Disability Studies Minor
for the Undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies
department website: http://www.kch.illinois.edu/
department faculty: Kinesiology & Community Health Faculty
college catalog page: Applied Health Sciences
college website: http://www.ahs.illinois.edu/
To declare the minor or ask questions about the requirements, please contact:
Dr. John Kosciulek; jkosciul@illinois.edu; 217-244-3386
Programs in Community Health and Kinesiology
Undergraduate Programs:
major: Community Health, BS
concentration: Community Health: Health Education & Promotion, BS
concentration: Community Health: Health Planning & Administration, BS
concentration: Community Health: Rehabilitation Studies, BS
major: Kinesiology, BS
concentration: Kinesiology: Teacher Certification, BS
major: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS
concentration: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Health & Aging, BS
concentration: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Heath Behavior Change, BS
concentration: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Health Diversity, BS
minor: Kinesiology
minor: Disability Studies
minor: Interdisciplinary Aging
minor: Health Administration
minor: Public Health
joint degree: Community Health, BS and Public Health, MPH
joint degree: Community Health, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
joint degree: Kinesiology, BS and Public Health, MPH
joint degree: Kinesiology, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
joint degree: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS and Public Health, MPH
joint degree: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
Graduate Programs:
degree: Kinesiology, MS
degree: Kinesiology, PhD
degree: Community Health, MS
degree: Community Health, PhD
degree: Rehabilitation, MS
degree: Public Health, MPH
degree: Epidemiology, MPH
joint degree: Community Health, BS and Public Health, MPH
joint degree: Community Health, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
joint degree: Kinesiology, BS and Public Health, MPH
joint degree: Kinesiology, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
joint degree: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS and Public Health, MPH
joint degree: Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, BS and Epidemiology, MPH
The undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies focuses on the physical, behavioral, biological, and social aspects of disability and chronic health conditions. The minor can include coursework from a broad array of departments, thus accommodating students from different disciplines across the campus. There are no prerequisites for this minor. The curriculum blends cultural and clinical perspectives of disability in society to allow for multiple approaches to understanding disability and to enable individual tailoring to meet students’ varied career interests (e.g., medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/hearing therapy).
Students must take at least six hours of advanced (300-level or 400-level courses) and six hours of coursework must be distinct from credit earned for the student’s major or another minor. Additional information regarding a minor in Disability Studies can be found here.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies
The undergraduate Minor in Disability Studies focuses on the physical, behavioral, biological, and social aspects of disability and chronic health conditions. The minor can include coursework from a broad array of departments, thus accommodating students from different disciplines across the campus. There are no prerequisites for this minor. The curriculum blends cultural and clinical perspectives of disability in society to allow for multiple approaches to understanding disability and to enable individual tailoring to meet students’ varied career interests.
Please refer to https://provost.illinois.edu/education/advising-resources/pursuing-undergraduate-minor/ for additional information regarding policies related to undergraduate minors.
Minimum required course work: Students must take at least six hours of advanced (300-level or 400-level courses) and six hours of coursework must be distinct from credit earned for the student’s major or another minor.
Minimum hours required for completion: 19 hours.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundational Courses: | 7 | |
Disability in American Society | ||
Medical Aspects of Disability | ||
Select one course from the following list of Core Options: | 3 | |
Disability in Recreation, Sport and Tourism | ||
Hearing Health and Society | ||
Disability, Culture & Society | ||
Adapted Physical Education | ||
Additional Content Courses Chosen from the following list of electives: | 9 | |
Disability Design | ||
Intro to Health Communication | ||
Interpersonal Health Comm | ||
Organizational Health Comm | ||
Communication & Health Equity | ||
Child Fam with Special Needs | ||
Feminist Disability Studies | ||
Work and Disability | ||
Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | ||
Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | ||
Communication and Aging | ||
Comm Competence and Disorders | ||
Social Work and Disability Studies | ||
Introduction to Intellectual Disability | ||
Total Hours | 19 |