Human Services in the 21st Century: Care, Gender and Institutions

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to

  1. Exhibit a critical understanding of the different meanings attached to the concept of care and of changing patterns in the need for care across the life course.
  2. Analyse the characteristics of care in intimate interpersonal relationships, as well as in contexts in which professional relationships require the provision of care to strangers.
  3. Recognise the contribution of a range of sociological, economic and demographic and other perspectives to developments in care and human services.
  4. Work with a range of policy documents concerned with the planning, provision, regulation, and funding of human services.
  5. Apply a number of research perspectives to the study of human services.
  6. Work as part of a social research or policy development team in the field.
  7. Understand the key issues involved in undertaking social analyses of policies and programs for the development of human services.

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• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• MAQ-SOCX2010-Theorising Societies

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-SGY310 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-SOCX322 (Not currently available)

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units) SGY310, SOC322, SOC372, SOCX322
Pre-requisite 130cp at 1000 level or above
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
SOCI3040 Human Services in the 21st Century: Care, Gender and Institutions

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 Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.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.

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