A degree in Social Work at MCI | The Entrepreneurial School® combines academic foundations with hands-on experience, current sociopolitical issues, and a variety of field trips: aspiring social workers not only learn in the classroom how social structures function, but also engage directly on-site with the institutions, processes, and challenges that will shape their future professional lives.
As the new academic year begins, we look back on a special field trip organized as part of the elective course “European Democracy Education.” Last semester, for example, students in the bachelor’s program in Social Work had the opportunity to experience democratic decision-making processes at the national and European levels firsthand and to actively try them out for themselves.
The students were able to visit not only the heart of Austrian democracy - the Austrian Parliament - but also the European Parliament’s interactive exhibition in Vienna, “Experience Europe.”
In addition to an introduction to the national and European legislative processes, they were able to actively step into the role of members of parliament and thus experience firsthand how democratic processes work and how political decision-making can be shaped at all levels. This is an important learning experience for aspiring social workers, as they are confronted with social transformation on a daily basis and feel the effects of democratic challenges firsthand.
Insights like these demonstrate just how diverse and practice-oriented the Social Work study program is: field trips, interactive learning formats, and engagement with social institutions create opportunities to connect theoretical knowledge with real-world experiences. For students just starting their studies, it becomes clear that Social Work means understanding social developments, reflecting on them critically, and actively helping to shape change.
Impressions from the field trip to the Austrian Parliament by students in the bachelor’s program in Social Work © Victoria Pirker
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