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Occupational profiles of graduates

After the degree programme, graduates have an open door to the real life of Social Work as well as the other path of continuing to study and pursue an academic career.

Typical areas of work and professional fields include:

The professional areas for graduates are broadly diversified and include all the classical fields of social work.

  • youth centres
  • consulting centres (family, debt, addiction, etc.)
  • probation services
  • intercultural social work
  • juvenile welfare
  • professional integration
  • migration
  • homeless aid assistance
  • senior citizens work
  • social work in hospitals
  • crisis intervention
  • street work

 

New areas of work:

Social competency ("social skills") are becoming increasingly important for professional careers in all branches. Professionals in Social Work can position themselves in new areas and successfully apply:

  • social work in a company
  • HR management and development
  • adult training and coaching
  • team development
  • citizen participation processes and community work

 

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Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor's Degree Social Work

Hochschulstrasse 1

6850 Dornbirn
Austria

 

Programme Director

Dr. Michael Himmer

 

Are you interested?

Your contact persons are

Barbara Kaiser

Degree Programme Administration

T +43 (0)5572 792 5300
F +43 (0)5572 792 9500

soziale-arbeit@bachelorstudium.at

 

and

 

Stephanie Gehrer

Degree Programme Administration

T +43 (0)5572 792 5302

F +43 (0)5572 792 9500

 

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday

8:45 am to 11:45 am

(or individual appointment)

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Bachelor's Degree Social Work