MDPPA Master of Disability Policy and Practice - 1.5 years

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Overview

The Master of Disability Policy and Practice - 1.5 years requires 1.5 years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.Upon completion of 18 units a student may choose to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies subject … For more content click the Read More button below.

Student guidance

Program of study overview

Program of study notes

This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan. When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met.
With the permission of the Course Coordinator students may select alternative option topics for up to 9 units of study.
REHB9034 may be taken as an option topic if selecting Stream – Coursework.
Students who wish to undertake the Dissertation topics must have a GPA of 5 or above, and have successfully completed REHB9034. The Dissertation must be completed over two consecutive semesters.

Program of study
54 Units

Year 136 Units

Year 218 Units

Streams45 Units

Select one of the following Streams and undertake the Stream topics where indicated in the Program of Study above.

Stream - Coursework45 Units

Select either Option A or Option B

Option A45 Units

Option B45 Units

Stream - Coursework with Research Component45 Units

Options

Select from the following where indicated in the Program of Study above.

DSRS9052

4.5 Units

Design and Evaluation of Disability Programs

DSRS9053

4.5 Units

Advanced Practicum in Disability

DSRS9056

4.5 Units

Ethical and Legal Issues in Disability Services

DSRS9058

4.5 Units

Positive Leadership for Positive Lives

DSRS9061

4.5 Units

Management of Physical and Multiple Disabilities

DSRS9063

4.5 Units

Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan GE

DSRS9069

4.5 Units

Mental Health, Disability and Rehabilitation

DSRS9070

4.5 Units

Early Childhood Intervention

DSRS9071

4.5 Units

Inclusion, Belonging and Participation

DSRS9072

4.5 Units

Facilitating Accessible Teaching and Learning Strategies

GOVT8004

4.5 Units

Governance in a Global World

GOVT8006

4.5 Units

Inclusion and Innovation in Public Leadership

GOVT8017

4.5 Units

Sustainable Development and Global Inequality

INDG9000

4.5 Units

Indigenous Research Methodologies

REHB9034

4.5 Units

Clinical Research Methods

REMH8026

4.5 Units

Working with People with Disability in Remote and Indigenous Communities

SOAD9111

4.5 Units

Social Issues and Social Policy

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold at least onehave completed a qualification listed below, that must have been completed within 10 years of the following:commencement of this course and have not less than two years of professional experience in Disability:

A bachelor degree or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution in an area of Disability or an area closely related to Disability
An Honours degree or equivalent in Disability or a closely related discipline from an approved tertiary institution
A bachelor degree of three or more years duration and a postgraduate qualification from an approved tertiary institution in an area closely related to Disability

The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

English Language requirements

Aims

This course aims to develop skills for students interested in becoming professional leaders in disability. The degree prepares students with advanced skills and specialised knowledge that can be applied to support the participation and contribution of people with disability in the local community. Students will develop expertise specific to disability and allied health professions enabling them to work in a variety of Government and non-government organisations in health, education and human service settings.

The course aims to:

Provide advanced insights into theoretical and practical matters in disability to improve professional decision making
Broaden the professional opportunities for graduates in an evolving policy and practice context and to assist them in becoming National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) aware, knowledgeable, effective and respected professionals in their chosen field
Prepare graduates with advanced skills and specialised knowledge that can be applied to support the participation and contribution of people with disability in their local communities
Provide an effective pathway for students who wish to specialise in a specific area of disability
Develop leadership skills to prepare graduates to positively influence the delivery of quality services for people with disability across a broad range of community settings

Student progression rules

Students must have achieved a GPA of at least 5 and have successfully completed AGES9026 to be able to undertake the Dissertation topics. Students who do not receive the required GPA will instead take alternative study.

Failure to complete the course within four consecutive years or the award of a grade of (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Note that students who wish to use their masters qualification to satisfy entry into a Flinders University research higher degree program are required to have completed at least an 18 unit postgraduate research component.

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Overview

Student guidance

Program of study54 Units

Admission requirements

Aims

Student progression rules

Associations

Program of study
54 Units