Unit name | Youth Policy and Social Welfare |
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Unit code | SPOL22022 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Fahmy |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides an overview of the complex and changing relationship between young people and society and how this relationship impacts upon young people's prospects and routes to adulthood. This unit reviews key policy developments affecting young people in the UK and internationally today. The unit focuses upon the drivers of policy change by exploring the relationship between policy and wider social changes in the context of youth transitions, and how these relate to wider theoretical debates in the social sciences, for example, around individualisation, risk and postmodernity.
This Unit aims to provide students with:
Upon completion of this unit students should be able to demonstrate:
Teaching will be delivered through blended learning involving a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions, including weekly lectures, practical activities supported by study-group sessions and self-directed exercises. Feedback will be provided for formal assessments, preparation for which will be supported through online activities and in study group sessions with tutors.
Part 1: Policy briefing (1000 words) (25%)
Part 2: Essay (2000 words) (75%)
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.