BA in Social Work & Social Welfare Work – degree programme with vocational and academic elements (for professionals)with integrated professional experience, dual system
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor
Degree8 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Hamburg
Location
August 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
April 2025 (EU)Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Social Work
- Social Pedagogy
Focus
Disability and Participation, Migration and Flight, Religion-Sensitive Social Work, Childhood, Adolescence and Family, Social Environment Orientation
Annotation
In the BA Social Work & Diaconia (career integrated), one can choose between the five specialisations "Childhood, Youth and Family", "Migration and Flight", "Disability and Participation”, “Social Space Orientation”, as "Religion-Sensitive Social Work”. The degree course is aimed at professionals who want to become further qualified with the general academic degree in Social Work and the state recognition as Social Worker / Social Education Worker. In addition, there is the option of additionally obtaining the academic degree as a Deacon.
Admission requirements
In order to be admitted to the integrated BA degree course in “Social Work & Diakonia", the following conditions must be met: Higher education entrance qualification and performance of a professional activity in a professional field of social work while studying at least half the regular weekly working hours. In addition, one of the following criteria must be proven: a) Completed vocational training in a related social profession or b) completed (non-specialist) vocational training and at least two years' professional experience in a recognised field of social work. For persons according to a), it is possible to have 30 credits credited and thus shorten the degree course to six semesters.
Lecture period
- 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
- 01.09.2023 - 31.03.2024
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.03.2025 - 15.04.2025
In the scope of the Erasmus+ programme
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.01.2025 - 30.08.2025
Application is possible at any time.
Tuition fee
A participant contribution is required for the career-integrated BA degree course 'Social Work & Social Welfare Work'. This amounts to EUR 299 per month. A semester fee of approximately EUR 200 per semester is additionally incurred. This includes the HVV semester ticket, the hardship fund and the student union contribution. In addition, there is a one-off administrative fee of EUR 150 on initial registration for your degree course.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German