English taught courses
The Faculty of Applied Social Sciences currently offers the following courses in English.
If you have any questions about the courses listed below, please contact Christoph Bördlein.
Course offer summer term
| Module number | Module title | Description | Bachelor/Master, semester (usually recommended) | Semester working-hours, Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | Basic Strategies of Behavior Modification I: Behavior assessment | Introduction to behavior analysis: - Defining behavior - Observing and recording behavior - graphing behavior and measuring change | BSA 2nd semester | 3 semester working- hours 5 CP |
| 3.3 | Basic Strategies of Behavior Modification II: Interventions | Introduction to Behavior Modification: stimulus control techniques, reinforcer assessment, shaping, chaining, token economies, behavioral contracts, behavioral relaxation, etc. | BSA 3rd semester | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 3.4 | Self-modification, complementary forms of action | The students perform a project in self-modification by using their knowledge and skills from the tutorials "Basic Strategies of Behavior Modification" Parts I and II. | BSA 4th semester | 4 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 3.5 | Communication methods | Communication skills: practical exercises on relationship building, asking questions, active listening, giving feedback, nonverbal communication, importance of silence, basics in intercultural communication Methods: theoretical inputs, practical exercises, peer-learning, reflection and role-play | BSA 2nd semester | 3 semester working-hours 5CP |
| 3.8 | Musical-Creative and Movement-Oriented Methods II: Newspaper Theatre | The course integrates tools from Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), with special focus on Newspaper Theatre and combined this SocialPresencing Theatre (SPT) to offer Social Work students a way to conduct awareness-based action research. In the course, students engage in a theatrical reading of global events and practice SPT to investigate lived experience trough mindful awareness. | BSA 4th semester | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 7.1 | AWPF (general compulsory elective) | Elective, voluntary subjects in various areas: link to offered courses. | BSA | 2 semester working-hours 2,5 CP |
| 7.2 | Scientific elective module | Students can scientifically use individual interests and gifts by selecting them from a catalogue of subject areas. Like this, different possibilities of dealing with various social problems, tasks, methods, action concepts and working environment are introduced. The goal is to make the practical relevance visible in small groups. | BSA 6th semester | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 1.2 | Social Work and Migration: Attitudes and Approaches | Looks at social work with emphasis on its historical becoming and socio-cultural milieu. Decolonization of social work as point of departure in global social work endeavors elaborates knowledge, analytical capacity and attitude-based competences in order to deal with diversity and entangled exclusionary processes in a power-sensitive way. | MRM 1st semester (open for undergraduates) | 4 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 5.2 | Social Work with Refugees and Migrants in Areas of Origin, Transit and Destination | Confrontation with (often challenging) situations on site in a selected region of origin, transit or destination to widen students understanding of the different phases (including processes, stakeholders and actors) of (forced) migration, whilst creating critical questions and debate about attitude and ethical standards of social work, as well as perceptions of oneself and of others. | MRM 1st semester (open for undergraduates) | 5 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| no module number | Introduction into the German legal system | This course is designed for international students and provides a comprehensive introduction to the German Legal System and to selected core areas of German Substantial Law (Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law) | Bachelor | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| no module number | German course (and other language courses) | The language department offers German courses for enrolled students in the level A1, A2, B1, B2 (each 6 CPs). A1 & A2 can be chosen as a combination-course, being worthy 12 CPs. Furthermore, students can choose other languages than German and can gain 2,5 CPs for accomplishing the course. | Bachelor | - 2,5 - 12 CP |
| no module number | VHB courses (Virtual unversity in Bavaria) | The VHB (Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern, in eng.: virtual university in Bavaria) offers several online courses for students enrolled in bavarian universities. International students who are enrolled at THWS can use the offer of VHB and the credit points will be recognized. Please find the current offer of VHB on the official Webpage. | Bachelor | various |
Course offer winter term
| Module number | Module title | Description | Bachelor/Master, semester (usually recommended) | Semester working-hours, Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | Basic Strategies of Behavior Modification I: Behavior Assessment | Introduction to behavior analysis: - Defining behavior - Observing and recording behavior - Graphng behavior and measuring change | BSA 2nd semester | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 3.3 | Basic Strategies of Behavioral Modification II: Interventions | Introductions to Behavior Modification: Stimulus control techniques, reinforcer assessment, shaping, chaining, token economies, behavioral contracts, behavioral relaxation, etc. | BSA 3rd semester | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 3.6 | Group Programs: stress-management | Acquiring knowledge on cross-program aspects of the development, implementation and evaluation of group programs. Independent implementation of selected behavior-oriented group programs with experimental evaluation in the area: stress-management. | BSA 3rd semester | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 3.8 | Musical-Creative and Movement-Oriented Methods: Newspaper Theatre | The course integrates tools from Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), with special focus on Newspaper Theatre and combined this Social Presencing Theatre (SPT) to offer social work students a way to conduct awareness-based action research. In the course, students engage in a theatrical reading of global events and practice SPT to investigate lived experience trough mindful awareness. | BSA 4th semester | 3 semester working-hours 5 CP |
| 7.1 | AWPF (general compulsory elective) | Elective, voluntary subjects in various areas: link to offered courses. | BSA | 2 semester working-hours 2,5 CP |
| no module number | German course (and other language courses) | The language department offers German courses for enrolled students in the level A1, A2, B1, B2 (each 6 CPs). A1 & A2 can be chosen as a combination-course, being worthy 12 CPs. Furthermore, students can choose other languages than German and gain 2,5 CPs for accomplishing the course. | Bachelor | - 2,5 - 12 CP |
| no module number | VHB courses (Virtual university in Bavaria) | The VHB (Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern) offers several online courses for students enrolled in bavarian universities. International students who are enrolled at THWS can use the offer of VHB and the credit points will be recognized. Please find the current offer of VHB on the official Webpage. | Bachelor | various |
Additional information:
THWS students (including exchange students) can also attend courses from the Social Work VirCamp program and earn credit points. You can find more information here.
Legend:
BSA = Bachelor's degree program Social Work
MRM = Master's degree program "International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants"