About the Faculty

Accreditation

Information on the accreditation of study programmes and the institution.

Accreditation of the higher-education institution

The Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation is accredited as a higher-education institution in the educational-scientific field of social sciences and humanities.

Educational-scientific field
Social sciences and humanities

Operating licences

Previous accreditations

Higher-education institution 3 documents

Bachelor academic studies 15 documents

Master academic studies 15 documents

Doctoral academic studies 18 documents

Accredited study programmes

The Faculty runs accredited study programmes at all three levels of academic study — bachelor, master and doctoral.

Special Education and Rehabilitation

The programme is delivered through five modules:

  • Hearing impairments and disorders
  • Visual impairments and disorders
  • Motor impairments and disorders
  • Sensorimotor impairments and disorders
  • Prevention and treatment of behavioural disorders

Speech and Language Pathology

A programme focused on the prevention, assessment and treatment of speech, language and communication disorders.

Special Education and Rehabilitation of People with Intellectual Disabilities

A programme educating professionals to support people with intellectual disabilities through education, rehabilitation and inclusion.

After graduation

On completing bachelor academic studies, students obtain a bachelor’s degree in one of the following:

  • Special Education and Rehabilitation
  • Speech and Language Pathology

and may continue their education at master’s level.

Master programmes build on bachelor-level studies. On completion, students obtain a master’s degree in one of the following:

  • Special Education and Rehabilitation
  • Speech and Language Pathology

Graduates are qualified to independently plan, deliver and evaluate programmes of prevention, detection, diagnostics and treatment for people with various impairments and disorders, to manage institutions and professional services, to act as expert witnesses and to take part in teamwork — and may continue their education at doctoral level.

The Faculty runs three doctoral programmes: Special Education and Rehabilitation, Speech and Language Pathology, and Special Education and Rehabilitation of People with Intellectual Disabilities. On completion, students obtain a PhD in one of the following:

  • Special Education and Rehabilitation
  • Speech and Language Pathology

PhD graduates are qualified to conduct independent research in their field, write scientific papers, participate in research projects, and interpret new research findings.

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