Psychology and Crime (SECU0001)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Teaching department: Security and Crime Science
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: 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

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

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 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 5)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 70% Exam

30% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 86
Module leader: 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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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed timed assessments and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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