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European Master in Social Work
The European Master in Social Work is a 2 years study programme in 6 countries in Europe to graduate you as a Master in Social Work. In this study programme courses are being offered from a European perspective on social inclusion and combating poverty. There are modules offered on various welfare systems and different approaches of Social Work in different parts of Europe.
After the meeting week you will study during three months on line to complete the first part of the core semester.
Is the European Master in Social Work interesting for you?
It is specially designed for those who want to improve skills in various fields, such as:
- Intercultural Competence
- Community Development
- Ageing in Europe
- Labour and Social Inclusion
- Social Rehabilitation
- Social Policy in Europe
In our curriculum you can find a lot of interesting modules that combine studying, social work practice and intercultural experience in different countries.
A unique joint programme
The consortium exist of six partners: three academic universities and three universities of applied sciences. This mixture of universities will guarantee as well scientific experiences as professional experiences in the domain of social work. This consortium consists of:
- The Netherlands: Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen
- Lithuania: Vilniaus Universitetas
- Germany: Katholische Hochschule Freiburg
- Denmark: Professionshøjskolen Lillebaelt, Odense
- Denmark: Syddansk Universitet, Odense
- Spain: Universidad de Málaga
Elective programme
If you are not interested in the whole master course, but only in one elective you can apply for that. You will receive a certificate from the organizing University. The costs of participating in one single elective is 1000,-.
Programme structure
In terms of content, the EMSW study programme has three main components:
The EMSW curriculum consists of four semesters: the core semester, two semesters of electives and the thesis semester. Students have to follow the core semester, four electives within the two semesters, write a thesis, and have to study at at least two partner universities. The study load is 90 ECTS in total; one ECTS representing 28 hours of study load for the student.
The semesters are divided in two parts (blocks). Each block starts with an intensive week of study at the partner university offering the core or elective programme. This also offers students the opportunity to extensively discuss and share their (working) experiences and approaches, which they continue 'at home' via the blended learning environment. After that week, students work on their assignments in the context of their own work environment, tutored by the teaching staff by distance learning techniques (blended learning).
The programme of the European Master in Social Work
First semester
The core semester is divided in 2 blocks.
Block 1: 8 - 12 September 2014 in Groningen (the Netherlands)
Block 1
- Introduction
- English Communication: writing skills for social work
- Scientific competences
- C2A: Scientific Competences - Therories of Social Work
- C2B: Scientific Competences - Research Methods
- Distance learning
- Project management
Block 2: November 2014 in Odense (Denmark)
Block 2
- Comparative social policy
Second and third semester
During the second and third semester, students can choose 4 of the electives from the table below. During each block, you have a choice out of three or four electives.
Elective Programme
Block 3: February 2015
Intercultural social work
- E2A: Impact of Migration on Social work
- E2B: Cross Culture
- E2C: Applied Ethics
Community intervention in social work
- E9A: Social Policy and Social Welfare Organization in Spain
- E9B: Psycho-Educational Intervention for Improvement School Life
- E9C: Techno-Social Innovation for Health and Social Intervention
Block 4: April 2015
- Gerontology
Social law and social protection in Europe
- E10A: Social Law and Protection
- E10B: A Social Rights Approach from a European Administrative Law Basis
- E10C: Applied Ethics
Block 5: September 2015
- Social work and human rights
- Psychosocial Rehabilitation
- Children and Youth at Risk
- EU and social policy reform
Block 6: November 2015
- Knowledge development in social work
- Globalization, Europeanization and social policy
- Labour participation and social inclusion
Students will compare their experiences with experiences of their peer students abroad.
Fourth semester
The research-based thesis work concluding the programme is tutored and assessed by teaching staff of two partner universities. Again: the research will be related to the personal work environment of the students.
Block 7 + 8: January 2016
- Final master thesis
Want to improve your English level for admission?
Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.
- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
Scholarships
Students who apply for admission to the Master course can also apply for a scholarship. They can do so if their financial positions do not allow them to pay the whole fee by themselves, from their own resources and no other funding can be found. The employer is required to submit a statement indicating what the organisation will contribute to the study costs of the employee-student.
Only students from countries of the consortium partners (Bulgaria, Lithuania, Spain, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands) can apply for a scholarship. The maximum number is 3 from each country. Each year 50,000 will be reserved for scholarships.
Students who apply for a scholarship will be asked to present an official document, such as a recent pay slip stamped by the employer. This document is part of the application for admission.
The admission board shall establish a ranking of students who are more or less able to pay the tuition fee. The highest priority will be given to students with the weakest income position.
The first three students on this list will receive a reduction of 75% of the tuition fee.
Students in the 4, 5, and 6th places of the list will receive a reduction of 50% of the tuition fee.
Students in the 7th to 11th places will receive a reduction of 25% of the tuition fee.
When any of the chosen scholarship students do actually nor participate in the Master programme, the next student on the list will take that place.
Accreditation
The European Master in Social Work has been officially accredited by the Dutch and Flemish Accrediation Organisation (NVAO).
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