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A master's degree in Deaf Studies from the Department of ASL and Deaf Studies at Gallaudet University will prepare students for employment and future study in signed languages instruction, humanities, social sciences, advocacy and post-secondary education. The degree typically requires two years of full-time study.
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- The Cultural Studies Concentration is designed for students to gain a critical understanding of the position of the Deaf-World within the context of human cultures by using a variety of theoretical approaches to the concepts of identity, ideology, resistance and culture. Graduates of the Cultural Studies concentration will be prepared to teach Deaf Studies at the post-secondary level, enter fields of advocacy, and pursue further research and education in anthropology, cultural studies, socio-linguistics, disability studies and critical theory.
- The Sign Language Teaching Concentration is designed to prepare students for a career in teaching sign languages. Students will be introduced to the key theoretical and methodological issues involved in sign language instruction, including curriculum development, assessment, and incorporating Deaf culture into the language curriculum. In addition, students will undertake an internship in which students will teach a sign language course on their own, under the supervision of a mentor. The Sign Language Teaching concentration may count toward a full year's worth of coursework in the Gallaudet University Linguistics Ph.D. program.
- The Deaf History 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. Graduates of the MA program in Deaf Studies with a 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.
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