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The University of Winnipeg

Undergraduate Degrees

Degrees/Programs Offered:

3-Year BA
4-Year BA
Honours BA
Minor

For DIS degree requirements, please consult our academic calendar.

You can also see our Fact Sheet [PDF] for more information.

This is a joint program with Red River College and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree (3-year, 4-year, or Honours) with a Disability and Community Support Diploma from Red River College.

Students taking an undergraduate degree in another Major may choose to add a Minor in Disability Studies as a secondary area of interest. 

Program Update:

Please be advised that the program requirements for a 3-year, 4-year, or Honours BA in Disability Studies have recently changed and these changes are effective immediately.

For the 3-year BA, DIS-3002(3): Disability Studies Research Placement is no longer a required course. Required courses now include:

  • DIS-1003(3): Introduction to Disability Studies I
  • DIS-1004(3): Introduction to Disability Studies II
  • DIS-2100(3): Theorizing Disability*
  • 3 credit hours: Any 3000 or 4000 level DIS course
  • 3 credit hours: Any DIS course
  • 3 credit hours: SOC-2126 or any qualitative research methods course approved by the Coordinator

For the 4-year BA, DIS-3002(3): Disability Studies Research Placement and DIS-4002(3): Disability Studies Field Placement II are no longer required courses. Required courses now include:

  • DIS-1003(3): Introduction to Disability Studies I
  • DIS-1004(3): Introduction to Disability Studies II
  • DIS-2100(3): Theorizing Disability
  • DIS-4001(3): Disability Studies Seminar II
  • 3 credit hours: Any 3000 or 4000 level DIS course
  • 9 credit hours: Any DIS course OR other course(s) approved by the Disability Studies Coordinator
  • 6 credit hours: Any social science qualitative research methods course(s) OR 3 credit hours: Any social science qualitative research methods course and 3 credit hours: any introductory social science quantitative research methods course
  • Minimum 3 credit hours of related course work must be taken with the approval of the Disability Studies Coordinator

For the Honours BA, DIS-3002(3): Disability Studies Research Placement and DIS-4002(3): Disability Studies Field Placement II are no longer required courses. Required courses now include:

  • DIS-1003(3): Introduction to Disability Studies I
  • DIS-1004(3): Introduction to Disability Studies II
  • DIS-2100(3): Theorizing Disability
  • DIS-4001(3): Disability Studies Seminar II
  • DIS-4900(6): Honours Research Paper
  • 6 credit hours: Any social science qualitative research methods course OR 3 credit hours: Any social science qualitative research methods course AND 3 credit hours: any introductory social science quantitative research methods course
  • 18 credit hours any DIS courses OR other course(s) approved by the Disability Studies Coordinator

If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Heidi Rimke, Acting Coordinator for Disability Studies (h.rimke@uwinnipeg.ca), or Angela McGillivray, Administrative Coordinator for the program (ad.mcgillivray@uwinnipeg.ca).

For more information about program requirements, see the Academic Calendar Entry (Degree Requirements) [PDF]