Single subject — no qualification is awarded on completion. Credits toward the qualifications listed below.
This subject is FEE-HELP eligible, so eligible students can defer the $2,174 fee as a government loan and pay nothing upfront.
Fees and funding are indicative only. Confirm your eligibility and final costs with the provider.
A student visa requires a full-time CRICOS-registered course, and single subjects have no CRICOS registration. If you’re studying in Australia on a student visa, you’ll need a full qualification instead.
See CRICOS-registered alternativesThis subject introduces you to the critical criminological and socio-legal concepts and challenges shaping public policy today . In particular, it asks you to consider how criminology and socio-legal research informs better government policy. You will examine various case studies throughout the semester concerning crime, health, welfare, sexuality, and migration to understand how law and policy making processes frame and respond to emerging social problems. Investigating tensions between policy aims and their political, legal and social effects, you will learn how to critically analyse public policy. Applying skills and knowledge developed within the subject and throughout your undergraduate degree you will have the opportunity to formulate a strong, evidence-based, ethically and culturally aware policy proposal concerning a critical issue of your choosing. By the end of the semester, you will have a critical appreciation of the contextual dynamics and outcomes of law and policy, and have acquired methodological proficiency in policy analysis and creation. This is a level 3 subject. It is the capstone for the CJLS major. Please consider the subject pre-requisites before enrolling.
Big Issues: Policy and Social Change is a standalone subject at La Trobe University in VIC. Completing it does not award a qualification. Credit may apply toward the qualifications listed on this page.
No qualification credit mapping has been indexed for this subject yet. The provider may still grant credit toward a related award — confirm with La Trobe University before enrolling.
La Trobe University is the awarding provider. Recorded study modes are Online. Typical duration is listed as 12 weeks. The subject is listed at 25 credit points. Eligible students may defer fees through FEE-HELP.
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