Courses


BA (Hons) Deaf Studies

Department of Education and Social Science

Course Details

Single Honours, three years full-time
UCAS Code: B655 BA/DS
Specific Entry Requirements: 180pts (NB Applicants holding a CACDP qualification in BSL may be made a reduced points offer)

Course Outline

Deaf Studies is offered as a full-time and part-time course.  This degree course will enable students to develop their awareness and understanding of issues relating to Deaf people, their history, education, culture, community and language.  On the first year of the course, core modules will introduce students to deafness, deaf people, the Deaf community and British Sign Language.  First year students also take a compulsory academic skills module which introduces them to appropriate research and study techniques.  As part of the single honors Deaf Studies degree, first year students are required to complement Deaf Studies with modules from another recommended subject area, such as Psychology, Education or Linguistics.  This combination of subjects is intended to encourage students to consider their long-term career options.  As students progress onto the second and third year of their Deaf Studies degree, they will select modules which cover issues such as: deaf education, research, history and politics, social policy, media and American Sign Language. Students also have the option of selecting a work placement module.  In the third year, all students are required to complete a dissertation; students can select a single or double dissertation module.  Deaf Studies students are required to study British Sign Language at all levels of their course, ensuring they achieve at least CACDP Stage II.  For those students who already have sign language skills prior to starting the course, alternative signing modules will be offered to enable students to progress.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment (3-2-tlanda-30bsl.flv)

The Deaf Studies team utilise a variety of teaching methods including lectures, seminars, tutorials, presentations, practical tasks and video work.  In addition to this, guest speakers are regularly invited to contribute their knowledge and experience to lectures. Students are expected to actively participate in class sessions and also to undertake independent study and reading.   As the University is a registered Assessment Centre for disabled students, we strive to provide the appropriate technical and human support to ensure students have equal access to their course. Deaf students on this course (as throughout the University) have access to a variety of technical equipment and can be supported by interpreters, note-takers and lip-speakers as appropriate.

The majority of Deaf Studies modules are assessed through coursework.  Although some assignments may involve the traditional ‘written essay’ format, the Deaf Studies team are keen to incorporate other types of assessment.  For example, students are encouraged to conduct individual and group presentations, poster presentations, project work, video work and self/peer evaluations.  Assignments for the British Sign Language modules generally involve practical tasks and in-class assessments.  

BA (HONS) DEAF STUDIES FACTSHEET http://www.uclan.ac.uk/courses/factsheets/class/edu/4958.pdf