Teaching and assessment for Community Education BA (Hons)

Everything you do as community educators shapes the quality of the relationships that you forge with people.

Your relationships may be with groups or individuals. Or they may be with people of all ages, from different backgrounds.

In this module, you will explore ways that you can strengthen these relationships

You will be taught directly by young people and Youth Workers from Hot Chocolate Trust.

You will experience what theory looks like in action. This will allow you to get hands-on with real Youth Work spaces and resources.

In this module you will view films hailing from the birth of cinema to the present day, exploring key techniques and issues in Film Studies.

Scientific principles and processes maintain environmental equilibrium. An understanding of these is required for the study of environmental problems.

This module aims to provide that basic knowledge. This will enable you to undertake meaningful studies of environmental challenges.

This module provides an overview of core topics related to the physical environment. This will cover these topics in both theory and practice.

It examines processes operating within the lithosphere and hydrosphere. There will be a particular focus on geology and geomorphology.

The latter part of the module addresses environmental physics and key forms of energy.

This module provides you with a sense of the different roles that Humanities can play in today’s world by examining and contextualising several current issues and concepts around the question of the future through a study of examples based mainly upon historical, literary, and philosophical texts.

Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour. This module provides a broad overview of the diversity of core topics that make up psychological science.

You will learn about key theoretical concepts in psychology, and explore the methods used by psychologists to understand the mind.

Develop an understanding of the origins and development of the planning system in the UK.

Investigate and apply innovative solutions to contemporary challenges.

Develop site analysis techniques and the application of digital map-making skills used in practice.

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.

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.

Sustainability is key in ensuring that community projects have a long-term impact. They should respond to the needs, wants, and aspirations of local people.

You will explore the elements that make up ethical practice and sustainability such as:

• funding and resources
• planning and evaluation models
• leadership and management strategies

Progress towards a socially just society can only be achieved through the interplay of policy, practice and theory.

Community Educators need to be able to understand how these three strands relate. This includes how to use one to influence the others. This module will help you grapple with this task.

Develop your critical understanding of the world. Your focus will be on how power is used to favour elites by oppressing certain people and communities.

You will prepare yourself for working with those who are furthest from power. This will help them better understand how to challenge injustices in society.

Explore social justice policy and practice from various perspectives. You will identify the ways of working collaboratively to promote social justice and human rights.

You will develop a learning climate using tools like:

• participation
• dialogue
• critical thinking

You will use this critical framework to foster collaboration in the classroom

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.

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.