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Developmental and Therapeutic Play, MA / PGDip / PGCert

Developmental and Therapeutic Play, MA / PGDip / PGCert

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Full time | Singleton Park Campus | 1 year | 23-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Child Development (Education) Play Skills Hospital Play Therapy

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

COURSE OVERVIEW

Gain an advanced understanding of how children learn and develop through play with our Master’s degree in Developmental and Therapeutic Play.

You will explore evidence-based practice in play across a range of professional contexts, combining in-depth theory with fieldwork experience.

This includes how the environment and social interactions support children’s growing repertoire of play skills, with a particular emphasis on the inherent value of children’s self-directed play experiences.

Throughout your studies, you will refine critical research and analytical skills valued by employers and develop professional reflective practice techniques.

DEVELOPMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC PLAY CAREERS

Your postgraduate qualification in Developmental and Therapeutic Play opens up a range of career opportunities in sectors including:

  • Education
  • International aid
  • Counselling and pastoral care
  • Social work
  • Healthcare
  • Play work
  • Domestic violence teams
  • Prison service

Our career support services include:

  • Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
  • Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
  • Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
  • Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
  • Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Modules

This module will explore the origins of the need for therapeutic intervention with children, and various means of providing therapeutic help. It will consider questions such as; what do all children need to grow, thrive and develop and; what happens if basic needs are not met in childhood? The module will explore situations that might cause children to need professional help, and will consider a variety of methods available to provide that help. It will look at attachment issues and consider the impact on children of experiences such as separation and bereavement/loss. The module will also consider the efficacy of particular therapeutic interventions.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,650

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£18,300

Entry requirements

To apply for this course you will need a minimum of a second class honours UK (2.2) degree or above in a related discipline. We also welcome non-graduate applications if you have relevant work experience. (Please email the programme manager for individual advice). You may be asked to attend an interview and you will need a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check (previously known as a Criminal Records Bureau, or CRB, Check).

University information

Located on the stunning Swansea Bay coastline, this Welsh university provides easy access to a vibrant city centre as well as to the beaches of the spectacular Gower Peninsula. The university offers a range of superb taught and research postgraduate programmes across three academic faculties: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science Faculty of Science and Engineering Swansea’s...more