The Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies is an 18-unit program offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Admission requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree, diploma or equivalent qualification. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Course aims
The course provides further study opportunities for graduates of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability Studies), the Bachelor of Disability and Community Rehabilitation and other relevant awards, including the former Diploma of Applied Science (Developmental Disabilities), and for teachers and allied professionals seeking to upgrade their specialised education.
For a Graduate Certificate in Disability Studies without specialisation, four topics from the Master of Disability Studies course can be selected in consultation with the course coordinator.
There are Specialised Graduate Certificates available for students seeking to develop in-depth skills within a specific disability group or leadership stream. The course is intended to provide professional knowledge and the development of expertise in many areas of disability.
In general the course aims to:
- broaden the professional opportunities for graduates and to assist them in becoming knowledgeable, effective and respected professionals in their chosen field
- prepare graduates with specialised knowledge that can be applied to support the participation and contribution of people with diverse needs within their local communities
- provide an effective pathway for students who wish to specialise in a specific of area of disability.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, graduates should be able to:
- demonstrate professional knowledge around a conceptual disability perspective
- promote the physical and emotional well-being of people living with disability around a specific issue or within a specific area of disability
- apply positive disability perspectives to professional practice in an area of specialised knowledge
- utilise specialised knowledge to facilitate community participation of people with living disability
- apply research, problem solving and/or evaluation skills to professional practices.
Streams
- Ageing and Disability
- Asperger Disorder - no further student intake
- Augmentative Communication Systems - no further student intake
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Behaviour Management - no further student intake
- Community Inclusion - no further student intake
- Intellectual Disability
- Dual Disability
- Transition from School to Adult Life
- Leadership #
- Learning Difficulties - no further student intake
- Technology and Disability
- Vision Impairment - no further student intake
- Disability Counselling - no further student intake
- Hearing Impairment - no further student intake