Social workers work with and for people by empowering them and contributing to their well-being. You are fascinated by what drives and motivates people, and by what you see happening in society and the world.
During this programme, we will train you to become a critical and confident professional in the specialisation of your choice:
Social Work,
Social Consultancy,
Human Resources,
Social-Cultural Work.
Our programme was ranked by the accreditation committee as one of the best programmes ever in all of Flanders!
After you graduate, you can make a difference in a wide range of sectors, such as schools, prisons, youth centres, companies, associations, outreach programmes, training centres, and government agencies.
Practical information
There are no specific pre-requisites for this exchange programme.
Exchange Students from partner universities where both schools have signed and Inter-Institutional Agreement (IIA) or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) don't have to pay tuition fees.
Conditions
You must be studying at one of our partner institutions. You must be nominated by your home coordinator and accepted by the exchange programme at Thomas More (see admission procedure for exchange students).
Language requirements
English B2
Erasmus code
B GEEL07
Are you passionate about people and interested in different disciplines and cultures? Do you aim high and have what it takes to make a difference? Are you ready to shape the future? Do you have an open mind? Do opportunities and challenges trigger you to do more?
Become a STAR @ Thomas More
Come join our multi-disciplinary exchange semester in English. Team up with students with a different cultural and study backgrounds. This semester consists of a total of 30ECTS which combines 15ECTS professional skills in your field of expertise with 15 ECTS future proof skills of your choice.
Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel offers a range of courses that are taught in English and also organises work placements for international students with internationally oriented social work organisations in Belgium. In doing so, we try to give students the experience of what it actually means to be working in a social work environment in Belgium and to guide them as much as possible in this learning process.
Whereas in the past the programme was organised for international students only, it is now also offered to our (Belgian) degree students in social work. The programme is now an integral part of our internationalisation at home policy. We aim at integrating international students as much as possible in our own degree programme, so that foreign students benefit from having Flemish students in the course and our own students can learn from the international input.
Courses in English are offered both in the autumn term as well as in the spring term, so that we can accommodate international students at the campus all year.
Courses are taught by qualified staff of Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel. The programme also comprises a number of study tours, seminars and visits to organisations. Some lecturers will be invited as guest speakers.
The academic year in a nutshell
Below you can find an overview of the courses (under reservation of changes), with the number of credits per course. Credits express how many hours you need on average to process the subject matter (incl. lessons). Count about 25 to 30 hours for 1 study credit.
We have explained the most important courses in a blue tooltip.
The combination of courses can be restricted by planning issues and needs to be communicated beforehand.
Courses marked with a * are offered fully online. This means you don't have to physically come to Belgium to take these courses.
Would you like to know the detailed content of each subject? Check the programme guide.
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Vircamp Social Work from an International Perspective*
i
Z11830
5
x
x
Vircamp Social Exclusion and Inclusive Practices in Social Work*
i
Z13153
10
x
Poverty theme study
i
Z15708
5
x
Work placement in Field Organization
i
Z15567
19
x
Blended Intensive Programme - Social Inclusion Romania
Z13073
5
x
Vircamp Community Work*
i
Z10701
15
x
FUTURE PROOF SKILLS
Coaching
Z14436
5
x
First Aid
Z25930
3
x
Global Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care
i
Z26033
3
x
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
Intercultural Communication
Z14469
5
x
Project Case
i
Z15589
5
x
Startup Bootcamp Social & Climate Impact
Z25777
3
x
Summer School
Z16184
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13456
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13455
3
x
Innovation Lab 2
Z26811
3
x
Summerschool: Heatlh & Chemistry
Z26445
3
x
Tackling Global Challenges (COIL)
i
Z16183
3
x
VirCamp: Social & Impact Entrepreneurship in an international perspective
Z25807
10
x
International Startup Bootcamp (Africa)
Z15302
3
x
x
The exams for the STAR-Track programme in the autumn semester are organised by the end of December. A large part of the subjects will be assessed through permanent evaluation.
During the spring semester, the exams are organised from the beginning of June during 3 weeks. Again, for the international courses, permanent assessment is usually used.
Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel offers a range of courses that are taught in English and also organises work placements for international students with internationally oriented social work organisations in Belgium. In doing so, we try to give students the experience of what it actually means to be working in a social work environment in Belgium and to guide them as much as possible in this learning process.
