HSRV209-24S1 (D) Semester One 2024 (Distance)

Humans, Animals and Society

This occurrence is not offered in 2024

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2024
End Date: Sunday, 23 June 2024
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 3 March 2024
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 May 2024

Description

This course introduces students to the study of human relations with other species and the natural world. It provides students with the opportunity to question taken for granted assumptions about nature, the environment and the roles of animals in society and the human services. The topic adopts a social justice approach and includes consideration of issues such as ecofeminism, animal liberation and speciesism in relation to other forms of oppression. The course provides students with the opportunity to question taken for granted assumptions about power as well as encouraging students to think about the nature, form and process of advocacy on behalf of the marginalized.

This course introduces students to the study of human relations with other species and the natural world. It provides students with the opportunity to question taken for granted assumptions about nature, the environment and the roles of animals in society and the human services. The topic adopts a social justice approach and includes consideration of issues such as ecofeminism, animal liberation and speciesism in relation to other forms of oppression. The course provides students with the opportunity to question taken for granted assumptions about power as well as encouraging students to think about the nature, form and process of advocacy on behalf of the marginalized.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course you should be able to demonstrate:

  • Knowledge about how issues of marginalisation, including that of other species, are embedded out in the human services along with an understanding of the consequences of this for social justice.
  • The ability to consider the relevance of issues of species-justice in the analysis of social change and empowerment.
  • A social science understanding of key issues pertaining to modern assumptions regarding species, and social justice.
  • Critical analysis of the relationship between oppression, empowerment and change in human systems.

Prerequisites

15 points at 100 level in HSRV AND 15 points from either Schedule V to the BA, Schedule C to the BSW(Hons), Schedules C or E to the BCJ; OR 60 points from the BA, BSW(Hons) or BCJ.

Restrictions

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator

Nik Taylor

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Assignment 1 30%
Assignment 2 40%
Assignment 3 30%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $844.00

International fee $3,950.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All HSRV209 Occurrences

  • HSRV209-24S1 (C) Semester One 2024 - Not Offered
  • HSRV209-24S1 (D) Semester One 2024 (Distance) - Not Offered
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