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The objective is to write an original dissertation on an approved topic in the field.
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The purpose is to allow students to study a topic in depth researching the literature and analysing a subject: often these essays involve original perspectives or empirical research.
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A dissertation on a topic related to NGOs and approved by the candidate's teachers. The dissertation offers the opportunity for detailed exploration, under supervision, of an area of special interest to the student. It may involve original fieldwork or the analysis, appraisal and application of existing literature.
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The purpose is to allow students to study a topic in depth researching the literature and analysing a subject: often these dissertations involve original perspectives or research and some have been subsequently published.
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The 10,000-word dissertation enables students to analyse in greater depth a topic of relevance to social policy and planning.
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This course is an introduction to the key concepts and methods of population analysis. It will introduce the fundamental components of population change: fertility, mortality and migration, and will discuss methods of data collection and analysis for each. Topics covered will also include population age-structure and growth; marriage and reproductivity; an introduction to population projections; and the use of models in demography. Importance is placed on the understanding and interpretation of demographic data, as well as the methods of population analysis.
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The course covers the main quantitative methods used in population and development, especially for assessing the implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The approach is practical and complements the more theoretical courses in the rest of the MScs. Students will undertake a number of computer-based assignments. The course covers concepts used for population analysis. The role of population projections in the population planning and development process. The basis of projections made by international agencies. The formulation of projection assumptions and methods of making projections. Methods for projecting and assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS and the use of software such as AIM (AIDS Impact Model). Projections for particular sub-groups such as households, families, urban, sub-national and labour force ones. The implications of uncertainty for the planning process.
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The nature of social policy and policymaking: key approaches and issues. The goals of social policy in relation to policy formation and the policymaking process. Issues including: the political economy of social policy; the mixed economy of welfare; the governance of social policy; gender and social policy; poverty, inequality and social exclusion; globalisation and the future of social policy.
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This course is deals with the effectiveness and efficiency of reproductive health programmes, especially those that deliver services. The key issues addressed are the design of programmes, their effective implementation, and their evaluation, addressing questions such as: • What role can the mass media play in communicating reproductive health messages? • What are the key elements of a reproductive health programme? • What special sexual and reproductive needs do adolescents have? • Should violence against women be considered a reproductive health issue? • How appropriate is social marketing as a means of increasing contraceptive use in developing countries? • What are the main causes of maternal death in the less developed world? The course covers a wide range of topics, including: the organisation of programmes; issues of strategic management; personnel training; logistics and commodity supply; the tools of management and evaluation, including management information systems; information, education and communication, including the role of the mass media; innovative approaches to reproductive health education, including an examination of the role of formal education and curriculum content; violence against women as a reproductive health issue; meeting the reproductive health needs of "special" groups, including adolescents and refugees; the use of social marketing; issues of quality in service delivery; techniques for evaluating programme effectiveness.
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The course provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the population trends in less developed societies. The course is substantive in content and examines population size, distribution, rates of growth, fertility, mortality, disease and migration. The main determinants of these variables and their principal consequences are also examined, addressing questions such as: • How important is economic development for mortality decline? • Why does the educational level of the mother appear to be such a powerful factor in accounting for differences in child mortality in many developing countries? • Why is fertility high in traditional societies? • What are the socio-economic implications of population ageing in Asia? • What are the major demographic consequences of international migration for LEDCs?
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The purpose is to allow students to explore a particular research topic in depth.
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The purpose is to allow students to study a topic in depth researching the literature and analysing a subject. Often these dissertations involve original perspectives or research.
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The course looks at two distinct aspects of gender and social policy: the importance of gender in explaining the structure and development of social policy and the use of gender in analysing inequalities that arise in access to and outcomes of social policies. Feminist perspectives on welfare are explored, while notions of justice, citizenship and inequality are examined as tools to analyse social policy. The use of gender as a category of analysis is examined and attention is paid to how this may mask differences of race and class. Policy-making is analysed to see how gender roles and the form, functioning and responsibilities of the family are understood. The course also explores the gendered impact of economic reform on labour market opportunities and on inequalities in access to economic resources.
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The course analyses the different ways in which gender is incorporated into national welfare states and the impact this on particular, national structures of gender inequalities. The course covers the theory and methodology of comparative studies and the applicability of existing comparative theories/methods to the analysis of gender. Consideration is given to how well existing typologies of welfare states fare when gender is the focus of analysis, and the role, if any, that the European Union has played in the development of more gender equitable outcomes in EU countries. A number of key areas will then be studied, including: the organisation of caring services including child care; family policy; provision for lone parents; the labour market and labour market policies; men and masculinities; and aging. In looking at these areas students will be encouraged to contrast the approach of different families of nations (e.g., Bismarckian regimes versus Scandinavia) as well as looking at the particularism of certain national approaches.
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The purpose is to allow students to explore a particular research topic on issues related to health and population in depth.
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This is an interdisciplinary course that explores the links between child rights and child poverty at all levels of development in rich and poor countries. The social and economic as well as the civil and political rights of children, as defined in recent international laws, charters and Conventions, are examined in relation to the conditions, especially poverty and multiple deprivation, experienced by many children. Human rights theories as a basis for international and social policies will be a focus of attention, and issues of importance in both rich and poor societies, such as child labour, abuse, commercialisation of childhood, gender inequality, family disputes between the generations, sexual and reproductive rights and general rights of women, and services for disabled children are included. The structural problems of market globalisation and social polarisation in the 21st century, and the implications for children will be addressed. The fundamental right of children to social security will be given particular attention. The role of the international agencies, Trans National Corporations and NGOs, as well as national governments, in relation to violations of child rights and the evolution of policies will be assessed.
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This course explores international planning as a central feature of development through the application of Human Rights concepts and legislation to current conditions experienced by children. It is an interdisciplinary course. The social and economic as well as the civil and political rights of children, as defined in recent international laws and Conventions, are examined in relation to the conditions, especially poverty and multiple deprivation, experienced by many children. There has to be universal planning and not only specific proposals to deal with serious violations of rights. Issues of child labour, the sexual and reproductive rights of adolescent children, the violations of war, cultural discrimination against girl children and the right to a minimally adequate family income will be discussed in relation to the roles played by international agencies, Trans National Corporations, governments and NGOs.
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The links between child rights, child poverty and development are examined with particular reference to national and international policies, operating as causes and not only as effects. Human rights theories as a basis for international and social policies will be a focus of attention, and the case of the United Kingdom will be illustrated. The structural problems of market globalisation and social polarisation in the 21st century, together with the growth of Trans National Corporations will be addressed. The policies of the international agencies and NGOs will be analysed in relation to children. The needs of disabled and institutionalised children and of all children in relation to the right to social security, will be given particular attention.
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Historical Contexts and Contemporary Debates; Conceptual Frameworks; Multiculturalism and Citizenship; Policy and Ideology; Demography and Housing; Education; Employment, Underclass and Social Exclusion; Globalisation, Migration and Asylum; Crime and Criminal Justice; Anti-Discrimination and Minority Perspectives.
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The course considers education policy, reforms and financing across developed countries, in particular Britain, Europe and North America. There is a focus on equity and social justice and the redistribution of resources. Issues to be addressed include: market-oriented reforms in education; impact of social background (socio-economic, 'race'/ethnicity, gender) on outcomes and related policy reform; early years education; school-based education; special educational needs/disability; citizenship education; higher education policy; adult learning and demand-side financing measures.
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The course aims to provide an understanding of issues associated with the research process in the context of MSc Social Policy long essays. It includes an examination of philosophical issues underpinning research methods in social policy, the place of different research methods (qualitative and quantitative) in social policy and the process of writing a long essay.
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The course is designed to examine the role of basic education in developing countries as it relates to social development and social policy. Content of the course includes: the history of education and current problems in developing countries, links between basic education and socio-economic development, primary schooling, , non-formal and vocational education, adult literacy, popular education for grassroots development, environmental education, ICT and foreign aid in supporting basic education.
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This course develops the statistical and modelling techniques necessary to apply economic evaluation to the health care sector. Introduction to statistical methods, linear regression analysis, logistic regression analysis, survival analysis for health outcomes, survival analysis for treatment costs, economic evaluation and clinical trials. Estimation of confidence intervals for cost-effectiveness ratios. Transformation of ratios - net benefit approach. Missing data, parametric and non-parametric approaches. Presentation of analysis, acceptability curves.
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Theoretical foundations of health care economic evaluation: welfare economics and extra-welfarist approaches. The design of a cost-effectiveness analysis and interpretation of cost-effectiveness ratios. Evaluations based on primary studies and evaluations based on mathematical models. Methods for measuring the outcomes of health care interventions. Survival, quality of life assessment and preference elicitation techniques. Methods for calculating QALYs and DALYs. The opportunity cost of health care interventions. Sources of data for cost analysis. Methods for dealing with uncertainty and generalisability in cost-effectiveness analysis. The impact of economic evaluation on decision making in health care.
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The course is an introduction to topical issues in housing and human settlements in the context in both developed and developing countries. It is divided into four parts: urban changes, structures of housing provision, new actors in housing and settlement, and the future of housing. The course will be taught in twelve lectures starting in LT and ending in ST. The main headings of the lectures are: urban changes and their impact on housing needs and demand; contrasting patterns of housing development; owner occupation, renting and self-help; government intervention; finance, planning and renewal; enabling role of governments and the role of partnership; international agencies and aid; bottom-up shelter models and community led solutions; social exclusion and urban growth; participation and women's roles in low income human settlements; Non Government Organisations; environment of cities; urban and housing design: theories and practice of urban settlements.
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