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Postgraduate Course: Deaf Studies (EDUA11133)

Course Outline
SchoolMoray House School of Education CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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 Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Twenty four hours contact teaching, delivered flexibly. 175 hours of self study at home / in contact with d/Deaf people.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Rachel O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)51 6429
Email: rachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Lorraine Denholm
Tel: (0131 6)51 6433
Email: lorraine.denholm@ed.ac.uk
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