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2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

PGDip Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion (online)

Programme code:PGD-DSRI-ODUCAS code:
Duration:16 Months Method of Attendance: Part Time
Programme manager:Dr Hannah Morgan Contact address:H.Morgan1@leeds.ac.uk

Total credits: 120

Entry requirements:

2:1 (Hons) degree (or equivalent) in a Social Science or Humanities discipline or a 2:1 (Hons) degree in any discipline plus relevant professional experience.

Exceptionally a 2:2 (Hons) degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, plus 3+ years professional experience. Such applicants will be invited for an online interview.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Digital Education Service

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

N/A

Programme specification:

This digital online PGDip Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion is an innovative, inclusive and accessible programme builds on the global leadership in critical disability studies for which the University of Leeds is known. The Centre for Disability Studies in the School of Sociology and Social Policy was the first university centre in the UK to establish disability studies as a field of research and scholarship drawing together different disciplines from across the university. This proposed course builds upon and advances the Centre's applied activist- and advocate-orientation to research and teaching.

The MA Disability Studies is designed to appeal to disabled people and their allies, policy-makers, service providers and other professionals in the field of disability who want to change perceptions about and ensure equality for and with disabled people. The programme explores the dynamics of disability, past, present and future, across global contexts. This course appeals to people wanting to acquire a wide range of intellectual and research skills enabling them to bring sophisticated disability analysis to work in a wide range of professional fields including academia, activism, government agencies, quasi-governmental, social work, health industries, education, law, national and international non-governmental organisations and business environments.

The PGDip Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion focuses upon understanding the complexity of disability relations. The study of disability has never been more important. Globally, there are around 1 billion disabled people and with the ageing population in many countries, this figure is set to rise. Disabled people are more likely to experience poverty, receive less education and employment opportunities and have worse health outcomes than non-disabled people. Their right to dignified lives is often threatened by discrimination, prejudice and violence. Yet disabled people are not passive in the face of barriers to their inclusion and participation within society. They have campaigned to ensure that disability is recognised as a form social exclusion, not just a product of physical difference. Disability is now widely understood to be an important equality and human rights concern.

The PGDip Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion supports students to recognise, understand and meet many of the challenges facing disabled people, equipping them with knowledge and skills to help build a more enabling society. They will learn about research methodologies and methods that involve and seek to empower disabled people. Students will also be exposed to cultural explanations of disability and the interface of cultural and human rights frameworks.

Students will normally study one module at a time.


Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

In your first year you will typically study three Foundation modules, shown below as Compulsory. You will typically study three out of the six Development modules, shown below as Optional.

OSSP5100MDisability and Inequality15 credits1 Sep to 31 Oct (adv yr), 1 Mar to 30 Apr (2mth)(adv yr)
OSSP5101MUnderstanding Disability15 credits1 Nov to 31 Dec, 1 Nov to 31 Dec (2mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 30 Jun (2mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 30 June
OSSP5102MDisability and Inclusion15 credits1 Jul to 31 Aug, 1 Jan to 28 Feb (adv year)

Optional modules:

You will typically study three out of six Development modules as Optional in your first year.

OSSP5200MBuilding Enabling Futures15 credits1 Mar to 30 Apr, 1 Mar to 30 Apr (2mth)(adv yr)
OSSP5201MA Human Rights Approach to Disability15 credits1 May to 30 Jun (2mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 30 June
OSSP5202MRealising Disability Equality Through Policy15 credits1 Jul to 31 Aug
OSSP5203MDisability and Global Challenges15 credits1 Sep to 31 Oct (adv yr)
OSSP5204MDoing Disability Research15 credits1 Nov to 31 Dec, 1 Nov to 31 Dec (2mth)(adv yr)
OSSP5205MBecoming Disability Change Makers15 credits1 Jan to 28 Feb, 1 Jan to 28 Feb (adv year)


Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Optional modules:

You will study the remaining two Development modules as Optional modules.

Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:

OSSP5200MBuilding Enabling Futures15 credits1 Mar to 30 Apr, 1 Mar to 30 Apr (2mth)(adv yr)
OSSP5201MA Human Rights Approach to Disability15 credits1 May to 30 Jun (2mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 30 June
OSSP5202MRealising Disability Equality Through Policy15 credits1 Jul to 31 Aug
OSSP5203MDisability and Global Challenges15 credits1 Sep to 31 Oct (adv yr)
OSSP5204MDoing Disability Research15 credits1 Nov to 31 Dec, 1 Nov to 31 Dec (2mth)(adv yr)
OSSP5205MBecoming Disability Change Makers15 credits1 Jan to 28 Feb, 1 Jan to 28 Feb (adv year)

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