Special Education BA (Hons)
University of East LondonStratford Campus, London
Course overview
This intellectually challenging and thought-provoking special education 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 in special education, helping to bring about a more inclusive society.
Our special education course takes you on a fascinating journey through this complex area. You'll learn about every aspect of special education in line with government policy. This includes autism, speech, language and communication, challenging behaviour, disabilities, dyslexia, therapeutic teaching and learning.
It also looks at 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 special education degree course come from all over the country because its content is so comprehensive.
Many already work with children with SEND. We'll allow you to bring your passion and experience to the course. We put an emphasis on sharing and discussing personal experiences to enrich our teaching.
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Key highlights
- Covers autism, dyslexia, challenging behaviour and speech, language and communication
- Explores therapeutic teaching and learning and alternative educational provision
- Content aligned with current government SEND policy
- Builds reflective practice and critical thinking transferable to the workplace
- Teaching draws on students' own experiences of working with SEND
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 112 — Accepted Qualifications112 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification listed on the UCAS tariff calculator, including:A Levels in at least two subjects BTEC Extended Diploma - DMM BTEC Diploma - DD Access to HE…
- BTEC: DMM — BTEC Extended Diploma
- BTEC: DD — BTEC Diploma
- International Baccalaureate: 24 — to include including a minimum of 15 p
- GCSE: 4/C — to include English, Mathematics
Scholarships
Engagement Bursary
Up to £3,000
Hardship Bursary
Up to £3,000
International Scholarship
Scholarships range between £500 and £5,000 - off your first year's tuition fees - (depending on your course programme).
Up to £500Postgraduate Alumni Discount
If you progress directly with no gap year, you may receive a 15% discount. For direct progression graduates achieving an Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1), you may receive a 20% discount.
Sports Scholarships
Annual financial contributions to academic studies and living costs
Careers this course leads to
- Special educational needs teaching assistant
- Learning support assistant
- SEND support worker
- Special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) assistant
- Family support worker
- Education welfare officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9790 per year | International: £9790 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of East London, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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