Courses / Module

• Detail and evaluate the major theories and key concepts used by social scientists to analyse comparatively the development of modern public policy systems and public policies.
• Critically assess the contribution of social scientific analyses to an understanding of public policy in a comparative and international perspective including the role of gender, race, class and colonization in shaping the development of policies and policy systems.
• Evaluate the empirical trends and patterns identified by social scientists exploring issues such as: the increasing internationalization of public policy and the advent of global public policy and the international variation in formulation and response to issues, such as employment, housing, domestic violence, poverty, health, and child welfare.
• Develop an independent and critical perspective on the social scientific analysis of modern public policy systems and public policies.

• 24 lecture hours.

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): Essay

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• 40%
• Penalties: Where applicable, the following penalties apply. If coursework is submitted late, 10% will be deducted. No coursework will be accepted 14 calendar days after the deadline. These penalties will apply except upon presentation of a medical certificate covering the relevant period or in other extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer/tutor prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.

• Where applicable, Autumn repeat students may submit continuous assessment work by a date before the Autumn examination, which will be specified by the department. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with this deadline. If students do not submit by the deadline, the existing continuous assessment mark will be carried forward to the Autumn. No continuous assessment work will be accepted after this date. The maximum mark awarded to a piece of continuous assessment submitted for the Autumn repeat examinations is 50%. These penalties will apply except upon presentation of a medical certificate covering the relevant period or in other extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer/tutor prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.
• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 60 minutes

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