Obtain two Master's degrees with the double degree programme Ageing Sciences / Gerontology & Management of Social Services at the University of Vechta (Germany)!
Deepen your knowledge and skills in gerontology and management and gain new career opportunities with two Master's degrees. Our research- and practice-orientated teaching will optimally prepare you for the challenges of the future.
Complementary competences: By combining the Master's degree programmes in Ageing Sciences / Gerontology and Management of Social Services, you will acquire extensive specialist knowledge in both the scientific understanding of ageing and the strategic management and organisation of social services. This dual expertise will make you a sought-after specialist in an increasingly ageing society.
Efficient study: The two degree programmes are designed in such a way that they complement each other in terms of content and are optimally interlinked. The additional workload is manageable, while you have the opportunity to obtain two fully-fledged Master's degrees within two years of studying.
Broader career prospects: The double degree opens up a wide range of career paths - from management positions in care facilities and advisory roles in senior citizens' policy to management and leadership positions in social organisations. Two Master's degrees provide an ideal foundation for a career in science, too.
Networking opportunities: Benefit from our networks in both disciplines. Meet experts from science and practice and build up valuable contacts for your professional future.
Innovative teaching: Our lecturers from both departments offer you an innovative, research-based and at the same time practice-orientated education that gives you the tools to competently master complex challenges in dealing with demographic change and the provision of social services.
Step by step to a double degree programme:
You can also start the double degree programme later, even if you have already started or completed one of the two Master's programmes.
Your first degree programme forms the basis of the double degree course and can be completed within the standard period of study (4 semesters). The second degree programme builds on this and can also be completed in the standard period of study if it runs efficiently. You decide which first and second degree programme you want to do. The Master's degree programmes are optimally coordinated. The double degree programme consists of the following components:
For mutual recognition of the empirical research methods, the Master's thesis module and, where possible, the field research projects, please use the application for recognition (in German). The application is possible as soon as a successfully completed partner module is registered in your student account (transcript of records).
In order to optimise the double degree programme, we provide you with recommended courses of study with procedural information. Depending on which is your first degree programme and therefore the basis of the double degree programme, please use the corresponding variant as a guide:
In principle, no fees are charged for studying at the University of Vechta (tuition fees). Only the semester fee is payable. This covers certain administrative costs and allows you to take advantage of benefits such as discounts in the refectory or free use of buses and trains in Lower Saxony.
There are no additional fees, e.g. special fees for a parallel degree programme or a double degree.
The team of the International Office is happy to answer your questions!
For more specific (subject-related) questions, please do not hesitate to contact the following persons:
Clarification of admission requirements, recognition of modules, questions about the structure:
Central study programme coordination
Wolfram Seppel
Email: studiengangskoordination.mamsd@uni-vechta.de
Room: R 040
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 661
Content-related questions, career prospects:
Study counsellor: Gerontology
Katja Rackow
Email: katja.rackow@uni-vechta.de
Room: R 201
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 736
Student counsellor: Management of Social Services
Dr Bernd Josef Leisen
Email: bernd.josef.leisen@uni-vechta.de
Room: T 321
Phone: +49. (0) 4441.15 186
If you have any questions about studying at the University of Vechta, please feel free to contact the team of the International Office!
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