Required Courses
RHS 100: Introduction to Disability Culture (3 credits)
Social and cultural contexts of disability on both a micro and macro levels will be examined.
ENGL 228: Introduction to Disability Studies in the Humanities (3 credits)
Provides a humanities-based interdisciplinary introduction to Disability Studies.
ENGL 496: Independent Study (3 credits)
An independent study capstone course to be directed by a faculty member of your choice.
Elective Courses
Three elective courses (9 credits) will be selected from an interdepartmental menu in consultation with Professor Janet Lyon, faculty director of the minor. Examples of courses you may consider in consultation include, but are not limited to, the following:
CSD 269: Deaf Culture
CSD 218: American Sign Language
CSD 318: American Sign Language II
HIST 103: The History of Madness, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry
RPTM 277: Inclusive Leisure Services
RHS 420/SPLED 420, “Culture and Disability: Study Abroad in Ireland”