Undergraduate - UnitATS3851 - Social policy

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	School of Applied Media and Social Sciences, Gippsland
Offered	Gippsland First semester 2013 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Olga Bursian

Notes

Previously coded SCW3310

Synopsis

This unit interrogates the processes and politics of social policy-making within the Welfare State. It reviews procedures and instruments used to formulate, fund, implement, evaluate, and revise social policy, and critically examines the impact of major policy decisions on the welfare of citizens.

Outcomes

This unit enables students to:

Understand the relationship between social, economic and public policy.
Understand the processes and politics of social policy making.
Understand alternative theoretical frameworks for analyzing social policy.
Assess the costs and benefits of a policy decision.
Understand the methods used to challenge and influence policy agenda, choices and directions.

Assessment

Policy analysis (2500 words): 60%Exam (2 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Olga Bursian

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Community welfare and counselling

Prerequisites

ATS1361 or permission

Prohibitions

GSC2310, SCW2310, SCW3310