Mag. (FH) Susanne Pichler-Baumgartner, MA
Nach ihrem Abschluss des Diplomstudiengangs Soziale Arbeit im Jahr 2007 an der FH Kärnten startete Susanne Baumgartner sofort in ihrem Spezialgebiet…
Innovative thinking, directing new practice
Would you like to deepen your knowledge in the social field and expand your planning and design related action competence? Project development and implementation sounds exciting to you, because you want to give the development of the (regional) social landscape a new direction and actively participate in shaping it?
Then the Master's program in Social Work is the right place for you!
The course trains you to become experts for innovative design perspectives and new concepts within the framework of social services - you will become architects of the social landscape. The Master's program focuses on deepening the specialist knowledge contexts of social work, further developing your professional personality and attitude, developing steering skills and the ability to develop concepts in the social economy, but also the competent management of personnel in social institutions in the context of a management position.
… die Entwicklung und Durchführung eines semesterübergreifenden Projekts in aktiver Teamarbeit nicht nur die intensive theoretische und praktische Auseinandersetzung mit einem bestimmten Thema garantiert, sondern Sie auch befähigt, Projektmanagement von der Antragsstellung bis zur Abwicklung und richtigen Dokumentation samt Evaluation zu betreiben?
... unser Studium modular aufgebaut ist? Chancen und Grenzen psychosozialer Unterstützung werden interdisziplinär beleuchtet, um möglichst ganzheitliche Veränderungsperspektiven entwickeln zu können.
… wir Vielfalt leben? Unsere Studierenden erreichen uns mit verschiedensten Ausbildungs- und Berufsprofilen und unterschiedlichen Schwerpunkten, die wir als Basis des wertschätzenden Austausches und der gemeinsamen Weiterentwicklung begreifen. Am Ende des Studiums verfügen Sie über allgemein anerkanntes Wissen, das Ihnen neue Chancen am Arbeitsmarkt eröffnet.
... the development and implementation of a project across semesters in active teamwork not only guarantees the intensive theoretical and practical examination of a specific topic, but also enables you to manage the project from the application to the execution and correct documentation including evaluation?
... our study program is modularly structured? Opportunities and limits of psychosocial support are examined in an interdisciplinary way in order to develop change perspectives that are as holistic as possible.
... we live diversity? Our students come to us with a wide variety of educational and professional profiles and different focuses, which we see as the basis for an appreciative exchange and joint development. At the end of your studies, you will have generally accepted knowledge that will open up new opportunities on the job market.
Studierende haben die Option, durch das Doppel-Diplom-Programm in Kooperation mit der finnischen Hochschule Jyväskylä (JAMK) gleich zwei Abschlüsse zu erlangen – für die Bereiche Gesundheitsmanagement sowie Soziale Arbeit.
Students have the option of obtaining two degrees at the same time through the double-degree program in cooperation with the Finnish Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) - in the fields of health management and social work.
Double Degree Program
In cooperation with the Finnish University of Applied Sciences Jyväskylä (JAMK), the master's programs "Health Management" and "Social Work: Developing and Shaping" offer an international double degree program (DDP).
The DDP is an initiative of the study programs with the aim of strengthening the European dimension in studies and thus opening up international career opportunities for students. It also enables students to make international contacts and take a broader perspective on the health care system.
The program comprises 30 ECTS. These are integrated into the curricula of the Master's programs and include two international study weeks (Summer School in Jyväskylä and Spring School at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences), a specific offer of online courses, the Master's thesis, and optionally one or two practice weeks.
All segments of the program are held in English.
Upon successful completion of the DDP, students earn the following degrees.
Health Management
- Master of Arts in Business - CUAS
- Master of Health Care - JAMK
Social work: Developing and shaping
- Master of Arts in Social Sciences - CUAS
- Master of Social Services - JAMK
Requirement for participation:
- completed Bachelor's degree
- very good knowledge of English in writing and language
- at least 3 years' professional experience in the health and/or social services sector after completing a bachelor's degree or basic training
Application:
- at the beginning of the 1st semester of the Master's program
- in writing with letter of motivation and CV in English
1st Semester
- Application period: 1st -31st of Oct.
