Module EHUM009 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EHUM009: Semi Specialist Humanities (Primary)
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 humanities and develops students’ pedagogic and academic subject knowledge in the wider field of humanities education.
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that key elements of the module I will include: education theories related to good humanities learning and teaching; progression of graphicacy skills; humanities learning and teaching in out of school contexts (e.g. coastal fieldwork; using museums); using primary and secondary evidence to interpret the past; links with sustainable development and citizenship; a focus on a non-European History study unit; making effective use of assessment in the humanities; use of fictional texts to support humanities learning and teaching; the role of the coordinator.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | 249 | 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 & Teaching activities | 33 | Practical classes and workshops: History and Geography Pedagogy & theory workshops; Fieldwork and Peer Teaching |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 8 | Seminar Days |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 9 | Specialist pathway activities such as coastal fieldwork and using museums |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 1 | Tutorials with academic tutor |
| Guided independent study | 40 | Reading set texts |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Wider reading |
| Guided independent study | 22 | Web-based activities |
| Guided independent study | 35 | Seminar/workshop preparation and follow up |
| Guided independent study | 12 | Peer teaching activity preparation |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Learning support group preparation |
| Guided independent study | 60 | Coursework assignment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Geographical Association http://www.geography.org.uk
Historical Association http://www.history.org.uk/
Nuffield Primary History http://www.primaryhistory.org/aboutus/
Geography teacher training http://www.geocapabilities.org
