The module is designed to introduce the main elements of individual and organisational behaviour and human resource (HR) practices in organisations, and therefore focuses on people management. In particular, the module provides a context for you to appreciate the complexities of managing people and organisations in the 21st century. The content of this module is focused on the challenges of managing individuals, teams, groups and organisations, by examining a variety of issues inherent in modern organisations and, importantly, the skills that managers require to deal with them. The module also calls for significant reflection on your own skills and career development, since a critical part of the MBA programme is to learn to manage yourself and other people in a work-based environment. During the module you will receive assessments of your personality type and team interaction style.
Historians have become interested in ‘ordinary people’ in recent years. Why? This module explores this question through looking at case-studies of women’s, men’s and children’s histories in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain, and at varieties of ‘ordinary sources’. We examine how a focus on ‘the ordinary’ maps onto, and complicates, other historically-shifting identities – race, ethnicity, class, gender, age, ability, region, and religious faith – and the implications. Claire Langhamer has asked, ‘Who do we mean when we refer to ordinary people and who did the people we study mean?’, and we will also consider this key question through tracing the roots of the historiographical turn to ‘the ordinary’, drawing on the wide-ranging expertise in the histories of modern Britain we have at Southampton.
The module will cover basic topics in perceptual psychology. We will discuss how the visual brain uses information from the two eyes in combination with learnt heuristics and other information sources to construct a perceptual representation of the world. We will discuss basic anatomy and physiology associated with perception, as well as introduce topics such as motion perception, colour perception, the perception of depth and size. In addition, we cover higher-level visual cognition, including attention, object recognition. We will also cover auditory perception, including pitch perception and source localisation. We will frame perception in the context of psychology in general, highlighting the role of perception in aspects of cognitive, social, clinical and health psychology. The module will be taught by lectures including classroom demonstrations whenever possible. The module is core for BSc Psychology students, and can be taken as an optional module for non-Psychology students as part of the Curriculum Innovation Project.
This module introduces music performance skills. You undertake individual tuition in your chosen performance specialism* (8 hours of lessons) along with a variety of workshops exploring topics from across the performance spectrum. With the help of your teachers, you will learn to self-critique and analyse your own performance(s) with an emphasis on self-reflection. *You elect the performance specialism you wish to be assessed; alongside instruments and singing, you can be assessed in electronic performance too. If you wish, you may wish to take two performance specialisms– e.g. flute and vocals – your individual tuition will be split equally across each specialism.
This module allows you to develop your music performance skills to a new level. A combination of individual tuition in your chosen performance specialism* (12 hours of lessons) and a variety of workshop and public performance opportunities provide you with the chance to study new repertoire, improve your technical skills and add to your performance experience. Interacting with concerts and events also gives you the opportunity to see professional musicians in performance. *You elect the performance specialism you wish to be assessed; alongside instruments and singing, you can be assessed in electronic performance too. If you wish, you may wish to take two performance specialisms– e.g. flute and vocals – your individual tuition will be split equally across each specialism.
This module introduces the student to the use of reflective practice in professional development, enhancing their experience of performance teaching and providing them with a foundation for future learning and progress. Students attend practically-oriented seminars, discuss teaching techniques and methods observed in workshops, practise teaching demonstration lessons.
The Personal and Professional (PPD1) module runs throughout year 1 and is the first of three related modules with PPD 2 and 3 running through year 2 and Final year respectively. The personal and professional development highlighted in these modules is based upon the General Medical Council (GMC) Get to know Good medical practice, 2024. https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/good-medical-practice-2024/get-to-know-good-medical-practice-2024. This includes ethical guidance and standards of practice to help students recognise health professionals' central responsibility of patient care and to demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the behaviours expected of doctors in the NHS. PPD1 requires students to consider, learn and demonstrate self-organisation, and effective and timely communication with their peers, healthcare colleagues, patients, families and all staff. The module has an additional focus on assisting students to adapt their learning approach and study skills to maximise engagement and learning from the teaching resources on the medical programme.
The Personal and professional Development 2 (PPD2) module runs throughout year 2 and is the second of three related modules with PPD1 in year 1 and PPD3 in Final year. The personal and professional development highlighted in these modules is based upon the General Medical Council (GMC) Get to know good medical practice, 2024. https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/good-medical-practice-2024/get-to-know-good-medical-practice-2024. This includes ethical guidance and standards of practice in order to help students recognise the central responsibility of patient care and to demonstrate an understanding of all the elements of the behaviours expected of doctors in the NHS. PPD2 requires students to further consider, learn and demonstrate, their professional behaviours including self-organisation, and effective and timely communication with their peers, healthcare colleagues, external families/ patients and all staff. This module incorporates two types of clinical placement: •Time for Dementia placement visits and follow up. This is continued where possible with the same family from year 1 to gain a longitudinal appreciation of the impact of dementia on a person and family living with dementia. •two full shifts working as a Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) as part of a hospital nursing team to gain experience of interacting with patients and of multidisciplinary team-working. (Some students with similar significant evidenced prior experience in acute NHS environments may be offered the opportunity to co-facilitate and share in reflective tutorials with their peers). Details of these placements will be provided further on Blackboard Whilst PPD2 provides invaluable clinical and organisational context to help students develop their professional behaviours and reflections, the module follows on from the areas started in PPD1 and learning experiences from all year 1 & 2 modules. In year 2 students should consider how particularly but not exclusively how their learning in Clinical Practice 2 and Medical Humanities dovetails.
