Open University

犯罪学和社会学高等教育文凭

Knowledge and understanding

When you complete your studies for this qualification, you will have knowledge and understanding of the following:

• Key concepts and theoretical approaches in criminology and sociology
• Main methods of sociological and criminological research, including the ethical issues they raise, and the ability to assess their appropriate uses
• Major processes and phenomena that characterize social worlds, including social diversity and divisions; inequalities, power and stratification; the relationship between social action and structure; the processes that bring about social change, conflict and stability; and those that shape individuals, groups, practices, institutions and structures
• 与“犯罪”和“正义”相关的机构、政策和实践相互作用的复杂方式，以及对社会利益、立场和价值观如何影响刑事司法和立法政策和实践的批判性认识。

Cognitive skills

On completion of this qualification, you will have developed the ability to:

• Identify and select evidence relevant to sociological and criminological concerns, and interpret, analyse, and critically evaluate this evidence
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of established techniques of sociological and criminological analysis and enquiry
• Deploy a conceptual understanding of criminology and sociology to explore a range of complex social problems and to devise and sustain arguments
• Interpret, analyse and evaluate sociological and criminological ideas, concepts and arguments and demonstrate an ability to extend knowledge and understanding of these.

Practical and professional skills

On completion of this qualification, you will have developed the ability to:

• Recognise and critically evaluate personal viewpoints and engage respectfully with the views of others
• Identify and describe the value of sociological and criminological inquiry to social, public and civic policy and debate
• Learn from feedback and reflect on the process of learning to evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses
• Regularly review current and future goals for personal, academic and career development, and develop strategies to achieve these goals where necessary.

Key skills

On completion of this qualification, you will have developed the ability to:

• Accurately and effectively communicate criminologically- and sociologically- relevant information, in a variety of ways suitable for a range of audiences, both formally and informally
• Select, access and exploit a wide range of digital literacy practices to find, use, reference and share data and information relevant to the study of criminology and sociology
• Demonstrate skills necessary for planning, conducting and presenting criminological and sociological investigations, including the collation, analysis and interpretation of secondary data
• Work collectively with other learners in group situations to achieve joint outcomes.

This qualification has two stages, each comprising 120 credits.

• 您将从第一阶段的跨学科社会科学必修模块开始，然后学习犯罪学必修模块。
• Next, in Stage 2, you'll choose between modules in sociology and criminology before studying a compulsory social research module.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll study the following:

• Introducing the social sciences (DD102)
• Introduction to criminology (DD105)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You’ll choose one from:

• Understanding Criminology (DD212)
• Understanding digital societies (DD218)

然后你将学习以下内容：

• Social research: crime, justice and society (DD215)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

职业发展技能

该文凭将使您能够提出和调查社会学和犯罪学问题；建立论点；评估用于生成证据和研究的方法；并分析、解释和评估各种信息。您还将学习如何与不同的受众进行有效沟通（例如通过报告、政策简报、博客和演示文稿）；并与他人合作。您将培养时间管理、自我反思和自我激励方面的大量技能，以及独立工作的能力。

职业相关性

拥有犯罪学和社会学学位可让您在公共、私营和志愿部门找到工作。企业、公共部门组织和教育机构越来越多地需要处理社会问题，并重视犯罪学和社会学毕业生可以提供的技能。因此，您的文凭将与各种职业相关，其中一些职业如下所列。您还可以使用您的文凭继续深造。请注意，该文凭并不能保证您能进入所列职业，这些职业可能需要学位和/或其他专业资格。但是，它可以帮助您获得这些资格，并提高您就业后的晋升前景。

通过我们独特的远程学习方法，您可以在家中、在工作中或在旅途中学习。

你需要满足一些评估截止日期，但除此之外，你可以自由地在适合自己的时间学习，将学习安排在工作、家庭和社交生活之间。

对于每个模块，您要么只使用在线资源，要么结合使用在线和印刷材料。

您学习的每个模块都会有一个模块网站

• 每周的学习计划，为你提供循序渐进的学习指导
• 课程材料，如阅读材料、视频、录音和自我评估活动
• 用于与其他学生进行讨论和合作活动的模块论坛
• 每项作业的详细信息及其截止日期
• 辅导预订系统、在线辅导室以及导师的联系方式
• 一些印刷模块材料和资源的在线版本。