Masters Degrees in Disability in Society

Disability Studies is a relatively new but rapidly growing academic discipline, as illustrated by the international proliferation of courses, events, networks, journals, book series, monographs, edited collections, and so on.

This exciting programme explores disability as an equal opportunities issue by focusing on contemporary organisations and institutionalised practice.

The purpose of the MSc in Rehabilitation and Disability Studies is to deliver an advanced qualification to those working and/or volunteering in the disability…

. This interdisciplinary course will develop and strengthen the skills, competencies and knowledge of students, thus enabling them to promote and develop excellence in the delivery of care for people with an intellectual disability.

This programme, delivered within the Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies. ,.  will equip you with the skills, knowledge and ability to plan and carry out academic research relevant to disability studies.

This course is also offered as Ageing Health & Wellbeing in Intellectual Disability (P. Grad. Dip.).

Whether you're currently working with people with a learning disability or you've recently graduated and looking to start a career in this field, this MSc Psychology and Learning Disability degree course provides you with the skills and knowledge you need to develop your learning disability scholarship and practice.

This Masters programme equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in and contribute towards work that tackles the realities and effects of social inequality.

This programme invites you to think systematically about the social world, how it is changing, the challenges and how we as individuals and groups organise, rationalise and assimilate our response.

Understanding patterns in health and what affects it is fundamental to the improvement of public health, prevention of disease and learning across communities to improve health outcomes.

Welfare states everywhere face enormous challenges from population ageing, changes in family life and work-patterns, migration and the economic crisis.

The M.Sc. in Disability Studies provides students with a deep understanding of disability from social, historical, cultural, economic and political perspectives.

MA students will. Develop their ability to apply theories of social change to empirical investigation. Enhance their ability to communicate effectively through regular class presentations and discussions.

Kent's MA in Social Work offers you the opportunity to gain a professional qualification in social work alongside a Master’s degree.

The specialisation in sign language and deaf studies is unique amongst existing Master's degrees in providing a thorough multidisciplinary introduction to the psychology and linguistics and neuroscience of deafness and sign language.