Deaf Education PGDip

at University of Leeds

Central to the programme is an understanding of the establishment of language fluency and effective communication as a basis for cognitive, social and emotional development. It recognises of the plural and diverse linguistic contexts of deaf children’s lives and that maximising engagement with curriculum must be the educational priority for all deaf learners.
 

Individual auditory potential must be carefully evaluated and regularly reappraised for all deaf children. Consideration is, therefore, given to the range of communicative and educational demands of the different contexts in which children learn so that advances in personal and assistive hearing technologies, combined with acoustic environment management, can be optimised for deaf learners.
 

Through consideration of the roles of spoken and signed languages and increasingly sophisticated hearing technologies in deaf children’s lives and education, you will develop a broad language base and the skills to respond flexibly to deaf children’s dynamic and changing communication needs.
 

Modules

Year 1

Compulsory modules

Please note: You will study the Professional Skills: Learning, Teaching and Audiology module in both Year 1 and Year 2, but credits will not be awarded until Year 2.

• Educational Audiology    
• Learning and Teaching in Deaf Education    
• Professional Skills: Learning, Teaching and Audiology (required for Teacher of the Deaf award)    

A bachelor degree (hons) with a 2:1 or non-UK equivalent.

You will also need ...

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Qualified Teacher Learning and skills (QTLS) (required for Teacher of the Deaf award)

• two years of teaching experience or experience of working with deaf children in educational settings

• access to a school or service's audiological resources and support

• British Sign Language CACDP/ Signature/ iBSL Level 1 or equivalent

• access to local sign language tuition

• access to internet facilities for e-learning.
   

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Fees

• UK: £7,750 (total)
• International: £7,750 (total)
   

Graduates will use the knowledge and skills developed throughout this specialist teaching qualification to progress in their existing educational roles or pursue opportunities in schools, local authority support services or clinical programmes.