What will I learn?

Connect with contemporary theory, policy and practice in disability with a Master of Disability and Inclusion Studies from Waikato. This programme draws on a social interactional model of disability that critically engages with questions of identity, ableism and rights through tackling key questions of inclusion in research, policy and practice. The lived experiences of people with a disability underpin the teaching and learning in this programme. Disability and Inclusion Studies is an interdisciplinary field of study. In the Master of Disability and Inclusion Studies at Waikato, disability and inclusion is studied through research and practice in education, human rights law and the social sciences. It takes an intersectional perspective firmly informed by the lived experiences of disabled people and critical disability studies approaches.Interested in shaping social change in disability and inclusion through inclusive research and innovative co-developed policy and practice You will gain comprehensive disability and inclusion skills and knowledge with access to leading national and international thinkers and practitioners. Pathways into further research, academic careers in teaching and research, policy leadership and advocacy are created through this programme.As a graduate, you will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of concepts, issues and debates in the area of disability studies, particularly in your own research. Thinking critically and creatively, you will evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in the field of disability studies and work proactively to develop professional relationships with others in the field.In the Master of Disability and Inclusion Studies, you will complete core Disability and Inclusion Studies papers, option papers and research in the form of a Dissertation or Thesis. You can complete the programme at a level and pace that suits you and your study goals.Depending on the papers selected, it may be possible to study fully online. It is recommended that you contact the programme leader to plan your programme of study and research for both face-to-face and online study.

Which department am I in?

School of Education

Study options

Full Time (1.5 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$35,900.00 (US$ 21,414) per year

NZ $35,900 (120 pts); NZ $53,855 (180 pts)

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

March 2025

Venue

Hamilton Campus

Gate 1, Knighton Road,

HAMILTON,

Hillcrest,

3216, New Zealand

Full Time (1.5 Years)

Tuition fees

NZ$35,900.00 (US$ 21,414) per year

NZ $35,900 (120 pts); NZ $53,855 (180 pts)

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Hamilton Campus

Gate 1, Knighton Road,

HAMILTON,

Hillcrest,

3216, New Zealand

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Entry requirements

For students from Hong Kong

Student must have completed a bachelors degree (or equivalent) with at least a B grade average across the 300 level papers. For Master of Professional Writing a bachelors degree with Honours (or equivalent) with at least second class honours (second division) is also accepted.

For international students

Candidates for the Degree must have

qualified for the award of the degree of bachelor's degree of the University of Waikato with at least a B grade average across the 300 level papers, or for a qualification considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent, or
evidence of other approved qualifications related to Disability and Inclusion Studies considered by the Academic Board to be equivalent.

In exceptional circumstances, based on academic merit or relevant experience, candidates who do not meet the requirements of these regulations may be considered for admission subject to the completion of any qualifying papers the Academic Board may prescribe which must be completed either prior to or concurrently.

English Language Requirements

an Academic IELTS Overall score of at least 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in any band), or
a TOEFL iBT (Internet Based TOEFL) score of 90 with a Writing score of 21, or
a TOEFL iBT Home Edition overall score of 90 with a Writing score of 21, or
a B grade or better at Level 8 in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English, or
a PTE Academic overall score of 56 with no band less than 46, or
a Language Cert International ESOL (LRWS) C1 Expert with an overall high pass and no less than a pass in each skill, or
a Language Cert International ESOL (LRWS) B2 Communicator with 38-50 score per skill, or
a B2 First (formally known as Cambridge English: First (FCE)) with an overall score of 176 and no bands below 169, or
a C2 Proficiency (formally known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) with an overall score of 176 and no bands below 169, or
a Michigan English Test (formally known as Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)) minimum score of 59.