301848 (v.2) Social Policy 602 - Social Policy Practice


Area: Department of Social Work and Social Policy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 2.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 301843 (v.2) Social Policy 501 - Social Policy in Australia or any previous version
AND
301846 (v.3) Social Policy 505 - Theoretical Perspectives on Social Policy or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Broad understanding of major theoretical debates underpinning social policy process and practice in the Australian context. It pays special attention to the institutional framework of policy making - including the economic, political, cultural and Aboriginal contexts. Draws from power and decision-making theories to inform critically the study of social policy. Economic rationalism, citizenship and 'new' managerialism are covered as part of current trend in policy debates.
 
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Field of Education: 090599 Human Welfare Studies and Services not elsewhere classified
Funding Cluster: 05 - Behavioural Science, Social Studies
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External