This digital online MSc Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion is an innovative, inclusive and accessible programme builds on the global leadership in critical disability studies for which the University of Leeds is known. The Centre for Disability Studies in the School of Sociology and Social Policy was the first university centre in the UK to establish disability studies as a field of research and scholarship drawing together different disciplines from across the university. This proposed course builds upon and advances the Centre's applied activist- and advocate-orientation to research and teaching.
The MA Disability Studies is designed to appeal to disabled people and their allies, policy-makers, service providers and other professionals in the field of disability who want to change perceptions about and ensure equality for and with disabled people. The programme explores the dynamics of disability, past, present and future, across global contexts. This course appeals to people wanting to acquire a wide range of intellectual and research skills enabling them to bring sophisticated disability analysis to work in a wide range of professional fields including academia, activism, government agencies, quasi-governmental, social work, health industries, education, law, national and international non-governmental organisations and business environments.
The MSc Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion focuses upon understanding the complexity of disability relations. The study of disability has never been more important. Globally, there are around 1 billion disabled people and with the ageing population in many countries, this figure is set to rise. Disabled people are more likely to experience poverty, receive less education and employment opportunities and have worse health outcomes than non-disabled people. Their right to dignified lives is often threatened by discrimination, prejudice and violence. Yet disabled people are not passive in the face of barriers to their inclusion and participation within society. They have campaigned to ensure that disability is recognised as a form social exclusion, not just a product of physical difference. Disability is now widely understood to be an important equality and human rights concern.
The MSc Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion supports students to recognise, understand and meet many of the challenges facing disabled people, equipping them with knowledge and skills to help build a more enabling society. They will learn about research methodologies and methods that involve and seek to empower disabled people. Students will also be exposed to cultural explanations of disability and the interface of cultural and human rights frameworks.
Students will normally study one module at a time.
(online)
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In your first year you will typically study three Foundation modules, shown below as Compulsory. You will typically study three out of the six Development modules, shown below as Optional.
You will study three Foundation modules are Compulsory.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSSP5100M | Disability and Inequality | 15 | 1 Mar to 30 Apr, 1 Mar to 30 Apr (2mth)(adv yr), 1 Sep to 31 Oct, 1 Sep to 31 Oct (adv yr) | |
| OSSP5101M | Understanding Disability | 15 | 1 May to 30 Jun (2mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 30 June, 1 Nov to 31 Dec, 1 Nov to 31 Dec (2mth)(adv yr) | |
| OSSP5102M | Disability and Inclusion | 15 | 1 Jan to 28 Feb, 1 Jan to 28 Feb (adv year), 1 Jul to 31 Aug |
You will typically study three out of six Developmental modules as Optional in your first year.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSSP5200M | Building Enabling Futures | 15 | 1 Mar to 30 Apr, 1 Mar to 30 Apr (2mth)(adv yr) | |
| OSSP5201M | A Human Rights Approach to Disability | 15 | 1 May to 30 Jun (2mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 30 June | |
| OSSP5202M | Realising Disability Equality Through Policy | 15 | 1 Jul to 31 Aug | |
| OSSP5203M | Disability and Global Challenges | 15 | 1 Sep to 31 Oct, 1 Sep to 31 Oct (adv yr) | |
| OSSP5204M | Doing Disability Research | 15 | 1 Nov to 31 Dec, 1 Nov to 31 Dec (2mth)(adv yr) | |
| OSSP5205M | Becoming Disability Change Makers | 15 | 1 Jan to 28 Feb, 1 Jan to 28 Feb (adv year) |
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In your second year you will typically study the remaining three out of six Development modules, shown below as Optional. You will typically study the Project module, shown as Compulsory.
The project module is compulsory for the second year of the programme.
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSSP5300M | Disability Studies Applied Project | 45 | 1 Jan to 30 Jun, 1 Jan to 30 Jun (6mth)(adv yr), 1 Jul to 31 Dec, 1 Mar to 31 Aug, 1 Mar to 31 Aug (6mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 31 Oct, 1 May to 31 Oct (6mth)(adv yr), 1 Nov to 30 Apr, 1 Nov to 30 Apr (6mth)(adv yr), 1 Sep to 28 Feb, 1 Sep to 28 Feb (6mth)(adv yr) | PFP |
You will study the remaining three Development modules as Optional modules.
Candidates will be required to study 45 credits from the following optional modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OSSP5200M | Building Enabling Futures | 15 | 1 Mar to 30 Apr, 1 Mar to 30 Apr (2mth)(adv yr) | |
| OSSP5201M | A Human Rights Approach to Disability | 15 | 1 May to 30 Jun (2mth)(adv yr), 1 May to 30 June | |
| OSSP5202M | Realising Disability Equality Through Policy | 15 | 1 Jul to 31 Aug | |
| OSSP5203M | Disability and Global Challenges | 15 | 1 Sep to 31 Oct, 1 Sep to 31 Oct (adv yr) | |
| OSSP5204M | Doing Disability Research | 15 | 1 Nov to 31 Dec, 1 Nov to 31 Dec (2mth)(adv yr) | |
| OSSP5205M | Becoming Disability Change Makers | 15 | 1 Jan to 28 Feb, 1 Jan to 28 Feb (adv year) |
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