Learning Disability Studies (3 Years) [BA]
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UCAS course code: B760
UCAS institution code: M20
Degree awarded: BA
Duration: 3 years
Typical A level offer: Grades ABB-BBB.
Course fees: Tuition fees for home/EU students commencing their studies in September 2013 will be approximately £9,000 per annum. Tuition fees for international students will be £13,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate fees pages.
Additional expenses: Cost of travel to placement in Year 1 and Year 2. Cost of having dissertation bound - if you choose to have this done.
Number of places/applicants: 30 / 70
Contact email: ug-education@manchester.ac.uk
Contact telephone: +44 (0)161 275 3463
How to apply: Apply through UCAS.
Course description
BA (Hons) Learning Disability Studies is a three year (or 6 year part-time) degree which aims to:
- Bring about real change in the lives of learning disabled people by working in partnership with them;
- Encourage people to think critically about disability and difference and to examine how and why services for learning disabled people have developed as they have;
- Critically evaluate current developments in the field of learning disability in order to prepare students for a variety of work roles in the areas of social care and/or education.