About the degree programme
Do you want to improve opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in society and shape inclusion? Then the Bachelor’s program in Special Needs Education/Inclusion Studies is the right choice for you. Here, you’ll learn to support people whose participation is limited by exclusion and barriers. Our program combines Special Needs Education and Inclusion Studies into a modern academic track: You’ll gain specialized knowledge alongside a broad perspective on inclusion. This will qualify you for a wide range of career paths—both within and outside traditional disability service organizations.
Professional Competence for Equal Participation
In this practice-oriented program, you’ll acquire comprehensive skills in the following areas:
- Fundamentals of Special Needs Education and inclusive education
- Diagnostic and intervention-oriented methods
- Counseling, assistance, and life coaching
- Practices that promote inclusion in various contexts
- Project and research work for innovative solutions
Particularly valuable: The close integration of theory and practice through two intensive practical study phases. In the third semester, you’ll complete an internship in the field of diagnostics, followed in the fifth semester by an extensive practical module on intervention-oriented inclusive practices. Through these practical experiences, you’ll learn to apply scientific findings directly to your everyday professional life and to reflect on them critically.
Study details
The most important facts at a glance:
| faculty: | Social Sciences |
| Location: | Görlitz |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Arts |
| standard period of study: | 7 semesters |
| ECTS credits: | 210 |
| Language of instruction: | German |
| Enrolment for: | Winter semester |
| Application period: May 1 through September 30 | Start of studies: October |
| Admission restrictions: | No admission restrictions (no NC) Details |
| No prerequisite internship | Student Advisory Service |
| Accreditation status: | Accredited |
| Seal of Quality: | State-recognized degree programme |
Course of study
Your seven-semester program will guide you, step by step, toward comprehensive expertise in Special Needs Education and inclusion. You’ll begin with the fundamentals of Special Needs Education and inclusive education, as well as basic knowledge in the human sciences, which will provide you with a solid foundation for your further training.
In the middle semesters, you’ll deepen your knowledge of assessment and planning, as well as practical approaches that take ecosystemic factors into account. At the same time, you’ll acquire knowledge of research methods and carry out your first independent projects. The two intensive practical study phases allow you to apply theoretical knowledge and develop reflective practical skills.
In the final semesters, you will focus on assistance, life coaching, and support, as well as the pedagogical roots of inclusion. You will complete your degree with applied research and your Bachelor thesis, in which you will conduct a scientific study on a relevant topic. Upon successful completion, you will receive state recognition as a teacher in Special Needs Education.
- Fundamentals of Special Needs Education and Inclusive Education
- Human Sciences Foundations for Inclusion
- Interdisciplinary Competencies (Compulsory Elective Modules)
- Social Policy and Legal Foundations for Inclusion
- Body and Mind—Salutogenesis and Pathogenesis
- Behavior and Action
- Diagnostics and planning
- Interventions under consideration of ecosystemic conditions
- Research and project work
Supervised Practical Module: Practices That Promote Inclusion
- Assistance, support and encouragement
- Pedagogical roots of inclusion
- Applied Research: Science and Ethics
- Final Module (Bachelor thesis and Defense)
Career opportunities
Career areas where you can get started
Early Intervention Specialist
You support children with developmental delays or disabilities during their early years. Using your diagnostic skills, you identify individual needs and develop play-based intervention programs. Working closely with parents and other professionals, you create optimal conditions for their development to ensure a good start in life.
Inclusion Assistant You support people with disabilities in educational institutions and businesses, helping them participate on an equal footing. You build bridges between individual needs and institutional requirements. Through your support, you enable participation and self-determination in all areas of life.
Advice
You advise people with disabilities, their relatives and professionals in complex life situations. You provide information about support services, legal issues and funding options. With your systemic view, you develop suitable solution strategies for individual challenges together with those seeking advice.
Inclusion Planning You work in administrative offices and are responsible for the overall planning of inclusion services. You coordinate support needs, prepare assessments, and connect various support systems. With your in-depth expertise, you ensure that support arrangements are tailored to individual needs and are efficient.
Residential Support,
You will design living arrangements that promote self-determination and social integration. You’ll help residents manage their daily lives and work with them to develop personalized plans for the future. Through your participatory approach, you’ll create living environments where people with diverse needs can thrive.
Networking
You develop inclusive structures in municipalities and institutions. You will network various stakeholders, initiate projects and help shape barrier-free living environments. With your overview of various fields of action, you contribute to the sustainable anchoring of inclusion in society.
Here's what our students have to say about the Bachelor's program in Special Needs Education/Inclusion Studies
- Module Handbook (Course Content and Structure)
- Amendment to the Study and Examination Regulations
- Program Flyer
- Application Information
- Faculty of Social Sciences Website
Your contact persons
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Our promise to you
Studying in the wild east?
Studying with us is different. Above all, better. Why? We have a family atmosphere. There are small study groups and the lecturers are always there for you. There is a close connection to practice in all degree courses. And finding affordable accommodation is no problem here.
There are many other reasons, such as university sports or the student representatives, clubs and societies. Campus life in Zittau and Görlitz - the wild east - is unique.