VERB1600 Pedagogy, Psychology, and Mental Health Work Course description

In this course, students will get a general introduction to basic psychological knowledge and central directions in pedagogy with emphasis on language development, cognitive and sociocultural development, learning and behaviorist learning theories and theories of motivation, abnormal psychology (clinical psychology and treatment methods) in normal populations and in populations with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders.

The course runs over 6 weeks.

The student must have been admitted to the programme.

In order to take the exam, the following must be approved:

• 100 percent attendance in demonstrations and skills training at the exercise post
• 100 percent attendance at first aid course related to practice post
• one practical test related to the execution of procedures at the exercise post

Individual written examination with invilgation in somatic illness and treatment, 4 hours.

None.

Graded scale A-F

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

10 credits overlap with VERB1500

5 credits overlap with VERN2320/VERND2320/VERNL2320 /

5 credits overlap with VERN3100(2)/VERND3100(2)/VERNL3100(2) psykisk helse

Each answer is assessed by an internal examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, and at least for every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external grading, the selection must include a minimum of 10 per cent of the answers, but in any case not fewer than 5 answers. In the event of exclusion, the external examiner's assessment shall benefit all students.

None.