Law, Religion, and Human Rights (841M3)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

This module looks at:

• how law, human rights, and religion connect, clash, and interact in today’s world, focusing on how they work in society and politics. You’ll study theories and real laws to understand these relationships.
• how globalization and immigration create challenges for Western societies to include and respect religious minorities. You’ll learn how to think critically about the role of religion in public life.
• real-life case studies, examining conflicts between individual rights and community rights, as well as situations where different rights come into conflict.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 15 hours of contact time and about 135 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.