The Bachelor’s programme in Social Work provides students with a strong interdisciplinary foundation, connecting social work with psychology, sociology, philosophy, ethics, law, pedagogy, and related disciplines.
Students gain a thorough understanding of social work theories, methods, and core principles. They develop self-awareness and professional identity, learn how social services operate in practice, and acquire skills in project planning and management within the social sector.
The programme prepares students to work effectively with diverse target groups, including marginalized and culturally diverse communities. Students learn how social policy and social security systems function, how child protection and social guardianship are organised, and how to provide or mediate assistance in cases of material need, unemployment, disability compensation, and social exclusion.
Graduates understand inclusive approaches, empowerment principles, preventive social work, and the functioning of public administration.
The Master’s programme deepens theoretical knowledge and strengthens professional competencies.
Students are trained in supervision, mediation, crisis intervention, group social work, and applied social policy solutions. They gain competencies in community social work, healthcare social work, missionary and charitable activities, and work with vulnerable populations, including seriously ill or convicted individuals.
Graduates develop counselling, leadership, and management skills, learn to manage social work processes and teams, and strengthen their research competencies. They are prepared to analyse and address complex socio-economic problems at various levels.
Graduates may work as social work assistants and frontline professionals in:
Public administration institutions
Social service facilities
Childcare and elderly care institutions
Charitable associations and foundations
They may also contribute to resocialization programmes and work in institutions focused on social planning, service management, employment policy, and labour market development, including within the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family.
Master’s graduates are qualified to work at all levels of social work practice as:
Social workers
Social counsellors
Mediators
Managers in social institutions
They may find employment in:
State and municipal administration
Social service facilities
Migration offices
Child protection institutions
Prisons and correctional centres
Healthcare institutions
NGOs and international organisations (e.g., UNICEF, UNHCR)
Graduates can also work as analysts and researchers contributing to social policy development at local, national, and international levels.
Professional practice is mandatory in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year (usually in the winter semester).
Students complete 75 hours per semester, including consultations and self-study, in institutions such as:
Public administration offices
Social service facilities
Child protection and guardianship institutions
Senior care centres
Charitable and third-sector organisations
Completion requires active participation and submission of a professional practice report.
Professional practice takes place in the first year during both winter and summer semesters.
Students complete 72 hours per semester, focusing on direct client work, including supervised practice in the summer semester.
Placements include labour offices, social service institutions, NGOs, and public administration bodies.
Applicants must have completed secondary education with a school-leaving examination (maturita).
Required documents include:
Completed application form
Certified copy of maturita certificate
School reports and grade transcript
Signed CV
Applicants educated abroad must provide official recognition of educational equivalency.
If the number of applicants exceeds capacity, an entrance test in general social science knowledge may be required.
Admission requires completion of a Bachelor’s degree (Bc.) with a state examination.
Applicants must submit:
Completed application form
Certified copy of diploma
Certified copy of state examination certificate
Transcript of completed courses
Signed CV
Applicants educated abroad must provide official recognition of equivalency.
Upon receiving the admission decision, the applicant gains the right to enrol. This right expires if the applicant declines or fails to respond within the specified deadline.