About MSc Educational Assistive Technology (EduAT)
- The MSc EduAT at the University of Dundee is now accepting applications for the January 2022 intake.
- The closing date for applications for the January 2022 start, part time route of MSc EduAT is 17 December 2021 at 23:59 (UK time).
This course is primarily for teachers, therapists and technologists who are seeking to develop and enhance their ability to support learners who require AT. It will equip you with the skills, knowledge and working methodology needed to practise as an educational assistive technologist. Assistive Technology (AT) supports students with a broad range of learning difficulties, physical disabilities and/or sensory impairments. These range from high incidence, lower impact disabilities (for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia) through to low incidence, higher impact disabilities (for example, cerebral palsy, autism). This course has been developed to address a global need for the professionalisation of the ‘Assistive Technologist’ role within all levels of education provision.
You will learn about: The role tasks and responsibilities of the Educational Assistive Technologist, Assistive Technology (AT) solutions, Assessment for AT, AT in educational programmes, Specialist and mainstream AT solutions, AT partner relationships, Models of disability and Therapeutic considerations of disability and the learning environment.
The University of Dundee has an international reputation for accessibility and the development of digital assistive technology. You will interact with expert users of AT within our unique User Centre. We also have links with learning environments across the UK.
The course is taught by AT experts such as Professor Annalu Waller and Mr. Rohan Slaughter.
Find out more:
- There is a recording available of our recent MSc EduAT open afternoon, note the section where our current students give their views at around 1:07 in this recording: MSc Educational Assistive Technology Open Day – YouTube There is a recording of Senior Lecturer Rohan Slaughter describing the core modules towards the start of the video.
- There is a set of slides for the EduAT modules on the TechAbility 2020 conference website.
- There is also a shorter presentation that Rohan gave on the course, see MSc EduAT recording on the Call Scotland website.
- If you would like to ask any questions about MSc EduAT, please email the programme team: msceduat@dundee.ac.uk and a member of the team will get back to you.
About the MSc EduAT Scholarship
The School of Science and Engineering have created a dedicated MSc EduAT scholarship. This is a full fee scholarship for the two-year, part-time programme only. The programme team have worked with a small number of volunteers from the independent MSc EduAT advisory group to develop the eligibility criteria and selection method for the scholarship. The University are now able to offer a small number of full fee scholarships through this programme. The scholarship may be applied for by those considering the January 2022 intake.
More information on the scholarships may be found on the dedicated MSc EduAT Scholarship: Scholarships: University of Dundee webpage.
Scholarship application process:
- The scholarship application closing date for the Jan 22 intake, is Friday 3rd Dec 2021, 12:00 midday (UK time).
- If you have already applied and you hold an offer for MSc EduAT, you may apply for the MSc EduAT scholarship.
- Please be aware that as well as meeting the other criteria for the scholarship, you must be an MSc EduAT offer holder to apply for the MSc scholarship.
- This means you need to apply for the MSc EduAT first, and then if you are made an offer, you can apply for the scholarship.
- Please be aware of the closing dates for the MSc EduAT and the scholarship deadline, noted above.
- Should your application be contingent on the scholarship, please be aware you may decline your offer prior to matriculation on the course.
- Note also that the MSc EduAT programme team WILL NOT be reviewing scholarship applications, this will be done by a sub-group of the independent MSc EduAT advisory group.
Scholarship eligibility criteria:
Please note that the eligibility criteria for the MSc EduAT scholarship include the following points:
- All Fee Status applicants are eligible to apply for this scholarship: Scottish, RUK (rest of UK).
- Scholarship funding is limited, please only apply for this scholarship if you have already exhausted all other avenues (both internal and external to your employing organisation) of funding the MSc EduAT course fees.
- The MSc EduAT scholarship will only be used to meet the tuition fees for a student to undertake the MSc EduAT. The scholarship will fund fees only and will be paid directly to the University for this purpose.
- Prospective recipients of the MSc EduAT scholarship award must meet the pre-requisite entry requirements of the programme.
- Students must be employed in a not-for-profit UK based organisation that has education as a core objective, such as a Local Authority, MAT (multi-academy trust) or third sector (charity run) school or college or other allied charitable organisation.
- Note that for the avoidance of doubt, applications from those employed by for-profit companies, even where these companies provide services such as education or social care shall not be considered for this scholarship.
- Note that it is expected that all students who are employed full time in an education organisation would complete the course via the part time route.
- Applications from disabled students are encouraged.
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