Social pedagogy in education, further education and training (Master)

Educational services in schools and daycare centers can only be as good as the trained specialist staff. And this is increasingly in demand, especially in the pre-school sector, because the importance of the education sector for social work has increased enormously in recent years. In this context, the Master's degree course "Social Pedagogy in Initial, Further and Continuing Education" at the University of Kassel provides better training for trainers, both in terms of subject theory as well as didactics and professional practice.

Graduates are prepared in terms of content and methodology for the requirements of teaching and lecturing in the vocational school system or in the field of further and continuing education in child and youth welfare. Overall, the degree course is characterized by a close combination of social, childhood and school pedagogical expertise with subject-specific didactic content and practical professional skills.

Even though the Master's degree course in Social Pedagogy in Education, Training and Further Education is not a traditional teacher training course, the degree enables students to apply for a lateral entry traineeship in order to work at state vocational schools. The professionally qualifying degree is associated with a special profile that offers good job market prospects.