SP22056: 'Race' and racism
[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
* Explain the historical emergence and changing conceptions of 'race' and racism.
* Analyse how 'race' is implicated in contemporary political debates and social problems.
* Evaluate competing accounts of how to challenge racism and racial inequality.
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| Synopsis: | "Explore sociological accounts of race, ethnicity, racism and anti-racism.
You will develop an understanding of the changing landscape of historical and contemporary ideas about `race and patterns of racism across national and global contexts.
You will also learn about the challenges and opportunities for effective anti-racist practice and advocacy."
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| Content: | This unit offers an introduction to sociological accounts of 'race', ethnicity, racism and anti-racism. The unit examines the changing landscape of historical and contemporary ideas about 'race' and patterns of racism across national and global contexts. The unit will then consider the role of 'race' in policy debates and different institutional contexts, as well as opportunities for effective strategies for anti-racist practice and advocacy.
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| Course availability: |
SP22056 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Education
- UHED-AFB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology (Year 2)
- UHED-AKB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology with professional placement (Year 2)
Department of Psychology
- UHPS-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology (Year 2)
- UHPS-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology with work placement (Year 2)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Criminology (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB30 : BSc(Hons) Criminology with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 2)
- UHSP-AFB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement (Year 2)
- UHSP-AKB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with professional placement (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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