BA Soziale Arbeit at University of Vechta

Six-semester Bachelor of Arts in Social Work with two focal points: social work and deviance, and life-course challenges and fields of action in social work. It prepares for professional practice on a scientific basis. Taught in German.

Duration: 6 semesters (180 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Vechta, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Study areas include foundations of social work, specialisation areas and fields of action (methods, counselling and communication, deviance, legal access), research methods and data analysis, disciplinary access (law, educational psychology, sociology; electives in education, civil law, business and economics), an internship, the Profilierungsbereich and the bachelor's thesis.

Career pathways

Social worker or social pedagogue advising, supporting and caring for clients, especially in child and youth services, criminal justice and counselling, in social, educational and counselling institutions.

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