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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)

Postgraduate Course: Understanding Public Policy in OECD Countries (PGSP11212)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryDiscusses and uses quantitative data to analyse the main directions of post-war policy development and change in OECD countries. Topics covered includes public expenditure patterns, welfare state development, labour market trends and topics in the realm of the personal, including home ownership, fertility and divorce.

Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
The course seeks to develop:

* A knowledge of the main directions of post-war policy development in the nations of the OECD area;
* A capacity to identify major patterns of similarity and diversity in post-war public policy and to understand their causes;
* An ability to utilize the methods of quantitative data analysis to account for differences in cross-national policy outcomes.

Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.ed.ac.uk/social_policy/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Francis Castles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4051
Email: F.Castles@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Lee Corcoran
Tel: (0131 6)51 5122
Email: Lee.Corcoran@ed.ac.uk
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