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LAW-40002 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

LAW-40002 - Contemporary issues in child care
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

In this module you will explore in more detail the legal framework and current child protection practice within its social, cultural and political context. You will focus in particular on current, emerging and often controversial child protection themes and dilemmas. You will cover a range of topical issues such as, for example, youth justice, international perspectives on exploited children, forced marriage, asylum and `modern slaveryż or child trafficking, and child witnesses.

Aims
This module aims to integrate a detailed examination of the legal framework and current child protection practice with an examination of some of the understandings and explanatory models which underpin existing and developing knowledge about child maltreatment. It seeks to locate such knowledge within a social, cultural and political context and will focus in particular on current, emerging and often controversial child protection themes and dilemmas.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically examine a range of contemporary issues in child protection: 1
Locate these contemporary issues in their social, political, and cultural context: 1
Critically evaluate the legal and policy issues involved in responding to these forms of abuse: 1
Demonstrate a critical awareness of relevant research and policy literature around these contemporary issues in child protection: 1

Study hours

20 x hours of classroom teaching
2 x hours of staff-student consultation on assignment writing
278 independent research and writing assignment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 100%
5000 WORDS
A 5000 word research informed assignment from a selection of approved questions. In addition to this, all students will be able to submit a 500 word essay plan and obtain feedback on this plan before they submit their final assignment.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024