The Mediterranean World in the Iron Age (ARCL0138)

Aims - This module aims to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles and methods underpinning statistical inference, with particular...

Statistics for Health Economics (STAT0039)

‘Drawing Methodologies’ introduces you to a series of practices of drawing in Fine Art emphasizing the development of concepts of drawing. You will...

Methodologies of Drawing Module (SSFA0034)

This module is a structured research activity, the purpose of which is to increase the understanding of how systems engineering concpets and techniques may be...

Systems Engineering in Practice (SPCE0029)

This module is a structured research activity, the purpose of which is to increase the understanding of how systems engineering concpets and techniques may be applied in modern industry. Students are expected to draw on their knowledge of previous taught modules. There will be a series of three guidance tutorials attached to this module.

Perspectives on Organised Crime (SECU0032)

The main aim of this module is to give students a robust introduction to the scientific study of organised crime. In brief, the module will argue against simplistic and stereotypical definitions of organised crime in favour of a more flexible framework that focuses on the different *empirical manifestations* of organised crime along three key dimensions: i) organised crime activities; ii) criminal structures (i.e. criminal groups); and iii) extra-legal governance. Furthermore, the module will address cross-cutting issues such as the social embeddedness of organised crime, the impact of organised crime on the legal economy, and the complicated relationship between organised crime and government. The module will consider organised crime in the local and transnational dimensions, with examples from a wide variety of contexts. While the module will touch upon major organised crime problems (such as drug trafficking and extortion), the main goal of the module is to equip students with a robust conceptual toolkit that will enable them to independently and critically examine any manifestation of organised crime.