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  4. BA in Interpreting for German Sign Language

BA in Interpreting for German Sign Language

42 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Cologne

Program Overview

With the Bachelor of Arts Interpreting for German Sign Language you qualify as a sign language interpreter. You are a language mediator between hearing and deaf people. They translate statements from the spoken language into German Sign Language (DGS) in all areas of life, for example in education and training, with the court and police, in healthcare, at conferences and in other areas of public life.

Program Key Stats




Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Transcripts from the previously attended schools, Secondary education certificate, University Entrance Qualification Exam (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung), German language proficiency on the C1-C2 level of the Common European Framework. (DSH 2*Deutsches Sprachdiplom, level II of the KMK (DSD II) Telc C1 Hochschule), The TestAS (Test for Academic Studies) is a central, standardised aptitude test for foreign students.

Career Options

  • Sign Language Interpreter
  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • Psychologist
  • Employment Counselor

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