- JAMK Decision + Inscription: End of Nov. – beginning Dec.
2nd Semester
- Online meeting: CUAS, Semester start
- Writing Workshop (SOZ und GM): CUAS, online
- Summer School at JAMK: June, 5 ECTS
3rd Semester
- Exposé final: mid. Nov.
- Professional Ethics: JAMK, 5 ECTS, online
- Learning Across Borders (GM): CUAS, 3 ECTS, online
4th Semester
- Spring School*: at CUAS
- Dissemination and science communication (GM): CUAS, 2 ECTS, online
- Hand in Master thesis: 30th of Jun.
- Examination: Mid Sep. – beginning Oct.
Magdalena Collins, BA MA
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Contact
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Head of degree program
Level of qualification
Master
Master
ECTS credits
120.00
120.00
Tuition fees
€ 363.36 / semester
€ 363.36 / semester
Qualification awarded
- Master of Arts in Social Sciences
Duration of study
4 semester
4 semester
ÖH (Austrian Student Union) fee
€ 24.70 / semester
€ 24.70 / semester
Language of instruction
German
German
FH campus
- Feldkirchen
General Study Information
Curriculum
Profile
Modern society is in a constant state of development and places high demands on the ability to act and the performance of its individuals. It is not always possible to meet these high demands. Social work as an indispensable pillar of the welfare state supports people through planning, counselling, accompanying and caring activities to find a more successful and independent way of life. In the Master's program, the already acquired disciplinary knowledge is deepened and supplemented with practical skills in order to give professionals the necessary competences for this important task - also in higher positions.
The "Carinthian" Master of Social Work combines current discourses of social work with action-oriented approaches, thus bringing theory, research and practice closer together. Four elective modules allow students to set individual priorities. In "Empirical Research" techniques of qualitative and quantitative social research are taught, while the critical further development of the state-of-the-art in daily work with addressees, for example through retrospective-reflexive case work in the "Case Workshop", is dealt with under the elective topic "Innovative Methods".
In the second module complex, students choose between the specializations "Social State" and "Leadership and Management". The in-depth examination of innovative theoretical models of social work, the significance of human rights, but also social planning and social management and the subject area of organisation and law enables graduates to develop and design a promising landscape of social services, to manage social institutions and to lead teams. A project lasting several semesters with high practical relevance forms the core of the course.
Double Diploma Program
Students also have the option of obtaining two degrees at the same time through the double-degree program in cooperation with the Finnish University of Applied Sciences Jyväskylä (JAMK) - in the fields of health management and social work.
The Master's program "Social Work: Developing and Shaping" combines theory-based expertise with an action-oriented approach. In addition to sociological and socio-economic knowledge, the focus is on organisational and legal knowledge, extended planning and design competence, but also the development of communication strategies and professional public relations, moderation and successful networking.
- Active participation in research projects and versatile project work.
- Implementation of a specially designed and theoretically sound practical project with subsequent presentation in the course of a public event.
- Double Diploma Program (DDP).
- Individual consolidation and focus in the four semesters through optional modules.
Students of the Master's program in Social Work: Developing and Shaping are expected to
- want to expand their conceptual and steering skills
- understand the challenges of professional social work and social welfare
- enjoy developing and designing new arrangements in a social context
The graduates of the Master's program Social Work: Developing and Shaping are able to
- to consult and negotiate with all agencies of social life (e.g. with communities, offices, organisations, groups etc.)
- Master the principles of fundraising
- to develop creative, visionary ideas on the basis of their social science education and the special knowledge they have acquired
- to create concepts with resource use of other areas (cultural, sports, etc.)
