Social Work and Social Economics, MA

Faculty and Location

• Faculty: Health Sciences
• Campus location: Nyíregyháza

Academic Discipline and Qualification

• Academic discipline: Medical and Health Sciences
• Qualification: MA

Starting Date and Language Requirements

• Starting date: September
• Language requirements: English language proficiency (assessed at the compulsory entrance interview)

Academic Requirements

• A relevant BA or BSc degree (in the field of Social Work, Social Policy, Social Pedagogy, Sociology, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Psychology, Applied Economics, Economic and Financial Mathematical Analysis, Legal Sciences, Pedagogy, Teachers' training, Medical and Health Sciences)
• Entrance interview

Duration and ECTS

• Duration: 4 semesters
• ECTS: 120

Tuition Fee and Other Fees

• Tuition fee: 5,500 USD/year
• Other fees: application fee 150 USD, entrance procedure fee 350 USD

Short Description

The goal of the program is to integrate and balance the professional standards of social work with the challenges of the social economy. The purpose of the program is to train professionals who, with the acquired socio-political and managerial skills, are able to manage, operate, and develop institutions and services in the social economy.

Competences

Competences related to social management

• Graduates are able to understand the operation system of business administration and they can adopt and apply them to social enterprises.
• They are able to analyze social services in terms of quality, impact, and efficiency.
• They can plan, organize, and implement specific tasks in social enterprises such as evaluation and personnel management.
• They can apply marketing approach to social enterprises and are familiar with marketing of social services.
• They can collect and link information from different fields quickly and integrate them into the interdisciplinary explanation of connections and structures.

Competences related to international cooperation

• Graduates are able to recognize and analyze changes and their national and international impacts in social economy on the basis of social, political, and economic considerations.
• They are able to develop organizational changes both in national and international relations.
• They are able to recognize and analyze global changes and challenges, with special consideration to institutions working in social sector.
• They are able to develop and organize international strategic cooperations, to implement international projects, and to develop cross-border organizational forms.
• They have high-quality communication skills in at least one foreign language.

Management competences

• Graduates understand management concepts and tasks and based on this knowledge they are able to set up strategies to perform and manage development programs, to develop action plans.
• They can identify, understand, and if necessary manage the necessary organizational changes, they know and apply the peculiarities of learning organizations.
• They can also apply problem-solving methods and procedures at organizational level.
• They are familiar with and apply knowledge and procedures related to personnel management, development, and planning.
• They know and apply the relevant laws and regulations, including the existing directives, laws, and regulations in the European Union.

Organizational competences

• Graduates are able to structure, introduce, evaluate processes.
• They are able to control professional and financial processes in organizations through quality management and controlling.
• They possess sound knowledge of forms, development, and analysis of organizations, and can control change processes in a target-oriented way.
• They are able to optimize work processes in order to enhance efficiency without neglecting social aspects and special characteristics of social economy.

Project-oriented competences

• Graduates are able to set up international networks, to initiate and implement international programs in order to find common solutions in the European area to address specific social problems.
• They are also able to carry out international programs related to organizational development with the internationally known and accepted methods of project management.

Leadership competences

• Graduates are able to understand the strategic and operational elements of the management of institutions and their differences, and they are able to manage and organize related actions, programs, and developments.
• Based on their law and business economics knowledge, they are able to act responsibly and mediate between cash distributors and clients of social work, between employees and the society.
• They have basic knowledge of business law and contractual relationships and are able to apply them in their managerial work.
• They have basic knowledge of cost planning and cost-effective operation in the field of funding and are able to apply them in their managerial work.
• They are able to manage discussions, meetings, debates, brain storming, and similar team planning processes.
• They are able to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of certain programs and improvements and to their evaluation.
• They are able to organize and manage strategic co-operation between different organizations, institutions, and groups based on social planning and controlling.

Researcher competences

• Graduates are able to organize and conduct independent research programs using quantitative and qualitative methods.
• They are able to initiate, manage, and implement international comparative research programs.
• They are able to present lectures, presentations in their own mother tongue and at least one foreign language, to attend lectures at national and international conferences, to prepare publications and studies.

Methodological competences, including communication skills related to the use of foreign languages

• Graduates are able to evaluate and analyze situations, and are able to develop adequate responses and solutions to the situation.
• They are able to perform moderation tasks and apply problem-solving techniques.
• They are able to formulate professional resolutions and problem-solving techniques in written and oral form, to explain them and to present them in a target-oriented way.
• They are able to use professional terminology and situational communication in at least one foreign language.
• They are able to integrate information from different disciplines, to analyze them in an interdisciplinary way, and they are able for their professional adaptation.

Social competences

• Graduates are able to cooperate with colleagues and with the employees, they are able to accept and take the opinion of others and the outside world into consideration.
• They are able to act in a reliable and loyal way.
• They are able to form organizational culture.
• They are able for intercultural communication.
• They are able for interdisciplinary cooperation.
• They are able to form interaction and communication processes.

Personal competences

• Graduates are able for analytical, diagnostic, and conceptual thinking.
• They are able to think and act in a process-oriented way.
• They able for professional and personally well-based ethical arguments.
• They able for scientific reflections and critical approach.
• They able for self-reflection and self-management.
• They are able to recognize, develop, and strengthen their own and their colleagues' professional and human potentials.
• They are able for entrepreneurial way of thinking and their application within the social sphere.

University of Debrecen

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Overview:

The University of Debrecen is one of the largest institutions of higher education in Hungary, with a student body of approximately 28,000. Located in Debrecen, a city with a rich history and a strategic location in Europe, the university offers over 100 degree programs fully taught in English, including foundation, undergraduate, graduate, and PhD/doctoral programs.

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Services Offered:

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Student Life and Campus Experience:

The university provides a welcoming environment for international students, offering support and resources to help them adjust to life in Debrecen. The university highlights the opportunity to explore Europe from its location in Hungary.

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Key Reasons to Study There:

International Programs:

The university offers a wide range of degree programs taught in English, making it accessible to students from around the world.

Location:

Situated in Hungary, a country with a rich history and culture, the university provides a unique opportunity to explore Europe.

Large Institution:

With a student body of 28,000, the university offers a vibrant and diverse campus community.

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Academic Programs:

The university offers a wide range of academic programs, including:

• Foundation Programs
• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs
• PhD/Doctoral Programs

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Other:

The university actively engages in research and has a strong focus on international collaboration. It has a history of academic excellence and is recognized for its contributions to various fields of study.