School for Policy Studies units in 2011/12

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Level of study Open unit status Teaching Block
An International Analysis of Crime, Harm and Justice SPOLM1065 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Applied Social Science and Law SPOLM5108 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Assessment, Learning and Intervention ACHSD0002 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Child and Adolescent Psychology SPOL20032 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Children and Young People in the Law A SPOL30057 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Children in Families and Communities ACHSD0004 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Children in Society I: An introduction SOWK10001 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-1
Children in Society II: Children and Contemporary Society SOWK10002 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-2
Children in a Global Context SPOL32008 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
China, Japan and the RIse of East Asia SPOLM4000 30 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Cities, Housing and Public Policy SPOLM1072 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Citizenship and Participation ACHSM0002 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Collecting Quantitative Data SPOLM5000 20 Masters/7 Open TB-1
Comparative Social Policy in a Globalizing World SPOL30048 20 Honours/6 Open TB-2
Comparative Social Policy in a Globalizing World SPOL20048 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
Comparative and International Social Policy SPOL10014 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-2D
Conflict, Migration and Human Rights SPOL31022 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Contemporary Debates in Lifestyle Behaviours and Public Health SPOLM0018 15 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Core Knowledge and Skills in Working with Children and Families SPOLM1037 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
D.Soc.Sci. Dissertation SPOLD1006 300 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Determinants of Physical Activity and Eating Behaviour PHEDM4014 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dimensions of Social and Emotional Development ACHSD0012 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation PHEDM1002 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation SPOLM5014 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation SPOLM1000 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (Childhood Studies) SPOL30018 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Dissertation (Inclusive Theory and Practice) ACHSM0004 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (MSc in Public Policy) SPOLM1010 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Dissertation (Social Policy) SPOL30017 40 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Domestic Violence: Research, Policy and Activism SPOLD2029 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-2
Domestic Violence: Research, Policy and Activism SPOLM5010 20 Masters/7 Open TB-2
Drugs and Society SPOL21011 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
Drugs and Society SPOL30011 20 Honours/6 Open TB-2
Education, Schooling and Diversity SPOL10015 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-2
Evidence-Based Practice SPOLM5106 40 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Family Support SOWK20002 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Family Support and Children in Need SPOLM1038 30 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Family Therapy and Systemic Practice: Foundations of Therapeutic Practice SPOLM1005 30 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Family Therapy and Systemic Practice: Varieties of Therapeutic Practice SPOLM1006 30 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Family Therapy at the Cutting Edge: Systemic Theories and Research in Practice SPOLM1007 30 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Family Therapy in its Wider Context SPOLM1008 30 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Further Qualitative Methods SPOLM0017 20 Masters/7 Open TB-2
Further Quantitative Methods SPOLM0016 20 Masters/7 Open TB-1
Further Quantitative Methods SPOLD0001 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-1
Gender and Violence: International and Global Perspectives SPOLM1067 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Governance and the Changing Institutional Framework SPOLD2027 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Governance, Institutions and the Global Political Economy SPOLM1073 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Health Care Policies SPOL21018 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
Health Care Policies SPOL31018 20 Honours/6 Open TB-2
Health Policy in an International Context SPOL31020 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Health and Health Care in a Global Context SPOLM1066 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Housing, Economy and Society SPOL30020 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Housing, Economy and Society SPOL22020 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
Including Students' Voices ACHSM0003 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Inclusive Research with Disabled People ACHSM0001 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Independent Study SPOLM0012 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Inequalities in Health, Poverty and Development SPOL31021 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Informing and Evaluating Policy - Research Methods and Analysis SPOLM1061 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Inter-Agency and Inter-Professional Practice SPOLM5104 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Inter-professional Working SOWK30002 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0014 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0015 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Introduction to Social Work Research SPOLM5013 20 Masters/7 Open TB-1
Language and Literacy SPOL30015 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Local Authority and School Systems ACHSD0008 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Migration Policy in the UK and European Union SPOL30030 20 Honours/6 Open TB-2
Migration Policy in the UK and European Union SPOL20030 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
Migration, Asylum and Human Rights in the European Union SPOLM1070 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Multi-Agency Working ACHSD0009 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Nutrition, Disease and Public Health PHEDM4012 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Personalisation in Practice: Health and Social Care ACHSM0008 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Perspectives on policy SPOLD2030 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-2
Philosophy and Research Design in the Social Sciences (SPS) SPOLM0013 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Philosophy of Social Science SPOLD1001 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Physical Activity , Disease and Public Health PHEDM4013 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Physical Activity and Nutrition Interventions: Conceptualisation and Design PHEDM4015 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Play and Creativity SPOL22021 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Policy Processes and Policy Research SPOLD2016 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-1
