Ageing and Society (SOCS0082)

Key information

Faculty: IOE
Teaching department: Social Research Institute
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: Offered to Social Research Institute students as a priority. Other students will be accepted on first come first serve basis.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Populations globally are ageing rapidly. Consistently lower birth rates and higher levels of life expectancy are transforming population structures, and the proportion of older people has surpassed that of younger people in many countries. Advances in life expectancy are a testament to human achievement, and growing numbers of older people are a cause for celebration. However, continued squeezing of dependency ratios, with fewer people of working age available to support younger and older people, presents a challenge to decision-makers in (re)developing social policies that transform traditional notions of ageing and older age across a range of policy areas. This module will critically explore the challenges of population ageing from a number of standpoints, and will encourage students to consider the extent to which policy-makers are also responding to the opportunities that increasing numbers of older people in society can bring.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 41
Module leader: Dr Dylan Kneale
Who to contact for more information: bsc-sociology@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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