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Internationally-focused Masters course for prospective leaders in national and international social and non-profit organisations. |
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| Background and professional field
The deep and far-reaching structural change of modern global and functionally differentiated societies leads to an increasing complexity of social problems and to a growing concern for sustainable socio-economic development. There is a growing understanding that many problem areas are structurally determined and therefore must at this level be resolved. The classical client-centred social work strategies and techniques are to be evaluated and supplemented through operational strategies and methods at the regional (meso) and societal (macro) levels. Thus, the areas of controlled social change, the (re)formation of social policy, the descriptive and explanatory research of the emergence and solution of societal problems, deep knowledge and well-founded mastery of the latest intervention strategies in social work, as well as knowledge in the area of management of social organisations, are becoming increasingly necessary and important in social work. There is a growing societal need for deeper social work knowledge and understanding of a balanced configuration of societal co-existence at the micro, meso and macro levels. The purpose of the Social Work, Social Policy and Non-profit Management Masters course is to provide, through regional and international active specialists, a practice-based education in the solution of societal problem areas. Graduates are trained to apply the newest social work methods and techniques appropriately in their particular practice, to use appropriate analytic methods of social problems in the area of social work research, to see their determinants and results through, to initiate social policy judiciously, and to lead social organisations efficiently and effectively. Graduates work above all in the following fields of practice:
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The four-semester full-time Social Work, Social Policy and Non-profit Management course commences in October 2010 with 30 students. The grade awarded is Master of Arts in Social Sciences. The compulsory seminars take place in German and English. Students have the possibility to spend the 2nd. semester abroad, and to acquire the required credit points. |
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Professional and methodical competence
60 points will be assigned each year (in accordance with ECTS), whereby the allotment of ECTS points follows the principle that a full-time programme contains 1500 hours of work per year and 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25 hours of work. For the calculation of ECTS points the following aspects of work are taken into account:
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Entrants to the Masters course in Social Work, Social Policy and Non-profit Management are Bachelor or Diploma graduates in a related subject, or have equally valid further or higher educational qualifications. The following are particularly relevant:
Applications are possible at any time. You should use the standard application form and include all necessary information. The application process takes place approximately in the first months of 2010. A note of interest is recommended. |
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The application process will be applied if there are more than 30 applications received. After considering the applications the following steps in the application process will take place, with the following percentage weightings applied as below:
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Recognition of previous knowledge At the beginning of the relevant semester claims for recognition of studies, academic activities, special knowledge of professional practice and from professional placements should be made in writing. Claims need to be proven and established by relevant evidence. The decision about the recognition of claims determines the admission of the candidate to the course. The decision about recognition is the responsibility of the course leader (after reviewing the validity of the applicant’s knowledge). |
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A fee of currently 363 Euros per semester is levied from all students. In order to prevent situations where students who, having been admitted, do not take up their place or do not commit themselves to the course, a one-off deposit of currently 363 Euros will also be levied, which will be counted as the student fee for the second semester. Forms from the management Center Innsbruck are available for the student accounts. |
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Internationality and semester abroad Internationality s an essential component of the studies and is reflected in the composition of the teaching body, the students, the study programme, and the projects that are worked on. Particular emphasis is placed on the first class command of the English language. The possibility exists for students to undertake a semester at one of MCI’s partner universities (www.mci.edu/international) |
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The teaching body comprises senior lecturers or lecturers at the Management Center Innsbruck, as well as leaders and recognised experts from academia, social organisations, social policy and economics. Thus, it is guaranteed that the most recent knowledge from theory and practice will be integrated into the studies. The highly advanced method of teaching and intensive mentoring ensure a practice-oriented education, and makes it possible to complete the studies within the prescribed time. ‘Academic’ and ‘practice-oriented’ are not antitheses. The combination of both approaches offers the opportunity and challenge of a new kind of teaching and learning. |
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Graduates of the Masters course are, through their profound education, enables to take on a leading role in the following areas (e.g. Personnel, Management, Finance, Research, Advice)
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Research and development and co-operation partners (choice)
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