Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ERPM008: Children and Young People's Mental Health

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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary over time, it is envisaged that the syllabus will consider a range of issues that relate to the contemporary study of children and young people’s mental health. The syllabus will consider theory, research and methodology in this area of psychological study. Indicative examples of what may be covered include:

Theoretical perspectives that can help to understand children and young people’s mental health
School mental health
How family influences children and young people’s mental health
Internalising difficulties
Externalising difficulties
Risk and resilience factors
Physical and mental health
Social mobility and mental health
How wellbeing relates to mental health
Early intervention
Social and emotional learning

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 Learning	30	Set and supplementary reading
Guided Independent Learning	10	Collation and review of lecture notes
Guided Independent Learning	12	Undertaking additional class tasks and activities (e.g. on ELE) and preparing for seminars
Guided Independent Learning	65	Completion of formative and summative assessment tasks

Online Resources

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