Program Information

Also see:

• Why Disabilty Studies
• Program Goals

Minor Requirements and Courses

We believe that all students pursuing a Disability Studies Minor must study the content in the following required courses in order to acquire a baseline understanding of Disability Studies. From our experience, students require more than one course to adequately engage in the theory, history, and experience of disabled people. The first course (LSJ/CHID 332 ) introduces students to the language of disability, the portrayal of disability in public culture, and the historical and legal treatment of disabled people, including an appreciation of the concepts of discrimination, bias and exclusion in the majority culture. Students will then be prepared for LSJ/CHID 433 to explore legal and policy issues that impact disabled people in more depth and begin to appreciate the role of community activism in social change. Finally, LSJ/CHID 434 will introduce legal approaches to ending discrimination towards disabled people through the study of alternative international human rights laws and rights models from around the world. We feel the required courses provide students with an extremely strong foundation in preparation for career development including further academic studies.

In addition to these three courses, we require students to complete a Disability Studies related internship or independent study. This requirement gives students the opportunity to either explore in greater depth a topic of interest under faculty direction or to work with a community agency or organization that is involved in direct service or advocacy.

The Disability Studies Minor requires a minimum of 30 credits:

1) 15 credits from the following core courses:

•    5 credits from LSJ/CHID 332 Disability and Society: Introduction to Disability Studies
•    5 credits from LSJ/CHID 433 Disability Law, Policy, and the Community
•    5 credits from LSJ/CHID 434 Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People

2) 5 credits of the total 30 credit minimum requirement must be in a Disability Studies related internship or independent study.

3) 10 credits from any of the courses appearing on the Disability Studies Courses Approved List. The list will be updated quarterly and appear on the Disability Studies website.

Seattle Campus :

• ANTH 228 Identities: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in Anthropology
• ANTH 474 Social Difference and Medical Knowledge
• ANTH 322 Comparative Study of Death
• ANTH 305 Anthropology of the Body
• ANTH xxx Culture, Power, and Disability
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• ASL 305 Deaf Studies (new course)
• COM 495C Special Topics: Health Communication
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• *DANCE 235/535 (Formerly Dance 230) Alternative Movement Studies (when offered as Inclusive Practice Integrating Disabled & Non-disabled Dancers)
• DANCE 336/536 (Formerly Dance 490) Integrated Dance History and Methodology
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• EDUC 305 The Purpose of Public Schools in a Democracy
• *ENGL 111 Composition: Literature
• *ENGL 281 Intermediate Expository Writing
• GEO 3xx Geography of Difference--NEW COURSE
• *HIST 498 Colloquium in History (when offered as History of American Eugenics)
• *HIST 490 Topics in History: Biology, Society, and Human Diversity
• LSJ 420 Politics of Rights
• LSJ 4xx Disability Studies Senior Seminar (course number varies depending on characteristics of the seminar)
• PHIL 242 Medical Ethics
• PHIL 345 Moral Issues of Life and Death
• PHIL 409 Philosophy and Disability
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• PSYCH 210 Human Sexuality
• REHAB 496 Medical Aspects of Disability for Rehabilitation Counselors
• RUSS 120 Disability in Russian Culture
• RUSS 420/C LIT 496 Illness, Death and Disability in Modern Europe
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• *SOCW 200 Introduction to Social Work Practice (when offered with Disability Studies emphasis)
• SOCW 404 Cultural Diversity and Justice (SW majors only)
• SOCW 576 Empowerment Practice with Persons with Disabilities (Open to all majors)
• SOCW 599/FAMED 545 Disability/Diversity: Learning in Action (tentative title)
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• SpHSc 453 AAC: Implementation Strategies
• *WOMEN 200 Introduction to Women's Studies
• *WOMEN 290 Special Topics (when offered as Feminism and Disability).

Bothell Campus:

• BIS 322 Topics in Performance Studies
• BIS 325 Disability and Human Rights
• BIS 393A Special Topics: Biology and Society
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* These courses vary in their Disability Studies related content. Check with LSJ Advisor or the Disability Studies Minor Committee to ensure that content will satisfy the Minor.