Deaf Studies Minor

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Program Description

The Minor in Deaf Studies will provide students with knowledge and understanding of Deaf people, including the culture, history and the language of ASL.  The program will provide a cultural and linguistic understanding of the Deaf, while looking at the life of deaf and hard-of-hearing people from a variety of perspectives.  The deaf studies minor complements many major fields of study and prepares students to work in an array of settings where American Sign Language skill and knowledge of the American Deaf community are necessary.  The skills learned in this program can benefit students that plan to work in settings such as education, business, human services, social work, health care, counseling, theater and many others.  The minor consists of 20 credits and a grade of C or higher is required in all courses taken toward the minor concentration.

What the Deaf Studies Minor is not: It is not an Interpreter Education Program or a Deaf Education program. This minor does not prepare students to be an interpreter for the Deaf or teacher of the deaf.  It is not a prerequisite for entrance into Sign Language Interpreting (SLI) courses at Wright State, rather the minor in Deaf Studies will prepare students to be friends, advocates and allies of the deaf, and enable them to interact with Deaf persons by using American Sign Language.

Admission Requirements

Students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and have completed ASL 1010 and 1020 with a grade of a C or better to apply for the minor in Deaf Studies.

For more information vist:

• Deaf Studies Minor
• School of Social Work and Human Services
• College of Health, Education, and Human Services

Program Requirements:

• ASL 2010 - Intermediate American Sign Language I Credit Hour(s): 4
• ASL 2020 - Intermediate American Sign Language II Credit Hour(s): 4
• ASL 3010 - Deaf Culture and Community Credit Hour(s): 3
• ASL 3020 - Deaf History in America Credit Hour(s): 3
• ASL 4010 - Aspects of Deaf Life Credit Hour(s): 3
• ASL 4020 - Communication Variations in Sign Language Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 20 Hours