Inclusive & Special Education

It develops students’ knowledge and skills in identification and assessment of pupils with additional educational needs and in planning, monitoring, and evaluating the effectiveness of, interventions for such pupils



This professional full-time course is delivered over an academic year, with two four-week periods of fulltime attendance at college, supplemented by attendance on four Saturdays spread throughout the year. The vast majority of students on the course are funded by the Department of Education and full substitution cover is funded by the Department of Education while those students attend college.



When not attending college, students on the course are otherwise teaching in their own schools, where they are supported by site visits from UCD tutors. The format of delivery combines lectures, tutorials, workshops and visits to other schools considered to be centres of excellence.



UCD School of Education also invites applications from self-financed applicants to complete the course.

Module Trimester Credits



Stage 1 Core Modules

EDUC40980 Exploring Diversity: Assessment, Profiling and Planning for Additional Needs & Disabilities 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) 10

EDUC40990 Inclusive Pedagogy: Supporting Curricular Access for Students with Additional Needs 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) 10

EDUC41420 Professional Practice & Portfolio Development 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) 20

EDUC41430 Inclusive Therapies and Approaches for Additional Needs 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) 10

EDUC41440 Inclusive Education: Theory and Practice Autumn 10

Applicants to the Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education must be working in a Special Education Teacher role and have Teaching Council recognition

60

1 year full-time

GradDip Inclusive & Special Education (W424) Full Time

EU fee per year - € 6695

nonEU fee per year - € 13270


***Fees are subject to change


Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Support under the terms and conditions of the relevant annual Department of Education and Skills (DES) Circular is available to suitably qualified primary and post-primary teachers who currently hold, or are eligible to hold, permanent positions in their schools.

Careers & Employability

Completion of this course will significantly enhance the knowledge and skills of Special Education Teachers and will render them considerably more competent and confident in fulfilment of their roles.



It will further the careers of Special Education Teachers in schools, enabling them to perform a co-ordinating and managerial role in relation to provision for pupils with Additional Educational Needs in schools.



It will enable SET teachers to apply for national and regional roles within the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), including, but not confined to, the roles of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) and Visiting Teachers providing consultative services to schools.



Students who complete the full-time Graduate Diploma in Inclusive and Special Education W424 have the option (within 5 years of graduating) of transferring directly into Year 2 of the MEd Inclusive Education and obtaining this Masters qualification by completing one module in Research Methods and a thesis.