Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:31
This is a flexible online 15 credit (SCQF11) Masters course that allows students to learn about Mindfulness, what it is, how it can be practised and how it has been applied. This course allows student to undergo an introduction to definitions and debates around mindfulness, as well as look at evidence of its application, potential and efficacy in multiple contexts. Students will also be required to undergo a range of mindfulness practices. This course therefore blends academic and experiential learning as students interogate the claims made for mindfulness and also undergo an experiential training in key practices. This course can be taken by anyone who has an interest in mindfulness and professionals from various contexts such as Healthcare, Education, Business, Sport, Community Work and Creativity will be able to look at literaure and evidence for the application of mindfulness, as well as investigate how they can also apply it to their work. Given the appetite for mindfulness in society this course can be a significant addition to the continuing professional development of students. For example, teachers who graduate in this course can put it towards professional recognition in mindfulness with the General Teaching Council.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is entirely online. Students are guided through each of the six course modules by university staff who will use recordings of lectures and guided practices. Students can engage with these at their own pace. At the end of each module students undergo a small assessment which unlocks the next module. In addition to watching recorded lectures students will also be expected to practice mindfulness and reflect on it personal and professional impact. The end of course assessment allows students to investigate how mindfulness has been or could be used in their work, as well as to personally reflect on how mindfulness practice has been experienced by them throughout the course. Studying this course may also whet the appetite for further study of mindfulness and the MSc Studies in Mindfulness at the University of Aberdeen may be a consideration for any students who wish to continue studying in this burgeoning field.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Students will be required to write about 2 selected practices from the course, reflecting on their purpose(s), theoretical underpinnings and how the student has experienced them.
Students can submit their assessment at any time of the year. The course is structured as 365 24/7. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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15 minute presentation on the impact of mindfulness within a professional/workplace setting. Can submit assessment at any time.
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect and evaluate the experience of practicing mindfulness |
| Factual | Understand | Explore definitions of and approaches towards mindfulness |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Examine applications of mindfulness in the workplace |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Understand and evaluate the evidence for mindfulness |
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