Whereas in the past the programme was organised for international students only, it is now also offered to our (Belgian) degree students in social work. The programme is now an integral part of our internationalisation at home policy. We aim at integrating international students as much as possible in our own degree programme, so that foreign students benefit from having Flemish students in the course and our own students can learn from the international input.
Courses in English are offered both in the autumn term as well as in the spring term, so that we can accommodate international students at the campus all year.
Courses are taught by qualified staff of Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel. The programme also comprises a number of study tours, seminars and visits to organisations. Some lecturers will be invited as guest speakers.
The academic year in a nutshell
Below you can find an overview of the courses (under reservation of changes), with the number of credits per course. Credits express how many hours you need on average to process the subject matter (incl. lessons). Count about 25 to 30 hours for 1 study credit.
We have explained the most important courses in a blue tooltip.
The combination of courses can be restricted by planning issues and needs to be communicated beforehand.
Courses marked with a * are offered fully online. This means you don't have to physically come to Belgium to take these courses.
Would you like to know the detailed content of each subject? Check the programme guide.
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Vircamp Social Work from an International Perspective*
i
Z11830
5
x
x
Vircamp Social Exclusion and Inclusive Practices in Social Work*
i
Z13153
10
x
Poverty theme study
i
Z15708
5
x
Work placement in Field Organization
i
Z15567
19
x
Blended Intensive Programme - Social Inclusion Romania
Z13073
5
x
Vircamp Community Work*
i
Z10701
15
x
FUTURE PROOF SKILLS
Coaching
Z14436
5
x
First Aid
Z25930
3
x
Global Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care
i
Z26033
3
x
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
Intercultural Communication
Z14469
5
x
Project Case
i
Z15589
5
x
Startup Bootcamp Social & Climate Impact
Z25777
3
x
Summer School
Z16184
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13456
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13455
3
x
Innovation Lab 2
Z26811
3
x
Summerschool: Heatlh & Chemistry
Z26445
3
x
Tackling Global Challenges (COIL)
i
Z16183
3
x
VirCamp: Social & Impact Entrepreneurship in an international perspective
Z25807
10
x
International Startup Bootcamp (Africa)
Z15302
3
x
x
The exams for the STAR-Track programme in the autumn semester are organised by the end of December. A large part of the subjects will be assessed through permanent evaluation.
During the spring semester, the exams are organised from the beginning of June during 3 weeks. Again, for the international courses, permanent assessment is usually used.
Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel offers a range of courses that are taught in English and also organises work placements for international students with internationally oriented social work organisations in Belgium. In doing so, we try to give students the experience of what it actually means to be working in a social work environment in Belgium and to guide them as much as possible in this learning process.
Whereas in the past the programme was organised for international students only, it is now also offered to our (Belgian) degree students in social work. The programme is now an integral part of our internationalisation at home policy. We aim at integrating international students as much as possible in our own degree programme, so that foreign students benefit from having Flemish students in the course and our own students can learn from the international input.
Courses in English are offered both in the autumn term as well as in the spring term, so that we can accommodate international students at the campus all year.
Courses are taught by qualified staff of Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel. The programme also comprises a number of study tours, seminars and visits to organisations. Some lecturers will be invited as guest speakers.
The academic year in a nutshell
Below you can find an overview of the courses (under reservation of changes), with the number of credits per course. Credits express how many hours you need on average to process the subject matter (incl. lessons). Count about 25 to 30 hours for 1 study credit.
We have explained the most important courses in a blue tooltip.
The combination of courses can be restricted by planning issues and needs to be communicated beforehand.
Courses marked with a * are offered fully online. This means you don't have to physically come to Belgium to take these courses.
Would you like to know the detailed content of each subject? Check the programme guide.
