Mindsets, Institutions and Madness - AHH3214

Assessment 1: Other

Other

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Written Assignment

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

<p>The module sits within the ‘Communities and Welfare Research Group’ and develops your understanding of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries in relation to the ‘care’ of what we would now call the mentally ill and the learning disabled. By focusing on social and political, as well as medical themes the module will allow a broader understanding of both the understanding of mental ill health and learning disability, and the responses to them.</p>

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AHH3214 - Mindsets, Institutions and Madness

Mindsets, Institutions and Madness

be able to offer an increasingly independent perspective on historical interpretations relating to the history of mental illness.

be able to evaluate and interpret significant bodies of primary material covering aspects such as medical and patient perspectives , government and architecture.

be able to demonstrate an appropriate use of information and digital literacy.

be able to initiate and plan a complex project, including interpreting a significant body of data.

be able to demonstrate the ability to reflect critically on career and personal development.

be able to communicate clearly and concisely in a variety of ways with appropriate accurate referencing to a range of audiences.

be able to demonstrate a wide range of historical knowledge in depth, covering different themes, periods and regions as well as being of a general and specialist nature, enabling them to reflect on global citizenship. In particular you consider how people with mental ill health have been defined  and ‘cared for and how this impacts on their place as ‘citizens.

be able to work flexibly and imaginatively as an individual and in groups, as appropriate,  when faced with a variety of challenging tasks.

be able to conduct a piece of detailed research and relate the findings of that research  
to wider historical discipline including ethical issues.


be able to engage with enterprise, innovation and real world challenges.