Gallaudet University

Accessible Human-Centered Computing and Policy

The Master of Science in Accessible Human-Centered Computing and Policy is designed for deaf, hard of hearing and hearing individuals seeking specialized academic training in designing, evaluating, and implementing effective, evidence-based accessible design and evaluation strategies and messages to address the accessibility needs of diverse audiences. Students will also gain knowledge of accessible research design and methods.

Accounting

The Accounting Program provides a broad base of study and is designed to ensure that the student is adequately prepared for entry-level positions. Through careful course selection within the program and supporting fields, it is possible for students to prepare themselves for careers in government, nonprofit organizations, and private industry.

American Sign Language

Art and Media Design

The Art and Media Design major is an integrated program that emphasizes the development of skills and techniques employed by artists and designers working across the various disciplines. Through courses in digital media, graphic design, photography, studio arts, film, and art history students gain experience in a range of methodologies and applications needed to develop their portfolio and market themselves in the highly competitive, social media driven world of today.

Audiology

The Doctor of Audiology program aims to train students to become audiologists who can provide culturally sensitive care in all diagnostic and rehabilitative settings, serving individuals of all ages. The program offers an intensive, broadly based academic curriculum and an integrated sequential clinical experience that starts in the first

Biology (B.A.)

The B.A. degree program is designed for majors who are seeking employment in the field immediately after college or as a second major for education majors who aim to become primary or secondary school biology teachers. Students must complete Principles of Biology for Science Majors I and II (BIO 107 and BIO 109L, BIO 108 and BIO 110L) with a grade of C or better before declaring a major in biology. 198| Academic Catalog Undergraduate Catalog

Biology (B.S.)

The Bachelor of Science degree in biology is designed for students who want a more intensive background in the sciences. It is especially tailored for students who aspire for graduate studies in biology or a related field, or who wish to enter medical, dental, or veterinary school. The Bachelor of Science degree in biology differs from the Bachelor of Arts degree in biology in that it requires additional courses in physics, mathematics, and a senior capstone.

Business Administration

The Business Administration program provides a foundation in Business Administration to prepare graduates with skills and knowledge to excel in business globally, searching for career opportunities in a highly competitive, fast-changing world involving fast-paced technology changes in any industry of their choice: business, education, non-profit, public, and private settings.

Clinical Psychology

The Department of Psychology offers a doctorate (Ph.D.) in clinical psychology, with specialization in working with deaf and hard of hearing populations. The program is based on a "scholar-practitioner" training model, with a life-span development philosophy and offers courses and opportunities for supervised practice with deaf people, with both early- and late-onset hearing loss. Students also develop general clinical skills through work with hearing populations.

Communication Studies

Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

The M.A. in Counseling program prepares graduates to be multiculturally competent professional counselors with the cultural self-awareness, sensitivity, knowledge, and skills essential to becoming effective and ethical practitioners, leaders, and advocates to promote social justice, equity, and academic excellence for all deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students in a variety of settings.

Counseling: School Counseling

The M.A. in Counseling program prepares graduates to be multiculturally competent professional counselors with the cultural self-awareness, sensitivity, knowledge, and skills essential to becoming effective and ethical practitioners, leaders, and advocates to promote social justice, equity, and academic excellence for all deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students in a variety of settings.

Critical Studies in the Education of Deaf Learners

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Critical Studies in the Education of the Deaf Learner emphasizes critical pedagogy as the foundation for advocacy in the education of deaf individuals. Graduates are prepared to be agents of change in their roles as practitioners, administrators, teacher educators, and researchers through a critical examination of educational, social, and political issues. Our doctoral program provides a balance between a

Data Science

Deaf Cultural Studies

The Graduate Certificate Program in Deaf Cultural Studies provides students with historical and theoretical foundations in Deaf Studies. Students may select courses from an interdisciplinary curriculum in the areas of cultural studies, history, critical theory, philosophy, literature, disability studies, visual culture, critical pedagogy, public policy and advocacy.

Deaf Education

The Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Education is designed for teachers who have a master's degree in education of deaf and hard of hearing students who seek advanced professional proficiency in an area of specialization. This is an online or hybrid program that offers several specialization areas. Specializations offered are related to topics in deaf education.

Deaf Education

Deaf Education Studies

The MA in Deaf Education Studies is designed for teachers and other education professionals who seek the opportunity to acquire more in-depth knowledge in deaf education. The program is offered in online, hybrid, and onsite formats and may be completed in one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study.

Deaf History

The Graduate Certificate Program in Deaf History offers training in the growing field of deaf history. It provides graduate level courses in a broad range of related topics, including Deaf American, European, Media, and Disability history. Our courses promote history research methods and content, emphasizing how techniques of social and cultural history can be applied to the history of deaf people and communities around the world.

Deaf Studies

Deaf Studies: Cultural Studies

The Cultural Studies Concentration challenges students to develop methods of inquiry, research, and critique that explore historically-created social institutions and cultural processes which shape the world and deaf ways-of-being.

