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.

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

• ENG 240


• Three from: ASL 201-202-203, ASL 301, CDS 201, ENG 386, ES 354, HIST 491, HUM 240, INTL. 340, INTL 467, PHIL 335, PPPM 202, PPPM 407, PSY 366, IARC 204


• One from: ASL 101-102-103, ARCH 440, INTL 463, PD 487, PPPM 460, PSY 472


• 4 fieldwork credits

Required         4 credits
Electives       20 credits

Total       24 credits

• Clinics and healthcare organizations


• Advocacy


• Non-profit organizations and public interest groups


• K-12 education


• Colleges and universities

• Critical thinking and analysis


• Writing skills


• Qualitative and quantitative analysis


• Cultural competence


• Sociopolitical understanding

• Human Physiology


• Communication Disorders and Sciences


• Psychology


• Educational Foundations


• Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Tykeson College and Career Advising
541-346-9200
advising.uoregon.edu/tykeson

An equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication will be made available in accessible formats upon request. © 2020 University of Oregon. Revised 9/8/2020

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