MA/PGDip PGCert Special and Inclusive Education

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General programme information

The MA Special and Inclusive Education programme has been designed to provide a range of flexible opportunities for practising professionals working in education, and in, related professions, to engage in rigorous, in-depth study with a view to widening and deepening their theoretical perspectives and critically reflecting on the implications for their practice. The programme is underpinned by a model of critically reflective practice and is designed to offer professionals the opportunity to engage, actively, in the processes of systematic and analytical enquiry into the theories and practices of special and inclusive education, with a view to developing and improving their own practice in the field of SEN.

The programme allows students either to specialise in a particular area of interest or design for themselves a wide programme of study to reflect on the varied but linked aspects of SEN and Inclusion in today's and tomorrow's world.

Key areas of study

Dissertation (compulsory)
Research Methods and Enquiry in Education (required)
International Perspectives on Professional Practice – inclusion focus (required)

Optional credit courses can be chosen relating to SEN and Inclusion. Students may pursue Certificates and/or Diplomas in Special and Inclusive Education They may opt to choose modules with a Knowledge and Skills based focus or a Leading and Managing Special and Inclusive Education focus.

Modules with a Knowledge-and-Skills-based focus include, for example, Behaviour Management, Autism and Dyslexia.
Modules in Teaching and Learning and in Leading and Managing Special and Inclusive Education are the basis for a Leadership and Management Certificate and/or Diploma award.

Optional pathways (20 credits)

Autism: Principles and Practices
Dyslexia: Principles and Practices
Behaviour Management and Support for Learning
Teaching and Learning in Special and Inclusive Education
Leading and Managing in Special and Inclusive Education

TDA funding

Teachers with QTS and who are resident in England are eligible to apply to Roehampton for funding to undertake their masters-level study. Funding recently made available by the Training and Development Agency may support up to 60 per cent of the cost of tuition fees for students who commit to 60 credits of masters-level study during an academic year. Participants will then have the option to proceed either to one of the MA awards in the School of Education or to any one of the interim awards such as a Postgraduate Diploma, for which similar funding is available.

These awards cover a diverse range of areas such as Education Leadership and Management, Special and Inclusive Education, and Theory and Practice of Mentoring as well as individual curriculum areas such as ICT and Multimedia, Physical Education and Religious Education.

For further information please contact Elaine Hilides (email: e.hilides@roehampton.ac.uk, tel: 020 8392 3382).

Teaching and assessment

The programme is delivered through seminars, workshops, tutorials, lectures and assessed by essays and case studies.

International funding information

International scholarships webpage

Entry requirements

Applications are invited from individuals who:

hold a good second-class honours degree (or above) from an approved university or college in a related field or education, and/or
have a comparable professional award plus relevant experiential learning.

Advice on recognition may be obtained from the International Admissions Officer email: international@roehampton.ac.uk.

Non-graduates with appropriate professional or other qualification may be accepted on an individual basis by the Programme Conveners within the Erasmus consortium. (For example, a Headteacher of an SEN School with 20 years experience working in the field of SEN without a first degree, would be considered).

This Special and Inclusive Education programme is intended for graduates, those in education, teachers, and lecturers from a wide range of educational contexts at all educational levels both within Europe and internationally.

Applicants not meeting the normal entry requirements may be required to take a qualifying assignment, and/or present a portfolio of documentary evidence of intellectual and professional development resulting from prior experiential learning. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) will be considered at the time of application.

You can also view our postgraduate entry requirements.

English Language qualifications

All students whose first language is not English, need to acquire a minimum English Language qualification of IELTS 6.5 overall with no less than 6 in any of the bands or TOEFL score of 600 (250 computer based). Equivalent alternatives will be considered. Advice on recognition of alternatives may be obtained from our International Admissions Office at international@roehampton.ac.uk.

Length of programme

Full-time: 1 year; part-time: 2-12 semesters

Number of places

Full-time: 20; part-time: 30

Programme start date

September and January

Number of Credits

MA: 180 PGDip: 120 PGCert: 60

Fees

Band 3

Further information

Cathy Svensson
Email: c.svensson@roehampton.ac.uk