APG5156 Human rights in global politics
Faculty of Arts
APG5156 Human rights in global politics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5156
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5156
No unit lists APG5156 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
A6033 Master of Public Policy and Management students will need permission from their course coordinator and Student Services to enrol in this unit
Overview
The global human rights regime, the principles, norms, and rules designed to protect all individuals regardless of their place and position, is a contemporary creation. In this unit you will investigate the philosophical origins of both the concept of universal human rights as well as the efforts to enshrine and protect these rights through the 20th and 21st centuries. You will explore the tension between this universalist principle and the role of states as both protectors and violators of human rights, the role of international organisations as well as legal mechanisms championing human rights, as well as critical voices who question the utility and purpose of the global human rights regime. You will probe these ideas via individual and collaborative research projects and in-class discussion.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- In-Class Participation ActivityExercise30%
- Group project - reportProject40%
- EssayWritten30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically engage in key debates framing human rights in global politics;
- 2
explain the major developments in human rights practice since World War II;
- 3
critically evaluate human rights institutions, treaties, and organisations;
- 4
collaborate effectively with peers in group learning tasks;
- 5
communicate research findings both orally and in writing.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachRole play
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit will provide you with opportunities to work with peers in groups and pairs in class. You will have interactive discussions to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the topic, and reinforce your learning.
This unit provides you with opportunities to Role-play in order to have that personal engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Gene Flenady
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Suzanne Killmister
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5156?
APG5156 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5156 offered?
In 2025, APG5156 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is APG5156?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5156 have an exam?
No. APG5156 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.