Digitisation in Social Workpart time degree programmes for professionals, with integrated professional experience, dual system, part time
Master of Arts
Master
Degree4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Stuttgart, Heidenheim, Lörrach, Karlsruhe, Mannheim, Mosbach, Ravensburg, Villingen-Schwenningen, Friedrichshafen, Bad Mergentheim, Horb
Location
June 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
June 2025 (EU), June 2025 (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Social Work
Target group
The Master's degree course “Digitalisation in Social Work” is suitable for: Graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related academic disciplines, who have at least one year of professional experience and are interested in tackling challenges specific to the field of work and tasks through the use of digital solutions. Employees of social (economic) organisations who plan, control and evaluate all professional, organisational, technical and ethical aspects associated with the digital transformation of social services in interdisciplinary settings, or would like to do so in the future. Please contact us if you would like to use the possibility of state recognition as a social pedagogue or social worker; we would be happy to check this.
Annotation
In your degree you will deal intensively with theoretical and practical knowledge of social work, the field of service and social management as well as with models and solution approaches from social informatics. Aspects of trend and future research are also relevant. One focus, however, is on professional knowledge of digital technologies with regard to their (historical) development and modes of action. The ability to analyse, evaluate and further develop social organisations with regard to their digital maturity is also an important part of the Master's degree. The competences for interdisciplinary thinking, acting, self-reflection as well as an interdisciplinary, solution-oriented cooperation play a central role in the degree.
Admission requirements
- You have successfully completed a Bachelor's degree in Social Work (or comparable), regardless of which university, university of applied sciences or cooperative university it is from (final grade of 2.5 or better or membership of ECTS classification A or B). Career-changers are also more than welcome. For this purpose, the Master’s offers corresponding basic modules. Please contact us at an early stage for detailed advice. - After completing your bachelor's degree, you have worked and gained experience of at least one year in a job suitable for your desired degree programme. - At work you can implement the knowledge acquired in the Master’s programme. - Your employer is informed about your application for the Master's programme. - The content of the degree course matches the work you do.
Lecture period
- 01.10.2024 - 31.03.2025
- 01.04.2025 - 30.09.2025
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.02.2025 - 30.06.2025
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.02.2025 - 30.06.2025
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.02.2025 - 30.06.2025
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.02.2025 - 30.06.2025
Tuition fee
The Dual Master's is funded entirely from tuition fees. The fees include lecture notes, exam fees, student services and administrative fees. A one-time registration fee of EUR 300 will be charged at the start of the course.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English