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 
Blended - Online & Classroom

DHD            501
         Disability Studies I
       4 hours.  Previously listed as DIS 501.  

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

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

DHD            537
         Disability and Health Promotion
       3 hours.    

DHD            545
         Leadership in the Non-Profit Disability Organization
       3 hours.   Departmental Approval Required 
Blended - Online & Classroom

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

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            592
         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. Previously listed as DIS 595. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the faculty adviser.  

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 

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