M.A. Vocational Education in Healthcare Professions

Vocational Education in Healthcare Professions is a German-taught Master of Arts at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), on the Senftenberg campus. It takes 4 semesters (120 credits) full-time (individual part-time study is possible), starts in the winter semester, and admission is not limited. It is for graduates in health or nursing education or a related field who want to teach and lead training in the health professions. You learn to design professional teaching and learning processes, plan and run projects in educational and curriculum research, and take responsibility for education in the health professions based on research and reflected teaching practice. Content covers a vocational specialisation in nursing, therapy or laboratory technology plus health and educational sciences. The degree meets the requirements for working at schools for healthcare professions in Brandenburg. Graduates also work in vocational school management, research, health promotion, textbook development and policy advice.