MA/PgDip/PgCert Autism Spectrum
Part-time
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Education studies
Related subjects • Teacher education
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Modules
The modules you take depend on whether you are pursuing a PgCert, PgDip or MA and whether you are a full-time or part-time student.
Critical reflections on the autism spectrum
This module helps you to develop a clearer understanding of a range of conceptualisations of the autism spectrum. This includes the different ways in which people with the label of autism might experience the world around them, and how the ways in which we think about autism might impact on that experience.
Autism: policy and practice
You reflect on autism in relation to strategy, policy, and legislation locally, nationally and, where relevant, internationally. This helps you to contextualise and critique your personal and professional practice.
Autism, challenging behaviour and communication
The aims of this module are to reflect on how challenging behaviour is conceptualised, experienced and responded to in relation to autism and to consider the role of communication skills within this process.
Preparation for educational enquiry
This module introduces you to the nature and process of practitioner enquiry in preparation for your masters project or dissertation. Your assignment is a pilot study and proposal for your extended enquiry based project or dissertation.
Extended enquiry based project/dissertation
This module is your masters project and requires you to formulate, research and carry out a major piece of enquiry into an aspect of educational leadership. It might be an implementation project or a more traditional research dissertation. The assignment is the project report.
It may be possible for you to choose an alternative module from another course in our professional development programme.
Part-time – typically one year to certificate, two years to diploma, three years to masters, maximum six years
Each module is taught 5–7.30pm once a week typically over eight to ten weeks. For groups of 15 students or more, it may be possible to deliver the course at your organisation if it is in the local region.
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Part-time – typically £5,355 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
Assessment varies between modules but includes a mixture of professional work-based tasks and academic and critical reflection. There are no examinations.
This course is for anyone holding or intending to hold a management position in the field of autism.
Staff profiles
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