Students of this module are familiar with the basics of academic work. They are proficient in researching topics, the rules and methods of scientific communication, they can independently write thesis papers, excerpts, exposés and term papers as well as present and visualize them. Students are familiar with the basics of scientific theory and approaches to the science of social work and its implicit reference sciences as a disciplinary unit. They acquire knowledge of different empirical survey and evaluation procedures (research methods). They have basic skills for carrying out empirical social work research projects and/or BA theses. They are able to critically understand empirical social work studies.

Social work as a science: The theoretical foundations of social work are taught. Life situations and life difficulties in the sense of traditional and new inequalities and their possibilities for coping with life are discussed and analyzed and evaluated from a wide variety of theo-retical perspectives. The emergence of the profession of "social work" is developed on the basis of care for the poor and welfare. In the field of intercultural social work, social structures that promote poverty, exclusion and marginalization processes are critically examined.

Methods of empirical social research: This section introduces students to qualitative and quantitative methods of empirical social research. Basic empirical research procedures, survey and evaluation methods are presented and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed.

Scientific work: The techniques, rules and methods of scientific work are developed intensively. Students practise reading difficult texts, preparing lecture notes, excerpts, thesis papers, term papers as well as researching, presenting and visualizing.

Group work, presentation, text work, lecture, case reconstructions, reflection exercises

No prerequisite

Prerequisites:
1 SL in the sub-area "Methods of empirical social research"
1 SL in the sub-area "Scientific work"

The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description.
Module examination:
Written term paper or written exam

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Students have knowledge of the history of ideas of social work in a historical context and their theoretical foundations. In addition, students have an introductory knowledge of organizational forms and institutions of social work and have become familiar with selected fields of work and action. They have dealt with professional identity and professional attitudes. In addition, students acquire key social, communicative and personal skills as well as basic methodological skills for professional practice.

History, fields of action and organizations of social work:
Presented are: Fields of work, history, professional theories and contexts of action of social work, taking into account societal and social change, especially in relation to poverty, flight and migration. Demonstration of theory-based concepts and methods for problem solving or presentation of forms of work, how social work has historically dealt with the phenomenon of poverty and migration, among other things, or should deal with it today.

Action skills, social and personal skills:
Methodical action for professional understanding, development and change. Reflection on finding access to people from impoverished and marginalized groups. Communication and conversation exercises. Foundations for a systemic understanding as well as resource and solution-oriented action skills. Reflection on value-based and ethical action. Developing skills in migration education and cultural/life-world sensitivity. Dealing with empathy and the ability to set boundaries. Learning about options for crisis and conflict resolution and migration-specific counseling and support services. Reflection and development of the helper's personality as well as the design and development of self-management.

Lecture, excursion, group work, individual work, exercises, role plays

No requirements

Module examination:
written term paper

1 SL in the subject area "History, fields of action and organizations of social work"
The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description.  

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to research legal sources themselves and work independently on the content of relevant legal standards. They have knowledge of selected areas of law that are important for social work. They will have gained an overview of the administrative structures relevant to social work. They will be able to apply legal provisions to practical cases and will have acquired the skills to navigate the process of constant change in the law. You will have gained an awareness of the social science aspects of legal developments and will be able to participate in the legal policy discourse.

Subfield 1: Law and Administration Fundamentals
Subject area 2: Law and administration applications

Aspects relevant to social work from the following areas: Migration law (EU freedom of movement, residence law, asylum and refugee protection) Criminal law, penal law, juvenile criminal law, criminology, child and youth welfare law, social law, family law, care and rehabilitation law, guardianship law, legal foundations of livelihood security, civil law foundations of debt settlement, administration.

Lecture, case work, role play, research assignments, group work, excursions

No prerequisite

Module examination:
2 partial examinations related to the subject area "Law and Administration - Applications"

Form of examination:
Written exam

Prerequisites:
1 SL in the sub-area "Law and Administration - Fundamentals"

The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

The acquired social, communicative and personal key competencies and basic methodological skills are deepened, expanded and reflected upon with regard to their applicability in practice. The aim is to develop a professional self-image.
Students have developed the skills to deal appropriately with the demands and complexity of practice and to become and remain capable of acting in the context of their role. In this context, they have acquired reflective, analytical and instrumental skills in relation to their fields of work, the corresponding organizations, the addressees and their own areas of responsibility. Students know what contribution social work can make to overcoming individual and social problems that arise against the background of poverty and migration.

The content of the module is geared towards the specific learning needs of the students. The course content is flexibly aligned with the requirements resulting from practical work in the field of intercultural social work in order to optimize the theory-practice transfer. Thematic specializations are conceivable both in relation to social work and the related disciplines of social work as well as with regard to interdisciplinary issues. For example, legal framework conditions for social action in the field of migration, prerequisites for interdisciplinary cooperation or questions of professional ethics can be discussed.
Thematic focuses from the field of social work and its related disciplines, aspects of professional ethics, professional habitus, professional identity, lifeworld orientation, outreach social work, the tension between help and control...

