BSc Honours

BA Social Justice Studies

Course information

Course delivery:

Classroom based

Course duration?

3 Year(s)

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Students will gain subject specialist knowledge, and professional skills, that will prepare them to enter a wide-range of careers or postgraduate study in the field of social justice studies. Students will have the opportunity to major in Education, International Relations or Sustainable Development, giving them the opportunity to focus on their specific area of interest. Students will gain valuable experience when they undertake a placement in the 2nd year of their studies that will provide them with industry-recognised experience in the field.

Specifically, it is anticipated that graduates with a BA in Social Justice Studies will be able to access careers in the following fields:
Social services
- Community outreach work
- Teaching and the education sector
- Journalism
- Charity and activist work
- Youth work
- Local and national government
- International and sustainable development

Modules are provisional at present and may include:
What Will I Study?
Modules are provisional at present and may include:
Year 1
Academic and Research Skills
Education in a Global Context
Global Politics and International Relations
Professional Practice and Community Engagement
Sustainable Development
Theoretical Perspectives on Justice

Year 2
Activism and Social Change
Crime and Society
Emerging Economies
Enterprise Project
Placement
Widening Participation in Higher Education

Year 3
Dissertation
Climate Change
Human Rights and Sanctions
Educational Aims, Values and Ethics
Outsiders
Knowledge Economies
The Politics of the Dispossessed
Political Geography

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