Disability Studies, Certificate
The undergraduate Certificate in Disability Studies requires a minimum of 19 s.h. of credit. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in work for the certificate.
The certificate may be earned by any student admitted to the University of Iowa who is not enrolled in a UI graduate or professional degree program. Undergraduate to Graduate (U2G) students may earn the certificate when the undergraduate classification is primary.
The Certificate in Disability Studies requires the following coursework.
Core Courses
Students earn 11–12 s.h. by taking the following four core courses.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Both of these: | ||
| DST:1101 | Introduction to Disability Studies | 3 |
| DST:3201 | Advanced Disability Studies: Issues and Research | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| EDTL:4940 | Characteristics of Disabilities | 3 |
| TR:3162 | Therapeutic Recreation: Clientele | 3 |
| And one of these: | ||
| EDTL:4967 | Integrated Disability Studies Practicum | 2 |
| TR:3300/HHP:3361 | Animal-Assisted Interventions in the Helping Professions | 3 |
Focused Elective Courses
Students earn a minimum of 7–8 s.h. in focused electives to earn a total of at least 19 s.h. for the certificate, which they select from courses in at least two of the following areas (maximum of 6 s.h. from any one area). They may count a maximum of 3 s.h. earned in courses numbered below 3000 toward this requirement.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Aging Studies | ||
| ASP:3170 | Health and Aging | 3 |
| American Sign Language | ||
| ASL:3200 | Topics in Deaf Studies | 3 |
| ASL:3400 | Issues in ASL and Deaf Studies | 3 |
| ASL:3500 | Deafness in the Media | 3 |
| ASL:3700 | Deaf Gain: Reframing Deaf People, Cultures, and Languages | 3 |
| ASL:4201/HIST:4201 | History of the American Deaf Community | 3-4 |
| American Studies | ||
| AMST:2025 | Diversity in American Culture | 3 |
| THTR:2405 | Staging Americans: U.S. Cultures Through Theatre and Performance | 3 |
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH:2164/GHS:2164 | Culture and Healing: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH:3199/GHS:3199/IS:3198 | Understanding Health in an Unequal World: Anthropology and Global Health Policy | 3 |
| ANTH:3308 | Human Variation | 3 |
| Cinematic Arts | ||
| CINE:1195 | Video Games and Identity | 3 |
| Classics: Ancient Civilizations | ||
| CLSA:1181/GHS:1181 | Ancient Medicine | 3 |
| CLSA:3105/GHS:3105/GWSS:3105/WLLC:3105 | Contraception Across Time and Cultures | 3 |
| College of Public Health | ||
| CPH:2400 | The U.S. Health System in a Global Context | 3 |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | ||
| CSD:1015 | Introduction to Speech and Hearing Processes and Disorders | 2 |
| CSD:3185 | Hearing Loss and Audiometry | 3 |
| CSD:4145 | Developmental Language Disorders | 3 |
| CSD:4148 | Developmental Speech Disorders | 3 |
| Communications | ||
| COMM:2020 | Health Communication | 3 |
| RHET:2135/SJUS:2135 | Decoding Disability: Rhetoric of Access and Accommodations | 3 |
| Counselor Education | ||
| CSED:4110 | Psychology of Food and Mood | 3 |
| CSED:4113 | Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, and Sleep Disorders | 3 |
| CSED:4132 | Introduction to Addictions and Impulse Control Disorders | 3 |
| CSED:4179 | Sexuality Within the Helping Professions | 3 |
| CSED:4185 | Introduction to Substance Abuse | 3 |
| CSED:4197 | Citizenship in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| Criminology | ||
| CRIM:3250 | Drugs, Deviance, and Social Control | 3 |
| Disability Studies | ||
| DST:1200/GHS:1200/GRMN:1200/WLLC:1200 | Disabilities and Inclusion in Writing and Film Around the World | 3 |
| Global Health Studies | ||
| GHS:2100/GWSS:2100 | Foundations of Health Humanities | 3 |
| GHS:2260/RELS:2260 | Hard Cases in Healthcare at the Beginning of Life | 3 |
| GHS:2265/ASP:2265/RELS:2265 | Hard Cases in Healthcare at the End of Life | 3 |
| International Studies | ||
| IS:3555/GHS:3555/HIST:3755 | Understanding Health and Disease in Africa | 3 |
| Psychological and Quantitative Foundations | ||
| PSQF:2116 | Applied Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSQF:3104 | Multicultural Issues in Counseling and Psychology | 3 |
| PSQF:3215 | Applied Health Psychology | 3 |
| Psychology | ||
| PSY:3320 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| School of Social Work | ||
| SSW:3729 | Substance Use and Abuse | 2-3 |
| SSW:3847 | Discrimination, Oppression, and Diversity | 3 |
| SSW:4100 | Social Work in the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| Sociology and Criminology | ||
| SOC:3510 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| Teaching and Learning | ||
| EDTL:4900 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| EDTL:4950 | Behavioral and Social Interventions | 3 |
| EDTL:4987/CSED:4187 | Introduction to Assistive Technology | 3 |
| EDTL:4990 | Interdisciplinary Issues in Disabilities | 1-3 |
| Therapeutic Recreation | ||
| ABRD:3712 | Child Life Experiential Learning Program | 3 |
| TR:3261/HHP:3261 | Inclusive Recreation | 3 |
| TR:4197/DST:4198/HHP:4197 | Therapeutic Recreation: Experiences in Adaptive and Inclusive Sports | 3 |