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BA (Hons) Special Educational Needs
Introduction
The Special Educational Needs Programme aims to provide an academically challenging and intellectually rigorous course of learning that develops the skills and competencies relevant to the increasing professional opportunities for employment in professional contexts within the education sector with a clear focus on Special Educational Needs. Specifically, the Programme aims to engage students with broad critical perspectives on the nature of education whilst also significantly focussing on Special Educational Needs, including notions of child development, inclusion and diversity.
Course Code / Duration
UCAS Code
Single Honours: X360 Subject to Validation
Duration
3 years full time. Part time available
Entry Requirements
Our typical minimum entry requirements for applicants with A levels/AS levels/ BTEC is 180 points.
Applications from students with non-traditional qualifications are welcome.
Module Information
Year 1
Six modules provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary grounding in the academic, critical and practical skills that will underpin and support your learning throughout your degree. Modules will focus on the following areas: Child Development, this will be a double module demonstrating the significance of a solid understanding of the issues, How children learn to read and write, Language and Literacy Development, Physical Development and an experiential placement.
Year 2
Again, you will study six modules. These will investigate the following areas, SEN and the inclusive classroom, Researching Social Life, Creative Education in the outdoors, a double module: Supporting Numeracy and Literacy Development and a further experiential placement module.
Year 3
Of the six modules studied in your third year, you will take two modules for your Dissertation and following modules that are focussed on Special Educational Needs: A double module Developing a Personal Philosophy of Education, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia, Behaviour Management.
Fees and Funding
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Career Opportunities
This programme will be of particular interest to those students wishing to pursue a career related to Special Educational Needs within the Early Years and Primary sectors – whether teaching, educational welfare or other related professions, here or abroad. Students are likely to progress to PGCE, GTP, EYPS and other professionally qualifying programmes.
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