Leadership in Social Work

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 1 of 24.02.2026.

Module identifier

22M1203

Module level

Master

Language of instruction

German

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summer term

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
25SeminarPresence-
14Learning in groups / Coaching of groupsPresence-
6PracticePresence-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
35Study of literature-
26Work in small groups-
16Preparation/follow-up for course work-
28Presentation preparation-
Ungraded exam
  • oral exam and Regular participation or
  • Oral presentation, with written elaboration and Regular participation
Literature

Basisliteratur:

Merchel, Joachum (2010): Leiten in sozialen Einrichtungen. Ernst Reinhard Verlag München Basel.

Gerd Gehrmann und Klaus D. Müller (2013): Management in sozialen Organisationen: Handbuch für die Praxis Sozialer Arbeit, 5. Aufl., Walhalla Verlag

Weingärtner, E. (2014): Coaching in der Sozialarbeit. Führungskräfteentwicklung im Bereich sozialer Dienstleistungen. Kap. 2: Führung in der sozialen Arbeit.

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Applicability in study programs

  • Social Work: Shaping Participation for the Future
    • Social Work: Shaping Participation for the Future M.A. (01.09.2026)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Schinnenburg, Heike
    Teachers
    • Schinnenburg, Heike
    • Reuter, Katja