Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - MA, PhD

Program Overview

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Overview

Monique talks about her Master's at the Tizard Centre.

Program Outline

Course structure

Duration:

MA 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

PhD 3 years full-time, 5 years part-time

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Teaching

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Programme aims

The programme aims to provide you with:

focused and supportive research-training

the skills necessary for pure and applied research within your chosen areas of employment, including higher education, public bodies and the private sector.

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Learning outcomes

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Knowledge and understanding

You gain knowledge and understanding of:

research skills

specialist information in relation to your chosen area of research to a standard sufficient to conduct an original investigation

how to conduct independent study

how to produce an independent research project using appropriate research methods

how to write a thesis of scholarly merit that would justify its publication either as submitted or in an abridged form.

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Careers

Our postgraduate courses provide detailed knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities.  Graduates will have gained a very good understanding of the matters arising within this population and will be able to analyse and conduct relevant research.

Our postgraduate courses improve employability prospects for both those with established careers and new entrants to the field.  Many of our students already work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in professional, management or supporting capacities. Our programmes support their continuing professional development and enhance their opportunities for career advancement. Other students, who are at the beginning of their careers, move on to a range of professional roles in health and social care including working as psychologists in learning disability or behavioural specialists in community learning disability teams; service management of development roles; clinical psychology training or a PhD.