PER5015 - Understanding Social Justice

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

Social justice is a concept that is widely used in today’s society but often we are unclear about its precise meaning. This module will enable students to reflect on models of, and approaches to, social justice. It will offer the opportunity for students to engage with what approaches to social justice would look like in the fields of Religion, Social Work, Politics, Education and Sport for example. Students will be expected to draw on ‘real world’ case studies which highlight the need for social justice in the world that is informed by the experiences of people living in particular contexts.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures
Hours: 15
Intended Group Size: 30

Seminars
Hours: 15
Intended Group Size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 120

Further details relating to assessment
Students may negotiate the topic of their group presentation and their case study. As long as these fit with the Level Learning Outcomes, students will be permitted to choose their own assessment topics.

Assessment:

001 Case study; 2,500 words; late semester 1 50%
002 Group presentation; 15 mins; mid/late semester 1 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Richard Playford
Level - 5
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S1

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