Module manager: Brian Irvine
Email: b.j.irvine@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| GEOG3665 | Professional Work Placement |
| GEOG3675 | Geographical Research Opportunities |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The module will provide valuable work experience for students and may be of particular interest to students who may be considering a career in teaching. This module will give you the opportunity to assist pupils learning your discipline in primary and secondary schools and other educational settings in Leeds and the surrounding area. In doing so you will develop your skills as a researcher and communicator. You will generally gain greater self-awareness and confidence in your ability to work with others, to take individual responsibility for planning and management of your work and to appreciate how your knowledge and skills can be transferred and applied in an educational setting.
On completion of the module, which includes a 30-hour placement in an educational setting in the region (both observing and assisting with teaching), you should be able to demonstrate:
A. Skills in the preparation of classroom material, and its effective presentation.
B. An awareness of the role of teachers both in the classroom and more widely in educational settings.
C. Some insights into changing ideas in education and how they play out in educational settings.
D. Skills in the preparation of the two-part written assessment.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcome, students will:
SSLO1: Apply geographical knowledge and skills in an educational setting.
SSLO2: Prepare a set of learning materials that benefit the educational setting.
SSLO3: Demonstrate the ability to achieve personal and professional goals by negotiating, planning and managing work.
SSLO4: Reflect on merits and shortcomings of the placement, assessing results, and drawing conclusions.
SSLO5: Communicate a clear, evidenced argument in a range of formats suitable for academic and practitioner audiences.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
SKLO1: Personal/self/career management (Work Ready) to use own initiative and to engage in networking
SKLO2: Effective Communication (Work Ready, Sustainability)
SKLO3: Creativity (Work Ready, Innovation) including developing and evaluating innovative teaching materials
SKLO4: Working and communicating with others, negotiating and interpersonal skills (Enterprise, Sustainability)
SKLO5: Integrated problem-solving (Work Ready, Sustainability)
SKLO6: Reflective learning (Academic, Enterprise)
SKLO7: Planning and mobilising resources (Enterprise) including
Team-working /collaboration (Work Ready) and Time management skills (Academic, Work Ready)
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Lecture | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Practical | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Seminar | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 161 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 39 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Opportunities for formative feedback are provided through the tutorial phase of the module after the formal teaching phase has completed – some are scheduled in the timetable and some in semester 2 are set on a request basis as the nature of the placements dictates when they are needed so varies from year to year.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Coursework | 50 |
| Coursework | Coursework | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 10/04/2025
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