TOEFL iBT: 80 with a writing score of at least 20
IELTS: 6.0 overall with no less than 6.0 in Writing and no less than 5.5 in every other element
Cambridge: Advanced Certificate with a pass at Grade C or better
The course aims to build professional skills required by Learning Support Educators to assist and support the teacher in the general classroom. The programme aims to equip prospective candidates with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to support teachers in creating an effective classroom experience for all students. The programme will focus on knowledge and skills to be able to support individuals with mild to severe disabilities, mild to severe learning difficulties and mild to severe challenging behaviour and the prevention thereof. It also aims to improve the competencies, skills, effectiveness and confidence that learning support educators seek to bring to their work, and for those who wish to further their career possibilities and prepare the ground for progression.
The course has been designed to allow students to develop an understanding of the curriculum, education policy, principles of education, knowledge of the challenges met in classrooms when supporting learning of children with disabilities and/or learning difficulties, the development of skills needed to support children with a variety of needs and the implementation of positive behavioural approaches.
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YEAR ONE
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose their Primary or Secondary specialisation and one study-unit to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL2002, Practice Placement 2, 8 ECTS,
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL2003, Observation Techniques for Assessment and Support for Learning, 4 ECTS,
IAL2004, Low-Incidence Disabilities, 4 ECTS,
IAL2005, Parental Involvement, 4 ECTS,
Elective Stream - Primary specialisation
Elective Unit
EPE2014, Curriculum Knowledge: Early Years, 4 ECTS,
Elective Stream - Secondary specialisation
Elective Unit
IAL2009, Curriculum Knowledge: Language Learning in Secondary Years, 4 ECTS,
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL2013, Effective Interventions for Managing Positive Behaviour Support: A Whole School Approach, 4 ECTS,
IAL2014, The Development of Communication and Language, 4 ECTS,
IAL2016, Study-Skills for Inclusive Education, 3 ECTS,
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.)
IAL2017, Maltese Sign Language: Communication Made Simple, 4 ECTS,
IAL2018, Braille and Other Technologies for the Blind, 4 ECTS,
IAL2019, Including Students with Physical and Multiple Disabilities, 4 ECTS,
YEAR TWO
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose their Primary or Secondary specialisation.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL3000, Practice Placement 3, 8 ECTS,
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL2006, Children Agency and Voice for Self-Determination, 4 ECTS,
IAL3002, Children and Social Welfare: Rights and Legal Issues with Special Reference to Persons with Disabilities, 4 ECTS,
Elective Stream - Primary specialisation
Elective Unit
IAL2008, Designing and Evaluating IEP in the Primary Classroom: Advanced, 4 ECTS,
Elective Stream - Secondary specialisation
Elective Unit
IAL2010, Designing and Evaluating IEP in the Secondary Classroom: Advanced, 4 ECTS,
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
EDS2001, Research Methods and Skills, 5 ECTS,
IAL2011, Cooperative and Collaborative Learning, 4 ECTS,
IAL2012, Supporting Gifted and Talented Learners, 4 ECTS,
IAL3011, Preventing and Responding to Mental Health Issues in Schools, 4 ECTS,
YEAR THREE
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose their Primary or Secondary specialisation.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL3001, Long Essay, 12 ECTS,
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL3003, Aids for Daily Living: Towards Autonomy and Self-Determination and Quality of Life, 4 ECTS,
IAL3004, Early Childhood Intervention: A Family Centred Approach, 4 ECTS,
IAL3012, Understanding Special Health Procedures, 4 ECTS,
Elective Stream - Primary specialisation
Elective Unit
IAL3005, Curriculum Knowledge: Primary Years (Language and Humanities), 4 ECTS,
Elective Stream - Secondary specialisation
Elective Unit
IAL3006, Curriculum Knowledge: Secondary Years (Math and Science), 4 ECTS,
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
IAL3007, The Multilingual and Multicultural Classroom, 4 ECTS,
IAL3008, Specific Learning Difficulties, 4 ECTS,
IAL3009, Exclusion, Inclusion and Schooling, 4 ECTS,
IAL3010, Assistive Technologies for Learning: Advanced, 4 ECTS,
Graduates will have the necessary skills to work as learning support educators (LSEs) at the graduate level (LSE 3)
Graduates can also apply to become Inclusion Coordinators (INCOs)
Graduates will have the option to further their education to Masters level in various related areas.
Health insurance - EUR €200 per year
