Academic Catalog

ADM5151 POLITICS OF SOCIAL POLICY

Course Code:	3105151
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(0-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Political Science And Public Adm.
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÝPEK EREN VURAL
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course is designed to provide graduate students of political science with a solid understanding of historical and theoretical perspectives on the evolution and practice of social policy. For the purposes of the course, social policy is defined as regulatory and direct forms of public intervention to effect societal welfare. The course aims to familiarize students with the underlying causes, dynamics, changing forms and political economic outcomes of social policy.