Contemporary Craft and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year)

This is a four year degree taught at both our Hope Park and our Creative campus. The Foundation Year aims to develop your skills so that after a year, you will be equipped with the necessary skills needed for studying the full BA Hons degree programme.

Contemporary Craft
Contemporary Craft encourages inspiring new ways of critical thinking, imagination and expression within a studio workshop environment. Creating and making gives us the confidence to take risks, the ability to solve problems and builds a sense of identity. The course is centred around the core material workshops: metal, ceramics and textiles and also incorporates an extensive range of materials including wood, plaster, plastics and repurposed materials. On contemporary craft, you’ll have the opportunity to work on community projects and live briefs, which address key social and environmental issues, and more broadly, highlight the integral part craft can play in the culture of any progressive society.

Special Educational Needs
Studying Special Educational Needs at Liverpool Hope University will enable you to understand the relationship between disability and education and will provide you with the knowledge and confidence to educate others about the nature of disability. The degree incorporates insights from education, as well as drawing on work in the arts, humanities and health care, to ensure you gain a broad and balanced understanding of the principal features of education in a wide range of contexts.

A central aspect of the course is an understanding of medical and social constructions of Special Educational Needs and Disability, the legal requirements regarding provision for SEN/Disability and a critical understanding of past and contemporary practices. You will gain a knowledge and understanding of the global perspectives on special education and disability, and issues relating to children and families, as well as having the ability to critically engage with professional expertise.

Special Educational Needs (SEN) is an interdisciplinary subject underpinned by the work of the Centre for Culture and Disability Studies (CCDS). You will become a professional who is knowledgeable and skilled in this field. You will enter your professional life recognising the importance of compassion and understanding of your work with, and on behalf of, those who are disabled and/or identified as having a special educational need.

At Liverpool Hope, they combine excellence in research with top-level teaching to give you the best experience possible, and ensuring that you develop into a well-rounded graduate with excellent employability. Liverpool Hope also offer a broad range of ways you can enhance your degree, such as the opportunity to Study Overseas, their unique Service and Leadership Award and their international volunteering scheme, Global Hope. Click through to their website to find out more!

Liverpool Hope have a wide range of accommodation which is suited to a variety of tastes and budgets. Spread across their three residential campuses, they’re sure to have something for you! You’ll be perfectly placed to explore Liverpool, one of the best cities for students in the U.K, home to over 50,000 students. There’s a rich history of music, so you’ll have no shortage of gigs and venues to visit! There’s also theatres, museums, sports and shopping to indulge in. As a smaller university, Liverpool Hope has a tight-knit community feel, so you can have the best of both worlds.

Liverpool Hope also offer their students personalised, one-to-one advice to ensure you receive the highest level of support. Their helpful team is prepared to assist you with anything from a part-time job while you’re studying, to long term goals like graduate schemes or postgrad study. You’ll be closely supported to make sure you reach your potential.

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