Social managementpart time degree programmes for professionals

  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 5 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Münster, Paderborn

    Location

  • May 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    May 2025 (EU), May 2025 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

Economic Sciences, Economics

Focus

Social Management Basic Theories and Framework Conditions, Research and Development in Social Management, Business Culture, Economic and Legal Framework Conditions of Social Management, Leading and Guiding, Organisational Development in Social Management, Financing and Marketing of Social Organisations, Entrepreneurial Controlling

Target group

Graduates in social education, special education studies and social work

Annotation

Today, social services and facilities are increasingly having to ensure their services with limited economic resources. Due to these structural changes, the demands on employees, especially managers, have changed fundamentally. The career-integrated continuing education Master's degree programme extends your own expertise to include organisational, economic and occupational role-related qualifications. The students are taught the necessary theoretical and operational skills with which they manage and develop social service companies. The degree programme begins every two years in the summer semester in March of even years (2024, 2026 etc.)

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

The programme can be taken up by anyone who - holds a (subject) university degree (Bachelor or Diplom) at a university in the fields of social work (special education, social work), curative education, religious education\; - at the start of their studies, they can generally provide evidence of at least three years' postgraduate practice in social work, and - is in a managerial position or aspires to such a position. In addition, admission to course of studies can be granted to those who have a different university degree and - at the start of their studies, they can generally provide evidence of at least three years' postgraduate practice in social work, and - Is in a managerial position or aspires to such a position.

Lecture period
  • 25.03.2024 - 19.07.2024
  • 23.09.2024 - 07.02.2025

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2024 - 31.05.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 31.05.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 31.05.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2024 - 31.05.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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