Would you like to learn about the assessment, provisioning, ongoing support, and review of Assistive Technology?
MSc Educational Assistive Technology is now recruiting its 5th cohort to start in January 2025.
The MSc in Educational Assistive Technology (EduAT) is a globally unique course that aims to train students to work as an Assistive Technologist. This distance learning course is being offered by the University of Dundee. The course is currently the only Assistive Technology (AT) focussed MSc offered from the UK. We are training individuals to assess for, implement and support the use of technology within education and beyond to enable AT users with a broad range of learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities to access the curriculum or be as independent as possible. We are also working to support the professionalisation of the Educational Assistive Technologist role.
The course was founded in 2021 by Professor Annalu Waller OBE, and Mr Rohan Slaughter, who were joined by Dr Tom Griffiths in 2023. The programme team have extensive experience of working with and teaching individuals with a wide range of disabilities, and together we have over 80 years’ experience in AT.
The degree differs from previous Assistive Technology MSc programmes due to its focus on the assessment and support of electronic assistive technology within educational, social care, health, and other environments, or in other contexts that embed lifelong learning. It is aimed toward teachers, therapists, technologists and others who are seeking to develop and enhance their ability to support those who require Assistive Technology (AT). Our students work in schools, colleges, universities, social care, and health organisations. We welcome applications from people who have experience of working to support disabled people and students in a variety of contexts, inclusive of those who may not hold higher qualifications, and who do have useful practical experience. The entry requirements for the course have been designed to be as inclusive as possible.
The degree has been designed as a distance learning part-time course taken over two years. To undertake the two-year part-time programme, students must be employed in a suitable working context in which they can undertake the MSc EduAT coursework. A full-time version is also available, and this would require placement opportunities to be arranged, please contact a member of the programme team if you are interested in this route. Please note that we cannot organise work placements in countries other than the UK, as we cannot quality assure such placements.
- If you want to know more about the MSc in Educational Assistive Technology (MSc EduAT) the course pages on the University website is the place to start.
- A recording is available of our 2024 open afternoon, current students and graduates give their views on the course at 1:03 in the recording.
- You can read about our first cohort who graduated in 2023 in this press release. Our second cohort just graduated in June 2024.
To apply for the programme, visit the MSc EduAT websites for part-time / full-time study. You can also contact us directly by email: MScEduAT@dundee.ac.uk
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