Doing Critical Psychology! The Challenges and Unexpected Rewards of Co-creating Module Structure, Content, and Resources

Abstract

This chapter offers a reflective account of the co-construction of a Level 6 (Undergraduate Year 3) Critical Psychology module with student partners. Designed around the three areas of the SPaM teaching and learning model — subject content, modality, and pedagogical design — student co-creators worked alongside staff to design a study to collect data and inform module development. Data was analysed collaboratively alongside Student Research Associates to create and pilot learning resources and activities for focus group discussion and modification. The challenges and benefits of involving large cohorts in meaningful co-creation of a module are discussed, along with key lingering questions we have as a result of the co-creation process and outcomes of the project. The chapter adds to the student co-creation field by offering student perspectives on effective pedagogical design and discussion of the practicalities of embedding these within module development.