Module ANTM109 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ANTM109: Animal Criminology
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 or all of the following topics:
- The history of anti-cruelty and animal welfare legislation
- Theoretical approaches to the study of animal cruelty, abuse and suffering
- Forms and measures of animal harm
- The changing status of animals before the law: animals as criminals, deviants, hazards, property, rights-bearers/legal persons
- Animal abuse and inter-human violence: the graduation thesis, domestic violence and child abuse
- Green criminology, critical criminology and non-speciesist criminology
- International wildlife crime – wildlife trafficking, elephant ivory poaching, the trade in rhino horn and commercial whaling
- Wildlife crime in the UK: forms of persecution and the enactment and enforcement of legislation
- Prevention, regulation, prosecution and extra-legal solutions to animal abuse
- ‘Ecoterrorism’ and the criminalisation of animal advocacy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 130 | 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 & Teaching activities | 10 | 10 x 60-minute podcast audio lectures with accompanying powerpoint presentations |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 7.5 | 5 x 90-minute discussion/seminar participations (fortnightly) |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 2.5 | 5 x 30-minute oral presentation slots within seminar groups in weeks 5 and 7 |
| Guided Independent Study | 35 | Preparation and reading for weekly lectures, seminars & ELE forum discussions |
| Guided Independent Study | 15 | Preparation for oral presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | 80 | Research and writing of summative assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE - vle.exeter.ac.uk
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-assessed exercises | Weekly Q&A discussions on the ELE discussion forums | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Peer-assessed (via postings on ELE) and written feedback from lecturer on discussion forums |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 75 | 3,000 words | 1-8 | Written feedback |
| Oral case-study presentation | 25 | 10-15 minute presentation (with Powerpoint slides) plus 15-minute discussion with the seminar group. | 1-8 | Oral feedback from lecturer after the presentation |
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Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (3,000 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
| Oral case study presentation | Oral case study presentation (10 15 mins) | 1-8 | August/Sept reassessment period |
