Accredited degree program
Sign language interpreting
Bachelor
The undergraduate Bachelor's degree programme in Sign Language Interpreting teaches students how to work independently and professionally as a sign language interpreter in a practice-oriented manner. The programme is based on scientific findings and methods. In addition, the various modules prepare students for their future work as sign language interpreters.
| Start | Winter semester |
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| Admission Criteria | Unrestricted admission |
| Application period | 15.04.2025 - 15.07.2025 |
| Study format | Full time |
| Study cost | None (only semester fee) |
| Normal duration | 7 Semester |
| Language | German |
| ECTS | 210 |
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Programme content
The undergraduate Bachelor's degree programme in Sign Language Interpreting teaches students how to work independently and professionally as a sign language interpreter in a practice-oriented manner. The programme is based on scientific findings and methods. In addition, the various modules prepare students for their future work as sign language interpreters. They acquire practical and theoretical skills in the three fields of German Sign Language, Deaf Studies and Sign Language Interpreting. The knowledge acquired here builds systematically on each other and can be applied in the three internships that accompany the programme.
The aim is for prospective sign language interpreters to be able to reflect on their own professional actions against the background of the life situation of deaf, deaf-blind and hard-of-hearing people and their diverse communities.
Study programme
The structure and organisation of the degree programme are geared towards the idea of basic independence while at the same time providing in-depth knowledge. The core competences of sign language interpreting are taught one after the other. The standard period of study is seven semesters in total. During the degree programme, an orientation internship and a work shadowing internship as well as a practical semester for the interpreting internship
are planned.
The core competences of language, culture and interpreting play a central role in the degree programme. This is reflected in the recursive consolidation of these competences across the various
semesters. The modules to be taken per semester amount to 30 credit points and correspond to a workload of approx. 900 hours. This includes time spent attending courses at the university as well as time spent studying literature, doing exercises, preparing for examinations and providing proof of performance.
Internship
The internship in the "Sign Language Interpreting (B.A.)" degree programme consists of three internship phases:
1. orientation internship
Information on the orientation internship can be downloaded on the right.
2. work placement
Information on the work placement can be downloaded below.
Both the document listing the times of the respective placements and the work placement certificate serve as proof of successful completion of the work placement. These can also be downloaded.
3. interpreting internship
Information on the interpreting internship can be downloaded below.
The document listing the times of the respective assignments and the internship certificate also serve as proof of successful completion of the interpreting internship. (see download)
Please use the university's internship contract (see download).
Other useful sources of information about the internship on the "Sign Language Interpreting (B.A.)" degree programme are
- the FAQs for interns and supervisors,
- the handout on insurance during the internship phases and
- the information overview for instructors
- Information about the internship pdf file
- Information on the interpreting internship pdf file
- List of times during the work shadowing internship pdf file
- List of times during the interpreting internship pdf file
- Internship certificate Internship pdf file
- Internship certificate interpreting internship pdf file
- Internship contract of Landshut University of Applied Sciences pdf file
- Frequently asked questions - FAQs pdf file
- Insurance handout pdf file
- Information for instructors pdf file
