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Fundamentals of Constitutional and Civil Law and Administrative Organization

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Fundamentals of Constitutional and Civil Law and Administrative Organization
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Social work and early childhood, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019
Module code: BSP-5
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P322-0036, P322-0081
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V+1VU (3 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
BSP-5.1 written exam

[updated 02.12.2025]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BSP-5 (P322-0036, P322-0081) Social work and early childhood, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 1, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
45 class hours (= 33.75 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 116.25 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BSP-8 Family and Guardianship Law incl. Procedural Law


[updated 16.09.2019]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Klein
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Thomas Klein

[updated 26.08.2019]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will:
 
understand how a democratic constitutional state and its central institutions function and will be able to explain how the law shapes social structures and social reality;
 
have a basic understanding of the concepts and structure of the German legal system;
 
have mastered the methods of processing legal cases and will be able to independently analyze and resolve simple legal issues;
 
know and understand key fundamental rights and be able to reflect on their significance for professional practice in social work;
 
be able to apply the fundamentals of civil law, including liability law relevant to social work, to exemplary practical situations.

[updated 02.12.2025]
Module content:
The module provides an introduction to the legal foundations of professional practice in social work. It teaches the central structures, principles, and working methods of the German legal system and establishes links between legal norms and social practice.
 
Topics covered include:
 
Fundamentals, structure, and functioning of the democratic constitutional state and its institutions,
 
Structure and basic concepts of the German legal system,
 
Fundamental rights under the Basic Law (Grundgesetz), in particular human dignity, equality, and civil liberties relevant to social work,
 
Fundamentals of judicial legal protection and the structure of the German court system,
 
Methods of legal case processing (subsumption, expert opinion style, interpretation),
 
Fundamentals of civil law: legal capacity, contractual capacity, declaration of intent, contract, damages,
 
Fundamentals of liability law, in particular supervisory duties in social work,
 
Practical examples, and case studies from fields of social work.

[updated 02.12.2025]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture: Intensive, moderated discussions in class
Lecture/tutorial: Case work
Independent study: follow-up work and in-depth study using additional literature
Exam preparation: Study group coaching after the semester ends
 


[updated 02.12.2025]
Recommended or required reading:
Wabnitz, Grundkurs Recht für die Soziale Arbeit, 6. Aufl. 2021, Ernst Reinhardt Verlag
Beyer, Recht für die Soziale Arbeit, 4. Aufl. 2025, Nomos-Verlag
Trenczek/Tammen/Behlert/von Boetticher/Beetz, Grundzüge des Rechts - Studienbuch für soziale Berufe, 6. Aufl. 2024, Ernst Reinhardt Verlag
Hinrichs/Öndül, Soziale Arbeit – das Recht, 1. Aufl., Verlag Barbara Budrich
Mösch Payot/Schwander, Recht für die Soziale Arbeit, 5. Aufl. 2021, Haupt Verlag
Lorenz, Zivil- und familienrechtliche Grundlagen der Sozialen Arbeit, 4. Aufl. 2022, Nomos-Verlag
Falterbaum, Rechtliche Grundlagen Sozialer Arbeit, 6. Aufl. 2024, Kohlhammer Verlag

[updated 02.12.2025]
 
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