B.A. in American Sign Language
Summary of Requirements
|
2024-2025 |
| Core Curriculum |
43 |
| Pre-Major Courses |
9 |
| Major and Related Courses |
51 |
| Free Elective Courses |
17 |
| TOTAL |
120 |
Required pre-major courses 9 credits
| ASL 270 | ASL and English: Comparative Analysis | 3 |
| ASL 290 | Visual Language Resource Development | 3 |
| LIN 101 | Sign Language & Sign Systems | 3 |
Required major courses 48 credits
| ASL 304 | ASL Data Analysis and Applications I | 3 |
| ASL 305 | ASL Data Analysis and Applications II | 3 |
| ASL 314 | American Sign Language Literature: Narratives | 3 |
| ASL 315 | ASL Literature: Poetry | 3 |
| ASL 370 | Foundations and Practices in ASL Analysis and Critique | 3 |
| ASL 380 | ASL Elocution: Applications | 3 |
| ASL 390 | Discourse Features in ASL | 3 |
| ASL 401 | Language Attitudes and Ethics | 3 |
| ASL 402 | Sign Language Rights and Advocacy | 3 |
| ASL 421 | Introduction to ASL Instruction | 3 |
| ASL 422 | Application to ASL Instruction | 3 |
| ASL 480 | Introduction to ASL Research | 3 |
| ASL 494 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| DST 204 | Deaf Culture | 3 |
| DST 311 | Dynamics of Oppression | 3 |
| LIN 263 | Introduction to the Structure of American Sign Language | 3 |
One elective ASL course from the following: 3 credits
Program Outcomes
1. Demonstrate theoretical and analytical knowledge of ASL linguistics and Literature.
2. Theoretical and analytical knowledge of the role of ASL in education, politics, and media.
3. Students in the program will produce college-level ASL and English texts that demonstrate knowledge of, and critical inquiry into, key concepts in the ASL discipline.
4. Students of the program will recognize the importance of the ASL expert as a system change agent and apply this in practice inside and outside the classroom utilizing effective leadership, advocacy, consultation, and collaboration to influence change on the individual, group, and organizational and systemic levels.
5. Demonstrate preparation for future career employment in the field of ASL