Postgraduate Course: Child and Adolescent Development (EDUA11034)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This has been designed as a generic module which takes a psychological approach to development from early childhood to adolescence. It offers an opportunity to extend and update understanding of development acquired in initial professional education/training. It may also be taken by those whose previous studies have not included development issues. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 63 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
15/01/2018 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 25,
Other Study Hours 171,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Please contact the course secretary before enrolling students to verify spaces available
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay assignment of 4000 words |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
Course members will be able to:
1. Describe current understandings of key processes and mechanisms of development
2. Critically evaluate key psychological theories of child and adolescent development
3. Reflect upon the implications of psychological understandings of development to professional practice
4. Critically analyse the implications and limitations of current understandings of development; identify potential research implications from the literature on child and adolescent development
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course is open to students from other schools, however, please contact the course secretary prior to enrolling your Tutee in order to verify that there is space available; students on MSc Educational Research and MSc Education have priority. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Mcgeown
Tel: (0131 6)51 6121
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Mairi Ross
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: |
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