Postgraduate Course: Political Issues in Public Policy (PGSP11247)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course covers theories of governance, the political system and policy-making; the processes of public policy; agencies and organisations within government; policy implementation and policy networks; multi-level governance and the distribution of powers between levels and agencies of government; the reasons for the success or failure of policies.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
his course seeks to:
- acquaint students with the literature on policy-making and on the principles of public policy -- in short, why do governments do certain tasks and how do they do them?
- provide a framework for a discussion of the mechanisms and processes of government, presented in a way that facilitates comparative analysis of political systems and applies general themes from the policy-making literature to current issues.
- build an understanding of the degree of value in general models of the policy-making process, the systems of control at the centre of government and relations between the levels and agencies of government.
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Assessment Information
| 1,000 word exercise and 3,000 word essay |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Richard Parry
Tel: (0131 6)50 3918
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Course secretary | Miss Cristyn King
Tel: (0131 6)51 3865
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