Social Gerontologypart time

  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 5 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Görlitz

    Location

  • expired (Germans and inhabitants)

    expired (EU), expired (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

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 modus

open admission

Admission requirements (Link)

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
  • 11.03.2024 - 28.06.2024
  • 04.10.2023 - 26.01.2024

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2024)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

    only if the language requirements are met

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

    Expired

    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

    Expired

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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