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Vocational Education for Nursing & Health Professions (B.A.)

  • Start of programme: Winter semester
  • Duration of study: 10 semesters / shortened to 7 semesters with training
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Courses: Thursday evenings and all day Friday
  • Language of instruction: German
  • Prerequisite: Completed training in a nursing or healthcare profession or a 46-week internship in this field
  • Tuition fees: Information can be found in the information material

 

 

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Become a teacher for nursing and healthcare professions

Do you already have training or professional experience in the nursing or healthcare sector and would like to pass on your knowledge to others? With a vocational education degree in nursing and healthcare professions, you can qualify at an academic level for training and teaching activities in vocational schools and healthcare and social services institutions while continuing to work.

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Exciting course content: Discover your study schedule

Berufspädagogik für Pflege- & Gesundheitsberufe Bachelor Plan: übersichtlicher Studienverlauf zeigt Module & Praxisphasen.

Why you should choose the study of Vocational Education for Nursing & Health Professions at FHD?

Balancing work, family and studies

We do our best to support you in your part-time studies, regardless of what stage of life you are currently in. Online courses always take place on Thursday evenings, and face-to-face courses are held on one day per week: Fridays, all day. These dates are announced well in advance, so you can plan your work schedule accordingly. Of course, there are no lectures during the Saxony school holidays. 

Close integration of theory and practice:

Your professional experiences are elementary for the study: The study lives from the exchange of ideas and challenges! Your studies at the FHD are very practice-oriented - everything you learn at the university you can immediately apply and implement in your job.

Learn from experts from the field:

In addition to the professors, you will be taught by lecturers from the field - i.e. practical teachers who otherwise train nursing and healthcare staff at vocational schools. In this way, you learn first-hand what is important in the profession.

Small groups and direct exchange

When studying nursing education part-time at the FHD, you benefit from small groups and direct interaction with lecturers on an equal footing. Lecturers are always available to answer your questions and engage in discussion. Your individual development is our priority. If you are interested in studying nursing education part-time, the FHD offers optimal study conditions with a strong practical focus.

The most important facts at a glance

What to expect: The programme profile and course content

Course profile: Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions

You will qualify at academic level for training and teaching activities in vocational schools and health and social services institutions while continuing to work. This opens up many career paths for you.

With this degree programme, we are responding specifically to the shortage of skilled workers and the increased requirements for the academic qualifications of teaching staff in health and social services institutions, as newly regulated and defined by the "Act on the Reform of the Nursing Professions" that came into force in 2020. 

What you can expect

  • Development of vocational teaching and didactic skills: planning, implementation and reflection on teaching and learning processes
  • Improvement of communicative, pedagogical and psychological skills 
  • Promotion of your own health and resilience as a teacher
  • Learning methods for conducting and analysing scientific studies 
  • Use of modern media and technologies in education
  • Examination of the legal, economic and political contexts in which this professional field is embedded
  • Practical modules (work shadowing) as part of your professional activities

Course content

Specialist and related sciences

  • Nursing and health sciences
  • Subfields of medicine and public health
  • Educational psychology 
  • Communication
  • Sociology and Professional Socialisation

Vocational education

  • Didactic principles and didactics of vocational education
  • Design of teaching and learning processes
  • Practical reflection
  • Health in the teaching profession
  • Media education

Science and research

  • Academic work
  • Empirical social research
  • Nursing science research

 

What opportunities await you: Career prospects

With a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions, you will be excellently qualified for a career in teaching as well as for middle management positions in the healthcare and social services sector. Your bachelor's degree also opens up the possibility of pursuing a master's degree.

Future fields of work

  • Practical teacher at schools, further education and training institutions in the nursing and healthcare sector
  • Practical support in the training of nursing and healthcare professions
  • Nursing and health-related journalism
  • Personnel and organisational development in healthcare companies
  • Associations, organisations, health insurance companies and other institutions in the health and social services sector

Who will accompany you: Interview with programme director Prof. Dr. phil. Katharina Schober

Why you should invest in education: fees and financing

As a private university, we offer you many advantages and services from the moment you first express interest in a place at our university until you graduate – and beyond. With us, you are not just an anonymous student number; we provide you with individual, targeted and supportive guidance throughout your studies. In order to offer you this high-quality education, we have to charge tuition fees.
The specific fees vary depending on the type of study programme, payment method and credit options. You can find the exact conditions for tuition fees in the information material for the respective study programme.

Of course, there are many different ways to finance your studies. You can find an initial overview of financing options here. We would be happy to look at your individual situation with you and work together to find solutions for financing your dream degree programme!

 

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What you need to bring with you: Entry requirements and application

Want to get started straight away? You can apply here at any time.

Entry requirements for your part-time degree

To be admitted to the non-selective Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme in Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions, you will need either

  • a general university entrance qualification or
  • the Fachhochschulreife (please note regional restrictions) or
  • a subject-specific university entrance qualification (in the field of health or similar).

Alternatively, there are other routes into higher education, which you can find summarised here: Studying without A-levels

You will also need:

  • completed training in a nursing or healthcare profession (e.g. physiotherapy, geriatric care, nursing, midwifery, etc.) or a 46-week work placement in this field
  • In every academic term that includes a practical module, you must provide evidence of corresponding teaching experience (or an internship) amounting to approximately 20–30 teaching hours.
  • However: You do not have to start working as a teacher right from the beginning of your studies.

Entry requirements for your transfer

  • No entry requirement
  • See general entry requirements for the degree programme
  • Internal assessment of your previous academic achievements for a shortened degree programme

Application

You can apply easily online via our website. You can find all the important information about the application process here.

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Do you have questions and would like to find out more about studying at the FHD? We will be happy to advise you!

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