Undergraduate Course: Welfare, Justice and the State (SCPL10013)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Policy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/social_policy/ |
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| Course description |
WITH EFFECT FROM 2010-2011 THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER RUNNING AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY COURSE: "ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIAL POLICY" - SCPL10024
The course aims to introduce students to some of the more important perspectives on welfare and the welfare state. There are five sections, the first three examining normative principles and the final two on the application of these principles. Section 1 is concerned with citizenship and social justice ; section 2 principles of distribution (including needs, poverty and inequality); and section 3 freedom and coercion as two sides to the state. Section 4 looks at applications within welfare states (in relation to punishment, social security and demographic change). Section 5 considers these principles beyond the nation state (in relation to migration, the environment and international development). The aim of the whole course is to give students a good grasp of the principles of welfare and justice and the ways in which they structure the activities of the welfare state. The course includes five tutorials with a reading pack.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 0 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Other | Lecture | THIS COURSE IS NOT RUNNING IN 2010-2011 | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | Other | Lecture | THIS COURSE IS NOT RUNNING IN 2010-2011 | 1-11 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| To introduce students to welfare theory and theories about the welfare state. To give students practice in oral and written development of arguments in relation to such theories. |
Assessment Information
| 1 essay (3000 words) 45%, 1 two hour exam 45%, tutorial contribution 10% |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ingela Naumann
Tel: (0131 6)51 3869
Email: ingela.naumann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Louise Angus
Tel: (0131 6)50 3923
Email: L.Angus@ed.ac.uk |
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