The module aims to develop a range of productive and comprehension language skills in spoken and written Czech at intermediate level; these skills will relate both to the students' studies and to practical situations in the Czech Republic. Students on a two-year MRes programme, and appropriately qualified MA students on other programmes are entitled to enrol on this module. The module will include development of oral skills, the reading of relatively complex authentic texts, some grammar exercises and some writing in Czech.

FORENSIC INVESTIGATION DETECTION CRIMINAL CRIME SCENE

This module provides students with an understanding of the processes and actors operating throughout the course of a criminal investigation from the crime...

This module provides students with an understanding of the processes and actors operating throughout the course of a criminal investigation from the crime scene itself, to the collection and analysis of evidence, its interpretation and eventual presentation in a courtroom. The various stages of the investigation and detection processes will be examined which will include an introduction to crime scene management methods; the influence of various criminological theories about offender behaviour how they relate to criminal investigations; knowledge concerning the production of intelligence and evidence by forensic science; an understanding of the influence of the law and the courts. This module offers lectures from various experts and professionals with specialisms in particular aspects of the investigation and detection of crime. Our visiting lecturers bring casework experience to complement the theoretical underpinnings of the module themes.

This course addresses options in the design of governing institutions for societies that are divided along lines of ethnicity, religion, language, or culture....

This course addresses options in the design of governing institutions for societies that are divided along lines of ethnicity, religion, language, or culture. It will cover both states with historic minorities and states that have experienced waves of immigration. The course will address issues of citizenship and membership in a community, as well as notions of group versus individual rights. It will also cover options for various democratic designs, including institutional systems and electoral structures intended to minimize conflict between identity groups. Case studies are introduced as examples throughout the course. The course emphasizes ongoing governance questions in diverse polities in order to understand how to better increase stability in highly divided societies.
By the end of this module, students will be able to critically evaluate institutional successes and failures in divided societies throughout the globe. They will be able to produce informed answers to the question of how some governance structures can preserve stability in divided societies, and how other governance structures can worsen political relations between identity groups. With this background, students will be able to assess both academic and policy arguments regarding governing arrangements for divided societies. Finally, students will develop skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing though a combination of readings, lectures, practical exercises, and writing assignments.