Admission requirements
*Only students of the MSc Crisis and Security Management can take this course.
Description
This course focuses on a subtype of violence that has been at the center of public debates in recent years: gender-based violence. You will become acquainted with key sociological, criminological, and psychological perspectives on how gender shapes the causes and effects of violence. This course analyzes gender-based violence as an intersectional phenomenon, which must be understood in relation to factors such as race and class. Moreover, we will address this subject through the lens of politics and policy: what explains that gender-based violence is understood and addressed differently over time and in various geographical contexts? What do we know about effective intervention strategies to prevent gender-based violence or monitor its harmful consequences?
Additionally, the course Gender-Based Violence will focus on developing a core research skill: critical assessment of the literature. You will learn how to review academic and non-academic research, through criteria such as theoretical solidity, methodology, innovativeness, argumentation, and background of the authors. This is a crucial skill for student’s future careers, during which they will rely on analytical skills to appraise and critically assess security-related information and research.
Course Objectives
After completing the course the student will be able to:
1. The students will learn to draw conclusions, make judgements and/or suggest interventions to real-life problems related to gender-based violence, based on (validity and reliability of) empirical data and on sound and balanced argumentation, considering the specific context of the practice/case at hand.
2. The students will learn to discuss the main challenges and opportunities of relevant stakeholders in the field of gender-based violence, including governmental actors (such as the police) and public or private actors.
3. The students will learn to seek information from empirical and theoretical materials for an informed and critical judgement about the causes, effects, and prevention of gender-based violence.
4. The students will learn to critically evaluate research on gender-based violence, from a conceptual, theoretical and methodological viewpoint.
5. The students will learn to work effectively and efficiently in small groups, to define a common goal and work towards said goal.
6. The students will learn to present results of academic research to various audiences.
7. The students will learn to self-evaluate and reflect after interactive in-class work and individual assignments.
Timetable
On the right side of the programme front page of the studyguide you will find links to the website and timetables, uSis and Brightspace.
Mode of Instruction
The course consists of 14 interactive lectures, supplemented with a range of readings, podcasts and video material.
Couse load
Total study load 280 hours:
42 Contact hours
238 Self-study hours: reading, preparing lectures, assignments, etc.
In this 10 ects course, we will focus on the research skill assignment that is going to be part of your portfolio. Specific information on the portfolio assignment and the intended learning outcomes that are being acquired will be published in the syllabus of this course.
Assessment method
The learning goals associated with this course (see above) will be assessed through 3 summative assessments and 1 formative assessment.
Class participation
10% of final grade
Resit not possible
Grade must be compensated in case of a fail (grade < 5.50)
Group assignment
30% of final grade
Resit not possible
Grade must be compensated in case of a fail (grade < 5.50)
Individual assignment
60% of final grade
Resit is possible
Resit takes the same form
Grade must be 5.50 or higher to pass the course
Additional, formative (non-graded) assignments are mandatory.
The calculated overall course grade must be at least 5.50 in order to pass the course. If the calculated overall course grade is lower than 5.50, students are also permitted to resit the 60% individual assignment.
In the case of written assessment methods, the examiner can always initiate a follow-up conversation with the student to establish whether the learning objectives have been met.
Transitional arrangement
Passed partial grades of the course Facilitators of Violence obtained in year 2023-2024 remain valid in the course Gender based Violence during year 2024-2025 but they will weigh towards the final grade in accordance with the weight given to partial grades in the year 24-25.
Please be aware that passed partial grades obtained in academic year 2024-2025 are no longer valid during academic year 2025-2026.
Reading list
Readings include articles in scientific, peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. These readings will be made available on Brightspace and/or are available through the Leiden University Library.
Registration
Register yourself via MyStudymap for each course, workgroup and exam (not all courses have workgroups and/or exams).
Do so on time, before the start of the course; some courses and workgroups have limited spaces. You can view your personal schedule in MyTimetable after logging in.
Registration for this course is possible from Wednesday 12 July 13.00h
Leiden University uses Brightspace as its online learning management system. After enrolment for the course in MyStudymap you will be automatically enrolled in the Brightspace environment of this course.
More information on registration via MyStudymap can be found on this page.
Contact
Contact us at: csm@fgga.leidenuniv.nl