Dual Study Programme in Social Security Law - Pension, Rehabilitation, Insurance 2026

Study with Structure and Practice Your studies have a dual structure: You will complete the theoretical phases at the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, the practical phases at your place of service.

In the theory modules, you can expect content from social security law, in particular pension insurance, from other legal areas such as civil law and tax law, as well as from economic and social sciences.

You develop competencies in communication, consulting and personnel management, including in the context of modern management control with elements of New Public Management.

For more information on the theoretical part of your studies and the course of your studies, see the module manual of the university: hs-sozialversicherung.de

Within your practice phases, you gradually take on tasks from the real everyday administration in our modern learning labs and in the final practice section, deepen the application of your knowledge in your target department.

For Berlin students, depending on the place of residence or preference, we try to provide a place in the LernLab at Treptower Park or at Fehrbelliner Platz.

In practice, you learn... to apply legal foundations to individual situations of life, in particular within the framework of the Social Code VI.

to participate in decision-making processes and to create legal certainty in specific case configurations, such as account clarifications.

In the case of a disability pension or a survivor's pension, for example, pensions should be treated in a structured manner.

Insurance procedures to be examined, to be assessed on the basis of profits and to implement compensation schemes in a comprehensible manner.

To evaluate applications for medical and professional rehabilitation in conjunction with medical, social and legal subjects and to ensure the proper calculation of the transitional allowance.

Service enquiries on economic and legal matters to solve customer-oriented problems by telephone and in writing, also in complex and sensitive situations.

to use digital systems such as the electronic file for documentation, case-handling and cooperation in a targeted manner.

at the beginning of the study (special) abitur with nationwide degree rating at universities Interest in legal issues, administrative procedures and social responsibility the ability to penetrate complex situations, to legally classify and derive comprehensible decisions a secure linguistic expressiveness and the willingness to convey professional content in writing as orally plausible (at least at language level C1) a good understanding of figures and analytical thinking safe handling of popular MS Office applications and the willingness to work quickly into digital specialist applications independent work, reliability and the ability to constructive cooperation in the team