Childhood Education - Field Of Study Communication And Interaction At Work in SRH Hochschule Heidelberg, Germany

Childhood Education - Field Of Study Communication And Interaction At Work in SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

Degree in communication and interaction at work

In addition to a solid basic education in general childhood education, you can choose your in-depth course of study from a number of attractive, practical offers during your studies. We will be happy to assist you with the selection so that you can use your individual strengths effectively.

Childhood educators are in constant dialogue with children, parents, colleagues and network partners. Therefore, you need a pronounced ability to act in the design of relationships and communication. The focus of your studies makes you a communication expert! In the major in Communication and Interaction, you will acquire specialist knowledge and practical skills in techniques of verbal, non-verbal and physical communication. The design of sensitive relationships with children and adolescents in the area of ​​tension between distance and proximity is a fundamental competence for future childhood educators. The ability to negotiate in dealing with parents, colleagues, institution owners and representatives of politics is also part of the tools of pedagogical specialists.

Contents, goals and course of study

Counter everyday pedagogical life with sound knowledge

The bachelor's program in childhood education - majoring in communication and interaction at work - prepares you as best as possible for the increased demands in working with children and their families in a wide range of socio-educational fields.

The course is interdisciplinary in order to effectively and stimulatingly convey a wide range of theoretical knowledge bases and their practical relevance and implementation in everyday teaching.

Practical relevance is an essential element of studying at the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences at the SRH University in Heidelberg. The knowledge acquired is deepened in case studies, project and group work. The close interlinking of theory and practice conveys a high level of competence and optimally prepares the students for professional life. A six-year internship is an integral part of the course so that the students get to know the complexity of pedagogical activities with children and their families in different situations during their studies.

Contents of the course

The course includes content from the disciplines of general pedagogy, sociology, philosophy, psychology, social work, health and language sciences. During the course of the course, students learn to understand the theoretical relationships between the individual disciplines and to reflect on them in practice. Due to the changed social framework, the demands on the responsible institutions and the educators working there have increased enormously. In addition, the educational mandate has increasingly come into the public eye due to the current educational policy debates.

In the three-year course, the students acquire in addition to the basic specialist skills, in-depth methodological and managerial skills that are necessary for effective pedagogical action.

Career, prospects

The course opens up a wide range of professional fields in childcare facilities, family, social and specialist advice, inpatient work with children and adolescents in socio-educational and psychiatric institutions, and in the field of childhood research. There is also the option of entering self-employment and the international job market.

Due to the high demand for highly qualified specialists in childhood education work fields (from birth to 14 years of age), the graduates of the SRH University of Heidelberg are coveted specialists in the educational labor market with the completion of the state-recognized childhood educator (Bachelor of Arts).

Communicate successfully at work and create effective interactions!
With acquired skills in the field of communication and interaction at work, you are particularly well prepared for the following work areas:

Fields of work:

• In principle, every social-pedagogical field of work is suitable
• Educational advice
• Family education and parenting
• management positions
• Specialist advice for day care centers

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Tuition Fees in Germany (1st Year Average)	MS: EUR 1550 | MBA: EUR 9550 | BBA: EUR 7500 | BE/Btech: EUR 2710 | BSc: EUR 1270 | MIM: EUR 12005 | MEng: EUR 5300 | MFin: EUR 9550 | MA: EUR 3900| MIS: EUR 2065
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Entrance Exams in Germany	TOEFL: 85 | IELTS: 6 | PTE: 59 You can also Study in Germany Without IELTS
Work and Study in Germany	Permitted for 20 hours/week with a valid study permit.
Post Study Work Permit in Germany	18 Months after graduation depending on the course.
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