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Postgraduate Certificate - PGCert
Distance Learning Campus
Part Time
Sep 2027
2 Year
Gain in-depth, specialist knowledge and become an expert in decoloniality, racism, race and education studies on this flexible postgraduate course. Whether the discussion centres on racial inequality, political developments or the Black Lives Matter movement, issues relating to race, racism and decoloniality are more important than ever. This flexible course, the first of its kind in the country, will enable you to raise awareness of these matters across professional occupations. As part of this distance learning programme, you’ll:Deepen your understanding of the contemporary global discourse on race, racism and decolonialityDraw on theory and practice from the Global South and Global North to analyse what race, racism and decoloniality mean within these contextsStudy race, identity and culture within the Black Atlantic diaspora and the impact of Black philosophies and movementsExplore contemporary theoretical debates around critical whiteness studies and critical ethnic studiesSelect option modules to tailor your learning to your academic interests or chosen career
This module explores the relationship between decolonial thought and critical race theory, beginning with an examination of coloniality and its lasting impact on knowledge, identity, and power. You’ll investigate how modernity constructed a racialised ‘other,’ positioned outside of dominant European and North Atlantic worldviews. You’ll also examine how thinkers and activists from the Global South – particularly the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa – have challenged and reimagined these frameworks. Through an intersectional lens, you'll consider how race, gender, and colonial legacies continue to shape society, culture, and lived experience. The module draws on the work of influential theorists including Sylvia Wynter, Mahmood Mamdani, Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Achille Mbembe, Walter Mignolo, and María Lugones, among others. Their perspectives will help you analyse the colonial roots of systemic racism and explore how decolonial and critical race theories can work together to promote social justice and new ways of knowing.
Explore decolonial viewpoints on race, culture, politics, and identity from across the Black Atlantic. You'll draw on key contributions from Black philosophers, activists, and social movements in the Caribbean, the USA, Latin America, and the UK. This module engages with critical debates surrounding the Black body and its representation through histories of slavery, colonialism, independence, and decolonialisation. Using these insights, you'll develop a critical essay that examines key arguments and contested ideas within the study of race, culture, and identity in Black Atlantic contexts.
This module introduces key ideas in critical whiteness studies through the work of thinkers such as W.E.B. Du Bois and George Yancy. Drawing on Yancy's Density Project, you'll explore the lived experience of racialisation and the need to critically examine whiteness and white racism. Through an interdisciplinary lens, you'll engage with political, philosophical, and cultural debates that challenge dominant narratives, asking complex questions such as "what should white culture do?". In doing so, you'll critically appraise a range of texts and perspectives that interrogate the construction and impact of whiteness in contemporary society.
The tuition fee for students entering in 2026/27 is £48.16 per credit. The total number of credit points for this course is 60. The fee you pay may differ based on the number of credit points you study.
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