Fakultät Wirtschaft und Soziales at the HAW Hamburg

Department Soziale Arbeit

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Basic information

Total number of students	1,920 *
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	18.4 % *

Students in cooperative education	0
Extent of interlinking

Total score for support in the study entry phase

10/14 points

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	73.2 % *
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	26.7 % *

Outgoing students

< 1 %

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	9/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's	2/12 points
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	7.6 %
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	5.9 %
Share of professors with work experience	93.5 %

Third party funds per professor

4.7

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exams
Job market preparation
Support during practical semester
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation

Further degree courses of the department

Exchange universities for stay abroads
California State University Long Beach, USA; Leeds Trinity University, England; ITESM, Mexiko; HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Niederlande; Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finnland; Universitat de Valencia, Spanien; VIA University College, Dänemark; Kangmann University, Südkorea.
Special features regarding the equipment
With the help of the consultation laboratory, the students are given the opportunity to train video sequences and consultation situations with video support. In addition, the university's classrooms have extensive multimedia equipment. This offer is supplemented by the online learning platform EMIL and the PC pool for students.
Special features regarding research and development
The Department of Social Work has a strong research focus and currently counts eleven research projects. In particular, research in close cooperation with practice characterises the research landscape. High-performance third-party funded projects such as the European research project Com.In or SAIN should also be highlighted.
Further information on research activities
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/ws-soa/forschung.html
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/startseite.html