用辅助技术改变世界
If you’re a hands-on learner and a problem solver who is inspired to make a difference in the lives of others, UNE’s minor in Assistive Technology may be the perfect addition to your college transcript. 辅助技术是指设备, 设备, 软件, 以及帮助人们更加独立生活的应用程序. As the only assistive 技术 minor for undergraduates in Maine, this cross-disciplinary program provides a wealth of opportunities for you to engage in innovation within the healthcare arena. This minor also positions you with enhanced career flexibility, either as a certified assistive 技术 professional (ATP) or as a professional in another health discipline such as OT or nursing, 谁想培养一套促进职业发展的技能.
为什么辅修辅助技术
UNE’s Assistive Technology minor is designed to give you the tools and experiences you need to incorporate assistive 技术 practices into your academic major and career. The minor focuses on experiential learning through engagement with 技术. You will acquire a new range of skills that sets you apart from other health care professionals in your field.
- 提供多样化的课程和小班授课
- 与教职员工保持密切的工作关系
- Accelerated pathway to Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) certification through RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)
- Career boosting skill enhancements as a future OT, PT, or nursing professional
- Promotes interdisciplinary study and interprofessional career prospects
- Unique opportunities to create assistive 技术-related devices in the UNE Makerspace
- Several local clinical and internship opportunities related to assistive 技术
Something that really excites me about assistive 技术 is how life-changing it can be. Watching someone who is unable to see or hear gain the ability to communicate using assistive 技术 is one of the most rewarding things. From communication devices to certain buttons in a home that open doors for wheelchair users, 这些小事都能带来不同.”
— Jared Benoit ’24, 职业研究/Assistive Technology
辅助技术未成年人的职业道路
正规澳门赌场网络辅助技术辅修课程适用于健康, 教育, 以及各种各样的商业生涯. 在核心, the minor will prepare you to become board-certified and practice as an assistive 技术 professional (ATP). An ATP assesses the needs of clients with disabilities to determine the potential benefit of a health-related device. 除了这个可行的毕业后职业选择, you can use an assistive 技术 minor to complement the specialties of an occupational therapist, 物理治疗师, 或者是语言病理学家. 在健康的交汇处, 技术, 和教育, this minor could also prepare you for a career in entrepreneurship, 数据科学, 或者特殊教育.
Majors That Pair Well With an Assistive Technology Minor
- 职业研究
- 应用运动科学
- 公共卫生
- 医学生物学
- 特殊教育
- 数据科学
潜在的职业设置
- 职业和物理治疗实践
- 公立学校
- 私立和特殊教育学校
- 养老院和老年中心
- 言语语言病理实践
- 产品开发公司
你要学什么?? 辅助技术辅修课程
从实践经验中学习
在正规澳门赌场网络，我们相信在实践中学习. The Assistive Technology minor offers opportunities to perform hands-on work to complement your area of study and prepare you to step off of the graduation stage into a successful career. Whether you’re working with people in wheelchairs as an occupational therapist, programming communication devices as a speech-language pathologist, or practicing as an assistive 技术 professional (ATP), experiential learning allows you to polish these skills as a student.
实习
There are a number of possible local internship sites that will enhance your studies as an assistive 技术 minor. Internship sites such as the Kennebunk School System and AllTech Portland provide a hands-on learning experience.
课堂活动
Our assistive 技术 classes take you way beyond the textbook to a variety of activities that put you in the context of a health care professional or innovator.
- Programming and setting up voice to text devices to be used with older adults
- Designing and building custom wheelchairs in the Makerspace
- Attending trips to local schools to learn about cognitive aids, 感觉艾滋病, 计算机化学习适应, 和更多的
Experience an Assistive Technology Community Mobility Course
可选课程示例
辅修辅助技术, 你总共要修完六门课程, including five foundational courses that cover a broad range of topics and one elective. 以下只是一些可用的选择:
- 学校的辅助技术
- 老年辅助技术到位
- 社区流动辅助技术
- 残疾研究和包容性社区
- 科技创新
- 社会创新与创业
课程
| 必修课 | 学分 |
|---|---|
| OS 201 -辅助技术基础 | 3 |
| os301 -学校辅助技术 | 3 |
| OS 302 -老化辅助技术到位 | 3 |
| os402 -社区移动辅助技术 | 3 |
| OS 432 – Disability Studies and Inclussive Communities | 3 |
| 特定课程选修(见下文) | 3 |
| 最低总要求学分 | 18 |
|---|
| 项目特定选修课 | 学分 |
|---|---|
| BUMG 120 -科技创新 | 3 |
| BUMG 313 -社会创新和企业家精神 | 3 |
| OS 490 -实习 | 变量 |
| 特殊教育概论 | 3 |
| SPE 301 -创造包容的课堂文化 | 3 |
| SPE 315 -支持自闭症学生 | 3 |
数字辅助技术
全国平均年 辅助技术专业人员的工资
预计 辅助技术产业逐年增长
联系
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