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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Social and Political Science : Social Policy

Undergraduate Course: Welfare, Justice and the State (SCPL10013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Social and Political Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryWITH EFFECT FROM 2010-2011 THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER RUNNING AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY COURSE: "ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIAL POLICY" - SCPL10024

The course aims to introduce students to some of the more important perspectives on welfare and the welfare state. There are five sections, the first three examining normative principles and the final two on the application of these principles. Section 1 is concerned with citizenship and social justice ; section 2 principles of distribution (including needs, poverty and inequality); and section 3 freedom and coercion as two sides to the state. Section 4 looks at applications within welfare states (in relation to punishment, social security and demographic change). Section 5 considers these principles beyond the nation state (in relation to migration, the environment and international development). The aim of the whole course is to give students a good grasp of the principles of welfare and justice and the ways in which they structure the activities of the welfare state. The course includes five tutorials with a reading pack.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
To introduce students to welfare theory and theories about the welfare state. To give students practice in oral and written development of arguments in relation to such theories.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.ed.ac.uk/social_policy/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ingela Naumann
Tel: (0131 6)51 3869
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Louise Angus
Tel: (0131 6)50 3923
Email:
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