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SCWK3013: Social Policy and Citizenship
2025 unit information
This unit of study will provide students with a deeper understanding and insight into the role of social policy across society. This includes the exploration of key theoretical social work perspectives and policy making processes to assist in creating responsive social policy that addresses social justice issues. Themes of poverty, politics, neo-liberalism and citizenship are utilised to understand the context in which social work strives to makes a difference.
Unit details and rules
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Social Work |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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96 credit points including SCWK2006 and SCWK2007 and SCWK2008 and SCWK2009 and SCWK2010 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Identify and describe the meanings of social work and social policy from social justice perspectives
- LO2. Outline and examine key historical and contemporary debates in social work and social policy
- LO3. Examine a range of theoretical perspectives in social work and social policy and the implications for intervention
- LO4. Demonstrate a capacity for critical thinking, research and writing in relation to contested conceptualisations of well-being and poverty
- LO5. Understand the social, political, economic and legal contexts of social work in detail in one specific social policy area
- LO6. Demonstrate a capacity to describe and reflect on learning processes.
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