Social Work, degree programme with vocational and academic elements dual system, including practical semester
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Bachelor
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Aachen, Köln, Münster, Paderborn
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Social Work
Focus
Academic Thought and Work, Social Work as a Science and Profession, Societal and Normative Principles and Framework Conditions of Social Work, Foundations of Human Existence and Development, Fields of Action in Social Work, Key Qualifications
Annotation
The degree programme with vocational and academic elements begins at the same time at the university and in a practice facility. The students will work at both study locations throughout the entire six-semester degree course. The close interlinking of the practical and university study locations helps you both to acquire scientifically sound knowledge and to develop competencies for social work. The practice of professional action and its reflection are also fostered.
Other bachelor's study options:
- Social Work (full-time study in person; Aachen, Cologne, Münster, Paderborn)
- Social Work Compact (part-time study; Aachen)
Admission requirements
A placement position does NOT have to be proved. On admission to the degree programme, Catholic University of Applied Sciences grants students access to the pool of cooperating practice facilities.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2025/2026: 22.09.2026 - 06.02.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
- Summer semester 2027: 22.03.2027 - 16.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Note: Confirmation is issued promptly, so that students can then apply to future cooperating placement position organisations on the basis of a counselling offer from the university.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Note: Confirmation is issued promptly, so that students can then apply to future cooperating placement position organisations on the basis of a counselling offer from the university.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Note: Confirmation is issued promptly, so that students can then apply to future cooperating placement position organisations on the basis of a counselling offer from the university.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Note: Confirmation is issued promptly, so that students can then apply to future cooperating placement position organisations on the basis of a counselling offer from the university.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German