Academic Advising

Do you have questions concerning our degree programs Sign Languages and Sign Language Interpreting?

• Study counseling at the IDGS:
  • Sign Languages: Prof. Dr. Annika Herrmann
  • Sign Language Interpreting: Prof. Dr. Liona Paulus
• General study counseling: Department for Languages, Literature and Media (SLM I) (German)
• Issue of documents for the BAföG office
• Guidelines for the writing of term papers and theses at the IDGS (pdf, German)
• Recommendations for dealing with generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT / UHHGPT, pdf, German)
• B.A./M.A. degree programs: Current forms and applications, such as the affidavit, can always be found in the "Studienbüro" at this Link to the Office of Student Affairs

Internship information

• For information on the mandatory internship, please refer to the FSB (subject-specific conditions) and the “Degree Programs” page
• Addresses of possible internships can be obtained from the Fachschaft (FSR).
• Internship coordinator: Simone Scholl and Sarah Schwarzenberg

Do you want to know what to do after graduation, how to find a career?

• We regularly organize an "Outlook Day" at the IDGS.
• Link to the Study and Career Center (AStuB) of the SLM I + II Departments
• Link to the Career & Qualification Center of the University of Hamburg