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Module title / Social Justice, Welfare and Wellbeing (Study Abroad Programme)
Module code / SS518
Credit value / 10 (SS533 is the 20 credit version)
Level
Mark the box to the right of the appropriate level with an ‘X’ / Level 4 / Level 5 / X / Level 6 / Level 7 / Level 8
Level 0(for modules at foundation level)
Entry criteria for registration on this module
Pre-requisites
Specify in terms of module codes or equivalent / Normally Level 4 Social Policy modules
Normally Level 4 Social Science modules for BA(Hons) Social Science
Co-requisite modules
Specify in terms of module codes or equivalent
Module delivery
Mode of delivery / Taught / X / Distance / Placement / Online
Other
Pattern of delivery / Weekly / X / Block / Other
When module is delivered / Semester 1 / Semester 2 / X / Throughout year
Other
Brief description of module content
Overview (max 80 words) / This module aims to introduce students to key theories and principles of Social Justice in relation to welfare and wellbeing to provide a critical tool for evaluating and responding to social problems.
Module team/ author/ coordinator(s) / Paul Fox-Strangways
School / School of Applied Social Science
Site/ campus where delivered / Falmer
Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course
Course / Status (mandatory/ compulsory/ optional)
Study Abroad Programme / Optional

MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT

Aims / The aims of the module are:
·  To provide knowledge of key theories and principles of Social Justice in relation to Welfare and Wellbeing
·  To provide a critical tool for evaluating and responding to social problems
Learning outcomes / On successful completion of the module the student will be able to :
1.  Describe key theories and principles of social justice in relation to Welfare and Wellbeing
2.  Use key theories and principles of social justice as a critical tool for evaluating and responding to social problems
3.  Discuss knowledgeably theories and principles of social justice.
Content / ·  Social Justice, Welfare and Wellbeing: Procedure; Outcome; Distribution and Recognition
·  Freedom, welfare and wellbeing
·  Equality, welfare and wellbeing
·  Justice as utility: happiness, welfare and wellbeing
·  Justice as entitlement: procedure (processes) and residual welfare
·  Justice as contract: procedure & outcomes: welfare liberalism
·  Spheres of Justice and Communitarianism: community - not autonomy
·  Justice and Rights
·  Justice and needs
·  Difference, diversity and change
·  Care and interdependency: a relational theory of justice
·  Sustainability and Social Justice: ecological welfare and wellbeing
Learning support / Ackerly, B.A. 2008 Universal Human Rights in a world of difference, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Baldock, J., Mitton, L., Manning, N. and S.Vickerstaff. eds. 2012 Social Policy, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Baker, J. 2004 Equality: from theory to action, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Press.
Barnes, M. 2006 Caring and Social Justice, Basingstoke, Hants: Palgrave Macmillan.
Clayton, M.G. & Williams, A. (ed.) 2004 Social Justice, Oxford: Blackwell.
Craig, G. Burchardt, T. and D.Gordon. eds. 2008 Social Justice and Public Policy, Seeking fairness in diverse societies, Bristol:The Policy Press.
Dean, H. 2010 Understanding Human Need, Social Issues, Policy and Practice, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Drake, R. 2001 The Principles of Social Policy, Basingstoke, Hants: Palgrave.
Fives, A. 2008 Political and Philosophical Debates in Welfare, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Foley, J. (ed.) 2004 Sustainability and social justice, London: IPPR.
Fraser, N. and A. Honneth. 2003 Redistribution or Recognition? A Political-Philosophical Exchange, Translated by Joel Golb, James Ingram, and Christiane Wilke, London: Verso.
Kendall, L. &Harker, L. (eds.) 2002 From welfare to wellbeing: the future of social care, London: Institute for Public Policy Research.
Lister, R. 2010 Understanding theories and concepts in social policy, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Lund, B. 2006 Distributive Justice and Social Policy. In Social Policy, Theories, Concepts and Issues, edited by M. Lavalettte and A. Pratt, 3rd ed. London: Sage Pub.
Macionis, J.J. 2005 Social Problems, 2nd ed. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Sandel, M. 2009 Justice. What’s the right thing to do? London: Penguin Books.
Scholsberg, D. 2009 Defining Environmental Justice, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sen, A. 1985 Wellbeing, Agency and Freedom: The Dewey Lectures 1984The Journal of Philosophy,82 (4):169-221.
Sen, A. 2009 The Idea of Justice, London: Allen Lane.
Spicker, P. 2006 Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Walker, G. 2011 Environmental Justice, London: Routledge.
Wilkinson, R. and K. Pickett. 2009 The Spirit Level: Why equality is better for everyone, London: Penguin Books.
A copy of the module handbook will be available for each student, as will access to Student Central.
Teaching and learning activities
Details of teaching and learning activities / The lectures will present the contents as described above applied to concrete examples of social policy, welfare and wellbeing. The seminars will further examine and illustrate the principles and theories of social justice through their application to social policy issues such as the role of the state and the market in welfare and wellbeing and social problems such as poverty, discrimination and environmental injustice.
Allocation of study hours (indicative)
Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours / Study hours
SCHEDULED / This is an indication of the number of hours students can expect to spend in scheduled teaching activities including lectures, seminars, tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios, fieldwork, external visits, and work-based learning. / 30
GUIDED INDEPENDENT STUDY / All students are expected to undertake guided independent study which includes wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, the completion of assessment tasks, and revisions. / 70
PLACEMENT / The placement is a specific type of learning away from the University that is not work-based learning or a year abroad.
TOTAL STUDY HOURS
Please note this must amount to 200 hours for a 20 credit module / 100
Assessment tasks
Details of assessment for this module / There are two forms of assessment in this module.
1.  2500 word essay which uses theories or principles of social justice in relation to welfare and wellbeing as a critical tool for evaluating and responding to a social problem (L0s 1 and 2).
2.  Participation in seminar discussion over the course of the semester. The component threshold is suspended for this assessment point (LO3)
Types of assessment task[1]
Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for progression. / % weighting
(or indicate if component is pass/fail)
WRITTEN / 2500 word essay / 90%
COURSEWORK
PRACTICAL / Participation in seminars over the course of the semester in which the student discusses knowledgeably theories and principles of social justice. / 10%

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

Area examination board / Applied Social Science UG AEB
Refer to Faculty Office for guidance in completing the following sections
External examiners
Name / Position and institution / Date appointed / Date tenure ends
Dr. Stephen Driver / Principal Lecturer, Director of Social Research Centre
Roehampton University / January 2010 / December 2013

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Date of first approval
Only complete where this is not the first version / February 2008
Date of last revision
Only complete where this is not the first version / Nov 2013
Date of approval for this version
Version number / 3
Modules replaced
Specify codes of modules for which this is a replacement
Available as free-standing module? / Yes / No / X

Module descriptor template: updated Aug 2012

[1]Set exercises,which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.