- Establish all forms and structural principles of the organization
- to establish links with various other areas of society, e.g. the cultural sector
Current courses - Social work - developing and shaping
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainstorming and Project Outline | UE | 2,0 | 4,0 | M3.0607.10.030 |
| Personality Journey | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.010 |
| Social Work and Human Rights | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.080 |
| Theme Journey | VO | 3,0 | 5,0 | M3.0607.10.020 |
| Transformative Science, Citizen Science and Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.070 |
| Scientific Basics for Project Work - Theory of Argumentation and Writing | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.040 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Wahlmodul I - Forschungswerkstatt - Von der Idee zum Forschungsprojekt | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.060 |
| Innovative Case Workshop I | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.050 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| The Socio-Political Principle - History and Currentness of the Welfare State | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.090 |
| Welfare State in Concrete Terms - Social Law | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.100 |
| Organisation, Human Resources and Management in Non-profit Organisations | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.110 |
| Corporate and Employment Law | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.10.120 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Discourses of Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.060 |
| Education and Equality | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.070 |
| Research Journey | UE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.30.010 |
| Master Thesis: Conception | MT | 0,0 | 7,0 | M3.0607.30.400 |
| Project Realisation | UE | 4,0 | 8,0 | M3.0607.30.020 |
| Project Supervision | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.030 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Interpretative Exercises | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.050 |
| Socio-Spatial Oriented Methods and Socio-Spatial Research I | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.040 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Social Movements | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.080 |
| Organisation and Human Resources Development | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.30.090 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity and Human Rights | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.070 |
| Current theory discourses in Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.060 |
| Public Relations Work for Projects and Social Institutions | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.030 |
| Praxisreise | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.010 |
| Project Development | UE | 4,0 | 9,0 | M3.0607.20.020 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Data Collection and Assessment | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.050 |
| Innovative Case Workshop II | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.040 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul II Sozialstaat und Sozialmanagement | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Developing Social Infrastructure - Social Planning and Networking | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.080 |
| Shaping the Welfare State - Socio-Political Representation of Interests | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.090 |
| Wahlmodul II - Leitung und Management in sozialen Einrichtungen: Leitung in sozialen Einrichtungen | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.120 |
| Quality Management for Social Services | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.20.110 |
| Lecture | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Challenges and Social Work | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.050 |
| Masterarbeit | MT | 0,0 | 13,0 | M3.0607.40.400 |
| Master's Colloquium | SE | 2,0 | 2,0 | M3.0607.40.060 |
| Masterprüfung | ME | 0,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.070 |
| Paradigms of Social Work | ILV | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.040 |
| Project Evaluation and Project Presentation | UE | 1,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.010 |
| Compulsory optional subject: Wahlmodul I Methodische Vertiefung | Type | SPPS | ECTS-Credits | Course number |
| Evaluation Workshop | UE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.030 |
| Socio-Spatial Oriented Methods and Socio-Spatial Research II | SE | 2,0 | 3,0 | M3.0607.40.020 |
Job & Career
The graduates of this Master's program are the highly qualified experts needed to meet the new challenges and associated innovative development needs of the professional fields of the social sector.
Exemplary fields of activity are:
- Municipalities / public administrations
- (Further) educational institutions
- social welfare institutions
- healthcare facilities
- Social economy organisations
- Local authorities
- Associations
- Privately organised consulting firms
- Cooperatives
The successful completion of the Master's program subsequently entitles the holder to pursue doctoral studies.
CAREER PROFILES
Melissa Jergatsch
Betreuerin in der sozial- und erlebnispädagogischen Wohngemeinschaft „Spatz’nnest“ der ais-Jugendbetreuung
Daniel Kaaden
Sozialarbeiter, Stadt Klagenfurt // Nebenberuflich Lehrender an der FH Kärnten
Katrin Starc
Leitung der Wohnungslosen- Tagesstätte „Eggerheim“
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Faculty and Staff - Social work - developing and shaping
Head of Degree Program Social Work, Professor of Social Economy & Social Management
FH-Prof.in MMag.a Dr.in
Waltraud Grillitsch
Administration of Studies
Mag.a
Christina Anticevic-Harrant
+43 (0)5 90500-4202
c.anticevic-harrant[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at Hauptplatz 12
9560 Feldkirchen in Kärnten
c.anticevic-harrant[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at Hauptplatz 12
9560 Feldkirchen in Kärnten
Katrin Kofler
Brigitte Pintar, BA M.Ed.
