Postgraduate Module Descriptor


EDUM050: Secondary Religious Education Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

The module introduces students to current thinking in the teaching of Religious Education and develops students’ pedagogic and academic subject knowledge in the field of Religious Education. Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that Key elements of the module will include:

 

 

 

  • Lecture Seminar Programme: This covers the theory and practice of Religious Education Pedagogy.
  • Directed Online Study Programme: This covers the theory and practice of Religious Education Pedagogy

 

  • Peer Teaching: These sessions give you an opportunity to practice your teaching in a safe and supportive environment.

 

  • Seminar Days: University-based days during school-based work to share experiences and develop the links between the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching Religious Education
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On the Secondary PGCE, you will learn and reflect on the skills and knowledge required by the programme’s credit-bearing and non-credit bearing modules throughout the year. You will need to think about the modules in relation to each other. To facilitate this, the learning and teaching activities and guided independent study described below are scheduled to occur across all three terms both in the context of your university taught course and in the context of your applied professional experience in schools.

Learning and Teaching

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

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
1002000

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

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities72Lecture and Seminar Programme
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities15Peer Teaching
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities12Seminar Days
Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities1Tutorials with academic tutor
Guided Independent Study200Independent Study

Online Resources

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

See PGCE Religious Education course on ELE ( http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/ )