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The Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme (UAS; PSYC3052) provides a unique opportunity for Final Year single honours students in Psychology to gain experience of teaching in local schools and colleges, and, thus, to act as ambassadors for Psychology and the University in the local community.

On successful completion of the module, students will have gained wide-ranging experience of working in a challenging but rewarding learning and teaching environment. They will be able to devise and present appropriate ways of communicating difficult principles or concepts to learners and will have gained a broad understanding of many of the key aspects of teaching in schools or colleges. They will also have developed a better understanding of, and confidence, in communicating key aspects of Psychology as a discipline. Regarding general learning outcomes, the aims of the module are:

To develop a range of skills in the student and to offer an early taste of teaching to those interested in pursuing teaching as a career.

To help students gain confidence in communicating their subject, develop strong organisational and interpersonal skills, and understand how to address the needs of individual learners.

To give students experience of devising and developing a psychology-focused project and related teaching methods appropriate to engaging the age group they are working with.

To help inspire a new generation of prospective Psychology undergraduates by providing role models for school pupils.

To help students convey the excitement of their own learning in Psychology to school pupils by showing them the long-term applications of research in their discipline.

To help teachers by providing a teaching assistant who can work with and support pupils at various points on the ability spectrum.

Regarding students’ specific knowledge and transferable skills, the learning outcomes of the module include promotion and development of students’:

Communication skills, both one to one and with an audience.

Understanding of the learning needs of others.

Understanding of standard teaching methods.

Interpersonal skills in a school or college environment.

Sense of responsibility and independence in a teaching environment.

Giving and receiving of feedback.

Organisational, prioritising, and negotiating skills.

Ability to handle classroom situations appropriately.

Public speaking and team-working skills.

Ability to utilise and/or develop and lesson plans and teaching materials.

The Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme (UAS; PSYC3052) provides a unique opportunity for Final Year single honours students in Psychology to gain experience of teaching in local schools and colleges, and, thus, to act as ambassadors for Psychology and the University in the local community.

On successful completion of the module, students will have gained wide-ranging experience of working in a challenging but rewarding learning and teaching environment. They will be able to devise and present appropriate ways of communicating difficult principles or concepts to learners and will have gained a broad understanding of many of the key aspects of teaching in schools or colleges. They will also have developed a better understanding of, and confidence, in communicating key aspects of Psychology as a discipline. Regarding general learning outcomes, the aims of the module are:

To develop a range of skills in the student and to offer an early taste of teaching to those interested in pursuing teaching as a career.

To help students gain confidence in communicating their subject, develop strong organisational and interpersonal skills, and understand how to address the needs of individual learners.

To give students experience of devising and developing a psychology-focused project and related teaching methods appropriate to engaging the age group they are working with.

To help inspire a new generation of prospective Psychology undergraduates by providing role models for school pupils.

To help students convey the excitement of their own learning in Psychology to school pupils by showing them the long-term applications of research in their discipline.

To help teachers by providing a teaching assistant who can work with and support pupils at various points on the ability spectrum.

Regarding students’ specific knowledge and transferable skills, the learning outcomes of the module include promotion and development of students’:

Communication skills, both one to one and with an audience.

Understanding of the learning needs of others.

Understanding of standard teaching methods.

Interpersonal skills in a school or college environment.

Sense of responsibility and independence in a teaching environment.

Giving and receiving of feedback.

Organisational, prioritising, and negotiating skills.

Ability to handle classroom situations appropriately.

Public speaking and team-working skills.

Ability to utilise and/or develop and lesson plans and teaching materials.

This module is only open to year 3 students registered on MSci Biology and Marine Biology, BSc Biology and Marine Biology, BSc Marine Biology with Oceanography, MSci Marine Biology and Oceanography, Msci Marine Biology and BSc Marine Biology degrees.

This module is only open to year 3 students registered on MSci Biology and Marine Biology, BSc Biology and Marine Biology, BSc Marine Biology with Oceanography, MSci Marine Biology and Oceanography, Msci Marine Biology and BSc Marine Biology degrees.

This introductory course will give you an overview of some approaches to, and topics within, cultural and literary studies. You will spend time on close textual reading, as well as on broader cultural analysis. It aims to encourage you to experiment in choosing different critical approaches, and to learn to think consciously about which critical approach(s) might be appropriate in relation to which particular texts. It will train you in close textual reading as well as in analysis of the relationship between texts and their specific cultural contexts.
You will be encouraged to take responsibility for selecting an appropriate critical method for the analysis of a specific text or texts.

This introductory course will give you an overview of some approaches to, and topics within, cultural and literary studies. You will spend time on close textual reading, as well as on broader cultural analysis. It aims to encourage you to experiment in choosing different critical approaches, and to learn to think consciously about which critical approach(s) might be appropriate in relation to which particular texts. It will train you in close textual reading as well as in analysis of the relationship between texts and their specific cultural contexts.
You will be encouraged to take responsibility for selecting an appropriate critical method for the analysis of a specific text or texts.

The module starts with an introduction to research in education, including different purposes of research, and how to locate research within the existing evidence base. This is then followed by an exploration of the philosophical foundations that underpin education research. By the end of the module, students will have a critical understanding of the main paradigms and the relationship between paradigms and research questions. They will be familiar with the language of research and will be able to apply key concepts

The module starts with an introduction to research in education, including different purposes of research, and how to locate research within the existing evidence base. This is then followed by an exploration of the philosophical foundations that underpin education research. By the end of the module, students will have a critical understanding of the main paradigms and the relationship between paradigms and research questions. They will be familiar with the language of research and will be able to apply key concepts

This module will introduce you to studying questions of history, society and culture through the prism of Southampton in order that you can apply those approaches to the study of cities in the French, Spanish and German-speaking world.

This module will introduce you to studying questions of history, society and culture through the prism of Southampton in order that you can apply those approaches to the study of cities in the French, Spanish and German-speaking world.