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Vircamp Social Work from an International Perspective*
i
Z11830
5
x
x
Vircamp Social Exclusion and Inclusive Practices in Social Work*
i
Z13153
10
x
Poverty theme study
i
Z15708
5
x
Work placement in Field Organization
i
Z15567
19
x
Blended Intensive Programme - Social Inclusion Romania
Z13073
5
x
Vircamp Community Work*
i
Z10701
15
x
FUTURE PROOF SKILLS
Coaching
Z14436
5
x
First Aid
Z25930
3
x
Global Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care
i
Z26033
3
x
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
Intercultural Communication
Z14469
5
x
Project Case
i
Z15589
5
x
Startup Bootcamp Social & Climate Impact
Z25777
3
x
Summer School
Z16184
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13456
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13455
3
x
Innovation Lab 2
Z26811
3
x
Summerschool: Heatlh & Chemistry
Z26445
3
x
Tackling Global Challenges (COIL)
i
Z16183
3
x
VirCamp: Social & Impact Entrepreneurship in an international perspective
Z25807
10
x
International Startup Bootcamp (Africa)
Z15302
3
x
x
The exams for the STAR-Track programme in the autumn semester are organised by the end of December. A large part of the subjects will be assessed through permanent evaluation.
During the spring semester, the exams are organised from the beginning of June during 3 weeks. Again, for the international courses, permanent assessment is usually used.
Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel offers a range of courses that are taught in English and also organises work placements for international students with internationally oriented social work organisations in Belgium. In doing so, we try to give students the experience of what it actually means to be working in a social work environment in Belgium and to guide them as much as possible in this learning process.
Whereas in the past the programme was organised for international students only, it is now also offered to our (Belgian) degree students in social work. The programme is now an integral part of our internationalisation at home policy. We aim at integrating international students as much as possible in our own degree programme, so that foreign students benefit from having Flemish students in the course and our own students can learn from the international input.
Courses in English are offered both in the autumn term as well as in the spring term, so that we can accommodate international students at the campus all year.
Courses are taught by qualified staff of Social Work at Thomas More campus Geel. The programme also comprises a number of study tours, seminars and visits to organisations. Some lecturers will be invited as guest speakers.
The academic year in a nutshell
Below you can find an overview of the courses (under reservation of changes), with the number of credits per course. Credits express how many hours you need on average to process the subject matter (incl. lessons). Count about 25 to 30 hours for 1 study credit.
We have explained the most important courses in a blue tooltip.
The combination of courses can be restricted by planning issues and needs to be communicated beforehand.
Courses marked with a * are offered fully online. This means you don't have to physically come to Belgium to take these courses.
Would you like to know the detailed content of each subject? Check the programme guide.
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Vircamp Social Work from an International Perspective*
i
Z11830
5
x
x
Vircamp Social Exclusion and Inclusive Practices in Social Work*
i
Z13153
10
x
Poverty theme study
i
Z15708
5
x
Work placement in Field Organization
i
Z15567
19
x
Blended Intensive Programme - Social Inclusion Romania
Z13073
5
x
Vircamp Community Work*
i
Z10701
15
x
FUTURE PROOF SKILLS
Coaching
Z14436
5
x
First Aid
Z25930
3
x
Global Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Care
i
Z26033
3
x
Code
ECTS
Autumn
Spring
Intercultural Communication
Z14469
5
x
Project Case
i
Z15589
5
x
Startup Bootcamp Social & Climate Impact
Z25777
3
x
Summer School
Z16184
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13456
3
x
Survival Dutch
i
Z13455
3
x
Innovation Lab 2
Z26811
3
x
Summerschool: Heatlh & Chemistry
Z26445
3
x
Tackling Global Challenges (COIL)
i
Z16183
3
x
VirCamp: Social & Impact Entrepreneurship in an international perspective
Z25807
10
x
International Startup Bootcamp (Africa)
Z15302
3
x
x
The exams for the STAR-Track programme in the autumn semester are organised by the end of December. A large part of the subjects will be assessed through permanent evaluation.
During the spring semester, the exams are organised from the beginning of June during 3 weeks. Again, for the international courses, permanent assessment is usually used.
Eyecatchers
Setting you up for success. Shine in a multidisciplinary team.
Did you know recruiters invite you based on your resume, but hire you based on your soft skills?
Experience High Impact learning in the STAR-Track. Develop your interdisciplinary and intercultural competences and grow into globally aware citizens and future-proof professionals.
Welcome to Geel, city of hospitality
Geel is known as the city of hospitality. Discover our innovation campus, enjoy the beautiful green surroundings or meet up with friends in the charming city centre.
Soak in the green open spaces on campus, meet other students in our international hub and lift off your international career.
