Module TMMC1311: Introduction to Theology and Human Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC1311: Introduction to Theology and Human Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To introduce students to understandings of human identity and development in childhood and/or adolescence.
• To provide students with a theological basis for relating these understandings to Christian faith and ethical dimensions of ministry and mission among children and/or young people, including systems and policies for safeguarding and their theological implications.
• To enable students identify and develop the skills and dispositions required for good pastoral care of young people and/or children.

Content

• Aspects of developmental psychology relating to young people and children.
• An introduction to theological anthropology and scriptural understandings of human identity and development.
• The ethical dimensions of ministry and professional practice with children and young people, including boundaries, confidentiality, accountability.
• Development of, and reflection upon, appropriate skills and competences for informed pastoral care in a range of contexts among young people and/or children.

Learning Outcomes

• [SSK 2, 3]
• Investigate and describe competently social scientific and theological understandings of human development in childhood and/or adolescence and the interaction between them in the context of Christian ministry and mission.
• Discuss knowledgeably key aspects of effective pastoral interventions in relation to children and young people, including the legal and ethical context of these, and the questions to which they give rise.

• [SSS 2]
• Apply understandings of human development in childhood and/or young people to specific contexts of Christian ministry and mission.
• Respond appropriately to pastoral situations among children and/or young people, within appropriate ministerial boundaries and safe practice.

• [KS 1, 2, 3, 4]
• Identify, gather and evaluate source materials for a specific purpose.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches, communicating their findings sensitively and respectfully, showing self-awareness about their own beliefs, commitments and prejudices.
• Carry out a guided task that involves: independent inquiry; management of time and resources; using IT; meeting deadlines; evaluating the task and learning from it.
• Recognise key issues in their own personal and professional development.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lectures and personal study
• Summative assessment: Two written assessments

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University