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ISA3000

Policy, Welfare and Inequality

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Credits 7.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Assignment

About

About the course

Course content

This course is anchored in how structural conditions frame the lives of individuals and groups in society. A key focus is on knowledge and analysis of development in policy, provision of welfare and inequality in a national and international context. The lectures focus on different theoretical perspectives of welfare regimes and explore forms of inequalities. The discussions deal with concepts such as citizenship, inclusion and exclusion, diversity, social class, poverty, discrimination and social investment including their inherent relationships.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The student has advanced knowledge about:

  • The historical and current development of the welfare state nationally and internationally
  • Challenges associated with different welfare regimes
  • Diversity, equality and inequality in the contemporary and future welfare context

Skills - The student should demonstrate the ability to:

  • Account in-depth for different sociopolitical ideas and discourses
  • Discuss in-depth concepts such as citizenship, inclusion and exclusion and inequality and their intersections
  • Critically compare and analyze political objectives, strategies and their implications

General competence - The student can:

  • Critically and advanced reflect on how institutional ideas and structures frame and shape the lives and living conditions of individuals and groups in society

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, seminars and written assignment.

Further on evaluation

Form of assessment: Term paper, 4000 - 5000 words.

Required previous knowledge

Bachelor's degree

Course materials

The reading list is 600-800 pages. The syllabus list is published on Blackboard at the start of the course.

Subject areas

  • Social Sciences

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Social Work

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Assignment
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Date Submission 2025-12-19 Time Submission 12:00 Duration 1 semesters Exam system Inspera Assessment

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Assignment
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code A Duration 1 semesters Exam system Inspera Assessment