Disability Management (MA Program)

Program Overview

This Disability Management program provides a comprehensive understanding of disability management principles, legislation, and interventions. Students can choose between a research-focused track with courses in quantitative and qualitative research methods, or an elective-based track with options in health economics, counselling skills, and social policy. The program culminates in a comprehensive examination or thesis, preparing graduates for careers in disability management and related fields.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Core Courses
• DISM 609: Professional Ethics in Health Care Management
• DISM 710: Foundations in Disability Management
• DISM 711: Disability Management: Legislation, Policy, and Procedures
• DISM 712: Disability Management Interventions
• Research Courses
• EDUC 602: Quantitative Research Design and Data Analysis
• HHSC 603: Community Research Methods
• HHSC 703: Qualitative Research Approaches in Health and Human Sciences
• PSYC 600: Univariate Statistics
• PSYC 605: Multivariate Statistics
• SOCW 609: Advanced Quantitative Research
• Elective Courses
• DISM 798: Directed Studies
• ECON 610: Health Economics
• ECON 611: Cost-Benefit Analysis
• EDUC 609: Aboriginal/Indigenous Learners: History, Culture, and Ways of Knowing
• EDUC 613: Interpersonal Counselling Skills
• HHSC 602: Organization and Financing of Canadian Health Care
• NURS 604: The Healing and Well-Being of Indigenous Peoples
• POLS 603: Social and Health Policy in the Context of Health and Health Care
• PSYC 609: Health Psychology
• SOCW 605: Community Work/Politics of Change
• SOCW 698: Special Topics
• Comprehensive Examination or Thesis
• Comprehensive Examination Option:
• DISM 796: Disability Management Comprehensive Examination
• Thesis Option:
• DISM 799: Disability Management Thesis

Assessment: