Disability Studies Minor

Required Courses (2 courses; 6 credit hours) 

ENGLISH 2277 Introduction to Disability Studies (3)
SPHHRNG 4510 Disability Studies in Context (3)

Additional course work (3-4 courses; 8-9 credit hours)

Select at least three courses from the following list. All prerequisites must be satisfied for the courses selected. Selections from this group must be made in consultation with the Disability Studies Coordinator, as some courses have variable topics and only occasionally focus on disability studies.

• ANTHROP 3302: Introduction to Medical Anthropology (3)
• ANTHROP 4706: Illness, Injury, and Disability in Modern History (3)
• ANTHROP 5702: Anthropology in/of the Clinic (3)
• ASL 3350: American Deaf Arts and Literature (3)
• DSABLST 5191: Disability Studies Internship (1-3)
  • No more than 3 CH of Disability Studies 5191 can be applied toward the minor
• DSABLST 5700: Disability Studies Workshop (1-3)
  • No more than 2 CH of Disability Studies 5700 can be applied toward the minor
• English 2367.06: Composing Disability in the U.S. (3)
• English 3031: Rhetorics of Health, Illness, and Wellness (3)
• English 4410: Healthcare Experiences: Observing, Reading, Writing (3)
• English 4597.01: The Disability Experience in the Contemporary World (3)
• ESSPED 4360: Teaching Writing to Students with Disabilities (3)
• ESSPED 5722: Language and Communication Development for Children with Mild to Intensive Disabilities (3)
• ESSPED 5769: Delivering Effective Services to Enhance the Inclusion of Students with Special Needs (3)
• HISTORY 4706: Illness, Injury, & Disability in Modern History (3)
• HLTHRHSC 5100: Introduction to Assistive Technology (3)
• KNPE 5544: Introduction to Adapted Physical Activity (3)
• PHR 3540: Health Citizenship: Advocacy and Change-Making (3)
• PSYCH 3331: Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSYCH 4571: Psychology of Developmental Disabilities (3)
• PSYCH 5681: Development and Psychopathology (3)
• SOCIOL 2290: Sociology of Death and Dying (3)
• SOCIOL 4629: Health Disparities in Social Context (3)
• SOCIOL 5450: Sociology of Global Health and Illness (3)
• SPHHRNG: 3350 Speech Language Communication Across the Life Span (3)
• SPHHRNG: 4530 Introduction to Autism (3)
• SPHHRNG: 5605 Multicultural Aspects of Communication (3)
• SPHHRNG: 5714 Introduction to Sign Language (3)
• SPHHRNG: 5860 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (3)
• TLED 5471: Clinical Practice in Treating Reading Disabilities (3)
• TLED 5501: Inclusive Education (3)
• TLED 5529: Introduction to Visual Impairments (1)
• WGSST 2325: Health and Inequality (3)
• WGSST 2326: Women and Addiction: A Feminist Perspective (3)

Credit hours required 

• A minimum of 14 credit hrs.
• 1000 level courses shall not be counted in the minor.
• At least 6 credit hours must be upper-level courses as defined by the College of Arts and Sciences (3000-level or above). 

Transfer and EM credit hours allowed

A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination. 

Overlap with the GE 

A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor.

Overlap with the major and additional minor(s) 

The minor must be in a different subject than the major. The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s). 

Grades required 

• Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor.
• Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all minor course work.
• Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
• No more than 3 credit hours of coursework graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor. 

X193 credits 

No more than 3 credit hours. 

Declaring the minor 

Students should see their assigned academic advisor to declare the minor prior to the filing of the graduation application. Students do not need the approval of the Dept. of English to declare the minor. 

Approval of coursework 

• Initial approval of the minor coursework
  • Students who complete the minor following the guidelines on this sheet need only verify with their academic advisor that the minor appears complete on the Degree Audit Report. No approval from the Dept. of English is required.
• Approval for courses not listed on this form to apply to the minor program
  • Students must obtain the approval of the Dept. of English to apply courses not listed on this form toward the Disability Studies minor. Please contact the Academic Advisor listed at the top of this sheet to request approval.