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Evaluating Social Policy

Postgraduate | MAQ-SOCX8020 | 2022

Previously MAQ-SOCX818

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
18 weeks

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Evaluating Social Policy

About this subject

  • On successful completion you will be able to

    1. demonstrate specialised knowledge of evaluation design and approaches
    2. create technical models of a social project, program or policy that visually presents its organising logic
    3. critically analyse evidence from evaluations of social policy and public policy
    4. research and apply evaluation tools and approaches to assess social and public policy
    5. communicate knowledge, skills and ideas about evaluation research to specialist and non-specialist audiences

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

  • MAQ-PSP-MAS-2022 - Master of Public and Social Policy

Elective

  • MAQ-INT-MAS-2022 - Master of Intelligence
  • MAQ-CYB-MAS-2022 - Master of Cyber Security Analysis
  • MAQ-CRM-MAS-2022 - Master of Criminology
  • MAQ-MCT-MAS-2022 - Master of Counter Terrorism
  • OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
  • MAQ-SEC-MAS-2022 - Master of Security and Strategic Studies
  • UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • MAQ-SOCX818 (Not currently available)

Others

Admission to MPSP or MPASR or GradCertPASR or GradDipPASR (OUA)
NCCW (pre-2020 units) SGYX818, SOC818, SOCX818
NCCW (2020 and onwards) SOCI8020 Evaluating Social Policy

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements -

    Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

Related degrees

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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PostgraduateMAQ-PSP-MAS

Master of Public and Social Policy

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PostgraduateMAQ-INT-MAS

Master of Intelligence

Macquarie University logo

PostgraduateMAQ-CYB-MAS

Master of Cyber Security Analysis

Macquarie University logo

PostgraduateMAQ-CRM-MAS

Master of Criminology

Macquarie University logo

PostgraduateMAQ-MCT-MAS

Master of Counter Terrorism

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PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE

Postgraduate Single Subjects

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