Social Services Management, B.A.
It was always clear to you: you will later work with and for people. With a degree in Social Economics, you can make this dream come true! As a social economist, you will acquire comprehensive leadership skills that are more in demand than ever in social work.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time, Dual Study |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 31.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €82 per semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
You have always known for sure that you want to work with and for people later in life. If that’s the case, then our degree programme in Social Services Management will enable you to fulfil your dream! Training as a social services manager will equip you with wide-ranging skills that are in greater demand than ever in the social sector. You will design concepts and plan social-sector measures and projects – and take the initial idea through to funding, implementation and evaluation. This might involve you in coordinating organisations, networking people, providing advice and scheduling activities, or working in regional projects or international organisations.
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Our society needs the social sector industry! Children, adolescents, senior citizens, people with a migration background, refugees, people with disabilities or who are socially disadvantaged – in fact, all of us – benefit from the services provided by the social sector.
What you study
The foundation course (semesters 1 to 3) teaches the fundamental principles of business administration, law and social work, addressing the interfaces where human beings meet science.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The high demand for social services, the need for concepts in the social sector and the search for innovative and networked working methods in public administration and the social sector all call for multiple skills, which you will be taught on this degree programme in Social Services Management – so you can expect a wide range of diverse job opportunities after graduating. Coupled with relevant experience, this bachelor’s degree in Social Services Management also places you in good stead to assume extensive organisational responsibility.
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As a social services manager, you might work, for example, for welfare associations, public employers, social insurance funds, employment agencies, foundations, start-ups, or in private-sector social enterprises.
You are likely to handle a wide range of tasks – anything from project management to human resources, controlling, marketing, leadership, quality management, networking, coordination, project development or dispensing advice.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €82 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Are you interested in legal, social and economic topics? |
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| Language | German B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 31.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to B2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application uni-assist (VPD) + the university until 31.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.07.2027 (290 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.