Master of Disability Practice and Leadership (1.5 years)
Master of Disability Practice and Leadership (1.5 years)
Overview Broaden your professional opportunities and lead positive change across policy, practice and workforce capability to promote the rights of people with disability. The Masters of Disability Practice and Leadership (1.5 years) aims to enhance leadership capabilities and to provide senior practitioners and managers with the knowledge and skills required…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
Broaden your professional opportunities and lead positive change across policy, practice and workforce capability to promote the rights of people with disability.
The Masters of Disability Practice and Leadership (1.5 years) aims to enhance leadership capabilities and to provide senior practitioners and managers with the knowledge and skills required to work in a rapidly changing disability field influenced by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
The Masters of Disability Practice and Leadership (2 years) aims to deliver advanced knowledge and skills and build leadership capabilities. Students may choose from a range of options for specialist study, including policy, trauma responsiveness, coursework, and research.
Your career
The 1.5 year Masters will allow you to specialise in disability practice, policy, and leadership across government and non-government organisations, while the 2 year program will allow you to specialise in disability practice, policy, and leadership across a broad range of community sectors.
Potential occupations include:
- Program management and leadership
- Policy development
- Team leader
- Human service disability leadership.
Potential employers include:
- Human services
- Government
- Non-government
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Self-employed.
REQUIREMENTS
The Master of Disability Practice and Leadership is normally available to applicants who hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic): 6.0 Overall with 6.0 Speaking, 6.0 Writing; TOEFL iBT: 72 Total score with 18 Speaking, 21 Writing; Pearson PTE Academic: 50 Overall with 50 Speaking, 50 Writing; Cambridge C1 Advanced: 169 Overall with 169 Speaking, 169 Writing; Occupational English Test (OET): 300 Speaking, 300 Writing, 300 Reading, 300 Listening; Duolingo (Up to and including Semester 2, 2024): Overall 95-100
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Ranked in the top 2% of universities in the world (*THE World University Rankings 2023 as a percentage of the total number of universities in the world according to the International Association of Universities), Flinders University is everything a modern university should be – progressive, student-focused, and career-minded.It is home to over 26,000 students, with 5,300 international students from more than 90 countries, and offers globally recognised and industry-accredited qualifications. The university enjoys a high level of industry connections with global leaders enabling its students to take up practical placements and graduate job-ready on completion of study.