Assistant of Dean
Marina Waltritsch
Staff Services & Support Department
Ingrid Theussl
Hochschullehrer Soziale Arbeit
Peter Polaschek, BA MA
Internationaler Koordinator am STG Soziale Arbeit, Professur für Soziale Arbeit mit dem Schwerpunkt Jugendalter, Lehrgangsleitung "Akademische Jugendsozialarbeit"
FH-Prof. Mag. Dr.
Hubert Höllmüller
Professor
Dr.in
Katrin Feldermann
Professour of Gender/Diversity and Italian
FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in
Ruth Hechtl
Professor for Gerontology
FH-Prof.in Mag.a (FH) Dr.in phil.
Gabriele Hagendorfer-Jauk
+43 (0)5 90500-4218
g.hagendorfer-jauk[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at Hauptplatz 12
9560 Feldkirchen in Kärnten
g.hagendorfer-jauk[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at Hauptplatz 12
9560 Feldkirchen in Kärnten
Professor of Law in Social Work
Mag.
Bernd Suppan
Professor of Social Work
FH-Prof. Mag. (FH) Mag. Dr.
Martin Josef Klemenjak
+43 (0)5 90500-4224
m.klemenjak[at]fh-kaernten[dot]atHomepage Hauptplatz 12
9560 Feldkirchen in Kärnten
m.klemenjak[at]fh-kaernten[dot]atHomepage Hauptplatz 12
9560 Feldkirchen in Kärnten
Professor of Social Work Theory, Concepts and Methods
FH-Prof. Mag. phil. Dr. phil.
Gerald Poscheschnik
Campus & Arrival
Campus Feldkirchen
The young district town of Feldkirchen in Carinthia, gateway to the Carinthian Nockberge mountains and Lake Ossiacher See, lies in the centre of Carinthia, in Austria's southernmost province. In addition to unspoilt nature and friendly people, Feldkirchen with its modern shops, stylish boutiques, cosy restaurants and coffee houses is an ideal location for students. Both the mountains and lakes in the area and the proximity to Slovenia and Italy offer a wide range of sports and leisure activities for young and old. Swimming, surfing, sailing or mountain hiking or skiing, ice skating or snowboarding make Feldkirchen an attractive and popular campus!
Take the car, it's so tempting.
Coming from Klagenfurt: You drive on the bypass of Feldkirchen to the 3rd traffic light (Baumax) and turn left there(Ossiacher See Süduferstraße). Follow the road for approx. 1km and turn left towards the centre, into Ossiacher Straße (before the railway crossing). After approx. 200m you will see a free parking lot on the left side, drive straight on for approx. 200m and you will reach the main square. At the lower end on the left you will find the building of the Fachhochschule. There are a few short parking spaces in front of the building.
Coming from Villach: Turn right at the first traffic light into the Ossiacher See Süduferstraße. Follow the road for about 1km and then turn left towards the centre, into Ossiacher Straße (before the railway overpass). After approx. 200m you will see a free parking lot on the left side. Continue straight ahead for approx. 200m to the main square. At the lower end on the left is the building of the University of Applied Sciences. There are a few short parking spaces in front of the building.
Take bus or train, it is safe and comfortable.
Coming from the station: When you leave the station building, turn left towards the centre. Turn left into Obere Tiebelgasse and then right into Bürgergasse, which will take you to the main square. The building on your left is the Fachhochschule, choose the entrance at the main square. Walking time: approx. 10 min.
Go on foot - discover the city!
Coming from the bus station: Walk along 10. Oktober-Strasse towards the city centre until you reach Schillerplatz. There turn right into Kirchgasse until the street forks. Turn left into Ossiacher Straße, which will lead you to the main square after a few steps. The University of Applied Sciences is located at the lower end of the main square, so go down to the left and you will find yourself right in front of the entrance. Walking time: approx. 5 min.Go on foot - discover the city!
Contact
Campus Feldkirchen
Hauptplatz 12
A-9560 Feldkirchen i. K.
+43 5 90 500 4101
gesundheit-und-soziales[at]fh-kaernten[dot]at
