Social Workfull time

  • Bachelor's

    Bachelor
    Degree

  • 6 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Potsdam

    Location

  • July 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    July 2025 (EU), July 2025 (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

Social Work

Annotation

Social work acts at the interface between the individual and society and aims to prevent and overcome social problems. The Bachelor's degree course "Social Work (BA)" is an undergraduate degree course that offers an academically sound and at the same time practice-oriented education. In addition to the professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree "Social Work (BA)", it leads to state recognition as a social worker. Graduates are qualified to work as a social worker/social educator in various fields of social work with various target groups.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements

For enrolment in the Bachelor's degree course in Social Work, you need a higher education entrance qualification in accordance with Section 9 of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG). This includes proof of one of the following qualifications: - general or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (allgemeine or fachgebundene Hochschulreife), - entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife) or subject-specific entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (fachgebundene Fachhochschulreife), - a professionally qualifying certificate of academic degree, - an academic degree from a technical college as defined by Section 28 of the Brandenburg School Act (BbgSchulG), - a secondary school level I certificate or an equivalent certificate and completed vocational training relevant to the intended course of study with at least two years of professional experience, or - another qualification specified in Section 9 (2) and (3) of the Brandenburg Higher Education Act (BbgHG).

Lecture period

01.10.2022 - 31.03.2024

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2022/2023)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Until 15.07.2025

    No admissions restrictions

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Until 15.07.2025

    Enquire at the FHCHP

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Until 15.07.2025

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Until 15.07.2025

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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