Interdisciplinary Disability Studies, B.A.E.

The B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies (IDS) prepares students for service provision through the use of evidenced-based practices; and also prepares students who may be interested in matriculating to graduate level education, in areas such as Counselor Education and Social Work.

Applying to the Program

In the spring of their sophomore year (e.g., 45 hours), students are required to formally apply for entry into the program, requiring an admission GPA of 2.5 in the following courses: PSY 100 , SW 124 , EDP 202 , CED 250 , CED 300 , PSY 323 . Upper division course work is restricted to those who have been admitted to upper division status.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Subtotal: UK Core hours: 30-31

Graduation Communication and Composition Requirement (GCCR)

EPE 301 - EDUCATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: GCCR hours 3

Premajor Requirements

EDP 202 - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING Credit(s): 3
EPE 301 - EDUCATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credit(s): 3
SW 124 - INTRO TO SW AND DIV POPULATIONS Credit(s): 3
SW 325 - SOCIAL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONS Credit(s): 3
PSY 323 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
CED 225 - INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY Credit(s): 3
CED 250 - DISABILITY AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
CED 300 - DISABILITY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 24

Major Requirements

GRN 250 - AGING IN TODAY’S WORLD Credit(s): 3
EDS 375 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
CPH 310 - FUNDAMENTALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
PHI 305 - HEALTH CARE ETHICS Credit(s): 3
IEC 546 - TRANSDISCIPLINARY SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
CED 350 - CASE MANAGEMENT AND THE HELPING PROFESSIONAL Credit(s): 3
CED 410 - HELPING SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY SETTINGS Credit(s): 3
CED 425 - INTRODUCTION TO TRAUMA AND CRISIS Credit(s): 3
CED 430 - PRACTICUM IN INTERDISCIPLINARY DISABILITY STUDIES Credit(s): 5
CED 510 - ORIENTATION TO DISABILITY & COMMUNITY RESOURCES Credit(s): 3
CED 560 - SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND TRANSITION Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Major hours: 35

Guided Electives

Students admitted to the Interdisciplinary Disability Studies program will enroll in two types of guided electives: Intersectional Electives and Concentration Electives. Students are required to take 9 credit hours of Guided Intersectional Electives to encourage their understanding of intersectional issues present in the lives of disabled people with multiple marginalized identities. Students can select courses from various departments of interest, with an emphasis on courses that shed light on specific communities or populations such as those in ANT, AAS, APP, or GWS. Other courses may be substituted with approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS). Guided Concentration Electives will allow students to complete course work in an area relevant to the career path they are most interested in. The completion of 12 concentration elective credits is required for IDST students including courses in SW, PSY, SOC, EDS, IEC, BSC, or FAM. Other courses may be submitted with approval from the DUS. Students cannot count the same course for both Guided Elective categories.

Guided Intersectional Electives

Select 9 credits from the following disciplines: ANT, AAS, APP, GWS.

Guided Concentration Electives

Select 12 credits from the following disciplines: BSC, EDS, FAM, IEC, PSY, SOC, SW.

Subtotal: Guided Electives: 21

Practicum

Students in the Interdisciplinary Disability Studies program are required to complete a practicum in the community, outside of the traditional classroom setting. This ensures that students are exposed to real-life agencies, populations, situations and circumstances to which they will demonstrate skill proficiency and applied knowledge. Evening classes have been traditionally offered in Master’s of Rehabilitation Counseling programs across the nation, as many students in this field work during the day. For this reason, students taking courses at the Rehabilitation Counseling 500 level may be required to take mixed graduate/undergraduate classes in the evening.

Free Electives

Students may select 9 credit hours worth of free elective courses as they choose.

Interdisciplinary Disability Studies, B.A.E.

Applying to the Program

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics