University of East London
UCAS Code: XC60 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
This intellectually challenging and thought-provoking course offers you a hugely rewarding undergraduate experience here at the University of East London.
It opens up the world of Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and offers you the chance to enter the world of work with confidence. We'll equip you for a range of careers helping to bring about a more inclusive society.
Our course takes you on a fascinating journey through this complex area. You'll learn about every aspect of the subject in line with government policy, including autism, speech, language and communication, challenging behaviour, disabilities, dyslexia, therapeutic teaching and learning, as well as alternative educational provisions.
You'll develop a reflective approach to special education and critical thinking skills that are transferable to the workplace.
Students on this course come from all over the country because its content is so comprehensive. Many already work with children with SEND.
We'll give you the opportunity to bring your own passion and experience to the course. We put an emphasis on sharing and discussing personal experiences to enrich our teaching.
Modules
Foundation Year: Mental Wealth: Introduction to Academic and Professional Identity/Practice (Core), Introduction to Early Childhood, Special Needs and Education (Core), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (Core), Placements in Context - Play and Learning (Core), Skills for Academic and Professional Writing (Core), Research in Practice: Live Project (Core)
Year 1: Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 1 (Core), Exploring Social Worlds (Core), Key Principles for Inclusion and Diversity (Core), Emerging Research Communities (Core), Practice module Part 1 (Core), Practice module Part 2 (Core)
Year 2: Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 2 (Core), Identity and Social Justice (Core), Building Research Communities (Core), Contemporary Issues in Education (Core), Specific Learning Difficulties (Core), SEND Careers (Core), Optional placement (Optional)
Year 3: Mental Wealth: Academic and Professional Skills for Life 3 (Core), Critical and Global Perspectives on Education (Core), Volunteering (Core), Communication and Interaction (Core), Independent Research Project (Core)
For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.
Assessment methods
We assess all modules through different forms of coursework. Assessment methods include course work assignments, self reflective assignments and individual tutorials.
In addition to writing traditional essays, you'll be required to write reports, policy reviews and give presentations. This is to ensure you gain skills that are relevant to and can be transferred to the workplace. In your final year, you'll write a research dissertation.
All grades count towards your module mark.
More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides. Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.
Tuition fees
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Stratford Campus
School of Education and Communities (EDUCOM)
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