BS in Disability and Human Development

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Disability and Human Development degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of Disability and Human Development degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Applied Health Sciences section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Summary of Requirements
University Writing Requirement		6
General Education Requirements		18
Major Requirements (Core, Selective and DHD Elective)		34-35
Electives to reach Minimum Total Hours		61-62
Total Hours		120

University Writing Requirement

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
Total Hours		6

General Education Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses ^a
Analyzing the Natural World course		3-5
Understanding the Individual and Society course		3-4
Understanding the Past course		3
Exploring World Cultures course		3
Additional General Education courses from any category ^b		3-6
Total Hours		18

The University General Education requirement is 24 hours distributed across six categories. The Understanding U.S. Society and Understanding the Creative Arts requirements are met by required courses within the major (DHD 101 and DHD 102).

Students take additional General Education courses from any of the six General Education categories to reach the required 24 hours of General Education course work.

Major Requirements (Core, Selective, and DHD Elective)

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
AHS 100	Applied Health Sciences Seminar I ^a	1
DHD 101	Disability in U.S. Society ^b	3
DHD 102	Disability in American Film ^c	3
DHD 201	Disability, Rights, and Culture	3
DHD 202	Disability, Health, and Society	3
DHD 301	Disability, Research, and Interdisciplinary Methods	3
DHD 302	Disability, Policy, and Law	3
DHD 400	Disability and Human Development Capstone	1
DHD 401	Foundations of Disability and Human Development	3
Selective Courses
Select two of the following:		6
DHD 205	Disability, Race, Class and Gender
DHD 303	Disability Activism: From the Local to the Global
DHD 407	Cultural Politics of Disability and Health
DHD Elective Courses
Select two of the following (students may replace one course with the remaining selective from the list above):		6
DHD 203	Disability in World Cultures
DHD 204	Disability in the Humanities
DHD 402	Historical Issues in Disability and Disease
DHD 404	Disability, Sexuality, and Health
DHD 405	Analysis of the Americans with Disabilities Act
DHD 406	Disability and Work
DHD 408	Disability Through the Lifecourse
DHD 420	Mental Health, Asian Americans, and Community Engagement
DHD 440	Introduction to Assistive Technology: Principles and Practice
DHD 445	Topics in Disability Studies
Total Hours		34-35

Transfer students are not required to complete AHS 100 as part of the DHD core courses and will earn a total of 34 hours in core courses. The additional hour will be made up in elective hours.

Satisfies the Understanding U.S. Society General Education requirement.

Satisfies the Understanding the Creative Arts General Education requirement.

Electives to reach Minimum Total Hours

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Courses
Electives to reach minimum total hours		61-62
Total Hours		61-62

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall Semester		Hours
AHS 100	Applied Health Sciences Seminar I	1
DHD 101	Disability in U.S. Society ^a	3
DHD 102	Disability in American Film ^b	3
ENGL 160	Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts	3
General Education course (Analyzing the Natural World)		3
Elective		3
	Hours	16
Spring Semester
ENGL 161	Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research	3
General Education course (Understanding the Individual and Society)		3
General Education course (Understanding the Past)		3
Additional General Education course		3
Elective		3
	Hours	15
Second Year
Fall Semester
General Education course (Exploring World Cultures)		3
Additional General Education course		3
Electives		9
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
DHD 201	Disability, Rights, and Culture	3
DHD 202	Disability, Health, and Society	3
Electives		9
	Hours	15
Third Year
Fall Semester
DHD 301	Disability, Research, and Interdisciplinary Methods	3
DHD 302	Disability, Policy, and Law	3
Electives		9
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
DHD Elective		3
DHD Selective		3
Electives		9
	Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
DHD 401	Foundations of Disability and Human Development	3
DHD Elective		3
Electives		9
	Hours	15
Spring Semester
DHD 400	Disability and Human Development Capstone	1
DHD Selective		3
Electives		10
	Hours	14
	Total Hours	120