Overview

This topic introduces students to public policy as both an academic discipline and as a field of practice. You will examine key models and frameworks for public policy. You will examine issues and problems encountered at every stage of the policy process and explore how policy problems are defined and … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to equip students with a range of theoretical, academic, and professional skills and capacities necessary for understanding and interpreting research in the social sciences.

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Apply learned concepts, theories, and methods to examine the process of policymaking
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Analyze public policy through contrasting and comparing different perspectives and approaches
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Evaluate public policies to identify causal mechanisms
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Create policy responses to challenging policy issues identified in real life

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