MA Education - Disability at Plymouth Marjon University

Programme overview

MA Education - Disability is a new and exciting development here at Marjon. This course enables you to explore issues related to disability that are prevalent in professional contexts. There will be options to focus specific assignments on particular impairments, giving you the opportunity to carry-out in depth research.

Faculty: Education, Communities & Children | Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Disability and society: an integrative approach to disability and impairment, Disability and society: theorising disability in local contexts, Supported independent study, Research design, Dissertation.

Career pathways

The course is specifically designed to enable you to work with disabled people in a variety of professional contexts. You may want to work in traditional education settings, the wider education sector, or you may wish to pursue further study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A degree is usually required, however admission on the grounds of experience is considered for highly experienced applicants; Accreditation of prior certificated learning can be given for up to 90 credits for relevant Masters' study undertaken within the last five years

Domestic applicants: GBP 8,800 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 16,500 a year (2026/27) Source

Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.marjon.ac.uk/courses/applying/applydirect/

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