Social Management, Master of Arts

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the Distance Learning programme in Social Management, you must meet one of the following requirements:

• Completed Bachelor's degree in Social Work (B.A.) or Early/Childhood Education (B.A.) at DIPLOMA University with a final grade of at least “satisfactory”
• Bachelor's degree/Diploma in a degree programme related to the social sector worth 180 credits, which covers Social Work and its related fields and includes business administration components, for example: Social Pedagogy, Sociology, Health and Social Management, Social Economy, Business Administration with a social focus. The final grade must be at least “satisfactory”.
• The applicant holds at least a foreign qualification equivalent to a Bachelor's or Diploma degree in the same or a related subject area with a standard period of study of at least six semesters (corresponding to 180 credits). The final grade is at least “satisfactory”.

Applicants whose final grade of their first professional academic degree is “pass” are excluded from the Master's programme. Applicants with a “satisfactory” grade must demonstrate in a placement interview that they are capable of successfully completing a Master's programme.

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

Details

Qualified professionals in the social sector are, similar to those in healthcare, in high demand. The fields of "Social Work" and "Social Economy" are experiencing strong growth. It is also foreseeable that the demand for qualified executives will continue to rise due to societal developments and demographic change. Likewise, the number of vacancies has already grown faster than the labour market can meet the demand. A noticeable consequence is the shortage of specialists and also executives in the social sector; among other things, qualified persons are lacking at management level to take on the associated tasks.

The Master's degree programme "Social Management" (M.A.) is aimed particularly at professionals who already have work experience in the social sector and its adjacent areas. In your studies, you will acquire broad, practice-oriented and scientifically based knowledge for the demanding tasks in leadership positions of social institutions, so that you can take on responsibility at management and executive levels, for example in a social institution, an association or a federation.
For this purpose, you will deal with subject areas such as social management, empirical methods, project management and controlling, the legal foundations of the social economy, or organisation and team development. You will get to know typical management tasks, engage with specific financing and contractual issues, and gain insights into social space management and social economy ethics.

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

The focal areas in the Master's degree programme Social Management are:
• Non-Profit Management
• Public Management and Social Planning
• Social Entrepreneurship

Course progression
At DIPLOMA Hochschule, you have the option to study the Master's degree programme Social Management as an online course.

The online distance learning programme at DIPLOMA Hochschule is designed according to the "blended learning" principle. This means you work through the study content using study booklets and attend live online seminars. These usually take place on 12 to 14 Saturdays per semester – in individual cases also on weekdays in the evening. You can take your exams online or at an examination centre of your choice.

Costs & registration
The (online) distance learning programme at DIPLOMA Hochschule begins every year in the summer semester (April) and winter semester (October). After individual review, it is also possible to start your studies at any other time.

You can choose one of four financing models. For example, instalment model 3, with €197.00 per month and a duration of 60 months. Details about the instalment models and all further information about the degree programme can be found on the Social Management course page.