American Sign Language and Deaf Culture Minor
This interdisciplinary minor provides students with current information about ASL and the people for whom it is a primary language, the Deaf community in the U.S.
Prerequisite
ASLN 1101 Elementary American Sign Language I and ASLN 1102 Elementary American Sign Language II or equivalent are required but do not count toward the total credits required for the minor.
Requirements
A total of 15 credits (five 3-credit courses) of 2000-level or above coursework is required.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select a minimum of four courses from the following: | 12 | |
| Field Study | ||
| Experiential Learning | ||
| Foreign Study | ||
| Variable Topics 1 | ||
| Independent Study 1 | ||
| Advanced American Sign Language | ||
| Advanced American Sign Language Level II | ||
| Deaf Art and Artists | ||
| Deaf Writers and American Sign Language Literature | ||
| Women and Gender in the Deaf World | ||
| Structure of American Sign Language | ||
| Introduction to Sociolinguistics of the Deaf Community | ||
| Independent Study 1 | ||
| Cultural and Linguistic Variation in the Deaf Community | ||
| An additional three-credit course may also be from the same list or a related course that is approved by the American Sign Language Studies minor advisor | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
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As approved by the American Sign Language Studies and Deaf Culture minor advisor.
No more than three credits of LING 3799 Independent Study, ASLN 3290 Field Study, ASLN 3292 Experiential Learning, ASLN 3293 Foreign Study, ASLN 3298 Variable Topics, and ASLN 3299 Independent Study may count towards the minor. Only one overlapping course may be used by students doing minors in both American Sign Language and Deaf Studies and Interpreting American Sign Language and English.
The minor is offered by the Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Department.