ASL 1000      (Active) Introduction to the Deaf-World 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    F Focuses on the nature, make up, and significance of the Deaf-World as a linguistic and cultural minority group. Gives significant attention to the different ways that deaf people form a minority group thereby adding diversity to society at large. Also addresses the diversity within the group and the sociological factors that affect its makeup. Introduces American Sign Language (ASL) and teaches some basic conversational skills. Gives special attention to the differences between the ways hearing and Deaf people construct meanings associated with deaf people. Taught in (or interpreted into) English.

ASL 1010      (Active/WorkFlow) Beginning American Sign Language I 5.0 : 5.0 : 1.0    Su, F, Sp Introduces American Sign Language (ASL) to students with no previous experience with ASL. Employs an immersion approach to language learning. Emphasizes basic expressive and receptive conversational skills. Includes introduction to American Deaf culture. Requires weekly lab.

ASL 1020      (Active/WorkFlow) Beginning American Sign Language II 5.0 : 5.0 : 1.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Students should have equivalent knowledge of ASL 1010 Builds on the experiences in ASL 1010. Emphasizes basic expressive and receptive conversational skills through active student participation. Continues introduction to American Deaf culture. Employs an immersion approach to language learning. Requires a weekly lab.

ASL 2010      (Active/WorkFlow) Intermediate American Sign Language I 5.0 : 5.0 : 1.0    Su, F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Students should have equivalent knowledge of ASL 1020 Reviews and builds upon the grammar and conversation skills learned in the first year courses. Concentrates on understanding and acquiring more advanced conversational proficiency in ASL. Emphasizes the use of various kinds of ASL classifiers in the function of describing objects and in providing locative information. Analyzes Deaf culture with an emphasis on the struggles of this linguistic minority with a majority controlled educational establishment with particular attention to the effects on individual Deaf lives.

ASL 2020      (Active/WorkFlow) Intermediate American Sign Language II 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    F, Sp Prerequisite(s):Students should have equivalent knowledge of ASL 2010 Continues applied conversation use of ASL through literature, narratives, poetry, and creative sign play. Analyzes ASL grammatical principles and Deaf cultural experiences to explore and understand various underlying metaphors found in ASL literature. Requires Deaf community exposure and involvement.

ASL 2030      (Active) Advanced Fingerspelling 1.0 : 1.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 1020 Focuses on the patterns of ASL fingerspelling, one of the hardest ASL skills to master. Designed to increase student's ability to accurately produce and comprehend ASL fingerspelling. Also gives attention to the nature and application of fingerspelling within the sociocultural context of the Deaf-World. Taught in ASL.

ASL 2040      (Active) ASL Numbers 1.0 : 1.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 1020 Focuses on the complex rule systems of ASL numbers, one of the hardest to learn elements of ASL. Designed to increase students' ability to accurately produce and comprehend ASL numbers. Taught in ASL.

ASL 2050      (Active/WorkFlow) Advanced ASL Grammar 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 2020 or Instructor Approval Explores the grammar of ASL focusing on areas typically difficult for English speakers. Provides extensive instruction and opportunity for students to improve both comprehension and production. Taught in ASL.

ASL 3000      (Active) Technology for Deaf Studies 3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 2010 or equivalent Examines various forms of media that will help Deaf Studies students succeed in both the pursuit of their academic degrees and in real-world work environments. Draws on the theoretical approaches of the Visual Culture field to explore visual theory, museums, memorials, film, video, and the emergent Deaf View Image Art (De'VIA). Gives in-depth instruction in the use of multiple digital technologies used in higher-level Deaf Studies classes and in work environments associated with Deaf people.

ASL 3050      (Active/WorkFlow) Advanced American Sign Language 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 202G or equivalent Designed for non-native ASL users who have attained a fairly good mastery of basic ASL. Focuses on grammatical aspects of ASL, including sign formation, sentence forms, pronominalization, identifying subjects and objects, classifiers, pluralization, time concepts, locatives, and inflectional morphology. Includes considerable study of the culture of Deaf people.

ASL 3310      (Active) Interpreting I 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):Any 3000 level ASL course Introduces bidirectional (ASL-to-English and English-to-ASL) interpreting between Deaf and hearing people. Studies the profession and skills necessary to be an interpreter. Includes history, models, and professional certification procedures of interpreting; cognitive processes, physical and psychological factors, intercultural communication, ethics, and situational interpreting. Deaf students are encouraged to enroll.

ASL 3320      (Active/WorkFlow) Physiology of Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 2020 Introduces students to skills and processes required to maintain health and wellbeing in the physically demanding and high stress field of interpreting. Develops cognitive, ergonomic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret without stress or physical injury. Helps students better understand how a healthly lifestyle and developing good habits can improve thier skills and prevent injury.

ASL 3330      (Active) Cross-Cultural Communication and Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 3310 and Instructor Approval Builds on course ASL 3310. Focuses heavily on the practice of interpreting with special emphasis on the dimension of intercultural communication. Requires regular skill-building exercises in both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, both English-to-ASL and ASL-to-English. Deaf students are encouraged to enroll. Taught in ASL.

