Deaf studies

Deaf studies are academic disciplines concerned with the study of the deaf social life of human groups and individuals including anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, social studies, and sociology. The Deaf studies comprise the scientific study of the deaf-related aspects of the world.^[1] Studying the lives of those who are Deaf include learning about their culture, sign language, history and their human rights. Those who participate and join this field of study are involved with promoting the change of views and perspectives of the larger society regarding Deaf people.^[2]

Deaf studies includes the study of:

University-based deaf studies centers

United States
- Masters offered
  - Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
  - Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas (offers hybrid M.S. and Ed.D. in Deaf Education/Deaf Studies)
  - California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California
- Bachelors offered
  - Boston University, Boston, MA
  - California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California
  - California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, California
  - Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  - Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
  - Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
  - Towson University, Towson, Maryland
  - Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
- State Certifications
  - Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas (offers Masters in Deaf Education)
- Associate in Arts offered
  - College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
  - Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
  - Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
United Kingdom
- University of Central Lancashire, Lancashire, England
- Centre for Deaf Studies, Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol
- University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, England ^[3]
New Zealand
- Victoria University of Wellington
Germany
- Humboldt University, Berlin ^[4]
Hong Kong
- Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
India
- National Institute of Speech and Hearing, Kerala, India (offers Degree in Deaf Education)
The Netherlands
- Visual Language, Signs and Gestures, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen
Czech republic
- Ustav jazyku a komunikace neslysicich (Institute of Deaf Studies), Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague

National and transnational Deaf studies centers

New Zealand
- Kelston Deaf Education Centre
Philippines
- School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies, De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde

Deaf studies associations

United States
- CSUN Deaf Studies Association, Northridge, California
United Kingdom
- The British Association of Teachers of the Deaf

Deaf-related major projects

India
- Deafchild India

References

↑ Deaf studies, From Which Course?, 30.6, Friday, 1 February 2008
↑ University, Gallaudet. "Outcomes and Careers - Gallaudet University". www.gallaudet.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
↑ University, Wolverhampton. "Deaf Studies - University of Wolverhampton". www.wlv.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
↑ University, Humboldt. "Deaf Studies - Humboldt University". www.hu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

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[1] Deaf studies, From Which Course?, 30.6, Friday, 1 February 2008

[2] University, Gallaudet. "Outcomes and Careers - Gallaudet University". www.gallaudet.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-09.

[3] University, Wolverhampton. "Deaf Studies - University of Wolverhampton". www.wlv.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-10.

[4] University, Humboldt. "Deaf Studies - Humboldt University". www.hu-berlin.de. Retrieved 2017-04-10.