- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Antonia Keung
- Credit value: 30 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2021-22 to Summer Term 2021-22 |
The aims of this module are:
· To explore key concepts that underpin the analysis and practice of social policy and their relationship with social, economic and political change
· To enable the development the conceptual thinking skills required to undertake critical analysis of current social problems in their societal context.
· To enable students to actively engage in problem-solving processes in the exploration of social policy and society, furthering understanding of different ways of researching and understanding the social world.
· To develop group work skills and build experience in the presentation of material to an audience.
Having successfully completed this module students will:
Indicative topics covered in this module include concepts such as: social justice and inequality; needs and rights; vulnerability; citizenship as well as substantive issues such as Migration, demography and labour markets.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 40 |
Essay/coursework Individual Presentation Write |
N/A | 40 |
Groupwork Group Presentation |
N/A | 20 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Reassessment Report |
N/A | 100 |
Students will receive regular feedback on their understanding of core concepts through seminar work as well as written feedback on final assessment tasks.
Alcock, P. et al (eds) (2016) The Student’s Companion to Social Policy, Oxford:Wiley Blackwell.
Spicker, P. (2014) Social Policy: Theory and Practice, Bristol: Policy Press