Policy Processes and Policy Research SPOLM5008 20 Masters/7 Open TB-1
Policy Research Dissertation SPOLM5100 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Poverty, Inequality and Social Inclusion Research SPOLD2024 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-2
Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Policy SPOL30019 20 Honours/6 Open TB-1
Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Policy SPOL20019 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-1
Power, Politics and the Policy Process SPOLM1060 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
Practice Learning 1 SPOLM5103 60 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Practice Learning 2 SPOLM5107 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Professional Practice ACHSD0011 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Promoting Inclusion ACHSD0001 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Psychological Dimensions of Interpersonal Communication ACHSD0010 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Public Management and Organisations SPOLM1074 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Punishment in Society SPOL20052 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-1
Punishment in Society SPOL30052 20 Honours/6 Open TB-1
Qualitative Methods SPOLM5002 20 Masters/7 Open TB-1
Qualitative Research Methods SPOLD1004 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-1
Quantitative Research Methods SPOLD1002 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-1
Research Methods PHEDM4011 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Research Methods 1 ACHSD0005 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Research Methods 2 ACHSD0006 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Research Methods 3 ACHSD0007 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Research in Social Work SPOLM5105 60 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Researching Child and Family Welfare SPOLM0011 20 Masters/7 Open TB-2
Researching Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion SPOLM5011 20 Masters/7 Open TB-2
Researching with Children and Families: Participatory and Creative Methods SPOL32009 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Safeguarding Children, Promoting Optimal Outcomes SPOLM1039 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Second Practice Placement in a Social Work Agency: Part 1 SPOL20001 20 Intermediate/5 Not open AYEAR
Second Practice Placement in a Social Work Agency: Part 2 SPOL20002 40 Intermediate/5 Not open AYEAR
Skills for Professional Practice: Working with Individuals, Families, Groups and Organisations SPOL20009 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Social Inclusion ACHSM0007 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Social Policy and Development SPOL20050 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-1
Social Policy and Development SPOL30050 20 Honours/6 Open TB-1
Social Policy and the Environment SPOL32032 20 Honours/6 Open TB-1
Social Policy and the Environment SPOL22032 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-1
Social Policy and the Welfare State: Historical Perspectives SPOL10011 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-1B
Social Policy and the Welfare State: Key Concepts and Contemporary Ideas SPOL10013 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-1A
Social Policy and the Welfare State: Theoretical Perspectives SPOL10012 20 Certificate/4 Open TB-2C
Social Policy in East Asia SPOL30049 20 Honours/6 Open TB-2
Social Policy in East Asia SPOL20049 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
Social Research Methods SOAD20004 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
Social Work Studies SPOLM5102 40 Masters/7 Not open TB-4
Societal Change and the Transformation of Work SPOL32025 20 Honours/6 Open TB-1
Societal Change and the Transformation of Work SPOL22030 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-1
Special Independent Study SPOLD2025 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-1
Special Independent Study SPOLD2026 40 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
State and Society SPOLD2011 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-1
State, Market and Social Policy SPOL21009 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-2
State, Market and Social Policy SPOL30009 20 Honours/6 Open TB-2
Supervised Independent Study SPOLM4300 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-1
The Core Skills of Social Research (1) SPOLD1005 10 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
The Core Skills of Social Research (2): Dissertation Preparation SPOLD1003 10 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-1
The Economics of Public Policy SPOLM1062 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
The Economics of Public Policy SPOLD2028 20 Doctoral/8 Not open TB-2
The International Analysis of Poverty and Social Exclusion SPOLM1068 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
The Policy and Politics of Urban Sustainability SPOLM5109 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
The State of Labour SPOLM5110 20 Masters/7 Not open TB-2
Theorising Social Welfare II SPOL21002 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-1
Theorising Social Welfare II SPOL31002 20 Honours/6 Open TB-1
Therapeutic Work With Children SPOL20014 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-2
Understanding Public Policy SPOL20054 20 Intermediate/5 Open TB-1
Understanding Public Policy SPOL30054 20 Honours/6 Open TB-1
Understanding and Challenging Social Barriers ACHSD0003 20 Doctoral/8 Not open AYEAR
Unit 1, Professional Skills in Practice (Professional Practice with Children & Young People) SPOL33334 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Unit 1: Professional Skills in Practice SPOL32000 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-4
Unit 2, Child Development and Working with Children (Professional Practice with Children and Young People) SPOL33335 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Unit 2: Child Development and Working with Children SPOL32001 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Unit 3, Assessment and the Legal Context (Professional Practice with Children and Young People) SPOL33336 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Unit 3: Assessment and the Legal Context SPOL32002 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Unit 4, Children in Need and Working with Looked After Children (Professional Practice with Children and Young People) SPOL33337 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Unit 4: Children in Need and Working with Looked After Children SPOL32003 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Unit 5: Practice Education SPOL32004 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-1
Unit 6: Reflective Practice in a Multi-Agency Context SPOL32005 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Working as a Professional - Part I SPOLM1040 20 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Working as a Professional - Part II SPOLM1041 30 Masters/7 Not open AYEAR
Year Abroad SPOL22029 120 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1
Youth Justice SPOL32006 20 Honours/6 Not open TB-2
Youth, Sexualities and Gendered Violence SPOL22023 20 Intermediate/5 Not open TB-1