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B.A.Bachelor · Bachelor of Arts

Soziale Arbeit - grundständig (BSW)

Hochschule HannoverHannover

Standard duration
6 semesters180 ECTS · Full-time, Part-time
Language
Not stated
Start
Winter and summer semester
Apply by
Not recordedSee the university’s page
Admission (NC)
Restrictedlocal NC or selection procedure
Tuition fees
None
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Information from f5.hs-hannover.de, mwk.niedersachsen.de · checked 26 October 2026 · All details and sources

What will I learn?

Curriculum from the university’s official documents. Evaluated on 26 October 2026.

Modules at a glance

From the evaluated documents we could not derive a semester plan that matches the programme’s duration and ECTS – so the modules are listed without semesters. The university’s study plan is authoritative.
  • Required modules15 modulesAllgemeine und Spezifische Handlungstheorien – Praxistransfer · Einführung in Soziale Arbeit und Erstsemesterprojekt · Fachwissenschaftliche Grundlagen der Sozialen Arbeit …
    • Allgemeine und Spezifische Handlungstheorien – PraxistransferSummary by OWWZ: Connects theories of action with case analysis, counselling and reflection on professional practice.Exam (in German): Berufspraktische Übung, mündliche Prüfung oder Portfolio15 ECTS
    • Einführung in Soziale Arbeit und ErstsemesterprojektSummary by OWWZ: Introduces study organisation, project-based learning, academic methods and presentation.Exam (in German): Präsentation (unbenotet)15 ECTS
    • Fachwissenschaftliche Grundlagen der Sozialen ArbeitSummary by OWWZ: Covers the history, theories, fields and professional competencies of social work.Exam (in German): Hausarbeit (unbenotet)15 ECTS
    • Gesellschaftliche Bedingungen Sozialer Arbeit ISummary by OWWZ: Examines sociological, political and economic foundations of social work.Exam (in German): Hausarbeit oder Referat10 ECTS
    • Gesellschaftliche Bedingungen Sozialer Arbeit IISummary by OWWZ: Explores difference, dominance, inequality, democracy, social policy and empirical research.Exam (in German): Hausarbeit, mündliche Prüfung oder Referat10 ECTS
    • Grundlagen der BeratungSummary by OWWZ: Covers counselling approaches, communication skills and planning and reflecting on professional counselling.Exam (in German): Berufspraktische Übung (unbenotet)5 ECTS
    • Handlungsfelder, Handlungskonzepte und Methoden ISummary by OWWZ: Introduces theories of action and selected methods in culture and media, community work or child and youth services.Exam (in German): Berufspraktische Übung, Hausarbeit, mündliche Prüfung oder Präsentation10 ECTS
    • Handlungsfelder, Handlungskonzepte und Methoden IISummary by OWWZ: Develops methods and selected fields of practice in culture, community work or child and youth services.Exam (in German): Berufspraktische Übung, Hausarbeit, mündliche Prüfung oder Präsentation15 ECTS
    • Normative Grundlagen der Sozialen Arbeit ISummary by OWWZ: Covers criminal, civil, social and family law and ethical foundations of professional practice.Exam (in German): Drei Klausuren15 ECTS
    • Normative Grundlagen der Sozialen Arbeit IISummary by OWWZ: Develops legal and ethical foundations and their application to social work conflicts.Exam (in German): Berufspraktische Übung, Hausarbeit oder Klausur10 ECTS
    • PraktikumSummary by OWWZ: A 210-hour placement and accompanying reflection introduce professional social work practice.Exam (in German): Bericht oder Portfolio (unbenotet)10 ECTS
    • ProjektSummary by OWWZ: Combines practical project work with theoretical study and reflection on social work practice.Exam (in German): Bericht, Hausarbeit, Portfolio, Präsentation oder Referat (unbenotet)15 ECTS
    • Wissenschaftskolloquium und Bachelorarbeit (Thesis)Summary by OWWZ: Develops and independently investigates a research question with support from a colloquium.Exam (in German): Bachelorarbeit15 ECTS
    • Zielgruppen und Lebensweisen ISummary by OWWZ: Explores psychological foundations of behaviour and the circumstances of social work client groups.Exam (in German): Hausarbeit, Referat oder Portfolio10 ECTS
    • Zielgruppen und Lebensweisen IISummary by OWWZ: Examines human experience in complex circumstances and social work client groups.Exam (in German): Mündliche Prüfung, Portfolio oder Referat10 ECTS
  • Further electives1 moduleFremdsprachenkompetenzen
    • FremdsprachenkompetenzenSummary by OWWZ: Develops general or specialised language skills in a chosen foreign language.Exam (in German): Klausur oder Präsentation5 ECTSElective
This curriculum is incomplete: not every document or elective catalogue could be evaluated. The university’s linked documents are authoritative.
  • 16modules in the plan
  • 15required modules
  • 15 ECTSThesis

Topic profile

ECTS by topic according to the module handbook, with the share of the programme’s 180 ECTS.

  • Social work58 ECTS: 58 required
  • Child and youth welfare13 ECTS: 13 required
  • Counselling, coaching and supervision10 ECTS: 10 required
  • Psychology10 ECTS: 10 required
  • Ethics9 ECTS: 9 required
  • Social law9 ECTS: 9 required
  • Empirical social research8 ECTS: 8 required
  • Sociology7 ECTS: 7 required

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Application and requirements

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Requirements

  • Admission

    Restricted admissionlocal NC or selection procedure

  • Pre-study internship

    Required: 6 weeks, proof due Vorlesungsbeginn

Checklist to tick off

From the official details above, each with its source.

  • Pre-study internship: 6 weeksproof due Vorlesungsbeginn

    No source of its own for this item – from the research on this programme of 26 October 2026. Sources of this programme

Researched: 26 October 2026. Deadlines and fees change; the university is authoritative.

Costs

Tuition fees and contributions according to the university.

Tuition fees
None
Semester contribution
Not stated by the university

Source: mwk.niedersachsen.de

Degree and next steps

Which degree, what it leads to according to the university, and how to continue.

  • Degree

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  • Professional recognition according to the university

    Leads to state recognition in social work, according to the university

    Conditions per source: f5.hs-hannover.de

Master’s at the same university in the same field

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Programmes with a similar curriculum

Similar topic shares according to the module handbooks.

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    • Dual study
    • Starts in winter
    • German
    • Restricted
    • €275 per month
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    • Full-time
    • Starts in winter
    • German
    • Restricted
    • no tuition fees
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    • Rolling start
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    • no NC
    • from €278 per month
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    • Full-time
    • Starts in winter
    • German
    • no NC
    • no tuition fees
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    • Full-time, Part-time
    • Starts in winter and summer
    • Restricted
    • no tuition fees

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    • Full-time, Part-time
    • Starts in winter
    • German
    • no NC
    • no tuition fees

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    • Dual study, Full-time
    • Starts in winter and summer
    • German
    • no NC
    • no tuition fees

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    • German
    • no NC
    • no tuition fees
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Degree
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Standard duration
6 semesters (3 years)
ECTS credits
180 ECTS
Start of studies
Winter semester and Summer semester
Mode of study
Full-time, Part-time
Teaching language
Not stated by the university
Admission
Restricted admission
Location
Hannover
Tuition fees
No tuition feesSource: mwk.niedersachsen.de
Semester contribution
Not stated by the university
Subject (official classification)
Social work

Information from f5.hs-hannover.de, mwk.niedersachsen.de · checked 26 October 2026

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Hochschule Hannover

University of applied sciences · Public

Hannover, Lower Saxony

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