Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies (GIS-DS)
The Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Disability Studies (GIS-DS) provides graduate students at The Ohio State University the opportunity to pursue a coherent specialization in Disability Studies in addition to their concentrated study within a major field. Find out more about the GIS-DS by reading the original GIS-DS program proposal, or the program requirements below.
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. 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 800 (Disability Studies Workshop) can be applied toward the GIS-DS. 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) 800: Disability Studies Workshop (1-4 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 (5)
- Education Teaching and Learning 660: Language Competence of Children and Youth with Disabilities (3)
- Education Teaching and Learning 670: Remedial and Clinical Reading Instruction (4)
- Education Teaching and Learning 754: Introduction to American Sign Language (3)
- Education PAES 650: Introduction to Exceptional Children (3)
- Education PAES 657: Sport and Disability (2)
- Education PAES 790: Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation Services (3)
- Education PAES 791: Orientation to Disabling Conditions (3)
- Education PAES 796: Designing Accessible Internet Content for Persons with Disabilities (3)
- Education PAES 826: New and Emerging Assistive Technologies for Individuals with Disabilities (3)
- Education PAES 864: Reactions and Adjustment to Disability (3)
- English 562C: (special topic) Disability and Illness in Drama and Performance Art (5)
- English 575: (special topic) Representations of Deafness in Literature and Film (5)
- English 579: (special topic) Contemporary Memoir: Disability and Illness in Life Writing (5)
- 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)
- Nisonger Center 717.01: Family Systems: An Interdisciplinary approach to Families of Handicapped Children (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 750.03: Social Welfare Policies and Programs: Health Care (3)
- Social Work 750.04: Social Welfare Policies and Programs: Mental Health (3)
- Social Work 750.05: Social Welfare Policies and Programs: Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (3)
- Social Work 751.03: Social Work Practice: Health Care (3)
- Social Work 751.04: Social Work Practice: Mental Health (3)
- Social Work 751.05: Social Work Practice: Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (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)
- Women’s Studies 620: (special topic) Gender and Disability (5)
