Promoting the full participation, self-determination and equal citizenship of people with disabilities Disability studies scholars view disability not simply as a defect inside a person, but as a complex relationship between society and people who function differently from the norm. UIC’s PhD in disability studies program addresses disability in its full complexity, promoting an awareness of disability that supports individuals in shaping their identities and lives. We examine how support services and social and political change can reduce sources of disempowerment. Our program is truly an interdisciplinary experience, with faculty, researchers, and students coming from backgrounds in health, education, assistive technology, social sciences and humanities. We recognize the inherent tensions that exist between therapeutic, medical and social models of disability, but acknowledge these differences as fertile ground for the development of disability studies as an integrative knowledge base. Disability studies at UIC offers a unique opportunity to study the multilayered, interactional dynamics of disability.
Your career
Students enroll in our program for a variety of reasons and with a variety of goals for when they graduate, including academic positions, disability policy and advocacy, and visual or performing arts.
A PhD in disability studies gives you advanced knowledge about complex social implications of disability. You’ll develop the skills to lead research, policy analysis, and program evaluation and development in ways that best address the perspectives of people with disabilities.
Planlanan Ağustos 2024
College of Applied Health Sciences
1919 W Taylor St,
CHICAGO,
Illinois,
60612, United States
The application deadline is Jan/15 for Fall Semester.
Seçtiğiniz bölüme bağlı olarak farklı IELTS koşulları olabilir.