Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
3104FNDHSS-JAN-MTP
Aims
This module introduces students to relevant and contemporary issues in society.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify key social issues in the UK.
2.
Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts relating to inequality.
3.
Demonstrate the ability to locate and provide academic evidence relevant to
understanding of social issues.
4.
Describe the impact of key thinkers in understanding contemporary social issues.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Key sociological thinkers
Poverty and Inequality
Migration and Trafficking
Diversity and Discrimination
Gangs and Organised Crime
Educational achievement
Module Overview:
This module introduces you to relevant and contemporary issues in society. You will learn to identify key social issues in the UK, to demonstrate an understanding of key concepts relating to inequality, to demonstrate the ability to locate and provide academic evidence relevant to understanding social issues, and to describe the impact of key thinkers in understanding contemporary social issues.
This module introduces you to relevant and contemporary issues in society. You will learn to identify key social issues in the UK, to demonstrate an understanding of key concepts relating to inequality, to demonstrate the ability to locate and provide academic evidence relevant to understanding social issues, and to describe the impact of key thinkers in understanding contemporary social issues.
Additional Information:This module provides a sociological context for students to understand the key contemporary social issues affecting the UK.