The Department of Social Studies is interested in the fields of social work and special education.
The new workplace has taken off relatively quickly in each of its fields, both educationally and scientifically. Since 2006, the department has been a member of the Association of Educators in Social Work and is also a full member of the European Association of Schools of Social Work (EASSW) and the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). The department’s members try to maintain an international dimension to their activities - they have cooperated with Linnaeus University in Sweden, Samford University in Alabama and the Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz in Saxony. At the national level, the staff at the department manages to maintain intensive cooperation with practice, both in state and non-state organizations. One of the benefits is the transfer of practical experience and tried and tested know-how to the lessons, likewise this gives students the opportunity to undergo professional practice with real benefit.
