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Module Title	LH Prospects for Social Policy in the UK
School	School of Social Policy
Department	Soc Policy, Sociology & Crimin
Module Code	08 28535
Module Lead	David Mullins / Tina Hearn
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-25 hours Practical Classes and workshops-5 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module reviews recent changes in society, developments in social policy and the emergence of new issues. The emphasis is on the political and economic context of policy making, with special reference to employment and population trends, social change, the climate of opinion and their implications for the future of civil society. Alternative strategies for change will be critically examined, together with patterns of change which are likely to be of particular significance over the next decade.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: integrate learning from other modules studied in their degree programme and apply this to analyse the process of policy development in the UK understand the overall contemporary political, economic, demographic and technological context for policy making, and how this might change in the future be familiar with and apply some theories of the policy-making process, demonstrating deeper understanding of what is driving policy change in different social policy fields explain the key features of current government policy-planning, identify potential changes and developments, and explore likely future trends; identify the range of competing ideologies of welfare influencing the policy debate and contrast the different implications of these for future policy development; apply a broad understanding of the policy context to an analysis of current and future developments in specific areas of policy delivery demonstrate briefing, presentation and report writing skills
Assessment	28535-02 : Summative Policy Report : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments:4,000 word Policy Report submitted with accompanying briefing paper and working party outline
Other	None
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