Program Overview

Disability Studies and Community Inclusion - Graduate Certificate

Overview

The Disability Studies and Community Inclusion graduate certificate prepares students to be leaders in promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life and across the lifespan. The focus is to understand the nature, meaning, health, social and political implications and consequences of disability within the context of a diverse and global world.

Admissions

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.750 GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Goal statement and professional objectives
• Two letters of recommendation
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:
  • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
  • Minimum 58 PTE score
  • Minimum 110 DET score

Coursework

• Certificate Requirements:
  • CULT 56001: PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF COMMUNITY INCLUSION (3 credits)
  • CULT 67015: DISABILITY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE (3 credits)
• Certificate Electives, choose from the following (9 credits):
  • ARCH 55640: DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTS FOR OLDER ADULTS
  • COMM 55459: COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
  • CRIM 66761: LAW, JUSTICE AND SOCIETY
  • CULT 69510: CLASSICS IN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
  • CULT 69691: VARIABLE CONTENT SEMINAR: GREAT IDEAS IN EDUCATION
  • EPI 63021: ETHICAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND CLINICAL RESEARCH
  • GEOG 59072: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND HEALTH
  • GERO 50656: PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
  • HCD 63001: EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN IN HEALTHCARE
  • HCD 63004: ENVIRONMENTS OF CARE AND PATIENT POPULATIONS
  • HDF 54023: BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS
  • HED 52779: HAPPINESS AND HEALTH
  • HED 64050: HEALTH BEHAVIOR
  • HED 54051: BIOBEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE PREVENTION IN HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION
  • HPM 62017: HEALTHCARE LAW AND REGULATION
  • HPM 63007: PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS: PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
  • HPM 63020: COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
  • NURS 60024: HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION, STRUCTURE AND BEHAVIOR
  • NURS 70680: POPULATION HEALTH 1
  • PADM 60310: LEADERSHIP IN THE NONPROFIT AND PUBLIC SECTOR
  • SBS 64600: EMERGING ISSUES IN LGBTQ+ PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
  • SBS 64630: SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
  • SBS 64634: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS
  • SOC 52563: SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
  • SOC 62877: SOCIOLOGY OF AGING AND THE LIFE COURSE
  • SPA 54010: SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS
  • SPA 54309: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: THEORY AND DIAGNOSIS
  • SPA 70627: MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN AUDIOLOGY 1
  • SPED 53030: APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS I: THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
  • SPED 53050: CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WITH MILD/MODERATE INTERVENTION NEEDS
  • SPED 53051: CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WITH MODERATE/INTENSIVE INTERVENTION NEEDS
  • SPED 53070: PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING FOR TRANSITIONS
  • SPED 53101: DEAF CULTURE AND COMMUNITY
  • SPED 53309: INTRODUCTION TO DEAF STUDIES
  • SPED 54309: AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: THEORY AND DIAGNOSIS
  • SPED 63959: MEDICAL ASPECTS OF LIFESPAN DISABILITIES
  • SPED 80040: RESEARCH GRANT DEVELOPMENT FOR DISABILITY PROGRAMS 1
  • UX 60501: INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE
  • UX 60504: ACCESSIBILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Certificate GPA: 3.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 3.000

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Describe the nature, social meaning, health and power structure related to disability.
2. Explain the social, political and cultural implications of disability.
3. Analyze the consequences of disability within the context of a diverse and global world.

Graduate Certificate Policy for the College of Education, Health and Human Services

• Students seeking a graduate certificate must maintain a minimum 3.000 grade point average.
• Certificates must be completed within six years after the first graduate enrollment.
• No more than 2 credit hours of workshop may be used toward a certificate.
• Before being eligible to be awarded a Certificate, students must be admitted to the Certificate program.
• Students currently in a graduate degree program may also apply to a certificate program.
• Students who have a previous graduate degree and are not currently seeking another graduate degree may transfer a maximum 6 credit hours with advisor approval.