Seminars
Discussion of literature, in-depth exercises, seminar-based group work, reflection, practical scenarios and simulations, role plays

No prerequisite

Module examination:
Portfolio

Prerequisites:
1 SL

The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Students have an understanding of the risks of psychological development and appropriate forms of intervention. They can recognize common psychopathological abnormalities in children, adolescents and adults and respond appropriately. They are able to receive the empirically based results of health research and transfer them into practical action. The quality of health care for groups marginalized by poverty/migration/refuge will be deepened. They know the basics of epidemiology, the social security system and institutions of outpatient and inpatient counseling and care as well as how they function. Students will be able to apply their knowledge in the areas of reporting, planning and within and outside of medical or psychosocial care.

Psychology and medicine basics:
Basic knowledge of general psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, social medicine and psychiatry

Psychology and medicine application:
Applied knowledge from clinical psychology, health and environmental psychology as well as social medicine and psychiatry

Lecture, group work, presentation, case work

No prerequisite

Module examination:
Written exam

Prerequisites:
2 SL in the sub-area "Psychology and Medicine: Fundamentals"

The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description.  

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Social science part:
Students know the connection between social problems, in particular poverty/migration and flight, and social work, are familiar with relevant theories on social science diagnoses of the present and know selected sociological theories of action. They are able to deal in depth with sociological questions and explanatory approaches to fields of social work (poverty, migration, flight, family, youth, age, gender, integration, city, education, work, resocialization, etc.). They can classify poverty/migration/refugees in the context of structural social disadvantages.

Political science part:
Students know the principles of the political system and the constitutional order (polity), political processes (politics) and selected policy content (policy); they acquire the ability to criticize and make political judgments, including with regard to poverty policy and integration policy issues.

Social/municipal policy:
Students will have acquired knowledge of the relevant discourses on social justice in the context of poverty/migration/refugees. They will be able to reflect on the welfare state as a result of historical developments and political decisions, explain the functions, areas of responsibility and design alternatives of social policy and assess the consequences of social policy measures both for the clients of social work and for the self-image and organization of social work.

Social Sciences - Fundamentals, in particular:

• Social inequality, social problems and forms of intervention in social work,
• Sociological theories of action (social action in roles and institutions, in everyday life, as a construction, etc.),
• Theories and diagnoses of society: multi-option society, class society, multicultural society, world society, knowledge society, etc.)

Political science basics, in particular:

• Political structures (democracy, constitution),
• Political institutions (parliament, government, administration, judiciary)
• Political action (actors and forms of participation)

Social science applications in fields of social work, in particular:

• Family, youth, age, gender, city, education or work, resocialization, migration and flight

Political science applications in social and local politics, in particular:

• Evolution and function of the welfare state; social security systems; problems and limits of the welfare state; social policy and social work; municipal constitution, municipal policy, poverty and integration policy
.

Lecture, presentation, group work, minutes, research, discussions, excursions

No requirements

Module examination:
Written exam

Prerequisites:
1 SL in the sub-area "Social Sciences - Fundamentals"
1 SL in the sub-area "Political Science - Fundamentals"

The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description
 

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Upon successful completion of the module, students will have developed the ability to transfer educational and ethical principles and theorems to the socio-educational and social work level and apply them to corresponding problems. In particular, they deal with the topics of "justice" and "inequality" using the example of intercultural pedagogy as well as ethical issues in the area of poverty and migration. They have critically reflected on social disadvantage due to poverty, migration and flight. They are also able to describe their own and socially practiced pedagogical and ethical theories and understand how to assess the contribution of educational science and ethical education to professional professionalism.

Educational science and ethical education - Fundamentals:
Basic concepts, principles and structures of educational science, basic concepts of ethical education

Educational science and ethical education - Applications:
Analysis of educational science theories and their application reference, ethical education in its application reference in its dimensions intercultural issues, globalization, inclusion, disability, gender, queer studies, diversity management, ageing and dying.

Lectures, seminars
Lecture, guided discussions, seminar-based group work, text analysis, excursions

No prerequisite

Module examination:
Oral examination

1 SL in the sub-area "Educational Science and Ethical Education - Fundamentals"
1 SL in the subfield and "Educational Science and Ethical Education - Applications"

The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description
 

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Students are familiar with fundamental aspects, manifestations and staging mechanisms of media, leisure and cultural society. They recognize the connection between social and aesthetic phenomena, can deal with them in a reflexive-critical and artistic-practical way and initiate aesthetic practice and communication in fields of social work. They have knowledge and skills in the application and theoretical reflection of action models of aesthetic practice and cultural education work. They will be able to plan, implement and evaluate offers specific to the field of work, target groups and media.
Through the self-reflective examination of working methods and values in areas of artistic expression, students have the foundations of a personal artistic profile and cultural mediation skills.

Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication - Basics:
Aesthetic phenomena and communication in art and society; history and theories of aesthetic and cultural education in the context of social work; target groups, fields of work and forms of cultural mediation; organizational structures, staging aspects and mechanisms of action of aesthetic communication in reflection and evaluation. Among other things, the focus here is on the aesthetic perception and artistic treatment of social problems.

Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication - Applications:
Creative means and staging methods from the fields of visual arts, theater, performance, dance/movement/play, music, video/film.
Fundamentals and action models of media, music, theater, dance, movement, play and art education.
Aesthetic and creative practice and reflection in dealing with art forms and artistic media;
Artistic, culturally mediating projects, teaching research, practical explorations with a cultural studies focus.

Lectures, seminars, exercises
Literature work, group work, individual work, artistic project work, testing didactic methods of media, music, theater, dance, movement, play and art education; excursions

No prerequisite

Module examination:
written term paper

1 SL in the sub-area "Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication - Fundamentals"
1 SL in the subfield "Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication - Applications"

The type and scope of the ungraded coursework (SL) will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description
 

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Students have in-depth and extended professional skills in (knowledge) areas relevant to social work. They have in-depth and extended knowledge of social work theory and research (social work science, social and behavioral science, etc.) as well as of the professional fields of social work, in particular their target groups and framework conditions.

Social work science content/discourse in theory and research, in particular:
Social work science theories (e.g. lifeworld orientation, social space orientation, eco-social theories), social and behavioral science theories (e.g. theories of action, communication and society), research methods (e.g. reconstructive research methods, evaluation, practice research).

Target group-related content, in particular:
Age groups (e.g. children, young people, senior citizens), groups with special needs (e.g. long-term unemployed, offenders, mentally ill people), groups in plural societies (e.g. migrants, refugees, people with disabilities, people living in poverty).

Framework conditions of social work, in particular:
Institutional framework conditions (e.g. organization and management, poverty and refugee policy, funding, quality development, public relations), legal framework conditions (e.g. labour law, liability law), social and cultural framework conditions (e.g. democracy and welfare state, international/European social policy, globalization, media and aesthetics)).

Seminars
Lecture, case work, role play, practical exercises, presentation, individual work, group work, research assignments, excursions

No prerequisite

Module examination:
3 examinations during the semester, one of which relates to each of the three sub-areas

Form of examination:
Written exam or term paper or performance exam

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Students have developed the skills to deal appropriately with the demands and complexity of practice and to become and remain capable of acting in the context of their role. Students have acquired the ability to assess the situation and needs of clients. They have acquired professional, methodological and communication skills related to working with clients. They can describe and analyze everyday work in their chosen field of practice and are familiar with the socio-political context. They are aware of the criteria and standards that are essential for social work in the context of poverty/migration and flight and recognize the contribution that social work can make to individual and social coping.
Students can plan and carry out professional activities and reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses in their work. They have gained a professional identity, have developed action orientations and can present, justify and defend these.

Assessing knowledge and skills acquired during studies and translating them into professional action (theory-practice transfer), acquiring own professional experience in the given field of work, testing forms of action in social work, legal and Business Studies framework conditions of the practice position, processes of social work practice, development of field and specialist knowledge. Documentation of practical activities, organizational cultures, institutional analyses, work processes, methods and procedures of the practice site, reflection and supervision.

Seminar
Practical work, theoretical inputs, collegial counseling, practical scenarios and simulations, role plays, problem and solution analysis

No prerequisite

Module examination:
Portfolio

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"

Upon successful completion of the module, students will have worked on a typical social work project that does not necessarily focus on poverty/refuge/migration. They are able to draw on knowledge from various disciplines in order to identify and analyze individual and social needs. They are able to apply their knowledge and understanding in order to derive tasks for dealing with a problem.
On the basis of theoretical and practical reflection, they have the ability to identify the processes and methods required for the respective task and to plan and manage them in a goal- and solution-oriented manner. They are able to work individually and in team constellations.

The project phase takes place either as part of teaching research projects or in guided practical projects for different problems, target groups and/or fields of social work. The module comprises two sub-areas:

Introduction and theory:
Professional knowledge with regard to the individual and social framework conditions and needs relevant to the respective project.

Concepts and methods:
The specific theoretical knowledge required for the project as well as the methodological and practical skills to implement the project and achieve the project objectives.

Seminars, exercises
Lecture, group work, individual work, excursion, practical activities

No prerequisite

Module examination:
Project-related work

The type and scope of the projects to be worked on will be announced by the respective lecturer in the course description.

Dual BA in Social Work with a focus on "Poverty and (refugee) migration"