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LS335 Human Rights

Updated: 20 October 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 48cp in Legal Studies
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LS235
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s)
Unit Description

The study of human rights raises some of the most important issues in Australia and the world today. This unit will introduce students to the multifaceted and varied field of human rights in an international context. During the course of this unit, it is intended to develop students' knowledge and understanding of human rights legal principles and doctrine and enable students to critically engage in human rights discourse.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. recognise and understand the main features of the international human rights legal regime;
  2. conduct research in the field of international human rights; and
  3. engage in critical discussion on the significance and relevence of international human rights protection.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Graduates will be able to show a command of a significant body of knowledge based on the highest standards of academic scholarship; apply knowledge at an advanced level in professional contexts or to solve problems; show awareness of the historical development of the discipline and its methods; and recognise the relationship between the practice of the discipline in Australia and its practice in other countries. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Graduates will be able to communicate effectively and confidently orally and in written forms and present well-reasoned arguments. 		True
3 Global Perspectives
Graduates will be able to show an awareness of the global context of their discipline and professional area and function in a multicultural or global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Graduates will be able to recognise the need for information and the nature and extent of information needed; find information effectively and efficiently; critically evaluate information and the search process; manage information collected or generated; use information to construct new concepts or create new understandings and acquire, organise and present information using technology. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Graduates will be able to reflect on limitations of, and have the capacity to evaluate their current knowledge, practice intellectual curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking and learn both independently and co-operatively. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Graduates will be able to apply logical, critical and creative thinking to a range of problems; identify critical issues in the discipline or professional area; conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions that are appropriate to the national or cultural context of the problem and collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem-solving. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Graduates will be able to show ethical action and social responsibility in their personal, professional, and community lives; show respect for, and acknowledgement of, ideas and knowledge of others and understand the international implications of local decisions and the local implications of international decisions. 		True
   

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