Postgraduate Course: Deaf Studies (EDUA11133)
Course Outline
School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | This course will locate Deaf Education within the broader framework of Deaf Studies, enabling course participants to explore critically the differing constructions of deafness. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
Course members will
o Demonstrate an awareness of the different types of discourse associated with deafness;
o Be aware of the different constructions (eg social, medical) of deafness;
o Show a critical understanding of the notions of Deaf Community and Deaf Culture;
o Be familiar with the key aspects of Deaf history and heritage;
o Be familiar with and be able to use the resources of a range of d/Deaf organisations;
o Be familiar with the history of Deaf Education and its relation to present-day d/Deaf perspectives on Deaf Education;
o Be familiar with Deaf media, including magazines, journals, regular television programmes.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Additional Class Delivery Information |
Twenty four hours contact teaching, delivered flexibly. 175 hours of self study at home / in contact with d/Deaf people. |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Ms Rachel O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)51 6429
Email: rachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lorraine Denholm
Tel: (0131 6)51 6433
Email: lorraine.denholm@ed.ac.uk |
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