279701

Social Policy: Beyond the Welfare State

An advanced analysis of the trends, theories and impacts of social policy in relation to the state, individual and the distribution of welfare. An examination of the historical development of social policy including theories and models of welfare, approaches to political economy, Te Tiriti and welfare state typologies.

Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.

279701

Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

700-level

Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

30

Subject

Social Policy

Course planning information

General progression requirements

You may enrol in a postgraduate course (that is a 700-, 800- or 900-level course) if you meet the prerequisites for that course and have been admitted to a qualification which lists the course in its schedule.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Critically explore different social policy theories, Te Tiriti and models in relation to the historical development of welfare.
  • 2 Critically examine theories of political economy and the crisis of the welfare state including the nature and implications of the breakdown of the ‘post-war’ consensus.
  • 3 Critically analyse the historical contribution of social policy to social change and social activism including the implications for all sectors of society: Tangata Whenua and Tau Iwi.
  • 4 Critically analyse the various models of welfare state typologies including the classification of the New Zealand welfare state.
  • 5 Critically assess the prospects for the future of the welfare state.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Assessments

Assessment Learning outcomes assessed Weighting
Written Assignment 1 25%
Written Assignment 2 3 5 30%
Written Assignment 1 2 3 4 5 45%

Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.

You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.

Explanation of assessment types

Computer programmes
Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
Creative compositions
Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
Exam (centrally scheduled)
An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
Oral or performance or presentation
Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
Participation
You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
Portfolio
Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
Practical or placement
Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
Simulation
Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
Test
Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
Written assignment
Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.

Textbooks needed

Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.

Compulsory

BEYOND THE WELFARE STATE? THE NEW POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WELFARE

Author
CHRISTOPHER PIERSON
ISBN
9780745635217
Edition
THIRD EDITION (2006)
Publisher
Polity

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