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CSD 269Deaf Culture

3 credits · Communication Sciences and Disorders · Penn State

Explores the economic, social, psychological, and political aspects of the deaf culture and its interaction with the majority hearing culture. CSD 269 CSD 269 Deafness and Society (3) (GS;US;IL) explore this community as being a distinct culture having its own rules of social interaction, values, group norms, and identity. The educational objectives are that the student will acquire an understanding of: 1) the development of the American Deaf Community, 2) factors affecting an individual's choice to affiliate with the Deaf Community, 3) history and current trends in deaf education, 4) American Sign Language (ASL) and other forms of communication used by Deaf Americans, 5) social, emotional, and psychological aspects of deafness, 6) diversity with the Deaf Community, and 7) deafness in the literature, media, and the arts.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

None listed in the catalog.

Counts toward

General education

Social & Behavioral Sciences (GS)

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (2 programs).

Required in (4)

  • American Sign Language, Minor
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S. (Capital)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.S. (Health and Human Development)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, Minor

One of the options in (7)

  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Behrend)
  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Capital)
  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Health and Human Development)
  • Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (University College)
  • Bioethics and Medical Humanities, Minor
  • Diversity Studies, Certificate (Liberal Arts)
  • Special Education, Minor