AM 156 - A Survey of Deafness

Credits: 1

Description
This survey course provides students an overview of deafness including such topics as: career options, deaf culture, language, communication modes, adaptive equipment and causes of deafness. Strongly recommended that AM 145 is taken in the same semester as this course (concurrently).

Please note: Students MUST earn a C- or better in this course for completion of the AAS or BAS Deaf Studies.

Student Learning Outcomes

Describe the deaf community.
Recognize various communication systems used by deaf people.
Explain the causes of deafness.
Identify general hearing function and equipment used by deaf people.
Describe careers available to people in the field of deafness.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade