Australian Social Policy

Course aim

To examine the historical development of Australian social policies and develop an understanding of their theoretical and ideological underpinnings.

Course content

The students will develop further knowledge of the themes in the historical development of Australian social policy as well an understanding of significant social policies and the policy making process. The students will demonstrate the skill of applying a theoretical framework of policy analysis to (some of) employment, income, security, housing, health, family, social inclusion social care, policy in relation to older Australians.

Textbook(s)

Carson, E. and Kerr, L 2020, Australian social policy and the human services, 3rd Edition, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
POLI 1008	Governance and Citizenship in Australia

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 10 weeks
External (Online)	2 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture (Online)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assessment plan, Critical analysis, Essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.