Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Gender and International Justice

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
HUSO2202	City Campus	Undergraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face or Internet	Spring2012
HUSO2202	City Campus	Undergraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Internet	Sem 2 2006, Summer2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2015
HUSO2256	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face or Internet	Sem 2 2009, Spring2012
HUSO2256	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Internet	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2015

Course Coordinator: Professor Nicola Henry

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 (3) 99252467

Course Coordinator Email: nicola.henry@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: By Appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course critically examines how gender inequality, discrimination and violence are produced, experienced and addressed in diverse social, cultural and political contexts. You will consider contested understandings of justice and injustice, and analyse how power, identity and intersectionality shape both people’s lived experiences of injustice and institutional responses. Drawing on case studies from both the Global North and South, you will analyse the role of governments, intergovernmental bodies, digital platforms and grassroots organisations in the ongoing struggle for gender equity and justice.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following MC283 Master of Global Studies program learning outcomes:

PLO3: Clearly communicate complex and technical analysis and proposals related to global challenges to diverse audiences and stakeholders

PLO4: Provide professional leadership by determining and applying the specialist knowledge and technical skills required to creatively solve problems, demonstrating expert judgment and ethical responsibility

PLO5: Critically analyse, synthesize and reflect on diverse knowledge, practices, and lived experiences to extend and challenge the discipline and the field.

If you are taking this course as an option course or as part of a minor, this course will complement the learning outcomes you are developing in your program.

On successful completion of the course, you will be able to:

CLO1: Analyse the scope and impacts of gendered injustices at domestic and international levels, including how they affect diverse individuals and communities;

CLO2: Evaluate how gendered power relations contribute to social, cultural, economic and political disempowerment, and impact on rights and citizenship;

CLO3: Critically examine the concept of justice and the role that organisations, institutions and grassroots movements play at addressing injustice at local and international levels.

Overview of Learning Activities

Learning activities will include interactive workshop activities focusing on group-based discussion and problem-solving tasks. Course learning materials will be made available in a range of formats, which includes lectures, guest speakers and online media. In workshops you will also develop academic skills including analytical reading and academic writing.

In order to develop your knowledge and skills, you will be expected to participate in interactive discussions and activities and to critically engage with the weekly reading materials. The workshops offer a supportive learning environment where you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and experiences, and to learn from the knowledge and experiences of your peers

Delivery will be a mix of face-to-face and online.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

Weekly learning resources are set up and available in Canvas.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.

There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the RMIT student website.

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the learning outcomes of this course. Assessment may include quizzes, reports, group work, problem solving, threaded discussions, and essay writing. Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

Assessment Tasks:
Assessment Task 1: Major essay (50%)

Aligned with CLO1, CLO2

Assessment Task 2: Two briefing papers (50%)

Aligned with CLO3, CLO4

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions