Programme structure

Programme structure diagram with credits

1. SEMESTER

Course unit title	ECTS	SHW
Total	25	18
Biography Work and Professional Identity	2	2
Fundamentals of Communication	3	2
Fundamentals of Social Diagnosis	3	2
Introduction to Scientific Studies	2	1
Fundamental Terminology and History of SW	1	1
SW Theories I	2	1
Introduction to SW Theories in Practice	1	1
Law for SW	3	2
Sociology for SW	2	2
Organisation and Practice	2	1
Work Placement: Preparatory Seminar	2	1
English for SW I*	2	2

* Lectures in English

2. SEMESTER

Course unit title	ECTS	SHW
Total	26	19
Empiricism for Social Work	3	2
Individual Case Work	3	2
Group Work	3	2
SW Theories II	2	1
Psychology for SW	2	2
Social Medicine for SW	2	2
Work Placement and Reflection	4	1
Work Field: Fundamentals of Social Security	2	2
Work Field: Intercultural Relations	2	2
Work Field: Intercultural Relations and the Law	1	1
Our Generation	2	2

* Lectures in English

3. SEMESTER

Course unit title	ECTS	SHW
Total	23	17
Community Work	3	2
Empiricism for SW	3	2
SW as a Scientific Discipline in Practice	4	2
SW Theories III	2	1
Pedagogy for SW	2	2
Work Placement: Preparation I	2	2
Work Field: Family	3	2
Work Field: Family Law	3	2
English for SW III*	2	2

* Lectures in English

4. SEMESTER (Semester abroad)

Course unit title	ECTS	SHW
Total	26	14
Innovative Methods*	2	2
Gender and Diversity Training*	2	2
European Social Policy*	6	2
Human Rights*	5	2
Social Justice*	5	2
Transcultural Dialogue*	2	2
World Society, Global Developments*	4	2

* Lectures in English

5. SEMESTER

Course unit title	ECTS	SHW
Total	30	18
Crisis Intervention	2	2
Project Planning and Organisation	4	2
Communication Training	2	2
Social Policies for SW	2	1
Work Placement: Preparation II	2	2
Work Placement	6
Work Field: Employment	3	2
Work Field: Employment Law	3	1
Work Field: The Elderly	3	2
Work Field: The Elderly and the Law	3	1
Work Field: Health	3	2
Work Field: Health Law	3	1

6. SEMESTER

Course unit title	ECTS	SHW
Total	27	12
Social Pedagogical Group Experiences	2	2
Work Placement	16	1
Supervision	1	1
Elective Work Fields*	8	8

* Elective Work Fields (each student has to choose 4 optional subjects):

Social Pedagogy
Youth Work
Social Security (Advanced)
Assistance for Law Offenders
People with Disabilities
Social Dialogue
Social Psychiatry
Addiction

7. SEMESTER

Course unit title	ECTS	SHW
Total	20	9
Quality Control in SW	3	2
Case Work from Multiple Perspectives	3	2
Bachelor's Thesis II	6
Theories of SW IV	3	2
Ethics and Social Philosophy for SW	2	1
Economics for SW	1	1
Work Placement: Reflection and Networking	2	1

SW: Abbreviation for Social Work

ECTS: Credit points based on the "European Credit Transfer System" (ECTS). Consistent with international standards, 30 ECTS points can be earned each semester.

SHW: Semester hours per week (SHW). One SHW corresponds to 15 instruction units each of 45 minutes.

Information on individual educational components

You can find detailed descriptions for each of the courses and semesters (ECTS course descriptions) for all semesters of the academic year here:

Social Work part-time BA