In the dual-digital bachelor's degree programme in social work, you study flexibly from home, theoretically at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and practically in the work areas of our practice and transfer partners. The research focus is the digitalisation of social work. In the study tracks "Social services of public and independent providers" or "Youth welfare-school-community", the practical work takes place two days a week.
Social Work Dual-Digital (BA)
6 semesters, incl. 300 practical hours per semester
15/06 – 15/07 (free of admission)
180 ECTS
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Experience, reflect, change – studying social work dual-digitally
The dual-digital bachelor's degree programme in social work is structured in the weekly model "3 days teaching and 2 days practice". Parallel to the basic studies, you will continuously gain experience in your practical placement two days a week and deepen your knowledge in one of the two study tracks "Youth Services-School-Community" or "Social Services of Public and Independent Organisations". You will receive a monthly financial allowance.
You will be accompanied in your professional development by fixed contact persons from the university and the practice centre. Teaching in this degree programme takes place both in presence and digitally. A central instrument is the development of a Mahara ePortfolio to accompany your studies. In addition, the programme promotes digital competences in the context of social work - in the course of studies and for practice on site.
Is this degree programme right for me?
As a student of the bachelor's degree programme social work | dual-digital, you will have the opportunity to gain practical experience right from the start. This allows you to apply the theories you have learned immediately. Learning at different locations requires a high degree of self-organisation. Thanks to the blended learning study concept, the programme also offers you a great deal of flexibility for your individual course of study. You can find out more about this under study contents.
A central component of the degree programme is to promote digitalisation in the field of social work. This includes, for example, the introduction of online counselling, but also the digitalisation of administrative processes. If you are scientifically interested and research projects represent a professional perspective for you, then the dual-digital social work degree programme is the right choice.
You bring these qualities with you
- Interest in questions about the digitalisation of our society and openness towards digital technologies
- Supporting people in self-help
- strong communication and empathy skills
- Ability to endure tensions
- Balance between closeness and distance
- Ability to work in a team
- Self-organisation (study and practice)
- Interest in law/business administration/organisation
- Open-mindedness for academic/research learning and work
Dazu bieten wir Ihnen
- engagierte Professor*innen und Kolleg*innen, moderne Technik sowie kleine Gruppen in gemeinschaftlicher Atmosphäre.
- ein interessantes Studium so unterschiedlicher Wissenschaften wie Soziologie, Recht, Psychologie, Management, Pädagogik, Politik, Philosophie, Medizin und mehr.
- vielfältige Möglichkeiten zur Spezialisierung.
- die staatliche Anerkennung als Sozialarbeiter*in/ Sozialpädagog*in.
- ein anschließendes Masterstudium und später die Möglichkeit zur Promotion in einem unserer Forschungsprojekte.
- einen grünen Campus mit Kulturzentrum Casino.
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Contact
The colleagues at the student counselling service provide information to prospective students, first-year students, parents, teachers and students on all general questions about studying. For specific questions and concerns about the dual-digital bachelor's degree programme in social work, please contact the subject counsellig service. For subject-specific questions, the subject advisory service is the right place to go.
Subject Counselling Service
The subject counselling service is provided by the team of the social work | dual-digital degree programme.
Please send your e-mail to:
basa-d2@fh-potsdam.de
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Career Prospects
Ein Studium – über 100 Berufe
Im dualen Studium haben Sie die Möglichkeit, direkt in eine soziale Organisation hineinzuwachsen und Ihren beruflichen Werdegang zu gestalten. Sie können beraten, begleiten, koordinieren, steuern, vertreten und viel mehr. Ihre Kariere ist in über 100 Arbeitsfeldern möglich:
1 Abenteuerspielplätze 2 Adoptionsvermittlung 3 Agentur für Arbeit 4 Anlaufstelle für Kinder mit Missbrauchserfahrungen 5 Arbeits- und Beschäftigungsinitiativen 6 Aufsuchende Sozialarbeit 7 Beratungsstelle bei familiärer Gewalt 8 Beratungsstelle für Prostituierte 9 Beratungsstelle für Senioren 10 Berufsberatung 11 Berufsbildungswerke 12 Berufsförderung 13 Beschäftigungs- und Arbeitslosenprojekte 14 Betreutes Wohnen für Menschen mit Behinderung 15 Betriebliche Sozialarbeit 16 Bewährungshilfe 17 Bildungsarbeit 18 Drogenkonsumräume 19 Drogentherapieeinrichtungen 20 Entwicklungshilfe 21 Betreutes Wohnen für Jugendliche 22 Ehe- und Familienberatungsstelle 23 Elternschulen 24 Erlebnispädagogik 25 Erziehungsbeistandschaft 26 Erziehungsberatungsstelle 27 Familienbildungsstätten 28 Familienzentren 29 Heimerziehung 30 Mädchenwohngruppen 31 Mutter-Kind-Heim 32 Pflegefamilien 33 Soziale Gruppenarbeit 34 Sozialpädagogische Familienhilfe 35 Trennungs- und Scheidungsberatung 36 Frauenbildungsstelle 37 Frauenhäuser 38 Früherkennung 39 Frühförderung 40 Gemeindepsychiatrie 41 Gerontopsychiatrische Klinik 42 Geschlechterspezifische Arbeit 43 Gesundheitsberatung 44 Gewaltprävention 45 Hort 46 Hospiz 47 Interkulturelle Jugendarbeit 48 Jugendamt 49 Jugendberufshilfe 50 Jugendclubs 51 Jugendfreizeiten 52 Jugendgerichtshilfe 53 Jugendhäuser 54 Jugendhilfeplanung 55 Jugendkulturarbeit 56 Jugendpflege 57 Jugendschutz 58 Jugendsozialarbeit 59 Jugendstrafanstalt 60 Jugendverbandsarbeit 61 Jugendwohnheime 62 Justizvollzug 63 Kinderschutzzentren 64 Kindertagesstätten 65 Kita-Sozialarbeit 66 Kontaktstellen für Menschen ohne Wohnung 67 Krankenhaussozialarbeit 68 Krankenhaussozialdienst 69 Krankenkassen-Sozialdienst 70 Krippe 71 Mediation und Konfliktberatung 72 Methadonprogramme 73 Mobile Jugendarbeit 74 Multifamilientherapie 75 Multikulturelle Arbeit 76 Muttererholungsheim 77 Mütterzentren 78 Notschlafstellen für Obdachlose 79 Offene Altenhilfe 80 Offene Kinder- und Jugendarbeit 81 Präventionsarbeit 82 Psychiatrische Ambulanzen 83 Psychosomatische Beratung 84 Psychosozialer Dienst 85 Quartiersmanagement 86 Queer-Beratung 87 Rehabilitationseinrichtungen 88 Rentenversicherung-Sozialdienst 89 Schuldnerberatungsstelle 90 Schulsozialarbeit, 91 Schwangerschaftskonfliktberatung 92 Selbsthilfeförderung und Projekte 93 Seniorenresidenzen 94 Seniorentagesstätten 95 Seniorenwohnheime 96 Sexualpädagogik 97 Sozialamt 98 Sozialplanung 99 Sozialpsychiatrische Beratungsstellen 100 Spielmobil 101 Stadtteilarbeit 102 Sterbebegleitung 103 Strafvollzug 104 Streetwork 105 Suchtberatungsstelle 106 Suchtprävention 107 Suchttherapie 108 Tageseinrichtungen für Menschen mit Behinderung 109 Tagesgruppe 110 Tagesklinik 111 Tagespflege 112 Telefonnotruf 113 Trebegängerhilfe 114 Werkstatt für Menschen mit Behinderung 115 Wohnen für Menschen auf der Flucht oder während der Migration 116 Wohngemeinschaften 117 Wohnheim für Menschen mit Behinderung 118 Wohnheime für Wohnungslose
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Study Content
Studienablauf
Der Bachelorstudiengang Soziale Arbeit Dual-Digital beträgt sechs Semester und ist modular aufgebaut. Neben dem sofortigen beruflichen Wirken erhalten Sie einen umfassenden Einblick in das weite Feld der Gesellschaft und der Sozialen Arbeit. Das Semestermodell gibt einen Überblick zu den Modulen und Inhalten.
Course of studies
The standard period of study for the full-time degree programme social work | dual-digital is six semesters and concludes with a bachelor of arts degree.
The bachelor's programme consists of basic and in-depth modules as well as elective track modules. Through the "Integrated Professional Practice", a close interlocking of theory and practice is established in each semester. This includes continuous coaching at the University of Applied sciences Potsdam, mentoring in practice and the development of reflection skills and confidence in casuistry. The programme is completed with the writing of a bachelor's thesis.
| Semester 1 – 2 |
Basic studies, practical phase "Hospitation", research-based learning in the workshop |
| Semester 3 – 4 | Basic and advanced studies, practical phase "assistance", practice-relevant research in the real laboratory |
| Semester 5 – 6 | Basic and advanced studies, practical phase "transformation", individual action research project, bachelor thesis |
Study content
In the currently valid module handbooks and study and examination regulations of the social and educational sciences department you will find the module overview, a detailed description of the modules and study contents as well as the study plan for the degree programme social work | dual-digital.
