This programme is designed for teachers or other professionals who have an interest in increasing their knowledge and skills in the field of special needs.
The Masters in Special Needs covers four main areas:
The course contains both taught and experiential elements,
and you will cover the theoretical aspects of each area, as well as practical strategies and aspects of self-development. Your learning will be supplemented by seminars and workshops about study and research skills.
You can study for an MA in Education: Special Needs, or a Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate. For the MA in Education: Special Needs, you will need to successfully complete 180 credits. This will be composed of four core modules, including written work, of 30 credits each. In addition, you will need to submit a dissertation, worth 60 credits, in a subject related to one of the modules and approved by your tutor.
For the Postgraduate Diploma in Special Needs you will need to successfully complete four modules and associated assignments to the value of 120 credits. There is no dissertation requirement. For the Postgraduate Certificate in Special Needs you will need to successfully complete two modules and associated assignments to the value of 60 credits.
Modules are taught within a block of four days over two consecutive weekends. At the end of each face-to-face teaching period, you are provided opportunities for tutorials individually, in groups and/or using other means of communication such as email, telephone or video conference.
Modules are assessed via a 6,000 word assignment. The dissertation is an original piece of work and should be of approximately 12,000–15,000 words on an approved topic.
A holder of an approved professional qualification equivalent to a first degree.
Other equivalent qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
IELTS: 6.5 (no elements below 6.0)
TOEFL (iBT): 100 (minimum of 20 in speaking and 19 in all other elements)
IELTS and TOEFL test results must be less than 2 years old and all IELTS must be the academic version of the test
You will need to complete all of the following core modules and the dissertation:
1-2 years full-time, 2-4 years part-time
Source : The University of Nottingham