The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour

SHE level 11
SCQF credit points 15
ECTS credit points 7.5
Module code MMC825483
Module Leader Kendra Meyer
School School of Health and Life Sciences
Subject Psychology
Trimester A (September start)

Summary of content

Concerned with developing a framework for analysing crime, this module will move from introductory sessions on approaches to studying and understanding criminal behaviour (exploring a variety of broad theoretical perspectives), to exploring a range of more specific factors, theories and models associated with particular types of offending. These will be elaborated further in modules 'Psychological Assessment' and 'Psychological Interventions'.

Module details

Module structure

Activity Total hours
Lectures 11
Tutorials 0
Practicals 5.5
Seminars 5.5
Independent Learning 102
Assessment 26
Placement 0

Assessment methods

Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description
Course Work001 0 100 50 Summative Essay (4000 words). Summative Essay (4000 words). Students are required to critically evaluate three psycholog
Course Work002 0 100 50 report 4000 words