Social Justice and Activism - units 2026/27

In the pursuit of social justice and effective activism, the first step is to understand the problem - to identify what, where and why systems are breaking down, societies are fracturing, and prejudice is proliferating. The next step is to learn about how to effect change from within and outside these systems, through examples from around the world and across history.

This study theme brings together these two things, with units on the study of society, governments, and mindsets or worldviews, and those focused more centrally on activism, be it through policy-making, protest, or cultural transformation.

You will find units on:

• Black humanities, race & ethnicity
• class
• gender & sexuality
• crime and the justice system
• political frameworks
• policy development
• migration & citizenship

This theme is available for General Pathway students. You can choose as many (or as few) units from this study theme as you like. There are no requirements to pick units only within this list.

Pre-requisites

• Year 1 – units suitable for all students.
• Year 2 – for students with some university study in a relevant discipline (see below for details of the related discipline for each unit).
• Year 3 – for students with a strong background of study in a relevant discipline (see below for details of the related discipline for each unit).

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3