BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND VOCATIONAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: RP & SE 125 or 325 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of the various definitions of chronic illness and disability. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the biological aspects of disability, including health conditions and body functions and structure. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the meaning and importance of activity and participation in the lives of people with disabilities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the salient environmental factors that affect the disability experience. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the salient personal factors that affect the disability experience. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Consider the several aspects of disability in combination with regards to the topic of psychosocial adaptation. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an understanding of the various definitions of chronic illness and disability. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the biological aspects of disability, including health conditions and body functions and structure. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the meaning and importance of activity and participation in the lives of people with disabilities. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the salient environmental factors that affect the disability experience. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the salient personal factors that affect the disability experience. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Consider the several aspects of disability in combination with regards to the topic of psychosocial adaptation. Audience: Undergraduate