Social Work (B.A.)
At a glance
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
| Length of course | 7 Semester |
| No. of places available | Winter semester: 70 |
| Start of course | Winter and summer semester |
| How to apply | Online via the application portal |
| Application deadlne | Winter semester: 15. July Summer semester: 15. January |
| Admission requirements | General or specialised higher education entrance qualification, entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or proof of equivalent previous education |
Contact
Application queries
Marion Molitor/Barbara Schäfer
sekretariat@sozialwesen.hs-mannheim.de
General queries about bachelor's degree
Simone Brodbeck
s.brodbeck@hs-mannheim.de
Course-related advice
Prof. Dr. Birgit Hoffmann
b.hoffmann@hs-mannheim.de
Further information
Department S information pages
Social work today
Social work today is all about shaping and supporting living together in the community, ensuring social needs are met and handling challenging social issues constructively.
Course objectives
The course goal is to provide graduates with generalist training in the field of social work. By learning key skills students are equipped to act competently in the various settings of social work.
Career options and fields of work
- Child and youth work
- Work with the elderly
- Social work in schools
- Social work and immigration
- Support for raising children and family support
- Community work/neighbourhood management
- Debt counselling
- Social services in the health system
- ... and much more!
Course structure
Semesters 1 + 2 | Foundation course |
Semester 3 | Main part of course |
Semester 4 | Internship semester |
Semesters 5 - 7 | Main part of course |
Semester 7 | Bachelor’s thesis |
Compulsory modules
- Theory and Practice of Social Work
- Cultural and Societal Principles of Management and Social Policy
- Relevant Legislation
- Human-science Principles
Required elective modules
- Fields of Social Work
- Media and Cultural Theory of Education
- Theory of Action in Social Work
- Methodological Action
- Enhancing Professional Skills
Social work in Mannheim
- Constant emphasis on practical relevance
- Ongoing link made between teaching and research
- Understanding of scientific basis of social work
- Theory development social work by processing and reflecting on practical experience
- Interdisciplinary forms of learning
- Comprehensive range of required electives split into different phases of life
- Options for enhancing individual professional skills
- Anchoring of management principles in compulsory part of course
- Social work with refugees
- Extensive range in the area of skills for action (key skills, methods in social work, media skills)
- Special focus on relevant legislation
Weitere Informationen und Dokumente
Master
Aufbauend auf den Bachelor-Abschluss kann in weiteren drei Semestern ein Master in Sozialer Arbeit erworben werden.
Studien- und Prüfungsordnung
Auswahlsatzung
Zulassungs- und Immatrikulationsordnung