AUT - Bachelor of Arts - New Zealand Sign Language and Deaf Studies
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Bachelor of Arts - New Zealand Sign Language and Deaf Studies
What this programme covers
The first year focuses on the development of receptive and expressive fluency in New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL), and the study of the Deaf community and culture. In the second and third years students can either continue with further language acquisition, learn about the interpreting profession, or choose papers related to intercultural competence.
Career opportunities
- Professionals working directly with Deaf clients and colleagues
- Professionals requiring Deaf cultural knowledge eg teachers, health educators, mental health experts, counsellors
Papers
Throughout the three years of the BA, students take core papers that provide the necessary skills in writing, research and IT capability to prepare them for academic work and their working life. For a summary of the BA degree see the Bachelor of Arts overview
Year 1 (compulsory) papers:
165901 New Zealand Sign Language 1
166901 New Zealand Sign Language 2
165903 Deaf community and culture 1
166903 Deaf community and culture 2
Core papers:
165108 iWrite or 165600 Undergraduate Writing for Academic Purposes
285104 Research and Analysis: Year 2 and 3
915002 Ki te Whaiao: Introduction to Maori Society
166109 iReflect: Year 2 and 3
166110 iCommunicate
167100 iResearch: Year 2 and 3
916307 Aotearoa New Zealand Culture and Society
Year 2 and 3 papers:
165105 Introduction to Language Study
165521 Introduction to Intercultural Competence
166552 Intercultural Competence in a Global World
166902 New Zealand Sign Language 3
166904 Introduction to the Interpreting Profession
166905 Ethical Decision-Making
167901 New Zealand Sign Language 4
167902 Current Issues in the Deaf World
167903 BA Special Topic [Deaf Studies]
167904 Comparative Analysis of English and NZSL
287003 Multicultural Communities