Therese Willkomm
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Disabilities (Minor)
Disabilities (Minor)
About the Program
The purpose of the interdisciplinary disability minor is to prepare undergraduate students to apply their unique disciplinary skills to work with and support individuals with disabilities and their families to become fully engaged members of their communities, and to improve their quality of life. The minor also helps to prepare students to work in an interdisciplinary service delivery environment. A secondary purpose is to create a core group of interdisciplinary faculty to work collaboratively with students on issues related to disability. The 20-credit hours curriculum consists of five to eight courses including a writing-intensive course from the student's major. The minor offers students a unique opportunity to explore disability from several vantage points, including an overview of the disability experience, societal barriers individuals face, service delivery systems, disciplinary perspectives, current research, and relevant legislation.
Contact
Hewitt Hall, 4 Library Way
Durham, NH 03824
Phone: (603) 862-3221
Curriculum & Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course | ||
| One of the following courses is required from the student's major or any other disability related intensive course outside of the major with permission: | 4 | |
EDUC 750 | Introduction to Exceptionality | |
OT 444 | Living and Doing with Technology | |
OT 610 | Occupation, Identity, Disability | |
RMP #444 | Building a Culture of Peace | |
| Electives | ||
| Select four to seven elective courses of the following: | 16 | |
EDUC 556 | Mentoring Adolescents with Disabilities in the Transition to Work | |
EDUC 750 | Introduction to Exceptionality | |
EDUC 754 | Contemporary Issues in Developmental Disabilities | |
EDUC 760 | Introduction to Young Children with Special Needs | |
INTR 438 | A Socio-cultural Perspective on the Deaf Community | |
NUTR 740 | Nutrition for Children with Special Needs | |
HPE 781 | Inclusion in Physical Education | |
OT 444 | Living and Doing with Technology | |
OT 610 | Occupation, Identity, Disability | |
OT 685 | Psychosocial Disorders and Everyday Life | |
OT 722 | Introduction to Assistive Technology | |
OT 724 | Assistive Technology and Physical Disabilities | |
OT 726 | Assistive Technology and Sensory, Communicative, and Cognitive Disabilities | |
RMP #444 | Building a Culture of Peace | |
RMP 501 | Recreation Services for Individuals with Disabilities | |
SW 712 | Understanding Developmental Disabilities | |
SW, OT, EDUC, KIN, NUTR, RMP Independent Study with a disability focus 1 | ||
COMM 405 | Introduction to the Deaf World | |
COMM 475 | Have you Heard: Fundamentals of Hearing Loss | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
| 1 | The purpose of the independent study is to explore a topic that provides a detailed focus on an important issue related to individuals with disabilities. A student may also choose to engage in a small-scale research project to investigate an issue that affects individuals with disabilities. Each project will be negotiated with the student's departmental faculty adviser and the coordinator of the minor program. |
Please note: Additional elective courses may be added in the future as deemed appropriate and approved by disabilities studies coordinator.
Also note: Students must achieve C- or better and a 2.00 grade-point average in courses that the minor department approves. Courses taken on a pass/fail basis may not be used for a minor. No more than 8 credits used to satisfy major requirements may be used for a minor. There is no limit on the number of overlapping credits allowed between minors. Students should declare the intent to earn a minor as early as possible and no later than the end of the junior year. During the final term, an application should be made to the dean to have the minor shown on the academic record.
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