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GCP-10015 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 13 December 2025

GCP-10015 - Social Justice: Past, Present and Future
Coordinator: Jane Krishnadas Room: CBC1.026 Tel: +44 1782 7 33160
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

Global Challenge Pathway Global Challenge Pathway (Level 4)


Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

What does social justice mean to you? How are your life chances impacted by the past, present and future conditions of social justice? This
module will explore how you can engage as an agent of change to transform social justice. Informed by community voices, we will explore past,
present and future injustices based on the identity politics of the recognition of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability and class within the
wider framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Aims
This module introduces you to historical and current challenges of social injustice. Based upon a transformative methodology, you will walk in the
shoes of persons experiencing social injustice through a dialogue with local, national and international community partners. Informed by a range
of social justice theories, you will critically analyse historical and current social justice movements based on gender, race, class, sexuality, and
disability. You will then chose a social justice issue and apply your learning through a critical reflection of feminist, post colonial, and queer
theories. You will engage with external stakeholders such as charities, schools, businesses and local government to understand the commitments
under the United Nations Human Rights framework and Sustainable Development Goals.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify the core Sustainable Development Goals, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and respective Conventions for Civil and
Political, Economic, Social and Cultural and Identity based rights.
: 1,2
Develop digital practices of communication and collaboration in relation to social justice.
: 1
Explore the interdisciplinarity of social justice in relation to societal and workplace contexts: 1,2
Reflect on their own development as part of pathway study, linking module learning, outputs and collaborative activity with staff,
students and community partners.: 2

Study hours

32 hours in-class active learning sessions, including timetabled group work sessions in Semester 2
75 hours group work ( 3 hrs per week) including structured group learning activities and preparation of group assessment
43 hours independent study including preparation for independent assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Group Assessment weighted 60%
Digital Exhibit
The project will take the form of a digital exhibit. The format of the exhibit will be negotiated with students on the module. The likely group size will be 4-6 students. Students will work in small groups to develop their output. An indicative length for the output such as a podcast will be 15 minutes. The collaborative digital media piece will involve students working together to produce a digital media piece on a global justice issue, taking into account a variety of theoretical perspectives on that issue and applying the core Human Rights Framework and Sustainability Goals. The individual contribution will consist of 3-4 mins per student (300-400 words or equivalent).

2: Portfolio weighted 40%
Independent Reflective Blog
Students will maintain a reflective portfolio throughout the module. This will include: -Reflection on working in interdisciplinary groups and intercultural settings -Reflection on learning and development of perspectives -Reflection on their development of competencies through engaging with theory and practice Additional areas of reflection will include reference to digital fluency, employability and global perspectives The portfolio will include reflection on personal and group actions that students commit to taking as a result of their learning, to develop feelings of empowerment and agency. Indicative word count - 1250 words

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Last Updated: 13 December 2025