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Graduate Certificate in Deaf Studies and Social Justice at University of Kansas

University of Kansas, United States

Programme overview

The 15-credit-hour graduate certificate covers Deaf communities in America, Deaf culture, the education of Deaf children, useful technology, and cultural sensitivity and awareness. Students from other disciplines are welcome and ASL proficiency is not required. Some courses are taught in ASL with an English interpreter.

Faculty: School of Professional Studies  |  Duration: 15 credit hours  |  Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

Required courses are ASLD 711 Introduction to Deaf Studies, ASLD 712 Intersectionality and Deaf Communities and ASLD 713 Social Justice and Allyship with Deaf Communities (9 hours), plus two electives (6 hours) such as ASLD 614 Historical Foundations of Deaf Education or LING 735 Psycholinguistics I.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the graduate certificate in Deaf Studies and Social Justice follows all University requirements for admission to graduate studies.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms follow the KU academic calendar; the application for first-year and transfer students is submitted through the KU application portal (go2.ku.edu). The fall freshman scholarship deadline is Dec. 1, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 and the fall transfer scholarship deadline is Aug. 1.

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