Undergraduate Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

The program in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at the University of Montevallo is an undergraduate academic program leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree and Class B Special Education Certification (endorsement in the area of Deaf and Hard of Hearing) by the State Department of Education.  The Mission of the program is to prepare teachers who are competent professionals with the ability to make appropriate decisions regarding the evaluation and implementation of educational programs to meet the social, emotional, and academic needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Students must meet requirements to the Teacher Education Program (TEP) as outlined in the University Bulletin.  Following completion of the general education requirements the student must complete a professional education and major course of study curriculum.  The following is a list of professional education and CSD courses and the semester(s) they are offered.  These courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Major Course Requirements

     ·  CSD 253  Applied Phonetics (Fall and Spring)

     ·  CSD 291  Normal Language Development (Fall)

     ·  CSD 297  Language Analysis (Spring)

     ·  CSD 300  American Sign Language* (Fall and Spring)

     ·  CSD 307  Manually Coded English* (Fall and Spring)

     ·  CSD 375  Auditory Education and Strategies for D/HH Students (Spring)

     ·  CSD 378  Expressive Communication Skills for D/HH Students (Fall)

     ·  CSD 390  Psychology and Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Fall)

     ·  CSD 398  Deaf Culture (Fall)

     ·  CSD 411  Audiology (Fall)

     ·  CSD 372  Anatomy and Physiology of Speech (Fall)

     ·  CSD 385  Multicultural Issues (Fall and Spring)

     ·  EDI 461    Practicum: Deaf and Hard of Hearing* (Fall and Spring)

Professional Studies

      ·  ED 401    Introduction to Teaching

      ·  EDF 330  Educational Psychology

      ·  FCS 391  Child Development

      ·  ED 336     Instructional Technology II

      ·  EDF 375  School and Society

      ·  ED 407     Exceptional Learners P - 12

      ·  CSD 376  Methods of Teaching Academic Subjects (DHH) (Fall)

      ·  CSD 377  Language Development and Methods of Literacy Instruction
                           (DHH) (Spring)         

      ·  ED 410     Teaching Reading

      ·  CSD 482  Assessment: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

      ·  EDI 462    Internship: Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Fall and Spring)

*This course has a required lab component.  Each week, students must attend a one hour Deaf Culture/American Sign Language immersion session led by members of the Deaf community.

 

For information regarding admissions and course requirements to obtain an undergraduate degree at the University of Montevallo in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing please see admissions requirements.  For information regarding transfer credit from another institution, please see the requirements necessary for transfer to the University of Montevallo.

For more information about the DHH undergraduate program, contact Dr. Sarah Smith at SmithS@Montevallo.edu or Ms. Jan Clendenon at ClendenonJW@Montevallo.edu or call (205) 665-6720.