Bielefeld University campus

Health Sciences

BSc Public Health (1-Fach) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

German-taught bachelor's providing a scientifically sound and practical grounding in theories and methods of the health sciences, with individual profile building.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Content covers health counselling and education, health management, organisational consulting and health system design, health reporting and epidemiology, nursing and care research, and demographic foundations of health and social security.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in varied areas depending on the chosen profile; the health communication profile leads to tasks such as health education and public relations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A suitable higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur); special rules apply for applicants with a foreign qualification and for vocationally qualified applicants. No NC (no admission restriction); applicants must still apply within the deadline and then enrol if entry requirements are met. Application deadline (winter semester 2026/27): 16 July to 15 November 2026. German-taught: applicants with a foreign qualification must prove German, for example TestDaF TDN 4 in all four sections, DSH-2/3 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (at least "befriedigend").

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

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