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Learning Difficulties and Disabilities: An Introduction

Undergraduate | UNE-EDSP100 | 2020

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
16 weeks

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Learning Difficulties and Disabilities: An Introduction

About this subject

  • Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

    1. identify characteristics and features between learning difficulties and learning disabilities categorized as either a physical impairment, neurological and/or psychological disorder, and developmental conditions;
    2. understand how the defining features of learning difficulties and learning disabilities influence any intervention response;
    3. understand the complexity of how learning difficulties and learning disabilities may present in different individuals in different contexts; and
    4. understand the resources available to manage and respond best to students presenting with either learning difficulties and/or learning disabilities.

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

  • UNE-SPE-DEG-2020 - Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education (Primary)

Additional requirements

  • Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
  • Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
  • Other requirements -

    Textbook requirements:

    Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

    Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

    Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

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Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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