Deaf Education - MEd
About This Degree
The Deaf Education graduate program at Utah State University offers teacher training in Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) for students to earn a Master of Education degree with eligibility for the Utah Deaf Education Professional Educator License with the LSL Endorsement.
What You Will Learn
The LSL deaf education graduate training program prepares students to serve young children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) and their families. The program focus is on early intervention, strategies for optimizing LSL development, kindergarten readiness, and an understanding of hearing technology (e.g., cochlear implants, digital hearing aids). Students gain hands-on experiences every semester of the program in rotations that focus on classroom, individual or small group, and early intervention services.
As an interdisciplinary program, students also gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in audiology and speech/language pathology services. Students must successfully complete a Plan A Thesis, Plan B, or Plan C Project.
Specialization:
Listening and Spoken Language:
The specialization in Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) for students to earn a Master of Education degree with eligibility for the Utah Deaf Education Professional Educator License with the LSL Endorsement.
ADVISING
At a Glance
College: Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services
Department: Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Department
USU Locations:
- Logan campus
Program Requirements
Career And Outcomes
Career Opportunities
- Graduates become teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing
USU Locations
LOGAN CAMPUS
Admission
Admission Requirements
It is preferred that applicants have undergraduate backgrounds in communicative disorders or deaf education, depending on their desired specialization.
Application Requirements:
- Complete the online application
- Pay the $55 application fee
- Have a 3.0 or higher GPA on your last 60 semester or 90 quarter credits
- Provide transcripts of all college/university credits
- Provide three contacts for letters of recommendation
- Students must pass an ASL assessment. Contact the department for more information about this assessment.
International students have additional admissions requirements.
Deadlines
The department has the following deadline:
- Summer semester - January 15th
- The department continues accepting students after this deadline if there is room in the program.
Program Requirements
Listening and Spoken Language Specialization:
Students in this specialization must complete a practicum and student teaching experience, which is arranged by the department. There is also a unique opportunity to attend residency schools for the deaf throughout the country.
Plan Options
Students can receive the MEd by pursuing one of three options:
- In the Plan Aoption, students complete graduate-level coursework and must write a thesis.
- The Plan Boption requires the production of a paper or creative work of art and is expected to reflect equivalent scholarship standards as a thesis.
- A third option, Plan C (MA only), does not involve a thesis or a defense meeting and is comprised of coursework only.
Financial Aid
The Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education provides funding for many of its graduate students through teaching or research assistantships, available through the department or faculty having contracts, grants, or other awards.
A variety of funding opportunities are available on the graduate school website.
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