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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 63 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of 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 Notes |
Please contact the course secretary before enrolling students to verify spaces available
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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 |
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. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sarah Mcgeown
Tel: (0131 6)51 6121
Email: S.McGeown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Alison Edie
Tel: (0131 6)51 4241
Email: Alison.Edie@ed.ac.uk |
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