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Degree: | Master of Arts (MA) |
Discipline: |
Criminology
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Study modes: | part-time |
Delivery modes: | online/distance |
University website: | Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Forensic Issues (Distance Learning) |
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The deadline for applications in consideration for entry in September is the 18 July.
At the Tizard Centre, you will receive cutting-edge, critical, and career-driven education in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Forensic Issues,approved by the British Psychological Society for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). You will learn about the aetiology, assessment, and treatment of offending and/or offending-like behaviour in this group of people and how best to support them to lead meaningful, law abiding lives in the community.
We will embed your knowledge and expertise within the current legal and policy framework surrounding specialist forensic services, offer opportunities for practice and/or research in the field, and support the development of your career as an evidence based practitioner.
The postgraduate diploma and certificate are approved by the British Psychological Society for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
The Tizard Centre is part of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) and has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments.
The Centre is at the forefront of learning and research in autism, intellectual disability and community care, and in 2013 received a Queens Anniversary Prize in recognition of its outstanding work in these areas.
The Centre has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments. Our primary aims, through research, teaching and consultancy, are:
The Tizard Centre is recognised as leading the field in deinstitutionalisation and community living, challenging behaviour, quality of staff support, sexuality and autism, and has had a significant impact on national policies in these areas. We are committed to addressing issues arising from social inequality.
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