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Deaf Studies - Interpreting Emphasis, B.A.

Requirements

This four-year degree is a liberal arts degree that provides in-depth study into all facets of the Deaf-World. Students choose among two emphases. There is no special application process, but for students to qualify for the Interpreting emphasis, they will need to pass ASL 3060 American Sign Language Proficiency. Students should delcare their major by contacting the academic advisor for the Languages Department.

Currenty there is a signifigant shortage of professional interpreters working with Deaf and hard-of-hearing American Sign Language-using populations across the United States. The Interpreting Emphasis provides training and focus for students to develop professional bidirectional interpreting skills for obtaining state, regional, and national interpreting certifications. 

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements: 35 Credits
  ENGL 1010 Introduction to Academic Writing CC 3
or ENGH 1005 Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)  
  ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Choose one of the following: 3
  MAT 1030 Quantitative Reasoning QL (3)  
  MAT 1035 Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)  
  STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics QL (3)  
  STAT 1045 Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)  
  MATH 1050 College Algebra QL (4)  
  MATH 1055 College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)  
  MATH 1090 College Algebra for Business QL (3)  
Choose one of the following: 3
  HIST 1700 American Civilization AS (3)  
  HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS (3)  
and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS (3)  
  POLS 1000 American Heritage SS (3)  
  POLS 1100 American National Government AS (3)  
  HIST 1740 US Economic History AS (3)  
Complete the following:  
  PHIL 2050 Ethics and Values IH 3
or PHIL 205G Ethics and Values IH GI  
  HLTH 1100 Personal Health and Wellness TE 2
or EXSC 1097 Fitness for Life TE (2)  
Distribution Courses:  
  Fine Arts Distribution 2 3
  Humanities Distribution 1 3
  Social/Cultural Anthropology Social Science 3 3
  Biology 4 3
  Physical Science 5 3
  Biology or Physical Science  3
Discipline Core Requirements: 35 Credits
  ASL 3000 Technology for Deaf Studies  3
  ASL 3050 Advanced American Sign Language 7 3
  ASL 3400 ASL Visual-Spatial Production 3
  ASL 3410 American Sign Langauge Linguistics 3
  ASL 3510 History of Deaf People to 1817 3
  ASL 3520 History of Deaf People after 1817 3
  ASL 3530 Modern Deaf Culture WE 3
  ASL 387G Disability/Audism/Oppression GI 3
  ASL 4620 American Sign Language Literature 3
  ASL 4800 Recent Trends in Deaf Studies Theory WE  3
  LANG 3000 Language and Culture LH  3
Emphasis Requirements: 33 Credits
Complete the following courses:  
  ASL 2030 Fingerspelling in American Sign Language 1
  ASL 2040 Numbers in American Sign Language 1
  ASL 3060 American Sign Language Proficiency 1
  ASL 3310 Foundations of Interpreting 3
  ASL 3350 Consecutive Interpreting  3
  ASL 3360 Simultaneous Interpreting  3
  ASL 3375 Ethics for Interpreters 3
  ASL 4330 Visual Linguistic Analysis for Interpreters  3
  ASL 4375 American Sign Language to English Interpreting 3
  ASL 4382 Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Education 3
  ASL 4383 Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Community 3
  ASL 4384 Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework/Deaf and Hearing Interpreter Teams 1
  ASL 481R Interpreting Practicum 2
  ASL 4390 Professional Issues in Interpreting 3
Emphasis Elective Requirements: 19 Credits
Complete 9 credits; Any 3000- or 4000-level courses that are not part of the core and are not empasis requirements. (ASL prefix courses are highly encouraged to further develop language skills.) 9
Additional Elective Courses  
Any course 1000 or higher 10

Notes:

  1. Highly recommend: ASL 202G Intermediate American Sign Language II HH GI, COMM 1020 Public Speaking HH, PHIL 1000 Introduction to Philosophy HH or HUM 1010 Humanities Through the Arts HH.
  2. Highly recommend: DANC 1010 Dance as an Art Form FF
  3. Highly recommend: ANTH 101G Social Cultural Anthropology SS GI or MGMT 1010 Introduction to Business SS or CJ 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice SS or COMM 1050 Introduction to Communication SS
  4. Highly recommend: ZOOL 1090 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology BB or ZOOL 2320 Human Anatomy BB
  5. Highly recommend: CHEM 1010 Introduction to Chemistry PP or PHYS 1010 Elementary Physics PP
  6. Requires ASL skills equivalent to those expected at the completion of ASL 1020 Beginning American Sign Language II LH. See advisor for more information.
  7. Requires ASL skills equivalent to those expected at the completion of ASL 202G Intermediate American Sign Language II HH GI. See advisor for more information.

