MSc Advanced Healthcare at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

Interprofessional Healthcare specialising in Midwifery Science The degree program in Advanced Healthcare is a Master’s degree program for working professionals. It offers a management and research-oriented education in accordance with the latest standards in the area of health sciences, qualifying health professionals for management tasks and interprofessional collaboration between different healthcare professions. The degree program is currently offered with the specialization of midwifery science.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine | Duration: 5 semesters (2.5 years) | Study mode: part-time; German-taught | Intake: Summer semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

2/3 of the ECS credits are acquired in the relevant specialization and 1/3 in an interprofessional component that is identical for all healthcare professions. The degree program imparts knowledge and skills in the areas of education management, staff management, management of healthcare facilities for in-patients and out-patients, quality management, HR management and HR development.

Career pathways

The degree program prepares students specifically for a management role in interprofessional settings in the healthcare sector and in the direct care of patients and clients. In addition, the degree program opens up further academic career options in the healthcare professions by establishing a university qualification pathway.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Requirements: In order to qualify for the Master’s degree program in Advanced Healthcare – Interprofessional Healthcare specializing in Midwifery Science, applicants require the following: A Bachelor’s degree in Midwifery Science from FAU or another equivalent degree from an institute of higher education in Germany or abroad with as a rule at least seven semesters as the standard duration of study and 210 ECTS credits, or six semesters standard duration of study and 180 ECTS credits plus passing a special suitability assessment examination in order to reach the entry level of 210 ECTS credits Proof of passing the state examination qualifying graduates to use the professional title of “midwife” pursuant to the currently valid version of the degree program and examination regulations for midwives (HebStPrV) Passing the qualification assessment process. Students who are enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree pr

Intake: Summer semester

Duration: 5 semesters (2.5 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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