Postgraduate taught 

Housing Studies MSc/PgDip

Management of Housing Businesses URBAN5130

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Social and Political Sciences
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 1
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course aims to provide an understanding of key issues in the broad governance of the housing system and the ramifications or current arrangements for the management of housing organisations. Specifically the course will explore the governance of social housing businesses including examining principles of transparency, accountability and regulation, and the practices of externally oriented strategic planning, networks and partnerships. This will be given a housing specific context but will relate to changes taking place in social housing delivery policy and organizations.

Timetable

9 weeks of 3 hours teaching with a tutorial.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Assessment:

This course will be assessed by both 2,500 word essay and report.

Course Aims

This course aims to provide an understanding of key issues in the broad governance of the housing system and the ramifications or current arrangements for the management of housing organisations. Specifically the course will explore the governance of social housing businesses including examining principles of transparency, accountability and regulation, and the practices of externally oriented strategic planning, networks and partnerships. This will be given a housing specific context but will relate to changes taking place in social housing delivery policy and organizations.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

 

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.