Social work, Bachelor of Arts

Part-time program @ YMCA University 

👉 The part-time Bachelor's degree programme in Social Work at CVJM University offers a flexible and comprehensive training for the diverse professional fields of social work. In modular units, students learn about topics such as child and youth welfare, migration, and empirical social research. Through a combination of online modules and presence times, students acquire both well-founded theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The programme concludes with a bachelor's thesis and enables the state recognition as a social worker.

At a Glance

🏫 Provider YMCA University, UAS based in Kassel (Germany)
The CVJM University is a state-recognized private university in Kassel. It offers practice-oriented degree programs in theology, social work, and community education with a Christian profile. As part of the global YMCA network, it promotes research, sustainability, and international cooperation.
🎓 Field of Study Health & SocialSocial work
📜 Degree Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
⏳ Duration 8 Semesters
🎯 ECTS 180 Credit Points
🌍 Language of Instruction German
📖 Course contents Methods and action concepts of social work, child and youth welfare, migration, integration and interculturality, social work with individuals, families and groups, management and organization of social work, child and youth welfare, empirical social research for social professions
📚 Electives Consultation, Coaching and Mediation, Interdisciplinary Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Ethics, Inclusion and Migration, Cultural and Media Pedagogical Approaches in Social Work, Legal Foundations of Social Work, Leadership and Strategy
👥 In-person sessions Each academic year approximately 4 presence times in Kassel (usually from Monday to Thursday or from Wednesday to Saturday).
📅 Enrollment Winter semester
💶 Fees
from 335 € monthly
from 16080 € total
🔗 More Info https://www.cvjm-hochschule.de

Admission requirements

The admission to the course of study requires:

a certificate of general university entrance qualification, subject-specific university entrance qualification, subject-restricted university entrance qualification, or an access authorization recognized as equivalent by a legal regulation or by the competent state authority for studying at the CVJM University Kassel voluntary experience in CVJM or community participation in an information interview agreement with the mission statement of the CVJM University

Details

The degree programme is aimed at individuals who wish to further qualify for a social pedagogical or social work activity alongside family and work and obtain the first academic degree Bachelor of Arts. The B.A. also opens up access to higher qualifications at universities or to other certified further education paths.

The online degree programme Social Work offers the opportunity to further educate oneself in harmony with work and family and at the same time apply the newly acquired knowledge in practice. At the same time, practical experiences can enrich and validate theory.

Study Contents

The key areas of this distance learning programme are:

Human scientific, theological, and philosophical foundations Personal and social competence: self-reflection, analytical and critical thinking Leadership competence: professional-methodological competence in conjunction with social-communicative competence Development of concepts and methods and their application and evaluation in practice Own empirical research work: analysis and conceptualisation in various fields of social work Procedure

Self-study is carried out through the completion of online modules, which are sequentially offered to students via the internet (see study schedule). These teaching units are complemented by interactive elements (such as chats, forums, or communication via email). These enable intensive communication between students and teachers. Students form virtual work groups with fellow students and work on many tasks as a group.

Each study year involves approximately 4 presence sessions (usually from Monday to Friday afternoon) at the CVJM University in Kassel. During these presence sessions, communicative and methodological competences of social work which cannot be learned and practiced through self-study are mainly conveyed. At the beginning of the studies, presence time is used for the introduction to the learning platform.

The degree programme includes practical professional studies, which must be completed to obtain state recognition. This is usually done as part of the accompanying professional activity during the studies.

For the completion of the entire study programme in a part-time form, a duration of four years is envisaged. This standard period of study foresees about 25 hours of study effort per week for part-time employees. For students who are concurrently employed full-time, a longer duration of study may be expected.

Graduation

Upon passing the Bachelor examination, CVJM University awards the academic degree "Bachelor of Arts" ("B.A.").

Furthermore, upon successful completion of the studies and the practical professional studies, online students of the Social Work degree programme are entitled to use the professional title "State-recognized Social Worker/Social Educator" or "State-recognized Social Worker/Social Educator."

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