Disability Studies Minor

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Advisement for the minor is available from the School of Social Work .

The minor introduces students to disability as diversity and the theories that examine the personal and collective responses to cultural difference.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Minor Policies

Salisbury University minors require:

The completion of at least 18 credits with grades of C or better.
At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be coursework that is not used to satisfy General Education requirements.
At least 9 credits must be earned at SU.

Minor Requirements

Complete Core (2 Courses):

ASL 101 - Elementary Sign Language I 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOWK 475 - Disabilities Studies: Culture and Practice 4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 3 Courses from the Following:

Take No More than 2 Courses with the Same Prefix (since SOWK is part of the core, you may take only 1 additional SOWK course)

ENGL 495 - Topics in Writing and Rhetoric 4 Hour(s) Credit
When offered as Disability and Writing
PHIL 334 - Philosophical Perspectives on Mental Health 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 302 - Abnormal Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 402 - Childhood Disorders 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 423 - Developmental Disabilities 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOCI 334 - Sociology of Mental Health 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOCI 361 - Aging and Society 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOWK 351 - Deaf Culture and Deaf History 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOWK 451 - Behavioral Health 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOWK 454 - Multidisciplinary Practice with People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4 Hour(s) Credit