Course summary
The 2015 Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (DfE/DoH) specifies that all teachers must be seen as teachers of pupils with SEN and take responsibility for the progress of all learners in their class. With an estimated 20 per cent of our young people in school with special educational needs, it is important for teachers to have access to current research and to develop their understanding and confidence in this area. The MA in Special Educational Needs is designed to critically engage with current thinking and ideas about inclusive and specialist education. It will allow you to develop your knowledge of specific learning difficulties, and to become a reflective practitioner who is able to use research to inform your own practice. This course will give you a firm grounding in understanding a range of special needs across a variety of age groups. Subjects include autism, dyslexia, social and emotional mental health issues, inclusion and leadership in SEN.
Modules
Year 1: Research methods and applied research project in SEND (Core), Critical Approaches to Inclusive Education (Optional), Understanding Autism (Optional), Exploring Literacy Difficulties and Dyslexia (Optional), Exploring Behaviour: Theories and perspectives for practice (Optional), Leadership Practice and SEND (Optional), Professional Practice Internship - Development of professional knowledge in practice (Optional), Negotiated Project: Workplace development in leadership and management in SEND (Optional) For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment method
There are no examinations on this course. We assess you on your coursework for the PG Cert and PG Diploma modules, and a dissertation for the master's module. Each module assessment will typically be a single submission portfolio of 5,000 words or equivalent. There will be a dissertation of 14,000 words. For full time students, there are three terms with two modules to be taken in term one, plus the dissertation module and one other module in terms two and three. For part time students: it is one module per term for terms one to four and then the dissertation module in terms five and six.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:2 honours. English language requirements: Overall IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in writing, speaking, reading and listening (or recognised equivalent).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of East London
Docklands Campus
4-6 University Way
Newham
E16 2RD