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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 10th April 2025

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Degree Programme Table: Social Justice and Community Action (Online Learning) (ICL) (PgDip) (PTPGDSJUCA1U)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
There are both September and January intakes on this programme. Notes for January starts course selections will be included in the help text.

Students can take between 0 and 120 credits a year depending on stage.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

SJCA Year 1 Compulsory

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
September start students will be automatically enrolled on EDUA11324 Theories and Politics of Social Justice (20 credits)

January start students will be automatically enrolled on EDUA11358 Community Engagement: co-constructing knowledge with communities
Theories and Politics of Social Justice
EDUA11324 20 credits
Community Engagement: co-constructing knowledge with communities
EDUA11358 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select between 20 and 60 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) C - Social Justice and Community Action (PGD) (ICL) (Online Distance Learning) (Part-time Intermi

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Note for January intake students, it is strongly recommended that the following option courses would be studied AFTER completing EDUA11358 Community Engagement: Co-Constructing Knowledge with Communities:
- EDUA11328 Organisational Management for Social Justice (20 credits)
- EDUA11438 Working with Children and Young People for Social Justice (20 credits)
- EDUA11326 Policy Analysis for Social Justice (20 credits)
- EDUA11327 Learning for Democracy (20 credits)


Note: Course availability will change year on year.
Key Skills in Development Practice (ODL)
AFRI11006 20 credits
Displacement and Development (ODL)
AFRI11007 20 credits
Policy Analysis for Social Justice
EDUA11326 20 credits
Learning for Democracy
EDUA11327 20 credits
Organisational Management for Social Justice
EDUA11328 20 credits
Working with Children and Young People for Social Justice
EDUA11438 20 credits
Digital Education in the Majority World: Concepts, Technologies, and Methods
EDUA11448 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning)
PGSP11328 20 credits
Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)
PGSP11329 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11431 20 credits
Dynamics of African Development
PGSP11581 20 credits
OR

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Any relevant level 11 university online distance education course, subject to the joint approval of the relevant Course Director and MSc Social Justice and Community Action Programme Director

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students can take between 0 and 120 credits a year depending on stage.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 80 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Any relevant level 11 university online distance education course, subject to the joint approval of the relevant Course Director and MSc Social Justice and Community Action Programme Director
OR

Courses from School(s) C - Social Justice and Community Action (PGD) (ICL) (Online Distance Learning) (Part-time Intermi

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Key Skills in Development Practice (ODL)
AFRI11006 20 credits
Displacement and Development (ODL)
AFRI11007 20 credits
Policy Analysis for Social Justice
EDUA11326 20 credits
Learning for Democracy
EDUA11327 20 credits
Organisational Management for Social Justice
EDUA11328 20 credits
Working with Children and Young People for Social Justice
EDUA11438 20 credits
Digital Education in the Majority World: Concepts, Technologies, and Methods
EDUA11448 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning)
PGSP11328 20 credits
Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)
PGSP11329 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11431 20 credits
Dynamics of African Development
PGSP11581 20 credits

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students can take between 0 and 120 credits a year depending on stage.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Courses from School(s) C - Social Justice and Community Action (PGD) (ICL) (Online Distance Learning) (Part-time Intermi

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Key Skills in Development Practice (ODL)
AFRI11006 20 credits
Displacement and Development (ODL)
AFRI11007 20 credits
Policy Analysis for Social Justice
EDUA11326 20 credits
Learning for Democracy
EDUA11327 20 credits
Organisational Management for Social Justice
EDUA11328 20 credits
Working with Children and Young People for Social Justice
EDUA11438 20 credits
Digital Education in the Majority World: Concepts, Technologies, and Methods
EDUA11448 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning)
PGSP11328 20 credits
Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)
PGSP11329 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11431 20 credits
Dynamics of African Development
PGSP11581 20 credits
OR

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 80 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Any relevant level 11 university online distance education course, subject to the joint approval of the relevant Course Director and MSc Social Justice and Community Action Programme Director

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students can take between 0 and 120 credits a year depending on stage.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Courses from School(s) C - Social Justice and Community Action (PGD) (ICL) (Online Distance Learning) (Part-time Intermi

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Key Skills in Development Practice (ODL)
AFRI11006 20 credits
Displacement and Development (ODL)
AFRI11007 20 credits
Policy Analysis for Social Justice
EDUA11326 20 credits
Learning for Democracy
EDUA11327 20 credits
Organisational Management for Social Justice
EDUA11328 20 credits
Working with Children and Young People for Social Justice
EDUA11438 20 credits
Digital Education in the Majority World: Concepts, Technologies, and Methods
EDUA11448 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Analysing Development (Distance Learning)
PGSP11319 20 credits
Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)
PGSP11326 20 credits
Global Health Governance (DIstance Learning)
PGSP11328 20 credits
Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)
PGSP11329 20 credits
Health Systems Analysis
PGSP11431 20 credits
Dynamics of African Development
PGSP11581 20 credits
OR

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 80 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
Any relevant level 11 university online distance education course, subject to the joint approval of the relevant Course Director and MSc Social Justice and Community Action Programme Director
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