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A supportive team of disabled and non-disabled academics will enable you to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to become a future leader in this area. You will learn about the historical, social and cultural factors that shape our understanding of special educational needs and disability. Your understanding of academic theories and models will be deepened by activities which challenge you to explore how this knowledge can be applied in professional settings. As well as tutors’ extensive professional experience, course content is informed by input from various guest speakers and from our partner organisations, including disabled-led and self-advocacy groups, education and care providers, charities, and disability arts organisations.
The Special Educational Needs & Disability Studies course at Liverpool Hope is unique in that it is informed and enriched by the work of the Centre for Culture and Disability Studies, an internationally recognised centre of excellence in disability studies research, and the only UK research centre to focus on disability and culture.
You will have the opportunity to undertake a placement in the second year of your course. This will enable you to enhance your understanding of the relevance of disability studies to a professional context.
A-Levels BBC
UCAS Tariff Points 112 UCAS Tariff points must come from at least two A Levels (or equivalent). Additional points can be made up from a range of alternative qualifications.
BTEC DMM
Access to HE 112 Tariff Points
IB 28
Irish Leaving Certificate 112 Tariff Points from Higher Level qualifications only
Welsh Baccalaureate This qualification can only be accepted with other relevant qualifications.
T-Levels 120 Tariff Points / Merit
Subject Requirements No specific subject requirements
20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.
Disability History
Disability and the Life Course
Disability and Culture
Disability and Society
Social Theory of Disability
Exploring Diversity, Disability and Education
Exploring Professional Values and Attitudes
Researching Disability
Cultural Disability Studies, Theory, Research and Methods
Professional Identity: Disability Studies in Practice
International and Intersectional Perspectives on Disability
Theories of Disability
Inclusive Practice
Disability and Ethics
Disability and Time
Disability Activism
Disability and Life-writing
Disability (Studies) & Identity
Dissertation Phase
Neither seen nor heard listening to the stories of marginalised young people
Mad, Bad & Sad: The Medicalisation of Human Emotion and Behaviour
Researching the Cultural History of Learning Disability
Metanarratives of Disability & Assumed Authority
Disability Rights, Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain
Disablement & Time
Researching the representation of disability in popular culture
IELTS 6.0 overall (with reading and writing at 6.0) and no individual score below 5.5.
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