UNSW Handbook Course - Social Science and Policy

Social Science and Policy - SLSP1000


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Social Sciences and International Studies
	Course Outline: Contact School
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Enrolment in Social Science, Criminology or any combined Social Science program
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Subject Area: Social Science and Policy Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: Development Studies

Explores the nature of social science, the knowledge and information created by it, and how this is applied to real world policy problems. These applications are examined in the context of a range of policy areas drawn from health, education, environment and social policy. Investigates how policy is developed, changed, implemented and evaluated and the role social science plays in this process. Considers practical, political and ethical problems encountered by social scientists in applying their knowledge and skills to inform policy and the role social science plays in the management of social change.

Note: One hour of this course is web-based with two hours face-to-face.

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