Program: Interdisciplinary Disability Studies, B.A.E. - University of Kentucky

Apr 06, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

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 Rehabilitation Counseling 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 223 . Upper division coursework is restricted to those who have been admitted to upper division status.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin 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: 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
CED 250 - DISABILITY AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
PSY 223 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
CED 300 - INTRODUCTION OF REHABILITATION COUNSELING AND DISABILITY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 22

Major Requirements

EDS 375 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
GRN 250 - AGING IN TODAY’S WORLD Credit(s): 3
CED 510 - ORIENTATION TO DISABILITY & COMMUNITY RESOURCES Credit(s): 3
CED 515 - MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITIES: PHYSICAL DISABILITY Credit(s): 3
OR
CED 516 - MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITIES: PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
CED 520 - FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING Credit(s): 3
CED 540 - ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING Credit(s): 3
CED 554 - RURAL REHABILITATION Credit(s): 3
CED 530 - SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING Credit(s): 3
CED 560 - SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND TRANSITION Credit(s): 3
CED 430 - PRACTICUM IN INTERDISCIPLINARY DISABILITY STUDIES Credit(s): 5

Subtotal: Major hours: 35

Guided Electives

Program guided course electives are provided below. Students choose a total of 27 credits. Students cannot count the same course for both Part I (6 credits) and Part II (21 credits).

Guided Course Electives Part I: 6

Select 6 credits from the following:

*Students may enroll only in those sections with the following subtitles: Sociology of Mental Health; Sociology of Disabilities; Death, Dying and End of Life Issues; Access to Health Care in the US and Global Contexts.

**Students may enroll only in those sections with the following subtitles: Family Violence; Victimology; Mass Incarceration; Substance Use and Society.

PSY 302 - PSYCHOLOGY IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Credit(s): 3
PSY 333 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
SOC 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
SOC 337 - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Credit(s): 3
SOC 338 - FAMILY VIOLENCE Credit(s): 3
SOC 350 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 *
SOC 355 - SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS Credit(s): 3
SOC 439 - TOPICS IN CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 **
SW 222 - DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY Credit(s): 3
SW 325 - SOCIAL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONS Credit(s): 3
EDP 305 - INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING SKILLS Credit(s): 3
EDP 513 - SOCIAL ASPECTS BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
EDP 522 - PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS Credit(s): 3
EDP 545 - PSYCHOLOGY OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE Credit(s): 3
EDS 516 - PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTION Credit(s): 3
EDS 530 - MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
EDS 570 - CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
IEC 255 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
IEC 546 - TRANSDISCIPLINARY SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Credit(s): 3

Guided Course Electives Part II: 21

Select 21 credits from the following:

**Students may enroll only in those sections with the following subtitles: Family Violence; Victimology; Mass Incarceration; Substance Use and Society.

ANT 101 - WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? INTRO TO ANTHROPOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ANT 220 - INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ANT 230 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Credit(s): 3
ANT 251 - GLOBAL HEALTH INEQUALITIES Credit(s): 3
ANT 339 - HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
ANT 440 - ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD GROWTH Credit(s): 3
BSC 331 - BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE Credit(s): 3
EDP 305 - INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING SKILLS Credit(s): 3
EDP 513 - SOCIAL ASPECTS BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
EDP 522 - PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS Credit(s): 3
EDP 545 - PSYCHOLOGY OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE Credit(s): 3
EDS 516 - PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTION Credit(s): 3
EDS 530 - MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
EDS 570 - CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
IEC 255 - CHILD DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
IEC 546 - TRANSDISCIPLINARY SERVICES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
PSY 302 - PSYCHOLOGY IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY Credit(s): 3
PSY 333 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
SOC 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
SOC 337 - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Credit(s): 3
SOC 338 - FAMILY VIOLENCE Credit(s): 3
SOC 350 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 *
SOC 355 - SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS Credit(s): 3
SOC 439 - TOPICS IN CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 **

Subtotal: Guided Electives: 27

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

Select 12 credits of free elective classes of your choice.

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