Social Gerontology Zittau-Görlitz University of Applied Sciences

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer Semester only

Focus

Theoretical Fundamentals of Gerontology, Research Internship, Methods of Empirical Ageing Research, Dying and Bereavement Counselling, Sociology of Ageing and Social Policy, Health, Care and Disability in Old Age, Innovation and Digitalisation in Old Age, Legal Principles of Gerontology, Quality of Life in Old Age: Opportunities and Resources, Interventional Gerontology, Management Activities in Organisations

Target group

Graduates or practitioners with a completed university degree in an adequate degree course

Annotation

Course alongside career in 5 part-time semesters.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

- Completed Bachelor's or Diploma degree with 210 ECTS (with 180 ECTS, an aptitude test must be completed, but this can be forgone with proof of at least two years of professional experience with regard to the elderly) - At least one year of professional experience with regard to the elderly or a related professional field (in exceptional cases, individual solutions are possible) - Professional activity (gainful employment/voluntary work) with regard to the elderly with a weekly working time of 15 to max. 30 hours

Main language

German