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Accessibility & Inclusive Design (MSc/PgDip/PgCert) This programme is for students seeking to develop their knowledge of the barriers faced by people in accessing the environment and to learn how to make effective changes for improvement, including the contribution of assistive technologies. The programme will appeal to a wide range of students from different backgrounds including, but not limited to built environment, social care and healthcare professionals. Programme modes Part-time via online learning Accelerated online learning *subject to viable student numbers Programme start dates* January and September January and September Awards: Master of Science (180 credits) Or Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) Or Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) The final award certificate does not state the mode of delivery Professional Recognition The National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC) do not validate programmes of study. However, for students wishing to apply to NRAC, the core competencies and experience objectives’ for an access consultant have been mapped to learning outcomes, such that the competencies required are covered in the programme. 9 Access excellence with the UK’s premier School of the Built Environment
Attendance The programme may be completed from anywhere in the world without any UK attendance. Whilst there is a minimal attendance requirement of a 4-day summer school to support Access Auditing and Consultancy, overseas based students may elect to take the Optional Independent Module, and would thereby avoid any compulsory attendance requirement. Other attendance requirements such as an introduction to the programme are optional. Programme Structure and Assessment The programme can be studied as part time distance learning or as accelerated distance learning. The accelerated mode is designed for students able to dedicate significant time to the programme, applications will be scrutinised to ensure the student is able to devote sufficient time for study in this manner. The Masters’ programme consists of 4 taught modules followed by either a Research Methods module and Dissertation or a Design Briefing and Research by Design project. The modules are delivered over a 15-week period. All modules are normally assessed through written coursework. Available Modules Design in the Built Environment (30 credits) n Design process overview n Analysing and responding to function n Technology and innovation n Aesthetics: visual quality and fashion n Sustainability issues n Economic and legal influences n Socio cultural and climatic factors n Appraisal techniques Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (30 credits) n Models of disability and awareness training n Access to external and internal environments n Access to information n Emergency egress n Horizontal and vertical circulation n Cognition of the environment n Acoustics and audible cues n Visual cues, lighting & signage n Building management n User evaluation Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology in the Built Environment (30 credits) n Historical aspects AT application and rehabilitation n AT use versus social based models n Social economic and legal influences n Human factors n AT and rehabilitation applications and their selection n Implementation strategies n User trials and evaluation studies Access Auditing and Consultancy (30 credits) n Approaches to access auditing n Pricing & estimating for consultancy work n Designing a survey strategy n Interpreting architectural information n Construction technology n Problem-solving and lateral thinking n Surveying principles n Use of scientific instruments n Report writing & presentation skills Optional Independent Project (30 credits) n This module is designed to replace any of the above modules. This module offers students the chance to propose their own area of study topic, subject to tutor approval, in order to apply current knowledge and practice to an issue or problem. Then - either Research Methods (15 credits) Prepares students to undertake research at postgraduate level by engaging in good research planning, appraisal of a range of research methods and understanding the importance of ethics and the relevance of this to the research process. And Dissertation (45 credits) This module allows learners to undertake a dissertation on a specific research topic related to the programme of study. You will engage in constructive research; empirical, theoretical or doctrinal research; or other types of recognised research whilst applying an ethical approach. Or Design Briefing (15 credits) Provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate good “design research” planning at postgraduate level through the application of recognised design research strategies, techniques, and methodologies as well as how to produce a “design proposal” for research on a specific topic. And Research by Design (45 credits) This module allows students to undertake descriptive and exploratory research in a particular design context by applying recognised “research by design” methodologies and techniques to produce a sustained and logical argument. You will conduct research through design in a particular architectural and/or urban context; plan and propose new design variations and critically evaluate their impact. Please also refer to pages 1 and 2 for important information. Visit: www.sobe.salford.ac.uk/sobe/programmes/postgraduate-programmes/ 10
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