| Module |
Credits |
Compulsory/optional |
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Education Dissertation
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60 Credits |
Compulsory |
| The purpose of this module is to undertake an enquiry which aims to impact on practice or enhance knowledge in a chosen field. The focus for the enquiry should be based upon a problem or issue arising from a professional context or a current issue in the education field. In the design of the research students will examine the purposes and principles of research into practice and a range of both qualitative and quantitative research skills and strategies.
A key feature of the enquiry is the emphasis on the impact of the research findings on educational policy or practice. |
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Exploring Approaches to Research
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30 Credits |
Compulsory |
| In this module students will explore the development of research into educational practice, and its influence on policy and developing practice in a range of contexts. They will critically examine examples of research approaches and their appropriateness for different purposes.
Students will critically review the different perspectives of quantitative and qualitative approaches to research. They will then explore a range of data collection methods such as questionnaires, interviews, observations and evaluate the strengths and limitations of each. Students will have an opportunity to trial a method to evaluate it in greater depth. |
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Education, Social Justice and Social Change
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30 Credits |
Compulsory |
| This module is designed for all students who are interested in education, in its broadest sense, and the underlying ideas that help to make sense of educational change. In the module students will explore the purposes of education, the ways in which education can change societies and communities, and the way education is manipulated and changed by politicians. Students will explore key thinkers, develop their own original thinking, and build an understanding of education that can enable human beings to flourish and that can bring about radical change in society and beyond. |
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Pedagogy and Practice - Raising Standards in Teaching & Learning
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30 Credits |
Compulsory |
| In this module you will identify an aspect of your pedagogical field of interest and/or professional practice and consider the macro and micro issues and influences that impact upon it. This might relate to educational theory, local and national education policy, political and economic perspectives and global influences. You will be asked to consider the reasons for selecting this particular aspect of education and critically reflect on your own positioning, values and identity. In addition you will get an opportunity to explore a range of sources and critically analyse and evaluate the relevance of these. |
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Preparing for Success in your Studies & Work Placement
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0 Credits |
Compulsory |
| This module will help you to identify your strengths and areas for development – academically and professionally. You will learn about the benefits of developing a range of study, advanced research and professional skills.
Students undertaking a work placement will be supported in applying for their work placements. You will be assisted to consider and select the most appropriate work placement role based on your knowledge, skills, experience and interests in education. The module will also assist you to make an application an application for placement - through a combination of lectures, seminars and skills support. |
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Work Placement
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60 Credits |
Compulsory |
| Undertaking a placement year provides you with an opportunity to experience and reflect on your academic studies in a broader context, to gain practical experience of the professional education sector and to strengthen your employability skills. During the placement you will critically reflect on your experiences, culminating in the submission of a portfolio of evidence of your learning. |
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Creativity: You and Your Practice
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| During this module, students will unlock and explore their own personal creativity (teaching and learning – pedagogy), using this experience and growing self-knowledge to inform their practice. Students develop their awareness and understanding of their own creative identities, learning about the concepts and theories of creativity which help to challenge assumptions and inform personal values and beliefs. Students will also explore the central role of the
teacher/facilitator in identifying, supporting and enhancing creativity in children, young people and adults. In addition, they will be guided to analyse their own role in promoting and supporting creativity in colleagues and others with whom they work. The module will offer an exciting opportunity to meet people from different contexts and discover different perspectives about creativity.
Students will carry out an (ongoing) enquiry related to personal practice or experience, designed to develop an understanding of creativity in action.
Students will carry out a small scale enquiry related to personal practice or experience, designed to develop an understanding of creativity in action. |
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Early Childhood: Foundations for Life
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| This module will build on students' knowledge and understanding of early childhood development, practice and theory to develop their scope to design curricula, enhance service provision and advise policy development. Students will deepen their theoretical knowledge of social, personal, emotional and cognitive child development concepts like inter-subjectivity, companionship and containment and consider their impact on middle and late childhood, adolescence and adulthood. In synthesising ideas and insights from their enhanced understanding of child development, students will analyse existing curricula and policy, and develop new approaches to local and national frameworks for young children's care, learning and development. |
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Leadership and Management
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| In this module students will critically examine dimensions of leadership and management, with a focus on particular issues which are significant for them in their context. The module will encourage students to reflect on and critically evaluate their own leadership and management practice and to become aware of the impact of issues in the leadership of change on practice and the implications for professional development, for themselves and for colleagues.
This module will benefit students by enhancing their awareness of their own development needs, and by developing their skills and confidence to take on leadership roles in a range of contexts. |
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Inclusive Perspectives on Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities
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30 Credits |
Optional |
| This module will explore the causes and effects of SEND (for example Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD and Autism) from the perspective of multi-professional contexts, critically analysing the strategies and reasonable adjustments employed in a range of settings and environments including mainstream and special schools. Students will discuss issues around access, notions of ability and the negative effects of labelling. They will explore literature in the field in depth, examining a range of perspectives and the values, attitudes and beliefs that underpin practice in the UK and other countries. There will be opportunities to draw upon the experience of the student group throughout the module, particularly in discussions on the rights of those with SEND and medical versus social models of practice. |
