Special Educational Needs and Inclusion (Autism Pathway) MA
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 1 year full time 2 years part time
- Mode
- Part-time
- Subject
- Education
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- SEP 2026
Overview
This course will help you to develop your knowledge and skills in the field of Special Educational Needs and Inclusion, specialising in the autism spectrum, including Asperger syndrome. This specialist pathway is ideal for professionals working in early years, primary or secondary schools, further and higher education, voluntary sector, advisory roles, and residential settings. You can also study this course if you have a personal interest, subject to entry requirements. Special Educational Needs and Inclusion will give you in-depth knowledge and understanding of various aspects related to autism. Our modules will help you to understand autism from the perspective of the individual and the family, focusing on theories that explore the strengths and needs of individuals. In order to help you evaluate best practice, including your own, we will take you through a thorough analysis of evidence-based approaches. Overall, we aim to help you to reduce the barriers that individuals with autism face in education and wider society.
Entry requirements
| Other conditions | interview · In this case the applicants will be interviewed and must demonstrate suitability for the course by providing: portfolio evidence of significant professional engagement in education or services for chi… |
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| Other conditions | portfolio · …interviewed and must demonstrate suitability for the course by providing: portfolio evidence of significant professional engagement in education or services for children at graduate equivalent level and/or a… |
English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.5 overall, no part below 5.5 |
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Minimum standard – IELTS 6.5 overall (or equivalent) with a score no lower than 6.0 for writing and no remaining band/competent below 5.5 for study at postgraduate level.
Fees
International students: £19,000 per year
UK students: £8,700 per year
UK/Home: £8,700 per year
International: £19,000 per year
Start dates
September 2026 / January 2027
Application deadline
No fixed deadline — apply as early as possible. Applications close when the course is full.
Campus
- Waterside Campus, Northampton, United Kingdom
Where you will study
West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
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