Minors
Sign Language Studies Minor
The Sign Language Studies Minor is available to students who are not majoring in Interpretation, but who desire a knowledge base in sign language, deaf culture, interpretation and deafness-related information. The minor requires 18 hours of coursework. Required courses include:
- INTR 1320 American Sign Language I
- INTR 1321 American Sign Language II
- INTR 2320 American Sign Language III
- INTR 4340 Deaf Culture
Students must complete two additional courses from the following list:
- INTR 2330 Manually Coded English
- INTR 2342 Introduction to Interpretation
- INTR 3330 Fingerspelling
- INTR 3360 Interpreting Contextually Bound English Lexicon
Students interested in becoming professional interpreters for persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing will need additional course work beyond the requirements of this minor.
For more information, refer to the Sign Language Studies Minor.
Educational Interpreting Minor
The minor in Educational Interpreting is available to Interpretation BA degree-seeking students only and incorporates 18 hours of study specific to interpreting in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educational settings. The program is designed to provide students majoring in Interpretation with the special skills necessary for interpreting in K-12 educational settings. The program of study includes:
- INTR 3346 Principles of Educational Interpreting
- INTR 3350 Artistic Interpreting in Educational Settings
- INTR 4384 Interpreting Academic Subjects
- 6 hours upper level electives from the following content areas: Child Development, Hearing Science, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistics, Gender Communications, Development Psychology, Language & Speech Communication. Other topics as approved by Program Advisor. Other upper level courses may be accepted with advisor’s approval.