Summer 2020
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Course No: PSYC.3630-061; SIS Class Nbr: 1271; SIS Term: 2940
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
This course provides students with a wide range of interests and backgrounds with the opportunity to examine their own mental model(attitudes/values/ assumptions) of disability. It includes an overview of the nature of intellectual disability and other disabilities and it provides opportunities to explore and understand the historical social response to disability. Students will look at a range of strategies for providing support and intervention and they will learn about how to effect change through a variety of strategies, including advocacy.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Pre Req: PSYC.1010, General Psychology; student may not enroll if already has credit for 59.363.
- Special Notes: SSDE
- Core Codes: SS, AMST, DSST
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Katherine Fox
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2020 Summer: May 18 to Jul 26
- Chat Hours: Wed 7-8pm*
- Course Level: Undergraduate
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Tuition: $1140
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
*Chat Hours provide an opportunity for the instructor and students to communicate
in "real time". It is an informative and interactive session where course related questions, answers,
and discussions take place. While student attendance during chat hours is not required, it is highly recommended.
Weekly chat sessions are archived for students who are not able to participate in the live chat sessions at the
scheduled times.
Related Programs: B.L.A. in Liberal Arts, B.A. in Psychology
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