Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (HS Darmstadt) Darmstadt
Social Work: Critically Reflective and Research-Based Approaches is a German-taught, four-semester Master of Arts at Hochschule Darmstadt (h_da) for graduates in social work or a related subject. It deepens your knowledge and skills, places them in theory and develops them further through research. The focus is a critical, academically grounded look at social work within today's social conditions and changes. The programme combines theory and reflection, social research methods such as surveys and evaluation, and supervised teaching research projects over several semesters, ending with a master's thesis and seminar. It starts in the winter semester. Graduates move into management, coordination and strategic roles, research or a PhD.
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Admission to the Master's program requires a qualified Bachelor's degree or diploma in the field of Social Work, demonstrated by an overall grade of 2.0 or better.
(2) Applicants who have obtained a university degree with an overall grade of 2.0 or better in a subject related to Social Work may be admitted on a case-by-case basis.
(3) Applicants with an overall grade between 2.1 and 2.9 may be admitted on a case-by-case basis.
(4) Applicants with an overall grade lower than 2.9 will not be considered.
(5) Further details are set out in the Special Provisions for Admission to the Master's Program in Social Work: Critical-Reflective and Research-Based Approaches (BBZM)
(6) Certification of at least six weeks of practical activities in the field of social work.
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