BA British Sign Language & Deaf Studies
Entry requirements
104-112 points at A2 BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM BTEC Diploma: D*D-D*D* Pass Access Course: 104-112 points International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 104-112 points from Higher Level subjects T Level: M IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 GCSEs: GCSE English Language at grade C and GCSE Maths at grade C are not required for this course
About this course
BA (Hons) in British Sign Language (Interpreting, Translating and Applied Language Studies). Core topics include Research Methods. The programme features a progressive structure of British Sign Language modules from introductory to advanced levels, alongside interpreting principles. Graduates can register as a Trainee BSL/English Interpreter upon completion and undertake an independent dissertation.
Modules
- Deaf People in Society
- Deaf Communities and Culture
- Education for Everyone?
- Language, Gender and Identity
- British Sign Language 100
- British Sign Language 150
- British Sign Language 200
- British Sign Language 250
- Deaf World Debates
- Learners with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
- British Sign Language 200
- British Sign Language 250
- British Sign Language 300
- British Sign Language 350
- Employability and Global Citizenship
- System and Structure
- Translation Theory
- Dissertation
- British Sign Language 300
- British Sign Language 350
- British Sign Language 375
- British Sign Language 400
- Principles of Sign Language Interpreting
- Introduction to the Roles of Public Service Interpreters
- The Education of Vulnerable Young People
- Clinical Linguistics and Language Pathology