Area: |
Department of Social Work and Social Policy |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
2.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 2 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
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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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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
90599 Human Welfare Studies and Services not elsewhere classified |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Not Categorised |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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