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Social Work Merseburg University of Applied Sciences

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Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Standard period of study (amount)
6 semesters
Location
Merseburg

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study

  • Social Work
  • Social Pedagogy

Focus

Family and school counselling, Juvenile justice and home education, Addiction and drug work, Social services and help, Clinical Social Work and Development Rehabilitation, Systemic Social Work, Child and Youth Work, Sex Education, Youth welfare office, Social Psychiatry

Annotation

Foreign applicants must demonstrate German language skills by way of:
- TestDaF (Test of German as a Foreign Language): 4 x TDN 4
- DSH level 2
- Telc C1 Technical College
- Goethe Institute C2
- German language diploma DSD II
- Assessment exam German at a preparatory college.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Lecture period

  • Winter semester 2026/2027: 05.10.2026 - 21.02.2027Course period (lectures, exercises, practical training, examinations) First semester dates: 01.10.2026-02.10.2026
  • Summer semester 2027: 01.04.2027 - 07.08.2027Course start: 01.04.2027 Period for centrally planned examinations: 12.07.2027 - 07.08.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2027 - 15.06.2027
    Application via uni-assist
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2027 - 15.06.2027
    Application via uni-assist
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)
    Higher level subject-related semester: 15.07.2020

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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