The Deaf Studies and Social Justice certificate is designed for students interested in learning more about the world of the Deaf Communities in America, Deaf culture, the education of Deaf children, useful technology, and how to be more culturally sensitive and aware. Students from other disciplines are welcome to pursue this certificate program. ASL proficiency is not required. Some course may be taught in ASL with an English interpreter.
Admission to the graduate certificate in Deaf Studies and Social Justice follows all University requirements for admission to graduate studies.
The Deaf Studies and Social Justice Graduate Certificate is a 15 credit hour certificate program that requires the following:
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ASLD 711 | Introduction to Deaf Studies | 3 |
| ASLD 712 | Intersectionality and Deaf Communities | 3 |
| ASLD 713 | Social Justice and Allyship with Deaf Communities | 3 |
| Historical Foundations of Deaf Education | |
| Special Topics in Deaf Studies: _____ | |
| Field Experience in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies | |
| Research Experience in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies | |
| Psycholinguistics I | |
| Total Hours | 15 |
At the completion of this program students will be able to:
- Delineate a variety of values that are natural to Deaf humans as one of human bio diversities that impact their language(s), culture, community, and identities.
- Explain and examine the intersecting socio-cultural, linguistic and essentialism factors to identify and deconstruct the systemic oppressions and microaggressions experienced by diverse Deaf communities and society at large.
- Utilize Deaf Critical Theory in their social and professional discourse to amplify the experiences of the Deaf to support anti-audism and anti-linguicism work.
