Deaf Studies Minor

In the news:

UMD Has New Deaf Studies Minor

UMD Offers a New Deaf Studies Program

The deaf studies minor complements many major fields of study and prepares students to work in a variety of settings where American Sign Language skill and knowledge of the American Deaf Community are necessary.   These settings may include, but are not limited to, education, business, human services (social work, health care, counseling, and others), theatre, and government.  The deaf studies minor will also provide specific ASL skill necessary to enter English/American Sign Language Interpreter Education program, or graduate programs such as Deaf Education, ASL Linguistics, Rehabilitation Counseling, and possibly others not listed here.  Employees with fluency in ASL are in demand nationwide. The Deaf Studies minor is designed to make UMD graduates more employable by having an additional skill set geared towards meeting this demand.

What the Deaf Studies Minor is not:

It is not an Interpreter Education Program or a Deaf Education program.  This minor will help a student become qualified to enter either of these programs as a post-baccalaureate student or a graduate student.

Deaf Studies (22 credits)

Required Courses:

ASL 2001  Beginning American Sign Language I (3)

ASL 2002  Beginning American Sign Language II (3)

ASL 3003  Intermediate American Sign Language I (3)

ASL 3004  Intermediate American Sign Language II (3)

ASL 4005  Advanced American Sign Language (3)

ASL 4100  Linguistics of American Sign Language (3)

ASL 4110  Deaf Culture (3)

ASL 4298  American Sign Language Skill Building Workshop (1)

If you would like to declare a Deaf Studies minor, fill out the Major/Minor Declaration form and turn it in to Sandy Nylund in BohH 120.