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2011/12 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS2102 Personality Development and Concepts of Self

20 creditsClass Size: 14

Module manager: Dr Bonnie Meekums
Email: B.Meekums@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2011/12

Pre-requisite qualifications

Acceptance for the Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling

Module replaces

ADUL3720 Human development and concepts of self

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- accurately articulate at least one theoretical concept relevant to this module, both in writing and using a presentational form;
- relate this concept to a reflextive understanding of the development of self;
- site the concept within an overal theoretical framework;
- make use of personal authority and engagement to critique the theory;
- consider the theoretical concept from the vantage point of at least one other theoretical framework

Syllabus

This module will introduce students to a range of perspectives on personality development from early through to contemporary psychoanalytical theories. These will include developmental theories relating to the baby and young child with reference to implications for ongoing development across the life cycle. Specific reference will be made to the work of Freud, Jung, Klein, Winnicott, Fairbairn, Guntrip and Bowlby. In addition, concepts drawn from cognitive, behavioural and cognitive analytic theory will be considered. The nature of identity as a social construction will also be explored. Students will deepen their understanding of these concepts through guided reading and experiential exercises.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Independent Learning	4	1.00	4.00
Seminar	45	1.00	45.00
Private study hours			151.00
Total Contact hours			49.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Recording personal notes, observations, impressions, reactions and reflections in journal format: 35 hours;
Reading and preparation for seminars: 81 hours;
Assignments: 35 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Contributions to seminars;
Individual tutorials;
Small group presentation after 12 weeks;
Participation in the presentations of peers.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	Theoretical essay drawing on developmental theories with reference to the student's understanding of their own or someone else's personal development (5000 words)	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 22/08/2012

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