Interprofessional healthcare

Two degrees - Bachelor of Science in combination with training in a healthcare profession

The Bachelor's degree course has been offered at the Faculty of Medicine since the winter semester 2011/2012. This enables you to obtain two degrees in parallel during the course of your studies; a state qualification / examination in a healthcare profession and the academic degree "Bachelor of Science" (B.Sc.). After completing the first degree, you will be qualified to work in a healthcare profession of your choice (see application). In addition to practical skills, the Bachelor's degree gives you the opportunity to pursue an academic career.

Profile of the degree program

Healthcare today takes place in a complex healthcare system in which different professional groups are involved. The Bachelor's degree course in Interprofessional Healthcare is geared towards the need to think and act across professional groups in order to maintain healthcare provision for the population. Health science fundamentals and scientific work complete the profile.

Contents of the degree program

The following subjects are offered at the Faculty of Medicine:

• Interprofessional collaboration
• Scientific work in the healthcare professions
• Evidence-based care on the basis of health sciences
• Quality promotion
• Healthcare for people at different stages of life
• Patient support
• Information and communication technologies in the healthcare sector
• Healthcare professions in a business context
• Various compulsory electives and internships

Structure of the degree program

The standard duration of study is 8 semesters (180 credit points). Training in your chosen healthcare profession is integrated into semesters 1 to 5. This lays the foundations for your future career. In the following three semesters, studies at the Faculty of Medicine are intensified. Courses take place on three fixed days a week.

Requirements for applying for a study place for the 1st semester

The course is aimed at high school graduates (general higher education entrance qualification) who are interested in both patient-centered work and scientific work. Prospective students who have a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences must pass the so-called delta examination before applying.

Application procedure

Applications must be submitted online via the Heidelberg University portal:http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/studium/interesse/onlinebewerbung/index.html

The following documents must be enclosed with the application:

• Printout of the complete online application with signature
• Certificate of general higher education entrance qualification (HZB)
• Description of previous career and letter of motivation, max. 1 DIN A 4 page

General conditions

• Start of studies annually in the winter semester
• 40 places per year
• The application deadline is July 15 of each year
• Selection interviews

More about the course at UKHD.de

Future professional fields can be found in clinical practice where complex processes need to be managed and interprofessional collaboration takes place:

• Professional activity in healthcare
• Interface management
• Quality promotion, patient safety
• Participation in the planning and implementation of research projects in practice