School Of Social SciencesTranslation from Theory and Research to PolicyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102180.3
Discipline: POLICY STUDIES
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate course.
About this Unit
The focus of study in this unit is on policy-making and implementation and the place of theory and research in policy formation. In the first part of the unit students explore the nature of public policy – addressing constructs of policy and policy-making and approaches to analysing public policy. The political and social practices of policy-making and implementation in Australia are contextualised and examined at the local, national and global levels. The second part of the unit takes examples of policy-making in the field of social sciences and examines the role of theory and research in the problematisation of issues and identification of solutions. The identification of competing interests, relations of power and key players in understanding, analysing and responding to policy and its outcomes will be undertaken.
Special Requirements - Essential Equipment
Access to a computer and the internet.
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| 1712.3 | Master of Planning | CURRENT |
| 1770.1 | Master of Social Science | CONTINUING |
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| 1862.2 | Master of International Criminology | SUSPENDED |
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| 2761.6 | Master of Business Administration | CURRENT |
| 3749.1 | Master of Science | CONTINUING |
| 3749.2 | Master of Science | CURRENT |
| 3776.1 | Graduate Certificate in Science (Exit only) | CURRENT |
| 3777.1 | Graduate Diploma in Science (Exit only) | CURRENT |
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| 4698.4 | Master of Health Science | CURRENT |
| 4700.3 | Graduate Diploma in Health Science | CURRENT |
| 4779.1 | Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety | CURRENT |
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| A4042.1 | Master of Science (Public Health Nutrition) - 1.5 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4047.1 | Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) 2 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4048.1 | Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) 1.5 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4050.1 | Master of Health Science (Occupational Health and Safety) 2 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4051.1 | Master of Health Science (Occupational Health and Safety) 1.5 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4052.1 | Master of Health Science (Occupational Health and Safety) 1 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4053.1 | Master of Health Science (Digital Health) 2 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4054.1 | Master of Health Science (Digital Health) 1.5 Year pathway | CURRENT |
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