NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

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Disability & Human Development

Location: 436 IIDD; Phone: (312) 413-1647.

DHD            176
         Disability in American Film
       3 hours.   Creative Arts, and US Society course.  

DHD            401
         Foundations of Disability and Human Development
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the M.S. in Disability and Human Development program or consent of the instructor.  

DHD            430
         Introduction to Disability Policy and Organization
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): DHD 401 or consent of the instructor.  

DHD            440
         Introduction to Assistive Technology: Principles and Practice
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Undergraduate enrolled in health sciences, education, or engineering and working professionals seeking to develop assistive technology as an area of concentration. Departmental Approval Required 
Online

DHD            510
         Concepts in Interdisciplinary Research on Disability
       3 hours.  Same as DIS 510. Restricted to Graduate College.  

DHD            525
         Technology to Promote Physical Activity Among Persons with Disabilities
       3 hours.  Recommended background: DHD 515 or an equivalent course on interpreting research findings.  

DHD            526
         Family Perspectives on Disability
       3 hours.  Same as DIS 526 and CHSC 526. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.  

DHD            537
         Disability and Health Promotion
       3 hours.    

DHD            547
         Organizational Theory in the Non-Profit Disability Sector
       3 hours.    

DHD            551
         Computers, Communication and Controls in Rehabilitation Technology
       3 hours.  Same as OT 551. Recommended background: Speech-Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Special Education.  

DHD            570
         Disability and Culture
       3 hours.  Prerequisite(s): DHD 401 or consent of the instructor.  

DHD            590
         Field Experience in Disability and Human Development
       0 TO 12 hours.  May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite(s): DHD 401 and DHD 415; or consent of the instructor.  To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Practice.

DHD            593
         Independent Research
       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. Departmental Approval Required 

DHD            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. Departmental Approval Required 

DHD            597
         Project Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the M.S. in Disability and Human Development program and consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required 

DHD            598
         Master's Thesis Research
       0 TO 16 hours.  Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in the M.S. in Disability and Human Development program and consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required