Welcome to the Experiments in Social Sciences and Humanities module.

New Set of Questions  for August / September

1)    Discuss  the theoretical  developments of Queer Criminology?

2)     Examine  the role  of green criminology  in understanding  environmental harm?

3)    Discuss the positive contributions  of feminist perspectives  to Criminology.

4)     Examine  the work of Durkheim  in  understanding crime.

5)     Discuss the  theoretical developments of Marxist theory in relation to crime and deviance.

6)     Examine  the  developments of  the abolitionist movement in relation to imprisonment and consider the main arguments put forward for prison abolition

Beastly Sociology SO345

This module will investigate:

• the significance of animals to society and culture - both historically and contemporaneously - and how changing relations between society and nature, human and animal have been conceptualised sociologically;
• the philosophical and moral underpinnings of social and cultural attitudes and practices towards animals and their implications for animal welfare and animal rights;
• how human-animal relations relate to social change and the way non-human animals are incorporated into social relations;
• the ways in which society, social action, agency and notions of the self, have been understood and ask whether they can be mobilised to analyse the place(s) of animals in society and culture;
• the implications for sociology of post-humanist critiques of anthropocentric understandings of the world.

This module explores the place of animals in society and culture and how this varies cross-culturally and over time. It addresses the importance of animals to the organisation and development of society, exploring notions of 'co-evolution', 'domestication' and 'human exceptionalism' and the philosophical and moral underpinnings of human-animal relations. Animal studies, as a newly-emerging interdisciplinary area of study, draws on different theoretical traditions to make sense of its subject matter. Sociology has been particularly slow to take up the challenge of studying animals and the module will investigate why this should be so and whether studying animals poses a particular problem for sociology as a discipline. It will consider different aspects of human-animal relations and how taking animals into consideration might challenge our understandings of society.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module you should be able to:

• Explain how relations between humans and animals have changed over time

• Evaluate different ways of theorising human-animal relations

• Critically assess the material and cultural significance of animals in different types of society

• Research, using a range of methods, the key social, political and ethical issues influencing the position of animals in contemporary societies

Principal Module Aims

This module will introduce you to the practical craft of and the theoretical background to performance analysis and criticism. In the autumn term, the activity of the module is divided between seeing productions and writing reviews of them; workshopping these reviews in class; editing the reviews towards assessed submission; reading and discussing relevant academic and journalistic articles about criticism and particular critical principles/ methods/ approaches to analysing performance; and learning about alternative, digital, performative, and visual forms of criticism. In the spring term, the module will continue to provide you with a dynamic understanding of "performance" as a critical concept for the study of culture while at the time providing you with the opportunity to develop the basic strategies, methodologies and tools of analysis that you need to write scholarly essays from a performance and theatre studies perspective.

Principal Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, students should demonstrate an ability to:

•           analyse various kinds of performance and introduce terminology  suitable to the analysis of theatre and performance

•           better understand, appreciate, and discern the different elements of theatre production (writing, directing, acting, design, the role of the audience)

•           produce critical response to (live) performance via various forms of writing as well as visual and digital forms of communication, and have improved skills in written critical expression

•           distinguish between various forms of performance criticism and critical theory and examine how they are shaped by social, political, and historical contexts

•           analyse the role of theory and criticism in the processes of theatrical production and reception

•           have a more nuanced understanding of contentious concepts such as taste, quality, and beauty

This module explores the relationship between identity and performance through a variety of artistic forms. The module will examine a range of practices from biographical drama to live art to stand up comedy in order to interrogate questions of selfhood, otherness, and identity. The module synthesises critical discourse with practical experimentation in order to better understand how and why we represent ourselves and others. Moreover, we will question what it means to have a 'self' to represent. We will examine questions of truth, authenticty, alterity, ethics, and antitheatricality. The module will begin by exploring key examples from different modes of performance (both practically and theoretically) and then, in the Spring Term, move towards developing devising skills and creating small group and solo practice-based projects. Throughout the course of the module we will not only investigate how and why people have sough to represent 'true' lives but consider the role of performance within the our everyday identities. The module, thus, aims to offer an engaging and challenging introduction to the politics of identity and performance.  

