This concentration provides courses in history research methods and content, emphasizing how techniques of social and cultural history can be applied to the histories of deaf people and communities in the United States and Europe. The Deaf History Concentration requires a comprehensive examination as a means of assessing the student’s familiarity with the field. Students may request a thesis project and defense in lieu of a comprehensive examination. These students will be guided in this project through the support of an advisor who will instruct the History Research Project I and History Research Project II courses. Graduates of the Deaf History concentration will be prepared to teach Deaf Studies at the post-secondary level, work in human service and archival related fields, and pursue further research and education in history, anthropology, historical linguistics, and disability studies.
For the program of study and requirements for the M.A. in Deaf Studies, click the link “Concentration” in the right-side menu.
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The Deaf History Certificate program, established in 2000, provides post-baccalaureate graduate-level training in Deaf history for students and professionals. Graduates are taught and encouraged to utilize new insights and scholarship in their work and for their professional advancement. Our courses promote history research methods and content, emphasizing how the approaches and methods of social and cultural history can be applied to the history of deaf people and communities around the world. A key component of our programs is to protect and preserve Deaf history and heritage via signed and written media, as well as by the use of a variety
All students admitted to the program must complete the following core courses with grades of B or higher.
Semester I (Fall)
DST 701 Deaf Cultural Studies (3)
DST 705 Sign and the Philosophy of Language (3)
LIN 707 Structure of Language: English and ASL (3)
ASL 709 ASL Media Production (3)
Semester II (Spring)
DST 710 Literary Traditions in the Deaf Community (3)
DST 712 Enforcing Normalcy: Deaf and Disability Studies (3)
DST 714 Critical Pedagogy (3)
HIS 731 History of the American Deaf Community (3)
Deaf History Concentration
Note: Actual offerings may change from semester to semester, but the work load and number of course offerings will stay the same.
Semester III
A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty in 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.
Summary of Requirements
2008-2009
General Studies
40
Pre-Major Courses
12
Major Courses
24
Free Elective Courses
44
TOTAL
120
Required pre-major courses
To be taken in the freshman or sophomore year:
HIS 101 World Civilization I (3)
HIS 102 World Civilization II (3)
HIS 111 American History I (3)
HIS 112 American History II (3)
Required history courses 6 hours
HIS 287 Research Methods in History (3)
HIS 493 Senior Seminar (3)
Elective history courses 18 hours
A history major will be allowed to substitute
The study of history helps students discover and interpret the innately complex and fascinating past. It broadens and enlightens minds and prepares students to become more active and effective participants in the future. Only an informed awareness of the past can provide the key to understanding what we are today and to influence what we will be tomorrow. Students majoring in history will find many fields open to them. Skills developed from this study, such as organization of diverse facts and opinions, and a clear presentation of conclusions drawn from those facts and opinions, are of fundamental importance in many
Tuiton
The tuition rate for graduate courses is $325. The tuition for a three-credit graduate course is $975.
Fees
Application fee: $50
Deaf Education program fee for American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI): $150
Deaf Education program fee on the English Proficiency Essay (EPE): $50
Tuition per credit hour: $300 through Summer 2008. Beginning in Fall 2008, the per credit hour charge is $325.
Internships are billed at $325 / credit
Late registration fee: $35
onrefundable fee due when a student registers on or after the first day of classes
Comprehensive examination fee: $100
Fee for the comprehensive exam that eligible M.S. graduates take at the end
The Government and History Department offers a major in history and a major in government with tracks in general government and an international concentration. The department offers minors in government - one with a general government focus and one with an international concentration. The department also offers a graduate certificate in Deaf History and courses in the Masters of International Development Program.
What is a major in Government or History?
Government and history studies cover a broad range of topics. Maybe you're interested in culture, politics, international affairs, governmental institutions, human and civil rights, health care, or even the environment? If so,
The concentration in economics comprises four courses beyond the IME1/2 sequence. Students will choose either ECN3615 (Money, Banking and the Economy) or ECN3655 (Managerial Economics) as the foundation for the concentration, and then select three more economics electives based on personal or career interests. Within the concentration, students can focus on one of several sub-concentrations including macro-financial, international and development. A system of faculty advising will help to guide the students planning.
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