Program Overview
Disability Studies
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @ UWindsor
Program Overview & Highlights
- Honours 4-Year Program
- Combined Honours Programs Available
- B.A.
Become an advocate for accessibility and social justice in this program grounded in the real-world lived experiences of people with disabilities. You’ll have the opportunity to apply the theory you learn in class to help people by participating in community placements. By pursuing a degree in Disability Studies, you not only gain valuable knowledge and skills but also contribute to creating a more inclusive and accessible society.
What Lancers Are Saying
The Joint PhD program in Educational Studies offers a unique opportunity to study at three Ontario universities. This collaboration enriches the student experience. Throughout my doctoral journey, I benefited from the support of diverse perspectives from faculty and classmates from the University of Windsor, Brock, and Lakehead. The program combines flexibility and academic rigour, as you transform into an educational researcher.
John Freer
2020 Alumni, Joint PhD
Faculty & Staff
- Student Recruitment Officer: Selena Randhawa
- Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator: Sheri Lowrie
Admission Requirements
High School Student from Canada
- Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60%)
- Minimum Average: 70%
- Mean Average: 82%
High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)
- Course Requirements: Grade 12 English
- Minimum Average: 70%
- Mean Average: 82%
Career Tracks
- Disability support worker
- Diversity co-ordinator
- Behavioural aide
- Child and youth care worker
- Accessibility research and policy development advocate
- Accessibility consultant
Related Programs
- Social Work and Disability Studies
Plan Your Program
Term: Fall 2025
Important Notes
- ENGL-1010 is required for all FAHSS Majors. Students with 80% or higher in Grade 12 ENG4U (or equivalent) are exempt from this course requirement and will substitute it with an additional course from any area of study.
- All FAHSS programs require students to take one course with Indigenous content, perspectives, or materials. This can be done at any time during the student’s undergraduate education.
- Language courses also count as Arts or Science courses.
- PSYC 1150/1160: Section 1 is for Majors only. Section 2 and Section 30 are for non-majors.
Required Course Notes
Major Courses
- IACS-1000 (previously DISB/SJST 1000)
- PSYC 1150
- PSYC 1160
- SWRK 1170
- SWRK 1180
Required Course:
- ENGL 1010
Recommended Other Courses
- GART 1210
- One Arts or Language course
- One Science or Language course
- One Arts, Languages, Social Sciences, or Science Course
Required Courses
DISB 1000: Social Justice in Action (SJST 1000)
Students investigate the local and global origins of a contemporary social problem through the eyes of social justice activists. Students will assess the strengths and limitations of strategies and theoretical frameworks for social change and use this knowledge to create social action messages that raise public awareness, influence government or corporate policy, or positively change attitudes and behaviours.
ENGL 1010: Academic Writing
An introduction to the fundamentals of effective writing in academic contexts. Topics may include language, essay writing conventions, critical thinking, research, editing and revising, and academic integrity.
PSYC 1150: Introduction to Psychology as a Behavioural Science
Introduction to selected areas in psychology including learning, perception, physiological psychology, emotion, and motivation.
PSYC 1160: Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science
Introduction to selected areas in psychology including developmental, social, personality, and clinical.
SWRK 1170: Meeting Human Needs through Social Welfare
This course examines the historical, philosophical and political aspects of the development and delivery of the Canadian Social Welfare System. Special attention will be focussed on ways to identify and assess the needs of, and services to, vulnerable populations within the context of social and cultural diversity.
SWRK 1180: Meeting Human Needs through Social Work
This course examines the ways in which social workers in generalist practice intervene to meet the needs of clients within the Canadian social welfare system. Attention will be paid to the development of an understanding of generalist social work practice within an ecological and systems perspective.
