A mix of the traditional topics in social work and innovative specializations is our trademark. Our students receive practical training through research projects and are taught key theory by our nationally and internationally renowned professors, ensuring that our graduates have excellent job prospects in the social sector and beyond.

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Growing challenges for social work as well as tight public budgets clearly show: Social policy and the social economy must increasingly demonstrate the efficiency and impact of their intervention programs. There will be increasing demand for specialists in this area in the future. The Master’s degree program in Social Work aims to train people to meet this demand. Graduates have excellent career prospects and above-average earning potential.

The program is research-oriented. The focus is on learning, applying, and developing methods for evaluating and measuring the effects of socio-political programs, as well as forms of intervention in social welfare and social work. Students have the opportunity to participate in the faculty’s diverse research projects, allowing them to learn research methods and gain practical research experience.

After successful completion of the study program, our graduates will be able to

• understand current evaluation and impact research
• apply research findings to develop and improve social work programs and methods
• contribute to research in their area of responsibility
• design and carry out research projects independently
• participate in the improvement of evaluation methods
• transfer research findings to socio-political and social work intervention programs
• pursue doctoral studies in social work or education with an empirical focus.

Internationality is of great importance at the Faculty of Social Work. This includes study semesters abroad as well as international internships and, of course, also staff mobility or incoming students from abroad.

The Faculty of Social Work has a good international network with numerous partner universities, organizations and institutions, organizes or supports international conferences and participates in international (research) projects.

Research and development are indispensable for innovations in the practice of social work. The aim is to develop complex solution strategies for relevant target groups on the basis of scientific methodology and current research results. The developed quality criteria for practice are applied to specific fields of practice selected by the students on the basis of best practice research.

Career prospects

Growing challenges for social work, involving keywords such as demography, migration or fragmentation of society as well as tight public budgets, clearly show: Social policy and the social economy must increasingly demonstrate the efficiency and impact of their intervention programs. There will be an increasing demand for specialists in this area in the future – comparable to good controllers in the commercial industry. The Master’s degree program in Eichstätt aims to train people to meet this demand. Graduates have excellent career prospects and above-average earning potential.

In addition, graduates of the Master’s program can choose to pursue doctoral studies.

Graduates of the Master's degree program in Social Work can take on a variety of tasks and functions.

• Staff/leadership function at large institutions or associations
• Strategy departments/Product development providers of social services
• Social administration on a local and state level
• Social science research institutes
• Political consulting
• Universities of applied sciences/universities