CredittransferStudentswhohavecompletedothermaster's-levelawards,e.g.,PGCE,withinthelast10yearsareeligibleforcredittransfer.Thecredittransferapplicationmustbesubmittedatthesametimeastheonlineprogrammeapplicationasretrospectiveapplicationsarenotaccepted.
Studentsmayenrolonafull-time(1year)orpart-time(3years)basis.Individualmodulesmaybestudiedasashortcourse.Part-timestudentstypicallycompleteoneortwomodulespersemester.Full-timestudentstypicallycompletethreemodulespersemester.TwooptionalmodulesmaybechosenfromtheEducationalStudies(MEd)degree(exceptforEDU7225/7227/7228/7229/7230/7900).TheMEdisawardedtostudentswhosuccessfullycompletesixtaughtmodules(120CATSpoints)anda15,000-wordresearchdissertation(60CATSpoints).Exitqualificationsareavailable:studentsmayexitwithaPostgraduateDiplomabysuccessfullycompleting120CATSpointsfromtaughtmodulesoraPostgraduateCertificatebysuccessfullycompleting60CATSpointsfromtaughtmodules.We'vemadeiteasytostudyforamaster'smoduleasashortcourse.Ifyouwouldliketoapplyforashortcourse,pleasecontacttheEducationSecretary(ssesw@qub.ac.uk)foradvice.
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InternationalstudentswishingtoapplytoQueen'sUniversityBelfast(andforwhomEnglishisnottheirfirstlanguage),mustbeabletodemonstratetheirproficiencyinEnglishinordertobenefitfullyfromtheircourseofstudyorresearch.Non-EEAnationalsmustalsosatisfyUKVisasandImmigration(UKVI)immigrationrequirementsforEnglishlanguageforvisapurposes.
Graduatesfromthisdegreehavefounditbeneficialintheirprofessionalinstitutionsinadvisingcolleagues,influencingpolicy,andsupportingpupilsandstudents.Thedegreehelpsstudentsreshapetheirthinkingonspecialneedseducationandmattersofinclusion,toquestionvaluesandbeliefsthatwerepreviouslytakenforgranted.Importantly,amaster'sdegreeinSEN/Inclusionwillbeofgreatadvantagetoprofessionalsseekingpromotionaswemovetowardsamasters-ledteachingprofession.Queen'spostgraduatesreapexceptionalbenefits.Uniqueinitiatives,suchasDegreePlusandResearcherPlusbolsterourcommitmenttoemployability,whileinnovativeleadershipandexecutiveprogrammeshelpourstudentsgainkeyleadershippositionsbothnationallyandinternationally.
Mostofthestudentsonthiscoursearepractisingteachersinthenursery,primary,orsecondarysector.Studentsfromfurthereducationanddisabilitysectorsalsoattend.Studentstakeupemployment,orcontinuetoworkineducation,applyforpromotion,orgoontoundertakefurtherdegrees.
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Teachersworkingonclassroom-baseddissertationprojectsmayapplyfortheNorthernIrelandCentreforEducationalResearch(NICER)award.
Inadditiontoyourdegreeprogramme,atQueen'syoucanhavetheopportunitytogainwiderlife,academicandemployabilityskills.Forexample,placements,voluntarywork,clubs,societies,sportsandlotsmore.Sonotonlydoyougraduatewithadegreerecognisedfromaworldleadinguniversity,you'llhavepracticalnationalandinternationalexperienceplusawiderexposuretolifeoverall.WecallthisGraduatePlus/FutureReadyAward.It'swhatmakesstudyingatQueen'sUniversityBelfastspecial.
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3EUOtherstudents(excludesRepublicofIrelandnationalslivinginGB,NIorROI)arechargedtuitionfeesinlinewithinternationalfees.
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Dependingontheprogrammeofstudy,theremaybeextracostswhicharenotcoveredbytuitionfees,whichstudentswillneedtoconsiderwhenplanningtheirstudies.
Studentsundertakingaperiodofworkplacementorstudyabroad,aseitheracompulsoryoroptionalpartoftheirprogramme,shouldbeawarethattheywillhavetofundadditionaltravelandlivingcosts.
Ifaprogrammeincludesamajorprojectordissertation,theremaybecostsassociatedwithtransport,accommodationand/ormaterials.Theamountwilldependontheprojectchosen.Theremayalsobeadditionalcostsforprintingandbinding.
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