The Bachelor degree programme at Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH prepares students for employment in all the professional fields of social work (social work, social pedagogy and sociocultural animation). Students are provided with the skills they need to use the instruments of social work in all fields of action (e.g. social welfare, family and youth welfare, penal system, assisted living, supervision of local and cultural meeting points, immigration). 

 

The degree programme at the University of Applied Sciences is characterised by its practical relevance: skills, abilities and attitudes (competencies) are developed and advanced not only at university but also through work in practice-oriented organisations.

 

At Bern University of Applied Sciences, we focus on the development of personal and social competence, as strong personalities are in demand in social work. 

 

The benefits of taking a degree programme at BFH:

• A diversified study course thanks to the use of differing didactic approaches in the modules
• Supervised internships with a duration of 5 - 6 months in practice-oriented organisations 
• Coaching for the development of personal and social competence
• Foreign-language seminars and international study trips
• Opportunity to gain experience abroad
• Flexible degree programme planning and a high degree of planning reliability for full-time and part-time students

Title / Qualification	Bachelor of Science in Social Work
Program study options	Full or part-time/in conjunction with a job
Language(s) of instruction	German
Campus(es)	Bern
Professional qualification	yes
Course begins	Week 8 and week 35
Deadline for applications	Application deadline for the Bachelor program
Subsequent master program	Master of Science in Social Work
Special features	The offer is certified according to Model F (compatibility of course of study with professional activity and assistance duties) – modellf.ch

Social work deals with social problems such as poverty, violence and immigration. It focuses on people whose quality of life is impaired or at risk. The central task of social work is to enable as many people as possible to engage and share in societal life. Graduates of the Bachelor degree programme are able to work as professionals in various areas of social work:

 

• Social welfare
• Social counselling
• Social work at the workplace
• Social and specialised education supervision in care facilities and workshops
• Youth welfare
• School social work
• Child and adult welfare