Social Work: Shaping Participation in a Future-Oriented Wayfull time

Degree
Master of Arts
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Osnabrück
Deadlines
September 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
August 2026 (EU)
August 2026 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Pedagogy, Educational Science
  • Social Work

Focus

Soziale Arbeit, Sozialpädagogik, Teilhabe, Führungstraining, Kommunale Sozialpolitik, Organisationsentwicklung, Konzeptentwicklung, Reallabor, Praxisforschung, Transformation

Target group

Students looking for the following positions after successful completion of the degree: - Managerial roles in specialist services and subject areas of social work, education and youth welfare administration at district and town level, - Leading and coordinating roles of local networking bodies, such as education, integration and family offices or employment as an inclusion officer, - Employment in social, educational or youth welfare planning, often with a unit role in administration - Quality and evaluation officer in administration, social institutes and service-sector companies, welfare associations and support associations, - Consultants for basic issues in strategic social planning in the local context, as well as for of research and development in administrations and supporting institutions of the social sector, also for regional associations, - Scientific roles in research institutes, practical guidance agencies and the guidance of organisations providing social services as well as - Employment in district management, in social environment structures as well as urban development.

Annotation

Students who are interested in a semester abroad or other study opportunities abroad are supported by checking for possible recognition of credits they may have gained there.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Proof of at least 80% of the total credits to be completed from the previous studies must be provided by the application deadline.

Lecture period

  • 02.03.2026 - 12.06.2026
  • 21.09.2026 - 15.01.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.03.2026 - 01.08.2026

    Different application deadlines apply to applicants with international educational qualifications. You can find more information on the pages for the respective Bachelor's and Master´s degree programmes. The Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences does not differentiate between EU or non-EU international applicants only between German or international higher education entrance qualification (HZB). See: https://www.hs-osnabrueck.de/studium/rund-ums-studium/bewerbung/bewerbung-mit-internationalen-zeugnissen/

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

    01.03.2026 - 01.08.2026

    Different application deadlines apply to applicants with international educational qualifications. You can find more information on the pages for the respective Bachelor's and Master´s degree programmes. The Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences does not differentiate between EU or non-EU international applicants only between German or international higher education entrance qualification (HZB). See: https://www.hs-osnabrueck.de/studium/rund-ums-studium/bewerbung/bewerbung-mit-internationalen-zeugnissen/

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.05.2026 - 01.09.2026

    The opening of the online application portal may vary slightly. You can find different application deadlines on the pages for the respective degree courses.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.05.2026 - 01.09.2026

    The opening of the online application portal may vary slightly. You can find different application deadlines on the pages for the respective degree courses.

Tuition fees

The semester contribution is comprised of the student services and student union (AStA) contributions as well as administration costs. The AStA contribution also covers a semester ticket for public transport.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German