Programme Specifications

Education Studies

History

September 2023

September 2023

• To provide students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the complex body of knowledge associated with Education

• To enable students to critically engage with the key issues and current research in Education.

• To enable students to critically reflect on and manage their own learning and performance;

• To provide students with an opportunity to acquire the employability skills and personal attributes and values that are necessary for employment, training, or further education.

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other  attributes in the following areas:

• A1 To understand the structure and development of the Education system within the UK and internationally and to be aware of assessment systems in place at each phase of the Education system.

• A2 To understand how learners’ physical, intellectual, linguistic, social, cultural and emotional development can affect their learning

• A3 To be aware of methods of safeguarding children and to understand a range of professional frameworks.

• A4 Understand a range of strategies to establish a purposeful learning environment and promote good learning, achievement and behaviour.

• A5 To be aware if the interdisciplinary nature of ICT and digital competency

• A6 To be aware of the SEN code of practice for Wales and to be aware of strategies to support learners

• A7 To understand the practical and ethical issues when working with and researching children

• A8 To understand and evaluate issues relating to learner well-being and health.
  

Learning and Teaching

The above learning outcomes are developed through the following:

• Lectures 

• Seminars 

• Individual tutorials 

• Group work 

• Personal research 

• Workshops 

Assessment Strategies and Methods

The learning objectives will be assessed via the following:

• Written assignments 

• Examinations 

• Placement Portfolio 

• Undergraduate Dissertation 

• Posters 

• Oral Presentations 

• Teaching/ Lesson Plans 

• Interactive artefacts 

• A1 Knowledge and understanding of human societies in the past through the study of a range of historical periods and themes in more than one country, and in different cultural contexts

• A2 The ability to frame historical questions, and to search for and locate appropriate secondary and primary evidence in diverse forms, including the electronic.

• A3 The ability to read and use, critically and empathetically, a range of secondary texts and primary sources

• A4 The appreciation of the complexity and diversity of situations, events and ways of thinking in the past.

• A5 The understanding of the difficulties inherent in historical interpretation, and the means whereby historians deal with ambiguity, incomplete evidence and differences of viewpoints

• A6 The appreciation of the basic critical skills of the historian in establishing and using rules of evidence and testing the validity of statements by developing a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to produce and interpret historical knowledge

• A7 Intellectual independence in the setting and solving of problems, the acquisition of bibliographical skills, the ability to gather, sift, select, organise and synthesise historical evidence, and the ability to formulate appropriate questions and to provide answers to them using valid and relevant evidence and argument.

• A8 Reflexive and critical awareness of the forces of historical change and the ways in which they are explained in historiographical debates

• A9 The marshalling of lucid and coherent arguments in written and oral forms.

• A10 The ability to listen and to respond to the arguments of others.

• A11 The understanding of the social value of History, and the fostering of a life-long enjoyment of History as a subject.

Learning/teaching methods and strategies:

Acquisition of 1 is through lectures, seminars (which include formal presentations, directed and student-led discussions), assessed coursework and individual essay tutorials. Additional support is provided by the resources of the University Library and the National Library of Wales. Acquisition of 2-11 is through a combination of Option and Survey modules with a range of skills and historiographical modules in Year 2 and Special Subject, Dissertation and general Historical Problems modules in Year 3. Throughout, learners are required to consolidate and broaden their knowledge by means of independent reading.

Assessment:

Assessment is by coursework (1, 3, 4-9), for which learners are offered regular feed-back, and by a combination of closed unseen examinations (1, 4-10), take-away examination (8) and where appropriate, projects (6) and dissertation (1-9). Trials are currently being conducted for oral assessment by means of formal presentations (9).

10.2.1 Intellectual skills

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to:

• B1 Analyse and interpret a range of academic texts and government documents

• B2 Critically evaluate a range of source materials

• B3 Apply theory to practice

• B4 Understand a range of learning and teaching styles

• B5 Communicate knowledge to others in written and spoken forms

Learning and Teaching

The above learning outcomes are developed through the following:

• Lectures

• Seminars

• Group work

• Personal research

• Workshops

Assessment Strategies and Methods

The learning objectives will be assessed via the following:

• Written assignments

• Examinations

• Placement Portfolio

• Undergraduate Dissertation

• Posters

• Oral Presentations

• Teaching/ Lesson Plans

• Interactive artefacts.

10.2.2 Professional practical skills / Discipline Specific Skills

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to:

• C1 Demonstrate the ability to understand the diverse learning needs of learners and evaluate how to provide the best possible education for them to maximize their potential, whatever their individual aspirations, personal circumstances or cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic background;

• C2 Understand the role of multi-agency approaches to supporting learners.

• C3 Be aware of, and work within, the statutory framework relating to their responsibilities

• C4 Understand and apply psychological theories of learning and teaching

Learning and Teaching

The above learning outcomes are developed through the following:

• Lectures

• Seminars

• Group work

• Personal research

• Workshops

Assessment Strategies and Methods

The learning objectives will be assessed via the following:

• Written assignments

• Examinations

• Placement Portfolio

• Undergraduate Dissertation

• Posters

• Oral Presentations

• Teaching/ Lesson Plans

• Interactive artefacts.

• B1 engage with the complexity and diversity of the subject

• B2 reason critically

• B3 apply historical methods and concepts

• B4 demonstrate independence of mind

• B5 communicate knowledge and ideas to others, in written and spoken forms

• C1 search out, sift, assimilate and deploy bodies of historical evidence from a variety of sources

• C2 demonstrate self-discipline in time-management and an ability to work both independently and collaboratively

• C3 read secondary sources critically

• C4 analyse primary sources in complex ways, including an ability to establish their provenance, analyse their content and language, and cross-reference them with other primary and secondary sources

By the end of their programme, all students are expected to be able to:

• D1 Demonstrate independent working and thinking

• D2 Research, assimilate, select and organise relevant academic material

• D3 Evaluate key theories

• D4 Work as part of a group

• D5 Communicate to a range of audiences

• D6 Demonstrate effective time management

• D7 Demonstrate critical self-reflection

• D8 Argue coherently by analysing evidence and applying logical thinking

Learning and Teaching

The above learning outcomes are developed through the following:

• Lectures

• Seminars

• Group work

• Personal research

• Workshops

Assessment Strategies and Methods

The learning objectives will be assessed via the following:

• Written assignments

• Examinations

• Placement Portfolio

• Undergraduate Dissertation

• Posters

• Oral Presentations

• Teaching/ Lesson Plans

• Interactive artefacts.

• D1 demonstrate initiative, self-direction and self-motivation

• D2 demonstrate flexibility and independence of mind

• D3 demonstrate effective presentation and communication skills, orally and in writing

• D4 manage time and work to deadlines

• D5 search for and locate information in a wide variety of sources

• D6 contextualise, evaluate and cross-reference diverse forms of (often incomplete) information

• D7 work constructively in groups, and to assess the value and relevance of the ideas and arguments of others.