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Admission requirements

Admission to the Social Work degree programme is granted to those who meet one of the following requirements:

• General higher education entrance qualification
• Advanced technical college entrance qualification
• passed master craftsman examination
• intermediate school leaving certificate (at least secondary school leaving certificate) and qualified completion of a recognised vocational training of at least 3 years, with an average/overall or final grade of 2.5 or better (if these grades are not stated, the arithmetic mean of the individual subject grades applies)
• completion of a professional advancement qualification of at least 400 hours of instruction, a technical school or a vocational or administrative academy*
• final examination in a state-recognised training occupation with subsequent professional experience of at least 2 years in a field related to the degree course and passing a separate university entrance examination*

AND

• the existence of a dual study contract with a practical partner

*according to the regulation on access for professionally qualified persons to universities in the state of Hesse

For foreign qualifications, equivalence must be proven for admission.

Your questions, further information on admission requirements as well as detailed information on specific qualifications will be gladly provided by the advisors of the Study Service at DIPLOMA University upon request.

Details

There is a great demand for qualified professionals in the social sector. The broad range of tasks extends from the classic duties in child and youth education to the care of people with addictions and those who are particularly psychologically burdened, as well as to the resolution of intercultural conflicts. The (online) distance learning programme in Social Work prepares you comprehensively for your future role, both in theory and practice, as all content is taught with a strong practical focus.

The dual degree programme "Social Work" (B.A.) prepares you very thoroughly for this exciting and meaningful field of work. You will acquire all the skills needed to professionally support people in their individual life situations, manage projects, and improve social cohesion. You will become familiar with the theoretical and methodological foundations of social work and develop pedagogical, sociological, socio-psychological, and medical competencies. Social work in (inter)cultural contexts is also a relevant topic area in the course. Additionally, you will gain knowledge about the legal fundamentals of social work and sharpen your communication and presentation skills.

During your studies, you can also choose your personal, career-oriented focus to further deepen your skills.

Specialisations in the Bachelor’s degree Social Work are:
• Social work with children and adolescents
• Psychosocial counselling and health
• Digitalisation (in) social work
• Social work across the lifespan in old age

Course structure
At DIPLOMA Hochschule, you have the option to study the Bachelor’s degree in Childhood Education in one of four formats: as an online programme, as a distance learning programme on site, as a full-time on-campus programme, or as a dual study programme.

The dual study programme at DIPLOMA Hochschule is designed for a strong theory-practice transfer. Throughout the entire course, there is a close interlinking of study and practice, which is why you will spend three out of five days per week in practice with your practice partner. The other two days per week are dedicated to theoretical lessons, which you can complete as online study or as distance learning on site. In the online programme, the sessions take place as live online seminars. You can also take your exams online or at a testing centre of your choice. In the distance learning programme on site, you attend your real presence seminars and examinations at your chosen study centre – in Hamburg, Hannover, Leipzig, or Mannheim.

Costs & start of studies

The dual study programme at DIPLOMA Hochschule begins each year in the summer semester (April) and winter semester (October).

The dual degree in Social Work costs 567.00 euros per month and lasts for 36 months. In the dual study programmes, DIPLOMA cooperates directly with the practice partners. Students do not pay tuition fees to the university. In most cases, the practice partners also pay the dual students a remuneration.

For all further information about the course programme, please visit the course page Dual Study Programme Social Work.