**Course Overview** - Interested in working with deaf people? Our British Sign Language and Deaf Studies degree is the ground-breaking course for you. - The University has long been recognised for world-leading research, continuous top student satisfaction rates and pioneering work on employability skills. - Over 60% of British Sign Language/English interpreters working in the UK have studied here. - We’re also a UK leader in the training of BSL-English interpreters. - We have over 25 years expertise in teaching British Sign Language and Deaf Studies. - You’ll study all aspects of deafness as a social and cultural phenomenon and you’ll develop fluency in British Sign Language. **Why study with us** - Bachelor of Arts with Honours in British Sign Language and Deaf Studies is ranked 2nd in the UK with 80% of students in graduate-level work or further study after graduating (Complete University Guide 2021). - Bachelor of Arts with Honours in British Sign Language and Deaf Studies is ranked 3rd in the UK with 94% of students satisfied with the teaching quality (Times Good University Guide 2021). - Given the wealth of modules on offer you’ll be able to tailor the course to meet your interests and career goals. **Further Information** - You will be taught by a mixed deaf and hearing team, many of whom are experts in a range of topics including linguistics, interpreting practice and translation studies, community and culture, history, education, media, politics and family relationships. - The minimum period of study for part-time students is five years but this may be extended in particular circumstances.

Year 1: Compulsory Modules; BSL 100 OR BSL 200, BSL 150 OR BSL 250, Deaf People in Society, Communities, Cultures and Identities, Historical Development of BSL, Employability and the Deaf Community. Year 2: Compulsory Modules; Deaf World Debates, BSL 200 OR BSL 300, BSL 250 OR BSL350. Optional Modules: Sign Linguistics, Translation Theory, Issues in Deaf Education, Families, Deafness and Disability, Work Placement, Student Initiated Module, Childhood Diversity and Inclusive Practice, Sociology and Education, Sign Language and Literature. Year 3: Compulsory Modules; Dissertation. Optional Modules; Insiders and Outsiders, Principles of Sign Language, Interpreting, Introduction to the Roles of Public Service Interpreters, Political Activism and the Deaf World, Debating Disability, BSL 375 OR BSL300, BSL400 OR BSL350, Work Placement, Sexy Bodies: Sexuality and the Body, Sociolinguistics

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: Q160

Institution code: C30

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IELTS (Academic)	6.0	with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)

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England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1

*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate

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