Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Women 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: Larissa Sandy

Course Coordinator Phone: 9925 3773

Course Coordinator Email: larissa.sandy@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil.

Course Description

The aim of this course is to raise awareness of the issues that face women in advanced and developing countries. You will study the structure and function of government and intergovernmental institutions and their interpretation of human rights and humanitarian laws. You will also learn about current policies and practices that affect women’s status and opportunities. The course also explores discrimination and human rights violations, issues of culture, health, religion, and patriarchal resistance including the ongoing struggle of the feminist movement to significantly change and improve the status of women.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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

(a) Discuss current issues facing women at domestic, national and international levels;
(b) Reflect on the ways in which women are disempowered in particular cultural, social, economic, and political circumstances;
(c) Summarise issues confronting female offenders;
(d) Discover factors that inhibit the promotion of women’s rights at a domestic, local, and international level;
(e) Identify organisations and factors that operate to protect and promote women’s rights at a local and international level

In this course you will develop the following graduate capabilities

• Informed professional practice
• Social and cultural responsibility

Overview of Learning Activities

The course is delivered face-to-face but may be delivered online.

Overview of Learning Resources

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

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the learning outcomes of this course and on your development against the program capabilities. Assessment may include quizzes, reports, group work, problem solving, threaded discussions, and essay writing. 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 the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
• A student charter http://www.rmit.edu.au/about/studentcharter summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
• Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www.rmit.edu.au/policies/academic#assessment