Certificate in Deaf Cultural Studies
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.
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Program Specific Requirements:
- ASLPI result: 3 or above (suspended for 2021 admissions cycle)
- 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.
Plan of Study
Graduate Certificate students may take the following courses, adding up to 18 credits. They may take any courses totaling 18 credits from this list. All courses are three credits.
(Note: a student must take all 18 credits from the Certificate Program, and cannot use these credits toward another degree.)
Courses
| DST 703 | Foundations in Deaf Cultural Studies | 3 |
| DST 705 | Language, Culture, and Power | 3 |
| DST 710 | Cultural Practices in the Deaf Community | 3 |
| DST 712 | Enforcing Normalcy:Deaf and Disability Studies | 3 |
| DST 725 | Literary Practices for Deaf Children | 3 |
| DST 733 | Theorizing the Contemporary | 3 |
| DST 735 | Sensory Studies | 3 |
| DST 737 | Law and Public Policy: The Deaf Community | 3 |
| DST 741 | Development of the Transnational Deaf Public Sphere | 3 |
| DST 742 | Linguistic Human Rights and Deaf Communities | 3 |
| DST 743 | Community Organizing for Social Change | 3 |
| DST 744 | International Connections and International Sign Among Deaf People | 3 |
| DST 745 | At the Intersections: Deaf Studies, Race, Disability, and Empire | 3 |
| DST 750 | Seminar in Deaf Cultural Studies [Topics to be specified] | 3 |
| HIS 731 | History of the American Deaf Community | 3 |