Portrait Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik (HfH)

Do you share the cause of "Education for All"? Are you interested in the education of people who are affected or threatened by a disability, impairment or disadvantage? In theory and practice? The Intercantonal University of Special Education offers a unique range of scientifically sound and practice-oriented degree programs in the field of curative education teaching professions and pedagogical-therapeutic professions.

Would you like to expand your skills? Design educational, therapeutic and support processes in such a way that children and young people with special educational needs can learn and participate and that people with difficult circumstances can also contribute and develop? Then the HfH, the specific University of Teacher Education, is the right place for you.

• The HfH diplomas are recognized throughout Switzerland.
• The course is varied. You complete your studies in presence, independent of time and place, in practice and in self-study.
• The HfH pays attention to a close link between theory and practice. In practice, you apply the knowledge you have acquired at Universities, reflect on it and learn how to act professionally. The Didactic Center and the Therapy Teaching Practice bring practice into the Universities.
• The Universities is centrally located in Zurich-Oerlikon (City Bernina) with optimal public transport connections from Zurich main station or Zurich-Oerlikon

The degree programs consist of self-contained modules and lead to a Bachelor of Arts or Master of Arts degree.

Master programs

• Master of Special Education
• Master's degree in early childhood education
• Master speech therapy
• Master Psychomotor Therapy
• Master Sign Language Interpreting

Bachelor programs

• Bachelor speech therapy
• Bachelor Psychomotor Therapy
• Bachelor's degree in sign language interpreting

Course

• Sign language teacher course

CAS certificate courses

• CAS Learning Coaching: Empowering all children and young people
• CAS Effective support for dyslexia
• CAS Counseling in the school
• CAS Effective support
• CAS Introduction to integrative support
• CAS Teaching Coaching with MyTeachingPartner™
• CAS Children and adolescents on the autism spectrum
• CAS Support for dyscalculia
• CAS School Leadership and Inclusion
• CAS Language Support: Diagnostics and specific intervention
• CAS integrative gifted and talented education
• CAS Educational planning for complex disabilities
• CAS Teaching Braille
• CAS Sign Language Translation

Continuing education, further training

• Wide range of courses and additional training in curative and special education