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SCPL2604: Comparative Social Policy
2021 unit information
This unit examines how industrialised countries manage social risks and how welfare policies can be meaningfully compared. By exploring theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of social policy, it investigates key principles underpinning social policies in a variety of countries, and how we can best explain differences between them.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
| Code | SCPL2604 |
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| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Social Policy or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Sociology |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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SCLG2509 or SCLG2611 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. distinguish different welfare systems at work around the world
- LO2. identify the principles that underpin social policies in different countries
- LO3. understand the theoretical frameworks that inform comparative social policy analysis
- LO4. familiarise yourself with the key data sets used in comparative welfare state research and an ability to manipulate them in a meaningful way
- LO5. develop a basic knowledge of the welfare arrangements that exist in a range of countries and the broad ‘types’ of welfare state that exist in economically advanced nations
- LO6. appreciate the complex interplay of social forces that shapes welfare state development
- LO7. improve oral communication skills through participation in tutorial discussions and the development of a tutorial presentation.
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