Our approach in the master's programme in Social Work and Pedagogy with a Focus on Psychosocial Counselling at HSD is to combine counselling practice with counselling research.
Psychosocial counselling is essential task and key competence in many professional fields of social work and early childhood education. The study programme teaches you competences for various areas: counselling for clients of any age as well as their relatives or even work in counselling research.
Please note: The language of instruction is mainly German.
| Language of instruction | Mainly German
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Degree
| Master of Arts (MA)
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Postgraduate study programmes at HSD
| E. g. doctoral studies
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Normal programme length | Three semesters (full-time)
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Study programme begins | Winter semester
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Application
| Find out how and when to apply:
Degree seeking students
Exchange students
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| Allocation of places | Restricted admission**
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General admission requirements
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Special admission requirements
| 1. Bachelor’s degree or a comparable degree from a higher education institution in social work or early childhood education (or a comparable study programme) with an overall grade of 2.5 (‘good’ according to the German grading system) or better.
2. Proof of relevant practical experience and academic achievements.
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Application with a provisional grade*
| Possible
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Period abroad | Possible
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Summary of key information
|  Flyer
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* A provisional grade is the average grade of all your examination results available at the time of application. This is a temporary solution in case you do not have a final grade yet.
** The restricted admission is subject to approval by the Ministry for culture and academic affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW).
