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TMMC1311: Introduction to Theology and Human Development in Childhood and Adolescence

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Type	Tied
Level	1
Credits	20
Availability	Available in 2024/2025
Module Cap
Location	Durham
Department	Theology, Ministry and Mission

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None

Aims

To introduce students to understandings of human identity and development in childhood and/or adolescence.
To provide students with a theological basis for relating these understandings to Christian faith and ethical dimensions of ministry and mission among children and/or young people, including systems and policies for safeguarding and their theological implications.
To enable students identify and develop the skills and dispositions required for good pastoral care of young people and/or children.

Content

Aspects of developmental psychology relating to young people and children.
An introduction to theological anthropology and scriptural understandings of human identity and development.
The ethical dimensions of ministry and professional practice with children and young people, including boundaries, confidentiality, accountability.
Development of, and reflection upon, appropriate skills and competences for informed pastoral care in a range of contexts among young people and/or children.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

[SSK 2, 3]
Investigate and describe competently social scientific and theological understandings of human development in childhood and/or adolescence and the interaction between them in the context of Christian ministry and mission.
Discuss knowledgeably key aspects of effective pastoral interventions in relation to children and young people, including the legal and ethical context of these, and the questions to which they give rise.

Subject-specific Skills:

[SSS 2]
Apply understandings of human development in childhood and/or young people to specific contexts of Christian ministry and mission.
Respond appropriately to pastoral situations among children and/or young people, within appropriate ministerial boundaries and safe practice.

Key Skills:

[KS 1, 2, 3, 4]
Identify, gather and evaluate source materials for a specific purpose.
Evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches, communicating their findings sensitively and respectfully, showing self-awareness about their own beliefs, commitments and prejudices.
Carry out a guided task that involves: independent inquiry; management of time and resources; using IT; meeting deadlines; evaluating the task and learning from it.
Recognise key issues in their own personal and professional development.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Lectures and personal study
Summative assessment: Two written assessments

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Duration	Total
Lectures	16	1.75	32
Personal study			168
Total			200

Summative Assessment

Component: Written Assessment		Component Weighting: 50%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Assessment	2500 words	100

Component: Theological Reflection		Component Weighting: 50%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Theological Reflection	2500 words	100

Formative Assessment

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