Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ERPM006: Cognitive and Developmental Psychology

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary over time, the syllabus will consider a range of issues that relate to both cognition and development. The syllabus will consider theory, research and methodology in these areas of study. Content is likely to maintain a focus on:

- Research approaches for the investigation of cognition and development, particularly in relation to children and young people

- Classic and contemporary theoretical perspectives in cognitive and developmental psychology

- Major issues addressed by cognitive and developmental psychologists (e.g. intellectual development, memory, developmental stages, intelligence and metacognition)

- ‘Real world’ problems of concern to cognitive and developmental psychologists (e.g. behaviour, thought, language, attention and control)

Learning and Teaching

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
33	117	0

...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	33	Combined seminar and lecture sessions
Guided Independent Study	25	Reading (textbooks, journal articles, web resources and lecture slides) in preparation for taught sessions and for assessment
Guided Independent Study	65	Work on formative and summative assessment
Guided Independent Study	10	Collation and review of lecture and seminar materials
Guided Independent Study	17	Undertaking additional class tasks and activities (e.g. on ELE) and preparing for seminars

Online Resources

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