MA Disability and Special Education
If you are working, or planning a career, in Special Education…
- And wish to bridge the gap between your understanding of theory and practice…
If you are a service provider, practitioner or policy maker for disabled children and students…
- And want to update your knowledge of the legislative framework, and review current concepts of special educational need…
… then the MA in Disability Studies and Special Education is the programme for you.
MA in Disability Studies and Special Education gives you the unique opportunity to study the various theories and research methodologies available to scholars and professionals working, or planning a career, in education and related services.
The programme introduces you to a range of epistemological positions, theoretical perspectives and research tools, and considers competing views on educational policy and practice for disabled children and students.
The MA provides a general overview that forms a firm foundation upon which you can consider and critically analyse specific disability and education issues within the context of educational policy, practice and research.
The course highlights particular topics so you construct an understanding of key conceptual issues, and current developments in mainstream and special educations systems.
The course also places particular emphasis on the recent trend towards mainstreaming and 'inclusion' within schools and colleges of further and higher education at the local, national and international levels and their implications for professionals and practitioners.
The MA in Disability Studies and Special Education draws on the expertise of scholars and researchers based in the internationally renowned Centre for Disability Studies in the School of Sociology and Social Policy, and the School of Education.
Key Information
Start Date: 24 September
Duration:
12 months full-time
24 months part-time
Entry requirements:
a good honours degree in a social science discipline.
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Funding information
Admissions Contact
School of Sociology and Social Policy
Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 8056