Programme summary for MA Working with People with Eating Disorders
About the programme
This programme is aimed principally at those working in specialist eating disorder services. It enables you to consider the symptoms of the eating disorder in terms of the underlying difficulties the patient may have in making and sustaining relationships; observe and explore continuities between past and present, infant and adult experience; and apply psychoanalytic principles and ideas to an understanding of eating disorders.
Programme structure
The MA comprises the following core modules:
- Clinical Seminars
- Theoretical Seminars
- Work Discussion 1
- Work Discussion 2 OR Infant Observation
- Dissertation.
Career opportunities
This programme is intended for specialist workers in the field of eating disorders following any of the core interventions outlined in the NICE guidance (Clinical Guideline 9). It is also suitable for nurses, dieticians, doctors, psychologists and other clinical staff looking to enhance their career development through specialist knowledge of this field.
Support
Small group work discussion seminars and tutorials
Admission
The PG Cert/PG Dip/MA in Working with People with Eating Disorders is an integrated programme of studies at Masters Level. Students will follow a standard admissions procedure for each of the courses and will be admitted if they satisfy the entry criteria specified in this programme specification.
Students enrolled on the PG Dip who achieve a pass at 60% will be eligible for admission to the Masters (with advanced standing of 120 credits).
The entrance requirement for the PG Cert/PG Dip course is a degree or other qualification at equivalent level. A lower qualification together with appropriate experience or, exceptionally, substantial related experience alone, may be acceptable. For the Master’s course, the entrance requirement is an Honours degree or postgraduate diploma or professional qualification as equivalent to an Honours degree.
Students are required to have current relevant work experience throughout their participation on the courseKey facts
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Tuition Fees - 2013/14
Home/EU Fees
- Module fee: Pending
- Full time fee: Pending
International Fees
- Module fee: Pending
- Full time fee: Pending
Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
