Postgraduate Module Descriptor

SSI3017: Learning from Work Experience in the Social Sciences

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
10	100	40

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	10	5 x 2 hour workshops
Placement	40	Work placement
Guided Independent Study	10	Writing of reflective journal during work placement to support assessment preparation
Guided Independent Study	20	Preparation of tasks related to learning and teaching activities
Guided Independent Study	20	Planning and preparation for work placement and work placement activities
Guided Independent Study	50	Assessment preparation

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Useful materials on many aspects of learning from experience are also available online at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/employability/

Suggested journal resources include: