University of the West of England
MODULE SPECIFICATION
(Template revised October 2005)
Code: UPPN5H-30-M Title: Placement in Human Rights Version: 1
Level: M UWE credit rating: 30 ECTS credit rating: 15
Module type: Standard
Owning Faculty: Humanities, Languages & Social Sciences Field: Politics
Valid from: September 2007 Discontinued from:
Contributes towards: awards up to MA in Human Rights
Pre-requisites: none
Co-requisites: none
Excluded combinations: none
Learning outcomes:
On completion of the module students are expected to demonstrate:
Knowledge of relevant working practices in the field of Human Rights (Assessed in A and B)
Awareness and critical analysis of theories of Human Rights (Assessed in A and B)
Awareness and critical analysis of existing international and national human rights doctrine (Assessed in A and B)
The relevance of theories of and concepts in Human Rights to the organisation (Assessed in A and B)
Analytical skills in assessing the ethical aspects of the work of the organisation (Assessed in A and B)
The ability to write a report that provides useful feedback for the organisation (Assessed in B)
Syllabus outline:
Students will, with support from the module leader, find a placement with an organisation relevant to the field of Global Ethics and agree a work project with the organisation and the supervisor. The work can be done at any time during the year.
Teaching and learning methods:
The student will spend a minimum of 20 days working on a specific task for the organisation, do background reading relevant to the work and the report, write the report and discuss matters with the supervising tutor.
Reading Strategy:
All students will be encouraged to make full use of the print and electronic resources available to them
through membership of the University. These include a range of electronic journals and a wide variety of
resources available through web sites and information gateways. The University Library’s web pages
provide access to subject relevant resources and services, and to the library catalogue. Many resources
can be accessed remotely. Students will be presented with opportunities within the curriculum to develop
their information retrieval and evaluation skills in order to identify such resources effectively.
Any essential reading will be indicated clearly, along with the method for accessing it, e.g. students may
be expected to purchase a set text, be given or sold a print study pack or be referred to texts that are
available electronically, etc. This guidance will be available either in the module handbook, via the
module information on UWEonline or through any other vehicle deemed appropriate by the
module/programme leaders.
If further reading is expected, this will be indicated clearly. If specific texts are listed, a clear indication
will be given regarding how to access them and, if appropriate, students will be given guidance on how to
identify relevant sources for themselves, e.g. through use of bibliographical databases.
Students will be advised on reading specifically relevant to their placement.
Indicative Reading List:
The following list is offered to provide validation panels/accrediting bodies with an indication of the type and level of information students may be expected to consult. As such, its currency may wane during the life span of the module specification. However, as indicated above, CURRENT advice on readings will be available via other more frequently updated mechanisms.
R.K. Smith and C. van den Anker Essentials of Human Rights London: Hodder, 2005
R.P. Claude and B.H. Weston Human Rights in the World Community 2nd ed. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992
H. J. Steiner International Human Rights in Context, 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000
M. Freeman Human rights . An interdisciplinary approach Polity, 2002
T. Evans (ed.) Human Rights Fifty Years On Manchester University Press, 1998
Assessment
Weighting between components A and B A: 25% B: 75%
ATTEMPT 1
First Assessment Opportunity
Component A (Controlled conditions)
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Presentation on the placement 25%
Component B
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Placement report (6000) 75%
Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is not required)
Component A (Controlled conditions)
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Presentation on the placement 25%
Component B
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Placement report (6000) 75%
SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT: Attendance at taught classes is not required.
Specification confirmed by ……Approved by PAC Chair’s action………Date ……12.09.07………
(Associate Dean/Programme Director)