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The Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg (German ''Katholische Hochschule Freiburg'') was founded in 1971 through combining several predecessor institutions. It is one of the five Universities of

Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

and one of the seven Catholic Universities of Applied Sciences in

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The University

The Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Freiburg im Breisgau is the biggest

University of Applied Sciences A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...

of Social- and Healthcare in the state of

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. The responsible body of the Catholic University of Applied Sciences is the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg gGmbH (''Katholische Hochschule Freiburg gGmbH''). The shareholders are the

archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

Freiburg, the diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart, the German Caritas association, the Caritas association of the archdiocese Freiburg and the Caritas association of the diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart. The Catholic University of Applied Sciences is state-approved. The Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg offers seven Bachelor programmes and four

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programmes as well as eight additional voluntary courses of study. 1700 enrolled students are supported by 34 professors in teaching, research and executive education. The Caritas-Library (which also functions as the

University library An academic library is a library that is attached to a higher education institution and serves two complementary purposes: to support the curriculum and the research of the university faculty and students. It is unknown how many academic librar ...

) is the largest specialised library for

social science Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soc ...

s and

healthcare Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

. The Catholic University of Applied Sciences is part of a network with 15 European Universities as well as partnerships with universities in North and South America.

History

The first Social Studies schools were founded in Freiburg after the end of

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. The qualification of its staff has always been of central importance to the founder of the German Caritas association (''Deutscher Caritasverband''), Lorenz Werthmann. In 1920, the Caritas School Freiburg (''Caritasschule Freiburg'') was founded based on the focus of preparing church communities for charitable work. In 1933, the school was renamed to "Seminar for social welfare worker" (''Seminar für Wohlfahrtspfleger'') On 1 October 2010, the Catholic Technical College Freiburg (''Katholische Fachhochschule Freiburg'') was renamed to the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg (''Katholische Hochschule Freiburg'').

University principles

* Christian view of

humanity Humanity most commonly refers to: * Humankind the total population of humans * Humanity (virtue) Humanity may also refer to: Literature * Humanity (journal), ''Humanity'' (journal), an academic journal that focuses on human rights * ''Humanity: A ...

Interdisciplinarity Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several other fields like sociology, anthropology, psychology, ec ...

* Musical education *

Intercultural learning Intercultural learning is an area of research, study and application of knowledge about different cultures, their differences and similarities. On the one hand, it includes a theoretical and academic approach (see e.g. Developmental Model of Inter ...

Tuition Fees

In 2007, tuition fees of €500 were introduced by the federal government of Baden-Württemberg. In 2011, these fees have been abolished again for state universities. For the winter semester 2012/13, the tuition fees for the Bachelor programmes at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg were reduced from €500 to €280.

Range of Studies

Available Bachelor programmes: *

Social Work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social work ...

Health Care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

* Curative Education/Inclusive Education * Management for Health Care * Vocational Education for Health Care (former Nursing Education) * Management for Pedagogical and Educational Institutes (consecutive studies) * Pedagogics/Educational Studies Master programmes: consecutive * Clinical Curative Education * Development of Social and Health Services Further Education * Applied Ethics for social and health care * Management und leadership skills are offered as an open study programme within the framework of the programme ''Project and studies''

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