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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of globalisation, social policy, welfare state and international relations in the social science literature;
2. Grasp the dynamics among main actors to affect global social policy: states, businesses, non-governmental and supra-national organisations, citizens, and non-state organised political actors; and
3. Demonstrate understanding of the key concepts in comparative social policy analysis.
The themes include: globalisation, welfare states in crisis, multi-level governance & global diplomacy, the European Union, climate change, global health and the Asian Century. A syllabus with the list of reading will be circulated prior to the module.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Tutorial | 8 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 70 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Portfolio: Briefings & Portfolio – Select ONE social policy area, which you are interested in, and bring a piece of recent news, and present it to the class every three weeks and submit as an essay. | Week 12 | Graded | Yes | 50 |
Yes |
Assignment(Including Essay): Pick one of the following topics, and write a 1,500 essay, including keywords. | Week 12 | Graded | Yes | 50 |
Yes |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
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