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Apr 06, 2026
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SOC 315 - Introduction to Disability Studies
Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: Diversity
An introduction to social, political, and cultural understandings of disability. Topics include models of disability, the social process of disablement, and representations of disability in popular culture.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: Overlay - Diversity
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Distinguish between impairment and the social construction of disability.
2. Draw connections between the social process of disablement and other forms of marginalization using academic and autoethnographic texts.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of prominent models of disability around the world.
4. Analyze how structural and cultural barriers impact the lived experiences of people with impairment through cultural artifacts.
Diversity Overlay Learning Outcomes
- Describe the histories, experiences or views of one or more cultural groups.
- Analyze the overlap or intersection of social identities of oneself and/or other cultural groups (e.g., culture, gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability, immigration status, and/or age).
- Examine the impact of their own identity on their experiences with and/or views of other cultural groups.
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