Language & Communications

Language & Communications is a program taught at Western Nevada College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Western Nevada College’s Language & Communications program supports study in foreign language, journalism, and English. It also includes an Associate of Applied Science Deaf Studies pathway that teaches American Sign Language (ASL), cultural impacts related to being Deaf or Hard of Hearing, and state of Nevada statutory regulations that govern interpreting.

The Deaf Studies pathway covers Deaf Culture and Deaf History, ASL I through VI, and Fingerspelling 1 and 2. The ASL and Deaf Studies content is offered online, and students taking the online program can complete a foreign language requirement in one year. Graduates can transfer to interpreter training programs with this degree.

Modules

• Deaf Culture and Deaf History
• American Sign Language I
• American Sign Language II
• American Sign Language III
• American Sign Language IV
• American Sign Language V
• American Sign Language VI
• Fingerspelling 1
• Fingerspelling 2

The minimum requirements for admission in Language & Communications at Western Nevada College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Western Nevada College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Western Nevada College as pre-requiste for admission in Language & Communications.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://wnc.edu/areas/language-communications.php

• Teaching
• Social work
• Psychology
• Speech and language pathology
• Any career that interacts with the deaf

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.