Advanced Health Professional: Master

Requirements for the Master's Degree

Applicants must meet the following admission requirements:

Proof of qualification

• in higher civil service for healthcare and nursing or
• in advanced medical-therapeutic-diagnostic health professions or
• in midwifery

and

• Proof of registration in the health professions register or midwifery register

and

• Proof of completion of a relevant bachelor's degree at a university of applied sciences or completion of another relevant degree of at least the same level of higher education at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution

and

• Proof of at least two years of relevant professional experience

For example, the following fields of study are considered relevant bachelor's degrees

• Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (biomedical science, dietetics, occupational therapy, midwifery, speech therapy, physiotherapy, radiological technology)
• Bakkalaureus/Bakkalaurea or Bachelor of Nursing Science
• Bachelor of Health and Nursing Science
• Bachelor of Science Supplement Nursing Science
• Bachelor of Arts Nursing
• Bachelor of Science Health and Nursing Sciences
• Bachelor of Arts in Nursing Education
• Bachelor of Arts in Nursing Science
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Bachelor of Healthcare and Nursing

Other relevant qualification include

• Diploma from a three-year Academy of Advanced Medical-Technical Services and Midwifery
• Completion of another three-year post-secondary education programme at a recognised domestic or foreign educational institution
• Master's degree in nursing science

The course director will assess the applicants' level of qualification. Proof of any outstanding examinations must be provided at the latest during the admission interview or may be arranged individually by the course director. Admission to the course may be subject to conditions (supplementary work or supplementary examinations). Classes are primarily held in German. Proof of German language proficiency may be required by the course director.

Regocnition of proven prior knowledge

The recognition of prior learning for specific courses, which includes formal qualifications beyond the admission requirements (especially those acquired through studies or semesters abroad) is generally possible. The course director decides whether special knowledge or experience can be credited for a specific course or professional internship. As a rule, proof of creditable knowledge must not be more than five years old. Students can submit an application for recognition of prior knowledge to the course director at the beginning of each semester.