MA Refugee Care at University of Essex

Programme overview

The MA Refugee Care is delivered entirely online through distance learning, with no in-person teaching. It focuses on how to care therapeutically for refugee people, exploring psychosocial perspectives and different types of intervention and activism rather than only studying refugees.

Department: Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies | Duration: 1 year full-time (2 years part-time), distance learning | Intake: October | Study mode: online (full-time; part-time) | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules listed include Contexts of Refugee Experience, Therapeutic Care for Refugees, Placements in Refugee Care, Psychoanalysis of Groups and Organisations, Psychosocial Perspectives on Human Rights and a Dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates work in education, social and community work, human rights, emergency and humanitarian aid, and national, international and non-governmental organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A 2:2 degree or international equivalent in any discipline. A personal statement detailing reasons and any relevant work or voluntary experience is required. Completion is subject to a satisfactory DBS check carried out by the placement provider. An interview is required. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in every component; a pre-sessional English pathway is available for those who do not meet the IELTS score.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,600 for the whole programme Source

International applicants: GBP 25,075 for the whole programme Source

Intake: October

Duration: 1 year full-time (2 years part-time), distance learning

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