Teaching About Terrorism: Arts University College at Bournemouth

Teaching About Terrorism is a 2009/10 research project funded by C-SAP, one of the Higher Education Academy's subject networks. The project aims to research the extent and nature of teaching about terrorism in UK Universities, primarily in the disciplines of Sociology, Politics and Criminology.

Freedom of Information Request 1

• Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might result from accessing materials for teaching or research?

This is covered in our Communication Policy which is currently going through the approval process.

• Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit?

The answer to this question is no: it should be noted that courses run at AUCB focus on art, design, media and performance. Our curriculum framework states that students: will engage with ethical, social and cultural issues appropriate to the concept of a responsible practitioner. All module descriptors are reviewed at validation and periodic review.

• Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation?

Our take down procedure is in the Communication Policy mentioned above.

• Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for 'preventing violent extremism' as recommended for example in the government guidance document 'Promoting Good Campus Relations'

No

Resources

• Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
• Arts University College at Bournemouth, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd