A postgraduate program
Fast facts
Course type: Postgraduate (coursework)
Availability (full-time or part-time): Full-time l Part-time
Location: On campus l External
Courses
Course name: Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies
Duration (full-time equivalent): 6 months
GradStart code: 2GC043
CRICOS code: 027987G
Course name: Master of Disability Studies
Duration (full-time equivalent): 2 years
GradStart code: 2CM042
CRICOS code: 019221J
Overview
This articulated program offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences is professionally oriented. The Graduate Certificate is designed to meet the needs of practitioners working in education, health and community services that support people with disabilities.
Students choose topics relevant to their area of specialty. These may include: autism, behaviour management, community inclusion, technology and disability, intellectual disability, physical disabilities, communication difficulties and transition from school to adult life for students with disabilities.
Additional Graduate Certificates in specific areas such as Autism Spectrum Disorders and Technology and Augmentative Communication, are also available.
Other specialist areas such as Down Syndrome and Dual Disabilities are offered from time to time, in response to community interest.
The Masters provides advanced professional experience for graduates from a range of professional fields associated with disabilities, including nursing, psychology, social work, education and medicine, and assists them to become effective and competent leaders and scholars in the field of disability studies. It is concerned, at an advanced level, with general principles relating to disabilities, but students are invited to specialise in areas of particular interest.
What will I study?
Refer to the course rule:
Entry requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution or the Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies from Flinders University (or equivalent qualification).
The Masters degree is a 72-unit course but credit of up to 48 units may be granted for an approved four-year degree and/or relevant work experience. Students who have completed the Graduate Certificate or equivalent receive credit when progressing to the Masters. Masters students may exit with a Graduate Certificate after completing sufficient studies.
International students: Entry and English language requirements
Applications
| Domestic students | |
|---|---|
| Mid year entry: | Yes |
| Applications: | SATAC - GradStart |
| Application closing dates: | Check GradStart.
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| International students | |
|---|---|
| Mid year entry: | Yes |
| Applications: | How to apply |
| Application closing dates: | Semester 1 - 30 November of the year proceeding admission Semester 2 - 31 May of that year. |
Annual fees
| Course | Domestic students | International students |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies | Place type: Full fee paying $7,408 | Download fee schedule |
| Master of Disability Studies | Place type: Full fee paying $14,760 | Download fee schedule |
Note: Domestic student fees are indicative only. Further information: How are these fees calculated?
