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Social Pedagogy & Management

Bachelor of Arts 24 Months (3 Semesters) German Work-Integrated

About the Program

A specialised Aufbaustudium for educators and special-needs care workers! At FHM you can study Social Pedagogy & Management alongside your job, at the campus closest to you. In just 24 months you earn your bachelor's degree, including the state-recognised qualification as a social pedagogue (Sozialpädagog*in).

With this unique Aufbaustudium, all doors in the field of pedagogy and social work open up for you. Armed with comprehensive professional and personal competencies, you can take on a wide range of specialist and leadership roles. Thanks to the recognition of your prior training (e.g. vocational education), you benefit from a shortened study period and reduced fees.

The programme is specially organised for full-time working professionals and provides the perfect balance between work, family and study. Looking for location-independent, flexible learning? We also offer this programme with a distance-learning option alongside your job.

Did you know? Combining the Bachelor of Social Pedagogy & Management with a Master's in Vocational Pedagogy (distance learning) even makes a career change into teaching (Quereinstieg ins Lehramt) possible — while keeping your side job!

What You Will Learn

  • Only 24 months — accelerated Aufbaustudium programme
  • State recognition included — social pedagogue qualification
  • Prior training recognised — save time and money
  • Work-integrated — study while working full-time
  • Possible without Abitur — with 3 years of professional experience
  • Pathway into teaching — via a Master's degree

As an educator or special-needs care worker, climb the career ladder quickly. Equipped with management skills, reach leadership positions in the field of pedagogy.

Program Curriculum

Core Modules (1st Semester)4 Modules • 30 ECTS+
LectureFoundations of Social Pedagogy8 ECTS
LectureFoundations of Management7 ECTS
ProjectPedagogical Concepts8 ECTS
ReadingSocial Law7 ECTS
Advanced Studies (2nd Semester)5 Modules • 30 ECTS+
LectureProject Management6 ECTS
LectureIntercultural Competence6 ECTS
ProjectInclusion and Heterogeneity6 ECTS
ReadingQuality Management6 ECTS
ProjectLeadership Skills6 ECTS
Specialisation (3rd Semester)4 Modules • 30 ECTS+
LectureSocial Management8 ECTS
ProjectConsulting Methods7 ECTS
ProjectAdvanced Pedagogical Concepts8 ECTS
ThesisBachelor's Thesis7 ECTS
Recognised Prior Training120 ECTS+
RecognitionEducator Vocational Training60 ECTS
RecognitionSpecial-Needs Care Worker Training60 ECTS

Career Perspectives

Career in Social Pedagogy
Fast track to leadership positions
Pedagogy Management Bachelor