Social Work Catholic University of Applied Sciences North-Rhine Westphalia
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Social Work
Focus
Education and Participation (Aachen campus), Clinical Therapeutic Social Work (Aachen campus), Innovation Management in Social Work (Cologne campus), Designing Inclusive Child and Youth Welfare in a Socio-Spatial Context (Münster campus), Health-related Social Work (Paderborn campus)
Annotation
Depending on the university campus, the Master's degree course in Social Work focuses on different areas of study:
Education and Participation (Aachen)
Clinical therapeutic social work (Aachen)
Innovation Management in Social Work (Cologne)
Designing Inclusive Child and Youth Welfare in a Socio-Spatial Context (Münster)
Health-related Social Work (Paderborn)
Admission requirements
Admission requirements:
- completed degree (Diploma degree, BA, MA) in Social Work/Therapeutic Education or a similar field of study (or, if currently enrolled, proof of achievements to date)
AND
- an average grade of generally at least 2.0
AND
- a description of the motivation to study using a profile form
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2025/2026: 22.09.2026 - 06.02.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
- Summer semester 2027: 22.03.2027 - 16.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Exception: Clinical-Therapeutic Social Work at the Aachen campus, closing date for applications 30 April 2026Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Exception: Clinical-Therapeutic Social Work at the Aachen campus, closing date for applications 30 April 2026Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Exception: Clinical-Therapeutic Social Work at the Aachen campus, closing date for applications 30 April 2026Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
First-year students can only apply or register for the winter semester, see: https://katho-nrw.de/studium/studienplatzbewerbung/bewerbungszeitraeume Exception: Clinical-Therapeutic Social Work at the Aachen campus, closing date for applications 30 April 2026
Languages of instruction
Main language
German