Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Law

Learning Methods

Lecture

Tutorial

Module Offerings

7050LAWCJ-SEP-MTP

Aims

To provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge of a specific internationally-related criminal justice issue. To construct a sustained and coherent assignment at length. To show a critical ability to apply appropriate research methods.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate an advanced, critical and theoretically-informed ability to apply a range of academic perspectives critically to a internationally-related criminal justice issue in an extended piece of work.
2.
Demonstrate critical and theoretically-informed appreciation of the significance of the full range of social science research methodologies and methods, and their appropriate application in practice.
3.
Demonstrate the capacity for sustained, critical and theoretically-informed consideration of a particular internationally-themed criminal justice topic.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
The student is required to prepare a dissertation of 15000 words, on an internationally-related topic to be agreed with his or her supervisor.
Module Overview:
This module allows students to showcase their knowledge of an international criminal justice issue, enabling them to create a well-structured and extensive assignment that demonstrates critical thinking and the use of suitable research methods.
Additional Information:
The module is intended as a learning device, which will demonstrate the student's capacity to apply internationally-focused knowledge learned throughout the MA Criminal Justice course as a whole, in an appropriate and substantial manner. Formative assessment takes place in the form of peer-reviewed presentations on research plans, as part of the group taught sessions.

Assessments

Dissertation