College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Surveillance, Security and the State
Module SOC2124 for 2021/2
Module SOC2124 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SOC2124: Surveillance, Security and the State
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Legislative and regulatory framework of intelligence-led policing
- Political repression, surveillance and spying
- Policing protest movements, social movement organisations and industrial disputes
- Impacts of new technologies such as facial recognition and movement prediction software in CCTV on public spaces and civil society
- Impact of profiling technologies for minority communities.
- Policing social media and digital rights
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 | 0 |
...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 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 22 | Preparation and reading for seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 42 | Preparation and reading for presentation |
| Guided Independent Study | 10 | Additional reading/research |
| Guided Independent Study | 54 | Preparation for essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
