LONDON’S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS IN SCHOOLS: ADVANCED PRACTICE MSc / 2016/17 ENTRY www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/psen Speech, Language and Communication Needs in Schools: Advanced Practice MSc / The Speech, Language and Communication Needs in Schools: Advanced Practice MSc will provide you with a detailed understanding of special educational needs in relation to children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) and the relevant current legislation. It will enhance your knowledge of how children develop speech, language, literacy and numeracy, and broaden your awareness of the development and needs of children with SLCN. Degree summary This programme provides students with the opportunity to study the first masters-level programme to be set within the Joint Professional Development Framework initiated by the children’s communication charity I CAN, gaining a qualification that is endorsed by the Department for Education, the Department of Health, the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Teaching Agency. // // // The Department of Psychology and Human Development brings together staff with research and teaching interests that encompass psychological approaches to learning, development and teaching from early childhood to adulthood. SENJIT (Special Educational Needs Joint Initiative for Training) has more than 20 years experience nationally and internationally in supporting professionals and policy makers in education to contribute to better outcomes for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (SEND). The Centre undertakes research that supports the professional learning and knowledge exchange for educational professionals concerned with the learning and teaching of children and young people with SEND. This programme is delivered via mixed mode, including face.to-face evening and daytime sessions at UCL Institute of Education and/or City University, and online learning. It is assessed by coursework and a dissertation of 12,000 words. Degree structure Mode: Full-time: 1 year; Part-time: 2 years Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. The programme consists of four core modules (90 credits), either one or two electives (30 credits) and a dissertation (60 credits). CORE MODULES // Concepts and Contexts of Special and Inclusive Education // Foundations of Research Methods and Applied Data Analysis (City University) // Language, Learning and Development (City University) // Social, Emotional and Behavioural Development // Speech, Language and Communication Needs in Schools: Advanced Practice OPTIONS // Students choose one or two optional modules (to a total of 30 credits) from the following: // Autism: Research and Practice // Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Early Identification and Assessment // Cognitive Communication Impairments // Developmental Language Impairments // Dysphagia and Disorders of Eating and Drinking // Inclusive Pedagogy // Leadership in Health Management // Literacy Development // Literacy Practice in Writing and Comprehension // Promoting Child and Adolescent Psychological Development // Psychology for Special Needs // Reading and Spelling Difficulties // Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) DISSERTATION/REPORT // All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 12,000 words. Your career Graduates of this programme are currently working across a broad range of areas, for example one is a speech and language therapist for a London NHS Trust, while another is a specific learning difficulties co-ordinator in a school. Another recent graduate works as a co-ordinator for a speech and language therapy service. Recent career destinations* include: // Blossom House School, Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) Co-ordinator, 2012 // Royal Borough of Greenwich, Special Educational Needs (SEN) Officer, 2012 // // // Michael Palin Centre, Speech and Language Therapist, 2013 Southern Road Primary School, Teacher, 2013 Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, Science Teacher/Literacy Co-Ordinator, 2013 * data taken from the ‘Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education’ survey undertaken by HESA looking at the destinations of UK and EU students in the 2010–2012 graduating cohorts six months after graduation and, where necessary, departmental records. Entry requirements A minimum of a second-class Honours degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required, as well as either a professional qualification in teaching or speech and language therapy or at least two years' experience in an educational setting working with children with speech, language and communication needs. Applicants who do not meet the direct entry criteria may complete an extended personal statement in order to gauge suitability for Master's-level study. English language proficiency level If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency. The level of English language proficiency for this programme is: Special. Please see <a href="http://www.city.ac.uk">City University's website</a> for English language requirements for this programme.. FEES AND FUNDING // UK & EU (2016/17) entry: £See fees note below (FT) Fees note: The fees for this programme are set by City University. Full details of funding opportunities can be found on the UCL Scholarships website: www.ucl.ac.uk/scholarships APPLICATION DATE All applicants: 29 July 2016 CONTACT Dr Diana Tsokova Email: d.tsokova@ioe.ac.uk Telephone: Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers is provided at: www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/english-requirements Your application The deadline for all applicants is 29 July 2016. Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines. When we assess your application we would like to learn: // why you want to study Speech, Language and Communication Needs in Schools: Advanced Practice at graduate level // why you want to study Speech, Language and Communication Needs in Schools: Advanced Practice at UCL // // what particularly attracts you to the chosen programme // where you would like to go professionally with your degree how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this challenging programme Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this programme match what the programme will deliver. Details on how to apply are available on the website at: www.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/apply PDF Updated: May 26, 2016 Information correct at time of going to press. See website (www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departments-centres/departments/psychology-and-human-development) for latest information