Undergraduate Module Descriptor

SOC2092: Introduction to Terrorism Studies

This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 5
Credits 15 ECTS Value 7.5
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

Professor Katharine Boyd (Convenor)

Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

Available via distance learning

No

This Q-Step module will expose you to the controversial topic of terrorism and how research is conducted on this subject.  You will learn about the history of political and religiously motivated violence, the subjective and debated definition of terrorism, why people radicalise towards violence, the nature of propaganda, as well as rates and trends of terrorism. This module is suitable for specialist and non-specialist students and has no prerequisite modules.

Module created

09/01/2014

Last revised

02/08/2023