Course summary
Explore the practices, pedagogies and policies in SEND today - and create truly inclusive learning spaces. On this course, you’ll examine how educational policy and practices impact children with additional and varied needs. You’ll explore the latest theory and research on inclusion. You’ll examine data and scrutinise policy. And you’ll explore topics like:
- emotional development & attachment
- social, emotional and mental health needs
- speech, language and communication needs
- more complex learner profiles
Modules
Compulsory modules: Research Methods (20 credits) Optional modules: Developing MA Literacies (20 credits) Diversity and Achievement (20 credits) Mind and Brain (20 credits) Introduction to Special Educational Needs - Compulsory for those without a previous qualification in SEN (20 credits) Alternative Perspectives on Challenging Behaviour (20 credits) Alternative Perspectives on Literacy Difficulties (20 credits) Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Intervention (20 credits) The Inclusive Curriculum (20 credits) Working with Children, Young People and their Families (20 credits)
Assessment method
Assessment methods used on this course Course modules, which are coursework-based, are assessed in the following ways:
- essays
- seminar presentations
- reports
- portfolios
- investigative research
How to apply
International applicants
IELTS level 6.5 or above with a minimum of 6.0 in reading and writing and 5.5 in speaking and listening.
Entry requirements
This MA course attracts students from a wide range of backgrounds and nationalities, normally graduates with a recognised teaching qualification, or other educational professional experience. Applicants normally have: a good honours degree QTS (Qualified Teacher Status), other equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £17150 | Year 1 |
| England | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8800 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8800 | Year 1 |
| International | £17150 | Year 1 |
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
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year, your fees will increase each year.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP