| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-10-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Master's in Social Work & Management at Fachhochschule Dresden combines social pedagogy, social work, and social management studies. Students gain professional knowledge and skills needed for senior positions in social work fields, and emphasis is placed on preparing graduates for leadership roles in the social economy. The program combines theoretical knowledge with practical application through projects and collaboration with experienced lecturers and industry partners.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master's degree program in Social Work & Management (M.A.) It combines professional knowledge and skills in social pedagogy and social work with a strong emphasis on social management. The program is designed to prepare graduates for diverse and challenging leadership positions within the social economy, focusing on people and their societal roles. The program deepens and expands knowledge and skills in social education, social work, and social management. Graduates will be equipped to manage companies in the social economy or work in education, quality and personnel management, and organizational development within various social work fields. The program lasts 4 semesters (or 3 semesters with a 210 ECTS Bachelor's degree), starts in the winter semester, and awards a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree with 120 credit points (CP). Classes are held 3 days a week. The FHD offers start-up consulting to support students interested in starting their own businesses. The program emphasizes practical learning with experienced lecturers from the field and a growing cooperation network with renowned companies to facilitate valuable employer contacts. Individual student support is also provided.
Outline:
The program's curriculum includes modules covering:
- Theories of social work
- Performative interventions of social work
- Systemic social management
- Specific methods of reflection
- Social work and values/ethics
- Sustainability and crisis management in social work
- Corporate and personnel management
- Product development and marketing
- Company foundation and financing
- Marketing The program structure involves various modules, each including lectures (with preparation and follow-up work), self-study, and examinations. The program emphasizes a practical and application-oriented approach, allowing students to apply theoretical knowledge in their own projects and connect theory and practice through practical transfer and reflection seminars.
Teaching:
The program features experienced lecturers from the field who guide students' learning. The program emphasizes a practical and application-oriented approach, with students applying theoretical knowledge in their own projects and connecting theory and practice through practical transfer and reflection seminars. Classes are held three days a week.
Careers:
Graduates of the Social Work & Management (M.A.) program are prepared for senior positions in various social work fields at both staff and management levels. Potential employment sectors include:
- Youth welfare offices
- Schools and day care centers
- Work with and for people with disabilities or mental illnesses
- Homes and family centers
- Counseling centers
- Education, training, and further education
- Research and evaluation
- Public authorities and offices
- Politics
- The free economy
- Church or other social institutions
- Companies in the free economy (e.g., employee advising, personnel) The program also enables graduates to promote, found, and manage their own social projects and ideas.
Other:
While Bachelor's degree courses in social work often focus on working with children, adolescents, and young adults, this Master's program prepares students to work with a broader target group. Students learn to support clients of all ages and work with staff in social economy institutions, state and official actors, and stakeholders in social administration. The program equips graduates to manage companies in the social economy and independently develop and implement innovative services and solutions in social work. The FHD's cooperation network with renowned companies offers valuable employer contacts. The program specifically qualifies graduates for management and leadership tasks in the social economy, authorities, agencies, or politics.
FHD - University of Applied Sciences is a state-recognized, private university in the heart of Dresden. We stand for application orientation in teaching and research and put your individual advancement in the foreground.
At our faculties of Business Administration, Design and Applied Social Sciences, you will learn together with your fellow students in small groups and in close contact with your professors. Lecturers with practical experience and our extensive network of renowned partner companies guarantee you a wide range of insights into professional life and contacts with employers during your studies.
Our NC-free degree programs are characterized by a high level of practical relevance and are specifically geared to the requirements and needs of the labor market. In study-integrated internships and exciting practical projects you can try yourself out and directly apply your acquired knowledge. In this way, you will be optimally prepared for your professional life after graduation.
Entry Requirements:
The program is aimed at graduates who have already obtained a first university degree recognized in Germany with at least 180 credit points (Bachelor's or Diplom degree). Relevant Bachelor's degree programs include those in social work, social pedagogy, social pedagogy and management, social management, childhood pedagogy, sociology, psychology, as well as related degree programs with similar content, scope, and requirements.
