HSRV103-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015

Violence in Society

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2015
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 October 2015

Description

This course will introduce students to the contemporary issue of violence in society and its impact on the community. A broad overview will be provided of five main areas of violence: child protection; family violence; youth violence; institutional and cultural violence; and, criminal and forensic violence.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
On-line Discussion Post 29 Jul 2015 10% 200 words
Essay 1 14 Aug 2015 20% 1,000 words
Essay 2 02 Oct 2015 30% 2,000 words
Exam 40% Answer four essay questions

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Taylor, Annabel , Connolly, Marie; Understanding violence : context and practice in the human services ;

Recommended Reading

McMaster, Ken. , Riley, David., Hall McMaster & Associates; Effective interventions with offenders : lessons learned ; Hall McMaster & Associates :Steele Roberts, 2011.

Ray, L; Violence & society ; 2011 ([electronic resource] http://www.canterbury.eblib.com.au.ezproxy.canterbury.ac.nz/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=689558&echo=1&userid=aRnqYQQE%2bCg%3d&tstamp=1337806210&id=57B88103CE7EE).

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $697.00

International fee $2,913.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All HSRV103 Occurrences

  • HSRV103-15S2 (C) Semester Two 2015
  • HSRV103-15S2 (D) Semester Two 2015 (Distance)
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