Clinical Social Work full time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Hamburg
- Deadlines
- No information
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Social Work
Focus
Health Psychology, Psychological Disorders, Interventions in Adulthood, Interventions in Childhood and Youth, Social Management, Organisation and Leadership Skills, De-escalation Training, Addiction, Child Welfare, Intercultural Competence
Target group
The postgraduate Master's in Social Work is aimed at students who have successfully completed the Bachelor's in Social Work, Transdisciplinary Early Childhood Education or a programme with a comparable degree. Apart from a solid education in principles and methodology, the Master's programme focuses on the most important fields of application in terms of Social Work: working with addiction disorders, child endangerment, in rehabilitation and health promotion, as well as working with people with mental illness.
Annotation
Course profile
• Completed academic degree: Master of Arts
• Duration of studies: 4 semesters (full-time)
• Start of studies: 01.10
• Tuition fees: EUR 495 per month
• Registration fee: one-time payment of EUR 100
Content
• Theories and Concepts of Clinical Social Work
• Law and Ethics
• Clinical Diagnostics and Psychosocial Health Promotion
• Case Management and Crisis Intervention
• Pathology of Psychological Disorders
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
• Practical components with supervision
Professional fields
• Clinics as well as psychiatric and psychosomatic facilities
• Social-psychiatric services and counselling centres
• Child, Youth and Family Support
• Integration assistance and participation programmes
• Interdisciplinary care structures in the health and social services
As an option, semi-integrated continuing education in systemic counselling can be completed.
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
What requirements must you meet for the Master’s programme in Social Work?
- Eligibility to study the Master’s degree courses in accordance with Art. 39 HmbHG (Hamburg Act on Higher Education)
- First professionally qualifying university degree (diploma, Bachelor) in social work, transdisciplinary early childhood education, social education or a comparable programme
Lecture period
Winter semester 2026/2027: 01.10.2026 - 31.03.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
495.00 EUR / Month
One-time enrolment fee of EUR 100
Languages of instruction
Main language
German