Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Minor
UNH Program of Study in Disability
About the Program
The purpose of the Interdisciplinary Disability Minor is to prepare undergraduate
students to apply their unique disciplinary skills to work with and support individuals
with disabilities and their families to become fully engaged members of their
communities, and to improve their quality of life. The minor also helps to prepare
students to work in an interdisciplinary service delivery environment. A secondary
purpose is to create a core group of interdisciplinary faculty to work collaboratively
with students on issues related to disability. The 20 credit hours curriculum consists
of five to eight courses including a writing intensive course from the student’s major.
The minor offers students a unique opportunity to explore disability from several
vantage points, including an overview of the disability experience, societal barriers
individuals face, service delivery systems, disciplinary perspectives, current research,
and relevant legislation.
Coursework
One of the following courses is required from the students major or any other
disability related intensive course outside of the major with permission
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EDUC 750: Introduction to Exceptionality
EDUC 444 – Right to Be Disabled
OT 444 - Living and Doing with Technology
OT 610 Occupation, Identity and Disability
RMP Students: 444 Perspectives on Disability
Four – seven elective courses totaling 16 credits are required from the following:
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COMM 536 Introduction to Deaf Studies
COMM 575 Fundamentals of Hearing and Hearing Loss
EDUC 750: Introduction to Exceptionality
EDUC 556:Transition to Work: Mentoring Adolescents with Disabilities (2
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EDUC 750: Introduction to Exceptionality
EDUC 760: Introduction to Young Children with Disabilities
EDUC 754 Contemporary Issues in Developmental Disabilities
HHS 740: Collaborative Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
INTR 438 A Sociocultural Perspective
KIN 781: Inclusion in Physical Education
NUTR 740 Nutrition for Children with Special Needs (2 credits)
OT 444 Living and doing with Technology
OT 610 Occupation, Identity and Disability
Institute on Disability/UCED
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10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101 | Durham, NH 03824
603.862.4320 | Relay: 711 | Fax: 603.862.0555
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OT 685 Psychosocial Disorders and Everyday Life
OT 722: Introduction to Assistive Technology
OT 724: Assistive Technology and Physical Disabilities
OT 726: Assistive Technology and Sensory, Cognitive and Communication Impairments
RMP 444 Perspectives on Disability
RMP 501: Recreation Services for Individuals with Disabilities
SW 712: Social Work and Developmental Disabilities
SW, OT, EDUC, KIN, NUTR, RMP Independent Study with a disability focus – (2-4 credits)*
*Independent Study (2-4 Credits): The purpose of the Independent Study is to explore a topic that provides a
detailed focus on an important issue related to individuals with disabilities. A student may also choose to engage
in a small-scale research project to investigate an issue that affects individuals with disabilities. Each project will
be negotiated with the student’s departmental faculty advisor and the coordinator of the minor program.
Please Note: Additional elective courses may be added in the future as deemed appropriate and approved by
Disabilities Studies Coordinator.
Also Note: Students must achieve C- or better and a 2.00 grade-point average in courses that the minor
department approves. Courses taken on the pass/fail basis may not be used for a minor. No more than 8 credits
used to satisfy major requirements may be used for a minor. There is no limit on the number of overlapping
credits allowed between minors. Students should declare an intent to earn a minor as early as possible and no
later than the end of the junior year. During the final term, an application should be made to the dean to have the
minor shown on the academic record.
Please Note: Additional elective courses may be added in the future as deemed appropriate and approved by
Disabilities Studies Coordinator.
Also Note: Students must achieve C- or better and a 2.00 grade-point average in courses that the minor
department approves. Courses taken on the pass/fail basis may not be used for a minor. No more than 8 credits
used to satisfy major requirements may be used for a minor. There is no limit on the number of overlapping
credits allowed between minors. Students should declare an intent to earn a minor as early as possible and no
later than the end of the junior year. During the final term, an application should be made to the dean to have the
minor shown on the academic record.
Contact Information
Therese Willkomm, Ph.D. ATP
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
College of Health and Human Services
Hewitt Hall
Durham, NH 03824
603.862.1056
therese.willkomm@unh.edu
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