Inclusion and Special Needs Education
Master
In Belfast City
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Type
Master
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Location
Belfast city (Northern Ireland)
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
Overview: As contemporary societies become more heterogeneous, and as inclusive education reforms gain currency across the world, educational systems are being challenged to address some fundamental questions about teaching and learning related to the accommodation of and respect for difference. Underpinning the movement for inclusion is a concern for social justice and wellbeing. Meeting the diverse needs of learners within today's schools, colleges and universities, is one of the most challenging and important tasks facing education today. This thoroughly revised Masters degree is unique not only because of the disciplinary approaches it employs, but also because students study and apply an approach to wellbeing that has been developed by some of the world’s leading thinkers. This is an approach that is internationally recognised by, for example, the UN, and whose principles are increasingly found in government policy on education and SEN, namely the Capability Approach. The School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work at Queen’s is one of the very few institutions in the UK to offer this practical and ethical approach to assessing issues of SEN, equality and inclusion. There are three compulsory modules: The Intellectual Foundations of Special Needs Education (online module) Reimagining Special Needs Education and Inclusion Special Needs Education and Issues of Equity Issues you will explore include, for example, what we mean by special educational needs; how a SEN impacts on attainment, emotional and physical wellbeing, or inclusive practice; barriers to inclusion, including social class, gender, and ethnicity; and the role of stereotyping, prejudice and ignorance to ask questions about justice and equality for those identified as having a special educational need. In exploring your responses to such questions, you will examine the...
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Entrance Requirements A 2.1 Honours degree or above or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in any subject discipline. Applicants with a 2.2 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University may also be considered if they have at least two years of professional experience in an education, training or relevant context. International Qualifications For information on international qualification equivalents please select Your Country from the list on our International Students website....
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- Approach
- Part Time
- Full Time
- Teaching
- Equity
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Course Details
Students may enrol on a full-time (1 year) or part-time (3 years) basis. Individual modules may be studied as a short course. Part-time students typically complete one or two modules per semester. Full-time students typically complete three modules per semester.
List of Indicative Programme ModulesModules (compulsory, all 20 CATS points):
- An Introduction to Research Methods: Children, Young People and Education (online)
- Reimagining Special Needs Education: Inclusive Pedagogy
- Special Needs Education and Issues of Equity
- The Intellectual Foundations of Special Education
Optional modules may be chosen from the Educational Studies (MEd) degree.
The MEd is awarded to students who successfully complete six taught modules (120 CATS) and a 15,000-20,000 word dissertation. Exit qualifications are available: students may exit with a Postgraduate Diploma by successfully completing 120 CATS points from taught modules or a Postgraduate Certificate by successfully completing 60 CATS points from taught modules.
We've made it easy to study for a masters module as a short course. If you would like to apply for a short course, please contact the Education Secretary for advice.
Assessment & FeedbackThere are no written examinations. Modules are assessed through a written assignment of 3000 words that is informed by the student’s own professional practice and experience.
Learning and TeachingEvenings and Saturday workshops
Indicative Number of Modules per Semester
Part-time students typically complete one or two modules per semester. Full-time students typically complete three modules per semester.
Indicative Proportional Mix of Time in Classes, Tutorials/Seminars/Labs, and Private Study in a Teaching Semester
Varies, depending on module choice and study mode (full-time/part-time).
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Inclusion and Special Needs Education