Postgraduate Module Descriptor


POLM080: Global Justice

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Topics will include:

The Concept of Human Rights

Humanitarian Intervention and Self-determination

The Duty of Assistance

Legitimate Partiality to Compatriots

Global Distributive Justice

Justice and Migration

Climate Change and Environmental Ethics

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
222780

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities22 hours11 x 2 hour per week seminars including a mix of formal lecture, small group work, presentations, discussion, reflection.
Guided independent study278 hoursReading, reflection, research and essay writing including 88 hours for seminar preparation (reading and critical reflection) and 168 hours for essay writing and independent research.

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/