Social Work

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417101

Critical-Reflective Social Work

7.00

ECTS

4.00

SWS

(August Aichhorn lecture) Critical analysis of topics and trends of social work (social work, social management, social education); Critical-reflective theories of social work; Historic-critical analysis of social work; Intercultural communication: self-reflective analysis of encounters with the unfamiliar.

Social Work Research and Master's Thesis | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417403

Research Process, Designs and Methods of Survey and Analysis

4.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Lecture series with experts from organisations like Doctors without Borders (MSF), amnesty international, medico international; significance for social work

Social Work Research and Master's Thesis | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417402

Theory and Empiricism in Social Work Research

4.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Trauma theory, therapy options, psychology of perpetrators Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417104

Action Concepts and Methods (A-A)

10.00

ECTS

4.00

SWS

Case management: introduction to methods of social work; case management; theories-in-use (learning theory, field theory, systemic theory, symbolic interactionism, psychoanalysis), case work, relationship orientation, life world orientation, goal orientation, communication, interviewing, documentation, self-evaluation. Case management, family work, group work, client work and organisation; crisis intervention: definition of ‘crisis’, diagnosis; techniques of crisis intervention; interviews in crisis situations; “Rhetorics in crisis situations”

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417109

General Studies (A-C)

13.00

ECTS

0.00

SWS

Students may also attend lectures, tutorials, congresses, conferences etc (min. 13 ETCS) on other degree programmes of FH JOANNEUM or other universities in Austria and abroad after consultation with the head of degree programme. The aim is to obtain an overview of current concepts and theories about knowledge, attitudinal, action and/or reflective competence.

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417110

General Studies Tutorial (A-C)

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Reflection and exchange of personal learning experiences; assessing the achievement of objectives and credits for external courses.

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Practical (PR) | Coursecode: 140417107

Internship (A-B)

13.00

ECTS

0.00

SWS

Ten-week placement (325 hours) at a public or private social work provider in Austria or abroad or credits for professional work in the career entry phase. Students familiarise themselves with their future professional role under continuous supervision or relevant professional practice in the career entry phase.

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417108

Internship Tutorial (A-B)

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Supervision and practical instruction during the internship or career entry phase; understanding one’s future professional role, finding personal learning objectives and reflection of personal learning experiences; insights into the framework of social work, legislation, organisation, clients and work methods; reflection of one’s own and others’ actions, scientific basis of practical processes; training of action competence; exchange and experience and in-depth information about placement positions and relevant resources, opportunities, offers and services for the target groups of social work.

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417106

Professional Ethics (A-A)

2.00

ECTS

1.00

SWS

Ethical awareness as a defining element of professional social work. Ability to act ethically as a key quality aspect of the service provided to the client. Job profile, human rights, respect for the equality and dignity of all people, “Codes of Ethics” according to IFSW, etc., focusing on different fields of action.

Introductory Phase – Professional Competence | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417105

Self-Reflective Social Work: Supervision and Self-Evaluation (A-A)

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Supervision concepts, supervision process, case management, reflection techniques, supervision settings, supervision and organisational development, recognising implicit and explicit values and norms in one’s own and others’ patterns of action and interpretation; expanding the professional scope of action by eliminating personal borders

Social Work Research and Master's Thesis | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417201

Research Workshop

8.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Organisation of a research day with the aim to discuss different research approaches and provide an overview of the research portfolio of the degree programme. Exemplary research process; practical application and reflection of social work research in small groups; exploration of a research topic of the degree programme; consistent application of survey and analysis methods; analysis in the context of scientific criticism; working with secondary and infrastructure data; working in research teams; data interpretation and presentation; writing reviews; preparing a workshop report; presenting research results

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417203

Case Studies and (Auto-)biographical Insights

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Conducting (biographical) interviews; reading seminar and methodology; also serves as preparation for the master’s thesis or as support of study/field trips Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417204

International Social Work in Literature and Film

4.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Reading, cinema and discussion seminar. Literary and cinematographic problem representation and presentation of international social work in literature and film. Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

International and Intercultural Social Work | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417207

Introduction to Ethno-Psychoanalytical Social Work (Excursion 1)

5.00

ECTS

4.00

SWS

1-week study trip with subsequent supervision (SE). Preparation and follow-up to study trip

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417205

Poverty, War, Persecution, Migration

4.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

International poverty research, war and peace research, migration research, perpetrator research, victimology; social work with war victims, torture victims Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417202

Social Work in Foreign Cultures

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

International projects and field reports; discourse on the relationships between globality, globalisation and social work; methods from around the world. Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

International and Intercultural Social Work | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417206

Technical English – Part 1

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Training and consolidation of language skills. Topics relevant to social work are discussed using text, film, radio as well as new media.

