Baden is the name of the area in the South-West of Germany, belonging to the State of Baden-Württemberg.

The students of social work and religious education obtain a bachelor's degree.

An additional voluntary course of study leads to a special certificate in sport-related social work.

In cooperation with the Südbadische Sportschule Steinbach the Hochschule offers training in sports-related youth and social work for disadvantaged children and adolescents.

The Protestant University of Applied Sciences Freiburg was founded as a vocational school for women in religious and social work (Evangelische Frauenberufsschule für kirchliche und soziale Arbeit) in October 1918.