ASL 3340      (Active) Interpreting II--Advanced Techniques 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3310 Builds on the principles (ASL-to-English and English-to-ASL) for interpreting between Deaf and hearing people taught in interpreting I . Studies the profession and skills necessary to be an interpreter in more specialized settings such as medical, legal, mental health, and theatre. Includes history, models, and professional certification procedures of interpreting; cognitive processes, physical and psychological factors, intercultural communication, ethics, and situational interpreting. Deaf students are encouraged to enroll.

ASL 3350      (Active) Consecutive Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 3310 or Instructor Approval Introduces students to skills and processes required to produce consecutive interpretations. Focuses on developing basic cognitive, semantic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret rehearsed and/or spontaneous texts. Also teaches students to incorporate semantic choice, register, and ethical behavioral decisions and understand how they impact their interpretations. Develops sets of technical or field-specific signs and applying these to interpretative work. Includes one-hour per week lab. Taught in ASL.

ASL 3360      (Active) Simultaneous Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 3350 or Instructor Approval Introduces students to skills and processes required to produce simultaneous interpretations. Focuses on transitioning students from consecutive interpreting to time-limited simultaneous interpreting. Develops cognitive, semantic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret spontaneous texts. Teaches and incorporates more advanced semantic choices and negotiation techniques, work with a variety of audience sizes and types. Helps students better understand how ethics impact behavioral decisions and interpretations. Gives more consideration to developing sets of technical or field-specific signs and applying these to interpretative work. Includes one-hour per week lab. Taught in ASL.

ASL 3370      (Active) Sign to Voice Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3350 or Instructor Approval Introduces students to skills and processes required to produce conceptually accurate and linguistically appropriate voice interpretations of ASL texts. Develops cognitive, semantic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret spontaneous texts. Teaches and incorporates more advanced semantic choices and negotiation techniques, work with a variety of audience sizes and types. Helps students better understand how ethics impact behavioral decisions and interpretations. Gives more consideration to developing sets of technical or field-specific signs and applying these to interpretative work. Includes one-hour per week lab.

ASL 3380      (Active) Transliteration 3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3310 Introduces students to skills and processes required to produce conceptually accurate and linguistically appropriate messages using ASL signs in an English word order. Develops cognitive, semantic, and dual tasking abilities required to interpret spontaneous texts. Teaches and incorporates more advanced semantic choices and negotiation techniques, work with a variety of audience sizes and types. Helps students better understand how ethics impact behavioral decisions and interpretations. Gives more consideration to developing sets of technical or field-specific signs and applying these to interpretative work. Includes one-hour per week lab.

ASL 3390      (Active) Professional Issues in Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3310 Provides students advanced study and skills development in the business and profession of interpreting, decision making while interpreting between Deaf (including Deaf-blind) and hearing populations, and negotiation of the complex and growing field of interpreting. Students develop the understanding of the day to day demands of the work needed become truly professional interpreters. Provides extensive individual feedback.

ASL 3510      (Active/WorkFlow) Deaf Culture to 1817 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 2020 or equivalent Explores chronologically to 1817 the formation and treatment of the Deaf community and culture. Completers should acquire an understanding of the ethnic development and linguistic history of the Deaf. Presentations and class instruction conducted entirely in ASL.

ASL 3520      (Active/WorkFlow) Deaf Culture 1817 to 1970 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 2020 or equivalent Explores chronologically from 1817 to 1970 the evolution and treatment of the Deaf community and culture. Completers should acquire an understanding of the ethnic development and linguistic history of the Deaf. Presentations and class instruction conducted entirely in ASL.

ASL 3530      (Active/WorkFlow) Deaf Culture from 1970 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 2020 or equivalent Explores chronologically from 1970 to the present the evolution and treatment of the Deaf community and culture. Completers should acquire an understanding of the ethnic development and linguistic history of the Deaf. Presentations and class instruction conducted entirely in ASL.

ASL 3610      (Active/WorkFlow) ASL Literature 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 2020 or equivalent Explores chronologically representative ASL authors. Emphasizes literary analysis and criticism. Completers should develop knowledge of literary history, acquire skills in interpreting literary texts, and deepen understanding of ASL. Presentations and class instruction conducted entirely in ASL.

ASL 3710      (Active) Deaf View Image Art DeVIA 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3050 Explores the role of visual arts in the Deaf-World with particular attention to Deaf View Image Art (De'VIA) whose subject-matter and style represent a Deaf worldview. Examines the historical contributions of early Deaf artists in the development of De'VIA. Studies various artworks as well as Deaf artists' descriptions of their work, including their aims, motivations, and challenges. Taught in ASL.

ASL 385G      (Active) Introductory Understanding of Oppression 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Pre- or Corequisite(s):ASL 3800 Examines oppression in various forms through a comparative study spanning across cultures and communities. Examines the parallels between more widely-understood forms of oppression and that found with the Deaf-World. Taught variously in ASL or English. Open to all students via interpretation.

