Psychological Studies (conversion) MSc
Psychology of Adult Learning (IMAESC) EDUC51011
- Academic Session: 2025-26
- School: School of Education
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 1
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
Short Description
To promote an awareness of important psychological characteristics of adults as learners taking into account the influence of culture, ethnicity, gender, ageing, personality and political climate.
To promote an understanding of theory and research into adult learning and of the implication for practice.
Timetable
None
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
The assignment will involve working in a group to prepare a teaching session for adult learners (20%) this will be individually assessed. The second assessment is a critical reflection paper on the student's experience of designing the teaching session (1500 words; 80%).
Course Aims
To promote an awareness of important psychological characteristics of adults as learners taking into account the influence of culture, ethnicity, gender, ageing, personality and political climate.
To promote an understanding of theory and research into adult learning and of the implication for practice.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
Describe and evaluate approaches to adult development
Discuss possible links between theory and research in adult development and the course participant's experience of adult learners
Evaluate and reflect upon a teaching session
Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits
Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.