NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Disability Studies

Location: 169 CME; Phone: (312) 996-6695.

DIS     420            Family Perspectives on Disability
         3 hours.
        Same as CHSC 421, and DHD 420. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.    

DIS     501            Disability Studies I
         4 hours.
           

DIS     550            Disability in the Urban Environment
         4 hours.
        Same as OT 550.    

DIS     556            Theory and Methods of Needs Assessment in Aging and Disability
         4 hours.
        Same as CHSC CHSC, and OT 556. Prerequisite(s): A 400 or 500-level research course such as OT 510, DHD 415, CHSC 446, or SOC 500. The prerequisite research course needs to provide students with an understanding of basic research design, sampling strategies, and an introduction to methods such as surveys and focus groups. Recommended background: Health or behavioral sciences, research methods.   

DIS     589            Current Research in Disability Studies
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 10 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  Restricted to Graduate College.  

DIS     590            Research Project in Disability Studies
         1 TO 8 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  Restricted to Graduate College.  

DIS     593            Independent Research in Disability Studies
         1 TO 8 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

DIS     594            Special Topics in Disability Studies
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

DIS     595            Interdisciplinary Seminar in Disability Studies
         1 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the faculty adviser.    

DIS     596            Independent Study
         1 TO 4 hours.
        May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.    

DIS     599            Ph.D. Thesis Research
         0 TO 16 hours.
        Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the Ph.D. in Disability Studies program and consent of the instructor.