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The social science-based Master's degree course in Social Work at the School of Business and Society is research-oriented. Interested students can research social work in its social-institutional (self-)integration, conflict and tension relationships together with dedicated lecturers. From a (power) critical perspective, they analyze and reflect on these relationships and the positions of the actors within them and explore possibilities for transcending ideological and structural (self-) limitations.
Current far-reaching societal changes in regimes of domination restructuring and authoritarian regulation of societal conflicts, which must be analyzed again and again, affect people in their possibilities of a self-determined and participatory life practice. They also exacerbate the contradictions in which social work operates - often (re-)producing these contradictions. In particular, forms of social work that aim to strengthen people's ability to act in the realities of their lives are faced with new challenges as a result of these developments.
At the heart of the Master's degree course is an intensively supervised practical research project, which - in addition to deepening the ability of academic reflection - serves to address the students' own social work issues and interests. Interesting research projects are carried out in the field of social work, the content of which can be found in the course catalogs and here. Other focal points of the degree programs are the theory modules on social work, on everyday life and the subject and on social conditions and interactions.
Teaching and studying at the Department of Social and Health Care at the School of Business and Society is embedded in a departmental culture that promotes reflexivity, the joy of discussion, constructive cooperation between students and education staff as well as political participation and spaces for student involvement.
The structures of the degree program make it possible to adapt degree programs to personal study situations and to study individually and flexibly in this sense.
If you have any questions about the content of the degree program, please contact Prof. Dr. Jörg Reitzig .
Contents & Procedure
Course structure
The course is designed as a 3-semester full-time course . It is possible to study the degree programs in individually flexible models. For advice on this, please contact the Student Advisory Service (contact on the right-hand sidebar).
The course consists of 6 modules:
Module 1: Research and theory formation in social work
Module 2: Applied practice research
Module 3: Subject-oriented perspectives and social work
Module 4: Social, socio-political and institutional conditions and interactions of social work
Module 5: Social work as an institution and professional and scientific practice - reflection and opening up
Module 6: Master's thesis and social research
For the course-specific page for examination matters, please click here. Under this link you will also find the current editions of the General and Special Examination Regulations.
Qualification
The degree programs aims to deepen research and methodological skills as well as competencies in project development, project organization and implementation. Students carry out their own (practical research) projects and are closely supervised. By teaching skills in analysis, project organization and reflection, the degree programs qualifies students for work in social work institutions and associations, in social administration, non-profit organizations, universities of applied sciences and in the business sector and opens up access to higher service.
Reflection on the science and practice of social work prepares graduates for work, for example, as a specialist consultant, advisor or research assistant. Degree of the Master's degree program creates the prerequisite for the possibility of a doctorate.
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are awarded the academic degree "Master of Arts (M.A.)".
Application & Admission
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If you are not sure which documents you need to upload to the portal, you will find an overview here:
admisson requirements
The consecutive Master's degree program in Social Work requires a degree in Social Work (B.A.; Diplom) or in Social Pedagogy or Educational Science with a focus on Social Pedagogy or Social Work (B.A.; Diplom), usually with 210 ECTS. If less than 210 ECTS have been achieved in such degree programs, the examination board will decide whether
equivalent competences are present. Evidence of competences acquired (outside) higher education can also be taken into account in this regard.
In accordance with the regulations of the General Examination Regulations (Section 2 (3)), applicants may also be admitted if they do not yet have an undergraduate degree but can guarantee that they will obtain the degree within one semester of enrolling on the 'Social Work, Master of Arts' degree program (the number of outstanding credits must not exceed 30 ECTS points). In this case, applicants must prove at the time of application that they have already registered for the final thesis of the undergraduate degree programs.
The application procedures for the Master's degree program in Social Work (M.A.) were administratively simplified in summer semester 2020. By lifting the admission restriction, it is possible for applicants who meet the admisson requirements and submit all application documents in full and on time to be enrolled directly in the degree programs.
The team at the Student Service Center (SSC) looks forward to meeting you
The SSC staff responsible for application management advise prospective students on all aspects of the application process. They are the right people to contact for all questions relating to application and admission/access to studies at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society.
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Telephone: +49 621 5203-0
For subject-related questions, please get in touch with the relevant contact person for your desired degree program.
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