Master of Arts in Special Educational Needs

In the Master of Arts in Special Educational Needs/Additional Learning Needs (MA SEN/ALN), you will combine theoretical learning with hands-on educational therapy experiences, sharpening your professional responses in the support and understanding of students with mild SEN who attend mainstream schools

The programme has exposed us to western perspectives in addition to the Singapore perspective and enabled us to think beyond the traditional special school classroom. The concept of inclusion is deeply instilled in our minds.

The course not only increased our academic knowledge, but also fostered the consideration of the best interest of each individual learner with special needs.

The Master of Arts in Special Educational Needs / Additional Learning Needs (MA SEN/ALN) has been designed to provide for the continuous professional, academic and personal development of participants who are drawn from a range of backgrounds which are related to the field of Education.

Past course participants included school leaders and teachers, Special Educational Needs (SEN) Officers, parents and caregivers of learners with a range of SEN.

Having its foundation in the professional and established SEN framework from the University of South Wales, the MA SEN / ALN programme in Singapore is further supplemented with local perspectives and practices to ensure its relevance for the local context.

This is a programme that brings together high-quality evidence-based SEN practices from the East and the West.

The programme encourages the effective synthesis of theoretical and practical knowledge and allows practitioners to develop their skills of communication, analysis and research in the field of SEN at the Master’s level.

Teaching and delivery

Each taught module is 30-hour long, delivered across five days. Dual mode learning is provided i.e. students can choose to attend physical or online lectures.

The lectures are delivered by DAS Academy and University of South Wales (UK) lecturers with extensive field experience.

Assessment

Module assignments include essays, critiques, written proposals and oral presentations.

Upcoming intakes and application period

This programme admits students in March, May, September and November. Application period for upcoming May 2022 intake is 26 March – 26 April 2022.

Teacher-Student Ratio

This programme has a student-teacher ratio of 1:35.

Additional information about the MA SEN/ALN such as Module description, Programme schedule, Fees, Entry criteria (alternative entry) and Programme review can be found in the tabs above.

• All fees are subject to change annually. The fees above have been updated and are accurate as of 3 Jan
  2023.

• All fees listed are in Singapore dollars (S$) and are inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST). With effect from
  1 Jan 2023, all fees shown will be inclusive of the prevailing GST of 8%.

• The fees are homogenous regardless of the chosen Study Pathway.