Issues in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (910M3)
30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)
Autumn teaching
Criminal law and criminal justice lie at the heart of questions around how we as a society respond to crime.
On this module, you’ll engage in advanced criminal law theory, as well as criminological theory to examine how societies can better understand and respond to crime. Teaching is done primarily by faculty in the Sussex Law School, also drawing on expertise from the Department of Sociology. This helps you develop an interdisciplinary perspective. You’ll be taught by lecturers whose research shapes the fields of:
- criminal law theory
- comparative criminal justice
- terrorism and international crimes
- financial crimes
- human rights and criminal justice
- hate crime
- sexual offending
- policing and restorative justice.
The course content reflects their latest insight and research.
Teaching
33%: Lecture
67%: Seminar
Assessment
50%: Examination (Computer-based examination)
50%: Written assessment (Essay)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 27 hours of contact time and about 273 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.