School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Critical Disability Studies Courses

Listed below are the courses in Critical Disability Studies (CDIS) taught within SIS.

There are many additional courses across the College of Liberal Arts that contribute to the Critical Disability Studies plan of study.

• Plan of Study: Critical Disability Studies, Minor

Fall 2025 - Fall 2026

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• Fall 2026
  • CDIS 239- Introduction to Disability Studies
• Spring 2026
  • CDIS 239- Introduction to Disability Studies
• Fall 2025
  • CDIS 239- Introduction to Disability Studies

CDIS Courses & Descriptions

• CDIS 23900 - Introduction To Disability Studies
  • Introduces students to the principles of and debates within disability studies. Topics explored include ideas of normalcy; the social model of disability; history of eugenics and its current manifestations; relations between disability and other identity categories; issues of social and physical access; cultural representations of disabled people. 
• CDIS 29000 - Special Topics In Critical Disability Studies
  • Various topics in critical disability studies, changing from semester to semester as presented by different instructors.