University Didactics for Health Professions Education

Job description

University didactics deals with all aspects of learning, teaching and research in the comprehensive basic and advanced education for health professions. The graduates are in the position to diagnose and analyse based on their scientific know-how and using methods of didactic problem solving as well as to develop and realise target-group specific solutions. They can combine know-how with practical experience and convey these in a didactically meaningful way. With this expertise there are many possibilities for the graduates. They can take on a teaching- or management task in educational institutions of the health professions or work as work practice supervisors. Furthermore they also work in academic education development. The graduates are also in demand as experts in the field of research assistance.

How do you become a higher education didactics specialist for healthcare professions?

Anyone who teaches in the healthcare sector or would like to achieve teaching skills at master's level can attend the career-enabling master's program in university didactics for healthcare professions at the University of Applied Sciences for Healthcare Professions Upper Austria in Linz. The four-semester program (120 ECTS) finishtes with the academic degree Master of Science (CE). It imparts practical skills for planning, implementing, and reflecting on teaching and examination processes, supervising scientific work, and using digital and AI-supported teaching methods. Graduates assume responsible positions in academic teaching and educational development in the healthcare sector, design learning processes, lead curriculum and quality development projects, and supervise students in scientific work. The combination of didactics, leadership and management, research and practice opens up a many career paths – from clinical instruction and teaching to programme management.