Profile of the programme
The following focal points are offered in the 6 semesters:
- fundamental ethical questions
- societal, social and individual problematic situations
- the social function of social work, values and goals, historical, theoretical and professional fundamentals, possibilities and limits
- methods, ways of working and fundamentals of law
- institutional and organisational framework conditions
- local, regional, national and international resources
- approaches and methods of social research
- fields of work and practice involving social work
- knowledge of "English"
1st semester: introduction and overview of the social landscape (institutional and legal aspects), fundamentals of social science theory formation, biography and communication work
2nd to 4th semester: worlds of life in diverse target groups of Social Work, social-work methods and action competency, salutogenesis, preparations for internships
4th semester: semester abroad is possible; learning together with incoming students, and the thematic focal point of "Social Work_across Borders"
5th semester: internship
6th semester: postprocessing for real life and transition to professional life, theory-practice-reflection, living worlds of diverse target groups