Sign language interpreting: degree courses, information, overview of universities of applied sciences
Sign language interpreting - a degree course for everyone with a heart for deaf and hearing-impaired people
Questions and answers
Is it possible to enter the Bachelor's degree program in Sign Language Interpreting in the summer and winter semesters?
Students can start the Bachelor's degree course in Sign Language Interpreting every three years, in September. The next possible start date is September 2018, then 2021, 2024 and so on.
Which language will I learn to translate into on the Bachelor's degree course in Sign Language Interpreting?
Students on the Bachelor's degree course in Sign Language Interpreting learn to translate from High German or a Swiss German dialect into Swiss German Sign Language DSGS and, of course, vice versa.
What kind of continuing education, further training is offered in sign language interpreting?
Training in sign language interpreting is a course of study at the Intercantonal Universities of Applied Sciences for Special Needs Education HfH in Zurich, which concludes with a federally recognized diploma as "Bachelor of Arts HfH in Sign Language Interpreting".
Do I already have to be proficient in sign language to study sign language interpreting?
Since 2014, access to the Bachelor's degree program in Sign Language Interpreting has been made easier so that people without proven prior knowledge of sign language can also register for the program. Proof of at least 84 lessons of a DSGS preliminary course, which can be completed at the Signschool, the sign language school, is only required at the beginning of the course.
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