| Unit name | The Arts & Humanities in Medical and Healthcare Education |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEEDM0021 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Ms. Tricia Thorpe |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
PG Certificate in TLHP. |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit aims to provide learners with the opportunity to reflect on the Arts and Humanities as broad educational aids to the development of a deeper understanding of the human condition, particularly in relation to health, disease and disability.
It also aims to broaden learners’ knowledge of and ability to evaluate the use of the Arts and Humanities in medical and other health-care educational programmes. It also gives them the chance to experience the arts/humanities and to consider ways in which they may potentially be used as pedagogic tools, e.g. for teaching communications, observation or empathy in healthcare settings.
On completion of this unit learners should be able to:
There will be a mixed method approach drawn from current best practice in teaching.
Indicative methods include:
Formative: will include peer and tutor feedback on commentary on papers; tutor observation of participation in classroom discussion; peer and tutor feedback on proposals for applying the unit content to students’ own teaching.
Summative (100%): a 3000–3,500 word assignment (or equivalent in other media at the discretion of the unit lead) permitting the learner to demonstrate and apply the learning outcomes to their own teaching context, drawing on appropriate literature and theory in the field.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MEEDM0021).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