Teaching formats
In the social work dual-digital degree programme, we use the principle of blended learning to offer you the greatest possible flexibility during the highly practice-oriented studies. During the theory study days in presence or digitally, we work with different teaching formats so that the knowledge transfer fits the respective topic and the students' daily study routine is varied.
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Seminars
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Lectures
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Study groups
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E-learning formats
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Mahara-ePortfolio
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Research projects
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Coaching at the university of applied sciences
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Mentoring in the practice centre
Theory
- Fundamentals and fields of work in social work
- Legal foundations (administrative, family, child and youth welfare law, social law)
- Conversation and counselling
- Basics of psychology, sociology, education, cultural, health and political science, gender studies
- Organisation and social management
- Social research
Studio tracks
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Study track "Social services provided by public and independent institutions"
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Study Track "Youth Services-School-Community"
Coaching, casuistry and mentoring
- Individual orientation, development of confidence in action
- methodological reflection (case-, system- and self-related)
- qualified professionals
Internationales
In Absprache mit dem Praxispartner sind Kurzstudienaufenthalte an einer unserer Partnerhochschulen oder auch berufspraktische Einblicke im Ausland möglich.
Wir bieten viele englischsprachige Seminare und Exkursionen ins Ausland an. Zusätzlich können Sie von Ihrem Schreibtisch aus über die internationalen digitalen Kursangebote von VirCamp Studierende anderer Hochschulen kennenlernen und Ihr internationales Portfolio abrunden.
Modulhandbücher, Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen und Satzungen
In den aktuell gültigen Modulhandbüchern und Studien- und Prüfungsordnungen des Fachbereiches Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaften finden Sie die Modulübersicht, eine detaillierte Beschreibung der Module und Studieninhalte sowie den Studienverlaufsplan für den Studiengang Soziale Arbeit Dual-Digital.
Practice Partners
The team & the practice partners
Pilot phase social work dual-digital with 10 practice organisations
The practice-integrated dual-digital bachelor's degree programme in social work at the social and educational sciences department can look back on an exciting first year. At the start of the winter semester 2022/23, the two programme directors Prof. Dr. Karsten Krauskopf and Prof. Dr. Armin Schachameier and their team welcomed six new practice organisations to the joint training network in addition to the four existing practice/transfer partners.
If you would like to become a practice/transfer partner, you can read information about the framework conditions at the bottom of the page. Below you will find the list of our recognised practice organisations.
Our practice and transfer partners
Please find our practice and transfer partners and their current vacancies on our German website.
Become a practice/transfer partner
You would like to become a practice/transfer partner for our dual-digital Bachelor's degree programme in social work? Organisations in the social economy as well as comparable institutions and facilities outside the social economy can be recognised as practice/transfer partners. Find out about our principles for recognition.
- Principles for recognition as a practice/transfer partner
- Application for recognition as a practice/transfer partner
The currently valid module handbook and the study and examination regulations for social work dual-digital can be found on the pages of the social and educational sciences department.
Application & Contact
Dates & requirements for your application
The most important deadlines, dates and admission requirements for the dual-digital bachelor's degree programme in social work are compiled here. You can find out which steps you need to take for a successful application in the next section.
Dates
- by the 15th of July: submit application for enrolment
- by 15th of July: apply for a higher semester to continue a degree programme you have started at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
- 6th of June 2026: Open Day at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Access requirements
- General university entrance qualification according to the Brandenburg University Act: General university entrance qualification or higher education entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences or previous vocational training recognised as equivalent.
- Completed education contract with a recognised practice or transfer partner
This is how you apply!
In the following, we explain which aspects you should consider from the conclusion of an education contract to matriculation (enrolment).
Further information
The following links provide you, and especially international applicants, with further information on the topics of application and enrolment at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.
International applicants
You would like to apply for studies from the first or a higher semester and have acquired your school-leaving qualification and/or university degree abroad? Then you can have degrees and achievements acquired abroad recognised and study with us.
Application & Enrolment Procedure
The application and study service provides information and advice on general questions regarding the application process, admission and enrolment at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, application for a higher semester, but also on topics such as compensation for disadvantages, part-time studies, waiting semesters and hardship applications.
Contact & Services
The student counselling service provides information and advice on general questions about studying as well as on topics such as choosing a degree programme, application, enrolment and study organisation. For subject-specific questions on module content, credit transfer, examinations or specialisations in the social work | dual-digital degree programme, the student counselling service is the right place to go.
Subject Counselling Service
The subject counselling service is provided by the team of the degree programme social work | dual-digital.
Please send your email to:
basa-d2@fh-potsdam.de
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