Woman and Child Abuse - MA

at London Metropolitan University

Modular structure

The modules listed below are for the academic year 2022/23 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.

Year 1 modules include:
 

• Researching Violence and Evaluating Interventions (core, 20 credits)
• Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People (core, 20 credits)
• Sexual Violence: Causes, Consequences and Interventions (core, 20 credits)
• Violence Against Women: Issues, Research and Policy (core, 20 credits)
• Woman and Child Abuse Dissertation (core, 60 credits)
• Children and Families: Policy and Practice (option, 20 credits)
• Healthcare Public Health (option, 20 credits)
• Human Rights and the International Order (option, 20 credits)
• Human Security (option, 20 credits)
• Policies, Regulatory framework for Safeguarding (option, 20 credits)
• Political Violence in a Contemporary Context (option, 20 credits)
• Psychology and Crime (option, 20 credits)
• Researching Public Services (option, 20 credits)
• Transnational Organised Crime (option, 20 credits)
• Vulnerabilities and Risks (option, 20 credits)

You will be required to have at least one of the following:
 

• a good honours degree in a relevant subject
• experience of developing/delivering policy or service provision in the field (though the course is also relevant to those with a professional interest in violence against women and children)
• extensive relevant professional experience may be acceptable if you do not have sufficient academic qualifications

If you don't meet the entry criteria for the MA you have the option of taking a core module as a short course and on successful completion of assessments, you can then apply to join the MA.

Everyone who applies for the course is interviewed, with importance placed on the statement of application.

UK/Home Fees

Cost
£9,300 per year

Overseas Fees

Cost
£16,500 per year

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees.

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

The course is particularly suited to those who are working in specialised services for women and children who have experienced violence. It is also excellent preparation for those who are wishing to establish careers in this sector.

Our graduates have gone on to key roles in policymaking or service delivery at local, regional and national levels, and some pursue further studies to PhD level, including with the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit.