2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MA Childhood Studies
| Programme code: | MA-ED/CS | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Professor Pia Christensen | Contact address: | p.christensen@leeds.ac.uk |
Same as full-time version.
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Normally a good honours degree or equivalent
Other qualifications will be considered on an individual basis
English Language in line with School of Education requirements
IELTS 6.5 or above with no score below 6
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Education
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Education
Programme specification:
The programme will provide students with an intensive, multi-disciplinary learning experience (drawing on sociology, anthropology, psychology, media studies, education and elements of health studies, history and human geography). The focus will be on the new social studies of childhood and youth, and emphasis will be placed on working with students to develop a holistic perspective on childhood and youth. Unlike many other courses, the central focus will be on children and young people whole beings rather than on one aspect of their lives and/or the services and professions that cluster around them. The existing strength of the School of Education in inclusive education will remain but will be merged with this holistic perspective. Students will be encouraged to think of themselves as part of the self-conscious emergence of a multi-disciplinary field of study. Optional modules will give students the opportunity to develop theory and concepts in relation to specific topics and relate these to aspects of policy and professional practice. In addition students will complete a research methods module that specifically addresses doing research with children and young people (rather than a generic research methods module that leaves students themselves to make the link to childhood research).These points will be reflected in promotional material for the course, alongside information about the international reputations of the scholars and researchers who will teach on the course. In addition, attention will be drawn to the range of compulsory and optional modules which will allow students from each of these key markets to construct their desired route through the course. The MA will be one part of a strategy to raise the profile of Leeds's work on childhood and youth and the push to build an internationally recognised centre for research and scholarship.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates are required to study and pass the following compulsory modules:
| EDUC5430M | Dissertation | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| EDUC5861M | Theorizing Childhood and Youth | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EDUC5862M | Research with Children and Young People | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to study and pass 30 credits from the following optional modules but may choose to study 60 credits if they wish:
| EDUC5816M | Developmental Disorders in the Early Years | 30 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
| EDUC5865M | Children and young people: citizenship, participation and social justice | 30 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
| EDUC5866M | Child poverty and well-being | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EDUC5867M | Children's family and personal relationships | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students not studying 60 credits from the above list may choose 30 credits from the following optional module list:
| EDUC5011M | EAL, language diversity and inclusion: research and theory | 30 credits | Not running in 201617 | |
| EDUC5042M | Contemporary Global Challenges in Education Policy and Leadership Practice | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EDUC5053M | Directed Study in Education 1 | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EDUC5054M | Directed Study in Education 2 | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| EDUC5611M | Special Educational Needs: Inclusive Curriculum | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| EDUC5981M | Teaching Languages to Young Learners | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| GEND5108M | Contested Bodies | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5113M | Advanced Racism and Ethnicity Studies | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5233M | Evaluation Research | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5234M | From Conception to the Grave: Health in a Global Context | 30 credits | Not running in 201617 |
Elective modules:
Candidates may choose to study 30 credits of elective modules ONLY if they have chosen 30 credits of optional modules
Last updated: 25/05/2016
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