Housing and Inclusion (MA)

Attendance & duration

Full-time: one year, 2 days and possibly one evening per week or equivalent

Part-time (day and eve): two years, 1 day and possibly one evening per week or equivalent

Start dates

Full-time and Part-time September and February

CAMPUS

London North campus
Ladbroke House

COST

February 2012
Full-time
UK and EU students: £5,670
International students: £10,395

 

September 2012
Full-time
UK and EU students: £6,300
International students: £10,800

Part-time

Uk and EU students: £700 per 20 credit module



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Overview

This course is designed for students who are looking for a career in housing and related fields, and for students working in these areas who wish to broaden their skills and knowledge. You will study housing management, law and finance, and related fields of regeneration and community development.

Students completing the MA Housing and Inclusion will gain full membership of the Chartered Institute of Housing by completing one additional distance learning module provided by the CIH.

You will benefit from research and specialist expertise in the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, including dealing with the needs of asylum and refugee populations, victims of domestic abuse and homeless people.

 

 

Faculty of Socia Scencesl and Humanities

www.londonmet.ac.uk/depts/fass/

 

Applying and entry

PLEASE NOTE There is no official closing date for this course, but you are advised to apply as early as possible as we will only consider your application if there are places available on the course.

Tel: 020 7133 4202
Email: admissions@londonmet.ac.uk

The standard entry requirement for the course is a good honours degree or equivalent. However, applicants who do not meet this requirement but have substantial experience in a relevant area of employment may also be considered and are therefore encouraged to apply. In these circumstances applicants may be asked to present a portfolio of written work.

Course contents

The course consists of four core modules and two optional modules, plus a dissertation of 12,000 - 15,000 words or an exercise in project management.

Core modules:

  • Housing Law, Finance and Management
  • Advice Empowerment and Customer Care
  • Researching Communities, or
  • Project Management

Optional modules:

  • Community Development
  • Regeneration and Economic Development Policy
  • Social Structures and Policies
  • Public Services: Policy and Strategy
  • Mental Health Promotion
  • Refugees and Human Rights
  • Violence Against Women: Issues Research and Policy
  • Perspectives of Ageing
  • Measuring and Monitoring Performance
  • Debt and consumer Advice
  • Managing Public Services
  • Developments and Management in Community Care
  • Sustainable communities
  • Managing Self and Others

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Possible Interim Awards
Postgraduate Diploma in Housing & Inclusion or a Postgraduate Certificate based on three modules that can be related to a student or employers special needs or interests.

Assessment
Students are assessed through a range of methods, including written reports, essays, group and individual presentations, class tests and examination.

Careers

With a growing emphasis on localism and the ‘Big Society’, many employers are looking for applicants who have a range of transferable skills and who can work with communities across different disciplines. This course will provide you with both skills and knowledge to gain employment in a range of roles, or to move your career in a new direction.