module listed in the course structure. For a student studying full time, each academic year of the programme will comprise learning hours which include both direct contact hours and private study hours.
The precise breakdown of hours will be subject dependent and will vary according to modules. Please refer to the individual module details under Course Structure. Methods of assessment will vary according to subject specialism and individual modules. Social Policy at Kent was ranked 3rd for research quality and graduate prospects in The Complete University Guide The School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research has its own employability team who work with businesses to maximise opportunities for our students.
We also hold an Employability Month every February and run networking events throughout the year to help you develop your skills and contacts. The School has excellent links with local outside agencies, such as the probation and youth justice services, the police and social services. The University has a friendly Careers and Employability Service which can give you advice on how to:. As well as your subject-specific knowledge, you also develop the key transferable skills graduate employers look for.
These include:. Taking the year in professional practice can also considerably enhance your career prospects, as employers actively seek graduates with relevant work experience. Bell An Invitation to Environmental Sociology, 3rdd ed. Cudworth Environment and Society Routledge , esp. Michelson, eds Handbook of Environmental Sociology, esp.
Benton, eds. Social Theory and the Global Environment, Introduction. Philip W. Sutton Nature, Environment and Society Palgrave, See the library reading list for this module Canterbury. The intended subject specific learning outcomes are as follows. Courses Undergraduate Postgraduate Part-time undergraduate Executive education. Lasting connections Faculty of Social Sciences. University of Kent Faculty of Social Sciences. Module Specifications.
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