Beyond rights and responsibilities: An Introduction to citizenship in the new century

What does it mean to be a citizen?  What are our rights – and our responsibilities?  Democracy and participation form central arguments in discussions about citizenship.  This module will give you an excellent introduction to theories of citizenship, helping you to understand how these appear in current policy debates.  And, importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to examine and evaluate these concepts in practice.

Key Topics

In this module you will cover a range of topics including:

> Citizenship: a modern dilemma and perspectives: contemporary perspectives on ‘Citizenship’ : An Overview

  - Liberal theories
  - Communitarianism
  - Active citizenship
  - Multicultural citizenship
  - Feminist and Marxist perspectives on citizenship

> Citizenship in practice
  
  - Active citizenship and community cohesion
  - Creating future citizens? Citizenship and young people
  - Citizenship, immigration and social exclusion

Assessment

There are a number of formative assessments that you complete as part of your study and forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.

You’ll also take a summative assessment at the end of your module that determines your final mark.

Summative Assessment Breakdown

70% Written Assignment
30% Examination

Exam venues are located across the UK and exams take place in April and November.

Please note there are additional assessment fees for each module.