Unit name | Social Policy and the Welfare State: Key Concepts and Contemporary Issues |
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Unit code | SPOL10018 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Eroglu-Hawksworth |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides an introduction to the key concepts and issues in social
policy. In the first part of the unit, a series of key concepts, such as need,
globalisation, citizenship and risk will be addressed. The second part of the
unit will serve to illustrate the relevance of these concepts to the analysis of
a number of contemporary issues. The unit will focus on current debates in
a variety of areas of social policy such as employment, housing and poverty.
Students will:
•Understand the key concepts in social policy
•Be familiar with contemporary social policy issues
•Be able to apply concepts to the analysis of contemporary issues
Lectures and Seminars
Formative: a one hour 'practice exam' to assess and support the students' preparations for the summative assessment.
Summative (100%): a three hour exam which will enable the students to meet the intended learning outcomes for the unit.
All assessment is marked against the published marking criteria for that level, as stated in the Social Policy Programme handbook.
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