Social Work

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University Catholic University of Applied Sciences North-Rhine Westphalia
Degree Bachelor's

Degree Bachelor of Arts, B.A.
Study Type Undergraduate
Mode of admission without admission restriction
Deadline for Beginning Students 01.12.2025 — 31.05.2026
Studienanfänger können sich nur zum Wintersemester bewerben bzw. anmelden, siehe: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume
Standard period of study (amount) 6 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Aachen, Köln, Münster, Paderborn
Admission semester winter semester
Subject

Das Social Work gehört zum Studienbereiche Social Work, Curative Pedagogy der Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
Weitere Informationen zum Studienbereich Social Work, Curative Pedagogy.
Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Humanities and Social Sciences.
Social Work
Areas of Concentration Fields of action of social work (child and youth welfare, geriatric care and welfare, health care and social care and welfare, among others), Foundations of Human Existence and Development, Fundamentals of scientific thinking and working, Fundamentals of the disciplines of Psychology, Medicine, Law, Sociology, Politics, Ethics and much more., Learning key qualifications (e.g. reflection skills, professional relationship building, teamwork skills), Theories, Concepts and Methods of Social Work

Field of study
- Main instruction language German
- Digital teaching and learning units Blended Learning
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution On the one hand, the degree programme in Social Work imparts scientifically sound knowledge and action competences from social work and related sciences such as sociology, law, psychology, etc. on the other hand, the programme promotes competences to be able to act responsibly and professionally in relation to social problems and in concrete social contexts.
  
  This degree course (full-time course in person) is offered in Aachen, Cologne, Münster and Paderborn.
  
  Other bachelor's study options:
  - Social Work Compact (Aachen)
  - Dual social work, degree programme with vocational and academic elements (Aachen, Cologne, Münster, Paderborn)
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
- Link to the Higher Education Institution ranking at CHE
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission without admission restriction
- Admission semester winter semester
- Pre-study work placement (3 months) in the field of social work, social education or special needs education.
  
  The pre-study work placement is deemed to have been completed when you have acquired the qualification for the course of study by means of the certificate of entrance qualification for studies at a technical school for social work/special education. The fulfilment of the required pre-study work placement must be credibly assured by the application deadline. The actual completion of the programme is possible until the beginning of the semester (September 1st).
  more information regarding admission requirements
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Wintersemester 2026/2027
- - Deadlines for Germans and foreigners with German university entrance qualifications
    Beginning Students
    
    01.12.2025 — 31.05.2026
    Studienanfänger können sich nur zum Wintersemester bewerben bzw. anmelden, siehe: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume
    
    Advanced Semester
    
    01.12.2025 — 31.05.2026
    Studienanfänger können sich nur zum Wintersemester bewerben bzw. anmelden, siehe: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume
  - Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
    Bewerbungsfrist EU-Ausländer 01.12.2025 — 31.05.2026
    Studienanfänger können sich nur zum Wintersemester bewerben bzw. anmelden, siehe: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume
  - Deadlines for International Students from Countries that are not EU Members
    Bewerbungsfrist Nicht-EU-Ausländer 01.12.2025 — 31.05.2026
    Studienanfänger können sich nur zum Wintersemester bewerben bzw. anmelden, siehe: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- International Office
- Street address Wörthstraße 10, 50668 Köln
- international(at)katho-nrw.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Aachen: studienbuero.aachen@katho-nrw.de; Köln: studienbuero.koeln@katho-nrw.de; Münster: info.muenster@katho-nrw.de; Paderborn: studienbuero.paderborn@katho-nrw.de
- Studienberatung
- Street address Leostr. 19, 33098 Paderborn
- studienbuero.paderborn(at)katho-nrw.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Michaela Schrand
- Function Studienberatung
- Responsibility Paderborn (Sozialwesen)
- Phone 05251 1225-46
- m.schrand(at)katho-nrw.de
- Internet page
- Studienberatung
- Street address Piusallee 89, 48147 Münster
- studienbuero.muenster(at)katho-nrw.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Dr. Katrin Jaspers
- Function Studienberatung
- Responsibility Münster (Sozialwesen)
- Phone 0251 41767-103
- k.jaspers(at)katho-nrw.de
- Internet page
- Studienberatung
- Street address Robert-Schuman-Str. 25, 52066 Aachen
- studienbuero.aachen(at)katho-nrw.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Anna Zeien
- Function Studienberatung
- Responsibility Aachen (Sozialwesen)
- Phone 0241 60003-8091
- a.zeien(at)katho-nrw.de
- Internet page

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