Central Themes and Courses of Study and Figures - Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences




			Central Themes and Courses of Study and Figures

					Content

					History and Development of the Faculty
					Central Themes
					Courses of Study and Figures


					History and Development of the Faculty

					THE BEGINNINGS 1945 - 1955
					Shortly after the end of World War II, the furthering eductaion courses of study in Remedial Pedagogy are established in Dortmund. The Remedial Pedagogy Institute was founded in 1955 in the Dortmund Pedagogical Academy. DEVELOPMENT 1960 The Remedial Pedagogy Institute becomes a component of the Dortmund Pedagogi-cal Academy as the Department for Remedial Pedagogy and later as the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation.

					INTEGRATION 1980
					Through the integration of pedagogical institutions of higher education into the universities, the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation becomes an independent department at the University of Dortmund.

					STRUCTURAL REFORM 2000
					The renaming of the department into the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences is the consequence of a structural reform, in which the fields of rehabilitation outside of the school gained importance in teachings and research.

					FURTHER DEVELOPMENT 2001
					An independent course of study Rehabilitation and Education for Persons with Spe-cial Needs is introduced.

					ACADEMIC REFORM 2005
					The introduction of tiered academic BA/MA structures for the school and extra-curricular degree programs replaces all past degree programs and complies with international academic structures.


					Central Themes

					„In Wirklichkeit ist Behinderung die Form der Verschiedenheit, die benachteiligt wird.“ (Richard von Weizsäcker 1968)

					There are approximately 8 million people with special needs living in Germany. Depending on the age and the phase of life, they receive preschool, grade school and extracurricular support and ther-apy, help with occupational integration and support in planning lifestyle and leisure-time activities.

					The need to support people with special needs is the central theme in the research and teachings in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences. The faculty sees itself as a part of social processes and con-tributes to the education and integration, emancipation and autonomy of people with special needs.

					The Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences orients itself in its understanding of disability on the individ-ual requirements of persons with special needs, particularly their resources and competencies.

					Central themes of the research and teachings in the faculty are: • The belief in the normalcy of human differences • The respect for human individuality • The insight into the competencies and resources of each human being • The right to participate in the various systems in society


					Courses of Study and Figures

					The Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences offers one Bachelor and one Master degree program each for occupational fields both in and outside of school facilities. The Bachelor programs consist of 6 semesters and 180 credit points; the Master programs consist of 4 semesters and 120 credit points. The Bachelor program with a rehabiltation science specialization prepares one for future work in the various academic support facilities. It comprises studies in the fields of Education, Special Education and Rehabilitation Education, as well as professional and didactic courses. Practical phases are built into the program from the very beginning. The Bachelor program concludes with the title Bachelor of Arts. The Master program in Special Education for teachers resumes the studies from the Bachelor program and provides one with the capability to teach pupils with special educational needs. The program concludes with the title Master of Education. The Bachelor program Rehabilitation Pedagogy prepares one for the various tasks in disabil-ity assistance, as well as in the occupational-social rehabilitation, and is oriented on the social services occupational fields. The program imparts pedagogical, therapeutic and organizational competencies. The Bachelor program also concludes with a Bachelor of Arts. The Master program Rehabilitation Sciences has a distinct emphasis on research in specific areas of specialization. Furthermore, it provides students with the ability to work in an inno-vative and inquiring manner in the new and future-oriented fields in both the social and occu-pational rehabilitation, as well as within the framework of higher education. The program concludes with the title Master of Arts. The number of students in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences – approximately 2,000 – has been constant for a period of time. International students make up approximately 10% of the student body in the Faculty of Re-habilitation Sciences. As a student in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, you are supported by 22 professors, 60 research associates and a further 20 skilled employees within the administration. Women make up approximately 50% of the academic personnel in the faculty.