Deafness and Communication (EDUC20069)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | February - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will explore a range of aspects of deafness, including communication, technology and Auslan, or Australian sign language. It will examine deafness from a linguistic and cultural view to gain insight into human communication and the relationship between culture and language. This subject will investigate the impact of deafness on communication, literacy, social development, access and equity, and also consider how technology impacts on the lives of people who are deaf. Other topics covered will include a brief introduction to sign language, bilingual approaches to learning, deaf culture, the cochlear implant, noise induced hearing loss and the development of spoken language in deaf children.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically reflect on perspectives of deafness including medical, social and cultural models.
- Reflect on the barriers and facilitators of communicating with individuals with hearing loss.
- Investigate the physiology of hearing and causes of hearing loss.
- Evaluate the benefit and limitations of technology in the lives of deaf people.
- Report on key knowledge and strategies that can support inclusion for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Generic skills
In this subject, students will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Critical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Creativity and innovation
- Self-reflection and lifelong learning
Last updated: 20 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 20 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Structured outline of resource designed to educate a specified audience about a chosen topic related to deafness and communication.
| During the teaching period | 10% |
Peer feedback on outline of resource designed to educate a specified audience about a chosen topic related to deafness and communication.
| During the teaching period | 10% |
Reflective writing focused on perspectives on deafness and disability
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 40% |
Proposal for Resource designed to educate a specified audience about a chosen topic related to deafness and communication.
| 4 Weeks after the end of teaching | 40% |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: A minimum of 80% attendance at, or engagement with, all sessions identified as contact hours (may include lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops and activities, both synchronous and asynchronous). | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 20 March 2025
Dates & times
- February
Coordinator Kate Leigh Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 30 hours: 15 hours synchronous seminars, 15 hours asynchronous lectures Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 26 January 2025 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students will be required to engage with materials posted on the LMS. Teaching period 10 February 2025 to 21 February 2025 Last self-enrol date 29 January 2025 Census date 14 February 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 March 2025 Assessment period ends 24 March 2025 February contact information
Kate Leigh: kathryn.leigh@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 20 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 20 March 2025