The module introduces selected quantitative and qualitative research methods and analytical techniques used in social science research.

The aim of this module is to introduce students into taking a sociological perspective or using 'sociological imagination' to analyse a range of social issues from the micro-sociological interest in identities to macro-sociological analyses of post-industrial societies.

This module introduces criminology through a range of issues, case study examples and topical debates. It introduces students to the key theoretical approaches within criminology that act as a framework for understanding areas such as victimisation, crime prevention, mental health, feminist criminology, prisons, policing, representations of crime in the media and hate crime through racism and homophobia.

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the various agencies and personnel of the criminal justice system; while also analysing the operation of the relevant criminal justice agencies.

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The module introduces the interdisciplinary study of digital games and gaming cultures, examining technologies, industries, design, inequalities, moral debates and the wider cultural significance of gaming.

This module introduces psychological approaches to the study of the self and identity, examining how identities are formed, maintained and challenged.

This is a 10 credit module from the University-wide language programme.