MA Education SEND/Inclusion

at Northumbria University

The programme is offered on a part-time basis to accommodate teachers and other appropriately qualified education professionals based within the UK, who wish to undertake study while working full time.

You will complete two compulsory 30-credit modules. No Accreditation for Prior Learning (APL) or Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) is allowed on this programme.

 

This course offers you the flexibility of attaining the qualification without commitment to a full Masters, although the modules can also be taken as part of a Masters’ qualification.

 

Please note: if these modules are taken as part of any of our MA routes the PG Cert will not be awarded, to avoid double accreditation.

 

You will be presented with the opportunity to draw upon your workplace practice and to consider challenges and successes of inclusion with peers, exploring and critically evaluating your own and your organisation’s practice.

 

The key aim of the programme is to initiate rigorous critical enquiry and discourse to extend the criteria for judging taken-for-granted assumptions underlying SEND/Inclusion policy and practice. You will develop an increasing respect for evidence and the capacity to lead change in your own practice within your professional context.

 

The assessment will engage you with challenges facing learners in your organisation, how these can be identified and addressed and the opportunity to apply these solutions in a targeted way in your practice.

 

You will draw upon education theory, research, policy, professional standards to develop such skills as collaboration and leadership as well as a deeper understanding of how change can impact on people. These attributes are critical in the role of the SENCo, and to those tasked with the job of empowering others to embrace the responsibility to work inclusively and in collaboration with other stakeholders.

 

University attendance will be on a weekly basis and will comprise a mixture of teacher-led discussions, group and individual presentations and workshops. In addition to tutorial support, your learning group will, in itself, form an important learning network.

 

Modules

Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.

 

Year one

 

• PP0724 -The Empirical Project (Optional,60 Credits)
• TE7039 -Systematic Appraisal in Education and Training (Optional,60 Credits)
• TE7046 -Understanding Autism (Optional,30 Credits)
• TE7049 -Education System in England (Optional,30 Credits)
• TE7050 -Negotiated Study (Optional,30 Credits)
• TE7074 -SEND and Inclusion: Leading Practice in the School Environment (Optional,30 Credits)
• TE7075 -Behaviour in Autism and Facilitation of Learning (Optional,30 Credits)
• TE7076 -Understanding Educational Research and Methods (Optional,30 Credits)
• TE7084 -Multi-disciplinary Collaboration and Professional Development (Optional,30 Credits)
• WB0716 -Work Based Dissertation (Optional,60 Credits)
• WB0726 -Project Management and Change Leadership (Optional,30 Credits)

Entry Requirements 2022/23

Standard Entry

Applicants should normally have:

 

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or an equivalent qualification such as a Certificate in Education (Cert Ed). Other professional qualifications and relevant professional experience will also be considered.

 

International qualifications:

 

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. 

 

English language requirements:

 

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 6 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

Fees and Funding 2022/23 Entry

Full UK Fee: £7,950

 

Full EU Fee: £16,500

 

Full International Fee: £16,500

This programme is designed to cater for a wide range of professionals in education and will offer you a great launch pad for the next step in your career. The flexibility to choose from such a wide variety of modules mean you can prepare for the exact role you want.

You will graduate with knowledge of the very latest in education research, policy and practice. You will gain a whole new perspective on data and evaluation, all of which will help to put you at the forefront of your field. You will also be able to reflect upon and challenge your own practice, which is a valuable skill to demonstrate to future employers.

 

You will leave the course confident in your knowledge and abilities, empowered to make change in your own organisation and ready to go to the next level in your career.