Nigel Rourke has taught at St Martin's College and the University of Cumbria on a part-time over recent years and took up a full-time appointment in September 2009 with the School of Applied Social Sciences. Prior to this Nigel has been employed in the not for profit sector with the Citizens Advice Bureau service, in Local Government and in legal practice.
1992 Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) University of Central Lancashire
2000 Post-Graduate Certificate in Business & Management University of Salford
2003 Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Management Studies University of Salford
2006 Post-Graduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education: Lancaster
2008 Post-Graduate Certificate in Laws: Criminology & Criminal Justice UCL
2015 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2018 TUC Diploma in Employment Law
Institutional Service:
Member: University of Cumbria Academic Board
Member: University of Cumbria Validation Panel
UCU Branch Secretary
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Youth Justice
Corporate Crime including Corporate Killing and Health & Safety
Human Rights including Rights & Responsibilities
Medical Law including Consent, Confidentiality, Professional Negligence
Professional Ethics
Social Theory
Prisons & Punishment
Criminal Law & Evidence
Business Law
Trade Unions
Employment Law
M.Sc Dissertation: 'Criminal & Civil Liability for Managerial Failure' (2003) University of Salford
University Programme Lead: Nelson & Colne College & Vision College: Malaysia
