Learning Outcomes:
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.