Social work
At a glance
Faculty
Academic degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Form of study
Full-time
Standard period of study
7 semesters (incl. practical semester), 210 ECTS
Place of study
Language of instruction
German
Start of studies
Winter semester (October 1)
Admission requirements
University entrance qualification, entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences, vocational qualification or foreign educational certificate
Orientation semester
Individual modules can be taken as part of an orientation semester
Semester abroad
Possible as a theoretical or practical semester
Studying with a practice partner
Accreditation
accredited by the Accreditation Council
Registration
from 02.05. – 30.09.
Profile of the degree program
Social work professionals support people in discovering their individual resources and potential and assist them in difficult life situations, such as addictive behavior, excessive demands with childcare, experiences of flight, debt or homelessness. They also work on social conditions that cause individual problems, but can also contribute to solving them. The degree program provides you with in-depth knowledge of social pedagogy/social work and related subjects. It includes a practical semester of study and specifically promotes your social skills and self-competence. Graduates of the Social Work degree course automatically receive state recognition as a social pedagogue with their degree certificate. This enables you to work in a wide range of social professions as well as in public authorities, offices and advice centers.
The combination of a theoretical foundation, a strong practical focus and the opportunity to set individual priorities makes studying at the university particularly attractive.
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What we value
Well supported and networked right from the start
At the start of your studies and throughout the first semester, you will be supported in tutorials by students from higher semesters.
The course begins with predetermined foundation modules. As you progress, you choose your modules according to your own interests and can tailor them to a specific professional field. In seminars, projects and instruction/reflection groups, practical skills are practiced together and the connection to the theoretical foundations is clarified once again.
Additional qualification through an accompanying course of study
Unique in Bavaria is the opportunity to acquire an additional qualification in parallel to studying social work through an accompanying course of study. After the practical semester, students with above-average performance have the opportunity to acquire an additional certificate over 12 weekends as a supplement to their regular studies. Accompanying studies are possible in two subject areas:
- Management in social organizations
- Personal and experience-oriented consulting
Study internationally
Coburg University of Applied Sciences offers the opportunity to complete a study or practical semester abroad. To this end, Coburg University of applied sciences and arts maintains relationships with foreign partner universities. Further information is available from the university's Study Abroad service.
Versatility through specialization options
The course offers a generalist education for all fields of social work, but with a unique variety of specialization options: Here, the modules can be put together in such a way that they perfectly match your own interests and development plans, as well as a constantly changing job market.
Possible specialization modules include:
- Social work with
- Children and young people
- Families
- People with mental illnesses
- People with addiction disorders
- People with disabilities
- homeless people
- Child protection work
- Clinical social work
- Intercultural educational work
- Experiential education
- Sexual education
- Biographical theater
- Community Building
- Campaigning and public relations
- International Social Work
Course content and schedule
The course comprises various modules that cover both theoretical and practical aspects of social work. These include basic modules, a practical semester and in-depth modules.
1st to 3rd semester
Contents of the 1st to 3rd semester include
- Introduction to social work
- History of the profession and theory
- Basic concepts of social work
- Case understanding and case work
- Social science perspectives (politics | sociology | social medicine)
- Human science perspectives (education | psychology | medicine)
- Culture, aesthetics, media
- Family, child and youth welfare law | Professional ethics
- Methodical action
- Conversation management and individual social support
- Social group work and community work
- Interdisciplinary electives (including foreign languages on request)
4th to 7th semester
4th semester Practical semester of 22 weeks – systematically guided and reflected upon Contents of the 5th to 7th semesters include
- Case seminar
- Empirical research methods
- Social and human science profiling
- Social Economy | Project Management | Human Resources Management
- Social law | Labor law | Criminal law
- Specialization modules 1-4
- Project workshop
- Specialized elective subjects
- Bachelor thesis
Practice during studies
Projects
You will be involved in various practical projects with regional partners from schools and social institutions. These will challenge you to apply your newly acquired skills directly and create contacts with the real world.
Job & Career
The professional opportunities for social workers are diverse: they range from child and youth work, family support and clinical social work to experiential education and cultural work.
Employers include institutions of the major welfare organizations such as Caritas Arbeiterwohlfahrt or Diakonisches Werk, but also municipalities, government agencies, prisons, clinics and private associations.
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