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SCPL2602: Understanding Social Policy
2022 unit information
This unit is essentially conceptual and theoretical, emphasising the contested principles of social policy - discourse, theories, ideas and ideologies - around which the contemporary welfare state was, is and continues to be organised, discussed and debated. This unit focuses on the application of concepts and theories in practical social policy arenas. In particular, the emphasis will be on the debated, sometimes contested, nature of concepts and theories in social policy discourses in contemporary societies.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Sociology and Criminology |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Social Policy |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SCPL3002 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. develop critical awareness of the contested key concepts, theories and issues in contemporary welfare state policy
- LO2. develop a generic skills of problem selection and observation
- LO3. improve oral communication skills through participation in tutorial discussions and the development of a tutorial presentation
- LO4. understand the principles that underpin the structure of social policy.
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