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HIS20009 · Swinburne University of Technology

History, Politics and Human Rights

Credit points
12.5
Level
2
Workload
≈ 13 h / week
Faculty
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

What it covers

This unit introduces students to the international framework for human rights. Beginning with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the unit examines responses to genocide, inequality and campaigns for civil rights and self-determination. Through an historical analysis of case studies the unit reflects on the limitations in human rights law and the “human condition” more generally.

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
Minor EssayIndividual35%
Major EssayIndividual45%
QuizIndividual20%

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
Semester 2HawthornOn campus