Human Rights (L2124A)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

On this course, you’ll explore human rights in the contemporary world, examining:

• their philosophical and historical evolution
• the forms and uses of human rights in practice
• how they are made real in different cultural and political contexts.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, you’ll consider how politics and culture shape global human rights practices and how different groups understand, respond to and challenge these interventions.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 36 hours of contact time and about 264 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.