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GCP-20003 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 02 May 2024

GCP-20003 - Strategic Interventions for Social Justice
Coordinator: Jane Krishnadas Room: CBC1.026 Tel: +44 1782 7 33160
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Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 5)


Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

GCP-10003

Barred Combinations

none

Description for 2024/25


Aims
In this Level 5 module the students continue their journey as agents of change, drawing upon the transformative methodology to reflect, understand and engage with local social justice issues in relation to the Sustainability Development Goals, the United Nations Conventions on Human Rights and Non-governmental mechanisms for monitoring state commitment to social justice.
The students will develop their research skills to inform a range of individual and collaborative strategic interventions for social justice; to research and draft a Parallel Report for the UN monitoring committees, and to create a rights awareness digital project to disseminate the key recommendations of the Parallel Report to charitable, educational and business partners.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a critical understanding of the intersection of social justice issues and the Sustainable Development Goals: 1,2
Engage with a range of feminist, decolonial and queer literature to understand the intersectionality of social justice issues.: 1,2
Identify and critically evaluate social justice resources from community groups, non-governmental organisations, the government's policy materials and the United Nations monitoring mechanisms to apply to your social justice project: 1,2
Understand and engage with a range of digital tools to assess which digital medium may best impact different user groups and multi-agency stake holders: 1,2
Design and deliver a collaborative social justice project, drawing upon the interdisciplinarity of your peers to apply to the societal and workplace context: 1,2

Study hours

Active Learning 95 hours:
22 hours compulsory sessions (combination of online and in-situ )
6 hours compulsory sessions to include re-induction activity, facilitated group work sessions
5 hours optional assessment support workshop
6 hours student -led group sessions/collaborative project work
46 hours assessment preparation and follow up
55 hours of independent research and preparation for assessments

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Reflective Diary weighted 50%
Reflective Log
The students will prepare a reflective diary on researching the parallel report and engaging with the community organisations to reflect upon the issues that the communities are facing in relation to the human rights provisions.

2: Group Project weighted 50%
Rights Awareness Project
The students will work collaboratively to produce a 'Rights Awareness Project', to disseminate the key findings and recommendations of the Parallel Report to create digital resources for community organisations, businesses and schools. Equivalent of 1500 words

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 02 May 2024