Module manager: Dr Kristi Boone
Email: K.L.Boone@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module introduces you to the cultural expectations and learning approaches within various arts and humanities disciplines in the UK context. You will work alongside students from diverse backgrounds, reflecting on your own educational experiences and how they shape your learning journey at Leeds. By exploring different conceptions of learning and their connection to individual and social well-being, you will deepen your understanding of your role as both an individual and a global citizen.
The aim of this module is to prepare you for undergraduate study across a range of arts and humanities subjects. You will learn how cultural expectations within different arts and humanities disciplines relate to your own educational journey; how various conceptions of learning connect to ideas of individual and social well-being; and how applying multiple disciplinary perspectives can enrich your understanding of complex topics. You will also develop your ability to communicate ideas effectively to diverse audiences, both orally and in writing, while refining your critical thinking and reflective writing skills.
Lectures provide a foundation for key module aims: understanding the cultural context of learning in the UK and examining the learning experiences you bring with you.
Discussion-based seminars enable you to apply your understanding of cultural and disciplinary perspectives to explore complex questions and reflect on the ways in which human beings learn.
These complementary teaching approaches support two additional aims: enhancing your capacity to analyse topics through the lens of multiple disciplines and developing your own voice in communicating ideas to diverse audiences.
Through active participation in lectures, seminars, and independent study, you will strengthen your ability to adapt your communication style to different contexts and audiences, preparing you for the challenges and expectations of undergraduate study in the arts and humanities.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Reflect on how cultural expectations and learning approaches shape your own educational experiences.
2. Analyse a topic from multiple cultural and disciplinary perspectives within the arts and humanities.
3. Examine different conceptions of learning and their relationship to ideas of individual and social well-being
4. Construct clear, coherent, and well-structured arguments.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Reflect on personal learning experiences and academic development.
6. Adapt communication styles to address diverse audiences.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 21 | 2 | 42 |
| Seminar | 21 | 1 | 21 |
| Private study hours | 337 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 63 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
This requires students to critically engage with previous feedback, current expectations, and play an active role in honing their knowledge and skill development.
For the Semester 1 Reflective Log assessment, students are invited to submit one piece of formative work and attend an individual consultation. Students are asked to read and reflect on (i) the PRHS marking criteria and (ii) the specific guidance provided on the reflective log summative assessment and identify for themselves the form of formative feedback that will be most beneficial to them.
For the Semester 2 assessments (Presentation and Essay), students are invited to complete one piece of formative work in the form of an essay plan and can attend individual consultation on their presentation. Students are expected to read and reflect on (i) the feedback they received in their Semester 1 summative assessment, (ii) the PRHS marking criteria and (iii) the specific guidance provided on each summative assessment in this module.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Reflective Log | 30 |
| Coursework | Presentation | 30 |
| Coursework | Essay | 40 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Resits of the assessments will retain the original form; Essay resits will be offered a different selection of topics
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 17/03/2025
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