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Social Policy and Social Work, Department

Fachbereich Sozialwesen

Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg CAS

Fachbereich Sozialwesen
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D-74076 Heilbronn
https://www.cas.dhbw.de
DHBW CAS
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

130

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

130

International orientation

Outgoing students

no data

Job market- and career-orientation

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

40.0%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

no data

Research

Cooperative doctoral degrees (in three years)

11

Third party funds per professor

no data

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes

Teaching in the Master's degree at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University Centre for Advanced Studies (DHBW CAS) is synonymous with practice-oriented content to the latest academic and technical standards. Academic studies and teaching are characterised by a modular structure based on individual needs, long-term planning, professional integration, networking and the diversity of locations of DHBW. Teaching is carried out by subject experts from the DHBW network of over 800 professors and practical experts from the more than 9,000 dual partners of DHBW.

Exchange universities for stay abroads

FH Joanneum in Graz (Österreich); Berta-von-Suttner Universität St. Pölten in Österreich; Universität von Huelva in Spanien; Technological University of the Shannon in Irland; Stiftungsschule Einsiedeln (CH, Betreuung von Schüler*innen im Internat); Oulu University Of Applied Sciences in Finnland; University of Haifa, Israel

Other special features

DHBW participated in the Stifterverband association’s "Creating Diversity" diversity audit and was successfully audited on 5 February 2025. "Certified family-friendly university" since 2012, particularly compatibility of degree courses and family, with a large number of support services. Establishment of a Green Office with offers for all university members (e.g. interactive workshops such as climate puzzle, training as sustainability ambassadors, etc.

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Acronyms

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