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Expected duration: 6 or 9 credit hours
The Graduate Focus in Disability Studies Concentration requires that students complete 6 or 9 credit hours as follows:
- DS 7020 History of Disability (3)
- DS 7010 Disability Studies (6) or DS 7030 Evaluation and Application of Research Methods in Disability Studies (3)
This concentration is available to all master's and doctoral programs within the Faculty of Graduate Studies (excluding Occasional, Visiting, and Pre-Master’s programs).
Graduate Focus in Disability Studies Concentration transcript notation
The Graduate Focus in Disability Studies Concentration Completion form must be submitted no later than one week prior to the Faculty of Graduate Studies deadline for graduates to submit theses/practica and other reports.
Upon graduation, a student who has met all the requirements will have the Graduate Focus in Disability Studies Concentration noted on their transcript.
Admission requirements
The Graduate Focus in Disability Studies Concentration is available to any interested Master’s or Doctoral student who has been admitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Students must complete the requirements of the program to which they have been admitted and the requirements of the Graduate Focus in Disability Studies.
How to apply
Graduate students may be able to attain the 6 or 9 credit hours of courses within the existing course requirements of their graduate program depending on the program supplementary regulations. This should be discussed with the student’s Advisory committee.
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Faculty of Graduate Studies
Room 500 UMSU University Centre
65 Chancellors Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
graduate.admissions@umanitoba.ca
Phone: 204-474-9377
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.