BLA Concentration in Disability Studies
The BLA concentration in Disability Studies offers students the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of disability from multiple perspectives. This concentration helps prepare students who are interested in a career in education, human services, social work, non-profit organizations, engineering/assistive technology, nursing, health, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and many other areas.
A minimum of 18 credits of course work is required, 9 credits of which must be at the 3000 level, with no more than three courses with the same prefix.
Required Course (3cr.)
- PSYC.3630 Introduction to Disability Studies
Required Core Courses (9 cr.)听
Choose three courses from the following:
- ENGL.2580 Disability in Literature
- LGST.2500 Disability and the Law
- PHIL.3150 Philosophy of Disability
- PSYC.3620 Psychology of Developmental Disabilities
- PSYC.4820 Developmental Disabilities Fieldwork: Service Provision
- PSYC.4830 Developmental Disabilities Fieldwork: Leadership & Advocacy
- SOCI.2250 Sociology of Disability
Elective Courses (6cr.)
Choose two Elective courses from any of the Core courses listed above or any of the following courses:
- ASAM.2120 Introduction to Asian American Studies
- CRIM.3600 Gender, Race, and Crime
- EDUC.4050 Children with Disabilities in the Classroom
- EXER.3150 Kinesiology
- FAHS.2200 Designing the Future World
- HSCI.1021 Introduction to Public Health
- PHIL.3610 Equality, Justice and the Law
- POLI.2180 Introduction to Politics and Sports
- POLI.3370 Civil Liberties Law and Politics
- PSYC.2320 Community Psychology
- PSYC.2720 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC.3120 Learning and Behavior
- PSYC.3350 Psychology and Women
- PSYC.3360 Culture and Psychology
- PSYC.3600 Adult Development and Aging
- PSYC.3610 Developmental Psychopathology
- PSYC.5610 Introduction to Behavioral Intervention in Autism
- SOCI.2340 Race and Ethnicity
- SOCI.2400 Sociology of Gender
- SOCI.3200 Community Service
- SOCI.4050 Feminist Methodologies