BA Rehabilitation Education at TU Dortmund University

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Rehabilitation Education is a 6-semester bachelor’s programme in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at TU Dortmund University, taught in German. Students work with topics such as history of the concept of disability and societal perspectives on disability; methodological foundations (e.g., in research methods, diagnostics, and counseling); employment and health with a focus on inclusion.

Faculty: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences  |  Department: Rehabilitation Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Topics include history of the concept of disability and societal perspectives on disability; methodological foundations (e.g., in research methods, diagnostics, and counseling); employment and health with a focus on inclusion; technologies and media for participation; cultural education in the context of people with disabilities. Modules build on one another following a recommended study plan per semester, with module descriptions in the published module manual. In the degree program, there are three areas of specialization, two of which are studied in greater depth: Inclusive Education Work and Health with a focus on Inclusion and Participation Rehabilitation Innovation for Inclusion and Participation

Career pathways

Graduates work, for example, in counseling (participation counseling, pregnancy counseling, AAC counseling, etc.); in the field of employment (integration service, vocational training center, workshop for people with disabilities, etc.); in the residental sector (assisted living services, residential facilities, mother-child institutions, etc.); in education (kindergartens, schools, adult education, etc.).

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