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SPOL10180

Academic Year 2024/2025

History of Irish Social Policy (SPOL10180)

Subject:
Social Policy
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Soc Pol, Soc Wrk & Soc Justice
Level:
1 (Introductory)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Professor Bryan Fanning
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the range and scope of social policy analysis by showing how the subject has developed over time. The module covers the history and development of Irish social policy. It examines how social change has influenced and has been influenced by social policy developments since the nineteenth century.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course the student will have a grounding in the history and development of Irish social policy, on the interrelationship between social change and social policy in the Irish case, on the evolution of the Irish mixed economy of welfare.

The student will also have developed skills in reading and contextualising books, articles and research reports.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Tutorial

2
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

42
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, active/task based learning; peer and group work

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay (1,500 words). Week 11 Graded No
70
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): A literature review assignment designed to give students feedback on literature review and referencing skills Week 3 Graded No
30
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Amy Stapleton Tutor
Caroline Walsh Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 12:00 - 12:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12 Wed 11:00 - 11:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 6 Wed 11:00 - 11:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 9 Wed 11:00 - 11:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 3, 5, 10 Fri 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 3, 5, 10 Tues 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 4 Week(s) - 3, 5, 10 Thurs 11:00 - 11:50
Autumn Tutorial Offering 5 Week(s) - 3, 5, 10 Wed 13:00 - 13:50
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