Social Work, Bachelor of Arts

On-campus program @ Medical School Berlin 

👉 The bachelor's degree programme in Social Work at MSB Medical School Berlin provides you with extensive knowledge in various disciplines and prepares you for state recognition as a social worker. The course lasts six semesters and offers a combination of face-to-face teaching and virtual learning content. Through practice-oriented training and an integrated internship, you gain the necessary skills to work in different social fields. Take your chance for a fulfilling career!

At a Glance

🏫 Provider Medical School Berlin, UAS based in Berlin (Germany)
The MSB Medical School Berlin is a state-recognized, private university based in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. It has two faculties - the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Natural Sciences - and offers degree programs with a vocational or university degree. In addition to the state examination program in human medicine, since 2020 MSB has been offering a direct study program in psychotherapy according to the new Psychotherapists Act - including all steps up to licensure and further training. The university places great emphasis on personal support and supports students through a Career Center and an International Office.
🎓 Field of Study Social SciencesSocial Work
📜 Degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
⏳ Duration 6 Semesters
🎯 ECTS 180 Credit Points
🌍 Language of Instruction German
📖 Course contents Here is the translation of the given text into English (en-GB): "Teaching content of pedagogy and psychology, social science and sociology, medicine and health science, philosophy and law, fundamentals of developmental psychology, socialisation and learning theory, background on mental illnesses, suicidality, consequences of trauma, professional action in the context of early intervention, child protection and child welfare endangerment, procedures for violence intervention, approaches to health prevention, concepts for designing inclusive educational and support processes, legal foundations, topics of social policy, research approaches of gender studies and intersectionality, communicative basics and therapy schools, techniques of systemic and solution-focused counselling, methods of self-reflection."
📍 Location Berlin
📅 Enrollment Winter or summer semester
💶 Fees
from 2340 € Semester fee
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Admission requirements

  • Qualification for study according to § 10 BerlHG (General university entrance qualification, subject-specific university entrance qualification, advanced technical college entrance qualification or comparable qualification) or
  • University entrance for professionally qualified persons  according to § 11 BerlHG
  • Possibility of further study according to § 11 BerlHG
  • at least a one-month pre-internship in a recognised institution of the social and health services

The degree programmes at the MSB Medical School Berlin are free of numerus clausus (NC): talent, motivation and discipline count more than the grade point average on the certificate. Punctuality, good performance and commitment during the course of study are of great importance.

Details

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Social Work at MSB Medical School Berlin is a scientifically based, practice-oriented and systems theory–designed programme, which leads to a first professional qualification after a standard period of study of six semesters, the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). The demand for specialists in the field of social work has increased in recent years. Reasons for this include, among others, new social and legal tasks in the areas of child protection, youth social work, parenting support, integration assistance for children and adolescents with mental disabilities, as well as health promotion and rehabilitation of people with chronic or mental illnesses. In addition, inclusion and social space orientation as conceptual guidelines bring changes to infrastructure design.

Due to the interdisciplinary orientation of the department and societal development characterised by change, the Bachelor’s degree programme in Social Work (B.A.) focuses on families. However, family does not only refer to the biological family of origin, but also to the creation and design process of a “doing family” and thus includes children, adolescents, adults and older people with their respective coping requirements. Settings that complement or replace the traditional family are also included. This presupposes the inclusive claim of the belonging of every person regardless of gender, religion, origin, etc. Through the interdisciplinary consideration of the life course, students learn social work as well as psychological-pedagogical concepts, theoretical fundamentals and cross-disciplinary competencies that enable them to offer tailored assistance and resource-oriented services for the addressees and to ensure their implementation.

The aim of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Social Work is the academic training of professionals who are taught not only crisis-oriented intervention methods but also holistic preventive perspectives and specialised approaches. This is intended to meet the current societal challenges in working with and for people across their entire lifespan at a high professional level. For this purpose, students are taught not only expert knowledge but also professional attitudes, personal stability and, above all, the ability to reflect. This is especially important insofar as the graduates later influence the strengthening and stabilisation of families and individuals in crisis situations through themselves as reference persons. Therefore, they are already enabled during their studies to assess their own person and their own impact in interaction with others.

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Social Work is successfully accredited.

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