The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional body for people who work in housing and the new accreditation will allow for students to enhance their employability. Indeed, former students who studied SXP-3210 have gone into careers in housing, so this accreditation will, indeed, be of great benefit to future students.
The Housing Policy (SXP-3210) module introduces students to some of the key current issues in housing policy, concentrating on the three key areas of quantity, quality and affordability. It examines the factors affecting the supply of, and demand for, housing, and explores the characteristics of the different tenures people may experience during their housing careers, looking at contemporary issues in each housing tenure. The module also examines housing standards, and the policies for maintaining housing quality, together issues of housing finance.
Among the key themes explored in the module are the UK housing crisis with a focus on generation rent; beds in sheds and homelessness. Furthermore, the considers the effectiveness of emergency measures to address homelessness during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is such a significant development in the engaging employability strategy of the School of History, Law and Social Sciences.