Minor: Disability Studies
(DIS)

Blending courses from across campus, the UO Disability Studies minor defines disability as a social phenomenon that touches everyone and helps us understand how societies work. For students with disabilities, the Disability Studies minor offers a curriculum that looks like you and creates community for you and your allies. The minor also gives you cultural competence for a growing range of disability-related careers throughknowledge specific to professions. Students gain direct contact with disability communities through a large menu of innovative fieldwork options, as well as with working professionals in a multitude of career fields.

 
TOP FIVE

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REASONS TO STUDY Disability Studies
  1. Learn how to create a more inclusive world.

  2. Gain deep knowledge of US and global access and equity issues.

  3. Broaden your horizons with energizing courses across the disciplines.

  4. Gain hands-on experience through internships and fieldwork.

  5. Supplement any major, build community, and gain a specialty for future careers.

Disability Studies

College of Arts and Sciences
541-346-1500
english.uoregon.edu

 
COURSES YOU
MAY NEED

     

MINOR CREDITS

Required         4 credits
Electives       20 credits


Total       24 credits

WHERE CAN I GO? WHAT WILL I LEARN? MAJORS COMMONLY
COMBINED WITH:
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Tykeson College and Career Advising
541-346-9200
advising.uoregon.edu/tykeson

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