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Pedagogic: Communication and Congenital Deafblindness – (M.Sc.)
University of Groningen
Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
| Application Deadline: | May 1; March 1 (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,713 ≈ € 9,600 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Groningen / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Which theoretical and methodological tools are useful to analyse communication between people who are congenitally deafblind and their communication partners? Which assessment procedures can be developed in order to evaluate cognition, interaction and communication? How can staff training improve intentional communication in practice? What is the role of meaning negotiation in obtaining shared meanings?
The Master´s degree programme in Communication and Congenital Deafblindness is a unique programme in which students acquire theoretical and methodological skills enabling them to analyse communication in complex situations. The students will learn to apply this knowledge to the contexts of research and intervention. This European Master´s programme is based on and inspired by the work of the DbI ECN, a working group which is aiming to develop knowledge by combining recent research with explorative interventions in the practical field of congenital deafblindness. The students will make important contributions to the development and stabilisation of this knowledge based expertise.
The programme provides:
* the students with enough knowledge and skills to obtain a position in the field of education related to deafblindness or other related fields, including other related and complex disabilities in which communication is seen as an important aspect of the quality of life
* a sufficient base for consultant in education or for further research professionals who are already working in these fields with extra tools and skills that will help them to improve communicational insights and knowledge
Contents
Programme content
The programme starts with specialized theoretical themes Introduction to Communication with people with CDB ( 5 ECTS).
Thematic constituents of fundamental communicative processes are explained:
* Assessment and population
* Early symbolic communication
* Dialogicality: joint attention, referential gestures, subjectivity and inter- subjectivity
* Meaning-construction from cognitive semiotics
* Narratives and the role of gestures in communication and thinking
* Tactile communication and staff development
This is followed by the masters´ project ( 50 ECTS), consisting of 3 parts:
* Coaching and support in methodology ( 5 ECTS)
* Practical training and learners report (15 ECTS)
* Research and Thesis (30 ECTS)
As part of the masters´ project you receive coaching in methodology.
You have to perform a practical training and write a learners report during that period. The main part of you masters´ project is performing a research project and writing your thesis.
To complete the programme you have to link your master project to Overall Theories and Models: (5 ECTS)
* Dialogicality
* Transactional Model
* Inter-subjectivity
* Mind, body and culture
Field of research * domains for research are concentrated on the topic Communication with people who are congenitally deafblind
* you can perform your research also in the field of people with deafblindness and additional disabilities, or people with sensory and multiple disabilities
* research lines are: meaning-creation, tactile communication, assessment, communication and transition to a cultural language.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* a relevant Bachelor´s degree
* sufficient knowledge of methodology
* for students who do not fulfil these requirements quite yet, there is the possibility to follow a pre-programme
* English language requirement: TOEFL 580 or IELTS 6.5
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
Accreditation
Accredited by the Dutch Government
Ask a Question
You can contact Prof. Dr. Marleen Janssen to ask a question about Pedagogic: Communication and Congenital Deafblindness at University of Groningen.
Relevant Links
- Programme website
- University homepage
- Homepage of the municipality
- StudyinHolland.nl : Information on why and what to study in The Netherlands.
- Student Experiences about The Netherlands - STeXX.eu
- StudyinHolland Youtube Channel
- Nuffic - Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education
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- Nuffic Study Finder
- Holland Alumni network
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