Communicating STEM (899S4)
15 credits, Level 6
Autumn teaching
On this module you’ll develop the skills and understanding required for explaining scientific concepts to a range of audiences, with a particular focus on school aged pupils (5-18).
You will also gain a greater understanding of what it means to be a teacher. The module aims to encourage more students from science degrees to consider a career in teaching.
Teaching
100%: Seminar
Assessment
100%: Practical (Portfolio, Presentation)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.