University of Sydney Disability Initiative		USYD

The Graduate Program in Developmental Disability provides flexible multi-disciplinary education for professionals in the rapidly developing field of developmental disabilities. The program, unique in Australia, is a joint initiative of the Centre for Developmental Disability Studies and the College of Health Sciences, University of Sydney. Developed and presented by a multidisciplinary team of developmental disability researchers and practitioners, the program offers students the opportunity to:

1. Consider issues facing people with developmental disability, their families and carers from a scholarly perspective.
2. Challenge their own discipline and contribute to multidisciplinary practice which affords respect to individuals with developmental disability, their families, advocates and carers.
3. Learn together with students from a range of disciplines keen to advance their knowledge and skills to provide intellectual leadership to the field.
4. Develop specialist skills underpinned by theory, scholarship and research in the field of developmental disabilities.
5. Gain a postrgraduate credential indicating a specialisation in the developmental disability field.

Program Structure:
The course consists of:
• A core compulsory unit of study taken in the first semester of enrolment
• Developmental Disability stream units of study
• Electives, which may be any approved unit of study from the University of Sydney

For further information and Admission Requirements.

Comments from current and former students and answers to "Frequently Asked Questions"

Description of Units available in 2006

“ Meeting others who feel equally passionate
about the people we work with and
assisting them to have a better quality of life
gave me a great sense of community with
people who make this their life’s work”
Elizabeth, Physiotherapist

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