This is a full year module available to students in the BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies and BA Childhood Studies undertaking a placement year course. Students will undertake their placement at a host organisation. The student is responsible for securing the placement, with support from the University.
The module enables students to undertake a full placement year with an external placement provider. During the placement, the student will be supervised by an academic member of staff to complete a number of assessments which will enable the student to utilise and develop the links between the knowledge and skills developed in their academic course and the work-based skills developed in carrying out their placement role.
Aims
1. To provide the student with the opportunity to apply their academic learning outcomes in a work-related context.
2. To enable students to develop essential work-based skills throughout the placement.
3. To provide students with the opportunity to analyse their practical work in a theoretical context.
4. Contribute to development of student employability portfolio.
Learning Outcomes
Successful completion of the module will allow students to meet the following outcomes:
A Knowledge and understanding
1. An experience-based understanding of work roles.
B Intellectual/cognitive skills
1. A capacity to connect subject-specific theory to practice in a work environment.
C Practical Skills
1. The ability to communicate with a range of colleagues and clients in a working environment.
D Key skills
1. The capacity to work in a team within a work environment.
2. Improved personal professional practice through a reflective approach within a work environment.
- Module Supervisor: Katharina Rowold
- Module Supervisor: Marita Vyrgioti