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The undergraduate course in Social Justice offers students
the opportunity to acquire a deeper understanding of the
underlying causes of injustice while being supported to
become critically reflective global citizens and effective
agents of social change. Over the course of the four year
programme in Social Justice students will advance their
knowledge about the key social issues of the 21st century,
while developing their understanding of social scientific
methods, gaining advanced skills in relation to research, critical thinking
and analysis, problem-solving and communication.
The joint major in Social Justice provides a unique
educational pathway for those who are interested in working
within national and international civil society organisations,
as well as for statutory and international bodies with a social
justice remit in fields such as public policy; international
development; human rights; community development; social
research; advocacy/campaigning.
Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 25 credits from the option list below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available – this means that you may need to choose more than the minimum requirements in order to choose 25 credits. If you are studying abroad (Erasmus/non EU exchange) and/or undertaking an internship, please see registration guidelines here.
Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available in the options list – this means that you may need to choose more than the minimum requirements in order to choose 5 credits of option modules.
Module ID | Module Title | Trimester | Credits |
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SSJ10070 | Exploring Gender | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ10090 | Social Justice Perspectives | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ10020 | Global Justice: Towards an Egalitarian Global Order | Spring | 5 |
SSJ10060 | Inequality and Social Justice in Irish Society | Spring | 5 |
SSJ20150 | Political Economy & Social Justice | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ20160 | Race and Racism: Critical Perspectives | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ20110 | Gender, Power and Politics - Historical Perspectives | Spring | 5 |
SSJ20140 | Human Rights & Social Justice | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN25CR: Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 25 credits from the option list below. If you are studying abroad (Erasmus/non EU exchange) and/or undertaking an internship, please see registration guidelines here. Additional options can be selected in place of electives. |
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SPOL38210 | Migration, Racism and Irish Society | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ30070 | Gender War and Violence | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ30080 | Global Masculinities | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ38260 | Social justice and the city | Autumn | 10 |
SSJ38290 | Discrimination: Law & Society | Autumn | 10 |
SPOL30220 | Social Policy, Social Justice and the Environment | Spring | 5 |
SSJ20170 | Space, Place & Social Change | Spring | 5 |
SSJ38240 | Childhood & Global Justice | Spring | 10 |
SSJ38250 | Social Justice Movements | Spring | 10 |
SSJ38270 | Inequality in the Lab Market | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN25CR: Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 25 credits from the option list below. If you are studying abroad (Erasmus/non EU exchange) and/or undertaking an internship, please see registration guidelines here. Additional options can be selected in place of electives. |
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SSJ38300 | Using Research for Social Justice | Spring | 10 |
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN15CR: Students are required to take 15 option credits in stage 4. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available – this means that you may need to choose more than the minimum requirements in order to choose 15 credits. (Therefore, if you choose more than one 10 credit module you will be selecting more than the minimum requirement. Please reduce your elective module selection accordingly). Additional options can be selected in place of electives. |
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SPOL38210 | Migration, Racism and Irish Society | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ30070 | Gender War and Violence | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ30080 | Global Masculinities | Autumn | 5 |
SSJ38260 | Social justice and the city | Autumn | 10 |
SSJ38290 | Discrimination: Law & Society | Autumn | 10 |
SPOL30220 | Social Policy, Social Justice and the Environment | Spring | 5 |
SSJ38240 | Childhood & Global Justice | Spring | 10 |
SSJ38250 | Social Justice Movements | Spring | 10 |
SSJ38270 | Inequality in the Lab Market | Spring | 5 |
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN15CR: Students are required to take 15 option credits in stage 4. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available – this means that you may need to choose more than the minimum requirements in order to choose 15 credits. (Therefore, if you choose more than one 10 credit module you will be selecting more than the minimum requirement. Please reduce your elective module selection accordingly). Additional options can be selected in place of electives. |
Award | GPA | ||||
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Programme | Module Weightings | Rule Description | Description | ||
BHSOC010 | Stage 4 - 50.00% Stage 3 - 30.00% Stage 2 - 20.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
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Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
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Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |