Module:                                 SCP303 Social Policy

Programme:                         BA in Political Science and Sociology

Credit value:                         12

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1. General objective

This module will conduct an in-depth study and analysis of aspects of contemporary social policy in Bhutan South Asia and South East Asia, with particular attention to their relation to class, gender, and ethnic-racial inequalities. We will analyse Bhutanese and other Southeast Asian social policies which will include policy fields such as distribution of income and wealth; employment and unemployment; employment  Insurance;  poverty;  welfare;  workfare;  minimum  wages  and  trade unions; health care and Medicare; pensions; housing and homelessness; food banks and food insecurity; child care; and criminal justice. The module will conclude with a consideration of possible future directions for social policy.

2. Learning outcomes

On completion of the module, learners will be able to

• Understand and explain the relevance of social policy and how it impacts society and state

• Identify government policy development, research and advising across a range of policy areas, including social policy.

• Illustrate their understanding in studying social policy

• Conduct social research on interested policy areas and design policies to solve social problems

• Identify social policies in Bhutan and critically analyze the existing policies

• Explain social policies in Bhutan from different sociological perspectives

• Examine and explore different ways of policy implementation

• Compare and contrast the types of policy evaluation methods

3. Learning and teaching approach