Teaching and assessment for Community Education Work Based Route BA (Hons)

School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

Teaching

Teaching methods include:

presentations
class-based discussions
videos on youth work, community development, and adult and family learning
talks by invited speakers and TED talks
group-work activities
work-place learning
online learning
independent study

This course involves lots of learning through your own experiences, dialogue with peers and community members.

In your final year you will complete a research project, working with people in your own community setting, to explore the broad role of Community Education in striving for a more equal society.

Experienced practitioners also contribute to the delivery of the course and this supports your engagement with the ongoing changes in the professional field of practice.

Assessment

You will be assessed by a variety of different methods:

presentations
discursive essays
reflective essays on your own learning journey
e-Portfolio of your community work practice
research projects and reports
reports from your supervisor on your community work practice

Modules

You will join the full-time undergraduate Community Education students to study as well as the postgraduate students for one module.

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CO20013 Credits: 40 Semester: Runs across both semesters

Practice learning takes place in a range of community settings. You will learn more about youth work, adult education, and community development.

You will get practical experience in a supported environment. This will develop your understanding of working with people in community settings.

Community Education - Practice Learning 2 full module details

Module code: CO20014 Credits: 20 Semester: Runs across both semesters

Community Education practitioners often work alongside individuals and communities who are experiencing social injustice.

This module will help you develop your skills to critique and understand why and how injustice occurs.

Critical Community Practice full module details

Module code: CO20015 Credits: 20 Semester: Runs across both semesters

Understanding the needs and priorities of the communities and people is critical to effective practice. It is important to be curious and critical of the world, as well as our own assumptions.

This module explores how you will achieve this through inquiry-based practice in your work with communities.

Inquiry-based Community Education Practice full module details

Module code: CO21007 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

Community educators need to be able to engage with communities and individuals. This allows you to understand their needs, aspirations, and strengths.

Communities also need to have the capability to engage with and influence local decision-makers. You will explore how you can aid this in this module.

Engaging Communities full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CO31001 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

Research is a fundamental skill for Community Educators. This helps you to understand the wider social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in which you work.

It provides a foundation to challenge, change and influence policy and practice. Explore how involving communities in research can enhance the impact of your practice.

Foundations in community-based research full module details

Module code: CO32001 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

Practice learning takes place in a range of community settings. This is designed to enable you to learn more about youth work, adult education, and community development.

You will gain practical experience in a supported environment. This will develop your understanding of working within community settings.

Community Education Practice Learning 3 full module details

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CO40006 Credits: 45 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

Your practice inquiry allows you to explore an area you are particularly interested in. You will look into issues that have frustrated you, or that have inspired you.

You will use your inquiry to inform your own practice. You will deepen your knowledge and challenge your understanding.

Practice Inquiry Project full module details

Module code: CO41002 Credits: 45 Semester: Both Semester 1 and 2

You will spend most of this module within your placement, undertaking an Internship. This will bring together all your learning across the degree to combine both theory and practical work experience. Each week you will also attend classes covering a topic to help you make the most of your Internship.

Community Education - Practice 4 - Internship full module details

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