The American Sign Language Studies minor at DePaul University integrates linguistic analysis with cultural study, fostering critical thinking and preparing students for informed, ethical engagement with the Deaf community.
The ASL Studies minor consists of six courses in American Sign Language at the 100-level (ASL 101-106), plus two electives from the course list below.
For courses in the 100-level of ASL, students must have one of the following criteria met to proceed to the next course:
- Successfully complete the prior course in the sequence.
OR
- Demonstrate proficiency via a placement interview.
OR
- Obtain ASL Program Director approval.
Students who demonstrate advanced proficiency in ASL must replace ASL courses they placed out of with 200 or 300 level ASL courses. However, a substituted course cannot also be counted toward an elective requirement.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ASL 199 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 0.5-8 |
| ASL 201 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION I | 4 |
| ASL 202 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION II | 4 |
| ASL 203 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION III | 4 |
| ASL 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 0.5-8 |
| ASL 305 | AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LITERATURE | 4 |
| ASL 306 | ARTS IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY | 4 |
| ASL 310 | DEAF CULTURE | 4 |
| ASL 311 | DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY | 4 |
| ASL 321 | ART OF TRANSLATION | 4 |
| ASL 352 | ASL LINGUISTICS | 4 |
| ASL 353 | FINGERSPELLING & NUMBERS | 4 |
| ASL 354 | SOCIOLINGUISTICS FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY | 4 |
| ASL 395 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES ACROSS CURRICULUM | 2 |
| ASL 397 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE | 4 |
| ASL 399 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 0.5-8 |
| MOL 220 | HOW LANGUAGE WORKS | 4 |
| PAX 228 | IDENTITY, PRIVILEGE, AND SOCIAL CHANGE | 4 |
| PAX 268 | DISABILITY JUSTICE STUDIES: AN INTRODUCTION | 4 |
| PAX 278 | DISABILITY JUSTICE, RIGHTS, AND POLICY | 4 |
| PAX 384 | TOPICS IN ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY | 4 |
| PPS 278 | DISABILITY RIGHTS AND POLICY | 4 |
| WRD 264 | LANGUAGE, SELF AND SOCIETY | 4 |
| ANT 106 | INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 |