Deaf Studies: Language and Human Rights

The Concentration in Language and Human Rights is designed to give a globally based student population an understanding of the development of the U.S. and international human rights instruments, institutions, and discourses, with a focus on languages and linguistic minorities. Students will work a full academic year toward the completion of their research project which may take the form of a thesis or an applied project.

Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Planning

The Disability Inclusive DRR & Emergency Planning is an 18-credit graduate certificate program developed to train professionals in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Emergency Planning (EP) principles and tools.

Early Childhood Education and Deaf Education

Early Intervention Studies

The M.A. in Early Intervention Studies provides professionals from a wide range of disciplines with current evidence-based knowledge and skills for working with families and their very young children from birth to 3 years old who are deaf or hard of hearing. This interdisciplinary program provides preparation in professional and ethical practices, communication and language(s), families, and developmental assessment and programming.

Early Intervention Studies

The Early Intervention Studies Graduate Certificate is a hybrid program (online and on-campus instruction) that provides professionals from a wide range of disciplines with current evidence-based knowledge and skills for working with families and their very young children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Educational Neuroscience

The Ph.D. in Educational Neuroscience (PEN) Program was founded at Gallaudet University by Professor Laura-Ann Petitto, a leading cognitive neuroscientist who first helped create the discipline of Educational Neuroscience (2001, 2004). At Gallaudet, Professor Petitto pioneered the creation of the PEN Program, which she built with Dr. Thomas Allen and Dr. Melissa Herzig. The goal of the Ph.D.

Educational Neuroscience

The Certificate in Educational Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary initiative designed to provide graduate- level students with a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic interplay between neuroscience and education. This Certificate in Educational Neuroscience offers an exploration of cutting-edge research and practical applications, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to enhance teaching and learning experiences.

Education: Teacher Preparation Program

The Master of Arts in Education: Teacher Preparation Programs emphasize culturally relevant critical pedagogy as a foundation for preparing highly qualified teachers to work primarily with Deaf and hard-of-hearing children and youth.

Education with a Specialization in Early Childhood Education

Education with a Specialization in Elementary Education

Education with a Specialization in Secondary Education (B.A.)

Education with a Specialization in Secondary Education (B.S.)

Elementary Education and Deaf Education

English

The study of language and literature is the heart of a liberal arts education. The major program at Gallaudet provides not only an understanding of our rich literary heritage, but also offers an opportunity to develop the advanced reading and writing abilities necessary for anyone wishing to participate fully in modern society. A major or minor in English prepares students for graduate school, careers in education, professional, and creative writing, and for a variety of professional fields.

Government

Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences

The Ph.D. program in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences prepares students with a masters or clinical doctorate in a related field (e.g., Au.D., M.S. in SLP) for faculty and research positions in universities and other research facilities. The Ph.D. program consists of coursework in research methods and statistics, professional issues (teaching, grant-writing), and advanced topics in hearing, speech, and language sciences.

Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences (Non-Clinical)

The non-clinical M.S. in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences provides, at the discretion of the department, a degree in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences for full- time students who will not pursue the standard curriculum in audiology or speech-language pathology that would lead to obtaining the credentials required for clinical practice (e.g. ASHA certification, state licensure, etc.). Interested students should contact the department for details about this program. Ph.D.

History

Information Technology

Upon completion of General Studies, pre-major and major core course requirements, students may choose from one of the concentration areas in Network/Database/Web, Cybersecurity, or Medical Informatics, or select a minor from other undergraduate programs at Gallaudet. IT Major Internship Requirement One summer or semester internship is required.

Interdisciplinary Spanish

A Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Spanish consists of: 15 credits of core foundational Spanish courses, including a capstone course, in addition to 24-25 credits from an interdisciplinary core of courses fitting one of several tracks. Spanish with Communication and Media Track For this track, the interdisciplinary core consists of 15 courses in the areas of Communication Studies, English, Art, and ASL.

International Development

The International Development Master of Arts Degree Program (IDMA) prepares students to advocate, design, implement, monitor and evaluate social change activities in collaboration with Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing people, and people with disabilities, at local, national, and international levels.

International Studies

A Bachelor of Arts in the International Studies program enables students to explore interconnections among 226| Academic Catalog Undergraduate Catalog history, economics, politics, culture, society and language with a global perspective.

Interpretation

The BA program focuses on face-to-face, interactive, community interpreting, and thus a dialogic approach to interpreting. Students apply for admission to the BA in Interpretation major as freshmen or after acceptance to Gallaudet University as a transfer student. The students may transfer their interpreting course(s) from another college if they have the grade of B or better, and approved by Gallaudet University Registrar Office.

Interpretation: Combined Interpreting Practice and Research

The concentration in Combined Interpreting Practice and Research is designed to prepare and educate Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing persons in working as interpreters in Deaf and hearing communities. The program provides a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to interpretation instruction. The M.A. in Interpretation program consists of a comprehensive, sequenced, and integrated series of courses and experiences.

Interpretation: Interpreting Research

The concentration in Interpreting Research is designed to respond to the professional development needs of professional interpreters and interpreter educators. The program provides a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to interpretation instruction. Education focuses on current academic knowledge in areas that include discourse analysis, comparative ASL and English for interpreters, analysis of interactions, and research methods.

