Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Disability Studies
The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Disability Studies provides diverse training for professionals who work with people with disabilities. It provides students with a comprehensive background on the physical, psychosocial, vocation and legal issues that people with disabilities face on a day to day basis.
Concentration Coordinator
Chrisann Schiro-Geist, Ph.D., CRC
Bldg. 29, Room 119
901.678.4303
cschrgst@memphis.edu
Certificate Requirements
The Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Disability Studies requires successful completion of 12-hours of study. Three courses, Counseling 6913, 6901, and UNIV 7400 are required. Students may select one elective course from the list below to complete the Certificate Requirements.
Required:
COUN 6913 Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Rehabilitation
COUN 6901 Principals and Techniques of Rehabilitation Counseling
UNIV 7400 Family Disability Law and Practice
Electives (choose one):
CJUS 7510 Law And Society
HADM 7115 Public Health Organizatn/Mgmt
HPRO 7702 Contemporary Hlth Issue
HPRO 7703 Life Phys Act & Hlth
PADM 7604 Social Science In Law
PSYC 7217 Social Psychology
SOCI 7411 Social Stratification
SOCI 7512 Deviance and Diversity
SPED 7000 Intro Excptional Learnr **
UNIV 7796 Independent Study
Admission Requirements:
- Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Applicants should submit:
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- A transcript of undergraduate degree program and transcripts of prior and current graduate study
- Three letters of recommendation
- A letter describing reasons for wishing to take a graduate certificate in the area of disability studies and how the program corresponds with prior experience and anticipated career plans
Application Deadlines:
Fall: June 15
Spring: November 10
Summer: March 15