Undergraduate Course: Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy (SCPL10024)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all 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 |
None |
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| Course description |
This is a new course. It is designed to replace U00192 'Welfare Justice and the State' which has focused on normative theories of the welfare state. Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy will play on key strengths within the Social Policy subject group to introduce students to a range of perspectives and linking these to examples of policy across a range of sectors. The course will provide students with an orientation towards other optional Social Policy programmes and will serve as a central feature of the joint degree programmes in Social Policy.
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy has the central aim of consolidating students earlier learning by locating the subject of social policy at the intersection of four different analytical perspectives, identifying benefits and limitations of each, and showing how they can work together to provide rigorous analyses. |
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: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Lecture | 1-11 | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | Central | Lecture | Alternate Lecture and Tutorial | 1-11 | | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Chyrstal Mamillan Building Seminar Room 1, 11th January 2011 |
| Additional information |
Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays between 12.00 and 1.00pm
Tuesday classes will be lectures and the Friday classes will alternate weekly between lectures and tutorials. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students should:
&· have a strong understanding of, and ability to apply, four key analytical perspectives on social policy (historical, sociological, political and economic);
&· be able to critically evaluate social policy analyses, showing an understanding of disciplinary foundations, possible blind spots and possible complementarities with other approaches;
&· be able to independently analyse social policy across a number of sectors;
&· have developed their skills in a range of cross-cutting areas including analysing evidence and using this to develop and support a line of argument, presenting information visually and orally, searching for and summarising available literature, and writing an extended essay;
&· have developed their skills in working effectively as part of a team;
&· have a strong foundation of knowledge, understanding and skills that can be utilised in other honours level courses;
&· be in a position to make an informed choice about the perspective(s) which will be utilised in a final year dissertation project.
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Assessment Information
The course is assessed by means of two 2000 word essays (each 40% of the overall grade) plus group work in the form of presentation, power point slides and a joint discussion paper (20%).
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| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Elke Viebrock
Tel:
Email: Elke.Viebrock@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Louise Angus
Tel: (0131 6)50 3923
Email: L.Angus@ed.ac.uk |
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