{"id":31604,"date":"2023-08-28T21:31:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thh-friedensau.de\/?page_id=31604"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:03:29","slug":"overview-of-our-study-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thh-friedensau.de\/en\/overview-of-our-study-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview of our study programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=\"fullwidth\"][vc_column]\n\t <div class=\"rev_slider_wrapper fullwidthbanner-container\">\n\t \t <div id=\"rev_slider_1777392306\" class=\"rev_slider fullwidthabanner \" data-version=\"5.4.5\" style=\"display:none\">\n\t\t <ul>\n\t\t \t[vc_customSlider ct_image=\"42285\" ct_content_down=\"Educating Generations\"]Overview of our <strong>offers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>[\/vc_customSlider]\n\t\t <\/ul>\n\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<script>\n \t    \/* https:\/\/learn.jquery.com\/using-jquery-core\/document-ready\/ *\/\n \t    var wWidth = jQuery(window).width();\n\t\tif( \/Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini\/i.test(navigator.userAgent) ) {\n\t\t\tvar sliderType = \"carousel\";\n\t\t}\n\t    jQuery(document).ready(function() {\n\t\t\tfunction startSlider() {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\"#rev_slider_1777392306\").show().revolution({\n\t\t        \tsliderType: sliderType,\n\n\t\t        \t\/\/ responsive\n\t\t\t\t\tresponsiveLevels: [1240, 1024, 778, 480],\n\t\t        \tgridwidth:[1240, 1024, 778, 480],\n\t\t        \tgridheight:[400, 768, 960, 720],\n\t\t        \tvisibilityLevels:[1240, 1024, 1024, 480],\n\t\t            sliderLayout: \"fullwidth\",\n\t\t            spinner: \"spinner5\",\n\t\t            fullScreenOffset: \"80%\",\n\t\t            minHeight: \"700\",\n\t\t            navigation: {\n\t\t                arrows: {\n\t\t                    enable: false,\n\t\t                    style: \"zeus\",\n\t\t                    hide_onleave: true,\n\t\t                },\n\t\t                bullets: {\n                      enable: true,\n                      style: \"zeus\",\n                      hide_onleave: false,\n                      h_align: \"center\",\n                      v_align: \"bottom\",\n                      h_offset: 0,\n                      v_offset: 50,\n                      space: 10,\n                      tmp: \"<span class=\\\"tp-bullet-inner\\\"><\/span>\",\n\t\t                },\n\t\t                touch: {\n\t \t\t\t\t        touchenabled: \"on\",\n\t\t\t\t\t        swipe_threshold: 75,\n\t\t\t\t\t        swipe_min_touches: 1,\n\t\t\t\t\t        swipe_direction: \"horizontal\",\n\t\t\t\t\t        drag_block_vertical: true\n\n\t\t\t\t\t    }\n\t\t            }\n\t\t        });\n\t\t    }\n\n\t\t\tif (wWidth > 1500) {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\".rev-slidebg-img\").each(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(this).attr(\"src\", jQuery(this).attr(\"data-full\"));\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif (wWidth <= 1500 && wWidth > 1000) {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\".rev-slidebg-img\").each(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(this).attr(\"src\", jQuery(this).attr(\"data-large\"));\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif (wWidth <= 1000 && wWidth > 500) {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(\".rev-slidebg-img\").each(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(this).attr(\"src\", jQuery(this).attr(\"data-large\"));\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\tstartSlider();\n\n      \/\/ Einblenden der Bullet Points, wenn mehr als ein Bild ist\n      setTimeout(function() {\n        if (jQuery(\".tp-bullets .tp-bullet\").length > 1) {\n          jQuery(\".tp-bullets\").fadeIn(500);\n        }\n      }, 1500);\n\n\n\t    });\n\t\t\/\/ Positionierung Text-Layer\n\t\tjQuery(window).load(function() {\n\t\t\tjQuery(\".tp-mask-wrap\").each(function() {\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(this).parent().css(\"bottom\", jQuery(this).height() + \"px\");\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_customButtonbox ct_pagelink=\"Info days #37753\" ct_bgcolor=\"bg_purple\" ct_flyingclass=\"fly\" ct_header=\"Online Info Days\" ct_button=\"Register HERE!\"]Take the opportunity to learn more about our study programs and ask your questions during our online info days.<br \/>\nThe 2025 dates for the study programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thh-friedensau.de\/en\/study-info\/info-days\/info-days-b-a-international-social-work\/\"><strong>B.A. International Social Work<\/strong><\/a> are now available.<br \/>\nPlease register for participation in the info days, it's free![\/vc_customButtonbox][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=\"space_none\"][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=\"Our <strong>Study Programs<\/strong>\" font_container=\"tag:h1\"][vc_column_text]Ten B.A. and M.A. degree programs - some of them part-time - can be studied in the departments of Social Sciences and Theology. 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