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American Sign Language and Deaf Cultural Studies

Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
15
Catalog edition
2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The American Sign Language and deaf cultural studies minor prepares students in the multidisciplinary study of American Sign Language and deaf culture. The minor is open to hearing and deaf students enrolled in all bachelor's degree programs. Courses in the minor address topics in the field of ASL and deaf cultural studies including the study of ASL and its structure, ASL literature, literature in English pertaining to the D/deaf experience, the history of D/deaf people in America and around the world, Deaf art and cinema, the experience of D/deaf people from racial, ethnic, and other minority groups, oppression in the lives D/deaf people, and various political, legal, and educational issues affecting members of the D/deaf community. The minor complements majors in fields such as business, imaging arts and sciences, health sciences, policy studies, professional and technical communication, psychology, and numerous scientific and technical fields.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195003
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195003_247d87f2
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Curriculum

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    Required Courses

    0 items

      For students who are not proficient in ASL

      6 items
      1. Select one or two of the following courses: 1
        Not resolved to a course
        4-8
      2. MLAS 201
        Beginning American Sign Language I
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MLAS 202
        Beginning American Sign Language II
        Not resolved to a course
      4. NASL 180
        New Signers Program
        Not resolved to a course
      5. NASL 190
        NTID American Sign Language I
        Not resolved to a course
      6. NASL 200
        NTID American Sign Language II
        Not resolved to a course

      Electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. For students who are not proficient in ASL, select three or four of the following courses: 2
        Not resolved to a course
        9-15

      For students who are proficient in ASL, select five electives 2,3

      electives · 0 items

        Language courses:

        9 items
        1. MLAS 301
          Intermediate American Sign Language I
          Not resolved to a course
        2. MLAS 302
          Intermediate American Sign Language II
          Not resolved to a course
        3. MLAS 351
          Linguistics Of American Sign Language
          Not resolved to a course
        4. MLAS 352
          American Sign Language Literature
          Not resolved to a course
        5. MLAS 401
          Advanced American Sign Language I
          Not resolved to a course
        6. MLAS 402
          Advanced American Sign Language II
          Not resolved to a course
        7. NASL 210
          NTID American Sign Language III
          Not resolved to a course
        8. NASL 275
          Structure of American Sign Language
          Not resolved to a course
        9. NASL 280
          Strategies for Teaching Basic American Sign Language
          Not resolved to a course

        Deaf cultural studies courses:

        17 items
        1. ENGL 417
          Deaf Literature
          Not resolved to a course
        2. HIST 230
          American Deaf History
          Not resolved to a course
        3. HIST 330
          Deafness and Technology
          Not resolved to a course
        4. HIST 333
          Diversity in the Deaf Community
          Not resolved to a course
        5. HIST 335
          Women and the Deaf Community
          Not resolved to a course
        6. LEAD 203
          Foundations of Dialogue: Understanding Black Experiences
          Not resolved to a course
        7. LEAD 306
          Leadership in the Deaf Community
          Not resolved to a course
        8. NASL 230
          Beginning Mexican Sign Language
          Not resolved to a course
        9. NASL 240
          Beginning Russian Sign Language
          Not resolved to a course
        10. NHSS 251
          Deaf Culture and Contemporary Civilization
          Not resolved to a course
        11. NHSS 260
          Deaf People and Civil Rights
          Not resolved to a course
        12. NHSS 275
          Visual Expression of Deaf Culture
          Not resolved to a course
        13. PRFN 214
          Appreciation of Artistic Sign Language
          Not resolved to a course
        14. PRFN 314
          ASL Musicality
          Not resolved to a course
        15. SOCI 240
          Deaf Culture in America
          Not resolved to a course
        16. VISL 440
          Deaf Art & Cinema
          Not resolved to a course
        17. WGST 335
          Women and the Deaf Community
          Not resolved to a course
        Source. Rochester Institute of Technology, catalog 2026-2027 RIT Undergraduate Catalog — https://academiccatalog.rit.edu/programs/american-sign-language-deaf-cultural-studies-minor/. Captured page pages/0032.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.