BA (Hons) Social Policy and Law with Sandwich placement

Module: 4SA008

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module introduces students to the study of social policy and the fundamental issues that are its focus. These issues will be used to examine a range of past and current social policies.

Module: 4LW003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to develop a knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of contract law by considering the requirements for a legally binding agreement, with particular emphasis on the formation of a contract and the contents of a contract, including exclusion of liability.

Module: 4LW022

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to provide students with foundation knowledge of the principal features of the English Legal System as well as developing many of the practical lawyering, study and employability skills required by students throughout their legal education and into employment. The approach is very practical and designed to enable students to develop the required skills at their own speed. Personal development planning and self-reflection are important features of this module.

Module: 4LW005

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will cover the basic character of tortious liability; The origins of the tort of negligence. The historical development of the duty of care. The standard of care and breach of the duty of care. Causation in fact and law. Nervous shock law. Pure economic loss and liability for omissions. Occupiers' liability and trespass to the person. You will also examine the availability of tortious defences in these areas.

Module: 4SA007

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module introduces you to how social policy is produced and delivered in Britain. The module looks at the question, ‘what is social policy?’ and charts the historical development of the welfare state from the Liberal reforms at the turn of the century to the present day. Throughout the module you will have opportunities to examine, analyse and evaluate primary and secondary source materials.

Module: 4DF009

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to give students with little or no knowledge an insight into Cultural issues which impact on deaf people's lives. This will follow on modules to further practical development of British Sign Language. Secondly, to develop confidence and skills to engage in a conversation on a range of familiar topics that are relevant to daily lives. Student will gain a knowledge of BSL, and grammatical features that will provide an essential platform for further study in this area.

Module: 4SL010

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will familiarise students with the complex relationship between the media and the manufacture of deviance resulting in social stigma. It focuses upon media representations of 'deviance', criminality and the construction of social stigma. The module provides students with an understanding of the role of the media in the creation of moral panics and examines the influence of these representations on popular opinion, social policies and legal decision-making.

Module: 5LW008

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module aims to : i. provide awareness of the different types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), as an alternative to civil litigation through the English Legal System, for civil dispute resolution; ii. provide an introduction to negotiation, arbitration and mediation as a means of alternative dispute resolution; iii. provide guidance on negotiation skills theory and practice to enable students to develop and/or enhance their verbal communication, negotiation and presentation skills.

Module: 5SA009

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will develop student's ability to explore the way community and the ideas associated with it - social capital, social exclusion, and ‘bottom-up’ governance - are being used in social policy. The module also intends to provide students with an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between individuals, community, society and policies through an objective use of data.

Module: 5LW016

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Brief Module Description The Beveridge Report aimed to rid society of five "Giant Evils": squalor, ignorance, want, idleness and disease, yet poverty still blights the lives of millions in this country. Why, despite the welfare state, are people still poor or are homeless or living in unacceptable housing? This module will involve an examination of the differing theories of poverty and the ideologies and models of welfare and welfare provision. The module will also examine the welfare state and housing provision in the UK in its historical, legal, political and social context.

Module: 5SA007

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module examines the way in which UK governments have raised funds for welfare and the ways in which these funds have been distributed. Specifically, the module examines how governments have resisted tax increases and the dificult decisions faced in terms of how to divide money between competing demands such as health, education, defence, and welfare. It outlines the development of policies that shape these decisions and the impact of ideologies, the experiences of service users and the extent of economic inequalities and social exclusion.

Module: 5LW002

Credits: 20 es, internet...