International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants

An application-oriented English-taught master's programme focused on social work with refugees and migrants in national, European, and international contexts. It develops intercultural, legal, educational, and psychological competences for solution-oriented practice and policy work.

Minimum GPA

Final grade of 2.5 or better on the German grading scale.

English requirements

English language proficiency at level B2.

German requirements

A2 recommended, must be proven within 12 months after start

Accepted bachelor fields

A bachelor's degree or German Diplom degree with a final grade of 2.5 or better and at least 210 ECTS in a social-work-related degree programme or another German or foreign higher education degree considered equal. Applicants with 180 ECTS can make up the missing 30 ECTS.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

180.00 EUR semester contribution at Wuerzburg campus from summer semester 2026 onward (72.00 EUR student services fee + 108.00 EUR semester ticket).

ECTS credits

90

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 180.00 EUR semester contribution at Wuerzburg campus from summer semester 2026 onward (72.00 EUR student services fee + 108.00 EUR semester ticket).

Graduates are prepared for professional roles in migrants' advice centres, youth welfare, volunteer management, UNHCR refugee camps, EU asylum hotspot centres, and other nationally or internationally operating organisations.

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  BA in Social Work (transnational)

  Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS)

  Würzburg · Bachelor of Arts · German, English

• 2

  MA Social Work as a Human Rights Profession (MA-SWHR)

  Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin

  Berlin · Master of Arts · English

• 3

  Social Work Research

  Leuphana University Lüneburg

  Lüneburg · Master of Science · English