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Unit of study_
SCPL2601: Australian Social Policy
In this unit of study Australian social policy is explored: the legal and administrative framework; relationships between family and the state; employment, unemployment, unpaid work and welfare; the public/private mix; aged care policies, the culture of welfare state provision, indigenous policies, migration, multiculturalism and the formulation and delivery of social welfare services in Australia.
| Code | SCPL2601 |
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| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Social Policy or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Socio-legal Studies |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SCPL3001 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. familiarise yourself with the key institutions and actors involved in developing social policies concerned with income support, unemployment and care in Australia
- LO2. understand the history, development and restructuring of the Australian welfare state
- LO3. fluently engage with current debates about the transformation of the Australian welfare state drawing on both substantive policy knowledge and sociological theory
- LO4. understand and explain the different approaches to justice, needs and rights that underpin different policies in the contemporary and historical contexts
- LO5. conduct analysis of substantive policy and effectively communicate this.
Unit outlines
Unit outlines will be available 1 week before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.
- Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Remote
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