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Module Title
Module Code
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NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

In this module, we explore the "capabilities approach" and especially how it relates to questions of freedom, justice and health.

Learning Outcomes

1. Discuss the principles of justice by reference to established philosophical perspectives.
2. Identify the principal claims associated with the 'capabilities approach' in relation to freedom, justice and quality of life.
3. Explore the relevance of the 'capabilities approach' to action on health at individual, interpersonal and collective levels.
4. Evaluate the idea of 'a politics for the public good' and how this is relevant to health.
5. Deliberate upon what it personally means to live a good life: a life of valued 'beings' and 'doings.'
6. Formulate personal goals for capability development and valued functionings.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	12	Examining arguments to do with justice, freedom, capabilities and health.
Group work	10	Experiential groups with deliberation on living a good life and developing capabilities.
Tutorial	4	To support essay and examination
Assignment Completion	20	Preparation of an essay.
Directed learning	20	Preparation for and undertaking examination
Independent Study	59	Incorporating reading for the module.
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Principles of justice
We examine perspectives on justice by reference to utilitarian, Kantian, libertarian, liberal and communitarian positions.

The capabilities approach
We explore the seminal works of Sen and Nussbaum in founding the capabilities approach and a perspective upon justice, freedom and assessments of quality of life.

Health, capabilities and justice
We consider how the capabilities approach relates to matters of health policy and action.

A politics for the common good
Drawing on Aristotle, Sandel and Nussbaum, we explore the idea of "a politics for the common good" and how this relates to health matters.

Experiential workshops
We deliberate upon personal meanings of a good life as well as formulate goals for capability development and valued functionings.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Severine Deneulin (Editor), Lila Shahani (Editor): 0, An Introduction to the Human Development and Capability Approach, 9781844078066
Martha C. Nussbaum,: 0, Creating Capabilities, 9780674050549
Jennifer Prah Ruger,: 0, Health and Social Justice, 9780199653133
Amartya Sen: 0, Commodities and capabilities, 9780195650389
Sen, A.: 2009, The Idea of Justice, Allen, Lane,
Venkatapuram, S.: 2012, Health Justice: An argument from the capabilities approach, Polity, Cambridge,
John L. Bowman,: 0, Stoicism, Enkrasia and Happiness, 9781462013357
Jean Kazez: 2007, The weight of things, Blackwell Pub., Malden, MA, 9781405160780
John Stuart Mill; edited with an introduction by Gertrude Himmelfarb: 0, On liberty, 9780140432077
Martha Nussbaum: 2000, Women and human development, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 9780521660860
John Rawls: 1972, A theory of justice, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 9780198813019
Michael J. Sandel,: 0, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?, 9780141041339
Amartya Sen: 0, Inequality reexamined, 9780198289289
Amartya Sen: 2001, Development as freedom, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 9780198297581

Other Resources

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