Course Details

The Social Work as a Human Rights Profession is a research-oriented partially internet-based program combining the field of social work with human rights issues.Social work and human rights are frequently encountered when working with vulnerable groups such as children or migrants respectively when working on issues related to the right to health to the social challenge of poverty to social exclusion to discrimination with regard to a person’s gender or to the complexity of racism.The main aim of the Social Work as a Human Rights Profession is the translation of the often very abstract and appellative human rights discourse into the theory and practice of social work.This objective is strongly linked to the development of a general professional self-conception based on the “triple mandate of social work” meaning that the universally known “double mandate of social work” on behalf of the addressees and the society/providers is complemented by a third mandate on behalf of the profession.This consists of science-based theories of action intervention as well as the principles of the profession’s code of ethics.

Focus

Social Work as a Human Rights Profession

Mandatory Internship

No

Internship is not mandatory, but is optional during studies. If possible, we recommend doing an internship.

Exchange Semester

No

The university does not offer any exchange semester

Mode of Study

Hybrid

Study Format

Full Time