MA Understanding Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse Distance Learning

You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject. You must also be able to demonstrate significant experience in either health and social care, psychological therapies, or experience from the third sector in a specialist abuse service.

You might also be considered for some programmes if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.

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Goldsmiths offers a range of financial support including postgraduate scholarships, bursaries and fee waivers. These are awarded based on a variety of criteria, for example academic achievements or personal circumstances.

It is expected that a number of professionals will use either the course credit or the degree to supplement their CPD portfolios, which are a requirement for the majority of these professionals.

For workers with extensive experience, this programme (or its constituent courses) will provide a sound basis in theoretical knowledge and current research which will help them develop their current work and increase their potential for further advancement in the field.

The UK has developed recognised forms of intervention in this field that have an international application and relevance. Issues regarding domestic violence and sexual abuse have an international public health and human rights dimension, which makes the programme internationally relevant.

Year 1

Students will undertake the following core modules across the following months:

September (2 weeks): Induction

October – December (12 weeks): Theories, Research and Policy – Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse (30 credits)

February – April (12 weeks): Group Work: Power, Identity and Conflict (30 credits)

June – July (8 weeks): one optional module (15 credits) out of the following:

• Working with Children in the Context of Domestic Violence (15 credits)
• Working with Adults in the Context of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse (15 credits)
• Adolescents as Victims and Perpetrators (15 credits)
• The Impact of Trauma – Distress, Resilience and Post-traumatic Growth (15 credits)

Year 2

October – November (8 weeks): one optional module (15 credits) out of the following:

• Working with Children in the Context of Domestic Violence (15 credits)
• Working with Adults in the Context of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse (15 credits)
• Adolescents as Victims and Perpetrators (15 credits)
• The Impact of Trauma – Distress, Resilience and Post-traumatic Growth (15 credits)

January – February (8 weeks): one optional module (15 credits) out of the following:

• Working with Children in the Context of Domestic Violence (15 credits)
• Working with Adults in the Context of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse (15 credits)
• Adolescents as Victims and Perpetrators (15 credits)
• The Impact of Trauma – Distress, Resilience and Post-traumatic Growth (15 credits)

April – May (8 weeks): Research Methods (15 credits)

July – October (12 weeks): Dissertation (60 credits)