- This module will provide students with an advanced understanding of a diverse range of hate crimes in relation
to broader social contexts.
- This module will enable students to compare and contrast different types of hate crime.
- This module will provide students with an awareness of existing campaigns and initiatives that have been
developed to tackle hate crime and to support victims of hate crimes.
- This module will enable students to evaluate existing and potential strategies for rejecting minorities being
labelled as ‘stigmatised Others’ and for tackling hate crime within institutions, laws and the criminal justice
system.
- This module will embody an approach to learning that is rooted in ‘real-world’ and topical discussions about
contemporary concerns about hate crime.

(LO1) Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced understanding of a diverse range of hate crimes and situate them in a broader social context.

(LO2) Students will be able to compare and contrast different types of hate crime.

(LO3) Students will be able to analyse existing campaigns and initiatives that have been developed to tackle hate crime and to support victims of hate crimes.

(LO4) Students will be able to evaluate and critique existing and potential strategies for rejecting the labelling of minorities as ‘stigmatised Others’ and for tackling hate crime within institutions, laws and the criminal justice system.

(S1) Global perspectives – This will be achieved through engagement with relevant academic research and case studies from around the world.

(S2) Creative problem solving – This will be achieved through evaluations and critiques of existing hate crime campaigns, support initiatives, and responses to hate crime at the institutional, legal and criminal justice system levels.

(S3) Critical thinking – This will be achieved through engagement with a range of perspectives on hate crime, and by comparing and contrasting different types of hate crime.

(S4) Communication skills (spoken) – This will be achieved through participation in seminar discussions

(S5) Communication skills (academic writing) – This will be achieved through completion of a written assessment.

Definitions, concepts, and debates in hate crime studies
- Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Anti-Semitism
- Disablism
- Misogyny and Femicide
- Queerphobia, Homophobia and Transphobia
- Hate crime campaigns and support initiatives for victims of hate crime
- Categorising and addressing hate crime through institutions, laws and the criminal justice system

Teaching Method 1: Lectures
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 11 hours
Unscheduled Directed Student Hours: N/A
Description: The lectures will follow a pre-defined syllabus and will introduce students to key literature, concepts, and examples. Audio-visual materials will be used to enhance the delivery of the teaching. Interactive technological tools will also be used to facilitate student participation.
Attendance Recorded: No

Teaching Method 2: Seminars
Scheduled Directed Student Hours: 10 hours
Unscheduled Directed Student Hours: N/A
Description: The seminars will relate to the previous lecture and will provide an opportunity for students to discuss a required academic reading in addition to the lecture content. Seminar questions will be specified at the end of each lecture.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Self-Directed Learning Hours: 129 hours
Description: Students will be expected to complete the required readings, review the lecture co ntent, explore further relevant materials where necessary, plan for their assessment, engage with additional academic literature for their assessment, and write their assessment.