Courses / Curriculum
For more information on these degrees, please refer to the Interpreting Degrees Brochure.
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements (124 hours)
UALR Core Curriculum 44 hours total
See the UALR Undergraduate Catalog for course options and details.
Sign Language Studies - 23 hours consisting of :
- INTR 1320 American Sign Language I
- INTR 1321 American Sign Language II
- INTR 2320 American Sign Language III
- INTR 2321 American Sign Language IV
- INTR 3320 American Sign Language V
- INTR 2330 Manually Coded English in Educational Settings
- INTR 2344 Comparative Linguistics
- INTR 2280 Fingerspelling
Foundation Courses - 9 hours consisting of :
- INTR 1340 Deaf Culture
- INTR 3346 Introduction to Interpreting
- INTR 3380 Introduction to Interpreting Research
Interpreting Courses - 23 hours consisting of:
- INTR 3362 Specialized Terminology
- INTR 3364 Sign to Voice Interpreting/Transliterating
- INTR 3366 Voice to Sign Interpreting/Transliterating
- INTR 4330 Interpreting 1
- INTR 4332 Interpreting 2
- INTR 4358 Interpreting for Individuals who are Deaf-Blind
- INTR 4380 Advanced Transliteration: Eng.-Eng.
- INTR 4382 Advanced Interpretation: ASL-English
† QAST Level I/I prerequisite to INTR 4330, 4346, 4358 and 4370.
Internship Course - 7 hours consisting of:
- INTR 4770 Internship †
† Completion of all interpretation, university core, minor & elective courses as prerequisite to INTR 4770 Internship.
Minor Courses in Educational Interpreting - 18 hours consisting of:
- INTR 3344 Interpreting Theory and Practice
- INTR 3350 Artistic Interpreting in Educational Settings
- INTR 3372 Interpreting for Persons who are Hard of Hearing
- INTR 4346 Principles of Educational Interpreting
- INTR 4370 Ethical Standards
- INTR 4383 Interpreting Academic Subjects
Updated 2.16.2012