{"id":5962,"date":"2022-01-11T09:46:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T09:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/?p=5962"},"modified":"2022-04-19T12:25:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T11:25:53","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-postgraduate-study-at-the-tizard-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/2022\/01\/11\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-postgraduate-study-at-the-tizard-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about postgraduate study at the Tizard Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Register now for a webinar showcasing everything you need to know about postgraduate study at the University of Kent\u2019s Tizard Centre!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/tizard\/\">The Tizard Centre<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>The Centre has a national and international reputation for excellence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/social-policy-sociology-social-research\/tizard\">research<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/social-policy-sociology-social-research\/tizard\/consultancy\">consultancy<\/a>. Offering a broad range of postgraduate taught and postgraduate research qualifications, all the Centre\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/social-policy-sociology-social-research\/people\/1441\/triantafyllopoulou-vivi-paraskevi\">Dr Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou<\/a> (Lecturer in Intellectual Disabilities) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/social-policy-sociology-social-research\/people\/1436\/tomlinson-serena\">Dr Serena Tomlinson<\/a> (Lecturer in ABA\/PBS Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) online in February or May to learn more about the Centre\u2019s course portfolio, admissions process and study environment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuesday 10 May, 18.00 \u2013 19.00 GMT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_iIsFoAPYS8OxpD2ubdkqyQ\">Register now<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Postgraduate Taught (PGT) programmes at the Tizard Centre<\/h3>\n<p>Qualifications offered include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MA\/MSc<\/strong>: a Master&#8217;s degree that can be studied over one year (full-time) or two years (part-time)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PCert<\/strong>: A postgraduate certificate<\/li>\n<li><strong>PDip<\/strong>: A postgraduate diploma (takes longer than a PCert and is worth more credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The PCert and PDip are qualifications at the same level of study as a Master&#8217;s degree but are shorter and you don&#8217;t have to write a dissertation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PGT programmes include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/94\/analysis-and-intervention-in-intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities\">Analysis and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities &#8211; PDip, MSc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/105\/applied-behaviour-analysis\">Applied Behaviour Analysis &#8211; PCert, PDip, MSc<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/95\/autism-studies\">Autism Studies &#8211; PCert, PDip, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/98\/autism-studies-distance-learning\">Autism Studies (Distance Learning) &#8211; PCert, PDip, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/1230\/positive-behaviour-support\">Positive Behaviour Support &#8211; PDip, MSc (Hons)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/101\/intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities\">Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities &#8211; PCert, PDip, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/103\/intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities-distance-learning\">Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Distance Learning) &#8211; PCert, PDip, MA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Postgraduate Research (PGR) programmes at the Tizard Centre<\/h3>\n<p>You can study full-time or part-time, with expert supervision from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/social-policy-sociology-social-research\/people?subcategory=tizard-centre\">an experienced member of staff.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PGR programmes include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/106\/applied-psychology\">Applied Psychology &#8211; PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/109\/community-care\">Community Care &#8211; MA, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/112\/mental-health\">Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities\u00a0&#8211; MA, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/110\/intellectual-and-developmental-disabilities\">Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities &#8211; MA, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Funding your studies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The University offers a range of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/courses\/postgraduate\/fees-and-funding\/index.html\">funding opportunities<\/a>\u00a0for PGT and PGR students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register now for a webinar showcasing everything you need to know about postgraduate study at the University of Kent\u2019s Tizard Centre! 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