Module Descriptors
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS UNDERLYING VALUES
OASS50150
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 60
Independent Study Hours: 240
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT - SECOND ASSIGNMENT weighted at 25%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 75%
Module Details
Module Resources
On-site library and internet access to Staffordshire University Library
PCs with standard suite of University software providing access to e-mail, the internet, word processing, etc.
Rooms with access for disabled students, and suitable for group work
PCs with standard suite of University software providing access to e-mail, the internet, word processing, etc.
Rooms with access for disabled students, and suitable for group work
Module Texts
Cooper, D.E (2002), World Philosophies: A Historical Introduction, Oxford: Wiley Blackwell.
Jones, J.R. (2002), A Grammar of Christian Faith: Systematic Explorations in Christian Life and Doctrine, Lanham, MD/Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield.
McGrath, A. (2006), Christian Theology: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell.
Migliore, D.L. (2004), Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Jones, J.R. (2002), A Grammar of Christian Faith: Systematic Explorations in Christian Life and Doctrine, Lanham, MD/Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield.
McGrath, A. (2006), Christian Theology: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell.
Migliore, D.L. (2004), Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Module Learning Strategies
300 hours, of which 60 will be interactive lectures and learning groups, 150 fieldwork hours, and the rest independent study.
Module Indicative Content
The aim of this module is to explore key theological and philosophical influences upon the values invoked to shape children's, youth and family support work and ministry. Aspects of classical, enlightenment and postmodern thought are treated alongside theological topics that provide windows on God, humanity and the church, with reference to the influences on their historical formulation in relation to changes in Western culture and society over the last two millennia. Expanding on the historical timeline established in level 1, it introduces a series of thinkers and movements in the Western intellectual tradition in order to explore 12 key topics and their implications for contemporary work and ministry. These may include the following: The Good Life, Christology, Pneumatology, Trinity, Creation, Mind and Heart, Sin Grace & Salvation, Freedom, Political Theology, Church, Culture, Witness.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment (1): Written task consisting of summative learning on the theory and application of conceptual frameworks to social care and ministry.
(Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4)
Assignment (2): Reflective Assignment on a piece of work or ministry in which the student uses philosophical, theological and/or ethical insights to identify attitudes and assumptions in social care and/or Christian ministry. (Learning Outcome 3)
(Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4)
Assignment (2): Reflective Assignment on a piece of work or ministry in which the student uses philosophical, theological and/or ethical insights to identify attitudes and assumptions in social care and/or Christian ministry. (Learning Outcome 3)