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Disability Studies and Community Inclusion (Post Bachelor's) PDFDownload to print

College
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Department
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration

316 White Hall
Tel: 330-672-2012
E-mail: oss@kent.edu
Web: www.ehhs.kent.edu/fla 

Post Bachelor's (C618): The Disability Studies and Community Inclusion certificate prepares students to take leadership roles in promoting inclusion and advocacy for people with disabilities in a variety of community settings. Students tailor their studies to meet their professional interests.

Post Master's (C827): The Disability Studies and Community Inclusion certificate prepares students to understand the nature, meaning, health, social and political implications and consequences of disability within the context of a diverse and global culture. Following guidelines from the Society for Disability Studies, the certificate is interdisciplinary, challenges the view of disability as an individual defect that can be remedied through medical intervention and include national and international perspectives, policies, literature, culture and history.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS (17 credits)
Course Title Credits
RHAB 67725 Psychosocial Impact of Disabilities
 3
SRM 56001 Principles and Methods of Community Inclusion
 3
  63096
Individual Investigation in Exercise, Leisure and Sport
1
Choose from the following electives: 10
ANTH 58250 Culture and Curing (3)
CI 65592 Internship in Motor Development (1-12)
COMM 55459 Communication and Conflict (3)
  55960 Health Communications (3)
EDAD 6/76518
Law and Special Education (3)
HDFS 54020
Adolescent Development (3)

 
 54021 Family Interventions Across the Lifespan (3)

HED 57091
 		Current Issues in Health Education and Promotion (3)
  64050 Health Behavior (3)
  64051
Biobehavioral Aspects of Disease Prevention in Health Education and Promotion (3)
MUS 50295 Special Topics Music in Special Education (1-3)
POL 70707 Law, Justice and Society (3)
PSYC 61580 Social Psychology (3)
SOC 52558 Wealth, Poverty and Power

  52563
 		Sociology of Health and Health Care

SPED 53030
 		Applied Behavior Analysis I: Theory and Techniques (3)

  53050 Characteristics of Students with Mild/Moderate Intervention Needs (3)
  53051 Characteristics of Students with Moderate/Intensive Intervention Needs (3)
  53070 Planning and Programming for Transition Needs (3)
  53309 Introduction to Deaf Studies (3)
  63200 Introduction to Exceptionalities (3)*
THEA 61094 College Teaching in Theatre (3)
TOTAL 17
* Course is prerequisite for others in department

 

Gainful Employment Disclosure
CIP code:
 33.0104
CIP title:
 Community Involvement
AY 11 completers:
 0
AY 11 on-time completers:
 0
AY 11 on-time completion rate:
 N/A
Median Stafford loans: not applicable; contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for more information
Median other loans: not applicable; contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for more information
Award title: not applicable; contact the Office of Student Financial Aid for more information
Total cost per credit hours:
 $452
Total costs for credit hours:
 $7,232
Book and supplies cost per credit hours:
 $134
Total books and supplies costs:
 $1,380
Term: Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
Length: 30 Weeks
Fees per term:
 Varies
Room and board per term:
 $4,480
Other supply or miscellaneous costs:
 N/A
SOC code:
 11-9151.00
SOC title:
 Social and Community Service Managers
ONET link:
 http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9151.00
Respondent placement rate:
 N/A - No completers in recent year