In Semester 1
you will look at the nature of risk and insecurity in Britain and will look at the role played by surveillance in countering risk and in creating a more secure society. The module will look primarily at surveillance by the state, and throughout the module the role played by surveillance in social sorting and in creating a more (un)equal society will be stressed.

Themes to be examined include: -
The nature of risk and the main sources of insecurity.
The meaning and definition of surveillance.
Techniques of surveillance
The growth of state bureaucracy and the need to collect information in times of urban squalor, warfare and welfare.
Surveillance, neo-liberalism and marketisation.
Modern methods of policing, bobbies on the beat, Neighbourhood Watch, tagging and ASBOs.
The family, insecurity and surveillance
Medical surveillance
Citizenship, privacy and protecting individual rights
Minorities, surveillance and social sorting

In Semester 2 you will look at the ways in which people have attempted to design `safeż and 'secure' communities in both historical and contemporary societies.

You will look at the ways in which social, political, cultural and religious ideologies have influenced and been influenced by designs for both the built environment and life generally. An emphasis will be placed on social engineering through the use of physical, social and cultural space. Examples of the themes to be examined are: the new towns movement, institutions such as the prison, workhouse and school, architectural regulation and control of the sick, as well as defensible space and 'crime reduction', controlling borders and social space, and road safety.

Throughout the semester the consequences of such `social engineeringż for both advantaged and disadvantaged groups will be examined.

Semester 1
Key Information Set:

16% scheduled activities in Semester 1 will comprise:
Ten traditional Lectures
Ten seminars
One introductory session (two hours)
One case-study preparation session in which students will be provided with formative feedback (two hours)
Seminars will be based on a `soap operaż in which students reflect upon and discuss the experiences of a fictional family in North Wales
Additional guidance, if needed, will be given on an ad hoc basis by appointment

84% guided independent learning activities will consist of: -
Guided reading
Secondary and Internet research
Primary research (where appropriate for the case study)
Preparation for scheduled sessions
Completion of assessment tasks

Semester 2
Key Information Set:

16% scheduled activities in Semester 2 will comprise:
Ten Interactive Lectures
Ten Workshops
One introductory session (two hours)
One feedback session (two hours)
Class work will involve semi-formal lecture input, interactive exercises and workshops.
Class work will be supported by structured worksheets, formative feedback and guidance about assessment and source materials.

84% independent guided study comprising:
Guided reading and research,
Preparation for scheduled sessions,
Completion of assessment tasks.

During both semesters students will be supported in their work through structured reading and materials on Blackboard.

Agier, M. (2008): On the Margins of the World: the Refuge Experience Today. Cambridge: Polity
Ball, K, et al. (2006) A Report on the Surveillance Society. http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/surveillance_society_full_report_2006.pdf [Copy will also be available on Blackboard]
Brundage, A. (2002): The English Poor Laws 1700-1930. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Cochrane, A. & Talbot, D. (eds., 2008) Security: Welfare, Crime and Society. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Dandeker, C. (1990) Surveillance, Power and Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Elvik, R. and Hoye, A. (2009) Handbook of Road Safety Measures. Bingley: Emerald
Fairweather, L & McConville, S (2000): Prison Architecture. Oxford Architectural Press
Low, S. (2004): Behind the Gates. London: Routledge
Gidden, A (1990) The Consequences of Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Higg, E. (2003) The Information State in England. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
Lyon, D. (2007) Surveillance Studies: An Overview. Cambridge: Polity http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=X_XcZS5BmuQC&pg=PP1&dq=Surveillance+Studies+An+Overview [23rd April 2009]
McLaughlin, E & Muncie, J. (eds.) (2002): Controlling Crime. London: Sage
Yanni, C. (2007): The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States. University of Minnesota Press
Orwell, G. (1949) Nineteen Eighty-Four. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Ratcliffe, J. H. (2008) Intelligence-led Policing. Abingdon: Willan Publishing

Library based Resources
DVD Facilities
Computers with Internet Access for Accessing Blackboard
Rooms suitable for group work equipment with a computer and PowerPoint projector.

Semester 1 Assessment
A case study of approximately 2,000 words (50%). [Learning outcomes 1-4]

Semester 2 Assessment
A CASESTUDY length 2,000 WORDS weighted at 50%.
Students will explore the ways in which design, particularly architectural design, has been utilised in the promotion of 'secure environments'. Students will be required to show an understanding and knowledge of the cultural beliefs and ideologies which inform their chosen example.
[Learning Outcomes 5-6]

Key Information Set:
100% coursework