Overview

Students from Interprofessional Health Care degree programme at the Heidelberg University develop the specialist skills required for their chosen healthcare profession via training in a vocational college. They draw on knowledge and understanding of their chosen healthcare role: Nursing, with specialisation in acute inpatient care, paediatric care, long-term inpatient care/geriatric care, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, orthoptics, laboratory assistance, radiology assistance.

The degree course enables students to further develop their specialist skills and general professional competencies. These skills include the ability to apply knowledge and solve problems within the remit of the given healthcare profession (instrumental competence), specialist argumentation and exchange with colleagues, other professionals (interpersonal/communication competence) and the ability to collect and collate information and evaluate this, and learn independently (systemic competence). In addition, the degree programme encourages greater understanding within and between different professional groups. The degree programme has been developed in accordance with the innovative concept of interprofessional learning and teaching.

Career

The degree programme qualifies students to pursue a profession in healthcare, or to continue in academia. The degree programme qualifies students for a number of different roles in their chosen clinical profession (practices, ambulatory services, inpatient care, prevention and rehabilitation). In addition, graduates may benefit from short- and medium-term professional opportunities to manage complex processes in the field of patient care, research and quality improvements, as well as interprofessional cooperation. Graduates’ academic competencies mean they are able to conduct adequate research as part of a professional role in the healthcare system. Graduates may go on to complete a Master’s degree, and even undertake doctoral study.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Interprofessional cooperation

Scientific work in the health professions

Evidence-based care based on health sciences

Quality promotion

Health care for people at different stages of life

Patient Support

Information and communication technologies in healthcare

Health professions in a business context

Various compulsory elective offers and internships

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in German

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Heidelberg, Germany

Disciplines

Health Administration Health Sciences

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

All degree programmes at Heidelberg University are access-restricted. The general requirements to enrol in an academic programme are a university entrance qualification and proof of sufficient language proficiency.

Depending on the nationality of international students, they may require an entry visa and a residence permit in order to study at Heidelberg University.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

3000 EUR / year

≈ 3000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

Fees and contributions: 161.10 € / Semester.

Living costs

Heidelberg

Germany

922 - 1397 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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