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DISABILITY AND SOCIETY

RP&SE 100
Course Description

Provides introductory and interdisciplinary life-span perspectives on disability, relevant for both education and non-education majors. Introduces theoretical, cultural, and political models of disability and explores the lived experiences of persons with disabilities (or people who are perceived to have disabilities) in society.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average
3.88

1.7% from Historical

Completion Rate
99.32%

0.77% from Historical

A Rate
89.12%

6.58% from Historical

Class Size
147

-48.21% from Historical

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