Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions (M.A.) – part-time

Programme Profile: Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions (MA)

With this Master’s programme in Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions, we are responding precisely to the increased demands on the academic qualifications of teaching staff in health and social care educational institutions, as set out in the ‘Act on the Reform of the Nursing Professions’, which came into force in 2020 . We equip you with the academic qualifications required both for a career in nursing education and for leadership roles and management-related positions in vocational colleges within the nursing and healthcare sectors.

At our university, you will study in a practical, success-oriented and family-friendly environment whilst working full-time. The programme normally lasts 5 or 6 semesters*. Classes are usually held on Thursday evenings and Fridays, supplemented by a one-week intensive block at the end of the semester. When planning face-to-face sessions, we naturally take the Saxon school holidays into account.

Together with our experienced professors and lecturers, you will deepen your skills in the design and evaluation of vocational teaching and learning processes, as well as in media education and educational technology. You will engage in-depth with theories and methods of vocational education research and current trends in nursing and health education. The programme will enable you to reflect on and evaluate the design and administration of vocational education institutions in the fields of nursing and health in line with the latest state of the art.

The integration of theory and practice, which is fundamental to our programme’s approach, is already ensured by your concurrent professional activity; therefore, you do not need to undertake any external placements during your Master’s programme. Our practice-oriented teaching will draw on real-life examples from your everyday professional experience in practical application and reflection seminars.
The total workload for the programme corresponds to 90 credit points (or 120 CP)*, with one credit point equating to a workload of 30 hours.

Course content in the Master’s in Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions

As part of this Master’s programme in Vocational Education, you will engage in-depth with theories and methods of vocational education research, media education and educational technology, as well as current trends in nursing and healthcare education. You will develop a critical understanding of various academic approaches and learn to apply, question and expand your knowledge independently, incorporating your own ideas. You will acquire problem-solving and media skills, as well as flexibility, creativity and innovative thinking, enabling you to plan, manage and evaluate complex teaching and learning processes in the nursing and healthcare professions in a plausible and scientifically sound manner, and to develop them further in a progressive way based on empirical data. The part-time Master’s in Education will enable you to play an active role in optimising vocational training programmes and improving administrative processes within nursing and healthcare education. You will learn to reflect on and assess the development and administration of vocational training colleges in the nursing and healthcare sectors in line with the latest scientific findings.

*Note: Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree comprising 210 credit points can complete the Master’s programme in the standard duration of 5 semesters (starting in the summer semester). Applicants who hold a Bachelor’s degree comprising only 180 credit points must complete an additional semester and can therefore start as early as the preceding winter semester.

You will be awarded the nationally and internationally recognised Master of Arts (M.A.), which means you will be exceptionally well qualified not only for teaching roles in theoretical training within the nursing and healthcare sectors, but also for relevant management and leadership positions.
Our graduates work in a wide range of fields:

• as teachers delivering theoretical instruction at state-approved/recognised vocational colleges for nursing and healthcare professions,
• as examiners for interim and final examinations,
• in human resources and organisational development within healthcare organisations,
• in associations, organisations, foundations, health insurance funds and other institutions within the health and social care sectors,
• in government departments, ministries and with political stakeholders in the healthcare sector
• in health-related media organisations, publishing houses and media agencies,
• in the management of multi-professional teams in healthcare and social care organisations.

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 complete your part-time master's degree – and beyond. With us, you are not just an anonymous student number; we provide you with individual, targeted and supportive guidance on your way through the Master's programme in Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions. 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 studies!

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Admission to the part-time Master’s programme in Vocational Education for Nursing and Healthcare Professions requires a first higher education qualification recognised in Germany, which leads to professional qualification and is relevant to the subject area. The following degree programmes are considered relevant: Nursing Science, Midwifery, Health Sciences, Therapy Sciences, as well as vocational education programmes with a specialist focus on the human services sector, or other degree programmes in which at least 30 credit points have been earned in the field of educational sciences or vocational education.

As part of the part-time Master’s in Vocational Education, you are generally expected to be teaching at vocational schools or comparable institutions in the nursing or healthcare sector.

However: you do not need to be working as a teacher right from the start of your studies.
We’ll be happy to advise you and work with you to find solutions that ensure you can balance your career and your studies. We’ll also discuss individual options for recognising your prior professional experience to ensure you are appropriately credited for it.

You can find all further details on the application process here .

*In every academic term that includes a practice-reflection module, you must provide evidence of corresponding teaching experience (or a work placement) amounting to approximately 20–30 teaching hours.