Masters Degrees (Special Educational Needs)

This award develops your knowledge and critical understanding of key concepts and contemporary debates, enabling you to lead and co-ordinate SEN provision effectively in educational settings. Read more

This course is for both aspiring and practising Special Educational Needs Coordinators, already working in the field of education and care.  You will develop the skills and knowledge you need to help students with special educational needs including those with disabilities. Read more

Are you an existing or aspiring SENCO? This course is for you if you are looking to complete the National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination (NASENCO). Read more

The Postgraduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs is a full-time programme running for 9 months from the date of first registration for the programme designed for primary and post-primary teachers.  You will be notified by the School of Education, UCC, when to attend your first lecture. Read more

The National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (NASENCO) is a legally required qualification for all new Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) that must be completed within three years of appointment. Read more

Place yourself at the cutting edge of supporting learners with special educational needs, while developing as a forward-thinking education professional on a programme delivered using a hybrid learning model. Read more

Develop your understanding of Special Educational Needs Coordination, gaining a mandatory qualification for all SENCOs appointed since 2008. Read more

This postgraduate certificate has been designed for those who wish to develop their knowledge, understanding and practice in aspects of inclusion and to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities. Read more

The course is designed to critically engage with current thinking and ideas about inclusive and specialist education, and is designed to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding required to be a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo). The course fulfils all the requirements for achieving the National SENCo Award. Read more

This course will allow you to critically engage with current thinking about inclusive and special education. You'll study the changing cultural and historical attitudes to disability and reflect on the social changes that have encompassed disability rights, human rights and equality. Read more

Our MA in Special Educational Needs and Disability will provide you with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to become an advanced practitioner and leader of SEN in your setting. Read more

This successful one year training programme is designed to support the professional development of special educational needs coordinators (SENCOS). Read more

The National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCos) is a legal requirement for SENCos new to post since 2009 in maintained mainstream schools, nurseries, academies, free schools and pupil referral units (PRUs). Read more

The 2015 Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice (DfE/DoH) specifies that all teachers must be seen as teachers of pupils with SEN and take responsibility for the progress of all learners in their class. Read more

The MA Special Educational Needs and Inclusion programme is for those wishing to deepen their knowledge, practice and professional skills in the fields of Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion. Read more