NEW: Announcing UMBC Critical Disability Studies Minor and

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:28:58 -0400
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We invite you to support disability inclusion and further your knowledge through taking one of these great courses offered at UMBC!

Debuting in the Fall 2024 semester, the Department of English is now home to a new Critical Disability Studies minor.

Students in this interdisciplinary minor will encounter both the lived experiences of disability, past and present, and a critical analysis of intersecting systems of ableism, heteropatriarchy, white supremacy, colonialism, and capitalist violence.

To earn a minor in Critical Disability Studies, students will complete 15 credits of coursework: one introductory course (3 credits), two core courses (6 credits), and two elective courses (6 credits).

Fall 2024 Course Offerings:

AGNG 200 - Aging People, Policy and Management (multiple sections)

ENGL 320 - Disability and Technology: Writing, Design, and Resistance (Dr. Drew Holladay)

ENGL 461/669 - (Dis)ability in Asian American Literacture (Dr. Sharon Tran)

GLBL 410 - I'm a Cyborg But That's OK: Technology, Culture, and Disablity (Dr. Tania Lizarazo)

PBHL/PHIL 375 - Philosophy of Medicine (Dr. Jessica Pfeifer)

PSYC 305 - Children with Exceptionalities (Dr. Laura Rose)

SOCY 351 - Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine (Dr. Karon Philips)

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*Recommended for Fall:

FYS 106: First-Year Seminar Introduction to Disability Studies (01-LEC (6751)

This three-credit course is designed to introduce the foundations of Disability Studies and meets Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), and Social Sciences (GFR) requirements. Meets in person.

**Recommended for Summer II, Winter or Spring:

American Sign Language (ASL) will fulfill UMBC’s GEP language requirement.

Courses offered:

ASL 101

ASL 102

ASL 201

For more information, use the link below to access course/catalog details or email Dr. Tania Lizarazo, lizarazo@umbc.edu