Special Needs Education with Focus on Sign Language Pedagogy and Hearing & Communication
Degree
Combined bachelor, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - This course is suitable for students who wish to enter the teaching profession. Please refer to the ‘Special Needs Education’ combined bachelor and the ‘Rehabilitation Pedagogy’ mono-bachelor’s courses, as well as to ‘Teacher training at HU’ as required.
Standard time for completing course
6 semesters
Start of study and Entry Restriction
Cf. course catalogue
Combinations
Core subject only, with a second subject to be selected from Course Catalogue Combined bachelor’s degrees with teacher training option.
Course structure
- Core subject 113 CP1, with a second subject of 67 CP
- Core Subject 103 CP, with the secondary subject Music* (UdK) of 77 CP
- Second subject 67 CP, combined with the core subject Business Education (Economics and Administration)
1 One credit point (CP) equals a workload of 30 hours.
* Expected from winter semester 2023/24, with artistic aptitude test of the UdK
Prerequisites for study
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 (www.amb.hu-berlin.de, Nr. 4/2016).
Course objectives
- Teaching of theoretical and practical basic knowledge in special education as well as in the special education fields of hearing and communication and sign language education,
- acquisition of basic competences in German sign language,
- acquisition of the basics of pedagogical behaviour in special pedagogical areas,
- acquisition of professional competencies for the critical reflection of one's own professional role, among others from a cultural studies perspective, e.g. Deaf Studies, Disability Studies and Gender Studies,
- ability to carry out independent scientific work.
Why study Rehabilitation Sciences at HU?
The Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at Humboldt-Universität 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.
Content of studies
The best way to find detailed information about the exact course content is using the annotated university calendar. Module descriptions and the course curriculum can be found in the course and examination regulations available online at www.amb.hu-berlin.de, no. 132/2015,1st revision no. 1/2023. The Course Advisory Service is also available to help you (see below "Addresses").
Core subject modules (113 CP)
Scientific and didactic part (97 LP)
|
Module |
Description |
Size |
|
1 |
Fundamentals of Sign Language and Audio Pedagogy |
10 CP |
|
2 |
Medical and Paedaudiological Fundamentals |
5 CP |
|
3 |
Language and Communication |
5 CP |
|
4 |
Language Acquisition and Language Training in a Bimodal-bilingual Context |
10 CP |
|
5 |
Basic Module German Sign Language |
10 CP |
|
6 |
Didactical Basics |
7 CP |
|
7 |
Advanced Module German Sign Language |
10 CP |
|
8 |
Psychological, Sociological and Historical Fundamentals |
10 CP |
|
9 |
In-Depth Study of Special Education |
10 CP |
|
10 |
Learning and Support Concepts |
10 CP |
|
11 |
Graduation Phase (incl. Bachelor’s Thesis) |
10 CP |
If a secondary subject is chosen at the University of the Arts, the core subject has a scope of 103 CP, of which 87 CP are allotted to the scientific and didactic part.
Module 9: In-Depth Study of Special Education (10 CP) is omitted in favour of the secondary subject.
Teacher training modules (16 CP)
Educational Sciences (11 CP), Language education (5 CP), see. www.amb.hu-berlin.de, No. 80/2015.
Master’s degree
You can apply for the Master of Education master’s course "Sonderpädagogik mit den Fachrichtungen Gebärdensprachpädagogik / Hören & Kommunikation" for "Lehramt an integrierten Sekundarschulen und Gymnasien" at Humboldt-Universität (www.amb.hu-berlin.de, Nr. 16/2019). For information on further Master's programmes please see hu.berlin/catalogue.
Addresses
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Georgenstr. 36, 10099 Berlin, www.reha.hu-berlin.de
Course Advisory Service and Classification and recognition of studies and qualifications, Prof. Becker, Section Sign Language Pedagogy and Audiopedagogy, Ziegelstraße 4, staircase 4 (in the courtyard), room 309, Tel. +49 30 2093-66790, claudia.becker@hu-berlin.de
Service for teacher training students, hu.berlin/lehramtsberatung, Tel. +49 30 2093-70813, lehrerbildung@rz.hu-berlin.de
Applications, hu.berlin/apply
Links to job market: Careers Information Centre, www.berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de
Version: January 2023
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