Degree
Specialisation
40 credit points
Specialisation in Education: Deaf Hard of Hearing
Overview
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Degree/s offering this specialisation
Master of Disability Studies
Summary
Key features
- Learn specialised teaching practices
Gain the skills to provide effective instruction using a range of strategies and technologies.
- Manage your work-life balance
Study online, but have regular contact with lecturers.
- Reinforce your theoretical knowledge with practical experience
Undertake a 16-day professional placement, and put theory into practice.
- Learn from leading NextSense practitioners
Study a specialisation delivered by NextSense in affiliation with Macquarie University.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, it’s vital that you have the right skills to evolve with it. We’ll help you upskill or reskill so you can take the next career step in your current industry, or move to one that matches your changing interests. View professions and potential employers.
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About Education: Deaf Hard of Hearing at Macquarie University
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences is ambitiously pushing the boundaries of progressive thinking and challenging what's possible to solve some of the big issues of our time. You'll learn from expert academics, researchers and clinicians within an educational environment that's unique in Australia.
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
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Specialisation structure
What you’ll study
A specialisation allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Education: Deaf Hard of Hearing, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Specialisation requirements
40 credit points
Essential units
30 credit points
Complete each unit below.
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
Elective units
10 credit points
Complete 10 credit points from the following options
Elective units allow you to customise your degree by choosing units within or outside your area of study.
How can I study this specialisation?
Education: Deaf Hard of Hearing is available as a specialisation as part of the below degree/s:
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Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Early childhood leader
- Education policy adviser
- Education support officer
- School leader
- Sensory disability educator
- Special education and inclusion specialist
- Teacher
Employers
- Allied health organisations
- Catholic Education
- Department of Education
- Disability support organisations
- Early childhood service providers
- Government schools
- Independent schools
Career information
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