SA4B8 Half Unit
Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy
This information is for the 2014/15 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Coretta Phillips OLDM2.27
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in Social Policy (European and Comparative Social Policy), MSc in Social Policy (Research) and MSc in Social Policy (Social Policy and Planning). This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
This course will be capped at 15 students, with preference given first to students on MSc programmes in the Department of Social Policy, then from MSc International Migration and Public Policy and MSc Gender, Policy and Inequalities. If spaces are still available, students from other MSc programmes, where regulations permit, will be selected on a first come first served basis.
Course content
Understanding Key Concepts; Disciplinary Frameworks; Migration and Citizenship, Theorising Multiculturalism; Ethnic Settlement and Housing Inequalities; Education; Employment, Poverty and Underclass; Criminalisation and Incarceration; Discrimination and the Role of the State I: Positive and Affirmative Action; Discrimination and the Role of the State II: Legislative Frameworks, Diversity, and Service Delivery.
Teaching
15 hours of lectures and 15 hours of seminars in the MT. 2 hours and 30 minutes of lectures in the ST.
Indicative reading
Craig et al. Understanding 'Race' and Ethnicity: Theory, History, Policy, Practice, 2012, D.T Goldberg The Threat of Race: Reflections on Racial Neoliberalism, 2009, A. Bloch and J. Solomos Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century, 2009, B Bagilhole, Understanding equal opportunities and diversity, 2009; P Ratcliffe, 'Race', Ethnicity and Difference: Imagining the Inclusive Society, 2004; J Solomos & L Back, Racism and Society, 1996; P Gilroy, After Empire: Melancholia or Convivial Culture?, 2004; J Solomos, Race and Racism in Britain, 2003; G Bhattacharyya, J Gabriel & S Small, Race and Power: Global Racism in the Twenty-First Century, 2002; L Back & J Solomos Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader, 2000; H S Mirza, Black British Feminism: a Reader, 1997; M Mac an Ghaill, Contemporary Racisms and Ethnicities: social and cultural transformations, 1999.
Assessment
Essay (100%, 4000 words) in January.
Student performance results
(2010/11 - 2012/13 combined)
Classification | % of students |
---|---|
Distinction | 8.3 |
Merit | 70.8 |
Pass | 20.8 |
Fail | 0 |
Key facts
Department: Social Policy
Total students 2013/14: 18
Average class size 2013/14: 18
Controlled access 2013/14: Yes
Lecture capture used 2013/14: No
Value: Half Unit
Course survey results
(2010/11 - 2012/13 combined)
1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" scoreThe scores below are average responses.
Response rate: 88.9%
Question |
Average | ||||||
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Reading list (Q2.1) |
1.7 | ||||||
Materials (Q2.3) |
1.5 | ||||||
Course satisfied (Q2.4) |
1.7 | ||||||
Lectures (Q2.5) |
1.8 | ||||||
Integration (Q2.6) |
1.7 | ||||||
Contact (Q2.7) |
1.7 | ||||||
Feedback (Q2.8) |
2 | ||||||
Recommend (Q2.9) |
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