Where Will Your Graduate Degree Take You?
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WHERE WILL YOUR GRADUATE DEGREE TAKE YOU? GALLAUDET BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS AND UNIVERSITY— SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT ESTABLISHED IN1864 ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AS A COLLEGE). ONLY BILINGUAL BISON ASL/ENGLISH UNIVERSITY IS THE MASCOT IN THE WORLD. OF GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY. OF GRADUATES RATE THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE 92% AT GALLAUDET AS EXCELLENT. 89% THE FOOTBALL HUDDLE OF GRADUATE ORIGINATED AT GALLAUDET STUDENTS ARE SO THAT THE OTHER TEAMS EMPLOYED AFTER COULD NOT READ THEIR SIGNS. GRADUATION. For more than 150 years, Gallaudet University has led advances in the education of deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students and deaf rights worldwide. WHY GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY A comprehensive university designed for deaf and hard of hearing individuals, in a global capital. There is simply no other place like this in the world. Gallaudet University offers an array of programs at the certificate, masters, specialist, and doctoral levels. Our graduate school draws on Gallaudet’s rich heritage to prepare deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students for a variety of professional careers. With over 25 post-graduate degrees and certificate programs, Gallaudet prepares future scholars, leaders, and practitioners with the tools CONNECT with esteemed professors to excel in their professions and disciplines. and motivated students. Gallaudet is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States DISCOVER innovative academics Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In addition, Gallaudet’s graduate programs are and a vibrant, bilingual community. held in high esteem and, where applicable, are also fully accredited by a variety of program- INFLUENCE ideas, conversations— specific professional accrediting bodies. and your future. GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY IS COMMITTED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL PREPAREDNESS. WHY GRADUATE SCHOOL Reasons to continue your education vary from person to person. What are your life goals? If you want to teach or practice research, you need an advanced degree. If you want to improve your earning potential or career trajectory, an advanced degree can help. The Bureau of Labor Statistics noted in 2013, those with advanced degrees earned at least 18% more than those that did not. (https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2015/ article/should-i-get-a-masters-degree.htm) PROGRAMS OF STUDY ASL AND DEAF STUDIES GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Deaf Studies (MA, Certificate) Public Administration (MPA) Sign Language Education (MA) HEARING, SPEECH, AND LANGUAGE SCIENCES COUNSELING Audiology (AuD) Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MA) Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences (PhD) School Counseling (MA) Speech-Language Pathology (MS) Summers and Online School Counseling Program (MA) INTERPRETATION (MA, PHD) EDUCATION ASL & English Bilingual Early Childhood Deaf Education: LINGUISTICS (MA, PHD) Birth to 5 (Certificate) Critical Studies in Education of Deaf Learners (PhD) PSYCHOLOGY Deaf Education (EdS) Clinical Psychology (PhD) Deaf Education: Advanced Studies (MA) School Psychology (PsyS) Deaf Education: Special Program in Deaf Education (MA) SOCIAL WORK (MSW) Educating Deaf Students with Disabilities (Certificate) Education: Teacher Preparation Program (MA) INTERDISCIPLINARY Deaf Education Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers, Early Childhood Education and Deaf Education and their Families: Collaboration and Leadership (Certificate) Elementary Education and Deaf Education Educational Neuroscience (PhD) Secondary Education and Deaf Education International Development (MA) Please make sure to check the website (gallaudet.edu/graduate-school/graduate-programs) for up to date information gallaudet.edu/graduate-school 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. The Gallaudet campus is in the heart of Washington D.C., in close proximity to well-known landmarks, Union Station, and Metro stations. Our Gallaudet shuttle bus provides easy access to Metro stops taking you to museums, ethnic restaurants and neighborhoods, sporting and nightlife events, shopping malls, and historical parks. The nearest Metro station is so close, “Gallaudet U” is in the station’s name. Hop on and whiz away across the city. Or, grab a bike from the Bikeshare stop on campus and visit the farmers’ markets either at Eastern Market to the southeast, or at Union Market directly across the street from campus. The Consortium is a nonprofit educational association of 17 member colleges and universities representing nearly 290,000 students committed to the advancement of higher education in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Gallaudet University is a member of the consortium which permits students enrolled in degree programs at one institution to request to register for an approved course that is being offered at another participant institution. Washington, D.C. is home to an astoundingly large number of potential employers and internship providers as well. The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has its headquarters nearby, as do many of the national advocacy organizations for deaf and hard of hearing people. THE ENVIRONMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FEEDS BOTH THE MIND AND SOUL. “THE COURSES AND THE DIALOGUE WITH MY COHORTS WERE STRENGTHS OF MY GRADUATE PROGRAM.” DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES OF A BILINGUAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT A BILINGUAL APPROACH ENHANCES LEARNING AS COMPARED TO LEARNING IN BILINGUAL ONE LANGUAGE. THE BILINGUAL ADVANTAGE EDUCATION Everything is fully accessible. Gallaudet University is the premier bilingual institution Extensive student-faculty collaboration, with direct in the world that provides visually accessible communication in both American Sign Language higher education for deaf, hard of hearing, and and English. hearing students through American Sign Language and written English. Gallaudet’s commitment to Full access to campus activities, clubs and athletics. bilingualism is reflected excellence in both languages Classroom technology to optimize learning for all. through bilingual curricula, critical thinking activities, English Language Institute for international students and career preparation. Gallaudet’s bilingual whose first written language is not English. education model is founded on celebrating and promoting student immersion in the university’s With a bilingual American Sign Language and English culturally and linguistically rich environment. environment, you will have direct access to everything Gallaudet’s character as a bilingual, diverse, and and everyone at Gallaudet—including our extensive multicultural university is palpable on a campus where national and international connections for research, we aim to connect with, discover, and influence the internships and careers. world through the use of two languages. gallaudet.edu/graduate-school 5 THE EXCITEMENT OUR AT GALLAUDET COMES FROM SO BACKGROUND MANY PEOPLE READY TO SHARE AND EXPERIENCE THEIR DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS MAKE US AND OPEN THEIR EYES TO NEW STRONGER. POSSIBILITIES. Broaden your mind, learn more about the world around you and think about yourself in new ways. Gallaudet University brings together students, faculty and staff from many cultures, languages and ethnicities. Our campus welcomes and provides resources for individuals who employ a variety of communication modalities. You will discover a welcoming, respectful community united in its passion to make a difference in the world. You will find people and programs that will support, challenge and strengthen you. 6 Gallaudet University RESOURCES FOR ALL MULTICULTURAL STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING CROSS-CAMPUS MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMS Empowers students of all backgrounds to achieve Cultural presentations, lectures from a variety of inspiring academic, career and personal success and contribute visitors, panel discussions, workshops and leadership training to to an inclusive campus environment. Offers programs, support racial and ethnic minority students, multicultural student services and resources that include: organizations and an appreciation of diversity on campus. GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is a student OFFICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (OSWD) organization representing all graduate students at Individually tailored, comprehensive support services to Gallaudet University. Their purpose is to promote academic promote equal access and opportunity for students with excellence, provide a forum for the expression of opinion disabilities. by graduate students, facilitate communications and joint activities within the various departments of Graduate School, and to promote the graduate school culture. RESEARCH SUPPORT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS LGBTQA RESOURCE CENTER The Office of Research Support and International Affairs Services, trainings, events and gatherings to encourage (RSIA) strives to fulfill Gallaudet University’s mission to an inclusive environment for people of all sexual encourage, promote, and facilitate research, and to offer orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. and oversee international and intercultural education opportunities for Gallaudet students and faculty, as well as the global community. gallaudet.edu/graduate-school 7 “YOU CAN NEVER UNDERSTAND ONE LANGUAGE UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND AT LEAST TWO.” –GEORGE VEDITZ ACQUIRE ASL FLUENCY At Gallaudet, students and faculty strive to Note that classes offered at Gallaudet University communicate as clearly as possible, modeling may not be equivalent to classes you have taken and developing habits