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Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Below is a list of units offered by the Department of Social & Policy Sciences in 2006/07. Follow the links to view individual unit descriptions. Units are sorted by level and then by period slot. To find a specific unit code or title please use your browser's find on page function.
Academic Year SP10143 Mind and behaviour for social work and applied social studies 12 Credits
Academic Year SP10145 Community profiling: community needs assessment, groups and teamwork in practice 12 Credits
Semester 1 SP10001 Social Policy & the Welfare State 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP10043 Sociology of modern societies 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP10059 Core skills for social scientists 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP10002 Social policy & social problems 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP10019 Developing professional competence 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP10044 Sociology of inequalities 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP10060 Quantitative methods: Surveys & data analysis 6 Credits
Academic Year SP20067 Placement 60 Credits
Semester 1 SP20004 The sociology of the family & family policy 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP20021 Social work placement 1 18 Credits
Semester 1 SP20047 Economic sociology and work relationships 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP20049 The sociology of crime & deviance 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP20069 Philosophy of the social sciences 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP20131 Discrimination & empowerment in social work 12 Credits
Semester 1 SP20138 Social research: sources, presentation and communication 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20003 'Race' & racism 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20005 Power and policy: an introduction to critical policy analysis 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20010 Social policy evaluation 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20023 Child care research, policy & practice 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20024 Legislation for social work practice 1 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20025 Theories & methods in social work 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20048 Understanding industrial behaviour 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20050 Sociology of criminal justice policy 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20062 Qualitative social research methods 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20097 Sociology of health and illness 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20099 Childhood: sociological perspectives & policy issues 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20112 Theoretical issues I: structure & agency 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP20130 Policy & practice in mental health 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30008 Social policy dissertation 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30011 Health policies & politics 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30013 Social security policy and welfare reform 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30022 Organisation and management of social care services 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30029 Legislation for social work practice 2 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30033 Children & families 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30054 Power & commitment in organisations 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30057 Sociology dissertation 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30071 Sociology of punishment 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30072 Corporate power & the social challenge 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30102 Applied social studies dissertation preparation 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30118 Theoretical issues II: subjectivities & identities 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30129 Sexual violence: explanations, responses & debates 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30132 Developing professional competence 2: principles of practice 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP30133 Social work with adults 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP30009 Social policy dissertation 2 12 Credits
Semester 2 SP30012 European social policy: a comparative approach 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP30027 Social work dissertation 1 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP30028 Social work dissertation 2 12 Credits
Semester 2 SP30035 Social work placement 2 12 Credits
Semester 2 SP30055 Comparative industrial relations 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP30058 Sociology dissertation 2 12 Credits
Semester 2 SP30096 Global regimes & new social movements 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP30103 Applied social studies dissertation 12 Credits
Dissertation period SP50115 Business & community: dissertation planning I (P/T students) 3 Credits
Dissertation period SP50116 Business & community: dissertation planning 2 (P/T students) 3 Credits
Dissertation period SP50157 Dissertation: death and society 30 Credits
Dissertation period XX50023 Dissertation in globalisation & international policy analysis 30 Credits
Dissertation period XX50054 Dissertation, business & community studies 30 Credits
Semester 1 SP50075 Comparative European social policy 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50113 Business & Community: dissertation planning 1 (F/T students) 3 Credits
Semester 1 SP50123 Business sovereignty & social challenges 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50124 Social research (dissertation) project 1 33 Credits
Semester 1 SP50134 Globalisation 1: political sociology of globalisation 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50136 Theoretical issues in sociology 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50137 Current issues in social policy 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50139 International policy analysis 1 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50146 The social context of death and dying 12 Credits
Semester 1 SP50147 Research issues in death and dying 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50148 The social context of palliative care 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50149 Sociology of death 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50150 Spirituality and religion 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50151 Childhood and death 6 Credits
Semester 1 SP50158 Research for social work: values, methods and contexts 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP40141 East Asia regional specialism 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50080 Globalisation & economic insecurity: social policy changes
6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50114 Business & community: dissertation planning 2 (F/T students) 3 Credits
Semester 2 SP50122 Comparative research methods 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50125 Social research (dissertation) project 2 45 Credits
Semester 2 SP50126 Making a research presentation 3 Credits
Semester 2 SP50127 Preparing a research proposal 3 Credits
Semester 2 SP50135 Well-being, welfare regimes & social policy: a global perspective 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50142 Morals, markets and politics 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50144 Research for policy: concepts, methods and values 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50152 Ethical issues in research, policy and practice 12 Credits
Semester 2 SP50153 Death and society dissertation planning 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50154 Death and the Arts 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50155 Grief and bereavement 6 Credits
Semester 2 SP50156 Funerals, memorials and disposal practices 6 Credits
Semester 2 XX50159 Globalisation & international policy analysis extended essay 6 Credits
Certificate level units (e.g. SP1*)