University of Edinburgh

Department/Program:

Graduate School of Social and Political Studies

Institution Address:

University of Edinburgh

Old College, South Bridge

EDINBURGH EH8 9YL

Degrees Granted:

University of Edinburgh MSc/Diploma in Childhood Studies

Faculty:

Dr Kay Tisdall (K.Tisdall@ed.ac.uk)

The Curriculum:

All students will take six semester-length courses (or their equivalent).

Four core courses will normally be required:

Children, Childhood andChildren's Rights: Theory into Practice

Choiceof 3 research methods courses:
(i) Research Skills in theSocial Sciences: Data Collection or 
(ii) Core Quantitative DataAnalysis for Social Research or 
(iii) Educational Enquiry 1 and2

Children, Childhood andChildren's Rights: Law, Policy and Practice

Listening to Children:Research and Consultation

Two options courses willbe required, taken from the list on the optional courses pageor in agreement with the Programme Director. These options include:

Anthropology of Healthand Healing

Anthropology and InternationalHealth

Child and AdolescentDevelopment

Comparative Analysis inSocial and Public Policy

Counselling Children andYoung People

Counselling, Attachmentand Findings from Neuroscience

Crime, Justice andPublic Policy

Curriculum: Context,Change and Development

DevelopmentalDisabilities: a psychological approach

Education and TrainingSystems in the UK

Educational Planning andAdministration

Education Policy and thePolitics of Education

Ethical, Legal andSocial Issues in Child Health

Ethics and Education

Family Policies inComparative Perspective

Globalisation and PublicHealth

Health Policy Analysis

International Development

InternationalPerspectives on Education and Training

Intimate Relationships

Introduction to HealthSystems

Kinship: Structure andProcesses

Law and Public Policy

Listening andAttunement: an introduction to the counselling approach

PhilosophicalFoundations of Educational Theory, Policy and Practice

Public Health and HealthInequalities

Research Design

Social Determinants ofHealth and Public Policy

Sociological Approachesto Health and Illness

Youth, Crime and Justice

Students who reach a satisfactory level in their coursework may undertakean MSc dissertation on an approved topic. The dissertation, which would be asubject in which the student has a particular interest, provides an opportunityto study an issue in-depth and develop particular skills.

Dissertations should be up to 15,000 words long. Studentsare expected to keep in close contact with their supervisor who will giveadvice on reading and research design, comment on drafts of the dissertationand offer encouragement. Dissertations must be submitted by the date specifiedin the University Calendar.

For more information:

http://www.childhoodstudies.ed.ac.uk/msc/courses.htm