GIS-DS Requirements
The GIS-DS requires 20-23 credit hours of course work (minimum of 20 hours, minimum of 4 different courses). Graduate students who wish to complete the GIS-DS should contact the coordinators to determine a course of study.
Required Core Coursework (6 Hours)
- ASC 700: Introduction to Graduate Study in Disability Studies (5 hours)
- ASC 900: Disability Studies Research Forum (minimum 1 credit hour, maximum of 4 credit hours).
Additional Coursework (14-17 hours)
In addition to the required coursework, GIS-DS students must complete 14-17 credit hours of Disability Studies courses that compliment their area of study and abide by the following guidelines:
- At least 14 hours must be taken outside the student's home department.
- Courses taken inside the students home department must be at the 600-level and above.
- Courses taken outside the students home department may be taken at the 500-level and above; however, no more than 5 hours of 500-level coursework can be applied toward the GIS-DS.
- No more than 2 courses may be taken from a single department.
- No more than 1 course may be an American Sign Language course.
- A maximum of 4 hours of ASC 600 (Disability Studies Workshop) can be applied toward the GIS-DS.
- A maximum of 4 hours of ASC 589.01 (Disability Studies Internship) can be applied toward the GIS-DS.
- The student must receive the grade of B (or better) or S in each course comprising the interdisciplinary Specialization.
Note: Courses that say "special topics" are variable topics. To ensure that the course content during any given quarter will focus on disability studies and count toward the GIS-DS, students need to consult with a disability studies coordinator.
- ASC (Arts and Sciences) 589.01: Disability Studies Internship (1-4 hours)
- ASC (Arts and Sciences) 600: Disability Studies Workshop (1-2 hours)
- African and African American Studies 862: Mental Health in the African American Community (5)
- Allied Medicine 721: Practicum in Universal Design and Home Modifications (3)
- Education and Human Ecology: Physical Activity and Educational Services 677: The Parent/Professional Partnership (3)
- Education and Human Ecology: Teaching and Learning 809: Inclusion: Philosophical, Social and Practical Issues (3)
- Education and Human Ecology: Teaching and Learning 660: Language Competence of Children and Youth with Disabilities (3)
- Education and Human Ecology: Teaching and Learning 670: Remedial and Clinical Reading Instruction (4)
- Education and Human Ecology: Teaching and Learning 754: Introduction to American Sign Language (3)
- Education and Human Ecology PAES 650: Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
- Education and Human Ecology PAES 657: Sport and Disability (2)
- Education and Human Ecology: PAES 716--Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities (3)
- Education and Human Ecology PAES 790: Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation Services (3)
- Education and Human Ecology PAES 791: Orientation to Disabling Conditions (3)
- Education and Human Ecology PAES 796: Designing Accessible Internet Content for Persons with Disabilities (3)
- Education and Human Ecology PAES 826: New and Emerging Assistive Technologies for Individuals with Disabilities (3)
- Education and Human Ecology PAES 864: Reactions and Adjustment to Disability (3)
- English 597: The Disability Experience in the Contemporary World. [Topical by section. "Deaf World: Global, National, Local Issues" or "Critical Issues: Disability in Film & Literature."(5)]
- English 891: Disability Studies in Language and Literature (5)
- Health Services Management and Policy 840: Disability Policy and Politics (4)
- Law 636: The Law of Disability Discrimination (4)
- Law 738.20A: Special Education Practicum (3)
- Nisonger Center 717.01: Family Systems: An Interdisciplinary approach to Families of Handicapped Children (3)
- Nisonger Center 717.02: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Autism Spectrum Disorders (3)
- Nisonger Center 717.03: Developmental Disabilities (3)
- Psychology 571: Psychology of Developmental Disabilities (4)
- Psychology 681: Development and Psychopathology (5)
- Social Work 695.15: Integrative Seminar: Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (3)
- Social Work 750.04: Social Welfare Policies and Programs: Mental Health (3)
- Social Work 751.03: Social Work Practice: Health Care (3)
- Social Work 751.04: Social Work Practice: Mental Health (3)
- Sociology 629: Sociology of Health: Mental and Physical Dimensions (5)
- Speech and Hearing 605: Multicultural Aspects of Communication and Its Disorders (5)
- Speech and Hearing 714: Introduction to Sign Language Systems (5)
Links:
GIS Enrollment information
Disability Studies Handbook (coming soon!)
DS Coordinators
