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On completion of the module students should:
a) have developed study, writing and communication skills appropriate to level 4.
b) have developed a critical understanding of the topic as part of broader changes in society through writing essays and participation in seminars.
c) be able to assess a range of historical and inter-disciplinary approaches within the discipline.
d) be able to handle historical sources, and to evaluate a range of primary sources and their potential use to historians appropriate to level 4.
The modules covers topics such as 'Defining ‘Dangerous' and 'Deviant’; The Juvenile ‘Delinquent’; 'Mental Disability: the ‘Weakminded’ and Mental Deficiency'; '‘Deviant Women’: Prostitution, Venereal Disease and Containment'; ‘Deviant Motherhood’ 'Migrant Bodies'; 'Criminal Lunacy'; Medical Racism and Violence; 'Medicine, Law and Sexual ‘Misconduct’'; and 'Excavating the Voices of the Marginalised'.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 20 |
Project Supervision | 4 |
Specified Learning Activities | 90 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 90 |
Total | 204 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Project: A 3,500-4000 word essay using primary and secondary sources related to the topics covered in the module . Questions will be agreed with the module co-ordinator. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Journal: Students will be graded on participation. Please see handbook for details. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Presentation: Students give a short presentation on a topic related to the module. See handbook for details. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback on the mid-term presentation will be given in written and oral form on the returned hard-copy and by appointment in one-to-one meetings. Oral feedback on the presentation will be given by peers during activity.. Written and oral feedback will be provided on an ongoing basis on preparatory plans and primary and secondary source bibliographies for end-of-semester Research Project Assignments. Feedback on the end-of-semester Research Project Assignment will be given by appointment in one-to-one meetings. Ongoing oral feedback on participation during seminar discussion and any online discussion.