2019-2020 / SOCI0091-1

Urban security

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Specialised master in urban and regional planning3 crédits 
 Master in sociology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté des Sciences sociales)3 crédits 

Lecturer

André Lemaître

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Urban security is a central concern for citizens and politicians.Today, the larger part of the mondial population live in urban environement. The city is the relevant level for the apprehension of security and safety policies.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Identify the links between cities, insecurity and security policies.Analysis and evaluation of different models or conception of urban security policies management.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Able to access and carry out a documentary search by making the most of the search engines specializing in scientific information; Capable of selecting sources of scientific information; Capable of organizing a drafting work and writing a bibliography.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures; seminars

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face to face

Recommended or required readings

Given during the course
Manuel de référence : La sécurité urbaine en question, Anne Wyvekens, Passager Clandestin

Assessment methods and criteria

 personal work, paper

Work placement(s)

Possibility offered

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Enseignant: André Lemaître alemaitre@uliege.be
Assistant:
Sarah El Guendi
Tel: +32 4 366 32 19
sarah.elguendi@uliege.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

No modification of subject, course given in the first term

Assessment methods

The exam covers personal written work of a scientific nature. The student's work consists of summary work analogous to a scientific article. In about fifteen pages, the student will have presented, synthesized and discussed an issue relating to urban security.
The choice of theme, relating to the theme of urban security, is free
The paper must be sent by email (alemaitre@uliege.be ; sarah.elguendi@uliege.be) by August 17 at the latest.

Contacts

Enseignant: André Lemaître alemaitre@uliege.be
Assistant:
Sarah El Guendi
Tel: +32 4 366 32 19
sarah.elguendi@uliege.be