Disability Studies Minor

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Department Chair

Christine Shane

Disability studies is an interdisciplinary minor housed within the Behavioral Sciences Department that offers an integrated approach to the study of disability. The undergraduate Disabilities Studies minor provides students with a broad understanding of the social constructs of disability and the opportunity to learn American Sign Language. Students will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the cultural constructions of human ability, diversity and the intersection of disability with other social markers such as race, gender, sex, age, and economic status. A minimum of 18 credits is required.

The minor is open to any student in good academic standing at the university.

Program Curriculum Requirements

Required Course (3 cr.):

HMSV 1100 - Introduction to Human Services 3 cr.

Additional Requirements

Choose 5 courses from the list below (15 cr.)

ASL 1000 - American Sign Language (ASL) for Beginners I 3 cr.
ASL 1100 - American Sign Language (ASL) for Beginners II 3 cr.
ASL 1050 - Introduction to Deaf Studies 3 cr. or
SOC 1050 - Introduction to Deaf Studies 3 cr.
BIOL 3700 - Bioethics 3 cr.
ENGL 2300 - Literature and Disability 3 cr.
HMSV 3410 - Building Community Supports for Persons with Disabilities 3 cr.
PHIL 2001 - Medical Ethics 3 cr.
PSY 2350 - Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.
PSY 2370 - Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships 3 cr.
PSY 3200 - Developmental Psychopathology 3 cr.
SOC 2300 - Sociology of Aging 3 cr.
SOC 2700 - Social Problems 3 cr.
SOC 2720 - Medical Sociology 3 cr.
SPED 3020 - Students with Emotional/Behavioral and Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 cr.