Disability Studies Minor
The minor in the Program of Disability Studies consists of 6 hours of required courses and at least 12 hours of upper-division electives chosen in consultation with the Disability Studies Program advisor.
Required Disability Studies Courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DST 2020 | Introduction to Disability Studies | 3 |
| Select one of the following: 3 | 3 | |
| Disability Culture | ||
| Disability, Technology, and Society | ||
| U.S. Disability History | ||
| Disability in American Literature | ||
| Elective: Select a minimum of 12 hours: | 12 | |
DST 2410 | ||
| Special Topics in Disability Studies | ||
| Disability Culture | ||
| Disability, Technology, and Society | ||
| U.S. Disability History | ||
| Disability in American Literature | ||
| Disability and Life Narratives | ||
| Disability and Communication | ||
| Special Topics in Disability Studies | ||
| Crip Arts, Crip Culture | ||
| Gender and Disability | ||
| Asylums, Prisons and Total Institutions | ||
| Disability Law and Human Rights | ||
| Autism and Culture | ||
| Internship In Disability Studies | ||
| Special Topics in Disability Studies | ||
| Disability and Chronic Illness | ||
| Global Issues in Disability Studies | ||
| Disability and Sexuality | ||
| Disability and Children's Literature - WAC | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Capstone in Disability Studies | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
- PLO 1: Via an interdisciplinary curriculum, to ensure that all undergraduate majors and minors acquire and be able to demonstrate knowledge about the contributions, experiences, history, and culture of people with disabilities regionally, nationally, and internationally.
- PLO 2: To enable all undergraduate majors to explain disability as a sociocultural phenomenon and apply that explanation to historical and contemporary contexts.
- PLO 3: To enable students, via course materials and assignments, to research, develop, identify, and explain their own positions on issues regarding access, disability, and contemporary social ideals.
- PLO 4: To include the intersections between disability, gender, race, nationality, sex/gender, religion, and sexuality in course contents and analyses.
- PLO 5: To ensure that all undergraduate majors acquire and be able to demonstrate adequate writing and communication skills, demonstrated in writing intensive courses, a capstone course or senior thesis, and oral class presentations.
- PLO 6: To prepare students to apply knowledge of disability to their selected professional and civic lives, and explain those applications in course assignments.