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Protestant University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, founded in 1971, is an ecclesiastical university seated in Darmstadt, Hesse. It is sponsored by the Diaconia of Hesse, the Protestant Church of Hesse and Nassau, as well as the Protestant Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck. The University prepares approximately 1,700 students for professional activities in the social and health care sector as well as for church service. The educational portfolio ranges from Bachelor and Master study programs, through advanced training sessions, conferences and certificate courses lasting one or several days, to continuative study programs. On offer at Bachelor’s and Master’s level are the following programs: “Social Work“ (B.A., M.A.), “Childhood Studies“ (B.A.), “Inclusive Education“ (B.A., M.A.), “Nursing Care and Health Promotion“ (B.A.)/“Nursing Science“ (M.A.), “Protestant Religious Education“ (M.A.), “Psychosocial Counselling“ (M.A., extra-occupational), “System Development Inclusion“ (M.A., extra-occupational), “Nonprofit Management“ (M.A., extra-occupational), as well as “Management, Ethics and Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector“ (M.A., extra-occupational). Advanced training is offered in the fields of Counseling, Nonprofit Management, Debt Counseling, Health Care, Congregation Education, and Practical Guidance. The scope of certificate courses includes “Mentalizing in Social Work“, “Ethics Counseling in Health Care“, “Commercial Accounting“, “Innovation Promotion in the Social Service Sector“, “Social Debt Counseling“, and “Sociotherapy/Social Psychiatry“.