Liberal Studies

The Liberal Studies major provides students with a flexible, customizable course of study toward a bachelor’s degree. It consists of a tool-kit of foundational skills, along with one's choice of concentration areas. The foundational courses taken by all LST majors target analysis of reasoning and data, as well as global awareness. Students attain career readiness via an internship experience, and the major culminates with a bilingual interdisciplinary capstone to integrate learning.

Linguistics

Gallaudet's Ph.D. program in Linguistics, with a focus on ASL and other signed languages, gives students the opportunity to specialize in a range of theoretical and applied areas related to signed languages, including phonology, syntax, morphology, cognitive linguistics, sociolinguistics, first and second language acquisition, applied and engaged linguistics, multimodality, and language documentation.

Linguistics

Students may seek an M.A. in Linguistics either as their terminal degree or as a prerequisite for the Ph.D. program in Linguistics. However, students should note that successful completion of the M.A. program does not guarantee entry into the Ph.D. program; students must also submit a Ph.D. application portfolio which must be reviewed and unanimously approved by the Linguistics faculty. The M.A.

Mathematics (B.A.)

Mathematics (B.S.)

Physical Education and Recreation

Psychology

Public Administration

Welcome to the unique bilingual Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program at Gallaudet University, which offers courses in both American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Our program is designed to empower deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing professionals for impactful careers in government and nonprofit organizations. Our graduates are prepared for leadership and making a meaningful difference in the public sector.

Public Health

Public Health is a multidisciplinary field concerned with promoting and protecting health in individuals, families, communities and entire populations through such measures as disease prevention, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research on epidemics and diseases. The BSPH prepares students to work in a number of health-related fields or enter graduate or professional school.

Risk Management and Insurance

The Risk Management & Insurance program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills for a career in the insurance industry and enterprise risk management field. In the RMI Program, students will explore the various functional areas, such as underwriting, claims, and loss control that are related to RMI.

School Psychology

The Doctor of Psychology in School Psychology (Psy.D.) Program in the School of Human Services and Science provides a comprehensive plan of advanced studies that integrates respect for diversity in theory and practice, basic and advanced psychological principles, consultative and interventionist skills, data-based and problem-solving approaches, and scholarly and research-based learning that advance the field of school psychology and the practice with students who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Secondary Education and Deaf Education

Self-Directed Major

Students who discover they have a highly specific career plan that requires a specific degree or a unique combination of courses may benefit from the self-directed major. The self-directed major is designed to maximize opportunities for students to tailor their education to better achieve their post-graduate outcomes.

Sexuality and Gender Studies

The mission of the Sexuality and Gender Studies Program is to educate students regarding cultural, historical, and societal issues in the LGBTQ+ community, with particular attention to issues impacting the intersectional identity of deaf and hard of hearing LGBTQ+ people, and to prepare graduates to be inclusive, socially responsible, global community members and leaders.

Sexuality and Gender Studies

The mission of the Sexuality and Gender Studies Program is to educate students regarding cultural, historical, and societal issues in the LGBTQ+ community, with particular attention to issues impacting the intersectional identity of deaf and hard of hearing LGBTQ+ people, and to prepare graduates to be inclusive, socially responsible, global community members and leaders.

Sign Language Education

The Department of American Sign Language offers a M.A. degree in Sign Language Education. This program is designed to prepare future sign language teachers, who will provide exemplary leadership in the sign language teaching field. Students will be introduced to key theoretical and methodological issues involved in sign language instruction including curriculum development, assessment, and incorporating Deaf culture into the language curriculum.

Social Work

The master of social work program at Gallaudet University prepares students for advanced social work practice with deaf and hard-of-hearing populations. Graduates possess the knowledge and skills to enter the profession as practitioners in various settings, such as schools, health care agencies, family and child welfare agencies, mental health settings, disability organizations, corrections agencies, organizations that provide services to senior citizens, etc.

Social Work

Sociology

Speech-Language Pathology

The Master of Science Degree (MS) residential program in Speech-Language Pathology at Gallaudet University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.

Theatre Arts: Production/Performance

Transformational Leadership and Administration in Deaf Education

The Transformational Leadership and Administration in Deaf Education Post-Graduate certificate prepares candidates at the post-graduate level to become transformational leaders in schools and programs that serve deaf and hard of hearing children.

Transformational Leadership and Administration in Deaf Education

The Transformational Leadership and Administration in Deaf Education Doctorate of Education (TLADE Ed.D.) prepares candidates at the post-graduate level to become transformational leaders in schools and programs that serve deaf and hard of hearing children. The TLADE Ed.D. emphasizes critical pedagogy as the foundation for advocacy in the education of deaf individuals. The Ed.D.

Translation and Interpreting Studies

The Department of Interpretation and Translation offers a Ph.D. in Translation and Interpreting Studies with a focus on American Sign Language-English Interpretation. This program is available for experienced interpreters who meet the University's Graduate School and Department of Interpretation and Translation admission requirements.