The module provides students with the opportunity to translate the GMC’s Good Medical Practice principles into day to day clinical practice in a variety of settings. This module focuses on the practitioner and professional skills, knowledge, understanding and behaviours required of a newly qualified doctor, and the assessments within this module will focus on these areas. Students will engage with source material, discuss real cases in tutorials with clinical staff, and reflect on their learning through creation of questions and a short piece of written work. The BM programmes are integrated programmes in which the application of knowledge and understanding, clinical skills and professional practice applicable to medicine are learned through a range of modules none of which are stand alone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole year and programme. The timing will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different practices and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will have access to equivalent learning opportunities to achieve the learning outcomes. Students are expected to be pro-active in securing experiences in areas in order to achieve the programme learning outcomes unique to their needs. Further details will be provided on Blackboard.
The module provides students with the opportunity to translate the GMC’s Good Medical Practice 2024 principles into day to day clinical practice in a variety of settings. This module focuses on the practitioner and professional skills, knowledge, understanding and behaviours required of a newly qualified doctor, and the assessments within this module will focus on these areas. Students will engage with source material, discuss real cases in tutorials with clinical staff, and reflect on their learning through creation of questions and a short piece of written work. The BM programmes are integrated programmes in which the application of knowledge and understanding, clinical skills and professional practice applicable to medicine are learned through a range of modules none of which are stand alone modules. Therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole year and programme. The timing will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different practices and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will have access to equivalent learning opportunities to achieve the learning outcomes. Students are expected to be pro-active in securing experiences in areas in order to achieve the programme learning outcomes unique to their needs. Further details will be provided on Blackboard.
This module develops your understanding of important household financial decisions by introducing some relevant theoretical concepts, showing how actual calculations are made, and then discussing how these individual decisions are important for society. The individual decision is considered in the context of the macroeconomy, and vice versa; the state of the macroeconomy can then affect the individual decision. In addition to this practical knowledge, you are expected to take away a considered perspective on the social dimension of personal financial decisions.
The module is ‘nested’, running alongside clinical attachments in Medicine and Surgery, Primary Medical Care and SSU4. It provides students with the opportunity to translate the Duties of a Doctor into day to day clinical practice in a variety of settings. This module focuses on the “Professionalism” knowledge and understanding, practitioner and professional skills required of a newly qualified doctor, and the assessments within this module will focus on these areas. Students will engage with source material, discuss real cases in tutorials with clinical staff, and reflect on their learning through creation of questions and a short piece of written work. The BM programmes are highly contextualised and integrated programmes in which the application of knowledge and understanding, clinical skills and professional practice applicable to medicine are learned through a range of modules none of which are stand alone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole year and programme. The timing of the module will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different locations and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will receive the same opportunities sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes of the module and it is expected that students will take responsibility for making the most of the opportunities provided and being pro-active in securing experiences in areas in which they feel they are weak and/or they have had least learning experiences. Further details will be provided on Blackboard.
This module introduces you to the study of Gerontology as an interdisciplinary subject. You will be familiarised with the main theoretical perspectives and approaches to the study of ageing and the life course. You will examine the causes and consequences of ageing at the level of individuals and populations. This involves investigating the social, physical and mental changes humans undergo as they age, as well as the impact of growing proportions of older people on social institutions, labour markets, welfare systems and families. The module combines insights from Social Policy, Demography, Sociology, Biology, Psychology and Economics.
This module introduces you to the study of Gerontology as an interdisciplinary subject. You will be familiarised with main theoretical perspectives and approaches to the study of ageing and the life course. You will examine the causes and consequences of ageing at the level of individuals and populations. This involves investigating the social, physical and mental changes humans undergo as they age, as well as the impact of growing proportions of older people on social institutions, labour markets, welfare systems and families. The module combines insights from Social Policy, Demography, Sociology, Biology, Psychology and Economics.
The module will draw on the student’s prior learning with regard to various psychological areas; including but not restricted to, learning theory (operant and classical), attitude, attachment, behaviour change. An introduction to animal behaviour and welfare will be provided using example from various groups of species. Through the lens of One Welfare and consideration of current topical issues of human-animal interactions, the complexities of understanding and negotiating between the desires and needs of the humans and non-humans are investigated, and the potential for unintended direct and indirect consequences explored - be those relating to human or animal health/welfare, and/or environmental concerns. The field of human-animal interactions and the role of psychology within it is growing rapidly. It has importance at local, global, political and personal levels in a range of areas of One Welfare concern including; wildlife conservation, wildlife (pest) control, stray animals, animals kept in laboratories, farms, or as pets, 'dangerous' dogs and animals used for human therapy or entertainment. This module is intended to encourage students to synthesise knowledge from their degree and critically apply it to areas of human-animal interactions.
This module explores new possibilities for creative computing beyond the computer screen. Through group work you will devise a prototype project for a non-screen based experience that might be, for example, a location-aware or geolocation-based application, an interactive installation, robotic artwork, a digitally-supported physical game or a wearable system. You will draw on the skills and knowledge you have gained so far but be supported in developing and adding to them as you work on your project. Through this team-based project you will develop skills in collaboration, project management, and begin to identify your own areas of interest and expertise with creative computing.
This module comprises a portfolio evidencing your academic and clinical work completed over the course of your PG CBT training, aligned with BABCP requirements for accreditation.
The aim of this module is to understand applied pharmacology in light of the basic principles studied in BIOL2048. The course is structured to provide knowledge for the key areas in which drug actions are applied to treat disease. Lectures will be accompanied by practical, with alternatives in place if required to meet minimum learning outcomes.
