EQUL40350 Achieving Egalitarian Change

Academic Year 2018/2019

The aim of this module is to provide an opportunity for students to critically reflect upon ways of achieving egalitarian change, as students, practitioners, activists and professionals in the field of social justice. This is a seminar-based module that involves critical discussion of readings that raise general questions about how to achieve social change from an egalitarian perspective; engagement in key debates animating social movements; and student-led analyses of case studies of attempts to achieve change, which may be cases within their own personal experience. The module provides an opportunity to apply theoretical and conceptual learning to real-world equality activism and to document insights gained as a form of learning and assessment.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate specialized, detailed and advanced theoretical and conceptual knowledge and understanding of some of the key debates about achieving egalitarian change.2. Explain current debates in achieving egalitarian change at the forefront of the field. 3. Apply their knowledge and understanding of achieving egalitarian change to new situations and challenges.4. Make informed judgements about how to achieve egalitarian change based on complex and (necessarily) incomplete information.5. Reflect on wider social issues involved in trying to achieve egalitarian change.6. Communicate their conclusions about achieving egalitarian change, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously.7. Have the learning skills to be able to engage in egalitarian change in a largely self-directed or autonomous manner.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

24

Specified Learning Activities

24

Autonomous Student Learning

52

Total

100

 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Continuous Assessment: Practical application of theoretical and conceptual learning, critical analysis and public scholarship

100

Throughout the Trimester

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

If you fail this module, you may avail of a resit opportunity. This will be offered during the following semester and will take the form of the submission of written work. Details of the assessment will normally be provided on Blackboard. The deadline for submission will normally be no earlier than week 8 of the semester and no later than week 10. If you are in any doubt about the details, please contact the School office.

Name Role
Dr Marie Moran Lecturer / Co-Lecturer