PSY7207 Advanced Curriculum Psychology

This course enumerates and emphasizes principles of professional practice in a school context. It tackles the relationship between the curriculum and the teachers, with importance being put on how the teachers influence the curriculum and vice versa. It explores different avenues for improvement of professional practice in light of educational, curriculum and policy reforms. 

Course Objectives
This course is aimed at:

• Describing psychology and curriculum topics
• Identifying the factors that determine the curriculum
• Familiarizing students with the principles of professional practice
• Identifying educational reforms
• Instilling competences to interpret psychology and curriculum

Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should exhibit these competences:

• Description of psychology and curriculum topics
• Identification of the factors that determine the curriculum
• Familiarity with principles of professional practice
• Identification educational reforms
• Competence in interpreting psychology and curriculum
• Students demonstrate competences to interpret psychology and curriculum