GCP-30015 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

GCP-20015 or GCP-10015 (or former modules GCP-10003 or GCP-20003)

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

How can we develop a global justice model in today’s world? Conflict, disaster, poverty, epidemics, displacement and climate change, all present
global crises which each disproportionately impact society. Yet are these inevitable or a consequence of longstanding inequalities of colonialism,
capitalism, racism and patriarchy? In this module we will hear a range of experiences from the United Nations through to community-based
organisations to help us understand the root causes of ‘crisis’. Ultimately, we will consider how to transform perspectives.

This module aims to build upon the Social Justice: Past, Present and Future and Social Justice: Strategic Interventions to inspire, inform and motivate you to engage as agents of change in a transformative approach to global social justice. The module will
focus upon the fast approaching timeline of 2030 for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and you will learn skills of monitoring
and accountability for governmental responsibility through the international human rights framework to transform their practices according to
the social justice principles. You will engage with social justice actors from the Global South to learn from their challenges and initiatives
to understand how the transformation of the Sustainable Development Goals demands an international and inter-dependent endeavour. You will then apply your learnings to understand how to inform, educate and inspire educational institutions, charities or businesses to
transform their social justice practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate the international commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals through the International Human Rights
Framework
: 2
Analyse different perspectives from the Global South to critique the need for international and interdependent strategies to meet
the Sustainable Development Goals: 1,2
Communicate the Sustainable Development Goals through a digital project to be disseminated to schools, businesses and civil
society: 2
Critically reflect upon their role as an ‘agent for change’ within the context of past and present injustices, strategic interventions,
and global perspectives on the intersectionality and interdependence of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: 1

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 with level-6 showcase
event.
43 hours independent study including preparation for independent assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment