Disability and Inclusion StudiesSubject regulations

This subject focuses on knowledge, understanding and skills in disability and inclusive practices in a variety of professional and community contexts.

Other qualifications

Prescriptions for:

To complete the PGCert(DInS), students must take 60 points at 500 level. The two required papers are DINST521 and DINST522.
To complete the PGDip(DInS), students must take 120 points at 500 level, including DINST521, DINST522, and at least a further 30 points from the Disability and Inclusion Studies subject. 30 points may be taken from another Postgraduate Diploma subject.
To complete the MDInS, students must take 180 points at 500 level including DINST521, DINST522 and one of EDUCA500, EDUCA557 or MAOED500, and one of a Directed Study equivalent to 30 points, a Dissertation equivalent to 60 points, or a Thesis equivalent to 90 or 120 points.
Students will normally be expected to focus their independent research on a topic related to Disability and Inclusion Studies.
Optional papers will be selected from the papers listed in the Disability and Inclusion Studies subject, or 30 points may be selected from outside the field of the degree.

Disability and Inclusion Studies papers

Code and paper title	Points	Occurrence/Location The study locations.
COUNS546Conflict Resolution: Restorative Approaches This paper develops the skills of facilitating conflict resolution using mediation, conferencing and other types of restorative and generative...	30	25B (Block)
DINST521Critical Studies in Disability and Inclusion This paper critically explores an intersectional understanding of disability and inclusion using Critical Disability Studies and Disability Studies...	30	25A (Online)
DINST522Inclusion Policy and Practice: A Disability Rights Approach Framed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, this paper explores learning, living, working and playing from...	30	25B (Online)
EDUCA500Culturally Responsive Methodologies incorporating kaupapa Māori and Critical Theories Culturally Responsive Methodologies utilise kaupapa Māori and critical theoretical frameworks to develop contexts within which the researched...	30	25X (Block - Tauranga)
EDUCA557Becoming a researcher: theory, ethics and methods This paper introduces students to major educational and social science research paradigms, methodologies, ethical researcher conduct, and methods...	30	25A (Hamilton) & 25B (Hamilton) & 25B (Tauranga) & 25H (Block)
EDUCA590Directed Study Students have the opportunity to pursue a topic of their own interest under the guidance of academic staff.	30	25I (Hamilton) & 25I (Online)
EDUCA591Research-based Inquiry: Informing Practice A supported project enabling students to identify and investigate a research question of interest, develop a report that includes implications for...	30	25A (Hamilton) & 25B (Hamilton)
EDUCA592Dissertation A report on the findings of a theoretical or empirical investigation.	60	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Online) & 25X (Tauranga)
EDUCA593Education Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	90	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Online) & 25X (Tauranga)
EDUCA594Education Thesis An externally examined piece of written work that reports on the findings of supervised research.	120	25X (Hamilton) & 25X (Online) & 25X (Tauranga)
MAOED500Rangahau Kaupapa Māori - Kaupapa Māori Research This paper seeks to explore Kaupapa Māori research theory and methodologies, developing more informed and culturally located and responsive research...	30	25X (Hamilton)
MAOED523Māori Educational Policies: Their Development and Some Strategic Responses This paper examines the historical and contemporary politics and practices that have contributed to the current education disparities that affect...	30	25X (Block - Tauranga)

2025 Catalogue of Papers information current as of 8 Apr 2025 01:00am

Disability and Inclusion StudiesSubject regulations

Other qualifications

PGCert(DInS)

PGDip(DInS)

MDInS

Disability and Inclusion Studies papers