Special Educational Needs and Inclusion (Autism Pathway) (Taught)

This course will help you to develop your knowledge and skills in the field of Special Educational Needs and Inclusion, specialising in the autism spectrum, including Asperger syndrome. This specialist pathway is ideal for professionals working in early years, primary or secondary schools, further and higher education, voluntary sector, advisory roles, and residential settings. You can also study this course if you have a personal interest, subject to entry requirements.

Our modules will help you to understand autism from the perspective of the individual and the family, focusing on theories that explore the strengths and needs of individuals. In order to help you evaluate best practice, including your own, we will take you through a thorough analysis of evidence-based approaches. Overall, we aim to help you to reduce the barriers that individuals with autism face in education and wider society.

The modules undertaken will vary depending upon the selected exit award (PG certificate, diploma, MA). Each module is equivalent to 30 Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) points at level 7, except the dissertation which is 60 CATS points. If you want to complete the full MA, you will complete three compulsory modules, an optional module and a dissertation.

Course Modules

• Perspectives on Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) (Designated)
• Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Difficulty and/or Complex Needs (Designated)
• Physical Disabilities: Contexts & Interventions (Designated)
• Understanding Autism Spectrum (Designated)
• Evaluating Approaches for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum (Designated)
• Organisational based Project (Designated)
• Research Methods (Designated)
• Key Concepts in Inclusion and Diversity (Designated)
• The National Award for SEN Coordination (Part 1) (Designated)
• The National Award for SEN Coordination (Part 2) (Designated)
• Attachment and Relationships (Designated)
• Understanding the Nature of Literacy Difficulties and Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia) (Designated)
• Understanding Challenging Behaviour in People with Autism and/or Learning Disabilities (Designated)
• Promoting Cultural and Linguistic Participation and Inclusion (Designated)
• Research Thesis1 (Designated)
• Dissertation2 (Designated)