Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LI Changing Behaviours: A History
School	School of Education
Department	Education & Social Justice
Module Code	11 27408
Module Lead
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-22 hours Seminar-11 hours Guided independent study-167 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module identifies, explores and evaluates the production and application of scientific knowledge about human behaviour in the period 1760-2000. It explores the ways in which state and imperial formations conditioned the emergence of modern scientific disciplines and it traces the influence of new technologies for understanding and changing human behaviour. A particular focus is on the emergence of psychology, both developmental and social, and its applications in therapeutic and both formal and informal educational settings.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a detailed historical knowledge of scientific knowledge about human behaviour in the period between c. 1760 and 2000 and its emotional, social and material impat in education settings. Evaluate professional beliefs and practices in at least one area of the behavioural sciences in the period between c.1760 and 2000 Demonstrate a critical understanding of the relationship between social policy and one or more of class, gender and ‘race’. Draw on relevant theory to identify ways that social and cultural values can be accomodated or adapted in educational settings. Investigate sociologically and psychologically informed questions. Participate effectively in group work. Communicate effectively in seminars, and during group research projects.
Assessment	27408-01 : Blog : Coursework (25%) 27408-02 : Essay 2500 words : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: Blog (1,000 words) 25%; Essay (2,500 words) 75% Reassessment: Resubmission of the failed component where the overall module mark is less than the pass mark.
Other
Reading List	Sutherland, G. (1984) Ability, Merit and measurement. Mental Testing and English Education, 1880-1940 (Oxford: Clarendon Press). Jackson, M, (2000) The borderland of imbecility: medicine, state and the fabrication of the feeble mind in late Victorian and Edwardian England (Manchester: Manchester University Press)