Masters Degrees (Special Needs And Inclusive Education)

Education is one of the crucial arenas in which we can overcome social inequalities. The international Master's in Special Needs Education is a step towards a job committed to improve the quality of life of people with special needs and to promote social justice in local communities. Read more

The MEd Inclusive Education is a two year part-time course, 90 credits in total.  We are also offering direct entry to MEd Inclusive Education programme for applicants who hold a UCD Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education W424 (previously known as the UCD Graduate Diploma in SEN). Read more

The PGCert in Special Educational Needs: Leading Effective and Inclusive Practice (National Award for Special Educational Needs Coordination) is delivered online and completed within one academic year. Read more

This Postgraduate Diploma in Special Educational Needs is a recognised postgraduate qualification for teachers working in the area of special educational needs and learning support in mainstream primary and post primary schools and for teachers in special classes/units, special schools and other relevant educational settings. Read more

The  Online Application Form  for the Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education (GDISE), formerly known as the Graduate Diploma in Inclusive Education, Learning Support and Special Education (GDILS), is open until 5pm Friday the 24th of March 2023. Read more

The aim of this one-year programme is to provide substantial theoretical and practical continuing professional development to teachers working with students with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Read more

This course is designed to develop the skills of special education teachers who work in primary, post-primary and special school or specialist unit settings, in all aspects of theory and practice related to teaching pupils with additional educational needs. Read more

If you need to get a good grounding in special educational needs, disability and inclusion at postgraduate level, this course will broaden and challenge your existing knowledge. Read more

Qualify as a primary school teacher with the option to specialise in supporting pupils who have extra learning needs. Read more

To create an inclusive society, different professionals must work together, from education, health and social care to government. Read more

Ireland's ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has increased expectations around the creation of more inclusive schools and systems. Read more

This programme addresses contemporary issues in inclusion/special education. Read more

The MA Special and Inclusive Education will develop students' knowledge of special and inclusive education. Students will be introduced to cutting-edge theory and research and consider how it links to policy and practice. Read more

Special and Inclusive Education shines a critical lens on potential barriers to learning and strategies to overcome them. It looks at historical and theoretical perspectives of ‘Inclusion’ and gives participants the opportunity to analyse current policy and practice. Read more

This specialist education pathway seeks to investigate the complexities around the concept of inclusion. Study is focused on those who might experience marginalisation in society, particularly in educational contexts. Read more