OpenGraduate certificateMixed Field Programs

Graduate Certificate of Disability and Inclusion

ProviderDeakin University
Course code: SIA-211609UniversityStudy area: Mixed Field ProgramsCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

Build foundational knowledge in disability, inclusion and community practice with Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Disability and Inclusion. Designed for busy professionals and students looking to start or progress a career in the disability sector, the course combines flexible online study with contemporary learning informed by disability research, policy and practice. Deeply connected to people with disability, the disability sector and the communities they serve, the course is shaped by lived experience perspectives and contemporary developments in disability rights, legislation and inclusion. Through four core units, you will explore disability theory, community capacity building, inclusion across the life course, and the determinants of health and wellbeing for people with disability. Assessment tasks can often be tailored to your professional, community or lived experience context, allowing you to apply your learning within community and professional settings.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • completion of a bachelor degree or higher
  • at least two years relevant work experience (or part time equivalent)
  • completion of a Certificate IV in Disability with at least three years work experience (or part time equivalent) in the disability sector
English requirement
IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesViet Nam · Malaysia
Common pathwayBachelor background · Foundation background
Target levelBachelor degree · Master degree
Offer fieldsArchitecture · General English
1
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of MidwiferyBachelor degree · Nursing and Midwifery · Offshore
percentage guessPercentage 71.1%71.10 · mid band · approx. top 25-30%
2
Viet NamBachelor background
X067A - English for Academic Purposes Stream - DueliGeneral English · In Australia
ib guessIB 7.56/45.0lower band · approx. top 80-85%
3
Viet NamBachelor background
Master of ArchitectureMaster degree · Architecture · In Australia
ib guessIB 7.56/45.0lower band · approx. top 80-85%

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

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