Network and Social Space Work
The Network and Social Space Work study program qualifies students for social work that focuses on where people live and need support: in their local communities. Students learn to analyze life situations, understand social challenges, and develop sustainable solutions together with local stakeholders. The goal is to strengthen participation and actively shape social change processes.
The program focuses on current social issues such as sustainability, diversity, social inequality, and societal change. A particular emphasis is placed on professional networking: students learn to build, manage, and develop social networks, connect stakeholders, and successfully implement shared goals. This is complemented by in-depth competencies in social space analysis, planning, prevention, counseling, and coordination.
Public relations and social communication are also integral parts of the program. Students learn how to raise awareness of social issues, promote participation, and effectively use digital and traditional communication formats.
The result: practical, reflective professionals who understand social spaces, strengthen networks and enable social innovations.
Core content
- Allgemeine Grundlagen Sozialer Arbeit (Geschichte, Arbeits-felder, Theorien und Methoden)
- Bezugswissenschaftliche Grundlagen Sozialer Arbeit (u.a. Pädagogik, Soziologie, Psychologie, Sozialmedizin, Politik, Recht)
- Selbstkompetenz (Selbstorganisation in den Arbeitsvollzügen, Zeitmanagement; wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, professionelle Haltung)
- Studiengangsspezifische Kompetenzen (Theorien, Arbeitsfelder, Konzepte und Methoden der Netzwerk- und Sozialraumarbeit)
Schedule
12Weeks of Theory
14Weeks of Practice
3Years of Studies
210ECTS Points
Bachelor of Arts
Career following studies
On completion of studies, graduates can expect to embrace a variety of roles, including work in specific and non-specific cases and cross-case assignments pursuant to the socio-spatial social work approach, network consulting, the provision and coordination of assistance in the social arena, integrated local community analyses and social planning, the strengthening of self-help, the design of organisation networks, development of accommodation concepts and the promotion of community involvement.
Placement providers include all institutions in which networking is involved in one or more fields of activity governed by community social work concepts. These areas involve the following in particular:
- Local authority, district and independent social welfare service providers in the areas of social planning, integration of migrants, community involvement and community and social work
- Assistance for the homeless
- Providers and foundations for youth welfare and the care of the elderly and people with disabilities
- Case and care management organisations
- Accommodation projects for the assistance and care of young people, the elderly and people with disabilities and the provision of psychiatric care
- Contact points for self-help groups
- Service points for the support of care
- Prevention agencies
- Providers of mobile, community-integrated and/or public youth work services
- Providers of other innovative projects
Internationales Vollzeitstudium
Sie haben einen Schul- oder vielleicht sogar Hochschulabschluss im Ausland erworben und möchten nun gerne bei uns ein komplettes Studium bis zum Bachelorabschluss absolvieren. Im Vollzeitstudium bieten wir keine 100% englischsprachigen Studiengänge an. Wenn Sie also gute Deutschkenntnisse haben und Ihr Abschluss anerkannt wird, können Sie unter denselben Voraussetzungen bei uns studieren, wie deutsche Schüler auch.
Teaching Staff
In addition to professors of the DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen, lecturers from other universities as well as specially qualified experts from companies and social institutions also provide content from their area of specialization to our students. This ensures that practice-relevant know-how will be taught.
For further information,
please feel free to contact us
Prof. Dr. Daniela Steenkamp
- Department Management
- daniela.steenkamp@dhbw.de
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Telefon +49 7720 3906 - 247
- Gebäude C, Raum 2.11
