The Graduate Deaf Education Program requires study in four areas of competence. Courses in each of four semesters are arranged in a developmental sequence leading up to the time of student teaching. There are 19 courses in the program, 59 credit hours. Students who have baccalaureate or masters degrees in fields not necessarily related to the teaching profession will take additional courses to enable them to receive certification in either childhood or adolescent education. These courses can be completed within the two-year, four-semester time frame.
I. Personal Language Competencies
EDD 551 Sign Communication I
EDD 600 American Sign Language I
EDD 601 American Sign Language II
II. Auditory and Speech Competencies
EDD 533 Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science
EDD 535 Introduction to Audiology and Assistive Devices
EDD 542 Oral/Aural Developmental Skills and Methods of Teaching Speech withpracticum
III. Cognitive, Sociocultural, and Psychological Foundations
EDD 534 Introduction to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
EDD 545 Methods of Teaching Literacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
EDD 548 The Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child- 0-8 Years: Methods and Partnerships
EDD 550 Theory, Research and Assessment of Deaf Learners
EDD 555 Psychology/Counseling of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
One Special Education Course
IV. Pedagogical Competencies
EDD 532 Curriculum/Methods of Teaching Subjects for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Learners
EDD 536 Language Theories and Strategies I
EDD 537 Language Theories and Strategies II
EDD 539 Instructional Field Experiences with Practica
EDD 556 Student Teaching with Seminar: The Residential or Day School
EDD 557 Student Teaching with Seminar: Inclusionary Settings
EDD 603 Professional Seminar/Portfolio