Course Structure & Content

Social Policy

This programme is taught by the School of Social Work and Social Policy and is offered as part of the Joint Honours architecture.

Course Content
Social policy uses theory but it is about people’s lives –which means it is applied - focused on real social issues and how policy can affect real people. Social policy is also interdisciplinary- it uses insights from disciplines such as economics, sociology, psychology, geography, history, law, philosophy and political science. This is why social policy is called a field of study. An understanding of these diverse disciplines is necessary to address the complexity of many social issues and to formulate social policies which can make a difference. The following are the taught modules for the academic year 2023 / 2024.

JOINT HONOURS MODULES ACADEMIC YEAR - 2023/2024

Junior Fresh 2023 / 2024
Semester	Module Name	Lecturer
Semester 1	Introduction to Social Policy Concepts	Dr Kasia Wodniak
Semester 1	Accessing and Reviewing Literature	Dr Julie Byrne & Dr Lynne Cahill
Semester 2	Introduction to Social Policy in Action	Dr Catherine Conlon
Semester 2	Critical Analysis and Argument Development	Dr Louise Caffrey

Senior Fresh 2023 / 2024
Semester	Module Name	Lecturer
Semester 1	Global Health Policy	Dr Ann Nolan
Semester 1	European Refugee Policy	Dr Philip Curry
Semester 2	Poverty, Welfare and Justice	Dr Joe Whelan
Semester 2	Citizens' Participation in Reseach and Policy	Dr Edurne Garcia Iriarte

Junior Sophister 2023 / 2024
Semester	Module Name	Lecturer
Semester 1	Policy Issues in Human Services	Dr Julie Byrne
Semester 1	Youth and Society	Dr Paula Maycock
Semester 2	Aging and Intergenerational Relations	Dr Catherine Elliot O Dare
Semester 2	Global Social Policy	Dr Kasia Wodniak

The Academic Year 2024 / 2025 will be The School of Social Work and Social Policy's first Senior Sophister Year in it's new Social Policy Joint Honours Programme.

JOINT HONOURS, SOCIAL POLICY, STUDENT HANDBOOKS, & ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET 2023 / 2024