James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2000

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WS3015:06

Action for Social Justice

Townsville, Cairns

Inadmissable Subject Combination: WS3021

26 hours workshops or the equivalent in mixed mode on-campus delivery, negotiated individual contact. Full year.

Staff: Professor R Thorpe (Townsville campus); Ms R Lynn (Cairns campus).

Students will explore an area of specialist interest in first semester and identify a project which they wish to develop in second semester with guidance from a staff person who has a particular interest in that area.

Learning Objectives:

  1. to develop a social justice approach in an area of specialisation;
  2. to integrate theory and practice for that particular specialisation;
  3. to undertake a small independent study and action project.

Assessment by first semester assignment (40%); student developed assessment (60%).


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