Unit name | Social Policy and the Welfare State: Key Concepts and Contemporary Ideas |
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Unit code | SPOL10013 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Pemberton |
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 will seek to introduce students 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 utility 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: eployment, housing and poverty.
Aims:
The unit provides an introduction to the key concepts in social policy. Each concept will be assessed in conjunction with existing academic critiques as well as their practical utility to policy making decisions. These concepts will be explored in conjunction with key issues in social policy and welfare.
Students will:
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment will be against the programme criteria defined for the appropriate level.
Formative assessment: One 1,500-2,000 word essay
Summative assessment: 3 hour unseen exam