B.A. American Sign Language

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Fall 2019

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: American Sign Language
Concentration: Advocacy
 

General Education Core Curriculum

Communication - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1301 - Composition I

DSDE 1371 - ASL I

Mathematics - 3 Hours:

MATH 1314- College Algebra (Non-Calculus)

Life and Physical Sciences - 6 Hours From:

BIOL 1308 - General Biology (Non-Majors)

BIOL 1315 - Plants and Human Society (Non-Majors)

BIOL 2306 - Environmental Science

CHEM 1306 - Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1308 - Biochemistry for Allied Health Sciences

CHEM 1311 - General Chemistry I

CHEM 1312 - General Chemistry II

GEOL 1390 - Introductory Environmental & Physical Geology

PHYS 1305 - Elementary Physics I Lecture

PHYS 1307 - Elementary Physics II Lecture

PHYS 1311 - Introduction to Astronomy Lecture

SPSC 1301 - Space Exploration

Language, Philosophy and Culture - 3 Hours From:

ENGL 2300 - Close Reading II

ENGL 2310 - British Literature Before 1800

ENGL 2320 - British Literature After 1800

ENGL 2322 - British Literature

ENGL 2326 - American Literature

ENGL 2331 - World Literature

ENGL 2371 - Masterworks of Asian Literature

ENGL 2376 - African-American Literature

PHIL 1370 - Philosophy of Knowledge

PHIL 2306 - Ethics

Creative Arts - 3 Hours From:

ARTS 1301 - Art Appreciation

ARTS 1303 - Art History I

COMM 1375 - Film Appreciation

DANC 2304 - Dance Appreciation

MUSI 1306 - Music Appreciation

MUSI 1310 - History of Rock and Roll

PHIL 1330 - Arts and Ideas

THEA 1310-  Introduction to Theatre

American History - 6 Hours:

HIST 1301 - US History I 1763-1877

HIST 1302 - US History II Since 1877

Government/Political Science - 6 Hours:

POLS 2301 - Introduction to American Government I

POLS 2302 - Introduction to American Government II

Social/Behavioral Sciences - 3 Hours:

PSYC 2301 - General Psychology

Component Area Option - 6 Hours:

ENGL 1302 - Composition II

One from:

  • MATH 1342 - Statistics
  • PSYC 2317 - Introduction to Statistical Methods

Required Courses for Major

Major DSDE Core Core - 48 Hours:

DSDE 1372 - ASL II

DSDE 1374 - Introduction to Deaf Studies

DSDE 1375 - ASL/English Bilingual Theories

DSDE 1376 - Fingerspell & Number/ASL

DSDE 1377 - Introduction to Deaf Education

DSDE 1378 - Introduction to Interpreting

DSDE 2371 - ASL III

DSDE 2372 - ASL IV

DSDE 2377 - Introduction to ASL Structure

DSDE 3301 - ASL V

DSDE 3302 - ASL VI

DSDE 3307 - Introduction to ASL Literature, Visual and Media Arts

DSDE 4309 - Practicum: Classroom Observation

DSDE 4310 - Sign Languages and Sign Codes

DSDE 4311 - ASL Linguistics

Advocacy Core - 30 Hours From:

DSDE 3303 - Diverse Deaf Communities

DSDE 3311 - Advocacy and Services

DSDE 3312 - Social Justice and Advocacy

DSDE 3322 - Research Theory

DSDE 4322 - Research Applications

DSDE 4620 - Advocacy Internship

12 hours From:

  • DSDE 2373 - Visual/Gestural Communication
  • DSDE 3321 - Interpreting Non-Literal Expressions
  • DSDE 3324 - Community Application: Translating ASL Stories
  • DSDE 3374 - Drama and Media Interpretation
  • DSDE 4313 - Interpreting Subjects at Secondary Schools
  • DSDE 4314 - Fundamentals of Medical and Legal Interpreting

 

Hours

120