9 ECTS credits
225 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020334ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Law and Criminology
Department
Criminology
Educational team
Sofie De Kimpe (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
18 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course focusses on basic criminological concepts and the fundamental dimensions of the criminological issue. 

The course is structured as follows:

Part 1 What is criminology (Researching criminology

Part 2 Thinking about criminology : Basic criminological theoretical developments (historical)

Part 3 Doing crime: phenomenon of crime (offenders and victims)

Part 4 Controlling crime (policing, punishment, justice and prisons

Part 5 Global(ising) perspective on crime, punishment and criminology

There will be a compulsory language test within this course unit. The result of the language test determines whether you will be part of a STAN class ( less than 60%).

 

Course material
Handbook (Required) : Criminology, A sociological introduction, Carrabine - Cox - Cox - Crowhurst - Di Ronco - Fussey - Sergi - South - Thiel - Turton, 4de, Routledge, 9781138566262, 2020
Additional info

For working students, the lectures are available digitally. More specific information will be included in the canvas area of the course unit

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

  • To be able to phrase, use and explain basic criminological concepts with examples situated in the criminological field.
  • To be able to apply criminological concepts to contemporary criminological issues
  • Students know and have insight in the main criminological methodological research traditions and can illustrates these by way of examples.
  • To know, recognize, use and explain the main historical theoretical developments and their relevance through contemporary criminological issues/topics
  • To know the historical evolution of criminological “thinking” and to be able to situate changes, main criminological authors in their historical context. To be able to give the main critiques and contributions of these criminological schools.
  • Students have insight in the diversity of crime phenomenon and their main characteristics. They can illustrate these with examples.
  • Students know and have insight in the main dimensions of the social systems of crime control and punishment. They know the specific characteristics of the policing and justice system in our society. They know and can describe our (Belgian) policing and justice system.
  • Students are able to recognize criminological topics, issues and debates in contemporary political societal debates. They can relate these debates to criminological theoretical frameworks.
  • Students are able to participate in debates with criminological scientific arguments. They are able to formulate critical criminological comments and reflections as part of these debates. 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen schriftelijk with a relative weight of 9 which comprises 90% of the final mark.
  • Tussentijdse test with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 10% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The evaluation of this course is as follows: 90% written exam. 10% excercise during the semester. The exman contains three kinds of questions: open questions and mulitiplie choice (with GIS correction)

FORCE MAJEURE
In case of force majeure, a catch-up time will be sought by mutual agreement between student and teacher, in accordance with the modalities provided for in Article 111 of the Education and Examination Regulations. If only a limited number of students use the partial examination, the catch-up examination will be oral.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Initial track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)