Register now for a webinar showcasing everything you need to know about postgraduate study at the University of Kent’s Tizard Centre!
The Tizard Centre, based within the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at Kent, is a leading academic group specialising in autism, learning disability and community care.
The Centre has a national and international reputation for excellence in research and consultancy. Offering a broad range of postgraduate taught and postgraduate research qualifications, all the Centre’s programmes are aimed at practitioners. They are designed to give you the confidence to apply an advanced level of knowledge to many real-life situations within your chosen field of expertise.
Join Dr Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou (Lecturer in Intellectual Disabilities) and Dr Serena Tomlinson (Lecturer in ABA/PBS Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) online in February or May to learn more about the Centre’s course portfolio, admissions process and study environment:
- Tuesday 10 May, 18.00 – 19.00 GMT: Register now
Postgraduate Taught (PGT) programmes at the Tizard Centre
Qualifications offered include:
- MA/MSc: a Master’s degree that can be studied over one year (full-time) or two years (part-time)
- PCert: A postgraduate certificate
- PDip: A postgraduate diploma (takes longer than a PCert and is worth more credits)
The PCert and PDip are qualifications at the same level of study as a Master’s degree but are shorter and you don’t have to write a dissertation.
PGT programmes include:
- Analysis and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – PDip, MSc
- Applied Behaviour Analysis – PCert, PDip, MSc
- Autism Studies – PCert, PDip, MA
- Autism Studies (Distance Learning) – PCert, PDip, MA
- Positive Behaviour Support – PDip, MSc (Hons)
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – PCert, PDip, MA
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Distance Learning) – PCert, PDip, MA
Postgraduate Research (PGR) programmes at the Tizard Centre
You can study full-time or part-time, with expert supervision from an experienced member of staff.
PGR programmes include:
- Applied Psychology – PhD
- Community Care – MA, PhD
- Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities – MA, PhD
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – MA, PhD
Funding your studies
The University offers a range of funding opportunities for PGT and PGR students.