Undergraduate Course: Physical Education Perspectives 1 (EDUA08011)

Course Outline
School	Moray House School of Education	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	The PEP1 course in Year 1 and the PEP2 course in Year 2 are designed to provide a foundation course for BEd Physical Education students. The aims of both PEP1 and PEP2 are to develop the students' understanding of the critical aesthetic, scientific and social discourses informing the professional in action within the context of Education and Physical Education. The PEP1 course will focus on two of the aforementioned perspectives; science and aesthetics. Professional action presupposes an understanding of varied disciplines of human enquiry and therefore the Physical Education Perspectives course prepares students to draw on a range of understandings in their teaching. The course content, teaching and learning strategies adopted and modes of assessment aim to establish the academic rigour and professional preparation commensurate with a foundation undergraduate Initial Teacher Education programme.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Student must be enrolled on BEd Physical Education programme UTPYSED

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: 3
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 392 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Aesthetics - 1500 word assignment and a group presentation. Science - Exercise Physiology; 1 hour exam. Skill Acquisition; 1 hour exam.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Physical Education Perspectives 1 - Paper 1 - Exercise Physiology		1:00
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Physical Education Perspectives 1 - Paper 2 - Skill Acquisition		1:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course students will be able to:- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the underpinning content knowledge embedded in two forms of systematic and disciplined intellectual enquiry - namely aesthetic and scientific perspectives. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the significance of aesthetic and scientific perspectives for teachers of Physical Education. Demonstrate a disciplinary enquiry orientation towards issues pertinent to the professional in-action within the broader Physical Education context.