Social Management, Master of Arts

These are the requirements for the Master's in Social Management

With your Master's in Social Management, you could work as a quality officer in social services, in the management of a social institution, or in the HR department of a social enterprise.

The IU International University offers the Master's in Social Management in two variants: the 60-ECTS variant lasts 2 semesters in full-time study, and the 120-ECTS variant lasts 4 semesters in full-time study.

For both variants, a first academic degree from a state-recognized or public university is required, such as a bachelor's or master's degree. The grade of your degree should be at least "Satisfactory."

For the 60-ECTS variant, the following is also required:

• If your first degree is 240 ECTS and you can demonstrate at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can enroll directly in the Master's program.
• If your first degree is 210 ECTS and you can demonstrate at least 1 year of qualified work experience, you can enroll directly in the Master's program in Social Management.
• If your first degree is 180 ECTS, you must complete courses totaling at least 30 ECTS and show additional work experience of at least 1 year. Alternatively, you must demonstrate at least 2 years of qualified work experience.

For the 120-ECTS variant, the following is also required:

• Your undergraduate degree should have a focus on Social Management, Social Pedagogy, Social Work, or a related program with a (social-)educational or social, nursing, or health science background.

In addition, you can have extensive prior learning recognized to shorten your study time in distance learning and save on tuition fees. Recognized achievements may include those from previous Master's programs. Extensive work experience in the field of Social Management can also be recognized by the university. It is best to submit your recognition request along with your application.

These are the study contents in the online course Social Management

This Master's program at IU consists of approximately 8-16 modules that you will take and complete over 2-4 semesters of regular study time. Each module has a workload of 5-10 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as an essay or an exam. In total, you will earn 60-120 credits from module to module and from semester to semester.

In the 60-ECTS variant, the full-time program is structured as follows:

• Semester 1: Challenges of Social Management, Personnel Management in Social Services, Business Ethics, Labor and Social Law, Seminar: Social Innovation, Research Methodology
• Semester 2: Project: Quality Management in Social Services, Elective Module A, Master's Thesis

As a specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Public Health, Digital Innovation, Health Market and Risk Management, Social Space Orientation and Network Work, Nonprofit Management and Strategic Management, New Work and Agility, Diversity Management, Communication and Public Relations, Digital Marketing, Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology, Competent Communication, Human Resource Management, Applied Statistics and Data Science, Financial Management and Accounting, Communication and Negotiation Techniques.

In the 120 ECTS variant, the program is structured as follows:

• Semester 1: Challenge of Social Management, Leadership, Project: Social Entrepreneurship, Market and State, Research Methodology, Seminar: Social Innovation
• Semester 2: Success-Oriented Controlling I, Personnel Management in Social Services, Labor and Social Law, Project Management Methods, Digitalization in Social Services, Project: Quality Management in Social Services
• Semester 3: Business Ethics, Change Management and Organizational Development, Elective Module A, Elective Module B
• Semester 4: Master's Thesis

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Public Health, Digital Innovation, Health Market and Risk Management, Social Space Orientation and Network Work, Nonprofit Management and Strategic Management.

As the second specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: New Work and Agility, Diversity Management, Communication and Public Relations, Digital Marketing, Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology, Competent Communication, Human Resource Management, Applied Statistics and Data Science, Financial Management and Accounting, Communication and Negotiation Techniques.

This flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning course Social Management

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from 3 study models:

• In full-time studies, the standard study time is 2 semesters for the 60-ECTS variant and 4 semesters for the 120-ECTS variant. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no extra cost. Full-time studies in Social Management are particularly suitable for those who are not working or working only a few hours per week.
• In part-time studies I, the standard study time is 3 semesters for the 60-ECTS variant and 6 semesters for the 120-ECTS variant. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no extra cost. Part-time studies I are suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time studies II, the standard study time is 4 semesters for the 60-ECTS variant and 8 semesters for the 120-ECTS variant. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters at no extra cost. Part-time studies II are particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your profession alongside your distance learning.

By the way, during the course of your studies, you can also take a semester break at no extra cost.

How does online studying work at IU?

A study that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when you want to learn and where you want to learn.

In the Master's distance learning program in Social Management at IU International University, there is no requirement for physical attendance - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and courses whenever you want. This way, you can usually create your study plan and semester schedule flexibly for yourself.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you can access both the scripts for your Social Management studies and scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as through interactive courses.

And exams? You can choose to take them as online exams. You can complete an online exam at any time when you feel sufficiently prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous IU exam centers throughout Germany.