BA Erziehungswissenschaft (Erwachsenenbildung/Weiterbildung and Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik) at Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg

Professionally qualifying Bachelor of Arts preparing for two non-school fields: social work/social pedagogy and adult education/continuing education. The degree can carry the title of state-recognised social pedagogue under the conditions in the study regulations (section 63, paragraph 5).

Department: Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft / Institut für Soziologie  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), full-time  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Study areas are adult education and continuing education, social work and social pedagogy, foundations in educational science, sociology and psychology, research methodology, legal areas of social work and continuing education, and Studium Generale. Core competences cover didactics of out-of-school learning, leadership and management, educating and counselling, community-oriented social work, group pedagogy, migration society and gender-reflective approaches. The fourth semester is a practice semester.

Career pathways

Work in company training, education providers, child and youth work, help for education, counselling and support (for example of refugees), addiction services and neighbourhood work; continuation in the MA Erziehungswissenschaft or the M.Ed. for vocational schools (Sozialpädagogik).

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