Program Overview
Where possible, the lectures for the Master of Arts in Disability Studies will also be delivered through video conferencing in Gozo. The Master of Arts in Disability Studies aims to: Induct you in the current issues pertaining to disability; Appraise the complexity of the phenomenon of disability; Examine the barriers faced by disabled people and consider alternative solutions in their work and life; Explore the wide scope of areas covered in disability studies and research. The taught component of the course is divided into two: core content that is delivered in the first year and a choice of two streams in the second year: the socio-cultural steam and the applied stream. The socio-cultural stream examines the concept of disability from different standpoints, namely the theoretical, the policy and legislative, the personal, and the socio-political perspective. The applied stream allows you to engage with the barriers disabled people encounter due to specific impairments and their implications to professional practice. Where possible, the lectures for the Master of Arts in Disability Studies will also be delivered through video conferencing in Gozo. Examine the barriers faced by disabled people and consider alternative solutions in their work and life; The taught component of the course is divided into two: core content that is delivered in the first year and a choice of two streams in the second year: the socio-cultural steam and the applied stream. The socio-cultural stream examines the concept of disability from different standpoints, namely the theoretical, the policy and legislative, the personal, and the socio-political perspective. The applied stream allows you to engage with the barriers disabled people encounter due to specific impairments and their implications to professional practice. In addition, the guided literature review (DBS5013), in the second year, offers you the opportunity to choose an area that might interest you, and develop it independently
Career Opportunities
This course will offer: Opportunities for employment as a social and/or community operator in voluntary, non-governmental and governmental settings engaged in the social and/or welfare field; The ability to explain disability to others is a useful skill in the job market, especially in the context of increased numbers of disabled people; A graduate of this course will sensitise and help work settings comply with relevant legislation in this field; The course will provide a gateway to doctoral studies in the area.
Program Curriculum
Year 1 Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) DBS5009 A Life Course Approach to Disability 5 ECTS DBS5010 Conceptualising Disability 5 ECTS SWB5001 Advanced Research Methods 5 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) DBS5008 Emancipatory Disability Research 5 ECTS DBS5011 Disability, Poverty and Social Exclusion 5 ECTS DBS5012 Rights Based Approach to Disability 5 ECTS Year 2 In addition to the compulsory study-unit, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 25 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year. Elective study-units will open only if enough students apply for the study-unit, therefore students should indicate their preferences from 1-10 when choosing electives. Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) DBS5013 * Guided Literature Review 5 ECTS * The topics chosen for study-units DBS5013 and DBS5007 must be different from each other. Semester 1 Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) DBS5015 Intellectual Disabilities 5 ECTS DBS5017 Psycho-Social Disabilities 5 ECTS DBS5019 Disability, Gender and Sexuality 5 ECTS DBS5023 Disability, Media and the Arts 5 ECTS Semester 2 Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) DBS5014 Sensory and Physical Disabilities 5 ECTS DBS5016 Contested Labels in Disability 5 ECTS DBS5018 Person-Centred and Family-Oriented Disability Services 5 ECTS DBS5020 Disability Across Cultures: Critical Dimensions 5 ECTS DBS5021 Narratives of Disability 5 ECTS DBS5022 Disability, Tourism, Leisure and Sports 5 ECTS Year 3 Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must r
Admission Requirements
Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications Notes and any other requirements The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of the following qualifications: any first cycle degree classified with at least Category II or Second Class Honours or a Diploma in Health Science from this University in any of the following areas of study: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Podiatry, or in any other area deemed relevant by the Board, together with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience or a professional qualification deemed by Senate to be comparable to the qualification indicated in paragraph (b), together with a minimum of five years of relevant work experience, provided that applicants admitted under paragraphs (b) and (c) shall have successfully sat for an interview, during which they shall be required to provide written and employer-corroborated evidence of clinical practice and other relevant qualifications obtained following completion of the diploma course and provided that they shall have successfully completed the preparatory programme as specified below. All applicants shall be required to demonstrate that they have the necessary aptitude and disposition to follow the Course with profit. Professional aptitude and disposition shall be measured by means of a personal interview conducted by a board appointed for the purpose. The maximum number of students that can be admitted into the course is 20 students. When the number is so limited and the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected according to the following criteria, which shall be weighted as follows: qualification type and classification – 45% experience in the area of the proposed study – 15% and professional aptitude and disposition – 40%. The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be composed of at least three members. Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL): Applicants may also be considered through the RP
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
€10,800 (Non-EU)
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University Profile- Start Date October
- Language English
- Duration 3 years
- Credits 90
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