社会政策涉及政府，私营部门，家庭和社区采取的行动，以解决社会问题并努力建立一个更加公正和平等的社会。该专业利用包括社会学，经济学和政治学在内的一系列社会科学，探索社会政策的制定，影响，实施和评估方式。将向您介绍用于分析社会政策的基本理论和概念，并将重点介绍澳大利亚和国际上政策的实质性领域，包括住房，健康，教育，福利和个人社会服务。您将学习建议和分析政策对社会和经济福利的潜在影响，并认识到与资源分配，权力和不平等，政治意识形态以及政府干预有关的紧张关系。
Social policy is concerned with actions by government, the private sector, families and communities to tackle social problems and work towards a more just and equal society. Drawing on a range of social sciences, including Sociology, Economics and Political Science, this major explores how social policies are developed, influenced, implemented, and evaluated. You will be introduced to the fundamental theories and concepts for analysing social policies and focus on substantive areas of policy including housing, health, education, welfare and the personal social services, in Australia and internationally. You will learn to propose and analyse policies for their potential impacts on social and economic welfare, recognising tensions related to resource allocation, power and inequality, political ideologies, and government intervention.