(Award available for year: Non Degree)
1. Conduct literature search for relevant social, political and legal sources.
2. Compare and contrast competing social science theories and perspectives.
3. Apply social scientific concepts and theories to social, political and legal sources.
4. Construct arguments supported by evidence and cite/reference sources.
5. Present arguments in a structured and coherent manner.
6. Demonstrate ability to apply critical thinking to a range of social, political and legal sources.
Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate ability to think critically about social scientific topics.
2. Conduct literature search and identify relevant and appropriate social scientific information.
3. Demonstrate basic academic writing skills.
4. Cite and reference different types of sources using Leeds Harvard format.
5. Apply skills to substantive study of politics and criminology topics.
6. Accurately use academic language in verbal and written forms.
7. Manage time to organise, plan and meet assessment targets.
8. Reflect on academic development and identify areas that need additional attention.
Competence Standards
1 Critically evaluate different types of sources
2 Apply a range of social scientific concepts and theories to social, political and legal issues
3 Demonstrate understanding of key features, strengths and weaknesses of competing theories.
4 Construct an argument supported by appropriately selected evidence, with appropriate support as necessary.
5 Apply critical thinking to a range of social, political and legal problems.
Students must complete summative assessments serving as an introduction to assessment types on undergraduate programmes at Level 1 (academic essay, formal presentation, reflective report).
Students are also assessed formatively using MCQ, written summary tasks and formative essay.
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