Social Workdistance studies
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 8 semesters
- Location
- Bad Sooden-Allendorf
- Deadlines
- Please enquire
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- Social Work
- Social Pedagogy
- Counselling
Focus
Theories and Methods of Social Work, Legal Foundations of Social Work, Ethical and Socio-Philosophical Principles of Social Work, Pedagogy, Gender and Diversity and Social Work, Introduction to Psychology, Sociology and Medicine for Social Work, Political Foundation of Social Work, Media and Cultural Work for Social Work, Administration, Organisation and Management in Social Work
Annotation
Online study with live online seminars. You can take your exams online or at an exam centre – you can choose each time you register for an exam. Or distance learning on site, with seminars and examinations in Hamburg, Hannover or Leipzig. Also possible as a full-time distance learning course in 6 semesters. Studies commence in April and October. After an individual assessment, it is also possible to start the programme at any other time.
Admission requirements
One of the following requirements must be met for admission to the bachelor's degree programme in Social Work: – General higher education entrance qualification - Entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences - Passed master craftman's examination - Intermediate school leaving certificate (at least secondary school leaving certificate) and qualified completion of a recognised vocational training course (at least 3 years, final grade 2.5 or better) - Completion of advanced continuing education of at least 400 hours of lessons, at a technical college or a university of cooperative education or administrative academy - Final examination in a state-recognised occupation that requires formal training followed by at least two years of professional experience related to the degree course and passing of a separate university entrance examination Note: Trained social pedagogical nurses and assistants without a general higher education entrance qualification can be admitted to the higher education entrance qualification examination (HZB examination) after 2 years of related work experience and begin their studies directly as a guest student.
Lecture period
- 01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026
- 01.04.2026 - 30.09.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2024/2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Not applicable
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Enquire at the university
Tuition fees
Distance studies with live online seminars: choose one of four financing models. For example, the instalment model 3, with EUR 157.00 per month and a term of 72 months. For further rate models, see the degree course page.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German

