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Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion

  • 3 years full-time / Part-time available

Flinders University in SA offers Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion, a AQF Level 7 program. The program runs for 3 years full-time / Part-time available, with domestic fees from $0. Government subsidised places may be available.

Flinders University

Tier 2

University · SA

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Domestic fee · Full qualification

$0Commonwealth supported
  • Government Funding
  • HECS-HELP
Duration
3 years full-time / Part-time available
ATAR requirement
65.3

HECS-HELP

This is a Commonwealth Supported Place — the government pays part of your tuition directly, and HECS-HELP lets you defer your remaining student contribution as an income-contingent loan. Available to eligible domestic students only. Confirm your CSP status with the provider.

Government funding

  • HECS-HELP

    Commonwealth Supported Place — defer your student contribution through HECS-HELP.

    $8,301

Estimated out-of-pocket

After applicable subsidies

$0

Fees and funding are indicative only. Contact the provider to confirm your eligibility and final costs.

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About this qualification

Here is what the Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion qualification offered by Flinders University covers and who it is designed for.

Empower your career in disability services with our transformative course. Learn to champion human rights and work collaboratively to promote access, inclusion, and equity. Enhance the well-being of people with disabilities through advocacy, negotiation, and person-centered planning. Develop case management skills to navigate complex systems and apply research, problem-solving, and evaluation techniques to your practice. Graduates of this course make a meaningful impact and drive positive change in the lives of people with disabilities.

The Bachelor of Disability and Community Inclusion is grounded in a human rights approach and is focused on promoting the rights of people with disability to inclusive lives and to building an effective and respectful support workforce allied with this aim. The degree provides students with work-relevant skills and knowledge they can apply in a wide range of contexts in disability, health and human services fields. The multidisciplinary focus of the program scaffolds student learning from multiple perspectives, including special education, psychology, philosophy, sociology, and health.

Practical experience

This degree equips students with work-integrated knowledge and skills that can be applied to a range of disability and related health and human service environments. Two practicums are included (one in second year and one in third year), with placements provided across a number of settings including schools, disability and community services Aged care.

Your career

On completion of this degree students will be able to understand and activate human rights in the lives of people with disability and work in alliance with people with disability, their families and advocates to promote inclusion and quality in life. Students will be able to promote the physical and emotional well-being of people with disability by recommending and teaching functional skills such as social, self-care, recreation, communication and language Employment skills.

This degree prepares graduates for careers in disability and community services. Potential occupations may include NDIS support coordinator, disability employment consultant and skilled disability practitioner; potential employers may include disability services, government sector (NDIS) or self employment.