Master of Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education)
Master of Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education)
Overview Enhance your leadership in policy and practice as a Developmental Educator – an allied health professional that works alongside people with disability, their families, and advocates to promote their well-being. The Masters of Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education) aims to provide senior practitioners with work-relevant knowledge and skills…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
Enhance your leadership in policy and practice as a Developmental Educator – an allied health professional that works alongside people with disability, their families, and advocates to promote their well-being.
The Masters of Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education) aims to provide senior practitioners with work-relevant knowledge and skills they can apply as developmental educators across a wide range of contexts in disability, health, and human services fields.
Why study postgraduate Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education)?
- Gain advanced insights into theoretical and practical matters in disability to improve professional decision making, allowing you to broaden your professional opportunities in policy, practice, and leadership
- Develop leadership skills to positively influence the delivery of quality services for people with disability across a broad range of community settings.
- Placement opportunities enable you to apply your learning in practice throughout your studies.
- Our programs are taught on the strong principles of human rights, equity, justice, and access, providing a unique education that aligns to the needs of people with disability, industry, and the community.
- Our teaching staff are experienced Disability & Community Inclusion professionals, academics, and researchers with rich and diverse backgrounds. Learn from experts in the field who have a broad range of connections to industry.
- Study anywhere in Australia, with all topics available 100% online, allowing you to balance your work, life, and study commitments. Placements can be undertaken from anywhere in Australia.
Your career
This degree will allow you to practice as a Developmental Educator across a wide range of contexts in disability, health and human services fields.
Potential occupations include:
- Developmental Educator
- Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner
- Program coordinator
- Support coordinator
- Case manager.
Potential employers include:
- Human services
- Government
- Non-government
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Self-employed.
REQUIREMENTS
The Master of Disability Practice and Leadership (Developmental Education) 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.