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? Do you want to help shape educational settings, therapeutic, and support processes so that children and adolescents with special educational needs can learn and participate, and so that people facing challenging circumstances can also contribute and thrive? Then the HfH 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 Effective support
• CAS School Leadership and Inclusion
• CAS: Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum
• CAS integrative gifted and talented education
• CAS Learning Coaching: Empowering all children and young people
• CAS Teaching Braille
• CAS Effective support for dyslexia
• CAS: Challenging Behavior in Individuals with Cognitive Impairments
• CAS Support for dyscalculia
• CAS Educational planning for complex disabilities
• CAS Teaching Coaching with MyTeachingPartner™
• CAS Introduction to integrative support
• CAS Sign Language Translation
• CAS Language Support: Diagnostics and specific intervention
• CAS Counseling in the school

Continuing education, further training

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