School of Social Science - Birkbeck University of London courses

...In order to understand the complexities of this inter-relation, the course combines insights drawn from psychology and its related disciplines...

...educational, medical and paramedical, social work, youth work, welfare, management and personnel, legal and other settings, in voluntary or statutory agencies...

...obtained by written examinations. Candidates who have neither of these but have substantial work experience and academic achievement in counselling...

...These programmes provide an understanding of human development through the theoretical and clinical issues raised by infant and child observation...

...movements and develop understandings of how 'education' as a contested field should be viewed within a globalised and post-colonial context...

...both in Birkbeck and at other universities, including the Birkbeck Institute for Social Research...

...Enable you to critically engage with policy issues, theoretical debates and practitioner perspectives in community development and urban regeneration...

...affecting contemporary management of voluntary and community organisations, and factors contributing to recent changes. Demonstrate understanding of...

...assignments relevant to your individual interests, the sector and the field of study. Objectives On successful completion of this course, you should be able...

...Strong partnerships with the Citizenship Foundation, Participation Works and the National Foundation for Educational Research. At a time when major change...

...research theory and practice and how to structure research approaches...

...you should be able to: Critically evaluate theoretical models of professional expertise in the context of your own practice. Deal with complexity and contradictions...