Remedial Education, Bachelor of Arts

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Therapeutic Pedagogy

With your Bachelor's in Therapeutic Pedagogy, you can work, for example, as a therapeutic pedagogue in working with children and adolescents, with seniors, or with children.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in Therapeutic Pedagogy at IU International University if you can present either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Therapeutic Pedagogy without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a certified business economist, or hold a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

These are the study contents in the online course of Special Education

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises approximately 38 modules, which you will take and complete over the course of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study schedule for full-time studies in Special Education looks like this:

• Semester 1: Introduction to Special Education, Introduction to Scientific Work, Social History, Philosophy, Ethics, Social Economy, Collaborative Work, Sociology
• Semester 2: Special Education Diagnostics, Pedagogy, Sensory Impairment, Learning and Language Development Focus Areas, Socio-emotional, Physical, and Cognitive Development Focus Areas, Social Policy, Social Law
• Semester 3: Quantitative Research Methods, Qualitative Research Methods, Special Education Support Concepts, Inclusion, Personal Skills, Ethical and Social Tensions in the Context of Disabilities/Support Needs
• Semester 4: Medical and Psychological Basics, Psychological and Neurobiological Basics, Relationship and Counseling Management, Case Management in Special Education, Education and Support Management, Conflict Management, and Mediation
• Semester 5: Quality Management in Healthcare, Seminar: Current Topics in Special Education, Elective Module A, Seminar: Methodology and Didactics in Special Education, Leadership Functions in Social Institutions
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Supervision, Intervision, Coaching, Inclusion in Special Education, Bachelor Thesis

What sets the Special Education Bachelor's program at IU apart are the many opportunities to specialize in subject areas based on your own interests and professional fields in the elective area.

As a first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Special Education in Hospitals, Special Education in Work with Children and Adolescents, Special Education in Work with Seniors, Special Education during Rehabilitation.

For the second specialization, you can select one of these study modules: Outpatient Nursing and Elderly Care, Foreign Language, Sign Language, Health Economics (Specialization), Health Care Management, Special Education in Hospitals, Special Education in Work with Children and Adolescents, Special Education in Work with Seniors, Special Education during Rehabilitation, Childhood Education I, Hospital Management, Leadership in Social Institutions, Management in Associations and at Carrier Level, Nursing Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Inpatient Nursing and Elderly Care, General Studies.

How flexible is the standard study time in the Special Education distance learning program?

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from 3 study models:

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. The full-time program in Special Education is particularly suitable for those who are not working or only work a few hours per week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career alongside your distance learning program.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does the online course at IU work?

A study program that adapts to your life: In the online course at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally whenever you want and wherever you want to learn.

In the Special Education distance learning program at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and lectures whenever you want. This way, you can usually flexibly create your own study plan and semester schedule.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart IU Learn app, you can access the scripts for your Special Education studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You can exchange ideas with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive lectures.

And exams? You can choose to take them as online exams. You can take an online exam at any time, once you feel adequately prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.