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On completion of this module, students should:
- understand the life course perspective as a concept, its theoretical orientation and core principles;
- be able to apply the life course perspective to the analysis of a range of social policy issues and questions;
- have a critical appreciation of social policy issues and concerns that are elucidated through the application of the life course perspective and how it can open up new policy options;
- be acquainted with policy-relevant research informed by the life course perspective and methodological approaches used in studying social policy from the life course perspective.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 38 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
Lectures | 22 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Not applicable to this module.
Learning Recommendations:Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment(Including Essay): Short 500 word account chosen from a range of topics related to the theoretical framework underpinning the module | Week 6 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay: 2,000 word essay chosen from a range of topics. | Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 60 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Assignment (Mid-trimester 500 word assignment worth 40% of the total mark): Feedback individually to students, post assessment; class feedback, post-assessment. Essay (End of trimester 2,000 word essay worth 60% of the total mark): Online automated feedback.