B.St.Su. Honours Deaf Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Trinity College Dublin TCD

Program Overview

The Centre for Deaf Studies in Trinity affords students the opportunity to develop insights into, and genuine appreciation for the culture, contributions, and contemporary issues related to Deaf people in Ireland and worldwide. The undergraduate programme is the only one of its kind in Ireland. Irish Sign Language (ISL) is the indigenous language of the Deaf Community in Ireland and is the working language at the Centre for Deaf Studies.ISL is a language like any other language, but it happens to be expressed in a different modality – sign languages use signs while spoken languages use sounds to express words. There are many different sign languages in the world in the same way as there are different spoken languages.

Program Key Stats

€21080 (Annual cost)
Sept Intake : 1st Jun


Eligibility Criteria

3.2
28
80

1300
6.5
90

Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Teaching
  • Irish Sign Language (ISL)/ English interpreting
  • child care
  • social work
  • public service bodies
  • the Civil Service or the media

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