BA (HONS) PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY

Birmingham City University

Bachelor's degree

Distance

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

This course explores policy and practice in SEND, in different educational, cultural and social settings. It promotes your appreciation of the need for inclusive, relevant and ever-changing teaching strategies to meet diverse learning needs.

You will be challenged to consider interpretations and responses to needs in practice, seeking solutions and opportunities to advocate for change. You will develop knowledge and understanding of different needs and acquire skills in meeting these, through examining theory and engaging in research. Typical entrants to the course will be working practitioners within the sector.

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Location

Start date

Distance Learning

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

This course has been developed in consultation with teachers and head teachers, reflecting developments in practice and changing employment patterns within the sector. Graduating students of our existing SEND courses have gone on to Initial Teacher Training and/or continued in higher education. In addition to careers in education and ultimately special educational needs, graduates in this particular subject are also well-placed to develop careers in research-based settings, local authority provision, private sector educational providers, social care settings or within the voluntary sector.

Applicants are expected to have a Foundation Degree or equivalent (L5 qualification of 240 credits, with no fewer than 120 credits at L5) in Special Educational Needs/Disabilities or a cognate subject.

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Subjects

  • Disability
  • Communities
  • Research
  • Project
  • Issues
  • Practice
  • Challenges
  • Assessment
  • Engagement
  • Maximising

Course programme

Year 1 Modules
  • E Small-Scale Research Project
  • Learning Communities
  • Complex Learning Needs
  • Challenges And Issues In Practice
Assessment

Each assessment task on this course promotes deep engagement with the subject and, in particular, the interplay between theory and practice. The assessment methods take account of needs of distance learners, maximising access to available resources through the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and associated applications. You will haveopportunities to use multi-media alongside more orthodox techniques of written assignment, portfolio and project reports, also achievable online.

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BA (HONS) PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY

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