Postgraduate Certificate in Trauma Studies

About the course

This programme addresses the needs of a range of professionals who work in settings with people who are experiencing, or have experienced trauma.  Increasingly, it is recognised that adopting a person-centred approach offers flexibility in addressing the complex, challenging, intercultural needs of people who have experienced trauma in a diverse range of contexts.Participation in the programme will enable you to develop, extend and deepen your knowledge of theory and practice systematically and enable you to begin to develop expertise in person centered aspects of psychosocial helping, psychotherapy and counselling work within a variety of settings and for work with individuals, groups and communities experiencing trauma. 

The programme will employ an inclusive notion of trauma and will utilise and draw from the broad range of existing research, knowledge and skills of staff in the Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth. Participants will learn experientially through workshops and seminars aimed at developing personal awareness, skills and knowledge

MA Course structure

The course involves Two 60 x credit modules and a 60 x credit Dissertation.

• Theories for Practice: issues and contexts
• Research applications and methods:individual, group and organsational contexts.

Each 60-credit module is assessed by submission of a portfolio. The portfolio is comprised of a range of assignment tasks selected and identified to match the specific learning needs of the individual student. Prior to submission of the portfolio students are collaboratively engaged in a process of combined formative tutor, peer and self assessment.

The dissertation is an original piece of work and should be of 12,000-15,000 words (or their equivalent) agreed with your academic tutor.

Completing the course on a full-time basis will require you to attend taught classroom sessions for a total of 10 full days per semester. For part time students attendance will be equal to five full days each semester.

The classroom teaching for each of the modules taught in semester two will be completed before June. You will commence your dissertation project during semester two which will run in parallel to taught elements of the course.

Postgraduate Certificate (part-time)

The course involves taking one 60 Credit Module

• Theories for Practice:issues and contexts.

The 60-credit module is assessed by submission of a portfolio. The portfolio is comprised of a range of assignment tasks selected and identified to match the specific learning needs of the individual student. Prior to submission of the portfolio students are collaboratively engaged in a process of combined formative tutor, peer and self assessment.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have:

• A good first degree in the helping professions with at least second class honours from an approved university or institute of higher education
  OR
• Applicants with qualifications other than a first degree who have at least one year of practice providing trauma related support are encouraged to apply and will be treated on an individual basis. A supporting essay of 3,000 words, demonstrating suitability for postgraduate study, will be required to support an application.

Applicants whose first language is not English must, as a minimum, fulfill one of the following conditions:

• IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element)
• TOEFL iBT  87 (no less than 21 in listening and writing, 22 in reading and 23 in speaking)  

 

 

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