| CODE | SWP2122 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Principles and Forms of Social Policy | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Social Policy and Social Work | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Learning Objectives By the end of this course students are expected to be able to understand and critically discuss, with a special focus on the Maltese context, but in the light of international comparisons: (A) major factors and events that led to the development of the welfare society as we know it and the way the socio-political system and the welfare systems influence each other; (B) the main aims, values, interests and models that contemporary welfare states follow and their various effects on society; (C) some issues that are involved in providing and maintaining services in the principal areas of welfare, such as sustainable pensions, education and equality, housing and affordability, employment in a competitive environment, systems for organising health and social care. Lecture handouts delineating the main subject material plus a reading list will be presented. In addition to these, the use of one of the following for a wider background is recommended. - Hill, M (1996). Social Policy - A Comparative Analysis. London: Prentice Hall. - Baldock J, Manning N, Miller S & Vickerkstaff S (1999). Social Policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Alcock P, Erskine A & May M (1998). The Student's Companion to Social Policy. Oxford: Blackwell. Suggested Textbook Hill, Michael (1996) Social Policy: A Comparative Analysis. Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Karen Farrugia Dolores Gauci Sandro Spiteri Sue Vella (Co-ord.) Kurt Xerri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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