Admission requirements

In order to enroll directly in the course, you need to have a general higher education entrance qualification, a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification, or a university of applied sciences entrance qualification.

Don't have a high school diploma or vocational baccalaureate diploma?

Then recognized advanced training and technical school qualifications (e.g. technician, master craftsman, business administrator, specialist business economist, educator) in combination with a consultation entitle you to study.

If you cannot provide evidence of advanced training or technical school qualifications but have completed vocational training and professional experience, you can start your studies after successfully passing a university aptitude test.

Foreign students interested in studying at the university must provide proof of German language skills. There are several ways to provide this proof, such as:

• DSH-2 (German language examination for university entrance)
• C1 according to CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
• TestDaF Level 4 (Test German as a Foreign Language)
• a school leaving certificate equivalent to a German university entrance qualification.

No further prior knowledge is required.

Details

Social management combines business administration expertise with social principles. This is necessary to effectively and sustainably address the complex challenges in the social sector. For this purpose, professionals are needed who can efficiently manage social institutions, use resources optimally, and at the same time ensure the quality of social services.

The distance learning programme in social management is aimed at individuals who want to shift their focus from social work to profitability. The curriculum consists of the core areas of social work and business administration and aims to prepare students for the challenges in managing social institutions.

The career prospects for social management professionals are diverse, as the social sector is very broad. The demand for qualified personnel is continuously increasing, from youth welfare offices to nursing homes to women's shelters.

Why a Bachelor's in Social Management?

• You recognize the compatibility between the requirements in the social sector on the one hand and its economic framework conditions on the other.
• In the distance learning programme in social management, you learn how to sensibly maintain the existence of social institutions.
• You deal with essential focuses of social management such as project and quality management, organizational development, as well as developing leadership skills.
• You learn to anticipate changes in the social sector due to demographic developments, legal changes, or new societal needs and react accordingly.
• Those entering from a business background have comprehensive opportunities for credit transfer upon enrollment.

Study Contents:

• Key qualifications for study and profession
• Foundations of economics in social work
• Foundations of social work
• Basic principles of business administration
• Foundations of contract law
• Foundations of cost and performance accounting
• Human sciences
• Social management
• Social policy
• Foundations of personnel management
• Investment and financing
• Project management
• Communication, counseling, and support
• Sustainable management
• Social law
• Foundations of marketing management
• Phase-oriented management and organization
• Personnel management and development
• Foundations of applied psychology
• Profession
• Social law II
• Methods of social work
• Project workshop Current topics in social work
• Ethics
• Practical project
• Teamwork, change management, and collaboration
• Bachelor's thesis