Postgraduate Module Descriptor

EDUM031: Subject and Curriculum Studies (School Direct)

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level	7
Credits	30	ECTS Value	15
Term(s) and duration	This module ran during term 1 (12 weeks), term 2 (12 weeks) and term 3 (12 weeks)
Academic staff	Dr Annabel Watson (Convenor)
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	EDUM032 Education & Professional Studies (School Direct) EDUM030 Professional Learning (School Direct)
Available via distance learning	No

This module supports your academic learning in the subject and phase that you have chosen in the School Direct programme. It introduces you to pedagogical frameworks relevant to your classroom practice and supports you in developing your subject and curriculum knowledge for teaching. Resources for the module, including recorded lectures and reading, are available online using the University of Exeter’s virtual learning environment, ELE. Directed tasks will enable you to relate your developing professional practice in school to scholarly and professional literature and theoretical frameworks to deepen your understanding of teaching and learning. The content of the module is strongly inter-dependent with the Education and Professional Studies module in the PGCE School Direct programme.

Module created	01/05/2013	Last revised	09/07/2018