Disability Studies

BA (Hons) Disability Studies
Mode: full-time

The programme explores the nature of disability and inclusion, the history of society’s engagement with disability and the nature of disability from the perspective of disabled individuals.

Areas of study include:

• Components that explore the background and delivery of learning to children special educational needs.
• The development of disability studies.
• An understanding of the lives of children and in particular disabled children during the last 3 centuries.
• Analysis of the experiences acquired during work placements.
• An understanding of the structures and processes that underpin provision in schools and the wider world of social and community care.
• The relationship between the disabled community and other oppressed communities for example women and people from ethnic minorities.

Why choose this course?

• Disability Studies seeks to recruit people from as wide a set of academic and experiential backgrounds as possible.
• The course provides teaching and support that enables members to gain a broad range of experiences.
• It provides opportunities for formal and informal workplace placements and experience at all levels.
• The course provides a clear link between theory and the wider world of the disabled person.
• The course team embraces a wide range of recent and relevant experiences in the world of the disabled and children with special educational needs.

Career Opportunities

The course offers a route towards teaching at Primary level and in particular special needs teaching careers.

Careers in social work and care, as learning mentors, in geriatric care, the voluntary and charitable sectors, LEA and LSA work are also open to graduates.