2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

PSYC1627 The Psychology of Student Life

10 creditsClass Size: 300

Module manager: Dr Madeleine Pownall
Email: M.V.Pownall@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

Pre-requisite qualifications

BSc Psychology or MPsyc, BSc Advanced Psychology, BSc Psychology with Education programme entry requirements.

Module replaces

PSYC1614 Psychology at Leeds

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will use weekly lectures and interactive skills-based seminars to develop students’ academic literacies in an applied context. The module will be centred around topics that are relevant to student’s own lived experiences in Higher Education, covering topics including emotional responses to feedback; imposter syndrome and identity at university; and psychological literacy. Students will develop applied critical thinking skills that will complement the development of skills in PSYC1306 Research Skills 1, which runs parallel to this module.

Objectives

This module aims to develop student’s understanding of how research can be applied to a series of relevant topics related to the psychology of being a student at university. The module develops student’s understanding of applied psychological research and theory in action, by introducing students to new content and scaffolding them to apply their developing academic competencies to these topics. This includes two seminars focused on skill development, where students will be supported to develop skills of (1) critiquing research papers, (2) proposing well-justified research questions.

The assessment is a two-part summative written assessment, whereby students will be given a research paper and be asked to critique the paper, with reference to evidence and propose an evidence-based follow-up study, demonstrating their research competencies.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of psychological theories related to student identity, belonging, learning, and well-being through their application in real-world research settings
2. Develop the ability to critique research on psychological phenomena relevant to the student experience, such as imposter syndrome and belonging,
3. Propose a study that addresses a knowledge gap related to psychological phenomena relevant to the student experience, such as imposter syndrome and belonging,

Skills outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:

4. Basic critical thinking skills by evaluating existing literature and research findings

5. Independently demonstrate the ability to formulate a well-justified research question

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction to the module and psychological literacy
Week 2: Psychological factors in student transitions
Week 3: Student wellbeing and identity
Week 4: Critiquing research papers
Week 5: Discussion board activities
Week 6: Imposter syndrome and sense of belonging
Week 7: Emotional responses to feedback and writing research questions
Week 8: Application of learning theory to academic contexts
Week 9: Assessment support

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Drop-in Session	1	2.00	2.00
Lecture	6	1.00	6.00
Seminar	2	1.50	3.00
Private study hours			89.00
Total Contact hours			11.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

The two workshops allow students the opportunity to learn and practice skills directly relevant for the assessment. During the workshops, students will get to see worked examples relevant to the assessment, and have the opportunity to complete practice examples. Feedback from staff will be provided within the session.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Critical research review and proposal	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: 29/04/2024 16:19:52

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