Teaching and assessment for Community Education BA (Hons)

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Teaching

Teaching methods include:

presentations
class-based discussions
videos on youth work, community development, and adult and family learning
talks by invited speakers and TED talks
group-work activities
work-place learning
online learning
independent study

This course involves lots of learning through your own experiences, dialogue with peers and community members.

In your final year you will complete a research project, working with people in your own community setting to help create a more equal society.

Experienced practitioners also contribute to the delivery of the course and this supports your engagement with the ongoing changes in the professional field of practice.

Assessment

You will be assessed by a variety of different methods:

presentations
discursive essays
reflective essays on your own learning journey
e-Portfolio of your community work practice
research projects and reports
reports from your supervisor on your community work practice

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CO10008 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

You will be introduced to Community Education. You will explore the history, philosophy and guiding principles and values of the profession.

You will examine some of the defining ideas and competing narratives that have shaped its development. These include ideas such as 'community', informal education, inclusion and social justice.

Community Education: Foundations of Practice full module details

Module code: CO10009 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Everything you do as community educators shapes the quality of the relationships that you forge with people.

Your relationships may be with groups or individuals. Or they may be with people of all ages, from different backgrounds.

In this module, you will explore ways that you can strengthen these relationships

Working with People full module details

Optional Modules

You need to choose one or more of these modules as part of your course.

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Module code: EN11001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Introduction to Literary Study full module details

Module code: PY11001 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour. This module provides a broad overview of the diversity of core topics that make up psychological science.

You will learn about key theoretical concepts in psychology, and explore the methods used by psychologists to understand the mind.

Introductory Psychology:1 full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CO20013 Credits: 40 Semester: Semester 1

Community Education - Practice Learning 2 full module details

Module code: CO20014 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Community Education practitioners often work alongside individuals and communities who are experiencing social injustice.

This module will help you develop your skills to critique and understand why and how injustice occurs.

Critical Community Practice full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CO31001 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

Foundations in community-based research full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CO40006 Credits: 45 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

Practice Inquiry Project full module details

Module code: CO41002 Credits: 45 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

You will spend most of this module within your placement, undertaking an Internship. This will bring together all your learning across the degree to combine both theory and practical work experience. Each week you will also attend classes covering a topic to help you make the most of your Internship.

Community Education - Practice 4 - Internship full module details

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