SA4B8      Half Unit
Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy

This information is for the 2018/19 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Coretta Phillips OLD.2.28

Availability

This course is available on the MSc in Criminal Justice Policy, MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in International Social and Public Policy, MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Development), MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Migration), MSc in International Social and Public Policy (Non-Governmental Organisations) and MSc in Social Policy (Research). This course is available with permission as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.

This course will be capped at 20 students, with preference given first to students on MSc programmes in the Department of Social Policy, then from MSc International Migration and Public Policy and MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities. If spaces are still available, students from other MSc programmes, where regulations permit, will be selected.

 

Course content

Understanding Key Concepts; Disciplinary Frameworks; Migration and Citizenship, Theorising Multiculturalism; Ethnic Settlement and Housing Inequalities; Education; Employment, Poverty and Underclass; Criminalisation and Incarceration; Discrimination and the Role of the State I: Positive and Affirmative Action; Discrimination and the Role of the State II: Legislative Frameworks, Diversity, and Service Delivery.

Teaching

15 hours of lectures, 15 hours of seminars and 2 hours of workshops in the MT.

In Week 6 there will be an essay-writing workshop.

Formative coursework

2000 word essay due in MT.

Indicative reading

S. Jivraj and L. Simpson Ethnic Identity and Inequalities in Britain: The Dynaics of Diversity, 2015G. Craig et al., 2015, Understanding 'Race' and Ethnicity: Theory, History, Policy, Practice, 2012,  D.T. Goldberg The Threat of Race: Reflections on Racial Neoliberalism, 2009, A. Bloch and J. Solomos Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century, 2009, T. Patel Racism and Society, 2015, B. Bagilhole, Understanding Equal Opportunities and Diversity, 2009; P. Ratcliffe, Race', Ethnicity and Difference: Imagining the Inclusive Society, 2004; J. Solomos & L. Back, Racism and Society, 1996; P. Gilroy, After Empire: Melancholia or Convivial Culture?, 2004; J. Solomos, Race and Racism in Britain, 2003; G Bhattacharyya, J. Gabriel & S. Small, Race and Power: Global Racism in the Twenty-First Century, 2002; L. Back & J. Solomos Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader, 2000; H. S. Mirza, Black British Feminism: a Reader, 1997; M. Mac an Ghaill, Contemporary Racisms and Ethnicities: Social and Cultural Transformations, 1999.

Assessment

Essay (100%, 4000 words) in January.

The summative essay will be due in early LT.

 

Student performance results

(2014/15 - 2015/16 combined)

Classification % of students
Distinction 9.8
Merit 51.2
Pass 39
Fail 0

Key facts

Department: Social Policy

Total students 2017/18: 25

Average class size 2017/18: 25

Controlled access 2017/18: Yes

Value: Half Unit

Guidelines for interpreting course guide information

Personal development skills

  • Self-management
  • Team working
  • Problem solving
  • Application of information skills
  • Communication
  • Application of numeracy skills

Course survey results

(2014/15 - 2015/16 combined)

1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" score

The scores below are average responses.

Response rate: 93%

Question

Average
response

Reading list (Q2.1)

1.5

Materials (Q2.3)

1.6

Course satisfied (Q2.4)

1.6

Integration (Q2.6)

1.6

Contact (Q2.7)

1.6

Feedback (Q2.8)

1.4

Recommend (Q2.9)

Yes

92%

Maybe

8%

No

0%