Erasmus / Study Abroad Erasmus / Study Abroad

The Department of Social Work is located at our main Berliner Tor Campus in St. Georg, a vivid, multicultural quarter in the heart of the city of Hamburg. With its 1.8 million inhabitants, Hamburg is Germany's second-largest city after Berlin and an international port. Living and studying in Hamburg provides students with a wide range of insights into different cultures and lifestyles as well as into social issues and their solutions in a modern urban community. Its undergraduate programmes prepare students for a diverse range of social occupations and work in childhood education. They reflect the complexity of social work in a modern society.

Each summer semester (April–July) exchange students from our partner universities can gain insight into this expertise by taking the following classes in English:

Social Work / Education and Learning in Childhood – courses in English*

• Critical questions for ageing societies
• Developmental psychology: The waking & making of the self
• Diversity training for education, social work and healthcare
• Global social policy
• Paediatric psychology and family-centred care
• Philosophical storytelling
• Strengths-based interventions with organisations and families
• Teamwork and team building

Faculty exchange classes: (summer semester only)

• Selected business topics: Exploring the Hamburg Metropolitan Region**

NOTES: *Courses can change from one year to the next. ** not for English native speakers

Download the module handbook for further information about the classes.

Exchange students can also take classes in Nursing and Healthcare.

Application deadline:
Summer semester (April–July): 30 October
(open to: guest students from partner universities only; not open to freemovers)