Social Gerontologypart time
Master of Arts
Master
Degree5 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Görlitz
Location
February 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
February 2025 (EU), February 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer Semester only
Area of study
Sociology, Social Science
Focus
Theoretical Fundamentals of Gerontology, Research Internship, Methods of Empirical Ageing Research, Dying and Bereavement Counselling, Sociology of Ageing and Social Policy, Health, Care and Disability in Old Age, Innovation and Digitalisation in Old Age, Legal Principles of Gerontology, Quality of Life in Old Age: Opportunities and Resources, Interventional Gerontology, Management Activities in Organisations
Target group
Graduates or practitioners with a completed university degree in an adequate degree course
Annotation
Course alongside career in 5 part-time semesters.
Admission requirements
- Completed Bachelor's or Diploma degree with 210 ECTS (with 180 ECTS, an aptitude test must be completed, but this can be forgone with proof of at least two years of professional experience with regard to the elderly) - At least one year of professional experience with regard to the elderly or a related professional field (in exceptional cases, individual solutions are possible) - Professional activity (gainful employment/voluntary work) with regard to the elderly with a weekly working time of 15 to max. 30 hours
Lecture period
- 04.10.2023 - 26.01.2024
- 10.03.2025 - 27.06.2025
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.12.2024 - 15.02.2025
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2024 - 15.02.2025
only if the language requirements are met
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2024 - 15.02.2025
Attention: if a Studienkolleg has to take place beforehand, these deadlines do not apply. In this case, please inquire directly at the higher education institution.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025
Languages of instruction
Main language
German