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This course introduce students to the application of mindfulness and compassion to enhance mental and emotional wellbeing and resilience. Students will engage with a range of experiential practises and develop knowledge of the underlying principles, concepts and neurobiology within mindfulness and compassion. Students will then have opportunities to develop practical knowledge and understanding of mindful practises and how to apply them in their personal and professional environments.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.
This course explores the application of mindfulness and compassion to enable us develop self-awareness to sustain our wellbeing.
Students will engage with a range of mindfulness and compassion experiential practises throughout the course, developing their practical knowledge and understanding.
In addition academic sessions will explore a range of mindfulness and compassion theories, principles, concepts and their underpinning science.
Students will explore the application and impact of mindfulness and compassion to a range of aspects of wellbeing, from emotional regulation, nature connection, stress, anxiety, self-care, depressive thinking, shame for example.
Reflective journalling will be used throughout the course to support the experiential learning and enable potential growth in personal self-awareness and wellbeing.
Students will engage with research on the implementation and impact of mindfulness and compassion in the workplace to support wellbeing
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Individual essay on the application of mindfulness to one area of classroom practice. Feedback will be made available in MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 1800 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the evidence for the impact of mindfulness and compassion on wellbeing |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop and evaluate experiential knowledge of a range of mindfulness and compassion practises. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback given in the feedback section on TURNITIN |
Word Count | 1200 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Understand principles, theories and underpinning science of mindfulness and compassion. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the evidence for the impact of mindfulness and compassion on wellbeing |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
Individual essay on the application of mindfulness to one area of classroom practice. Feedback will be made available in MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be made available in MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 1200 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Analyse | Understand principles, theories and underpinning science of mindfulness and compassion. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Develop and evaluate experiential knowledge of a range of mindfulness and compassion practises. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the evidence for the impact of mindfulness and compassion on wellbeing |
| Reflection | Create | Develop self-awareness skills through mindfulness and compassion practises and reflective journaling |
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