Certificate in Deaf Cultural Studies
Overview
Dr. Erin Moriarty Harrelson, Program Coordinator
The Graduate Certificate Program in Deaf Cultural Studies provides students with historical and theoretical foundations in Deaf Studies. Students may select courses from an interdisciplinary curriculum in the areas of cultural studies, history, critical theory, philosophy, literature, disability studies, visual culture, critical pedagogy, public policy and advocacy. This 18-credit program will enhance students' knowledge of Deaf Studies, better preparing them to work in fields relating to Deaf communities.
Admissions Procedures and Requirements
Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Deaf Studies must complete the application procedures and meet the requirements for graduate study at Gallaudet University. Visit the Graduate Admissions web site for more information and a checklist of application requirements. Detailed program information and course descriptions are also available under the 'Overview' and 'Courses' tabs.
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Program Specific Requirements:
- ASLPI result: 3 or above
- GPA 3.0 or above
- Signed (ASL) Digital Video Statement of Interest: Applicants must submit a signed (ASL) video indicating why they want to pursue a Graduate Certificate in Deaf Studies. Signed video essays should be limited to three minutes and should provide a sense of how the Certificate will support the professional and academic interests of the applicant.
The Certificate program can be taken at student's own pace. Courses will be offered in the following sequence.
Fall semesters:
| DST 703 | Deaf Cultural Studies | 3 |
| DST 705 | Language, Culture, and Power | 3 |
| DST 740 | Studies in the Human Rights of Deaf People | 3 |
Spring semesters:
| DST 712 | Enforcing Normalcy: Deaf and Disability Studies | 3 |
| DST 741 | Development of the Transnational Deaf Public Sphere | 3 |
| DST 743 | Language Advocacy in Deaf Communities | 3 |
Students may also substitute one or more of the following courses in order to fulfill the requirements of the graduate certificate:
| DST 710 | Cultural Practices in the Deaf Community | 3 |
| DST 714 | Critical Pedagogy | 3 |
| DST 735 | Sensory Studies | 3 |
| DST 737 | Law & Public Policy: The Deaf Community | 3 |
One of the following courses from the History Department can be used to fulfill requirements:
| HIS 731 | History of the American Deaf Community | 3 |
| HIS 732 | History of Mass Media and the Deaf Community | 3 |
| HIS 733 | Topics in European Deaf History | 3 |
| HIS 734 | Deaf People in Hitler's Europe | 3 |
| HIS 735 | History of Disability in the United States | 3 |