Erasmus Mundus Design Measures: MA in Applied Deaf Studies

The MADS project initiates collaborations between seven higher education institutions in Europe and the UK with a view of setting up a new European joint master’s programme in applied deaf studies. It is funded by the Erasmus Mundus Design Measure under the Erasmus+ program.

Main activities:

• Joint development of a COIL module in deaf studies and sign language, including the defining of student learning outcomes; identification of those courses at the partner institutions which the module will be a part of; formal role of the module within the respective courses; determining of the length, activities, methodology and technology of the COIL module; recruitment and training of teaching faculty taking part in the module; and the system for monitoring and assessing students' achievements.
• Piloting of the module with one student group from each institution.
• Based on the experiences from the points above; offer an enduring online course in deaf studies and sign language that a) assumes close co-operation between students from OsloMet and Gallaudet, and b) become part of the course portfolio in both universities.