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Social Policy and Social Work, Department

Fachbereich Sozialwesen (Paderborn)

Katholische Hochschule Nordrhein-Westfalen

Fachbereich Sozialwesen (Paderborn)
Leostraße 19
D-33098 Paderborn
Telephone: +49 5251 1225-0
https://katho-nrw.de/standorte/standort-paderborn
KatHO NRW/Paderborn
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

960

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

90

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

12/16 points

International orientation

Outgoing students

no data

Job market- and career-orientation

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

20.1%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

18.1%

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

32.6%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

56.3%

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

3

Third party funds per professor

12,254 €

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Career and practical orientation
Learning and working spaces
Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital learning
Rooms
Library
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

57

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

Self-referential, exploratory, research-oriented and practical and project-related learning; Close, personal contact between students and lecturers; personal atmosphere conducive to learning; lecturers readily available, no oversubscribed events; Extensive support and advice in all phases of study (learning groups, method-oriented training courses, self-experience); Supervision and coaching on key transition phases, psychological guidance; Work placement database; International Office/representative; provision of work placements abroad.

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Independent, self-reflective, exploratory and research-, practice- and project-oriented learning; Personal contact between students and teaching staff; personal atmosphere conducive to learning; small groups; Extensive support and advice; Digital tools; Extracurricular courses.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Erasmus University Charter, DAAD/PROMOS programmes; Bachelor's degree course: 15-20 outgoings in each winter semester, those who did the practical parts of their studies abroad (usually in the practical phase 2, 33cps in the 4th / 5th semesters). The Master's degree includes possible study visits to partner universities in Finland and Sweden at the end of the 3rd semester and the beginning of the 4th semesters (research project M7) as part of the Master’s. Structural simplifications for international mobility have been put in place for these time periods. However, stays abroad are also encouraged outside of these windows. English-language programmes for incoming students.

Exchange universities for stay abroads

Kymenlaakson Ammatti-korkeakoulu Kotka (XAMK), Finnland; Vilinius University, Litauen; University of Gävle, Schweden; University College Cork, Irland; Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Polen; Tomasz Bata University, Zlin, Tschechien; Universidad de Jaén, Spanien; University for Development Studies Tamale, Ghana; Catholic University of Ghana; Università di Roma LUMSA, Italien, Université Catholique de Lille, Frankreich.

Special features regarding the equipment

Web-based campus management system (HIS), central campus portal for students, teaching staff and non-teaching staff (ILIAS for study, teaching, non-teaching staff, Web-ex, BigBlueButton and ELVI for video conferences and online or online-based teaching), portal for guests and alumni. Use of digital resources (blended learning/ e-learning) in studies and teaching, correspondingly very good room facilities, "networked library" (online research and ordering); (IT) service offices and blended learning teams providing advice and support, research software and infrastructure, accessibility.

Other special features

"Family and University" best practices club (students with children/caring for relatives), parent-child room, member of the OWL ÖKOPROFIT (eco-profit) Club, IT Service Office for instruction, cooperation agreement with the University of Paderborn (reciprocal opening of courses with ECTS acquisition), cooperation with Kath. Hochschule für Gesundheit and Prot. ESG Paderborn, alumni network, member of the Regiopol region, registrar's office and graduation ceremonies, cultural evening, summer party, art exhibition, practice/international office, new and modern learning and accommodation opportunities, Asta/Stupa, advice for refugees, sustainability strategy

Further information on research activities

Further information about study entry phase

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Last Update 2026: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education