UO Human Rights, Crime & Social Justice
Undergraduate
Course aim
To develop students’ understandings of human rights frameworks to enable them to critically analyse crime and justice using social justice principles.
Course content
In this course students will use the framework of human rights to explore the intersections of crime and harm, critically analysing how race, class, and gender impact justice outcomes. The course broadens students’ understandings of crime and justice by exploring the principles of social justice, such as equality and rights, and examining how social structures and the justice system may prevent or facilitate social justice. Students will develop skills in advocacy and the ability to create training and awareness initiates to foster human rights and social justice in a range of contexts.
Textbooks
Nil
Prerequisites
Nil
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching Method
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY | |||
Online | N/A x 10 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Advocacy exercise, Case study, Presentation
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation