Postgraduate Course: Child and Adolescent Development (EDUA11034)
Course Outline
| School |
Moray House School of Education |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Education |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
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. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 12:00, Zone: Moray House. Lecture, Patersons Land, 1.37 |
Summary of Intended 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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Assessment Information
| Essay assignment of 4000 words |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Joanne Williams
Tel: (0131 6)51 6339
Email: Jo.Williams@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Diane Prayle
Tel: (0131 6)51 6305
Email: Diane.Prayle@ed.ac.uk |
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