ASL 4330      (Active/WorkFlow) Visual Linguistic Analysis for Interpreters 3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3330 and Instructor Approval Teaches necessary processing skills related to interpreting from Sign to spoken languages including ability to concentrate and analyze visual linguistic and non-manual markers. Analyzes discourse focusing on context, linguistics and culture. Lab required.

ASL 4360      (Active/WorkFlow) Legal Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3350,ASL 3360, ASL 3370, and ASL 3380 Provides students with a conceptual understanding of the American legal system, and the unique cultural challenges related to interpreting for parties within the system. Examines both the law and Deafness and the areas of language and cultural mediation required to effectively facilitate communication between people who are Deaf and people who are hearing in legal settings.

ASL 4370      (Active) Ethics for Interpreters 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3310 Provides students advanced study and skills development in ethical decision making while interpreting between Deaf (including Deaf-blind) and hearing populations, including interpreting in: Educational, Higher Ed. Legal, Mental Health and Medical situations. Helps students develop the ethical understanding needed to become truly professional interpreters. Provides extensive individual feedback to rapidly improve students' interpreting skills and understanding of the complex nature of interpreting ethics.

ASL 439R      (Active/WorkFlow) Special Topics in Interpreting 3.0 : 3.0 : 1.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3360 or Department Approval Provides students advanced study and skills development in interpreting between deaf (including deaf-blind) and hearing populations. Focuses on different topics as deemed appropriate (e.g., variety of academic, business, or social contexts). Helps students in the Advanced Certification Interpreter Preparation Program (ACIPP) to become bona fide professional interpreters. Provides extensive individual feedback to rapidly improve students' interpreting skills and understanding of the complex nature of the interpreting process. Repeatable up to 9 credits toward graduation.

ASL 4410      (Active) ASL Linguistics 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 3050 Introduces basics of linguistic properties of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes phonology, morphology, syntax, and language in use. Encourages students to think critically about the structure of ASL and the claims researchers make about that structure. Taught entirely in ASL.

ASL 4450      (Active/WorkFlow) Deaf-World Discourse 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 4410 or LANG 3000 or ANTH 3000 Examines the discourse practices of the Deaf-World. Studies the ways that Deaf people use discursive forms to accomplish specific social aims. Focuses on the connections among linguistic forms and social functions with an emphasis on those forms that Deaf people associate with various identities. Adopts an anthropological bias toward real-world discourse as primary data, and prepares students to do ethnographic fieldwork in the Deaf-World. Taught in ASL.

ASL 4550      (Active/WorkFlow) Multicultural Issues In the Deaf-World 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 2020 Explores a variety of issues facing various ethnic deaf groups in American society. Considers how these groups express their concerns out of ethnic, racial, class, sexual, or gender experiences that help to define issues of political, economic and social impact. Also discusses how the members of these groups constitute American "eyes/hands", which create communities on various topics, questions, and themes having cultural, historical, and contemporary significance for shaping discourse in the United States.

ASL 4560      (Active) Deafness and the Law 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3050 Provides students with a perspective of the development of the concept of Deafness by exploring the history of Deafness within the context of the American legal system and internationally. Examines both the law and Deafness as social constructs and how the social definition of Deafness shapes laws, policies and judicial decisions which may help or hinder the development of the Deaf community.

ASL 4800      (Active) Deaf Culture Studies 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0    On Sufficient Demand Prerequisite(s):ASL 3530 or equivalent, or instructor consent. Explores advanced concepts relative to American Deaf culture, including cultural constructions of the body, the "problem of voice," class consciousness, the technology of voice, the relationships between art and culture, the "Deaf ethic," the promise of culture, and issues of enculturation. Provides a comprehensive study of the Deaf-World through analysis of historical events, current issues, and the expressions of Deaf people themselves.

ASL 4850      (Active) Advanced Understanding of Oppression and Audism 3.0 : 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 385G Examines the various ways in which hearing people oppress Deaf people. Explores different avenues through which society has built a system of privilege based on an audiocentric center. Also examines how certain members of the Deaf community internalize audist constructions of deafness.

ASL 490R      (Active) Special Topics in Deaf Studies 1.0 to 3.0 : 1.0 to 3.0 : 0.0 to 1.0     Prerequisite(s):ASL 3050 Presents selected topics in Deaf Studies. Varies each semester. Topics will reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the Deaf Studies field. Projects and evaluation will vary according to the topic. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits with different topics.

ASL 495R      (Active) Independent Study in Deaf Studies 1.0 to 3.0 : 1.0 to 3.0 : 0.0     Prerequisite(s):For Deaf Studies students only. Must have approval of both the instructor and the Program Coordinator/Department Chair. Provides independent study as directed in reading and individual projects specifically related to the Deaf Studies field at the discretion and approval of the Dean and/or Department Chair. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits toward graduation.