Unit of Study: SCLG6901 - Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
This unit will provide an analysis of theories and practices of citizenship rights in Australia, other Anglophone countries and European countries in the 20th and 21st centuries. It will examine the relationships between different modes of citizenship, claims for rights and the formation of social movements with regard to the women's movement, Indigenous movements (where applicable) and movements concerned with migration, ethnic diversity and multiculturalism. Analyses will focus on the processes, content and outcomes of social movement advocacy.
Unit coordinator: Dr A Elliot
Classes: 2 hours per wk
Assessment: Class participation; seminar oral presentation; 2 research essays (total 5,000 words)
Courses this subject is available in
This unit of study can be undertaken as a part of the following degree programs:
Graduate Certificate in Arts
This is a graduate certificate designed for those who wish to undertake a few units of study at postgraduate level in a particular area in the Faculty of Arts or who do not qualify for entry to the Graduate Diploma or Masters courses. Candidates who have satisfied the requirements for the award of Graduate Certificate may apply to upgrade to the Graduate Diploma course in the same sequence, provided that their results are of sufficient merit.
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Graduate Certificate in Development Studies
The core of the Development Studies program provides a critical and multidisciplinary perspective on the global, national and local level of the development process. Professionals in the field of development face unprecedented challenges in managing change towards ethnically, environmentally and politically sustainable ends.
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Graduate Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies
Graduate Certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies.
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Graduate Certificate in Policy Studies
This course aims to equip students with conceptual skills required for practical policy analysis and policy development in educational and social and community services domains.
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Graduate Certificate in Strategic Public Relations
The course has a central focus in professional public relations with two strands corporate communication, and political communication.
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Graduate Diploma in Arts
Graduate Diploma in Arts.
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Graduate Diploma in Development Studies
The core of the Development Studies program provides a critical and multidisciplinary perspective on the global, national and local level of the development process. Professionals in the field of development face unprecedented challenges in managing change towards ethnically, environmentally and politically sustainable ends.
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Graduate Diploma in Media Practice
The program will teach elements of media practice, including writing for media, and media liaison, broadcast journalism skills, ethical and legal issues, and theories of mass communication.
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Graduate Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies
Graduate Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies.
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Graduate Diploma in Strategic Public Relations
Graduate Diploma in Strategic Public Relations
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