Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering Sciences
- Teaching department
- Security and Crime Science
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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External students should select this module via Portico if they have received permission from their home department. Approval will be dependent on module's capacity.
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
This module will provide you with psychological explanations of criminal behaviour. It covers a wide range of psychological approaches, arranged in a temporal sequence from distal to proximal causes of crime, progressing from factors that are present at birth, to factors that influence individuals over their lifespan and to factors that are present at the crime scene. Specific topics in this module are: evolution and human nature; genetics and heredity; brain structures and functions; personality theories; developmental theories; learning theory; cognition; and situational factors.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 5)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
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70%
Exam
30%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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86
- Module leader
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Professor Aiden Sidebottom
- Who to contact for more information
- scs-teaching@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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