Rehabilitation and special education (undergraduate)

The undergraduate degree program in rehabilitation and special education provides students with both theoretical and practical foundations in the fields of pedagogy, social sciences, and health studies. Upon completion, graduates receive a university degree that qualifies them for professional work.

This subject is often offered as part of interdisciplinary or combined bachelor's degree programs, allowing students to gain expertise in related areas.

Rehabilitation and special education can also be studied as part of a teacher training program, leading to a career in inclusive or special needs education within schools.

Core modules (examples):

• Work and employment in the context of disabilities and disadvantage
• Counseling in special education settings
• Educational science
• Fundamentals of child and adolescent psychiatry
• Introduction to prevention, inclusion, and rehabilitation
• Therapeutic and special education aspects of adulthood
• Basic medical knowledge
• Psychodiagnostics and intervention strategies
• Law and legal frameworks
• Rehabilitation pedagogy
• School education and teaching methods
• Psychology in special education and observation techniques
• Rehabilitation systems and structures

Elective modules (examples):

• Promoting and safeguarding social participation
• Special didactic approaches for learning difficulties
• Theories of education in behavioral disorders

Practical components of the program:

• Internships (e.g., in institutions and organizations focused on social rehabilitation and education)