Special Needs Education with a focus on Sign Language Pedagogy/Hearing and Communication (Bachelor of Arts, B.A.)

The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Humboldt-Universit?t can look back at a successful tradition spanning more than 100 years. Through B.A. and M.A. courses, it provides special needs educators with basic and extra-occupational training for the teaching profession, as well as for fields adjacent to and outside of schools. In addition to these educationally oriented subjects, we also offer the Interpreting Language of Gestures degree programme. In teaching and research, we offer all special education subject areas (education of people with behavioural disabilities, education of people with learning disabilities, education of people with language/speech disabilities, education of the physically disabled, education of the mentally disabled, Education of the Blind and the Visually Impaired and Sign Language Pedagogy and Audio Pedagogy) as well as overall, connecting interdisciplinary fields (psychology, sociology etc.). The department maintains intensive, regular contact with universities in Europe and beyond. These international connections also give rise to regular trips abroad for students.

Knowledge of German Sign Language (DGS) is recommended (but not a mandatory requirement). Approximately 100 DGS hours of previous knowledge would be an ideal prerequisite for a successful start.

Proof of basic knowledge of DGS must be provided by means of an entrance test in order to be admitted to the basic module German Sign Language. For students who do not have sufficient basic knowledge, a preparatory course of 10 LP is offered

This degree qualifies for support roles in schools, like teaching assistant or school integration assistant.  

To become a teacher, a Master's degree, followed by an induction service as a trainee teacher (Referendariat) and a final examination (state examination) are required after completing the Bachelor's degree.