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Special Education with the subject areas of teaching sign language/hearing and communications Humboldt University Berlin

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Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Berlin

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Health Care (Teaching Degree)
  • Special Pedagogy, Inclusive Pedagogy (Teaching Degree)

Focus

General Rehabilitation Studies, Rehabilitation Psychology, Rehabilitation Sociology, Research Methods, Teaching Sign Language, Audio Education

Annotation

Combined Bachelor's degree; only as a core subject; a second Bachelor’s degree subject must also be chosen.

Language skills at https://www.hu-berlin.de/studium/studienangebot/details/sonderpaedagogik-mit-den-fren-gebaerdensprachpaedagogik-hoeren-und-kommunikation-bachelor-of-arts-lehramt-kernfach

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements

The course requires basic skills in German Sign Language (DGS), which are verified through an entrance test. Each winter semester students without these basic skills are offered a preparatory course of 10 credit hours for 1 semester.

Lecture period

  • Summer semester 2026: Lecture-free / academic holidays: 1 May 2026, 14 May 2026, 25 May 2026
  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 13.02.2027Non-lecture period: 12.10.2026 (dies academicus)

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired
    Deadline to follow
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired
    Deadline to follow
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)
    - For those considered qualified due to professional experience under Section 11 of the Berlin Higher Education Act with or without admission restrictions: 01.06. - 15.07.2026

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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