Education with Special Educational Needs BA (Hons)
- Field Of Study:
- Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
- Level Of Study:
- Undergraduate
- Course Subject:
- Course Intake:
- September
Programme Description
The BA (Hons) Education programmes are studied full-time over three years and BEd (Hons) programmes are studied fulltime over four years.
Modules offered in Year 1, 2 and 3 are similar for BA (Hons) and BEd (Hons) programmes. BEd (Hons) programmes require a practical teaching posting in your fourth year.
Your first year modules will introduce you to the foundation of education within different contexts, with your knowledge and understanding developed further in your second year. Specialised modules are offered in your third year, and you will also pursue your own independent research throughout the year. If you are studying for the BEd, you will start your teaching practical during your fourth year.
Entry Requirements
Our Foundation course route
Our Foundation courses give you another way to study for an undergraduate degree.
Entry requirements
| A level |
BBC, excluding general studies |
| IB Diploma |
28 points with 5,5,4 at Higher Level |
| STPM |
B+B+B, excluding Pengajian Am |
| UEC |
4 As, excluding Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese language |
| SAM/AUSMAT/HSC |
ATAR (UAI)/TER/ENTER 82 |
| Canadian Pre-U |
80% average based on 6 subjects |
| Foundation |
Successful completion of the Foundation in Arts and Education programme |
English language requirements
| IELTS: |
6.5 (no element below 6.0) |
| TOEFL (iBT): |
88 (no element below 19) |
| PTE (Academic): |
62 (minimum 55) |
| SPM: |
grade A- |
| 1119 (GCE-O): |
grade B |
| GCSE/IGCSE: |
grade C |
| UEC: |
grade A2 |
| IB English A1 or A2 (SL or HL): |
4 points |
| IB English B HL: |
4 points |
| IB English SL: |
5 points |
| IELTS and TOEFL test results must be less than 2 years old and all IELTS must be the academic version of the test |
Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case
Modules
Year 1
Modules
- Understanding Learners and Learning
- Understanding Schools and Schooling
- The School Teacher
- The School Curriculum
- Language as a Learning Tool
- Portrait of a School
- Identifying and Understanding Special Educational Needs
- Literacy in School and Society
Year 2
Modules
- Learning Styles and Strategies
- Education and Society
- Creative Curriculum
- Teaching Styles and Strategies
- Learning Difficulties: Supporting Children, Young People and Their Families
- Teaching Language Across the Curriculum
Year 3
Educational Inquiry (Extended Project)
Modules
- Critical Concepts within Special Educational Needs
- Post School Transition for Students with Special
- Education Needs
- Socio-cultural Attitudes to Students with Special Educational Needs
- Supporting Students with Learning Difficulties
- Supporting Students with Emotional and Behavioural Challenges
- Supporting Students with Sensory and Physical Disabilities
- Educational Research Methods
- Assessment and Evaluation in TESOL/Special Educational Needs
Foundation
The Foundation in Arts and Education is a 1+3 year programme that results in direct progression to the undergraduate degrees offered within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This rigorous programme provides students with a strong academic background that will result in enhanced language, communication, critical thinking and study skills.
Students on this programme also chose from a range of elective modules that provide the opportunity to sample topics related to their chosen undergraduate pathway such as politics, the world economy, media and education.
Career Opportunities
Careers in education are available in four main areas: public and private schools, colleges, and universities; supplementary and alternative education providers; education products industry including multimedia and conventional material development, ICT, and publishing; and education services including consultancy, research, investment services, and technology service.
Source : The University of Nottingham
