Overview
- Degree awarded
- Postgraduate Certificate
- Duration
- 1 year full-time
- Number of places/applicants
- 15 places.
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form.
We recommend that you apply as early as possible to secure your place. We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.
Course options
Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
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PGCert | N | N | Y | N |
Course overview
- Broaden your knowledge of how deaf children learn through this distance learning programme suitable for teachers and practitioners not based in the UK.
- Study on the most pioneering deaf education course in the UK at a university that has been developing expertise in this area for over 100 years.
- Access the latest research about the wide-ranging impact of deafness on language acquisition, literacy, and holistic development.
- Learn about Audiological Management and apply this to the context of deaf children.
- You will take four units over a year. This will require the equivalent of one study day a weekonline as a minimum commitment.
Open days
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2024, the tuition fees are as follows:
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PGCert (full-time distance learning)
UK students (per annum): n.a
International, including EU, students (per annum): £9,400
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration, and computational costs during your studies.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK students (fees are typically fixed for International/EU students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information visit: postgraduate fees.
Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification.
Additional expenses
There are no additional course expenses if learners have access to the internet and access to a computer for their studies. The course is fully accessible online as a distance learner. There is no requirement for learners on this route to travel to Manchester or attend on-campus.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 529 4563
- pgtaught.audiology@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/audiology/masters/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Courses in related subject areas
Use the links below to view lists of courses in related subject areas.
Entry requirements
English language
International students must demonstrate English proficiency through a secure and approved testing system.
We ask for English language proof if you are from non-majority English-speaking countries (a list of majority English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Home Office, can be found on the GOV.UK website ).
Specifically, we require a minimum of:
- IELTS: 7.0, including 7.0 in the written section
- TOEFL 100, including 25 in the written section
See further information about requirements for your country.
English language test validity
Professional entry qualification
You should currently be working outside the UK in a teaching or support role. You may be already working with deaf children or may wish to do so in the future.
You must also hold a relevant honours first degree (Upper Second or above, or equivalent) from an approved higher education institution or evidence of previous advanced study, research, or professional experience that the University accepts as qualifying you for entry. If you do not hold an Upper Second degree, you may still be considered on an individual basis, based on professional experience. Please contact us to discuss your suitability by emailing pgtaught.audiology@manchester.ac.uk
You will also need to evidence that you are qualified to teach children and young people in your home country.
Application and selection
How to apply
Please apply via our online application form.
We recommend that you apply as early as possible to secure your place. We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.
How your application is considered
We consider your application via the online application form, supporting documentation relevant to your academic and teaching experience, and appropriate professional references.
All applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Interview requirements
Disclosure and Barring Service check
Applicants are required to complete a Criminal Record and Code of Conduct Self-Declaration before registering for the programme. Upon joining the course students are required to complete an Enhanced Level search by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We will assist you in the completion of these forms in Semester 1.
The Criminal Record and Code of conduct Self-Declaration is repeated upon entry to Year 2 of the programme (for part time learners).
Fitness to Study/Practice
The Deaf Education course is covered under the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health Fitness to Study and Fitness to Practice Procedures.
Deferrals
Re-applications
Course details
Course description
Rapid developments in audiology and our understanding of language, communication and educational practice make Deaf Education an exciting area of study.
The PGCert Deaf Education (International) course uses an evidence-based approach to meeting the diverse needs of deaf children and young people and places a strong emphasis on the translation of research to practice.
You will have the opportunity to access the latest research about the wide-ranging impact of deafness on language acquisition, literacy, and holistic development. You will learn about Audiological Management and apply this to the context of deaf children in your own setting.
Aims
Special features
High-quality teaching
You will learn from a multi-professional team within a highly specialised and internationally recognised department. Deaf Education at Manchester works alongside the associated disciplines of Speech and Language Therapy and Audiology, giving you a unique experience that fully equips you with the skills needed to teach deaf children and young people.
We ensure that our teaching is reflective of the range of perspectives and philosophies that are represented in the field.
Teaching and learning
You will take four units over a year. This will require the equivalent of one study day a week online as a minimum commitment.
All four units within the certificate are provided online and learners study them at a distance. This provides the opportunity to learn at your own rate, at a time and place that suits you.
Coursework and assessment
Course unit details
Detailed unit information can be found by clicking on the links in the course unit list below.
Watch our unit overview videos
You can watch brief introductions to some of our units plus the teaching placements on YouTube.
Course unit list
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
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Language Acquisition | PCHN60240 | 15 | Mandatory |
Developing Deaf Child | PCHN60260 | 15 | Mandatory |
Curricular Access | PCHN60280 | 15 | Mandatory |
Audiological Management | PCHN61230 | 15 | Mandatory |
What our students say
Facilities
Online facilities
You will be able to access a range of online facilities throughout the University.
Disability support
Careers
Career opportunities
The Postgraduate Certificate will support progression to a career working with deaf children and young people. This is a diverse remit, and many associated roles may be applicable. Graduates may be working in a teaching or support capacity with deaf children in their home nation.
Applicants need to check the requirements of specific roles in their home countries.
Read a blog post from one of our graduates about what a typical working day as a Teacher of the Deaf in the UK involves.