Child Development, Education, and Health - Dual Study Program (B.A.)
This study program is in cooperation with vocational schools(Berufsfachschulen)
Pädagogik der Kindheit (B.A.) kompakt+ für Menschen mit ausländischen pädagogischen Studienabschlüssen
This degree program is offered in cooperation with vocational schools (Berufsfachschulen). It therefore combines academic study with vocational training leading to the qualification as a state-certified child/youth care worker.
Objectives and career prospects
It qualifies graduates to work in various fields of childhood development, education, and health, for example:
- In kindergartens, day care, and after school care (children 0-12 years)
- As experts advising in development and educational establishments
- Leading child care establishments and overall direction of umbrella organisations for child care establishments
- Childhood counselling
- Implementing profiling for church-based child care establishments and competencies in religious education
- Social work in schools
- Teaching in professional/vocational schools or academies for social education and continuous learning or professional development
Curriculum includes
- Analysis and examination of theories, research, and application in practice
- Analysis and development of education and developmental processes as well as preventive approaches for children aged 0 to 12 years using current scientific knowledge and within social contexts
- Examination of questions related to needs-based planning as well as with institutions, service providers, and organisational structures
- Practical evaluation and development in developmental and educational processes
- Community networking and social orientation
- Development of competencies in counselling, organisation, leadership, and team development
- Evaluation and analysis of central issues in Christian ethics and theology