module

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC2135: Forensic Cultures

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some of the following themes:

1. The emergence of forensic science as profession and discipline
2. The socio-political development of forensic methods: Lombroso and bertillonage
3. The socio-political development of forensic methods: Fingerprinting and DNA profiling
4. Expertise and forensic knowledge: forensic evidence in court
5. Understanding forensics and forensic science: appraising media coverage and representations

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
22	128

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activity	22	11 x 2 hours per week comprising of lectures and seminars
Guided Independent Study	77	Module research, reading (4 hours per week) and preparation for class (3 hour per week)
Guided Independent Study	51	Research and writing for summative assessments

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Web-based and electronic resources:

 

• ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages