This course will introduce students in deaf studies and sign language interpreting to the history, motivations, and dynamics of transnational connections among deaf people, and give a basic introduction to the concept and practice of International Sign.
Starting to study
Information about the programme, schedule, curriculum etc you will find at the Starting to study page (student.oslomet.no).
To see your personal schedule, please log in to your space (student.oslomet.no) after you have activated the IT user and you are placed in a class/group. This normally happens the week before the start of the semester.
Admission requirements
To apply for this programme you must meet the Higher Education Entrance Qualification (samordnaopptak.no). Norwegian language proficiency is not required.
For applicants with foreign education, the requirements are specified in the Higher Education Entrance Qualification for Persons with Foreign Education (GSU-list) (hkdir.no).
Applicants without documentable higher education entrance qualifications, may request to have their qualifications assessed on the basis of prior learning.
Although there are no formal requirements regarding current or personal level of sign language competence, a certain mastery of at least one signed language is necessary to participate in course activities and complete the coursework requirements.
Admission based on prior learning
If you meet the general university entrance qualifications, you cannot apply based on prior learning. If you apply based on prior learning you must
- be 25 years of age or older
- have a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience within the health, care, social or education sectors working with deaf or hard of hearing patients, students or clients, or experience with deaf or hard of hearing people in your immediate family
- meet English language requirements (samordnaopptak.no)
How to apply
For students in Norway
You apply via Søknadsweb with study code 3473.
The application deadline is 20. December.
More information about admission (in Norwegian).
For exchange students
International exchange students select courses when applying for exchange.
Aims and contents
The course is suitable for students who want to learn about international connections among deaf people and develop their sign language abilities, visual communication repertoire and translanguaging skills in order to engage with these networks for both professional and personal reasons.
After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, arranged into the following categories: knowledge, skills and general competence.
Knowledge
The student demonstrates insight into the multiplicity of deaf people's lives internationally, with a focus on transmissions within and between countries in the Global North and Global South.
Can make connections between the historical development of transnational deaf spaces and the continuing significance of these spaces
Understands the mobility of ideas and peoples within transnational deaf networks and the role deaf people’s translanguaging practices play in these movements.
Skills
The student is able to utilize cultural, geographical, sociological and human rights perspectives to analyze phenomena taking place in global deaf worlds.
Can engage in rudimentary signed discussion about course content with another student with whom they do not shared a common signed language.
Can use class content and activities to reflect on their own linguistic repertoire and languaging practices.
General competence
The student is able to engage in critical inquiry into ongoing developments in transnational interactions among deaf people and apply this to class assignments.
Can identify transnational deaf spaces and explain how translanguaging affords navigations in such spaces.
Student information page
Please visit the student information page for more information about semester start:
International Connections and International Sign among Deaf People (student.oslomet.no).
Course description
For more information about this course, take a look at the course description (student.oslomet.no).
Costs
The only cost of this programme is the semester fee (student.oslomet.no) of approximately 1000 NOK. You pay this fee each semester of the programme. There are no tuition fees.
