Disability and Inclusive Human Services Undergraduate Academic Certificate
In collaboration with the Center on Disabilities in Human Development, this interdisciplinary certificate program provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge, skills, and experiences relevant to providing inclusive human services for people with disabilities and other historically marginalized groups through classroom, online, and service-learning formats. Students interested in a variety of helping professions will benefit from the certificate and the community-based learning experiences offered.
All required coursework must be completed with a grade of C or better (O-10-a).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Exploration Component | 3 | |
| Introduction to Inequity and Justice | ||
| Select 6 credits of upper-division electives from the following: | 6 | |
| Instructional Design and Curriculum | ||
| Health, Illness, and Society | ||
| Educating for Exceptionalities | ||
| Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning for PreK-12 | ||
| Orientation to Autism Spectrum Disorder | ||
| Universal Design in Learning | ||
| Growing Old in a New Age | ||
| Universal Design | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Adult Development and Aging | ||
| Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence | ||
| Love and Liberation | ||
| Power, Politics, and Society | ||
| Application Component | 3 | |
| Inclusive Physical Education and Recreation | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Courses to total 12 credits for this certificate
Learn and Integrate:
1. Students will be able to identify challenges and opportunities facing people with disabilities and other minority groups across dimensions of diversity for living, working, learning, and playing in their communities.
2. Students will be able to apply interdisciplinary approaches to addressing inclusion in specific human services professions.
Think and create:
3. Students will be able to design a community-based inclusive program or activity to address human services needs in their community.
Communicate:
4. Students will be able to communicate effectively about strengths-based approaches to inclusion of people with disabilities and other historically marginalized groups through oral, written, and visual formats.
Clarify purpose and perspective:
5. Students will be able to transform their understanding of self, relationships with others, and perspectives on diversity through exposure to and direct contact with people with disabilities and other intersectional identities.
Practice Citizenship:
6. Students will be able to critique current human services systems by contrasting historical treatment of people with disabilities and other historically marginalized groups with exposure to best practices for inclusion via service-learning experiences.