Social Policy, Social Economics and Social Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417210

Human Resource Management and Relevant Legislation

10.00

ECTS

6.00

SWS

Labour & social law; human resource management & development; Case study/practice reflection: human resources in (own) management behaviour Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Social Policy, Social Economics and Social Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417209

Organisational Theories and Management Concepts in Practice

6.00

ECTS

4.00

SWS

Organisation and structure of social work organisations Change management: organisational development and transformation management Social planning and social space management: public administration and new public management Strategic management with a focus on gender and diversity Case study/practice reflection: organisation analysis Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Social Policy, Social Economics and Social Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417208

Social Economics, Social Policy and Social Philosophy

6.00

ECTS

4.00

SWS

Social economics: social work organisations between state, market and civil society social work, social policy & social economics: trends and analyses; globalisation and transformation processes of the welfare state social philosophy and ethics Case study/practice reflection: ethics and corporate responsibility Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Social Work with People in Precarious Circumstances | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417211

International Discourse on Precarity, Exclusion and Imbalance

7.00

ECTS

5.00

SWS

Introduction, fundamentals and representations; preventive measures: sustainability, resource efficiency; capabilities and social justice Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Social Work with People in Precarious Circumstances | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417213

Social Work with Mentally Ill People in Precarious Circumstances

7.00

ECTS

5.00

SWS

Psychopathology and social psychiatry of aging; empowerment, total institutions, neglect – hospitalisation; problem and resource oriented diagnosis; gender, intersectionality; specific methods of social work with mentally ill people; Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Social Work with People in Precarious Circumstances | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417212

Social Work with Older People in Precarious Circumstances

8.00

ECTS

5.00

SWS

Biographical and sociological reflection of aging; empowerment, total institutions, neglect – hospitalisation; gender, intersectionality; specific methods of social work with older people. Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Social Work Research and Master's Thesis | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417301

Preparation of a Research Project (Synopsis for Master’s Thesis)

12.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Development of a detailed synopsis for the master thesis (approx. 20 pages); guidelines for master’s theses; process and requirements for master’s theses; selection of research topic and defining a research question; literature and data research; planning the research process; drawing up a bibliography; developing a theoretical position on the master’s thesis topic; developing a concept for the study design and the survey and analysis methods; carrying out exemplary surveys, data analysis and reflection; work schedule for the master’s thesis; discussion of synopsis with thesis supervisor and presentation.

International and Intercultural Social Work | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417304

Introduction to Ethno-Psychoanalytical Social Work (Excursion 2)

5.00

ECTS

4.00

SWS

1-week study trip with subsequent supervision (SE). Preparation and follow-up to study trip

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417303

Refugees and Asylum

5.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Fundamentals of asylum systems and coordination; (unaccompanied) minors and youths; institutions such as Integrationshaus, ZEBRA etc. (excursions)

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417302

Social and Cultural Practice

5.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Foreign cultures (e.g. Islam, Sinti, Chechnya) and meetings with relevant experts and institutions (e.g. Hemayat, ZEBRA, Aspis). International cooking course with and for migrants; the foreign in the arts; music, performing arts, poetry; psychological context of headscarves; customs, habits and traditions

International and Intercultural Social Work | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 140417305

Technical English – Part 2

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Problem-based learning is used to explore contents relevant to the field of social work. Students acquire terminology and explore international social work through webquests and critical use of the Internet as a source of information.

Social Policy, Social Economics and Social Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417306

Financial Management and Business Management

9.00

ECTS

6.00

SWS

Finance and business management fundamentals balance sheet, cost accounting, annual accounts, controlling revenue law and financing models in the social sector and social work; corporate law Case study/practice reflection: financing / controlling

Social Policy, Social Economics and Social Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417307

Organisational Management

9.00

ECTS

6.00

SWS

Project and risk management strategic marketing, social marketing, PR organisation of social services, quality development and quality management Case study/practice reflection: innovative organisation of social services

Social Work with People in Precarious Circumstances | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417308

Social Work with Adolescents in Precarious Circumstances

9.00

ECTS

6.00

SWS

Biographical and sociological reflection of one’s own youth and adolescence; youth culture, new media; gender, intersectionality; specific methods of social work with adolescents.

Social Work with People in Precarious Circumstances | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417309

Social Work with Adults in Precarious Circumstances

9.00

ECTS

6.00

SWS

 Biographical and sociological reflection of adulthood; transgenerative analysis; families – community society; subculture, milieus, single parents, unemployed, homeless; gender, intersectionality; specific methods of social work with adults.

Social Work Research and Master's Thesis | Master's Thesis (MA) | Coursecode: 140417401

Master’s Thesis

20.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Students carry out a research project Thesis seminar; reflection and discussion of development steps and intermediate results; presentations.

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417402

Psychosocial Aspects of Torture and War

3.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Trauma theory, therapy options, psychology of perpetrators Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417403

Social Work by International Organisations

2.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Lecture series with experts from organisations like Doctors without Borders (MSF), amnesty international, medico international; significance for social work

International and Intercultural Social Work | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417404

Technical Literature on Intercultural and International Topics

5.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Reading and discussion forums on topics related to the master’s thesis.

Social Policy, Social Economics and Social Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417405

Leadership and Selected Social Management Legislation

10.00

ECTS

6.00

SWS

Personnel management, team development, conflict management and promoting potentials Leadership theories and organisational ethics; legal aspects of new media, data protection, liability Case study/practice reflection: selected social management legislation Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.

Social Work with People in Precarious Circumstances | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 140417406

Social Work with Children in Precarious Circumstances

10.00

ECTS

5.00

SWS

Reflecting one’s own childhood from a biographical and sociological perspective; history and sociology of childhood and family; development psychology; socialisation theories; talking with children; play therapy, gender, intersectionality; specific methods of social work with children. Please note: this course can be taken in the 2nd or 4th semester.