College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Children and Young People's Mental Health
Module ERPM008Z for 2021/2
Module ERPM008Z for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ERPM008Z: 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 |
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27 | 123 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 27 | Engagement online with taught content |
Guided Independent Learning | 27 | Set and supplementary reading |
Guided Independent Learning | 9 | Collation and review of online taught content notes |
Guided Independent Learning | 27 | Undertaking additional tasks and activities (e.g. on ELE) and preparing for online taught content |
Guided Independent Learning | 60 | Work on assessments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).