Graduation Requirements:

  1. 120 credit hours (minimum of 40 upper division).
  2. Minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0, with no grade lower than a "C" for all core and ASL elective requirements.
  3. Completion of General Education requirements.
  4. Completion of Deaf Studies major core and elective requirements.
  5. Completion of one of the two emphases.
  6. Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
  7. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
  8. Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched courses.

Note: Students should frequently review their program with faculty or department advisor.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Semester 1 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 Introduction to Academic Writing CC or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC 3
MAT 1030 or 1035 or STAT 1040 or 1045 or MATH 1050 or 1055 or 1090 Quantitative Reasoning QL or Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL or Introduction to Statistics QL or Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL or College Algebra QL or College Algebra with Preliminaries QL or College Algebra for Business QL 3
HIST 1700 or 1740 or POLS 1000 or 1100 or HIST 2700 and 2710 American Civilization AS or US Economic History AS or American Heritage SS or American National Government AS or US History to 1877 AS and US History since 1877 AS 3
Humanities Distribution  ASL 202G recommended 3
Any course numbered 1000 or higher 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 2 Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Academic Writing CC 3
Fine Arts 3
Biology 3
ASL 3050 Advanced American Sign Language 3
ASL 2030 Fingerspelling in American Sign Language 1
Any course numbered 1000 or higher 2
  Semester total: 15
Semester 3 Course Title Credit Hours
Physical Science 3
PHIL 205G Ethics and Values IH GI 3
Any course numbered 1000 or higher 3
ASL 2040 Numbers in American Sign Language 1
ASL 3060 American Sign Language Proficiency 1
ASL 3550 Modern Deaf Culture WE 3
  Semester total: 14
Semester 4 Course Title Credit Hours
Biology or Physical Science 3
Social/Behavioral Science 3
HLTH 1100 or EXSC 1097 Personal Health & Wellness TE or Fitness for Life TE 2
ASL 3310 Foundations of Interpreting 3
ASL 3000 Technology for Deaf Studies 3
ASL 3400 ASL Visual-Spatial Production 3
  Semester total: 17
Semester 5 Course Title Credit Hours
ASL 3410 American Sign Language Linguistics 3
ASL 3510 History of Deaf People to 1817 3
ASL 3350 Consecutive Interpreting 3
ASL 3375 Ethics for Interpreters 3
Any course numbered 1000 or higher 2
  Semester total: 14
Semester 6 Course Title Credit Hours
ASL 387G Disability/Audism/Oppression GI 3
LANG Language and Culture LH 3
ASL 3520 History of Deaf People after 1817 3
ASL 3360 Simultaneous Interpreting 3
Any course numbered 3000 or higher (ASL prefix course recommended) 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 7 Course Title Credit Hours
ASL 4382 Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Education 3
ASL 4375 American Sign Language to English Interpreting 3
ASL 4620 American Sign Language Literature 3
ASL 4330 Visual Linguistic Analysis for Interpreters 3
Any course numbered 3000 of higher (ASL prefix course recommended) 3
  Semester total: 15
Semester 8 Course Title Credit Hours
ASL 4800 Recent Trends in Deaf Studies Theory WE 3
ASL 481R Interpreting Practicum 2
Any course numbered 3000 or higher (ASL prefix course recommended) 3
ASL 4390 Professional Issues in Interpreting  3
ASL 4384 Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework/Deaf and Hearing Interpreter Teams  1
ASL 4383 Applying Interpreting Skills to Coursework--Community 3
  Semester total: 15
  Degree total: 120

Department

Languages and Cultures

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Program Details

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Students will be able to produce, negotiate, and interpret meaning linguistically (original or abstract) with members of the target language via signing, speaking, writing, or reading at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
  2. Students will be able to demonstrate linguistic and professional usage of the interpreting process in a cultrually appropriate manner.
  3. Students will be able to pragmatically apply interpreting theories, knowledge and skills in decision-making tasks.
  4. Students will be able to negotiate meaning with individuals via speaking, writing, or reading at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
  5. Students will be able to comprehend members of the target language and produce messages that can be interpreted and understood by said members at the Advanced Mid rating of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
  6. Students will be able to use cultural knowledge to encourage and influence advocacy strategies to foster deaf and hearing relations in their communities.
  7. Students will be able to use cultural knowledge to conform linguistically and behaviorally in many social and work-related interactions at the Advanced Level of the ACTFL proficiency levels.
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