Social Management (BA)
Online, Germany
BA
DURATION
72 months
LANGUAGES
German
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
undefined 369 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* 36 months: EUR 369/month | 48 months: EUR 309/month | 72 months: EUR 219/month
Key Summary
About: This BA in Social Management applies economics to social work to reconcile social demands with budgets. The distance learning program covers project and quality management, organizational development and leadership, and prepares you for demographic, legal and societal change. You can enter from other fields; professional commercial experience may be credited. It addresses street work, senior care management and nonprofit governance.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as social manager in nonprofit organizations, foundations and welfare organizations, streetworker, program coordinator, case manager, or care services manager, in project management, quality assurance, service coordination and leadership across charities, agencies and social enterprises.
This degree program focuses on economics with regard to social management, in order to reconcile the ever-increasing demands on social work on the one hand and the economic conditions on the other.
The field of social work is diverse, encompassing a wide range of tasks – from street work to leadership in management and work with senior citizens. As the demand for social management professionals continues to grow, our degree program responds to these changes with flexible options and modern approaches.
It is also possible to enter this future-oriented course of study from another field, whereby professional experience from the commercial sector can be credited in order to strengthen and expand skills.
Why a Bachelor's degree in Social Management?
They recognize the compatibility between the demands in the social sphere on the one hand and its economic framework on the other.
In the distance learning course in social management, you will learn how to ensure that social institutions can continue to exist in a meaningful way.
They deal with key areas of social management such as project and quality management, organizational development, and the development of leadership skills.
They learn to anticipate changes in the social sector due to demographic developments, changes in legislation or new societal needs and to react accordingly.
Career changers from the commercial sector have extensive credit transfer options upon enrollment.
180 ECTS
Semester 1
- Key qualifications for study and work
- Fundamentals of economics in social work
- Fundamentals of Social Work
- Basics of business
- Fundamentals of contract law
- Basics of cost and activity accounting
Semester 2
- Human sciences
- Social management
- social policy
- Fundamentals of personnel management
- Investment and financing
- project management
Semester 3
- Communication, advice and support
- Sustainable Management
- Social law
- Basics of Marketing Management
- Phase-oriented management and organization
- Personnel management and development
Semester 4
- Fundamentals of Applied Psychology
- profession
- Social Law II
- Social work methods
- Project workshop: Current topics in social work
- ethics
Semester 5
- Practice project
- Advanced Level 1
Semester 6
- Teamwork, change management and collaboration
- bachelor thesis
- Advanced Level 2
What can a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration mean for your professional future?
Here we present some examples of many different career prospects.
- Social manager in non-profit organizations
They address the individual hardship of needy people and, as part of their public relations work, take care of securing appropriate funding. - Social manager at foundations and welfare organizations
They develop effective concepts for social organizations to ensure the flow of donations and grants. - Home management
They are responsible for the organization, personnel management and economic efficiency of a children's, youth or senior citizens' home and serve as a contact person for the residents' relatives. - Streetworker:
With understanding, communication skills and confidence, you support homeless people, drug addicts and runaways in coping with their situation.
Recommended knowledge:
No prior knowledge is required.