Social Workpart time degree programmes for professionals, dual system, including practical semester

Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor
Standard period of study (amount)
7 semesters
Location
Köln
Deadlines
March 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
March 2026 (EU)
March 2026 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Social Work

Focus

Principles, Methods and Institutions of Social Work, Principles of Psychology, Educational Psychology and Diagnostics, Group work and Personality Development, Transitions and Professional Integration, Diversity, Inclusion and Interculturalism, Legal Foundations, Social Change, Social Innovation and Digitisation, Child Protection, Youth Welfare and Crisis Prevention, Management and Leadership, Scientific Work

Annotation

Join us in our quest for self-determined life paths Do you want to help people who are at risk of social exclusion? Then you deserve the best possible education and support. You will receive both in our Social Work degree programme – either as a career-integrated option or as a degree programme with vocational and academic elements – and thanks to our online/in-person study model, you can study flexibly and from anywhere. With us, you will learn, among other things, how to develop professional measures and methods for a self-determined life, how to take on creative tasks in organisations and administrations, and how to create concepts for dealing with social inequality and the challenges of digital life. You will complete your studies as a "state-recognised social worker" or "state-recognised social educator" with a wide range of career prospects, for example in adult work, family assistance, resocialisation and integration assistance.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

For the career-integrated option, you must complete at least 800 practical hours in the field of social work during the degree course in order to be awarded state recognition as a social educator / social worker upon graduation.

Lecture period

  • 01.03.2023 - 31.08.2023
  • 01.10.2026 - 31.03.2027

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2026)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026

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

    01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.10.2025 - 31.03.2026

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026

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

    01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.03.2026 - 30.09.2026

Tuition fees

Tuition fees

330.00 EUR / Month

More information regarding tuition fees

Fee model I: EUR 410 per month (Duration: 42 months) Fee model II: EUR 330 per month (Duration: 54 months) Fee model III: one-off (total fee: EUR 16,700)

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further study programmes

Kolping UniversityChildhood Education

Degree:
Bachelor
Standard Period of Study:
7 semesters
Location:
Köln
Study Mode:
part time degree programmes for professionals, dual system, including practical semester
Deadlines:
March 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
March 2026 (EU)
March 2026 (Non-EU)

More about Childhood Education

Kolping UniversityDigital Health

Degree:
Bachelor
Standard Period of Study:
7 semesters
Location:
Köln
Study Mode:
part time degree programmes for professionals
Deadlines:
March 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
March 2026 (EU)
March 2026 (Non-EU)

More about Digital Health

Kolping UniversityGerontology, Health and Care

Degree:
Bachelor
Standard Period of Study:
7 semesters
Location:
Köln
Study Mode:
part time degree programmes for professionals
Deadlines:
March 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
March 2026 (EU)
March 2026 (Non-EU)

More about Gerontology, Health and Care

Kolping UniversityHealth and Nursing Education

Degree:
Bachelor
Standard Period of Study:
7 semesters
Location:
Köln
Study Mode:
part time degree programmes for professionals
Deadlines:
March 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
March 2026 (EU)
March 2026 (Non-EU)

More about Health and Nursing Education

These data have been kindly made available to the DAAD by the German Rectors' Conference. If you have any questions, this overview of the DAAD's services will help you (in German only).