SAFD Master's Degree in Social Work, Research and Digitalisation (Information and downloads for students)
Structure of the degree programme
The course is largely delivered online. The on-campus sessions last two weeks per semester. All online sessions usually take place as synchronous online teaching on Mondays and Tuesdays.
In the 2023/2024 winter semester, we will be introducing new study and examination regulations (SPO). Under these regulations, the modules ‘Game Studies’, ‘Online Counselling’ and ‘Media Education’ have been newly incorporated into the module plan, whilst the research modules have been adjusted and shortened accordingly.
1st semester
- Subject-related aspects of mediatisation/digitalisation
- Social Informatics
- Theories of Social Work in the Context of Mediatisation
- Methods of Action in the Context of Mediatisation I
- Research Strategies – Fundamentals
- Digital research methods
2nd semester
- Research – Advanced Course I
- Social aspects of digitalisation/mediatisation
- Media Ethics/Media Law
- Current challenges in social work and the world of work
- Methods of Action in the Context of Mediatisation II
3rd semester
- Diversity and Intersectionality
- Research – Advanced Level II
- Master’s thesis
Scheduled in-person and online sessions for the 1st semester of the winter semester 26/27
Scheduled in-person and online sessions for the 3rd semester, winter semester 26/27
The contact weeks in the winter semester are expected to take place from
It took place from 5 October 2026 to 9 October 2026 and from 25 January 2027 to 30 January 2027.
Scheduled times for the 2026 summer semester:
Scheduled in-person and online sessions for the 2nd semester of the 2026 summer semester
1st week of contact teaching: 16–20 March 2026
Online course: 23 March – 10 July 2026
Week 2: 13–17 July 2026
On-campus weeks, winter semester 2026/27
On-campus weeks, winter semester 2026/27
1. On-campus week: 5 October 2026 – 9 October 2026
2. On-campus week: 25 January 2027 – 30 January 2027
The degree programme is accredited until 30 September 2029.
... for the summer semester of 2026
Oral examinations:
6–10 July 2026
Written examinations:
13–19 July 2026
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