This module aims to position theatre and performance within the wider scene of the creative and cultural industries. It explores socio-cultural and political contexts of arts production. It introduces students to principles, practices and considerations in running an arts venue; programming, commissioning and presenting work; supporting artist development; marketing work to audiences and undertaking further outreach and engagement activities; setting up and running a theatre/performance company; conceiving programmes of work; planning tours; and identifying opportunities for funding and other sorts of professional development and support. It will also consider issues of sustainability into the future.

The module will be delivered in association with Warwick Arts Centre, building on close engagement between the Department of Theatre & Performance Studies and WAC.

The module will enable students to understand the pressures, contexts and informing principles that apply to theatre production, management and marketing. It will enable consideration and planning concerning specific company-based and individual projects. It will entail close consideration of specific producing situations and environments, and develop skills in producing, managing and marketing theatre and performance (in conceptual and emergent practical settings). It will facilitate an engagement with theatre and performance as disciplines that have effect within the wider sphere of the creative arts and cultural production.

The module will consist of sessions that combine contextual study, theoretical and conceptual overview and problem-based learning exercises. It will combine workshop and lecture-seminar approaches, with assessment activities designed to develop learning cognate to the areas studied. 3 hours per week over 9 weeks (Monday afternoons, 2.30 – 5.30) plus individual tutorials. All sessions (with the exception of the off site visits in weeks 2 and 3) will take place in Warwick Arts Centre.

FTMSc 18/19  Business Model Generation

The course has been modified for 2018-19 by reducing formal lectures, and turning it into a five day business model sprint. The formal lecture notes are all available online and should be read, ideally before course start or each day before those topics are addressed in class.

A new workbook has been created which will be printed and provided to participants. This contains guidance and templates to work through during the week (as part of a team) creating viable business models for a business opportunity.

There is a pitch to be done on Friday afternoon to a panel (and the rest of the class) based on the work undertaken during the week. This carries a 10% mark towards the Final assessment for the module.

The course post module work requires the student to generate a new idea and systematically work through the analysis and development of  a viable business model. It is suggested that this may be a good way to start thinking about your main course project. The PMW is worth 90%.

This new exciting module involves a number of activities related to research methods and research ethics with particular focus on cyber security. This is arguably the most important module for successfully completing your final project!

You will learn how to undertake an independent piece of cyber security research using appropriate methodological and analytical techniques. We will also cover requirements of ethical approval process and project specification to set you up for success. As such, the module is well-aligned with the student learning journey, ensuring students readiness for applying for ethical approval and working with their supervisors moving forward.  

WM9P1 will be delivered in three weekly blocks taking place in October, December and March following a workshop format  to maximise the learning experience. Some flexibility in the delivery of the module should be expected to ensure there is constant support to you both for your formative and summative achievement.

Each session is designed to facilitate the learning needs of individuals in a way that is most applicable. You will be encouraged to experiment with relevant challenges posed by the tutor in order that the requisite knowledge and skills are developed. 

Module Learning Outcomes

1. Develop a research proposal within the field of cyber security, aligning the problem, research objectives, research questions, and research design.
2. Critically investigate and analyse sources of information appropriate to a given research problem. 
3. Identify and evaluate specific issues and challenges for doing research in the cyber security domain and propose suitable mitigations/controls to conduct research safely and effectively.
4. Report findings with clarity and an appropriate degree of confidence, referring to both wider scholarship and own proposed investigations. 
5. Critically understand key aspects of research methods and ethics in cyber security for generating impactful knowledge, validating theories, adding critical rigour, and promoting moral and social values.

Module Plan*

*Please note the above plan is indicative.