For students
Students can find information here about the organization of the bachelor's degree program “Prevention, Inclusion, and Rehabilitation (PIR) for Hearing Impairment.”
To receive the latest information, please register for the Moodle course “PIR Students (Chair HK)” using the registration key “PIR.”
Registration for module and module part examinations
- Students enrolled in the B.Sc. program “Prevention, Integration, and Rehabilitation (PIR) for Hearing Impairment” are required to register for and withdraw from module examinations and module sub-examinations.
- In the winter semester, the registration and withdrawal period is December 1 to 14.
- In the summer semester, the registration and withdrawal period is June 1 to 14.
- Students must register and withdraw within this period using the electronic data processing system.
- A PDF printout must be sent to the PAGS Examination Office by December 31 or June 30 of the same semester using the blue PDF button (LSF).
- In accordance with PStO § 28 (2) sentence 3, the examination board stipulates that a module examination or module part examination for which registration was required shall be considered failed if the student does not attend for reasons for which he or she is responsible or withdraws from the module examination or module part examination after the last day of registration.
- These regulations apply until further notice.
Examination regulations, study regulations, and module handbooks
Examination and study regulations (PStO) for the bachelor's degree program in PIR for hearing impairment (2015) (PDF, 178 KB)
Module handbook for the bachelor's degree program in PIR for hearing impairment (2025) (PDF, 650 KB)
Timetable planning
Main focus
During the bachelor's program, or more precisely after the third semester, students must choose between two possible areas of specialization:
- Deaf education (visual-auditory) or
- Education for the hearing impaired (auditory-visual).
This choice has an impact on both the content of the subsequent bachelor's semester and the master's program that is likely to follow. For example, students who have chosen to specialize in deaf education cannot subsequently choose the program "Prevention, Inclusion, and Rehabilitation (PIR) – Hard of Hearing Education (Master of Science)." The choice of specialization is therefore unique and is finalized with the selection of the corresponding course in the 4th semester.
| Education for the hearing impaired (auditory-visual) | Deaf education (visual-auditory) | |
|---|---|---|
| 4th semester | WP 12 Special issues in hearing impairment education and teaching | WP 11 Special issues in deaf education and teaching methods |
| 5th semester | WP 14 Teaching methods in the area of hearing impairment (auditory-visual) WP 16 Advanced seminar on signs accompanying spoken language and signs supporting spoken language | WP 13 Teaching methods in the area of hearing (visual-auditory) WP 15 Introduction to German Sign Language |
| 6th semester | WP 14 / II Teaching methods in the area of hearing support (auditory-visual) WP 16 / II Communication specific to the hard of hearing, communication barriers, and coping strategies | WP 13 / II Teaching methods in the area of hearing support (visual-auditory) WP 15 / II Advanced seminar in German sign language |
While the study of hearing impairment education focuses primarily on communication specific to the hearing impaired (e.g., sign language accompanying spoken language or sign language supporting spoken language), prospective deaf educators learn the basics of German Sign Language (DGS).
The respective focus is also reflected in the didactic seminars. For example, the seminars for teachers of the hearing impaired cover the following topics: diversity, inclusion, hearing impairment studies, and linguistics in relation to hearing loss, cochlear implant users, and auditory processing and perception disorders (APD).
Topics in the visual-auditory focus, on the other hand, include bilingual teaching, hearing impairment studies, and linguistics in relation to deafness, etc. Detailed information on the individual modules can be found in the respective module handbooks or study regulations for the individual degree programs.
FAQs
Central Student Advisory Service
For questions regarding study decisions, choice of study program, subjects offered at LMU Munich, admission and numerus clausus, possible subject combinations, study organization, and general formal questions:
Ludwigstraße 27, Room G 109 (address: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1)
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 9000
Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 2967
Examination office
For questions regarding examinations, exam registration, and semester credit notifications:
Examination Office for Humanities and Social Sciences (PAGS) at LMU MunichGeschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Rooms C 026, D 020, D 201, D 203, D 205
Course coordination PIR
Dr.in Kirsten Ludwig
Leopoldstraße 13, Room 3517
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 5116
Kerstin Gutermuth
Martiusstraße 4, Room 413
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 5380
Administrative assistant in the Examination Office
Roberta Vurnek
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room D 020
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 6830
Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 16469
Opening hours vary and can be found online.
Block internship Part A and Part B
- Duration: 90 hours per part, i.e. 180 hours in total
- Location: two different institutions
- Subject: major subject
- Time: during the semester break between the 3rd and 4th and/or the 4th and 5th semester
- Duration: 180 hours
- Location: one institution of your choice (or two institutions possible if split)
- Subject: Major (education of the deaf or hard of hearing)
- Time: either in one block during the 6th semester or in two parts (90 hours during the 5th semester and 90 hours during the 6th semester -> recommended option)