PSY-30127 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Psychology in Education is designed to develop your understanding of psychological research, theory and practice in education. Discussion of current issues where psychology can be applied will encourage you to think about key people in education, issues around diversity and wellbeing in addition to thinking about learning. By the end of the module, you will be able to apply your psychological knowledge in a practical way to propose how to enhance educational experiences or consider how challenges within educational settings can be solved and how the effectiveness of interventions can be measured.

The aim of the module is to introduce students to the application of psychology to education, covering theory, research and practice. The module also invites students to apply knowledge to educational situations which will help them to consider the applied impact of their studies.

Intended Learning Outcomes

apply psychological theories and findings to educational situations which are provided to them: 1
evaluate theories and techniques to enhance experiences of learning and teaching: 1
design an educational intervention grounded in psychological theories and findings: 1
identify and select appropriate and relevant information from the research literature: 1

Study hours

16.5 hours class time
5.5 hour of Q and A drop ins
22 hours asynchronous content linked to session content
50 hours reading and planning for the assessment
56 hours writing the assessment

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment