The minor in Disability Studies gives students the opportunity to explore the meaning, nature and consequences of disability from multiple perspectives. Ways of supporting people with disabilities and their families is addressed including the influences of disability policy, applications of technology, and societal and cultural attitudes and understanding related to persons with disability. This interdisciplinary program introduces topics such as exceptionality, the lived experience of disability and effects of stigma, disability policy, assistive technologies and universal design to enhance function and access, and health and human services for supporting individuals with disability. Students select from a wide range of electives to support their individual areas of interest. Students may expand career options by combining the minor in Disability Studies with majors such as Education, Occupational Therapy, Recreation Management and Policy, Psychology, Human Development and Family Studies, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Kinesiology, and Social Work.
When you minor in Disability Studies at UNH, depending on how you design your program and your course selection, you may work collaboratively with faculty from the Departments of Occupational Therapy, Recreation Management and Policy, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Social Work, Nutrition, Kinesiology, Human Development and Family Studies, and Education. You'll also have the option of pursuing a faculty sponsored independent study or a small-scale research project.