M.A. Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs
Manchester Metropolitan University
| Application deadline: | as early as possible |
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| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Credits: | 60 ECTS |
| Duration full-time: | 12 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Full-time |
Description
This programme provides outstanding professional development for those already working in this sector enabling them to deepen their understanding of how to develop more inclusive practice within their own professional setting or country context. It is led by highly qualified tutors with specialist experience. There are close links with the University's Education and Social Research Institute which has established a reputation for innovation in Inclusive Education.
Features & benefits of the course
- Courses are led by highly qualified tutors from the Centre for Inclusive Education & SEN, with experience as educational psychologists or in local authority advisory, development and school leadership roles
- The Programme is linked to world-leading research at the Education & Social Research Institute, rated in the top ten for educational research in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
- Dedicated support for international and EU students.
- Also available as a part-time option
Placement options
An additional Option Unit may be offered with school visits where possible, entitled: 'Introduction to inclusive practice & SEN'.
It may also be possible to arrange for a voluntary work placement leading to research opportunities, in a UK school or other educational setting. For international and EU students, it is also possible to complete data collection in your own country, if you obtain the necessary permissions
Many of our students go on to become Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators or take up a range of leadership roles related to inclusion and diversity in schools and other educational settings.
There are opportunities for successful students to progress to research degrees with the Education and Social Research Institute, leading to Ed.D or PhD.
Contents
The Inclusive Education and SEN full-time award pathway provides outstanding professional development at Masters Level, leading to Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or MA degrees.
Our team offers a stimulating balance of study around inclusive practice in mainstream settings, together with opportunities to focus on more specialist areas of SEN.
The two Core Units which all students follow are:
- Understanding inclusive education
- Research for inclusive education
There is a range of Option Units from which you can choose. These may include:
- Introduction to the autism spectrum
- Specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): developing inclusive practice
- Behaviour, emotional and social difficulties, developing inclusive practice
- Inclusive teaching for bilingual learners
Please download our complete course information for full details.
Assessment details
Each Unit is assessed through a written assignment equivalent to 5,000 words; this may include alternative formats, such as a presentation. Each assignment is designed to be flexible to enable you to focus your research on an area that is most relevant to you. Assignments are usually submitted 6 weeks after completing tuition, in January or May. The 'Research Project' and 'Dissertation' are longer and are submitted in September.
Our virtual learning environment, Moodle, provides each Unit with its own website which contains all necessary learning materials plus a wealth of additional resources you can access from home.
Requirements
- EITHER a good Honours degree (minimum second class or equivalent) together with introductory experience relevant to inclusive education.
- OR teaching or other equivalent professional qualification and relevant experience; with evidence of ability to study successfully at Masters level. In this case you may be required to complete a qualifying assignment, for example: an essay, a critical review, a written statement, or an unseen written paper.
It is a course completion requirement for all international and EU students with IELTS scores or equivalent of less than 7.0 overall to engage fully with the free academic English courses provided by the English Language Service for International Students at Manchester Metropolitan University, during their studies.
English Language Requirements
| IELTS band: | 7 |
Funding
MMU offers a number of Vice-Chancellor Scholarships, worth £3,000, to international
students on full-time courses in the university. The deadline for application for these
scholarships is 30 June 2012, and you need to have an offer of a place by this date in
order to apply. Further details are available on the MMU International website.
You can also find information about other scholarships you may be able to apply for here.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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