International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants

Admission requirements

• Bachelor degree or diploma in the field of Social Work, welfare, welfare work or social pedagogy or a related field of studies with an overall grade of 2.5 or better and at least 210 ECTS credits, or a qualitatively equivalent higher education degree. With a qualification of at least 180 ECTS credits, the missing 30 ECTS credits can be made up subject to the Study and Examination Regulations.
• Applicants, who have acquired their qualification at a non-German language institution, must provide proof of sufficient knowledge of German (language proficiency level A2 or higher of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe) in order to be admitted; enrolment takes place in this respect subject to the condition that proof is provided by the end of the second semester.
• The teaching language of the master’s programme is English. Thus, sufficient oral and written command of English is needed. Applicants must provide proof of their proficiency in English at the level B2. Please find more information under [Language](https://fas.thws.de/en/mrm/degree-programme/application/l...).

• Valid TOEFL IBT® test result of at least 83 points (internet-based)
• Valid IELTS test with at least 6.0 points
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) or Cambridge B2 First, minimum grade C
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Cambridge C1 Advanced, minimum level B2
• UNIcert® Certificate, minimum level II (UniCert® II)
• English language certificates at the minimum level B2 obtained at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Proficiency in German

Although the teaching language of the Master’s programme “International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants” is English a certain level of knowledge in German (A2) is required.